Week Three Round Up
Fic: The Girl Left Behind (the I’ll Hold You Close [And Never Let You Go] remix) for oncefutureemrys
(Balinor/Hunith - Teen and Up - 2.4k)
Summary: It is not the first time Hunith has had to send a loved one away. Death, choice, banishment; parent, husband, son. She has seen it all, tasted all the bitterness life had to offer. Or so she thought.
It is never easy, coming to terms with death. But, for Merlin, there is nothing she would not do.
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Or: that fic where Merlin finally tells his mother about Balinor.
Fic: Code Béchamel (The Pesky Little Brother Remix) for xfortytwo / ingberry
(Merlin/Arthur - Teen and Up - 9.6k)
Summary: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a pesky little brother in possession of a mobile phone, must be in want of a smack in the face.
Fic: How my heart is singing - I see Rio de Janeiro (This Is Not What I Came For (It's Better) Remix) for geekslave
(Merlin/Arthur - Gen - 2.3k)
Summary: Arthur thought it was all settled with his grand gesture in proposing to Merlin in the end of their run at 2016's Olympic Games. Merlin has other ideas.
Fic: A Love So Wonderful (The Someone Who Loves You Remix) for moonflower999
(Merlin/Mordred/Arthur - Teen and Up - 4.3k)
Summary: Mordred sends Arthur and Merlin gifts, knowing no matter how hard he hopes, they will never love him back.
Featuring Leon the Long-Suffering, Protective Knights, and a very blind Mordred.
Art: you've got two left feet (when you dance together remix) for slantedknitting
(Merlin/Arthur - Gen - ART)
Summary: They move in synchrony, feet hitting the ground on the same beats, Merlin's grip on his hands tight, but Arthur wouldn't dare to let go even if he could. His gaze is as reluctant to leave Merlin's face, his wide smile, the glint in his eyes as they move as one across the clearing. The winter night felt cold when Merlin had dragged him into the dance, but right now Arthur feels like he could burn through until dawn.
Fic: Cats and Prats and Books and Hearts (the Singularly Aware Remix) for ext_2544882
(Merlin/Arthur - Teen and Up - 9.2k)
Summary: To an outsider Arthur's life might seem perfect. He had the best cat, a wonderful PA, a posh flat and a well-paid job (which only partly made up for the fact that it's his father's company and Arthur had to work twenty times harder than everyone else). If only he didn't always seem to end up with the wrong bloke. Every single time.
Maybe the right bloke was the one working in the little bookshop on the corner, on Arthur's way to work? But Arthur was never going to find out unless he went inside (instead of walking past and staring in the window like a creeper every day). Perhaps Valentine's Day would be different?
Fic: the world is just a teller (the time crawls on remix) for degrees / aoigensou
(Merlin/Arthur - Teen and Up - 3.1k)
Summary: Arthur's a retired pro figure skater who is now teaching kids. Merlin's a youtuber who accidentally signed up for his class. They both most definitely did not expect their day to go like this.