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Title: A Samhain Visit

Prompt: TKC 4 - Hallow's Eve / Samhain

Rating: Gen

Warning(s): None

Summary: Arthur took one last look at himself in the mirror critically. It hadn’t been easy, but he had finally acquired all the clothing he needed to blend in with the people of the lower town. He had had to pay a few servants to fetch clothing, and the shirt he’d nabbed from Merlin on their last hunting trip.
All that remained was his mask.

It was useful that the Samhain festival involved the wearing of masks, it allowed one to conceal their identity. Traditionally it was supposed to be from evil spirits, but for Arthur it allowed him some true anonymity.

( FIC: A Samhain Visit )

Title: Any Inn in a Storm
Prompt: The Kings Chambers Prompt #2 - Inn
Rating: Teen and Up
Warning(s): Mentions of sex work
Summary: "Hi," he said politely. "I’d like to get two rooms please."

She scoffed at him. "You’ll be lucky. With this weather we’re booked out!"

"Booked out? Are you sure? My master and I have travelled a great distance. We would appreciate having a place to uh, lay our heads for the night. One room will do, if you don’t have two."

She shook her head. "We’re all booked out."

"There’s nowhere at all? My master will pay well, I promise."

"You speak from experience, huh?" she asked with a sly grin. Merlin felt himself flush at her strange behaviour, wondering what on earth she meant. "Well, there might be something… And lest I be the one who disturbs your trade. I know men such as yourself rely on being able to be discrete. I have one last room. It's very small, only the one bed. Mind, I suppose that won’t matter much to the pair of you. You’re not here to admire the interior."

( FIC: Any Inn in a Storm )

Title: (not sure right now, so let's just call it The Gift that will keep on giving)
Prompt: The Kings Chambers Prompt #1 - Gift
Warning(s): None / Explicit
Summary: "Uh, Arthur…" he called. "You might want to come and see this."

"See what?" Arthur asked, appearing from behind the screen as he fastened his gambeson.

Merlin turned around, displaying the crotch-piece.

"Oh, wow. That’s…"

"...Impressive?"

( Read fic here )

Title: here is the deepest secret nobody knows
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 581
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Merlin wanted Arthur to know all of him, and all that he had been through. But Arthur couldn’t, how could he? He hadn’t lived Merlin’s life. He hadn’t waited. And Merlin didn’t know how to express it in words himself.
Notes: On AO3 here.
Written for Prompt #352 - i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) for Camelot Drabble. Sorry, this drabble is a bit lazy, but I felt the poem itself screamed post-canon Merlin with a newly returned Arthur. The poem Merlin recites is [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in] by e. e. cummings.

( here is the deepest secret nobody knows )

Title: Between a Knot and a Hard Place
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Gaius, Uther Pendragon
Word Count: 4,206
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Arthur slowly blinked his eyes open. His head ached and as he pushed himself up, he struggled to focus on his surroundings. He had some vague memories of being accosted. There had been a small scuffle between himself and a bandit, and the other men… He frowned. The other men had been sorcerers and Merlin—the idiot—had drawn their attention to him. The last thing Arthur could remember is diving to knock Merlin away from getting hit by one of their spells. After that it was all a blank.

Or, beware, when you get accosted by bandits and sorcerers. You might get more than you bargained for.
Notes: On AO3 here.
Written for Plumantis and The King's Chambers Fest 2019 - Day 1

( Between a Knot and a Hard Place )

*04/06/19 Now with art by VentiMocha!

Title: The Cat's Meow
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 1,576
Rating: Explicit
Summary: “But Arthur—Look at her…”

“Merlin,” said Arthur, sternly. “It's not staying here.”

“But it's so cold outside! And the stablemaster was going to drown her! And just look at her cute little face!”

“I hate cats,” Arthur countered. Anything to get a rise out of Merlin and that damn demon of destruction out of his chambers.

Merlin gasped. “You're a monster! Who could possibly hate a face like this?” Merlin held the cat up next to him. Both peered at Arthur pitifully.

On AO3 here.
Notes: For VerdantMoth and Tumblr prompt 11: "You're a monster."

