Chance Encounters, by zarah5

Merlin/Arthur
PG-13, ~1800 words
No warnings.

AU. In which Merlin doesn't enjoy meeting strangers, but maybe there are exceptions to the rule.

[Chance Encounters]

Edited to add: Thanks to syrosis, the story is now hosted in a place that doesn't suck, which means that the link actually, you know, works.

What started as a small, fun idea back in October somehow turned into this self-indulgent multimedia monster. I don’t know how it happened.

Title: Where the Pavement Ends
Author: zarah5
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (Gwen ( Read more... )

Author: zarah5
Title: Miles from Nowhere
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: PG-13
Length: ~1'900 words

>> “Still running away from me?” Arthur calls out. <<

[ Miles from Nowhere]

Since I actually managed to read a few stories those last few days, I think it’s time to share the wealth. I’m pretty sure that some of these are classics, but some are also fairly new and hey, you might discover something you haven’t seen before! So, recs:

Recs: Canon
Recs: AU
Recs: Art & Vids (rudimentary)

Author: zarah5
Title: Walking In Your Landscape
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: R
Length: ~2'500 words
Note: More or less set after the first two episodes of Season 2 (very vague spoilers!), as an attempt to explain Arthur's recent behaviour.

>> What Arthur doesn’t know is that he’s just about one comment away from a fist to the stomach. <<

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Author: zarah5
Title: Radiant Under Every Sort of Light
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (additional background pairings)
Rating: R
Length: 55’000 words overall (~8'600 for this chapter)
Summary: Just your everyday Circus AU.

(Full headers & links to all chapters can be found [ here].)


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Author: zarah5
Title: Radiant Under Every Sort of Light
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (additional background pairings)
Rating: R
Length: Overall, this will be a very good 50’000 words (~7'900 for this chapter)

Summary: Just your everyday Circus AU. Or: In which there are mistakes, missing pillows and pre-show nerves.


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Author: zarah5
Title: Radiant Under Every Sort of Light
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (additional background pairings)
Rating: R
Length: Overall, this will be a very good 50’000 words (~7'200 for this chapter)

Summary: Just your everyday Circus AU. Or: In which there are ill-tempered aerialists, magic, realisations and bottles of vodka in Brussels.


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Author: zarah5
Title: Radiant Under Every Sort of Light
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (additional background pairings)
Rating: R
Length: Overall, this will be around 45’000 words (~6'000 for this chapter)

Summary: Just your everyday Circus AU. Or: In which there are aerialists, magic, touristic alleys and small restaurants in Paris.


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Author: zarah5
Title: Radiant Under Every Sort Of Light
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (additional background pairings)
Rating: R
Length: Overall, this will be around 45’000 words (~6'000 for this chapter)

Summary: Just your everyday Circus AU. Or: In which there are aerialists, French pastries, prejudices, artsy books and magic. Obviously.


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