Merthur AU for arfurr
Dublin, 1950s. Arthur is a boxer. Merlin wears cardigans. He likes to watch Arthur fight and take him out to bars afterwards. It might be forbidden but it’s just too fucking good.
Merlin AU - Scholarly Pursuits
a university student/teacher AU for CaitlinThere are a few things Merlin knows for certain: he’s clever, he learns fast, he has an unhealthy caffeine habit and a slightly overzealous passion for old dusty stories, his handwriting is messy, he’ll never understand the rules of football, and his research supervisor is completely, unfairly fit. And off-limits.
But even knowing all that Merlin can’t help the skip in his heart when Pendragon praises him or his work. Or the warmth that pools in his stomach when he realizes they’ve been discussing Merlin’s thesis, and Pendragon’s—Arthur’s—work for hours without either of them getting tired. Or the shiver down his spine when Arthur leans over a book with him—tracing the words with his fingers, speaking low and close to his ear—and Merlin has to resist the urge to lean against Arthur, into the solidity of his body.
And so there are a few things Merlin knows he wants and doesn’t want. He wants to finish his thesis with honours, and to publish at least one paper before the end of the year. He wants to work with Arthur, but he also wants Arthur, but he doesn’t want to get expelled, or for Arthur to lose his job, or to change program or school, or to stop coming into Arthur’s office with a coffee at the end of the day, and for Arthur to look up from the papers he’s grading, hair messy and tie loosened, and for his face to split into a grin at the sight of Merlin.
It’s a bit of a mess really, but Merlin’s up to the challenge. After all, he’s clever and fast and he might not know how to play football, but there are other games he’s willing to bet he can learn how to play.
modern au - alys karstark & sigorn of thenn
“one girl asked me if i was ever scared of him; he was older, bigger, scary looking. he carried a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, didn’t talk much either. but i told her no. i aim to make him afraid of me. “
#rickon stark #game of thrones #got #au #± #say hello to my no longer secret brotp #HEADCANON TIME #after the ~war~ tommen ends up on the run and eventually on skagos wherein he meets rickon and FRIENDSHIP #well friendship at a later point because you know rickon has trust issues and he just came across a goddamn lannister who’s lucky not to his #have his blood smeared across shaggydog’s muzzle #when rickon takes back winterfell tommen is by his side; always by his side; his right hand #and I JUST HAVE A LOT OF FEELS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE TWO OKAY #THEY BOTH WANT REVENGE; HAVE BEEN HARDENED BY THE LOSSES THEY’VE SUFFERED AND THE FACT THAT EVERYONE FORGOT THEM#BUT TOMMEN WILL ALWAYS HATE BEET ROOTS AND PREFER CATS TO WOLVES BECAUSE HE’S STILL A LION OKAY #the point of this whole post is that i want tommen and rickon to be badass bros #i’m sorry
“You’re a fool if you thought you were ever rid of Eddard Stark and Stannis Baratheon. They were Robert’s men and even in Robert’s death, they will avenge him. Stannis for the sake of the family name, and Ned for the sake of a friend’s memory.”
modern au - bronn (the early years)
“i’ve once killed a man for eating my doritos. which in retrospect i prolly should’ve rethought because if any doritos worth killing over, its the cool ranch every time. the regular ones are just to get you through the afternoon. but he smelled weird anyways so i like to think of it as a public service.”
modern au - asha greyjoy
“my mother taught me to not give a fuck.”
Romeo & Juliet AU; Juliet as a psychotic murderess who becomes obsessed with Romeo and kills him so that only she can love him forever.
Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
