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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?"





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Author: fifty_fifty
Title: Of Kilts, Rainbows and Happy Endings
Rating: Mature
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Summary: It’s Arthur’s first ever Pride and Merlin is wearing a kilt.
Warnings: None
Word Count: 1707
Author's Notes: Written for the Camelot Drabble Prompt #368 - Pride

I took the prompt pretty literally. But hey, it was Pride month when this prompt was set, and I felt in the mod to post this on AO3 around the time of my local Pride, so I gave it an edit and posted it.

This basically a bit of a continuation of A Moment of Pride, but you don’t need to read it to understand this fic.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to Venti for her adorable art of Merlin and Arthur at Pride ♥
( Of Kilts, Rainbows and Happy Endings )

Title: I Don’t Want A Lot For Christmas (There Is Just One Thing I Need)
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, background Gwaine/Percival, background Leon/Morgana
Characters: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Gwaine, Percival, Morgana, Leon
Word Count: 7,970
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Merlin laments being single and his mother being away for Christmas this year, when he stumbles on an unexpected gift: Arthur Pendragon in bed, naked.
Notes: Dedicating this fic to the Merlin Hols Mods. You do a fantastic job for the fandom, and the holiday season just wouldn't be the same without you. Thank you for all your tireless efforts to keep this fest running, year after year. We appreciate and love you! <3 On AO3 here.

( I Don’t Want A Lot For Christmas (There Is Just One Thing I Need) )

Title: Stepping Up
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur/Gwen (Merlin), Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Uther Pendragon, Hunith (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Leon (Merlin), Elyan (Merlin), Will (Merlin)
Word Count: 48,272
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Arthur is a closeted Olympic snowboarder who has only just started to come out to his close friends and family. To the rest of the world, he’s Arthur Pendragon, Team GB’s Golden Boy and best hope of getting a gold medal in the Olympics after coming home with the silver in Sochi (and fuck wasn’t that an experience, worrying about being outed in homophobic-central Russia. To be honest, Arthur feels guilty he even attended those games).

The pressure on Arthur is immense, but as long as he can keep his head down and get on with things, he’ll be fine. Cue Merlin Emrys, a newcomer to Team GB and up-and-coming figure skater who is determined to make his mark on the scene. And he’s fucking hot.
Notes: A huge, huge thank you to Schweet_Heart my beta reader (and a fantastic writer!), who has been so, so wonderful and helpful with this fic. I wouldn't be anywhere near as good as it is with her! And thank you to Kitty for hosting the Merlin Olympics again. Merlin Olympics was my first Merln fest, so it will always have a special space in my heart. This started out as an idea that I thought would run up to 10K, almost ended up at 37K and now is almost 49K. I also want to thank everyone who listened to me talk about this fic endless in the Merlin Chat.

With regards to warnings for the fic, please do be aware that there are some parts where homophobia and homophobic slurs are mentioned, as well as flashbacks to events where they are used.

I also wanted to add that this fic was inspired by Gus Kenworthy, an American freestyle skier and an interview he did with the BBC here.

On AO3 here.

( Stepping Up )