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1. Rec *

   Golden by foxy_mulder

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 Aug 2022

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Character Study
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Slow Burn
   • Arthur Pendragon Needs a Hug (Merlin)
   • Child Abuse
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Uther Pendragon's A+ Parenting (Merlin)
   • Self Confidence Issues
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Touch-Starved
   • Touch-Starved Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Good Morgana (Merlin)
   • Everyone Loves Merlin (Merlin)
   • Genius!Merlin
   • Rating May Change
   • Jealous Arthur
   • Slice of Life
   • Arthur Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Pining Arthur
   • Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Class Issues

   Summary

   Arthur does not need love. A prince is above such things. He does not need to be held, he needs only the embrace of armor on his skin as he trains to protect Camelot. He does not need friends, only allies to ensure his kingdoms future. These are the marks of a good leader.

   That is what he tells himself, anyway.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   36,719

   Chapters:

   4/4

   Collections:

   4

   Comments:

   186

   Kudos:

   3,444

   Bookmarks:

   782

   Hits:

   39,365

   Bookmarked by Julesthegoblin

   12 Feb 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   Such a fantastic fic ❤️❤️❤️ Brilliantly written
   I feel emotionally renewed after finishing this ❤️

2. Rec *

   Better Said Out Loud by livinginthetheater

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   12 Feb 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Leon & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table (Merlin)
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Leon (Merlin)
   • Percival (Merlin)
   • Elyan (Merlin)
   • Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Jealous Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Everyone Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Everyone Loves Merlin (Merlin)
   • Mutual Pining
   • Like
   • a lot of pining
   • Idiots in Love
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Fluff

   Summary

   When a delegation arrives to finally achieve peace between Camelot and Essetir, Merlin is thrown by the sight of his ex, who he hasn’t seen since he left for Camelot eleven years ago. Lord Parajh is determined to either win Merlin back, or at least flatter him to death.

   Merlin has mixed feelings about the sudden, very public affection he receives from his old love. Arthur is furious and madly jealous—maybe jealous enough to finally make his move.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   28,490

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

   104

   Kudos:

   1,857

   Bookmarks:

   346

   Hits:

   21,016

   Bookmarked by Julesthegoblin

   30 Jan 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   Utterly fantastic fic!
   Gorgeous writing, the characterisation, growth and communication where so wonderful 🥰🥰
   ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
   Loved this so damn much!

3. Rec 58

   A Single Straw Hat Replaces The Metal Mask by ForeverNightlights24_7

   Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No category
   • Complete Work

   17 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Monkey D. Luffy & Sanji
   • Aka Ashi no Zeff | Red-Leg Zeff & Sanji & Vinsmoke Yonji
   • Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Monkey D. Luffy
   • Portgas D. Ace & Sanji
   • Monkey D. Luffy & Portgas D. Ace & Sabo & Sanji
   • Sabo & Sanji (One Piece)
   • Monkey D. Luffy & Monkey D. Luffy's Straw Hat
   • Monkey D. Luffy
   • Sanji (One Piece)
   • Aka Ashi no Zeff | Red-Leg Zeff
   • Sabo (One Piece)
   • Portgas D. Ace
   • Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks
   • Benn Beckman
   • Lucky Roo
   • Yasopp (One Piece)
   • Hongo (One Piece)
   • Portgas D. Rouge
   • Gol D. Roger
   • Dadan (One Piece)
   • Dadan Family (One Piece)
   • Limejuice (One Piece)
   • Brotherly Love
   • Child Monkey D. Luffy
   • Child Sanji (One Piece)
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Child Sabo (One Piece)
   • Child Portgas D. Ace
   • Monkey D. Luffy is a Ray of Sunshine
   • Monkey D. Luffy is a Little Shit
   • Monkey D. Luffy is a Good Sibling
   • Monkey D. Luffy is a Menace
   • Sanji Needs a Hug (One Piece)
   • Hurt Sanji (One Piece)
   • Protective Sanji (One Piece)
   • Caring Sanji (One Piece)
   • Caring Monkey D. Luffy
   • Protective Portgas D. Ace
   • Protective Sabo (One Piece)
   • Protective Siblings
   • Monkey D. Luffy Loves Sanji
   • Sanji Loves Monkey D. Luffy
   • luffy saves sanji
   • luffy rescues sanji
   • Found Family
   • Family Fluff
   • Family Bonding
   • Family Dynamics
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Self-Hatred
   • Self Confidence Issues
   • Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks' Missing Arm
   • Protective Aka Ashi no Zeff | Red-Leg Zeff
   • Good Parent Aka Ashi no Zeff | Red-Leg Zeff
   • Aka Ashi no Zeff | Red-Leg Zeff is Sanji (One Piece)'s Parent
   • Aka Ashi no Zeff | Red-Leg Zeff Loves Sanji
   • Parent Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks
   • Mentioned Gol D. Roger
   • Mentioned Portgas D. Rouge
   • Sabo (One Piece) is a Good Sibling
   • Portgas D. Ace is a Good Sibling
   • Sanji is a Little Shit (One Piece)

