3x post-hols recs
sense in a manner by preromantics (Arthur/Merlin, 3.4k, PG, modern AU)
Arthur makes what is probably qualified as a very undignified sleep-noise in response, something that vaugely planned to be a 'thanks' in his head. The boy spares him one more glance before leaving, probably under the impression Arthur is slow.
★★★ I loved this. It has a soft, flowing style that brings to mind hot, lazy summers and young love.
Spontaneity by anon (Arthur/Merlin, short, PG, modern AU)
[KMM fill] Arthur is a businessman with a very big, fancy office many, many floors up in a large sky-scraper. Merlin is the new window-washer.
★★★ This is a short bit of adorableness that you might have otherwise missed. ♥
The Sky Might Open Up by ekishou (Arthur/Merlin, 16k, NC-17, modern AU, escort)
For as long as he could remember, Arthur Pendragon has been expected to lead a certain kind of life: to earn top marks in school, to follow his father’s footsteps in politics, to marry a woman of which his father approves and present a particular image to the world. Arthur has always felt the weight of that duty acutely, which is why he has ruthlessly repressed his sexuality. It was a complication to the master plan he knows his father would never accept.
Arthur has never really allowed himself to act on his long-held, deeply-felt desires, but when a chance meeting with an old friend leads him to Merlin, a discreet, high-class escort, Arthur decides that - for once in his life - he is going to throw caution to the wind and experience what he’s been missing.
★★★ Rentboy!fic you might have missed from merlin_sexstars. Lovely turns of phrase and deeply satisfying.
Arthur makes what is probably qualified as a very undignified sleep-noise in response, something that vaugely planned to be a 'thanks' in his head. The boy spares him one more glance before leaving, probably under the impression Arthur is slow.
★★★ I loved this. It has a soft, flowing style that brings to mind hot, lazy summers and young love.
Spontaneity by anon (Arthur/Merlin, short, PG, modern AU)
[KMM fill] Arthur is a businessman with a very big, fancy office many, many floors up in a large sky-scraper. Merlin is the new window-washer.
★★★ This is a short bit of adorableness that you might have otherwise missed. ♥
The Sky Might Open Up by ekishou (Arthur/Merlin, 16k, NC-17, modern AU, escort)
For as long as he could remember, Arthur Pendragon has been expected to lead a certain kind of life: to earn top marks in school, to follow his father’s footsteps in politics, to marry a woman of which his father approves and present a particular image to the world. Arthur has always felt the weight of that duty acutely, which is why he has ruthlessly repressed his sexuality. It was a complication to the master plan he knows his father would never accept.
Arthur has never really allowed himself to act on his long-held, deeply-felt desires, but when a chance meeting with an old friend leads him to Merlin, a discreet, high-class escort, Arthur decides that - for once in his life - he is going to throw caution to the wind and experience what he’s been missing.
★★★ Rentboy!fic you might have missed from merlin_sexstars. Lovely turns of phrase and deeply satisfying.