Perpetually tired

Rating: Explicit
Length: 00:22:38
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Tags: PWP, dirty talk, modern AU (no magic), anonymous sex, cousin incest
Summary: The fit bloke Merlin has sex with in the back room of a club ends up being someone completely unexpected. But then Merlin isn't quite as put off as he probably should be. And apparently neither is the bloke.

Notes: Posted for the Podfic Bingo Square "Dirty Talk". And because I had it recorded already :D

Link: On AO3 | tumblr

Rating: Explicit
Length: 00:59:02
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Tags: canon compliant, getting together, mild dom/sub undertones

Summary: Arthur's biggest problem to date, Merlin thinks darkly as he carries yet another load of suspiciously not-really-dirty clothing down the stairs, is an unaccountable fear of anyone, anywhere, suspecting he's capable of being other than a complete and utter prat.

Podfic of seperis's story.

Notes: Thanks to seperis for giving blanket permission to podfic.

Finally finished for merlins-springcleaning.

Link: On AO3 | tumblr

Rating: Teen
Length: 00:30:04
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, temp. Merlin/Lancelot
Tags: modern AU, post-break up, pining, angst, moving on, getting back together
Summary: Sometimes at night Arthur pretends Merlin's laying in the bed beside him, fast asleep.

Podfic of freezerjerky's story.

Notes: Thanks to freezerjerky for giving me permission to podfic this fic.

This was written & posted for my 30th birthday <3. I've been meaning to podfic it for a while.

Finally finished for merlins-springcleaning and podfic_bingo.

Link: On AO3 | tumblr

Fandom: BBC Merlin
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin
Tags: AU - Modern with magic, hurt/comfort, enemies to lovers, politics
Warnings: violence, kidnapping, referenced child abuse, humiliation, angst, threats of sexual assault (verbal and physical), minor character death, depression and grief, trauma

Summary:

London. 2015. The government is set to vote on ending the microchipping of magic users, and Arthur Pendragon has been tasked with kidnapping prominent Magical activist Merlin Emrys to influence the outcome.

Locked away in a house on the North York Moors, tensions rise and confrontation ensues as Arthur is forced to re-evaluate everything he’s been taught about magic, and Merlin finds himself in a struggle for his life. And the fact that they’re falling for each other doesn’t help…

Podfic of Polomonkey's fic.

Notes: I recorded this for Epic Podfic Big Bang in 2018. Thank you to the mods for running the challenge. Thank you to cath for being my beta. Thank you to polomonkey for giving me permission to podfic their work, and to mushroomtale for allowing me to use their art for the covers!
This work was created as a "picture book" that you listen to. More information on that in the notes at the beginning of the recording.

Link: AO3

Rating: Mature
Word Count: 8,666
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur; super minor, barely mentioned background f/f pairing
Tags: Modern AU - Magic, animal whisperer!Merlin, cat owner!Arthur, lost pet
Author's Note: This is the second fic I wrote for @tracionn, who bid on me during the @coinelot auction in spring 2017. She won 10k of fic from me, and the first one I wrote didn’t even get to 5k, so here’s another one, this time well over 5k, so I feel better for not having ripped off tracci ;) Plus, there’s a cute cat.

I must thank @deheerkonijn for being one of the best people on the planet because she said yes when I approached her about maybe doing one small illustration for this fic, and then she came out and did three. So, in case anyone had any doubts about how awesome DHK is, they should be well eradicated now.

For more notes, check out the fic on AO3.

Summary: In which Merlin finds a cat, Arthur’s lost without his favourite girl, and Morgana doesn’t stop rolling her eyes at her brother.

Link to fic: AO3 • Rebloggable on tumblr
Link to art: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3

Rating: General
Word Count: 8,735
Pairings: Minor background pairing
Tags: Christmas; AU - Magic; Fusion, A Christmas Carol (Dickens)
Author's Note: The idea for this came to me in the middle of the summer while I was in the shower, as ideas for fics are wont to do. It's inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's not an exact adaption (like, you know, the Muppet Christmas Carol for example ;p), but loosely based on it. I did use a few key phrases from the book in this fic, at least :).

So, yeah, this year there's two holiday fics from me. Let's see if I end up writing three next year. God, I hope not. Either way, I seem to have made "Uther Redemption" my unofficial holiday theme two years in a row, so... I guess this is me making up for the rest of the year when I cast him as the villain without second thought.

For more notes, check out the fic on AO3.

Summary: In which Uther Pendragon is Ebenezer Scrooge.

