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Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #10, Fandom Cliche
Title: Overlap
Author:
jad
Rating: PG-13
Length: 11,000 words
Brief summary:Merlin must think he's an idiot if he thinks Arthur doesn't know his secret. The trick will be getting Merlin to admit it. But Arthur has a plan, and as far as he's concerned, Destiny can kiss his royal arse. This is the Arthur-knows to end all Arthur-knows fics. This Arthur is perfect: smart and arrogant, and with a blind spot a mile wide as far as his feelings for Merlin are preferred. Merlin, too, is absolutely in-character, and the cameos from Kilgarrah are cryptic and satisfying. Overall, it's a great read.
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Link: LJ
Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #3, Angst
Title: Springes to Catch Woodcocks
Author:
myashke
Rating: NC-17
Length: 74,901 words, so far (yes, it's a WIP, but it's being updated fairly regularly)
Brief summary:When Arthur pushes Merlin away to protect him, what lengths will Merlin go to to remain in his life?. I'm not even sure where to start with this fic! It's deliciously sensual h/c on an epic scale, with angst, and pining, and surprisingly refreshing bursts of humor.
myashke's Merlin is poignantly young, in the same way that he so often is in the show, and her Arthur is chivalrous and bullishly stubborn at the same time, capable of moving between tenderness and cruelty in a single scene. Add in some great cameos from Gwaine, Lancelot, and even Hunith, and you've got a tremendously engaging read. This is a great story for a rainy day -- in fact, I've re-read it several times now.
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Link: AO3