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i've started watching merlin recently then discovered your writing and i am OBSESSED. i have a small self indulgent thing to ask of you: do you have more of the very specific niche of merlin getting stabbed through with a sword/dagger/whatever but being completely fine, much to the shock of arthur+the knights who didn't realize how powerful merlin actually is? i read the five part-er where merlin yells at arthur in the forest and the one where he laughs about it and kills the mercs with vines while saying "i can't believe you think you get to kill me" but are there any others you can link me to? i LOVE immortal merlin shrugging off mortal wounds while arthur and the knights stand in the background like "OHMYGOD?!?!?!?!?!?" i'll take whatever you have for me, your writing, your friend's writing, someone random's writing, just anything of merlin shrugging off getting stabbed. love your work and hope your day is wonderful!! 💖💖💖💖

My GOD I love that trope!! I love when he's a badass, I love love love it!! When he gets injured, mortally or otherwise as long as it's bloody, and he just... deals with it. Whether it's with a smile on his face or just an annoyed tick of the mouth before he gets on with things... I love it.

So, in terms of fics (other than Scary!Merlin, and Angry Magic Reveal) that have this trope.... I don't really have any. I've got PLENTY that have Merlin being injured and just sort of... shrugging it off, but I don't think I've got many/ant others where he shrugs off a mortal wound.

These are the closest I can find on my Masterlist:

7 Times Merlin is in Physician Mode, in the +1 Merlin has an arrow in his shoulder, and is trying to deal with it best he can whilst the others freak out. Though there's no bamf or angry Merlin, he's just kind of annoyed at the others making a fuss of nothing? (Around 8k)

A God in the Throne Room?, Ok, so he doesn't get stabbed, but he does get tied up. When he gets angry with the conversation he effortlessly breaks himself free, and turns into this... terrifying God, who has his “How dare you call my name?” moment, which is very satisfying and chilling. The others almost piss themselves. (4.8k)

Fae!Merlin, Similar to above in that he doesn't get hurt, but he suddenly reveals himself in a rather terrifying way. (8.1k)

Merlin is a badass, Merlin is generally kickass through this whole series, but in the third and final part he does get stabbed in the shoulder, which annoys him more than it hurts him, and he stitches up the wound and begins torturing the man who threw the dagger whilst the others watch on in mild horror (three parts, totalling around 22kish)

The Guard Dog, Merlin is in an underground fighting ring, and the others sneak in only to see him kick ass. This is more crack-y than it is serious, and there's no magic or near death or blood. It's basically the crack-y version of this trope, whilst still having Merlin being a bamf. (6.5k)

Now for fics off my Rec List:

Crossing the Line, Merlin's anger in this is definitely more of a crack-y anger. A whole bunch of sorcerers attack Camelot, and Merlin repeatedly has the shit beaten out of him before he goes "fuck it" and reveals his magic in front of Arthur. It's pretty funny, but Merlin is also very badass. I really love this one lol (4.1k).

no. Just…..no, Merlin's magic is discovered, Uther repeatedly orders his execution, and whilst Merlin avoids it best he can, sometimes people sneak up on him. Every time he dies he just wakes up again, rolls his eyes at Uther, and continues to serve a very baffled Arthur (7.6k)

A Considerable Headstart, Merlin sneaks away to deal with a troublesome visiting Lord, the others follow him. They see him fight, and win, against said Lord, but not without receiving an injury. A Druid comes along and helps stitch him up, and Merlin just spends the entire time kind of exhausted and annoyed and resigned. The conversation between the Lord and Merlin before the fight is probably more interesting and bamfy than the fight and the aftermath (14k).

Is This the Best You Can Do?, probably the CLOSEST to the trope on this list, a set of two fics in which Merlin, without his magic, shows off how bamfy he is whilst the knights watch on, baffled. In one he gets tortured and then kicks ass and breaks everyone out, in the other, he gets poisoned, it doesn't work, and he kicks ass and breaks everyone out (6k and 2k)

Hide Your Scars, Merlin's scars are revealed to the knights one by one, and they help him with his secret kick ass life. He accumulates a multitude of horrifying scars and injuries that he's just resigned to, but he still has to hide from Arthur (the only one who, by the end, doesn't know about his magic before all is revealed) (12k).

