Merwaine Fest

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Challenge
Name: Merwaine Fest
Date(s): 2021 - present
Moderator(s): bellamyblakru
Founder:
Type: Fest
Fandom: Merlin (TV series)
URL: Tumblr; archive link
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Merwaine Fest is an annual fest in Merlin fandom focused on the Gwaine/Merlin pairing.

Prompts

2021

FOR FANFIC WRITERS

  • Day one: trapped together
  • Day two: CPR
  • Day three: hiding an injury
  • Day four: protective!gwaine/hurt!merlin
  • Day five: protective!merlin/hurt!gwaine
  • Day six: everyone knows merwaine is in love…except them, of course.
  • Day seven: free day

FOR GIFS/ VIDEO/ ART CREATORS

  • Day one: favorite merwaine sene(s)
  • Day two: funniest merwaine scene(s)
  • Day three: saddest merwaine scene(s)
  • Day four: favorite merwaine parallel(s)
  • Day five: favorite gwaine quote(s)
  • Day six: favorite merlin quote(s)
  • Day seven: free day

2022

FOR FANFIC WRITERS

  • day 1: “i thought you were better than that.” +  angst
  • day 2: “don’t push me away again” + h/c
  • day 3: “whether you like it or not, i’m not giving up on you” + h/c
  • day 4: “you know i only tease you ‘cause i love you” + fluff
  • day 5: “tell me you did not -” “fine, I did not.” “…you did, didn’t you?” + humor
  • day 6: “you don’t feel safe here” + angst
  • day 7: free day

FOR GIFS/ VIDEO/ ART CREATORS - quotes and/or themes:

  • day 1: “i will look for you in every lifetime and love you there.” + green
  • day 2: angst + parallels
  • day 3: humor + your favorite color combo
  • day 4: “he’s more myself than i am. whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same” + yellow
  • day 5: song lyrics + rainbow
  • day 6: favorite poem + favorite merwaine moment(s)
  • day 7: free day

2023

FOR FANFIC WRITERS - prompts and/or themes for inspiration

  • day one: “i’ve been alone all my life” + angst
  • day two: “who did this to you?” + hurt/comfort
  • day three: “i’m not afraid of you.” + bamf!merlin
  • day four: “you feel like home to me” + protective!gwaine
  • day five: “i trust you.” + fluff
  • day six: “who am i?” + angst with a happy ending
  • day seven: free day♥️

FOR GIFS/ VIDEO/ ART CREATORS - quotes and/or themes for inspiration

  • day one: “have you ever been in love? horrible isn’t it? it makes you so vulnerable. it opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.” (neil gaiman) + red
  • day two: poem of your choice + orange
  • day three: your favorite quote + yellow
  • day four: “love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (robert a. heinlein) + green
  • day five: “i am not afraid to die; i am only afraid of saying goodbye to you forever.” (shannon l. alder) + blue
  • day six: song lyrics that screams merwaine + purple
  • day seven: free day♥️

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