   Summary

   Sanji was alone. Alone with his tight metal mask and many wounds. His life was changed by a rubber boy squeezing through his cell window. Said rubber boy would be Sanji's hero/friend/captain/brother for the rest of their lives.
   Luffy didn't mean to stay on Shanks' ship. He couldn't say he was upset though, since his clumsiness got him a friend/chef/brother that he would never let go of.

   Inspired by: Welcome to the Baratie by Alone77
   Read that work first it's very good :)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,744

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

   35

   Kudos:

   323

   Bookmarks:

   58

   Hits:

   4,412

   Bookmarked by Julesthegoblin

   06 Jan 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   Wonderful 🥺😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
   The family they all deserved

4. Rec 54

   steady my bones by inthestarsisyourhome

   Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   02 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Roronoa Zoro/Sanji
   • Technically there's some one-sided Sanji/Ace in the background

   Summary

   Two weeks of pretending to date Zoro? Easy.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   66,758

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

   54

   Kudos:

   260

   Bookmarks:

   54

   Hits:

   4,209

   Bookmarked by Julesthegoblin

   27 Dec 2025

   Bookmarker's Notes

   Bloody gorgeous! (⁠ノ⁠•̀⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠•́⁠ ⁠)⁠ノ⁠ ⁠~⁠ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

5. Rec *

   crazy is contagious by LadyCrimsonAndBlack

   Fandoms: One Piece  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   16 Nov 2023

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Monkey D. Luffy/Trafalgar D. Water Law
   • Monkey D. Luffy
   • Trafalgar D. Water Law
   • Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates
   • Heart Pirates
   • Eustass Kid
   • Kid Pirates (One Piece)
   • Marriage Proposal
   • luffy sees law and is like 'is anyone gonna put a ring on that' and then does not wait for an answer
   • law just gets swept up in the whole mess
   • Asexual Monkey D. Luffy
   • Asexual Relationship
   • i suppose there is some angst for that whole law and doflamingo thing
   • and we do touch upon the fact that law definitely did not plan to walk out of dressrosa
   • but it's mostly strawhats bullying law
   • Luffy Being Luffy
   • POV Trafalgar D. Water Law
   • He suffers
   • i possibly made luffy aromantic in the last chapter
   • which is my usual interpretation but this was supposed to be fun marriage au
   • but what the hell it doesn't matter
   • we're having a queerplatonic marriage i guess
   • it's open to interpretation

   Summary

   "We should get married," Luffy says in the middle of dinner, two days into Law's stay on the Sunny and too close to Dressrosa for comfort.

   Law chokes on his fish.

   (Or: Luffy has a great idea and Law doesn't really get any say in it. Except when he does.)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   12,275

   Chapters:

   3/3

   Comments:

   228

   Kudos:

   3,824

   Bookmarks:

   1,038

   Hits:

   31,136

   Bookmarked by Julesthegoblin

   04 Nov 2025

   Bookmarker's Notes

   Gorgeous fic 🥰❤️