Glomp Fest

Glomp_Fest 3.0 Masterlist

2014-01-31T08:10:00Z

Posted by: viennajones.livejournal.com

And that's a wrap! Below the cut you'll find 31 lovely pieces of fanfic and fanart created for this round of glomp_fest.

We are very happy that we got a chance to bring it back and we'd like to thank everyone who participated - our Glompees and Glompers, their betas and cheerleaders and everyone who read along. A massive thank you goes out to our pinch-hitters - vlaffles, gwylliondream, miss_bekahrose, winterstorrm and emjayelle - who were absolutely amazing and ensured that no-one was left without a gift this round.

A quick reminder: If you have received a gift, please remember to leave a comment for the person who created it, either on their post to the community or on AO3/LJ, to say thank you.

( Glomp_Fest Masterlist )

There will be no feedback post this round, but if you have any suggestions or concerns, you can always reach us through the support post or via PM. We had lots of fun hosting this fest and think it's safe to say that glomp_fest will return.

Thank you ♥
Your Mods
giselleslash & viennajones

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An Impeccable Taste

2014-01-31T07:57:00Z

Posted by: viennajones.livejournal.com

Title: An Impeccable Taste
Recipient: n3watth1s
Author: viennajones
Rating: NC17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, past Arthur/Mithian
Word Count: 3.1k
Warnings: None
Summary: Merlin is a teacher at Avalon Pre-School. That's where he meets Arthur, whose daughter is a Unicorn.
Author's Notes: Dear Glompee, hopefully this fic does justice to what you had in mind when you left your prompt. I did my best to include the things you asked for. I only had a couple of days to put the fic together because it’s a pinch-hit, otherwise it probably would’ve been longer. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it :) Thank you to my beta, the lovely giselleslash ♥
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Read on AO3

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Fic: All the Way Back (Where I Belong)

2014-01-30T21:22:00Z

Posted by: emjayelle.livejournal.com

Title: All the Way Back (Where I Belong)
Recipient: malvolia / kaylesx
Author: emjayelle
Rating: PG-13 / Teen+
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 4.3K
Warnings: --
Summary: When Arthur overworks himself, Merlin takes him back to his mother’s house for some much needed rest. It’s the warmest, most familiar and beloved place, the centre of all their childhood games and dreams. And with years of memories, of friendship and growing up together, it all builds to one bright summer day, where everything changes and settles into what it was meant to be all along.
Author's Notes: (at the link)
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: [ READ ON AO3 ]

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Nothing less than perfection

2014-01-30T15:42:00Z

Posted by: winterstorrm.livejournal.com

Title: Nothing less than perfection
Recipient: BarkinParker
Author: winterstorrm
Rating: R
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 3,400
Warnings: AU/Harry Potter!Crossover. Super hot Merlin!
Summary: When Arthur meets Merlin all is not as it seems.
Author's Notes: BarkinParker, you asked for AU/Harry Potter!Crossover and I had no idea how much I would struggle to write that—I hope you enjoy the end result! You suggested Prime Minister Arthur and Minister of Magic Merlin, but as this has been done so well by others I didn't think I could do that justice so I went in another direction.
Thanks to singlemomsummer for the beta…I've rewritten loads since then so all mistakes are mine.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavour.
Link to work: Nothing less than perfection

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Fic: Merlin is Dragoon is Emrys is Merlin

2014-01-30T01:44:00Z

Posted by: ms-bekahrose.livejournal.com

Title: Merlin is Dragoon is Emrys is Merlin -OR- Two Times Arthur Almost Discovered Emrys’ True Identity… And the One Time He Did.
Recipient: avidrosette
Author: miss_bekahrose
Rating: PG
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur (if you close your eyes).
Word Count: 3886
Warnings: None - Canon AU
Summary: There have been two times, where Arthur has almost discovered who Emrys is, and thankfully, he's been too oblivious to notice, or too easily redirected. And then, there is that one time, where the truth just happens to fall into his lap.
Author's Notes: The first attempt I made at working with this prompt was binned last Thursday. I think - courtesy of the several AUs I'm working on - that I had forgotten how to write canon. I know it's not 100% everything on your list, AvidRosette, but I have tried to keep it funny, engaging, dramatic and as close to your additional prompt of "Arthur has become king, but Merlin has not yet revealed his magic. Another sorcerer presents himself at Arthur's court and claims to be the renowned Emrys." Thank you so much for such a challenge, and despite the hiccups, I had a lot of fun writing this. Major thanks to agirlnamedtruth and wanderlust48 for the beta and the cheerleading.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: AO3

Just so the Mods are aware, it's 1:44am on the 30th of January where I am right now...

