When Your OTP Does Something Incredibly Cute And You Can’t Handle It :

When you successfully introduce your friend to your OTP and they ship it as much as you :

This literally made me tear up

If you’re still doing the prompt phrases: trembling hands

“Bucky?” Steve asks, near breathless. A drop of blood runs down his temple.

“Hi Steve,” Bucky says, reaching for Steve, who grips his hand. Bucky foists Steve up, who immediately wraps his arms around Bucky, squeezing tight. Bucky shuts his eyes as he takes Steve into his arms. He smells like dirt, like sweat, but like Steve.

“It worked,” Steve says.

“Apparently.”

“Buck,” Steve whines and God, it’s been so long since he’s heard Steve’s annoying as hell voice that he can’t help but tighten his arms around him. “I missed you, Buck,” he adds after a long moment.

“Wasn’t too bad. Sam was there.”

“Sam’s great.”

“But I missed you.”

Steve exhales, then pulls away a little, just to look at Bucky. He moves a trembling hand up to Bucky’s face. A tear falls from his eye. “I did everything to get you back.”

“I know.”

“I…” His index finger traces Bucky’s cheek bone. “I love you.”

“Steve, I—”

“Don’t, you don’t have to.” He pauses. “Just, all this time I wanted to tell you. I thought I’d never have the chance.” Something in him relaxes in Bucky’s arms. Bucky wishes that he could press him so close that they’d just become one, that they wouldn’t have to talk anymore, that they could just let their bodies say all of the things they’ve never said to each other.

But he can’t, so Bucky does what he does best, what he’s always done with his best friend. He makes fun of him a little.

“You gonna let me say it back or you gonna interrupt me again?” he snarks.

“Buck,” Steve says, voice sounding raw.

Bucky grips Steve’s hips hard, looks him in the eye. “I love you.” Another tear rolls down Steve’s grimy cheek. “I love you so much.” He wants to say something deeper, something poetic, but the words leave him as he looks at Steve’s eyes. It’s not the first time that’s happened.

Steve presses his forehead to Bucky’s, his hands moving down to his arms and holding on hard enough to bruise. “Okay,” he says. “That’s enough.” He repeats it. “That’s enough.”

“You’ve done enough. We get to rest now.”

Steve laughs; he smiles.

“Let’s go home.”

“Where’s that?” Bucky asks.

“I don’t even know. Let’s find it.”

“We have time now.”

“Yes,” Steve says. “We do.”

its boyfriends culture

Me talking about my otp to my friends.

For later, got about half way thru them, though I skipped a few. Come back for when you need Merlin Fics before you search thru the entire sight again.

19. Good Merlin Fics I’ve Read Recently (11/22/21)

1001 Arthurian Nights by thenerdyindividual

a night out by CheekyDoodles

A Rare Gift by Smcstrav [gen]

A True Friend Understands by punkwing_blue [gen]

An Educated Idiot by audhds

An Erosion of Trust by LFB72 [gen]

An Heir by Impala_Cherry_Trickster [mergwenthur]

As Long As He’s Safe by colorofmymind

And Remember What Came Before by batgurl88 [gen or preslash]

Aftermath by SynthesisNexus

Albion’s First Annual Tournament of Court Sorcerers by sam_i_am_writes

Aphrodisiac by incaseyoufic [mergwenthur]

Ashes Arisen by HanZheo

All The Makings series by  uuuhmohnoohgod

And He’s Still Left with His Hands by witchmd13

Atlas by ParadiseAvenger

The Bones of You by Lisztful

Boy From The Woods by IgnatiousTheWarlock

Caring, Sharing, Kissing by Mischel

Castles in the Air by Clea2011 for

can only be what’s true by ariadne_odair

The Chevalier by WingedWolf121

A Collapsing Star With Tunnel Vision by objectlesson

The Consequences of Keeping Secrets by queerofthedagger

Crown of Roses, Heart of Briar by Robin_Fai

Dance, Dagger, Dream by LavenderTeaCat [gen or pre slash]

