#alex reads

[manichewitz]

if you need me i’ll be in the corner going insane over these gay ass hobbits

#HES IN LOVE YOUR HONOUR #THEYRE HOLDING HANDS AND BLUSHING YOUR HONOUR #CANT BELIEVE THIS #the lord of the rings #alex talks #lotr #samfro #alex reads #one tag to rule them all #greatest hits

[a-crystalclearsquid]

KITAY MY SASSY LITTLE BOY ILY

#chen kitay #the poppy war #the dragon republic #alex reads #IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING AND KITAY ALREADY MADE MY DAY LMAOO

[dilfdarthvader]

The official 'OP has read 500 Merlin fics in a month' rec list

I am truly deep in Merthur hell and have recently hit around ~500 fics read for this fandom so far. As such, I wanted to compile my favorite Merthur fics so far.

(if y'all like rec lists, i might do an obikin rec list too!)

Secretary by Candymacaron

rating: E

Summary: Job-hunting has familiarized Merlin with rejection. Most of the listings in the paper require qualifications he lacks, or prior job experience no eighteen year old would have. One listing sticks out at Merlin—a simple advert, with the word ‘Secretary’ written in bold typeface. (A Secretary Movie/BBC Merlin AU in which a fragile Merlin learns to love his job, himself, getting spanked, and his boss. All in that order.)

one of the first fics i read in this fandom and!!!! it's such a good secretary au (which is always a classic for any kink readers)

The Wedding Night by s0mmerspr0ssen

rating: E

ship: Gwen/Merlin/Arthur

Summary: The consummation of a royal marriage must be witnessed by a third party. Naturally, for Arthur and Gwen, that witness is Merlin.

My bookmark note read: "did i start watching merlin for the show or for the smut fic? this fic makes me think it's the latter". This ship is just SO GOOD too.

Next to You (It's the Rule) by LunaMyLove

rating: T

summary: Arthur and Merlin have a special relationship. They always have, even when they were prince and servant. While many question it when first noticing, eventually it becomes an understanding in Camelot—and even among some other countries—that where there is Arthur, there is Merlin. And, where there is Merlin, there is Arthur. Or Arthur and Merlin's relationship as witnessed and explained by others. Also, or Five times someone realizes that Merlin is the Queen, one time Merlin realizes it himself, and one time he owns it.

such a fluffy read that had me giggling and kicking my feet in the air and twirling my hair. instant reread

all the scars at the start (I could’ve showed you) by AgapantoBlu

rating: T

ship: Gwen/Merlin/Arthur

Summary: [In which Gwaine accidentally brings Merlin's dead girlfriend back to life as a ghost. Leave it to Arthur and Gwen to overreact over every small thing, but being very chill about the very big thing.]

you'll need to be logged into AO3 to read this, but boy is it worth it. i was sobbing. full on sobbing. 10/10

Glow Gold by BelleCrow

rating: E

Summary: Merlin takes the final battle into his own hands after Mordred's blade finds Arthur's heart. Wielding power over life and death there on the battlefield, Merlin's magic is revealed. But the only surviving witness is Arthur, and he has carefully spun the tale to keep Merlin's magic a secret. The King is determined to keep it so until he can drag the truth from Merlin's lips and press his own revelations back into his sorcerer.

this fic gave me a magic kink. i had to keep pausing reading bc holy shit.

Fit for a King by Clea2011

rating: E

Summary: Merlin is a prize fit for a king. But the king he was intended for hasn't taken that prize. When the king of the faeries loses his big-eared, argumentative and troublesome bedmate, he orders his people to find a replacement. Nobody disobeys Oberon. Ever. But Merlin is Arthur's.

FAE! FICS! i love love love this fic and it was so fun and full of some fun familiar characters

so close and I'm halfway to it by ariadne_odair

rating: M

Summary: Merlin swears he doesn’t go looking for trouble, but it seems to follow him around regardless. After being ambushed by a group of bandits, it’s up to Arthur and Merlin to rescue the rest of the knights. Of course this involves journeying through a forest full of magical creatures- because nothing in Merlin’s life is ever easy. That would be more than enough for Merlin to deal with, but nights alone in the wilderness and escaping death every five minutes, have a funny way of bringing two people together. Merlin doesn’t want to reveal his true feelings to Arthur, but then he never wanted to reveal his magic to anyone, either. And look how that turned out. It's a lot easier to manage Merlin's secrets between them when they're surrounded by nothing but trees. But Arthur and Merlin will have to return to Camelot eventually. Merlin's destiny might just be closer than he thinks.

and finally, the first fic in a decade that kept me up until 2am to read. this fic made me fall in love with fics again.