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Beating Swords into Plowshares

2014-01-29T18:31:00Z

Posted by: gwylliondream.livejournal.com

Title: Beating Swords into Plowshares
Recipient: piinx
Author: gwylliondream
Rating: R
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 30K
Warnings: Brief mention of blood from a minor character’s past injury. Implied homophobia. Underaged drinking.
Summary: Arthur Pendragon was trained to be a leader from birth, but when a freak snowstorm strands several Albion University students on campus with no way to get home, his mettle is tested. With Christmas only two days away, the students in his charge must work together to survive the elements and make the best of their holiday away from their families. Fortunately, he meets a charming snowplow driver who teaches him to lead with his heart instead of his head.
Author's Notes: Prepare to be glomped, piinx! When I was offered your prompt as a pinch hitter, I jumped at the chance to write this fic for you. I hope I incorporated many of your wonderful ideas into a fic that you enjoy. Happy glomp-fest!
The blizzard in this fic is based on the 2013 winter storm “Nemo" which dropped a record 40 inches of snow on Hamden, Connecticut. With hurricane-force winds, the blizzard left hundreds of thousands of people without power and forced all transportation to a standstill for a number of days. Hamden, Connecticut is home to Quinnipiac University, on which I based Albion University, and where my son attends school.
Thanks to my cheerleading, beta-ing, fangirling friends gilli_ann and lawgoddess who keep me in line.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor. All photos used to illustrate this fic are from Quinnipiac University’s Facebook album Quinnipiac finds Nemo individual credits for the photos can be found there.
Link to work: Beating Swords into Plowshares

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FIC: NOT A MATTER OF CHANCE, BUT OF CHOICE

2014-01-29T02:00:00Z

Posted by: skitz-phenom.livejournal.com

Title: Not a Matter of Chance, but of Choice
Recipient: weis07
Author: skitz_phenom
Rating: R
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: TBD (roughly 20k)
Warnings: None
Summary: Post-series - and AU from S4. Instead of tearing the veil between worlds and summoning the duracha Morgause’s death had an entirely different result. Unfortunately the destiny of Merlin and Arthur has begun to unravel because of it and they must find a way to fix what’s broken between them and get their future, and the future of Albion, back on track.
Author's Notes: This is being posted as a WIP, as I’m waiting to get Part 2 back from my poor beleaguered beta who – on top of dealing with me and my last-minute writing ass - is currently dealing with the joy of temperatures well below zero and the havoc that is playing in both our lives (yay for space heaters, boo for furnaces that decide to break down). The 2^nd half will be posted as soon as she gets it back to me (and I make any necessary updates). weis07 I’m so sorry not to have this posted in full yet – but I do hope it’s worth the wait. I tried to work as much of your prompt in as possible (though it’s a little lighter on Knights than I'd have liked) and really enjoyed working with the concepts of what it means for Merlin and Arthur to be ‘two sides of the same coin’.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1159132

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Fic: I Wonder If You Wonder About Me Too

2014-01-29T01:23:00Z

Posted by: mightypretty.livejournal.com

Title: I Wonder If You Wonder About Me Too
Recipient: kylezy
Author: mightypretty
Rating: NC17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 8,787
Warnings: None
Summary: Arthur, the Once and Future king, was always prophesied to return, but the reason why isn’t always clear. Sometimes destiny takes a while to reveal itself…in the meantime there’s always the internet, PlayStation and porn.
Author's Notes: So this snowballed to become longer than I could even imagine. I hope you enjoy it kylezy, I took your 'Arthur struggles with the modern world' prompt as the starting point and ran with it, trying to include as many of your likes as I could along the way. Consider yourself glomped! <3
A huge thank you must go to blue_eyed_1987 for the speedy beta job, and to viennajones for not only co-hosting this wonderful fest, but for being an incredible cheerleader, sounding board, beta and evilest enabler all rolled into one.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Hosted on AO3