Darkest Before the Dawn series by Band_obsessed

The Diary by ADraconicScribe [mergwenthur]

Echoes in the Dead of Dawn by seadeepy

Emrys the Really, Truly Terrible by lindenwaverly

Envious by Smcstrav [gen]

Everybody Talks by tehfanglyfish

Exile by Lolly047

Fathoming Him Out by camelot_king

Five lessons on how to not kill your best friend by injeong

Flowers for the King by ExplodedStars

For the Love of a Servant by Percyjacksonfan3

From Darkness Comes Light by beren

Gentle, Gentle by Polomonkey [gen]

Goodnight, Merlin by Phoenix_Rose

The Green of the Enemy by nsowlwrites97 [gen]

He Has Magic by Guessimaclotpole

Hounds of War by alby_mangroves, bad_peppermint [gen]

Hunter’s Blood by Shadecat

I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep by charcharizard5

I should have… by BabyBird [gen or preslash]

I Won’t Fall (Unless You Ask Me To) by idlestories

I Won’t Give Up by orphan_account 

Imagine Communicating by AvidLurker15

it is most mad and moonly by This Girl Is (non_sequential) [mergwenthur]

Judge Not in My Absence by mintedpotters

Just As It Should Be (Side By Side) by wintercatpaws

King’s Orders by Dreamcatcher37 [gen]

know that my train can take you home by harsassypotters [gen]

Love Is Magic by Mischel

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing by archaeologist_d

Love Letters of a King to His Servant by Whoareyou0000

Merlinderella by fifty_fifty

Monster by TheAsexualofSpades

my heart sings for you (make it stop) by winterdusks

No More Secrets by Merthur4evs (Khandog) 

Not A Secret by Hisa_Ai

Now i see. by ohmerthurcharm

Nowhere Good (But It’s the Best) by sinivalkoista [gen]

Of Daggers and Death by Bisexual_Bookworm238

Oh, the Scars I’ve Left by ificouldwrite

Old Habits Die Hard by daydreamer1227 [gen]

Ozone by Oriberry

The Prince Regent of Camelot by halfhardtorock

Promise You the Stars by deamsgirl

The Purple Tunic by John_Faina

Scared For You by Ivy_Scribbles

Secrets by Epiphanyx7

Seeds of Darkness by N16 [gen]

The Servant Poacher by gatoradeeh7x3 [gen]

Silent Battles by comic_history_magic_nerd

The Social Season by DracoWillHearAboutThis

Stick around by paintedpigeon [gen]

Still stumbling along by paintedpigeon [gen]

Take some time off, you idiot! by xyzan21 [gen or preslash]

Tea and Sympathy by N16 [gen]

Teach These Broken Wings to Fly by fishoutofcamelot [gen]

Tell Me Everything by jack_hunter

Tfw You Whip the Wrong Person and Wild Consequences happen by Merlioske

This Could Be the End of Everything (So Why Don’t We Go Somewhere Only We Know) by AeonTheDimensionalGirl

To Confess, To Acknowledge by whatthedruidscallme

Too Cold To Be Mucking Out Stables by Catnip_3 [gen]

Trial Of The Senses by TheCourtSorcerer

The truth is that you’re mine, Merlin by ILoveFANFic

Truth and Consequences by queenofavalon3

truth and i are never one by jailb1rd

Under Your Skin by Clea2011

Wait Patiently series by RinHaruismyOTP

The Warlock’s Mark by sam_i_am_writes

The Warlock’s Tear by writerfan2013

We’re all playing our parts by 50quid (hahahaharlequin)

when I break it’s in a million pieces by the_13th_battalion [gen]

The Words I Wish I Said by heartsocold

“You didn’t see that coming?” by InTooManyFandomsRay

[Last list]

Cory & Shawn → throughout the seasons

[INSPO]

an old married couple

serendipity x agust d