3x M/A recs
I might make this into a weekly thing.
The Telegraph Boy by corilannam (Arthur/Merlin, 2.6k, NC-17, historical)
Merlin had only meant to deliver a telegram. He hadn't meant to break the laws of God and Queen Victoria. Truly, he hadn't.
★★★ This was an extension of a Pthon entry and boy does it deliver. It's well-written and really, really hot. O___O I don't know why I hadn't read it before.
Mere Fancy by olavina (Arthur/Merlin, 13.5k, NC-17, modern AU, body issues)
[KMM fill] Arthur is a cryptozoologist. Merlin has a vestigial tail.
★★★ Talented is the author who takes a somewhat odd/cracky prompt and turns it into something human and relatable. This is a quirky and yet emotionally intimate tale of trust and adventure. Its issues are sensitively dealt with. I really enjoyed it.
From glomp_fest:
Mapping the Distance by emjayelle (Arthur/Merlin, 4.5k, NC-17, modern AU, professor/musician)
From the beginning, Arthur's unable to look away from Merlin, but there's just too much distance between them, too many moments stretched over too many years. But then there's music and hands, and the slow unfolding of time, until Arthur thinks it might not be so impossible to reach Merlin after all.
♥♥♥ I love this. It has a lot of beautiful turns of phrases and expressions and it's really vividly written. I love the observations made through the characters' eyes. Really lovely piece of writing, breathtaking for something that's less than 5k.
The Telegraph Boy by corilannam (Arthur/Merlin, 2.6k, NC-17, historical)
Merlin had only meant to deliver a telegram. He hadn't meant to break the laws of God and Queen Victoria. Truly, he hadn't.
★★★ This was an extension of a Pthon entry and boy does it deliver. It's well-written and really, really hot. O___O I don't know why I hadn't read it before.
Mere Fancy by olavina (Arthur/Merlin, 13.5k, NC-17, modern AU, body issues)
[KMM fill] Arthur is a cryptozoologist. Merlin has a vestigial tail.
★★★ Talented is the author who takes a somewhat odd/cracky prompt and turns it into something human and relatable. This is a quirky and yet emotionally intimate tale of trust and adventure. Its issues are sensitively dealt with. I really enjoyed it.
From glomp_fest:
Mapping the Distance by emjayelle (Arthur/Merlin, 4.5k, NC-17, modern AU, professor/musician)
From the beginning, Arthur's unable to look away from Merlin, but there's just too much distance between them, too many moments stretched over too many years. But then there's music and hands, and the slow unfolding of time, until Arthur thinks it might not be so impossible to reach Merlin after all.
♥♥♥ I love this. It has a lot of beautiful turns of phrases and expressions and it's really vividly written. I love the observations made through the characters' eyes. Really lovely piece of writing, breathtaking for something that's less than 5k.