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It's The House Telling You To Close Your Eyes

2014-01-27T20:46:00Z

Posted by: nomical.livejournal.com

Title: It's The House Telling You To Close Your Eyes
Recipient: ssbailey
Author: nomical
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Leon, Gwen/Lance
Word Count: 14k WIP (terrible, I know)
Warnings: canonical character death
Summary: When Arthur is small, Ygraine dies and Uther moves him and Morgana to London, away from their childhood home of Pendragon Manor. After Uther's death twenty years later, Arthur and Morgana are forced to return to a home they'd long forgotten to find an infuriatingly attractive Merlin running the estate, and a series of odd circumstances that can't be explained logically. Or can they?
Author's Notes: I'm so sorry that real life got in the way and that this is still a WIP. I loved your original prompt so much that I decided to make it as detailed as possible which came back to bite me in the ass. Don't worry though, I'm not going to abandon this fic and I hope to have it finished and completely posted by the end of the week. Each section that goes up has been beta'd and the chapters will be removed once everything is posted. I hope it's turning out somewhat how you envisioned it :)
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Ao3

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Fic: Don't Be Scared, It's Only Love

2014-01-27T17:02:00Z

Posted by: geekslave.livejournal.com

Title:Don't Be Scared, It's Only Love
Recipient:sciencescholar
Author:geekslave
Rating:PG
Pairings:Arthur/Merlin
Word Count:7,965
Warnings:None
Summary:So he gave his father his kidney, didn't mean Arthur had to like the guy...right?
Author's Notes:On A03
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work:http://archiveofourown.org/works/1156700

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Fic: These Yellow Sands

2014-01-26T02:58:00Z

Posted by: alby-mangroves.livejournal.com

Title: These Yellow Sands
Recipient: ememmyem
Author: alby_mangroves
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Bradley James/Colin Morgan, Ben Whishaw/Colin Morgan/Mark Bradshaw
Word Count: 12,300
Warnings: Story contains Mojo spoilers. Endgame pairing is Bradley/Colin, please see end notes for story spoilers including information about the pairings.

Summary: All the ribbing they’d endured over the years: the hearts drawn on water bottles, the fond amusement of their colleagues and friends- all of it’s led them to Colin marrying his work and Bradley wondering what he wants to be when he grows up, weighted on one side and listing like he’s missing a fin, thinking, can’t be the only one to feel like this, surely other people do too, don’t they?

Author's Notes: On AO3
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: These Yellow Sands on AO3

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glomp_fest @ 2014-01-25T12:37:00

2014-01-25T12:37:00Z

Posted by: somnolentlyu.livejournal.com

Title: there and back again
Recipient: tyvi09
Artist: somnolentlyu
Rating:pg
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Medium: digital
Warnings: none :)
Artist's Notes: AHH i hope you like your gift :) I tried to get everything in there that you wanted <3333

Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: on lj

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The Silver Branch

2014-01-25T03:01:00Z

Posted by: sassafrasx.livejournal.com

Title: The Silver Branch
Recipient: kathyh
Author: sassafrasx
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 11031
Warnings: None
Summary:
Death is not really what Arthur expected. For one, there's a lot more questing and magic and responsibility than he had been lead to believe. Not to mention that death seems to be a relative term.

Then again, apparently there are still many secrets about himself left to uncover.

Author's Notes: At link.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: On AO3

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Fic: Invidia (Morgana/Gwen; PG13)

2014-01-24T14:11:00Z

Posted by: agirlnamedtruth.livejournal.com

Title: Invidia
Recipient: saxis
Author: agirlnamedtruth
Rating: PG13
Pairings: Morgana/Gwen (side Merlin/Arthur)
Word Count: 6596
Warnings: Implied sexual content, relationship issues and insecurities.
Summary: We've got obsessions. I want to wipe out all the sad ideas that come to me when I am holding you.
Author's Notes: Summary from Obsessions by Marina & the Diamonds. Title is Latin for envy. Set after 1x08 "The Beginning of the End" but before 1x10 "The Moment of Truth".
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1126087

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FIC: NO ESCAPING YOUR LOVE

2014-01-24T00:17:00Z

Posted by: vlaffles.livejournal.com

Title: No escaping your love
Recipient: Ana (http://ilovetextingandscones.tumblr.com)
Author: vlaffles/aconite
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Mordred
Word Count: ~9,500
Warnings: In the tags at AO3.
Summary: Merlin calls the wrong number and Mordred learns that accidents don’t always happen accidentally.
Author's Notes: In the work on AO3.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: On AO3.

