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eldabeSo, I'm planning a Social Media Break.
Whenever I'm bored (aka...a lot) I just pop open tumblr or sometimes twitter or even AITA on reddit to just get a quick hit of serotonin or something to keep my brain churning along. I do very occasionally doomscroll, but really I haven't logged into twitter since 2019 and I raaaarely go to my tumblr dash, so-oh wait! I do scroll facebook! I'm only offbeat sometimes.
Basically like, I'm not loving how social media can really get me down a lot. It's a little like roulette - is this time going to be a cool fanart or meta on a fandom I like, or the first step down a four day anxiety spiral? Such fun! I also wonder if the anxiety spiral is part of what is killing my ability to work on my own fic, which has been a major struggle for, um, years now. (Other options include: Pandemic, and Hell Job. I left Hell Job, and I can't do much about the pandemic, so you know, this seems worth a try.)
But as social media has become my automatic boredom cure, I'm literally gathering up a bunch of things to DO when I would just open a new tumblr tab. I've downloaded more mobile games for my phone, I've bought some KJ Charles ebooks that I know I can just open and browse, I'm getting romance novel and fic recs from friends (feel free to leave any in the comments!) and I'm just trying to find new quick and mobile Solutions To Boredom. Wish me luck?
I'll probably keep coming to Dreamwidth as my experience here has always been entirely different. Ha, maybe I'll even post more! And like, I'll follow links to social media stuff and all, I'm not cutting myself off from friends or anything. I'm just trying to modify my own habits. Let's see how it goes!
Whenever I'm bored (aka...a lot) I just pop open tumblr or sometimes twitter or even AITA on reddit to just get a quick hit of serotonin or something to keep my brain churning along. I do very occasionally doomscroll, but really I haven't logged into twitter since 2019 and I raaaarely go to my tumblr dash, so-oh wait! I do scroll facebook! I'm only offbeat sometimes.
Basically like, I'm not loving how social media can really get me down a lot. It's a little like roulette - is this time going to be a cool fanart or meta on a fandom I like, or the first step down a four day anxiety spiral? Such fun! I also wonder if the anxiety spiral is part of what is killing my ability to work on my own fic, which has been a major struggle for, um, years now. (Other options include: Pandemic, and Hell Job. I left Hell Job, and I can't do much about the pandemic, so you know, this seems worth a try.)
But as social media has become my automatic boredom cure, I'm literally gathering up a bunch of things to DO when I would just open a new tumblr tab. I've downloaded more mobile games for my phone, I've bought some KJ Charles ebooks that I know I can just open and browse, I'm getting romance novel and fic recs from friends (feel free to leave any in the comments!) and I'm just trying to find new quick and mobile Solutions To Boredom. Wish me luck?
I'll probably keep coming to Dreamwidth as my experience here has always been entirely different. Ha, maybe I'll even post more! And like, I'll follow links to social media stuff and all, I'm not cutting myself off from friends or anything. I'm just trying to modify my own habits. Let's see how it goes!
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Date: Mar. 28th, 2022 13:39 (UTC)The Student Prince (145222 words) by FayJay
Chapters: 35/35
Fandom: Merlin - Fandom
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Arthur/Merlin, Various Others - Relationship, Gwen/Lance
Characters: Arthur Pendragon, Merlin Emrys, Gwen (Guinevere), Lancelot du Lac, Morgana, Morgause, Gaius
Additional Tags: Modern AU, AU, Slash, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe, Friends to Lovers, Уточнять у автора, Don’t copy to another site, this was written after two seasons of the show, Depiction of Homophobia, depiction of casually homophobic public school boy douchebaggery, because that is how these fuckers roll, depictions of obnoxious rich privileged teenagers being obnoxiously rich and privileged, Magic, Reincarnation, Roommates, student life which in Scotland means drinking your bodyweight in alcohol and making bad life choices
Series: Part 1 of The student prince
Summary:
A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love...
This story was inspired by the thought of Prince William of Wales (and indeed the current Max von Hapsburg) studying at the University of St Andrews; it is also, as the title suggests, at least a little inspired by the operetta 'The Student Prince'.
Grateful thanks to Lamardeuse and DarkEmeralds for Beta and cheerleading!
::2019 note: This story was written BEFORE the TV show introduced the character of Gwaine. It's not that I can't spell, or that I'm perversely writing him out of character - I incorporated other characters from Arthurian legend (Kay, Gawain etc) into my story, and lacking prophetic abilities, my versions naturally don't mesh with the versions subsequently introduced into the show.::
Fundamental Imperfection (12175 words) by Starlingthefool
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon, Morgana (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Literary References & Allusions, Nerdery, arguments are the best foreplay, snobbery, AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternative Universe - Authors
Series: Part 1 of Till Then My Windows Ache
Summary:
In which an argument about Dickens leads to a Twitter scandal, broken bones, midnight conversations, and transatlantic longing.
(Or, an AU with Arthur and Merlin as moderately famous authors.)
The Lonely King (58002 words) by Cori Lannam
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon, Arthur, Merlin, Gwaine (Merlin), Percival, Elyan (Merlin), Mithian (Merlin), Elena (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Will (Merlin), Hunith (Merlin), Leon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Bisexuality, Bisexual Male Character, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Modern Era
Summary:
The Prince of Wales at his school. Merlin was sure it was all just a very bad joke. A modern royalty AU.