Bi-Weekly Recap! (Dec. 7th - Dec. 17th)
Welcome to the end of week two of posting! So far TWENTY-FIVE gifts have been delivered. To celebrate, we've decided to pause in the posting for the weekend and give everyone a chance to catch up on reading all the wonderful fics and viewing the wonderful art from the last two weeks.
December 7th
(Art) Knight - Morgana/Gwen - for camelotsolstice
No Summary
(Fic) gang aft agley - Morgana, Gwen, Merlin, Arthur; slightly OT4 - for netgirl_y2k
Arthur and Merlin are Not Talking; Morgana stages an intervention with help from Gwen.
(Fic) The Past, the Future and the Now - Merlin/Arthur - for elfflame
Merlin thought he knew what to expect from his life until he met a fortune-teller and then a dragon.
December 8th
(Fic) The Falling out of Love Potion. - Merlin/Arthur - for morcalivan
Gaius has a potion. It shouldn’t be drunk, no really, except that Merlin has just found out he’s in a sad pickle.
(Fic) Through the Dark - Merlin/Morgana (pre-ship), Gwen - for slightlytookish
A bit of a 2.03 rewrite - after Morgana returns from the druids, Merlin decides to reveal his secret.
December 9th
(Fic) Through the Fog to You - Arthur/Merlin - for nahara
The pieces of gold / They light up your eyes / Now we're alone / Now we're alive
(Fic) Stay - Arthur/Gwen - for eviinsanemonkey
“Can’t you be a little flawed for me? I’d like that.”
December 10th
(Fic) Days of old and days to be - Arthur/Merlin, background Gwen/Lancelot, Morgana, Mordred - for anowlinsunshine
Regency AU in which Arthur is the darling of the ton, Merlin is still a terrible valet, Mordred is a radical rabble-rouser, and Gwen's in love with a Light Dragoon.
(Art) Another Moment of Truth - Arthur/Morgana - for gnimaerd
Morgana and Arthur, the night before the fight in Ealdor.
(Fic) A Bird In A Gilded Cage - Uther/Morgana - for shantirosa
"She's only a bird in a gilded cage, a beautiful sight to see. You may think she's happy and free from care, she's not, though she seems to be. 'Tis sad when you think of her wasted life, for youth cannot mate with age; and her beauty was sold for an old man's gold, she's a bird in a gilded cage."
December 11th
(Fic) Bring Hell and High Water - Merlin/Arthur - for luisadeza
Merlin tilts the odds of battle to their advantage. He doesn't exactly get thanks for it but still finds no reason for complaint.
(Fic) you have a one-track mind like me - Merlin/Arthur - for oconel and nefernat
For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. Or, four discoveries that shattered Merlin’s world and one that didn’t, not really, when he thought about it.
December 12th
(Fic) Ceremony to the UFO’s - Arthur/Merlin - for kelene
It was just his luck that he got stuck with the one person on the bus who had voluntarily signed up for the trip and not just for the extra credit like the rest of them.
(Fic) The Head that Wears the Crown - Arthur/Merlin - for sillyshy
Now that Arthur is king, he has all new worries to deal with. Merlin does his best to help.
(Fic) Stone's Throw Away from Hurtin' - Gen - for glinda_penguin
" By the time anyone had bothered to notice, there had already been 20 separate, and apparently unrelated deaths"
December 13th
(Fic) Shiloh - Merlin/Arthur, Gwen, implied future Gwen/Lancelot - for glass_icarus
“Oh! May it be that…” When all else fails, it’s a matter of faith.
(Fic) Cause There's No Choice In The End - Arthur/Merlin - for spacefragments
Shortly after the death of his father Arthur has to fight his first battle as King of Camelot. (Future!AU)
December 14th
(Fic) Into Temptation - Arthur/Merlin - for lizardspots
On a hunting trip, Arthur discovers more things about Merlin and himself than he is ready to admit.
(Fic) The cold war - Merlin/Arthur - for lefcadio
In the middle of the summer, the worst snowstorm ever falls over Camelot and, considering climate change being a rather modern concept, people in town, and in court, just freak out.
December 15th
(Fic) something more than this desperation - Arthur/Merlin - for itachitachi
Arthur's adventures through (a) internet dating and (b) love.
(Fic) Three Times Merlin Kept His Secret (And One Time He Didn’t) - Merlin/Morgana - for kepp0xy
He knows if Gaius finds out - if anyone finds out - he’s done for, but it’s all worth it to see her smile reach her eyes.And if it makes her happy, what harm could it bring?
December 16th
(Fic) A Tale Of Two Brothers (But Not Really) And A Once And Future King (In Denial, But Shhh) - Merlin, Lancelot, Arthur, Will, mentions of others; Lancelot/Arthur, mentioned Merlin/Will - for and_i
One could take only so much sharing of the bathroom with his brother, after all. Modern day reincarnation fic.
(Fic) Suits You Sire - Arthur/Merlin/Morgana/Gwen OT4 - for such_heights
In which hats are fashionable, Arthur is stressed out, and Merlin has magic hands.
December 17th
(Fic) Jewelled Bravery - Mordred/Morgana - for miakun
Morgana leaves to join the druid camps once more.