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FIC: No Cats Were Harmed

2014-01-23T21:56:00Z

Posted by: sheswatching.livejournal.com

Title: No Cats Were Harmed
Recipient: ronsoftie
Author: sheswatching/cheese
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Uther, vague mention to Arthur/Elena/Gwaine/Percival
Word Count: 4k
Warnings: none
Summary: Falling in love with Uther wasn't rapidfire, but more of a slow burn in the making for as long as Merlin could remember, now that he thought back to it.
Author's Notes: ronsoftie, this fic went through about 10 different starts and re-starts, but I was finally able to settle down with a Merlin voice I thought worked well for this fic and I tried to take your likes and pairings into account, so I give you: CEO Uther/PA Merlin, age difference, fluff, wrists, hand-holding, and falling in love. Thank you so much for your prompts and I hope you like this!
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: No Cats Were Harmed

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FIC: Raise Our Glasses One More Time

2014-01-22T18:18:00Z

Posted by: merlintimeshift.livejournal.com

Title: Raise Our Glasses One More Time
Recipient: hart_d
Author: merlintimeshift
Rating: pg-13
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 5600
Warnings: None
Summary: Merlin finds it strange that his earliest memories are now 'ancient' history, and how a simple song can bring those memories flooding back again like a tidal wave. Maybe taking time to reflect will help him come to terms with how soon his and Arthur's final curtain call may well be.
Author's Notes: This was a lot of fun to write so I hope everyone enjoys, especially my wonderful prompter! The prompt was very interesting and had a lot of ideas I could play with so I hope this is what you were looking for.
Thank you to all who helped here, but especially to Mickey who had to put up with my last minute panicking today!
I'd also just like to add this would be on my Loonyfish LiveJournal account but I forgot the password and deleted the email address a few weeks ago... oopsy!
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Read on Ao3

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Sliding Doors

2014-01-22T00:16:00Z

Posted by: candymacaron.livejournal.com

Title: Sliding Doors
Recipient: matchboximpala
Artist: candymacaron
Rating: PG13
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Medium: Digital Art
Warnings: N/A
Artist's Notes: All it takes is catching the train on time for Arthur Pendragon’s comfortable life to be stripped from him. Can Merlin Emry's, the strange man who keeps sliding in and out of Arthur's world, teach him to live and love again? A Merlin take on the film Sliding Doors.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: AO3

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FIC: SO BRIGHTLY DANGEROUS

2014-01-21T15:46:00Z

Posted by: nympha-alba.livejournal.com

Title: So Brightly Dangerous
Recipient: piglet76
Author: nympha_alba
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Bradley/Colin
Word Count: ~3k
Warnings: None.
Summary: Four times that Colin and Bradley nearly kissed and one that they really did (or two, but the first didn't count).
Author's Notes: At the link.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein don't belong to Shine, the BBC, or me; they belong only to themselves. I make no profit from this endeavour, and no disrespect or offence is intended.
Link to work: Read the story on AO3

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Happily Ever After

2014-01-20T20:31:00Z

Posted by: aharesbreath.livejournal.com

Title: Happily Ever After
Recipient: lady_nea
Author: aharesbreath
Rating: T (for mild language)
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 2800
Warnings: None
Summary: In which Arthur rescues his damsel in distress and gets his happily ever after.
Author's Notes: For lady_nea, thank you for the wonderful prompt, I hope this meets your expectations *GLOMP*.
Thank you to twistofapen for the very helpful beta.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: AO3

