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   Empires Gleam by alacrity

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   05 Apr 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin)
   • Fix-It
   • Time Travel
   • Magic Revealed
   • Canon Rewrite
   • Humor
   • Pining
   • Romance
   • BAMF Merlin
   • Slow Burn
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Epic Friendship
   • idiots to lovers
   • Misunderstandings
   • Miscommunication
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Fuckbuddies

   Summary

   Two years after Arthur's death, Merlin goes back to the beginning to save them all, whatever the cost.

   (AKA the great, big, wish-fulfilling, post-finale, fuck-it-fix-everything rewrite you always wanted.)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   107,692

   Chapters:

   9/10

   Collections:

   6

   Comments:

   1,291

   Kudos:

   7,783

   Bookmarks:

   2,479

   Hits:

   153,139

   Bookmarked by Paperback (Mercy_Pill)

   11 Jul 2026

2. Rec 17

   Qin Jiuxiao's Guide to Matchmaking Your Shixiongs by dreamystar_409

   Fandoms: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)  

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

   26 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu
   • Qin Jiuxiao & Zhou Zishu
   • Qin Jiuxiao & Wen Kexing
   • Qin Jiuxiao
   • Zhou Zishu
   • Wen Kexing
   • Bi Xingming
   • Matchmaking
   • whether or not it's bad matchmaking is up for debate
   • Fluff
   • Humor
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
   • but the canon divergence happened earlier in the timeline
   • so we're starting at the part where the siji manor is FINALLY at peace
   • Jealous Zhou Zishu
   • Getting Together
   • Wen Kexing's Childhood Trauma
   • Zhou Zishu's Unwillingness to Be Honest About His Feelings
   • Qin Jiuxiao's Loving Exasperation with Both of Them
   • Idiots in Love

   Summary

   Qin Jiuxiao sees the affection between his shixiongs and plots for their happiness.

   Series

   • Part 3 of the timeline where wen kexing was found

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   26,458

   Chapters:

   8/8

   Collections:

   1

   Comments:

   51

   Kudos:

   93

   Bookmarks:

   17

   Hits:

   1,602

   Bookmarked by Paperback (Mercy_Pill)

   28 Jun 2026