( The Cat's Meow )

Merlin and Arthur Pendragon kissing in front of the London Eye. Fireworks are going off in the background in Pride colours

Art Note: Art for ArtyPendragon's Merthur Kiss Fest 2018.

Merlin and the newly returned Arthur share a New Years kiss.

On Tumblr | On Pillowfort | On AO3

Title: Catch Me If You Can!
Rating: Teen
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 966
Summary: Dashing past servants and gardeners who shook their heads fondly at the typically unconventional antics of the prince and his manservant, Merlin found himself dodging through vegetable patches and flowerbeds until he was convinced he’d lost Arthur. He crouched behind a big bush of Betony that hid him from view. Panting from his exertions, Merlin debated glancing around the purple flowers to make sure that he had really shaken Arthur off his tail.

All of a sudden he was hauled up and off of his feet and Arthur crowded him into a secluded, shady nook in the wall.

“Got you,” he purred.
Author’s Notes: Written for merthurdaily‘s 10 Years of Merlin & Arthur celebration - Day 5: Before & After/AU/Change the Scene. On AO3 here.

( Catch Me If You Can! )

Title: Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Court Sorcerer in a Tub
Rating: Mature
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 1525
Summary: “Merlin, you and I both know that water in the tub is stone cold. Surely you weren’t planning on presenting the King of Camelot with an ice bath? Heat it up.”

Merlin looked over at the door in confusion and reached down to picked up the buckets and started to make towards the door. Damn Arthur, now he had to go and haul another several dozen buckets of water up all those stairs, ensuring they actually were hot to begin with.

“Oh, stop running away and looking confused, Merlin. We both know you don’t need buckets.”

Merlin froze mid-step.

“Heat it up. I won’t ask again,” Arthur commanded.
Author’s Notes: Written for @merthurdaily‘s 10 Years of Merlin & Arthur celebration - Day 4: Scenery/Locations Also on AO3 here.

( Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Court Sorcerer in a Tub )

Title: Magic, Heart, and Soul
Rating: Mature
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: Written for @merthurdaily on Tumblr 10 Years of Merlin & Arthur celebration - Day 3: Colour(s).

( Magic, Heart, and Soul )

Author:

fifty_fifty
Title: Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown
Rating: Gen
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Summary: The wine is flowing all around him, as is the conversation. And yet, he is like an island in the midst of it all. Dry, untouched, devoid of company. For even when they talk to him, it is at him and not with him. He is in a room, surrounded by so many people, a prince who is almost a king, and yet, still he is completely alone.
Warnings: Angst?
Word Count: 500
Author's Notes: Written for merthurdaily's 10 Years of Merthur celebration - Day 1: Joy and Sorrow.

( Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown )

Title: With Love, Snow and Mistletoe
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Word Count/Art Medium: 600w + divider art
Rating: Teen
Notes: Huge thank you to Plu for the speedy beta read, I am so grateful. Also a sequel to Love, Patience, Valour and Aster.
Summary: Five times Merlin and Arthur didn't kiss (and the first time that they did)

( With Love, Snow and Mistletoe )

Author:

fifty_fifty
Title: Practical Magic
Rating: Explicit
Pairing/s: Merlin/Merlin
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Summary: They search for hours, through book after book, before finally they reopen the discarded one. They both stare at the rather explicit diagram with dismay.

“I guess we’ve got no choice. We’ll have to do it,” says other Merlin.

“Well, it’s not like you haven’t got anything I’ve not seen,” jokes Merlin to ease the mood. “It will be like...” he licks his lips managing to force the word from his lips, “...masturbating. But…”

“With one of us having their cock up the other’s arse.”
Warnings: Self-cest
Word Count: 1000
Author's Notes: This fic was written for Pornalot 2018 - Challenge 4: Super(natural). I plan on writing a longer, more fleshed out version of this at some point. Until then, I'm just gonna post it here.

( Practical Magic )

Title: Cursing, Camelot and Winning the Game
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 1,046
Rating: Explicit
Summary: “Arthur?” Merlin called out.

He was answered by a stream of cursing in Anglo-Saxon, interspersed with one or two choice English words. Merlin grinned. He’d always known that Arthur had known all those curse words back in Camelot, even though he had denied it. ‘It is beneath my dignity to know any curse words at all, Merlin’.
Notes: Written for Prompt #314: Music Prompt (The Tower) for Camelot Drabble. Composed by Plutonia, the music can be heard here: music prompt On AO3 here.

