Actually_Icarus
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- Merlin (TV) (2)
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Everyone Merlin loves die. He couldn't stop it. Nothing could stop it. And it broke him.
The day Arthur had died was the day that Merlin realized he never would.
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For one glorious moment, everything is perfect and right in the world. And all too soon, that moment ends.
Or: Merlin has been waiting centuries for Arthur's great return, and while you probably can't even remember yesterday's breakfast, how can anyone expect Merlin to remember the centuries of his life?
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Weaver of Silk and Dreams by a_stands_for
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Deadpool - All Media Types, Fantastic Four, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, X-Men - All Media Types
10 Dec 2017
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Ben Parker sighed as he looked up into The Thing's eyes, so expressively human in spite of the rest of his rocky appearance.
“My fifteen-year-old nephew--who's practically my own little boy!--” he choked out with a tight voice, “h-he can't pass for human anymore. He's scared, and he's isolated, and he just needs someone else to talk to! Someone who can understand. Please."
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Some alternate realities are unrecognizable, and some are indistinguishable. This one lies somewhere in between.
Peter Parker's life was derailed when he mutated into a strange human/spider hybrid, and he knows that's not the way things went down for him in other realities. Still, he's determined to forge a new path and make the best of it. Sometimes "the friends we made along the way" really is the greatest treasure anyone could ask for.
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- Part 1 of More Spidery Spider-Man
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18 Jun 2025
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The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
28 Jan 2020
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Homecoming AU.
Ben and May divorced before Peter’s parents died, so when Ben is murdered Peter goes into foster care. It takes just a tiny taste of superpowers for Peter to decide he doesn’t want to put up with his horrible foster father anymore—the streets are infinitely more appealing. All he wants is to be Spider-Man anyway.
So he leaves.
Simple.
Simple, that is, until Iron Man needs Spider-Man’s help. Peter isn’t about to turn down an opportunity to fight alongside Tony Freaking Stark, but he also isn’t going to let his hero know that his recruit is a fifteen-year-old homeless dropout. So they strike a deal. Peter will help Tony. In return, the mask stays on.
And that’s when things get complicated.
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14 Jun 2025
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What would have happened if the tears of Avalon, from the lake, had healing abilities and could bring people back to life?
Arthur struggles with his own death after Camlann and coming back alive in Merlin's arms. Or rather, he struggles with being apart from Merlin for too long. (And with apart, I mean, not constantly touching.)
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- Part 97 of Merlin's magic
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07 Jun 2025
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When Merlin takes a sneaky sip of Arthur’s rare bottle of wine, a gift from a far-away kingdom from a magic vine, he has no idea they both are about to unleash a truth-telling curse that makes every secret come running out. What’s a servant to do when his king starts spilling way more than he ever expected?
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Or Merlin is a clumsy idiot, Arthur's the king of Camelot, and, of course, upon drinking a truth potion the first thing they reveal is their undying feelings to one another.
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Or Arthur and Merlin share one brain cell but it's in maintenance.
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06 Jun 2025
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Five years have passed since Arthur exiled Merlin. Four since the druids were welcomed back into Camelot. Three since Camelot repealed the ban on magic, and two since Arthur appointed Gaius the Court Sorcerer. He never heard from Merlin once, and it’s only now that he finds out why.
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Bookmarked by Actually_Icarus
26 May 2025