#merlin #merthur #fic recs #alex reads #anyways i am having so much fun

[parttimerarebookdealer]

- Ada Limon, Bright Dead Things

#ada limón #ada limon #bright dead things #poetry #booklr #quotes 2022 #alex reads

[calskcstis]

“Cal knelt down to meet the droid as he climbed back up the ledge and resituated himself on Cal’s back. (It always felt like little claws on his back when BD was scrambling up there, but Cal didn’t mind. The droid was too good a friend.)”

Excerpt From: Sam Maggs. “Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars.” Apple Books.

#STOP THIS IS SO FUCKING CUTE ARE YOU KIDDING #MY RAY OF SUNSHINE #cal kestis #bd1 #star wars #alex reads #swj #battle scars #star wars jedi: battle scars

[thedumbdeputy]

Small drabble I wanted to do, I got inspiration from Mary on a Cross by Ghost to do an art piece but then was inspired to write this from that sketch so here's this

Unimaginable

Word Count: 659 Words

Warnings: Suggestive themes

“I don’t think this is a great idea, not here, not now…not yet.”

“Alex, I would never do anything to put you in harm's way, I wouldn’t offer this if I thought it was going to hurt you.”

“I know, I know that but..what if your brothers find out? What if MY sister finds out? John and Joseph hate my guts no matter how much Joseph makes it seem like it is for my own good.” My mind was racing, this whole thing had been killing me since it started, “And if my sister does find out don’t you think she’ll go running to John? Don’t you think Joseph would kill you or me? What Joseph uses you to get to me? Have you thought any of this through??”

I could see his slight frustration, but he isn’t the only one upset in this situation.

“First off, they’re not going to find out, you can trust me on that. I can’t stop your fight with this, and I don’t plan on it. You know how I view my soldiers and you know me. And on top of that, what makes you think I’d let Joseph do anything to you?” Grabbing my face I couldn’t dare to bring myself to look into his eyes, I can already barely think straight but if I saw his eyes, full of hope..confusion..lust love everything we have shared this far?

I love him, but the backlash of this could be fatal to us both, damage not only my reputation but his as well.

“Please, Alex, I love you, let me at least do right by you and prove it. Your power, your strength, I want you to be my one, my only.” I could feel my body tensing up, as much as I love Jacob, I still fear his bothers. John and Joseph have power in their own right and even Faith as well. How can I know? Do I even want to? I would die for him..

“You understand I have to keep fighting right? Your brothers won’t leave me alone, and until they’re convinced otherwise to stop what they’re doing or at least do it more ethically. I can’t stop fighting for the others of hope county.”

“I understand that, and I’ll give you this. You can keep fighting my men, but no more kidnappings on my end. I also can’t fully give up this fight if we want to keep this a secret.” Could this really work? Could I be, although not officially, married to Jacob? A cult herald? My head tells me anything could go wrong but my heart says otherwise. 

“This can work, we can make this work.” There was a shine in his icy blue eyes, something he almost never had in the first place, and considering his own trauma, I can’t blame him for his constant brooding nature.

“Y’know, honey, it’s not official till I get a yes…” Typical, always traditional in all of his ways, but I do love it.

“Then yes, I will marry you, Jacob.” 

“I knew you would.” He smirks at me and slowly gets down on his knees so that his head rests on my legs. He looks up at me as I’m sitting on the end of our bed. I reach my hand out to him and I hold his face in one of them. I then move my other hand to rest on his jaw, gently rubbing it. I begin to pull him towards me and he crawls up to me, almost like something was pulling him away from him.

“All I want is to worship you.” I stare at the burns on his face as he hovers over me, I slowly rub them feeling admiration and empathy for him. He lowers his face to mine giving a rough kiss before moving to my ear and biting it.