(Fic) Nor could she ever foresee without fear - Gwen/Morgana, Arthur/Merlin preslash if you like - for sophinisba
Camelot is astir with the quest for the witch, the traitor. Morgana.
December 7th
(Art) Knight - Morgana/Gwen - for camelotsolstice
No Summary
(Fic) gang aft agley - Morgana, Gwen, Merlin, Arthur; slightly OT4 - for netgirl_y2k
Arthur and Merlin are Not Talking; Morgana stages an intervention with help from Gwen.
(Fic) The Past, the Future and the Now - Merlin/Arthur - for elfflame
Merlin thought he knew what to expect from his life until he met a fortune-teller and then a dragon.
December 8th
(Fic) The Falling out of Love Potion. - Merlin/Arthur - for morcalivan
Gaius has a potion. It shouldn’t be drunk, no really, except that Merlin has just found out he’s in a sad pickle.
(Fic) Through the Dark - Merlin/Morgana (pre-ship), Gwen - for slightlytookish
A bit of a 2.03 rewrite - after Morgana returns from the druids, Merlin decides to reveal his secret.
December 9th
(Fic) Through the Fog to You - Arthur/Merlin - for nahara
The pieces of gold / They light up your eyes / Now we're alone / Now we're alive
(Fic) Stay - Arthur/Gwen - for eviinsanemonkey
“Can’t you be a little flawed for me? I’d like that.”
December 10th
(Fic) Days of old and days to be - Arthur/Merlin, background Gwen/Lancelot, Morgana, Mordred - for anowlinsunshine
Regency AU in which Arthur is the darling of the ton, Merlin is still a terrible valet, Mordred is a radical rabble-rouser, and Gwen's in love with a Light Dragoon.
(Art) Another Moment of Truth - Arthur/Morgana - for gnimaerd
Morgana and Arthur, the night before the fight in Ealdor.
(Fic) A Bird In A Gilded Cage - Uther/Morgana - for shantirosa
"She's only a bird in a gilded cage, a beautiful sight to see. You may think she's happy and free from care, she's not, though she seems to be. 'Tis sad when you think of her wasted life, for youth cannot mate with age; and her beauty was sold for an old man's gold, she's a bird in a gilded cage."
December 11th
(Fic) Bring Hell and High Water - Merlin/Arthur - for luisadeza
Merlin tilts the odds of battle to their advantage. He doesn't exactly get thanks for it but still finds no reason for complaint.
(Fic) you have a one-track mind like me - Merlin/Arthur - for oconel and nefernat
For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. Or, four discoveries that shattered Merlin’s world and one that didn’t, not really, when he thought about it.
December 12th
(Fic) Ceremony to the UFO’s - Arthur/Merlin - for kelene
It was just his luck that he got stuck with the one person on the bus who had voluntarily signed up for the trip and not just for the extra credit like the rest of them.
(Fic) The Head that Wears the Crown - Arthur/Merlin - for sillyshy
Now that Arthur is king, he has all new worries to deal with. Merlin does his best to help.
(Fic) Stone's Throw Away from Hurtin' - Gen - for glinda_penguin
" By the time anyone had bothered to notice, there had already been 20 separate, and apparently unrelated deaths"
December 13th
(Fic) Shiloh - Merlin/Arthur, Gwen, implied future Gwen/Lancelot - for glass_icarus
“Oh! May it be that…” When all else fails, it’s a matter of faith.
(Fic) Cause There's No Choice In The End - Arthur/Merlin - for spacefragments
Shortly after the death of his father Arthur has to fight his first battle as King of Camelot. (Future!AU)
December 14th
(Fic) Into Temptation - Arthur/Merlin - for lizardspots
On a hunting trip, Arthur discovers more things about Merlin and himself than he is ready to admit.
(Fic) The cold war - Merlin/Arthur - for lefcadio
In the middle of the summer, the worst snowstorm ever falls over Camelot and, considering climate change being a rather modern concept, people in town, and in court, just freak out.
December 15th
(Fic) something more than this desperation - Arthur/Merlin - for itachitachi
Arthur's adventures through (a) internet dating and (b) love.
(Fic) Three Times Merlin Kept His Secret (And One Time He Didn’t) - Merlin/Morgana - for kepp0xy
He knows if Gaius finds out - if anyone finds out - he’s done for, but it’s all worth it to see her smile reach her eyes.And if it makes her happy, what harm could it bring?
December 16th
(Fic) A Tale Of Two Brothers (But Not Really) And A Once And Future King (In Denial, But Shhh) - Merlin, Lancelot, Arthur, Will, mentions of others; Lancelot/Arthur, mentioned Merlin/Will - for and_i
One could take only so much sharing of the bathroom with his brother, after all. Modern day reincarnation fic.
(Fic) Suits You Sire - Arthur/Merlin/Morgana/Gwen OT4 - for such_heights
In which hats are fashionable, Arthur is stressed out, and Merlin has magic hands.
December 17th
(Fic) Jewelled Bravery - Mordred/Morgana - for miakun
Morgana leaves to join the druid camps once more.
(Fic) Nor could she ever foresee without fear - Gwen/Morgana, Arthur/Merlin preslash if you like - for sophinisba
Camelot is astir with the quest for the witch, the traitor. Morgana.