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 )

Author: fifty_fifty
Title: The Horizontal Tango
Rating: Explicit
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Summary: It’s Freshers week and Merlin and Arthur decide to do the horizontal tango in the hottest club in town.
Warnings: Anonymous Sex, Hand Jobs, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Public Sex, Light Dom/sub, First Time, Loss of Virginity, Unsafe Sex/Barebacking, Drinking
Word Count: 1806
Author's Notes: Written for Kinkalot 2019 Week 1 Bonus Challenge: Dirty Dancing.

( The Horizontal Tango )

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 )

Title: The Prat in the Library
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 1042
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: “You know, it’s rude to be listening to music when you’re waiting to borrow books,” said the man, accusingly.

Merlin returned his glare with a frown. “Calm down, friend. I was just getting into the mood.”

The man behind the desk snorted and looked Merlin up and down, taking in his black faded band t-shirt, dark washed jeans and scruffy boots. “As if someone like me, would ever be friends with someone like you,” he sneered. He looked down at Merlin’s ID card to read his name. “Merlin.”
Notes: Written for Prompt #295 - Renewal for Camelot Drabble. On AO3 here.

( The Prat in the Library )