FIC: The Breath Before Our New Beginning [Merlin]

The Breath Before Our New Beginning
Merlin ; Merlin/Arthur ; PG ; 800 words ; coda to 1x13
Magic thunders in his veins now, not like the ripples and aftershocks he's used to, the feeling of potential.

( The rain is pouring down. )

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winkingstar has recorded podfic for this story!

A collection of vids for the non-fannish

So, um, yes. Despite my very best intentions I ended up writing Merlin finale!fic last night. Oh dear. But dipping into a new fandom is always fun, and I shall answer comments soon!

(I know I keep promising it, but really, promo post coming soon. I actually don't have time to screencap and so on right now.)

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Onto content that is not (entirely) Merlin related! I'm constructing a vid playlist for when I go home, because it is traditional that I inflict a few fanvids on my dad every time I go back. Playing vids to people is one of my favourite things to do, when they're sufficiently geeky in a non-fandom way that I think they'd appreciate them. But it's really an art form, and my selections for offline friends has always been a bit hit and miss.

( wow, this got long )

The list as it now stands:

To Touch The Face Of God by destina (fandom: space!)

I have no idea why I haven't shown him this already. It's gorgeous and incredibly easy to watch, and a must-see for anyone interested in space, which we both certainly are.

Meet the Doctor by humansrsuperior (fandom: Doctor Who)

Well this is just adorable. It's short and fun and I always love what humansrsuperior does with sound and dialogue.

Shine by humansrsuperior (fandom: Doctor Who)

To my embarrassment, my dad is a big fan of Take That's comeback stuff. (I mean, I quite like it, but really now.) And this is the sort of vid that actively invites you to appreciate the clips in their original context as it pulls out all sorts of moments from the programme.

OMG! by obsessive24 (fandom: Doctor Who)

Ahahaha, okay, I only found this vid quite recently and it is so, so hilarious and the editing is incredible! You can't possibly like the programme and not love this, I swear.

Destiny Calling by charmax (multfandom: superheroes)

We watch a lot of superhero films, my dad and I, and dude. This vid has The Incredibles. Instant win!

Run For Your Life by hollywoodgrrl (fandom: Ashes To Ashes)

hollywoodgrrl strikes again with the mash-up and fantastic editing to match!

-- I did say this post wasn't going to be entirely Merlin-free, didn't I? And lo and behold, my parents have been watching the programme. Needless to say I am pleased by this turn of events!

Beverly Hills by giandujakiss (fandom: Merlin)

This is the perfect introduction to the show, and it's breezy and witty and lots and lots of fun. Beverly Hills! That's where Merlin wants to be! :D

Red by obsessive24 (fandom: Merlin)

a;lsdkja, this just got posted this morning and IT'S AMAZING. Beautifully put together, and my dad's a big Elbow fan, I think he'll get a kick out of this.

And then, as he'll no doubt ask, I'll dig out a vid or two of mine as well. I was on holiday with the family when I made 'Love Is All You Need', and he got quite into the whole concept of editing video and how it worked. I'm not sure if he'll really get 'The Book Of Love' or 'Tristan' otherwise I'd probably show him those, but I do think that he'll like 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' and it's a good demonstration of the fact my editing abilities have progressed since I started, hurrah!