habituallywastingtime
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- Merlin (TV) (3)
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the ways of the old, old winds blowin' back round by habituallywastingtime
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
24 Jun 2026
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As a child, Arthur didn’t know why he was kept away from the courtyard.
Or why it so often smelt… like that.
Until one morning, Sir Kay guided him to the balcony he’d only been allowed on sometimes. Only sometimes, because it looks over the courtyard.
His father was waiting for him, holding an arm out to beckon him closer. Arthur rushed in, latching himself onto his father’s side as it was so rarely permitted.
There was a crowd below him; he had never seen so many people in one place.
There was a pile of wood.
He remembers little outside of the way his eyes burned, how he at last understood that smell. He remembers forcing down his supper that night and emptying his stomach in the corridor before he could even reach his room.
Now he remembers it all.
He can’t feel the bruising stones under his knees, hardly tastes the leftover bile coating his mouth.
All he knows is the all-consuming realization that his greatest fear and anguish still holds the throne, even in his heart.
sequel to the pale morning sings of forgotten things
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- Part 3 of the dragon's roar
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the way your world can alter (Mordred's Interlude) by habituallywastingtime
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
31 Dec 2025
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Mordred is left to deal with the aftermath of Merlin's capture.
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will not make sense if you don't read the first part.Series
- Part 2 of the dragon's roar
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the pale morning sings of forgotten things by habituallywastingtime
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
19 Dec 2025
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It’s a daily battle, reigning in his magic.
But there is something wrong with his magic and there is something wrong with Merlin.
As Merlin finishes working the buckles on Arthur’s armor, he feels a creaking in his bones.
The moment Balinor’s pulse finally stilled on the forest floor, Merlin’s magic changed. No longer is his magic a flower waiting to bloom in his cupped palms, it’s an animal backed into a corner waiting to sink its teeth into the ones who put it there. The mutt at his feet has lost its patience.
There’s a flint being struck under his skin, generating sparks, seeking dry brush to ignite and swallow in flame.
Merlin is terrified.
He isn’t a seer, never mastered the art of scrying, but even he knows something is looming over the horizon.
or Merlin’s Dragonlord powers let him shift into a dragon, things go to shit, and then there are more dragons.
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- Part 1 of the dragon's roar
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Arthur and Merlin are going to get their damn farm if it's the last thing I do.
Series and fic titles all inspired by The Lion's Roar by Frist Aid Kit.
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“You’re not going to try to discourage me, Will?”
Another glance, a pursing of lips. “... No. I can see the determination in your face. You know what you want and you have the means to obtain it. Most clients think they know what they want- until they hear how long it will take and how much that work will cost. We’ll work out some numbers, of course, and draft a contract. If you’re willing to be patient with the piece then I’m willing to give it my best go.”
A small, pleased smile spread across the psychiatrist’s face. “I think this is the start of a beautiful partnership, Will. I look forward to working with you.”
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Or the one where Hannibal has found a lost treasure and Will has given up on police work and has turned his talents to restoring oil paintings.- Language:
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26 Jun 2026
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Will stares at the bird. The bird stares back. In its beak, a very finely embroidered cloth, and in that, the tiniest of soft fists pushing forward from a folded corner.
“Don’t you dare,” Will says, crouching, hand that is not currently cradling an overly large pour of whiskey pointed at the bird to ward it off.
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After Hannibal is arrested and the trial dates are set, the stork visits Will Graham. With it, it brings a baby, a legally binding birth certificate, and a hope chest full of gifts for her. Nobody except Will thinks this is weird.
(Alternatively, what if the Scarlet Letter was a dark romantic comedy?)
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22 Jun 2026
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Post-fall, on-the-run saga of Will and Hannibal saving each other from the brink of death, reconciling old wounds, becoming more intimate, and doing whatever it takes to stay together and free.
(Plus some laughs along the way.)
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15 Jun 2026
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Will is slowly losing his mind in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. He makes a deal with the devil to get out.
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- Part 1 of Ladders
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15 Jun 2026
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= “the period of time immediately after a traumatic injury during which there is the highest likelihood that prompt medical and surgical treatment will prevent death.”
= “the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky.”
Will was conscious after they impacted the roiling Atlantic.
The next time he’s conscious of his actions, they’re in a stolen RV deep in a pine forest. He checks the dashboard’s clock.
It’s the 59th minute of Hannibal’s golden hour.
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- Part 1 of Wrath on the Lam
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13 Jun 2026