Merlin/Arthur recs: "Something Known" and "Deluge"

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Here is my table.

Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #39, Break-Up
Title: Something Known
Author: hermette
Rating: PG-13
Length: Medium (9,200)
Brief summary:Three years after their break-up, Merlin and Arthur unexpectedly meet again in a London pub. I'm a sucker for non-linear stories, and this one does a great job exploring the rise and fall of their relationship through a series of poignant flashbacks. The dialogue is especially fantastic, leaving just enough unsaid.

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Link:LJ

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Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #07, Love
Title: Deluge
Author: Suaine
Rating: R
Length: Long (50,638)
Brief summary:After Merlin defeats Nimueh, the rain begins to fall in Albion. It doesn't stop. The characterization in this is just fantastic. Suaine's Arthur is so believably devoted to Merlin that the force of his love takes on an almost tangible presence in this story. It's absolutely one of the best Merlin/Arthur fics out there.

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Link:Box of Magic

Merlin/Arthur recs: "What You Carry With You" and "If Wishes Were Horses"

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Sorry for posting two in a row -- I've fallen behind on cross-posting these things.

Here is my table.

Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #34, Guilt
Title: What You Carry With You
Author: ras_fic
Rating: PG
Length: Medium
Brief summary:Truth and knowledge are just as heavy as any yoke around the neck. For all Arthur's posturing, he is not Atlas, and he can't shoulder the weight of the world. This is a classic that I'd almost forgotten about until I went looking for stories that matched the melancholy of my mood this evening. Arthur's angst in this is perfectly handled, not the least bit overwrought, and his love for Merlin is only matched by Merlin's love for him.

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Link: Livejournal

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Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #29, Intoxication
Title: If Wishes Were Horses
Author: takadainmate
Rating: PG
Length: Medium (6,700)
Brief summary:Merlin had a bad day and it's all Arthur's fault. Drunk!Arthur is hilarious in this.

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Link: livejournal