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Title: Lights Down Low, In the Moment We're Lost and Found
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), background Gwen/Lancelot, background Leon/Morgana
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Morgana, Gwen, Percival, Gwaine, Elyan
Summary: What happens at the office Christmas party, stays at the office Christmas party. Or rather, it doesn’t.
Word Count: 14,719
Notes: Written for Winter Knights 2018 on LJ.

( Lights Down Low, In the Moment We're Lost and Found )

Author: fifty_fifty
Title: Unconventional
Rating: Explicit
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Summary: It had all started with the last convention Merlin had gone to. Arthur had been sitting in the audience giving him knowing looks, undressing him with his eyes. Driving him mad. He’d meant it as a joke. He hadn’t been serious. But Arthur had. And yes, Merlin had had fantasies like this. But he’d never thought that it would actually happen. Fantasies weren’t meant to happen. That’s what made them fantasies. So how he had ended up like this?
Warnings: Semi-Public/Public sex, Exhibitionism
Word Count: 936
Author's Notes: This fic was written for Pornalot 2018 - Challenge 2: Fantasy.

( Unconventional )

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: 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: Rainbow Laces
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Leon, Morgana, Kay, Elyan, Lancelot, Mithian, Mordred
Word Count: 2,523
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: Arthur Pendragon, Albion United’s captain and star striker, wears rainbow laces for Merlin and then surprises him completely.
Notes: Inspired by Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign being promoted this weekend. 

I've always wanted to write a football AU for the Merlin fandom and the Rainbow Laces campaign happening this weekend proved to be the perfect inspiration. I know this is no There Are No Gays In Football or Champagne From a Paper Cup (is never quite the same) but this is my tribute to them and if you haven't read either, I highly encourage you to do so!

On AO3 here.

( Rainbow Laces )

Title: Keeping Secrets
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur, Gwaine
Word Count: 150
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: Merlin and Arthur are keeping their relationship underwraps at Arthur’s request, when Gwaine walks in on a moment that’s not easily explained away.
Notes: This was such a tough challenge, I ended up with a few drabbles. Written for Prompt #279 - 150 words exactly for Camelot Drabble. On AO3 here.

( Keeping Secrets )