So I did some exciting things last week, and I kept meaning to write them up, and then I kept putting it off, and then more things happened, and NOW THIS POST MAY JUST KILL ME WITH ITS BULK. I am a noodle.

( Wednesday: Glorious 39 )
( Thursday: AVATAR HOMG )
( Friday: Comedians )
( Saturday: Breakfast at Tiffany's & Speaking In Tongues )
( Sunday: Patrick Wolf )

PHEW. So that was last week. And now it is this week! And I am going to miss Merlin AGAIN because I shall be in Geordieland all weekend, which will be glorious, but STILL. Anyway, at this point can we just agree that our boys are the best boys (SORRY, ALL OTHER FANDOMS)? Has everybody seen the stuff Bradley and Colin did for A Night Less Ordinary? OH BOYYYYYS. ( Cut for wittering )

HOLY TL;DR, BATMAN. How are you? ♥

( Merlin 2.08: The Sins of the Father )

Gah, I love my adventures but I hate missing things! I still haven't watched "Waters of Mars"! I am fascinated, and yet, my Rusty-based trepidation meant I prioritised The Thick of It over Doctor Who! WHO AM I??? (24601). TTOI was glorious, though; I do enjoy the Opposition muchly, especially Phil and his geeky ways. Allllso I may be sort-of shipping Malcolm/Nicola? Not properly, but I do wish there was fic. People have requested TTOI for Yuletide, though, so fingers crossed!

How are you? Talk to me about things and link me to things because I missed all of the things that happened!!! ♥

Guyyyyys, who is watching The Thick of It? I think it is my favourite comedy of the moment, I always spend the half-hour cackling painfully and occasionally feeling smug about my A-Level in Government and Politics. BASICALLY, it is like The West Wing, only British and a sitcom, minus the ideals and plus rather a lot of fantastic swearing. Also it has Peter Capaldi in it. Anyway, nobody is sure exactly how many series there have been thus far, because things got smushed together on the DVD and then there were the specials featuring the Opposition, but now is an excellent time to get into it! Because there is a new minister and yet, unsurprisingly, the same old shit.



( Right, well, I was thinking that one possible strategy might be to not tell anybody. )

( Merlin 2.07: The Witchfinder )

If you haven't already, you should go and see Rupert Young being a hippie and also a card shark, and look! Here is Sam Troughton reading to small children.

If you have a different favourite knight-with-lines, this post is not for you.
( FUCK YEAH IT'S SIR LEON )

Ach, I have wrenched myself from London; I wish I could have stayed for the whole festival, but tomorrow is STRATFORD FUNTIMES WOO, so I can't complain too much. Vaguely thinky thoughts (and walking past celebrities!) ahoy! I'll try not to be too spoilery, but, y'know, I tend to flail so proceed with caution.
( A Single Man )
( The Road )
( Bluebeard )
( Screen Talk: Jane Campion )
( Bright Star )
( An Education )
( The Scouting Book For Boys )
( Screen Talk: Clive Owen )
( Valhalla Rising )

How are you? ♥

Aha, I had all sorts of plans for this entry! Epic plans! Snarky, fun ones, even. Except, now it is late and I am tired and my brain won't work, so here, have a picspam with little-to-no commentary!
( Shakespeare Retold: The Taming of the Shrew )

In other news, I'm off to London town tomorrow; My BFF Emma's birthday was yesterday and Jo's was today, so shenanigans are planned. SECRETLY I AM DEVASTATED because I won't be able to get my Merlin fix until Sunday night, WOE WOE WOE. I am slightly cheered by the fact I now own this, though.

Ooh, something else! E4 are now showing HIMYM every night (which is a vast improvement on the BBC2 double bills that used to go out at like 2 in the morning), and it's still early days. I haven't really been keeping up with the show online, but I like it and I watch when I can/when I remember, and I don't really care about spoilers. And when I started watching there were already flisties shipping Barney/Robin, so I was kind of had that slant on it anyway. BUT OH MY SOUL, WHEN TED MAKES IT RAIN AND THEN THERE IS BLOC PARTY, I CANNOT RESIST BLOC PARTY AND I LOVE THE RAIN, I COULDN'T HELP IT, THERE WERE BLOC PARTY AND RAIN-INDUCED TED/ROBIN FEELINGS IN MY HEART. "This Modern Love"! Gahhh! Anyway, that happened.

How are you? ♥

Presenting: the reel_merlin fic that destroyed my life. YEAH.

Title: Destiny Calling
Film Prompt: Empire Records
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot, Gwen/Morgana, Will/Sophia
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 17,700
Warnings: it's quite 90s? Also there are SIX DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW, I HATE MYSELF.
Summary: In which Merlin is guided by a force much greater than luck, Lancelot is excessively chivalrous, and Morgana is a very angry and confused young woman.


(art by lovestories)

Prologue | Part One | Part Two | Notes and 90s Primer | Soundtrack

Notes
AHAHA, OH GOD, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT TOOK ME NEARLY A YEAR TO WRITE THIS THING? So, so ridiculous. Ahem.

+ My first and biggest thanks go to the absolutely fucking stellar lovestories, who held my hand on this the whole way through, playing beta and cheerleader and sounding board, as well as doing all the absolutely glorious art. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH, YOU UNBELIEVABLY FANTASTIC PERSON, YOU PUT THE ARTISTRY IN MYY LOVE SNAKE.
+ Thanks also to everyone on the flist who supported me through this hot mess, saying nice things and reading snippets (rayslady!) and filling about polls about the 90s. I WILL SHUT UP ABOUT THIS NOW, I PROMISE.

+ There are a couple of lines lifted from Empire Records; the Belle & Sebastian lyric Morgana quotes at Arthur is from "The Boy With The Arab Strap"; Merlin uses Oasis' "Cigarettes and Alcohol" to justify his thieving ways. The title is from the James song "Destiny Calling", which had the advantage of both having the word 'destiny' in the title and being very very 90s; huge thanks to curlybeach for uploading it for me.

+ "Destiny Calling" is to the 90s as Merlin is to The Olden Days, which is to say AHAHAHA. In the 90s, there is no way a record shop in Britain would be open 'til midnight, and my Atlantic City stand-in Blackpool wouldn't have all-night casinos. That said, if you missed the 90s and/or you want to relieve some of its cultural highlights, this primer is for you.

( The Destiny Calling 90s Primer )
Soundtrack!