Link to fic: AO3 || Rebloggable on tumblr

Rating: Mature
Word Count: 4,910
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Tags: AU - Modern; AU - Non-Magical, AU - Celebrity, Mistaken Identities (in a way), implied relationships, blow joys (big surprise…)
Author's Note: For tracionn. This is the first of two fics that tracionn won during the @coinelot fandom auction back in spring. She won 10k of fic from me, and was allowed to pick a prompt off my list of AUs I’ll never write. (Which is misnamed, but that’s another story.) As you can see, I haven’t managed to write 10k, but that’s why this is only the first of two stories XD Tracci, I hope you’ll like it! With fanart by brolinskeep.

Summary:

For every achievement, good or bad, one earns a mark on their body. Merlin realises very quickly that this might be a problem when you’re the personal servant, and close friend of Arthur Pendragon – especially when you have to save the damn prat every other day from a magical monster or evil plot.

Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: First post | Second post

Fandom: BBC Merlin
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin
Tags: Modern AU - Non magical, Boss/Employee Relationship, Mistaken Identity, "Enemies to Lovers" (in a very loose sense)
Warnings: Ableist language

Summary: Arthur is Merlin's tech support at work.

Link: AO3 [MP3, M4A, M4B, streaming]

Title: Road of Ruins
Author: xancredible
Artist: whimsycatcher
Pairings/Characters: Merlin/Arthur ; Gwaine/Lancelot/Leon ; other minor pairings
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 72,377

Warnings: All of them. Violence, references to sexual abuse of children/minors/adults, suicidial thoughts (not acted on, not glorified), blood, gore (relatively mild, all things considered), racism, ableism, murder, slavery (incl. sexual slavery)

Disclaimer: Merlin and Arthur are characters of legend and thus free to play with. However, in this particular incarnation, and with this particular supporting cast, they're property of the BBC and Freemantle Media. The concept of Mad Max: Fury Road belongs to its respective writers, producers, directors, etc. I'm playing in these two sandboxes, shamelessly putting all the Merlin characters in the dystopian world of Fury Road. I'm not making any money with this story.

Author's notes: Phew. Another tiny monster for ACBB. I've been thinking about this story for at least a year, and writing it took more than half of one. Fusing characters from one franchise with the plot/setting of another is always a challenge, but given that this is my third (well, sort of fourth, if you count the fairy tale) time doing this, you'd think it'd be easier. It's not XD The cast of characters just sort of kept growing, and with them the plot had to adapt, change, and grow to accommodate all of them. I could've used fewer characters, but then where would the fun be, right? (Note how I'm able to laugh about it now that it's done and I've stopped crying and tearing my hair out...)

I have more stuff to say, including a large host of THANK YOUs in the notes on AO3, so I'll cut it short(ish) now.

Artist's notes: It was beyond fantastic to work alongside Momotastic this year! I couldn’t help but want to prematch after hearing that her concept was inspired by Mad Max: Fury Road! Coincidentally, I had just purchased the concept art book for the film, so I was already inspired by the aesthetics of the setting and characters. Combine that with my Merlin obsession, and I was revving to go! I loved getting to read drafts throughout Momo’s bountiful progress, and I enjoyed the opportunity to provide some input for how the plot developed! I loved that, despite the obvious references to the film, she wrote something very unique to suit this fandom’s beloved characters… Well, early on, there was already so much material for me to get ideas from, and it was super hard to settle on just a few scenes to draw! I initially had a list of 30+ scenes, and it took some help from Momo to really cut that down, ahh… I decided on a style more realistic than I’ve done for previous Big Bangs, so I knew that would take me more time, but I still wanted to do so much! I’m pretty happy I managed 8 illustrated scenes, along with some additional graphics (divider, poster, album) though stay tuned for a couple more scenes that I had sketched out but have to save for later! All my pieces were challenging in their own ways, but I had so much fun with the gritty textures, various palettes… and skin and scruff, galore! ;) I hope everyone enjoys looking at my art as they go through this epic fic!

And as always, many MANY thanks to the mods who keep our fandom alive by running this fest so wonderfully!

❤ Whimsy

Summary:

Emrys, he whose power is greater than any before him, shall return magic to its rightful place. At his side will fight a man born from pain, raised in blood, then cast away. With hair as bright as gold, and an arm like a forged weapon the likes of which haven’t been seen in centuries, the Mother will have a warrior to fight for her life’s blood. Together they shall bring peace and prosperity to Gaia once more.

Arthur has no doubt that he's the Warrior from the prophecy. With the help of Uther's prized wives, he ventures North to find Emrys, and to return magic to the land that his father killed.

Story link: AO3
Art link: AO3