“I have ways for you to do that..pup.”

#I was gonna go farther but i really wasn't feeling the smut right now #if this gets enough love I might make a part 2 just for that cause it does have a lot of those worship themes I love so much with these two #fc5 #far cry 5 #thedumbdeputy #jacob seed #fc5 fandom #alex reads #otp: only ever you #jacob seed x deputy #far cry oc #far cry 5 fanfic #far cry 5 oc #the deputy #far cry 5 jacob seed #fc5 deputy #fc5 oc #fc5 jacob seed #fc5 fanfic

[princessofxianle]

I have finally gotten to this chapter in the novel...

...im combusting, I love this book so much

#follow me along this journey as i keep reading #book 4 cannot come fast enough 😅 #tgcf #xie lian #hua cheng #tgcf spoilers #tgcf book 2 #alex reads #mxtx #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #hob spoilers #hob

[bradshawsbitch]

Susan Norton, dilf-chaser extraordinaire, and I are exactly the same

#trying to finish salems lot on my vacay #and choked on my spit as she blushes and tells Matt about bald men?!?!? gorl #I mean that’s not for me but also get it grll #alex talks #alex reads

[alexwritesfiction]

starting this book, i have high expectations

#let me escape into this #where the crawdads sing #delia owens #alex reads

[meetmebhindthemall]

okay so i just finished "When Women Were Dragons" by Kelly Barnhill and !!!!! new fave book!!!! oh my god i'm absolutely obsessed and i need to scream about it into the void for a sec.

the premise is basically a united states 1950's au where one day, hundreds of thousands of women spontaneously transform into dragons, many burning their (abusive) husbands, bosses, and homes, and workplaces to the ground, and then disappear. FUCKING INCREDIBLE. the way it handles misogyny is heartbreaking because it's absolutely true for that time period (and today). it places so much emphasis on the shame women are TAUGHT to feel about anything and everything feminine, and how frustrating it can be. IT'S QUEER!! it has super strong Jo March/"women are fit for more than love" energy and i'm just. absolutely floored by this book. if u like reading PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ IT and then come back here and scream about it with me🥰 now i'm gonna go annoy every person in my life by never ever shutting up about this book

#alex reads #when women were dragons #wwwd #books

[bisexualdaemon]

so like....the CC vanir....most of them come from some common ancestor because they're able to cross breed...could Hunt be a fae shifter angel? and that's why he mates in the fae way? and why he looks like the fae from the frieze in the CCB lobby who I'm assuming was forging the starsword? ...at first I thought all the angels might be seraphim like Drakon but they have 6 wings... but the seraphim could be a version of CC angels after 15,000 years of evolution?

#idfk y'all I'm just waiting for the paperback to come out so I can annotate the shit out of it #sarah j maas #sjm #crescent city #hosab #alex reads #I have three degrees and yet my brain is still not big enough for this

[manichewitz]

just got to the part of lord of the rings where sam says that he loves frodo

#the lord of the rings #lotr #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #the two towers #alex talks #samfro #sam/frodo #alex reads #one tag to rule them all

[a-crystalclearsquid]

i finished the dragon republic with tears in my eyes and starting the burning god with still said tears, not giving myself time to grieve because just like rin, i am self-destructive

anyways, fuck yin vaisra. i hope he dies the most gruesome death in the burning god

#i keep thinking of the what ifs #what if they had escaped that day #what if rin hadnt been betrayed thrice over #and i keep grieving over the little details #the fact that they didnt even get to say goodbye #that juat hourse before they were hoping to set sail for their chance at freedom #no matter how fleeting that may be #but instead vaisra took that away from them #just so he'd come out on top #alex rants #alex reads #the dragon republic #the poppy war series #fang runin #yin vaisra

[willgrahamscock]

my favorite customer service slip ups

#alex says things #i was in tears reading these

[parttimerarebookdealer]

- Ada Limon, Bright Dead Things

#ada limón #ada limon #bright dead things #poetry #booklr #the quiet machine #quotes 2022 #alex reads

[calskcstis]

MERRIN CANON BISEXUAL??????

#this book has me LIVING #swj #star wars jedi: battle scars #battle scars #fallen order #nightsister merrin #alex reads