Start from Scratch [Avengers, Frostiron, Nc-17]

Start from Scratch by Rabentochter 

The last thing Tony remembers is dying atop the Stark Industry’s building after Pepper blew up the arc reactor. The next thing he knows is, that he’s back with the Ten Rings in the cave. And – it all is suspiciously familiar. 

First of all. This fic is a monster. And when I say monster I mean that this has almost 200k words. Almost. The second important thing is, there is a lot of repetitiveness in there. Like a lot. Tony does things over and over and over and over again. And I am not gonna lie, I skipped a lot when reading this. Still. Doesn't make it bad, it just makes me impatient and lazy.

So basically this fic is about Tony reliving about six months or so of his life over and over and over and over again while trying to figure out what could stop the time loop.

The thing I want to talk about is the ending. I didn't see any of that coming. Okay. The plot was pretty good with the whole not revealing the ending and not really giving anything away with what is actually affecting the time loop. But still, I really liked the whole idea behind the reason and how it actually was logical (most of the time it's just meaningless shit that is tied to someone falling in love with someone else, fuck that shit). That makes the ending just that much better. It also makes the fic seem like there was so much thinking behind everything and a big plan how it all would unfold.

Another important and meaningful thing is how Tony coped with all this. I liked how he was all good and then sometimes he was really depressed and didn't really care about anything anymore. Things lose their meaning when you know that nothing will matter in the end because tomorrow you will have to do it all over again. But some things stuck and how they affected everything else (for example how Tony dealt with showers and water). I liked that, it made the whole thing better and like everything was thought out. I don't think anything in this fic was random or just written because it popped into the author's mind at that moment.

The thing I just don't get. How anyone can have the patience to write this? They basically had to write things over and over and over again, just changing some little details from before but they still had to stay consistent with what they had written before. That is just something I have to give a huge amount of respect.

If you have the time, the energy, the patience to read this. I highly recommend you to do that. Seriously. You won't regret it and you will like the ending. I promise that. If not. Well. Come back and yell at me, if that's the case.

Rule Number Four [Merlin, Merthur, Nc-17]

Rule Number Four by orphan_account 

Pendragon Enterprise is the world's leading computer security company and ruthless when it comes to taking down malicious programmers. It's the perfect place for a skilled hacker like Merlin Ambrosius (codename: Emrys) to work undercover and gain a tactical advantage. But being the personal assistant for vice-CEO Arthur Pendragon is more complicated than Merlin expects. The female Pendragon threatens castration, Arthur apparently sleeps with all his PAs, and it only gets more complicated when the Kilgharrah virus causes a panic. Merlin might just have a solution though, because Anonymous...Anonymous is legion. 

My geeky heart is in love. Just so in love. I don't even know whats the best part of this fic. Maybe the conversation they have? Wait. It has to be the online conversations. Seriously. Just have to.

Okay. I didn't have high hopes for this (tbh when do I ever?) but I was bored and I have pretty much scrolled through most of Merlin fics at this point (don't worry, I have a huge list of fics that I want to blog about). And my train of thought was pretty much "sounds different, is not that long, why the fuck no". And here we are, in love and I want to read this again.

I am not going to lie and say that there are things you can't guess and everything is awesomely written. There are some things that really bother me. But because this is fic and this is about people hanging out via internet we can let those little things slide. So bear in mind all that.

Besides the point. I love how these two interact. Like they just can read each other and understand each other. I like that in the show too. I also liked how the whole magic thing was replaced by the whole hacker thing. It made sense and it was pretty awesome. Also. Every mentioning of WoW and becoming super geek about it is always a huge plus for me. I love that game.

The only thing I didn't really get was the ending. Maybe I wanted something else or maybe it came too soon or something. I just want to read more of this. I really, really do. This was that good. But good fic is always a good fic, even with not so perfect ending. And the ending doesn't suck, more like I just wanted more for the ending. Or something along the lines. 

So, please. Go and read this. Send the author all the love you can via kudos and comments. And just go and read it. Please. This is totally worth it. ❤️

Random Fandom Week 11 [Merlin]

I started this blog post ages ago. I am not even sure when I read the first Merlin fic, but it was somewhere last autumn, I think so at least. The thing just was that I did not have time for fics or my blog or anything at all. So I ignored this and thought I would do it next week. So here we are, literally months later and I have this huge problem with picking six fics.

