"It is extraordinary to consider that the general form of a scientific paper has changed less, in nearly 300 years, than any other class of literature except the bedroom farce."

-- John Ziman, Public Knowledge

Summary: Out here, they could be the only people left on earth. For bewarethesmirk. Thanks for the urging.

Hard Rain’s A-Gonna FallAn hour out of Magdalena on a bad, patched-up road. From here, the desert rolls on forever. Not even sand, just dust and low scrub from highway to big empty sky. Nothing on the radio but static and fragments ( Read more... )

Some days -- long difficult days -- what you need is a marvelous sliver of smutty femslash porn. And I'm lucky enough to have bewarethesmirk, who writes amazing drabbles like this.

A Fragile Edge. Morgana/Nimueh. NC-17. You’re going to take it...

Summary: Only by convention does a wedding mark the end of a story. Gwen and Merlin's friendship, after. (Background Gwen/Arthur and Merlin/Arthur with past unrequited Gwen/Merlin.) Future!fic.

( The things that change and the things that don't )

I am feeling a profound need to update my non-fannish icons. Any recs for comms? Pretty, funny, textless, whatever.

Summary: Merlin only shrugs in response, turning a page. "Gaius won't let me into the study again till I've read this." (Post series one). For bewarethesmirk.

( Happy Birthday! )

Summary: Traditionally after a tournament there is a feast. Lancelot/Merlin/Arthur. Future!fic.

( Eyes, Dreams, Lips )

From heather11483:

Name your 10 absolutely favorite couples (het/slash/canon/fanon) and ask people to see what trends they notice about your couples. Try to pick different fandoms:1. Merlin/Arthur (Merlin ( Read more... )

fortassetu has set up a very neat giant rec post for Merlin. If you have an author or a story you'd like to pimp out to the world here's your chance.

Summary: Afterwards they agreed to never speak of it again. Mostly because, in retrospect, the talking birds wearing spectacles were the part that seemed least crazy. YnM/Merlin. Merlin and Arthur meet Hisoka and Tsuzuki. For veleda_k.

Hammerspace"This," Arthur waved, meaning the strange room full of stranger people, "is not Albion ( Read more... )