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For Starters

2014-01-20T09:43:00Z

Posted by: malu-3.livejournal.com

Title: For Starters
Recipient: call_me_nova
Author: malu_3
Rating: PG-13/T
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin (brief mentions of past Merlin/Gwaine; Arthur/others)
Word Count: 15273
Warnings: Age difference (8-year difference; please see AO3 tags and notes for additional information)
Summary: Pendragon's restaurant is like a second home to ten-year-old Merlin, and the older Arthur his idol. Returning to Camelot after many years away, Merlin follows his nose and stomach back to Pendragon's – and his heart to a new understanding of Arthur.
Author's Notes: At AO3 link below
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Read at AO3

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Fic: The Coming of Spring

2014-01-19T20:36:00Z

Posted by: xfortytwo.livejournal.com

Title: The Coming of Spring
Recipient: merlocked18
Author: xfortytwo/Ingberry
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: ~10k
Warnings: Pining (there's a fair bit of it, so I'm putting it as a warning in case that's not your thing!)
Summary: Kings, even new ones, were not supposed to long for their menservants. They shouldn't let their eyes linger on their wrists, the plump of their lips, or the shape of their thighs. Arthur knew this, but he still wanted. There was nothing about Merlin he didn't want.
Author's Notes: It's been a pleasure to glomp you, merlocked18, and I really hope you enjoy it. ;) I haven't written canon since that very first fic I wrote in fandom, so it's been a fun challenge!

Many, many thanks to emjayelle and alby_mangroves for the invaluable help and their beta skills! Thanks also to claudine for her input and giselleslash for her excellent cheerleading. Thank you to the mods for organising the fun for us :D

Note: This fic takes place some time after Gwen's banishment from Camelot.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Read on AO3

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For Every Hand is Lunatic

2014-01-19T14:40:00Z

Posted by: tu-es-mi-amour.livejournal.com

Title For Every Hand is Lunatic

Recipient jessa-anna

Author tu_es_mi_amour (lostlenore)

Rating PG

Pairings Merlin/Arthur

Word Count 22 notes & 23 words

Warnings none

Summary Arthur and the knights are frat brothers who turn to their magical roommate Merlin to deal with various supernatural crises.

Author's Notes For the request "Merlin as a "Modern Fae." Thank you to the mods for being wonderful and making this a fun fest to participate in!

Disclaimer The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.

Link to Work

( Read on AO3 )

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FIC: GOLDEN THREADS

2014-01-18T22:45:00Z

Posted by: mssdare.livejournal.com

Title: Golden Threads
Recipient: t
Author: mssdare
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 11K+
Warnings: dub-con of fuck-or-die variety, barebacking, references to rimming, side Arthur/Gwen, sharing (sort of), infidelity (sort of), canon character death (not Merlin or Arthur)
Summary: When Arthur drinks enchanted water Merlin does everything that is in his power to save his king, even if it breaks his heart.
Author's Notes: Dear Glompee (T.)! I do hope this story will be at least a little bit what you asked for! Thank you for providing the prompt—writing this meant a lot to me!
This story started as a picture in my mind, so (even though it feels weird to add fanart to my own fic) I’m posting a little NSFW! drawing to it—hope you like it, too!

Thank you, my beautiful, best beta and editor ever – Sonofsilly (sillygoose). Also many, many thanks to Emmy (ememmyem) for Britpicking, encouragement and coming up with the perfectly fitting title! <3

Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: Read on A03 (Warning: NSFW drawing in the fic)

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Fic: But Face Him Boldly

2014-01-18T12:31:00Z

Posted by: clawdine

Title: But Face Him Boldly
Recipient: sally_maria
Author: claudine
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 3,300 words
Warnings: camp follower Merlin, age difference (Merlin is 18)
Summary: When he arose at dawn, Merlin had already gone. Arthur was disappointed though he couldn’t exactly fathom out why. It was their morning ritual bickering—probably. Merlin usually made another attempt then: “to relax your royal highness” he’d say, “for improved concentration”. Arthur thought it a whole lot of bollocks.
Though, he did it with the persistence and determination of a knight, which was at odds with his status as bedwarmer, to say the least.
Author's Notes: I hope you like it, sally_maria! I used your prompt "Bedsharing". Thanks to the mods for this wonderful fest, my hardworking beta kylezy who also helped me with the title, alby_mangroves for extra help and ideas, ememmyem for the Britpick, and everyone who cheered me on.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Link to work: On AO3

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