Anyways. I am not that huge fan of the tv show. It is just something that I use as background noise when doing puzzles. Yea. My attention span is pretty close to zero. But because I was bored and I knew that there are a lot of Merlin fics out there, I just had to try reading them. Boredom is a huge factor in my reasoning to do stuff. And I liked the fics. I really did. So now I just have one more fandom that I can get lost into. Okay. I know. I have to actually watch the show at some point, I can't just stop to the second season. But that is something future I can deal with.

So. About the fics. I wanted something different for this one. Or at least that was the idea with the first ones. But I may have lost the point somewhere because there were just so many fics where to choose from and I may have just randomly picked a couple of them. Maybe. But here we go. 5 + 1 Merlin fics where Merlin and Arthur are idiots together. Have fun!

Dickmagician by  ingberry 

Arthur just needed to know that he could take a good dick pic. He wasn't going to do anything with it, obviously. It was just an experiment, just a test he had to prove to himself that he could pass. Drunk Arthur had other ideas, though. Who knew there were people online willing to review other people's dick pics? And frankly, Arthur was never going to settle for anything less than an A+. 

I am not sure if this is crack or something else. At least I have never read anything like this before. And I loved every single second I was reading this. Like who wouldn't? Also. If there is a blog that actually rates people's dick pics, send me a link. I want to see that shit and maybe laugh myself to death,. Yep. That sounds like a perfect idea for a boring Friday night at home.

THE RULES by Slayer_of_Destiny 

After the events of The Coming of Arthur, the new Knights settle into Camelot. They are introduced by the more experienced Knights to THE RULES of actually being a Knight. To their bemusement, most of it is protecting Merlin. The Knights have spent years trying to protect Merlin, it is their duty. Even when it comes to Arthur and entrusting Merlin's heart to him. Slash 

I don't even remember what was the actual plot in there. But that is not so important. More important part is how everyone just loves Merlin. Everyone wants to protect Merlin (Arthur included). And that is just something so precius that it needs to be looked after and have it's own fic. Like this one.

Acts of Man by Wreck 

On the morning of their Annual pre-Christmas Dinner, Merlin is shocked to find out that Gwen thinks his boyfriend, Arthur, isn't good enough. But after a glimpse into Merlin's quirky flat, Gwen realizes that she might not have the whole story. 

In Supernatural fandom there was an episode for the car and in Merlin fandom there is a fic for a apartment. For some reason this really fits Merlin, like there could actually be a house that is just so perfect for him (and Arthur) that the house itself came to life. Sounds magical and perfect for them. Until I find that, I will just promote and love this one. Okay. Even if I find that fic, I would still love and promote this, but point stays!

 glow in grey by helloearthlings 

Morgana opened the door to reveal Leon’s smiling face, Gwen hanging on one of his arms. They noticed the wine with narrowed eyes as Morgana dramatically poured herself a glass three sizes too big without uttering a word to suggest why. “What –?” Leon’s face scrunched up in confusion. “Arthur,” Morgana declared, gulping down too much wine at once in order to prepare herself for the bone-chilling announcement, “is bringing his new boyfriend over tonight.” 

This whole, dating assholes and other awful people, thing fits Arthur for some reason. In the show, all his one episode length interests are with idiots and always magic related. So this whole idea that he can't find a proper partner is kind of perfect for him. And then Merlin saves the day, as usual.

The Conundrum of Arthur's Secret Boyfriend by orphan_account

Arthur has a boyfriend whose identity he will not reveal. Uther has a personal assistant whose job depends on following his every order. Uther demands that his PA find out who Arthur's lover is. Merlin is not particularly happy.

Why I am having so much fun with these fics? Like every single fic just makes me smile and be happy? Why? How? What? I don't understand. Seriously. Even this had it sad moments but I am still smiling. Why. Seriously.

And for the + 1 part we need at least one soulmate fic. Because what fandom would really be a true fandom without soulmate fics?

True Love by platonic_boner 

AU where soulmates can’t lie to each other. (That’s okay, Merlin wasn’t planning to lie to Arthur anyways! Haha.. ha.. ha…)

Soulmates. The one thing I always like to read but I am never going to understand. Like, do serial killers and rapist have their soulmates and what is their destiny? What about paedophiles? Are their soulmates like 30 years younger or another paedophile? Or just what the fuck in general? I do not understand. But I like these fics none the less.

All's Fair [Avengers, FrostIron]

All's Fair by NamelesslyNightlock 

When the Avengers realised that Loki was engaged in a prank war, Clint knew that their only chance of limiting the fallout was to try and catch whoever was pranking him back. 

I am just going to leave this here because this is pure gold and I have nothing else to add that. So. Go and read it, its awesome.