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None of these are exactly like this trope, bar Is This the Best You Can Do?, but they're all pretty close. If you're looking for others, I'd suggest taking a browse through my Rec List. All of them are on AO3, all of them have a rough word count and a description so you don't waste time on ones that aren't your sort of thing! There's a real mix of pairings, length, and trope on there :D

Sorry it took me so long to reply anon, but my Rec List is MASSIVE, so it took me a while to sort through them all😅

Me and shipping presented by Barbossa:

My ship: *in the middle of a heated argument*

Me:

My ship: *Share a single heartwarming scene*

Me:

My ship: *Don’t interact for a whole season/film*

Me:

The producers: *Trying to stop the fans from shipping it*

Me, with the rest of the fandom:

The actors: *Supporting the ship even though the producers aren’t*

Me: 

i love how it went from roman trying to tell dean in some way not to do it and then just accepting it after he does it anyway and being like.. ‘yeah, that’s my boy’

GO READ THIS BOOK!!!!! I never read au’s but I gave this one a chance cause I read some of the authors other work. This is seriously one of the best books I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading (I’m talking all literature not just fan fiction). It’s three books worth of literature in length (word count wise), and yet I read it in a day and a half with no sleep. I have honestly fallen so in love with this universe and the way it was written and it’s characters, I can’t even explain it. I’ve literally gone numb after finishing it. Since I read the story’s summary I had been shaking in excitement and anticipation, and that tension and buzzing in my body stayed till the end. I haven’t even properly processed it all yet. I’ve only ever reread one book (book series technically, and that was PJO) and it’s my favorite book/series of all time. I can already tell I’m going to read this book again, which is a lot coming from me. It’s not even been 24 hours since I finished it and each thought/memory I have gives me a pang in my chest and my mind darts to every detail I can remember. It’s been a really long time since something’s f*cked me up as much as this, and even now I don’t think I’m giving it justice. Whether I reread it in a week or right after I finish this post, I honestly don’t know, but I will. If you love Yoonmin (or the pairings of vkook or namjin) you NEED to read this book. Even if you don’t like AU’s, go and give it a shot. TRUST ME, YOU WONT REGRET IT

And to the beautiful author who wrote this masterpiece, Thank You!!

Rated: M

Words: 255878

Chapters: 34/34

Graphic Depictions of Violence. Alternate Universe - Pirates, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Magic, Romance, Violence, Battle Scenes, Historical-Ish, Slow Build, Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Hate to Love, Eventual Smut, First Time, Humor, Pirate Captain!Yoongi, Kidnapped!Jimin, First Mate!Namjoon, Quartermaster!Taehyung, Ship Surgeon!Hoseok, Navigator!Jeongguk, Ship Cook!Jin, Grumpy Min Yoongi | Suga, understatement of the year, Park Jimin Is a Sweetheart, But Park Jimin Don’t Take No Shit, Minor Original Character(s)Minor Character Death, well that was straightforward of me, A Shitload of Plot, YO-HO-HO HERE WE GO BITCHES, Yoonmin is life

Summary: In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern mainland. He wants nothing to do with the bloodshed of good and evil, the heartless killing of both innocents and condemned, the constant establishment and disruption of order. What he wants is peace, to live his life in the same town he was born in, to spend his days in the beautiful forest, and to use the powers of his Blessed Rune to nurture the home he loves so dearly.But when his island is attacked by pirates, Jimin will have no other choice than to do as they command and leave all thoughts of peace behind in favor of boarding the Agust, a pirate ship captained by the infamous Min Yoongi, Black Fox of the East.

So the thing about Steve and Bucky is that you really can’t deny their bond - you can’t deny how important they are to each other - but the thing is that it works both ways

If you want an epic gay romance about love strong enough to break through decades of brainwashing for one, while the other gives up basically every good thing he had to protect the other? Yep, rock that love story, it almost writes itself.

Or, if you want, have an incredible relationship that completely counters toxic masculinity, where two men are the most important thing to each other, like brothers - they protect each other, they express their feelings, they acknowledge the importance

I mean really it’s a win win, gay lovers or platonic bros, they’re both great

namjoon: what are you reading?

jungkook: a book of everything i love

namjoon: that’s a photo album of taehyung???

jungkook: what a coincidence

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