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Title: Something to Believe In
Author:jyusan
Artist: ko_no_yo
Pairings/characters: Merlin/Arthur with some others in the background
Rating: PG-13 overall, NC-17 for one chapter
Word Count: ~52k
Warnings: Mentions of alcoholism, drugs, suicide. Also, tropes. And newbie non-British writer.
Summary: Arthur is a secret agent who is dedicated to his job, but recent happenings in his life made him second guess the path he had been following. When Gaius sends him to a seemingly boring mission, he needs to employ the help of the mysterious and eccentric hacker Merlin. The two of them try to uncover an underground medicine conspiracy while struggling against the chemistry that pulls them together.
Author's notes: [insane rumbling at masterpost] I haven’t processed that I’ve actually finished this thing, neither that it ended up being twice the length I planned it to be. My thanks go to this entire community for kicking me when I needed kicking, the_muppet for their flawless organization, my Twitter friends for bearing with me and my boyfriend for his support. ko_no_yo has my eternal love for picking my story, being patient with me, giving me detailed feedback midway and creating a bunch of breathtaking illustrations for the story - those are the best thing that came out of this whole ordeal, honestly.
Artist's notes: Ahaha, she lies. The story is amazing, everyone go read it. I’m glad it’s finished for the world to see. On my side of the coin (haha, see what I did), I had a lot of trouble picking the scenes I wanted to draw because there were a lot of scenes that tie the whole story together. Also, as many of you know, time zones are a pain. I’m actually pretty happy with the way they turned out and I wish I could have done more. But alas, school and life and stuff. But why are you still reading this. Shoo go read.
Story link: Masterpost on LJ
Art link: Masterpost on LJ Tumblr
Disclaimer: If this is pulled from the internet it’s because Shine bought it for the Merlin reboot movies, but until then we only own the bloody sweat.
“Hello father, it’s me” he introduced himself ahead and a bit louder as he approached Uther who was sitting in his wheelchair by the lake. He wasn’t physically dependent of the chair, but it was easier to make the effort of moving at all with its help, or so the caretakers had said months ago.
“Arthur” Uther answered in a soft voice, as if waking from a daze. The nurses always told Arthur, even without prompting, how much his father talked about him and missed him, and as he saw the unguarded happiness on his father’s face, Arthur was overcome with guilt for not finding the time and power to come more regularly to visit him.
He regretted the decision rather fast, naturally, as Merlin’s first destination in the harbour was finding The Little Mermaid statue. All the while he kept excitedly prattling about its history and the amount of times it went through restoration. Arthur couldn’t decide whether Merlin read it up before they left in preparation or he was naturally that invested in children’s tales, but he certainly looked more obsessed than any of the other kids around the golden statue. Arthur had to take several pictures of Merlin there, of course, but managed to escape before being forced into one himself.
Merlin didn’t need a lot of encouragement, and soon their kisses turned from chaste to open-mouthed and dirty. Sitting sideways was not the most comfortable for their activities, and after a bit more tugging and frustrated groans Merlin ended up in Arthur’s lap, using his leverage to deepen their kiss properly, tongues sliding against each and battling each other away. Arthur plastered his hands across Merlin’s back, stroking him and holding him close at the same time, gradually melting into the heat of their bodies. When he involuntarily lifted his hips, the contact of his clothed erection to Merlin’s ass made both of them gasp out loud, and Merlin dropped his head on Arthur’s shoulder, panting hotly in his air.
