Perpetually tired

Rating: Explicit
Length: 00:20:09
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, background Gwaine/Lacncelot
Tags: modern AU (no magic), strangers to fuckbuddies to lovers, pining
Summary: In which Merlin and Arthur hook up, and then Arthur realises that he and Merlin have been dating. Unfortunately, Merlin doesn't agree.

Podfic of CreamMoon's story.

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

Recorded for the Bottom Arthur fest 2019.

Used for for podfic_bingo squares "Lower Vocal Range" and "Try an accent". This completes the Diamond Shape challenge.

Link: On AO3 | tumblr

Rating: Explicit
Length: 00:59:02
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Tags: modern AU (non-magical), getting together, first time, storms, emotional hurt/comfort, Arthur without will

Summary: A nasty storm rolls in and Merlin takes Arthur, his company's sweet, simple custodian, home with him. They end up finding much more than shelter.

Podfic of youfeelallthat's story.

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

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: Explicit
Word Count: 37,577
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Tags: Christmas; AU - Modern; AU - Magic; Minor/Canonical Character Death; Grief/Mourning; Disabled Minor Character; Romance; Fluff; Mild Angst; Hurt/Comfort; Humor; Romantic Comedy; True Love; Kissing; Sex (Blowjobs, Anal [Bottom!Arthur])
Author's Note: Wow, here it is, this year’s Christmas Rom-Com. It got way longer than itended (big surprise) but at least I get to post it a couple of days before Christmas this time around. This fic is inspired by all the Christmas movies where the lead character is terrible at love and then finds The One. Also by any Christmas movie with any kind of “ghosts”, etc. (There’s at least one on Netflix which is the original inspiration for this fic, but the story has only very little in common with that movie anymore and thus doesn’t count as a fusion :p). Basically, this is every Christmas Rom-Com you can think of in one big movie, minus the Royalty AU trope. :’) (There’s always next year for that…)

For more notes, check out the fic on AO3.

Summary:

Upon his father’s death, Arthur learns of the existence of a small country hotel in the middle of the Brecon Beacons. Intent on finding out what the connection between Hunith Emmerson and his father is, Arthur travels to Wales days before Christmas. At the Dragon Lodge hotel, Arthur not only finds the answer to his question, he also meets Hunith’s son, Merlin. This meeting, however, raises a couple more questions because Merlin, as it turns out, is a beautiful enigma wrapped in mystery that Arthur intends to unravel in any way possible.

Link to fic: AO3 || Rebloggable on tumblr.

Rating: Mature
Word Count: 6,826
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Tags: Canon AU, Magical Tattoos, Mutual Pining, Magic Reveal, Blow Jobs
Author's Note: For Sennkestra, who won fic from me in the coinelotauction. With Fanart by lao-paperman.
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 piece | Second piece

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

Rating: Gen
Word Count: 4,327
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Spoilers/Warnings: Attempted non-consensual parent/child incest
Author's Note: This is a re-telling of the French fairy tale Peau d'Âne by Charles Perrault. In the original, a King, after he lost his wife to death, seeks to marry his own daughter. Naturally I had to turn it into a Merlin AU.
Summary:

It was not long after the prince’s eighteenth birthday that the king found that his sorrow had lifted, and that, for the first time, he felt light and happy – almost joyful. Since the day his wife had passed, the king, for the first time, thought that he might want to marry again.

Link to fic: AO3

polomonkey did it, and apparently merlin_writers inspired it last year, so here we are. Given that I've published a few things this year, I thought this might be fun! I might do an altered version for the podfics I put out last year :D

( My stats aren't nearly as impressive as other people's, but here you go. )