( Cursing, Camelot and Winning the Game )

Title: Brotherly Comfort
Pairing(s): Keegan Sherman/Webb Sherman (Bounty Hunters)
Character(s): Keegan Sherman, Webb Sherman
Word Count: 4,202
Rating: Explicit
Warning(s): Incest/Twincest
Summary: Webb would say that the car accident had brought them closer together. But the truth was they were already as intimately acquainted as two people could be.
Notes: Written for Hurt/Comfort Bingo - Round 8. Thank you to Pelydryn for the quick beta. Any remaining errors are my own. Written for the h/c bingo small fandoms challenge: my prompts were vehicle crash and hugs. On AO3 here.

( Brotherly Comforts )

Title: The Pint-Sized Manservant
Pairing(s): None
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Gaius
Word Count: 400
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: Merlin takes a spell for Arthur. It has larger - or rather, smaller - consequences than intended.
Notes: For LFB72. Written for Prompt #313: Art Prompt (In The Palm of My Hand)for Camelot Drabble. On AO3 here.

( The Pint-Sized Manservant )

Title: In the Crystal Cave
Rating: Gen
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Balinor/Hunith (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Balinor, Hunith
Summary: Merlin takes a look around the crystal cave
Word Count: 100

( In the Crystal Cave )

Title: The Coming Storm
Rating: Gen
Pairing(s): None
Character(s): Merlin
Summary: Merlin thinks about Excalibur and what is yet to come.
Word Count: 100

( The Coming Storm )

Title: Lilac Kisses
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 696
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: A set of warm, familiar hands covered his eyes, startling him from his thoughts as Arthur nuzzled his face into the crook of his neck, pressing his dry, warm lips there. He slid his hands from Merlin’s eyes and Merlin found a bunch of flowers being pressed into his hand, as Arthur spooned him from behind.

“For you. I know you like lilacs,” he murmured into Merlin’s neck.
Notes: For Schweet. Hope this brightened your day! :) On AO3 here.

( Lilac Kisses )

Title: Love, Patience, Valour and Aster
Pairing(s): Hints of Merlin/Arthur here and there
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Gaius, Gwaine, Leon, Percival
Word Count: 5913
Rating: G
Summary: It’s the night after Camelot’s Yule celebration and no one even acknowledges that it’s the anniversary of Merlin’s birth. Not Gaius, not Arthur nor the knights. Of course, Arthur seems to have decided that it’s best to start the year as he means to go on, by being an enormous prat. But is he really?
Notes: Loosely based (as in no one appears to remember that it's Merlin's birthday. But it's not implied that this is what always happens) on this prompt: Merlin/Arthur - Merlin's birthday is on January 1st and everyone always sort of forgets/doesn't give it much importance in the middle of the New Year celebrations. Everyone but Arthur.

Big thank you to Dream Maiden for the last minute beta and for the mods for bearing with me and my writers block! I came through in the end. :)

I also wanted to note that, Asters are also flowers which, amongst other things, are known as a talisman of love and a symbol of patience.

( Love, Patience, Valour and Aster )

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Entries tagged with au: canon

FIC: A Samhain Visit

FIC: Any Inn in a Storm

FIC: Untitled / The Gift that will keep on giving

FIC: here is the deepest secret nobody knows

FIC: Between a Knot and a Hard Place

FIC: The Cat's Meow*

ART: Auld Lang Syne

10 Years of Merlin & Arthur - Day 5: Before & After/AU/Change the Scene

10 Years of Merlin & Arthur - Day 4: Scenery/Locations

10 Years of Merlin & Arthur - Day 3: Colours

10 Years of Merlin & Arthur - Day 1: Joy and Sorrow

FIC: With Love, Snow and Mistletoe

FIC: Practical Magic

FIC: Cursing, Camelot and Winning the Game

FIC: Brotherly Comfort

FIC: The Pint-Sized Manservant

FIC: In the Crystal Cave

FIC: The Coming Storm

FIC: Lilac Kisses

FIC: Love, Patience, Valour and Aster