Edition #674 - April 21, 2012
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Challenges/Fests
merlinstills: Challenge #10
square-table: New Tables
Fanart
waltzing_mice: Internal Scarring (G)
Fanfic: In Progress
[Pre-M/A] swift-tales: The Magic Cottage (2/?)* (R) ???
Merlin and Gwaine are tracking whoever's kidnapped Arthur, Leon's marching away to meet Merrcia's invading force with an army, while Lancelot and Gwen must keep watch over the city.
[M/A] loopstagirl: A Twist Of Fate (2/?) (NC-17) ???
The Round Table always got the job done and their man at the end of the night. But their latest target seems a little different, not to mention the past he shares with their leader.
Fanfic: Complete
[Gen] bunnysworld: Silver Line (G) 160
Merlin remembers.
[B/C] darksagegrl0: In Which Katie is a She-Devil and There is a Cuddlenap and the Title is Almost as Long as the Story (G) 420
Prompt: Friends.
[M/A] min7girl: Flour, Water, Yeast, and Salt (G) 936
Merlin's life in under a thousand words is calm and zen like except for one thing.
[Pre-M/A] kleinefee92: I Have A Tendency For Losing My Shirt (PG) 680
Merlin's still learning the art of misdirection, and struggling to catch the heart of the guy who often shares space and bylines, but is never quite on the same page, as Camelot's resident magical hero.
[M/A] ms_notebook: The River Styx (PG) 977
Despite Merlin’s screams, Arthur makes the payment.
[M/A] darksagegrl0: Laid Wide Open (PG) 540
Merlin shares his scars and, finally, his secrets.
[M/A] mrs-james4994: Exams (PG) 222
Arthur watches Merlin durng an exam.
[M/A] asya_ana: Pathways* (PG) 430
Merlin’s scar brings back troubled memories to Arthur.
[M/A] emjayelle: Touching Loss (PG) 883
Arthur hates the scar on Merlin's chest. The one that he always refuses to touch, to even think of.
[M/A] rufflefeather: It's No Heart That Beats (PG) 450
Merlin wakes up after being buried beneath the ice for two thousand years.
[M/A] hogwartsvixxxen: Scar For Me* (R) 307
Merlin becomes Lancelot’s sex slave in order to keep his relationship with Arthur a secret.
[M/A] mabonwitch: Going Out Under The Radar (R) 3,000
Merlin kidnaps Arthur for a night out.
[M/A] tambear13: Those Not Seen (R) 248
Merlin loves the scars he can see, it's the ones he can't that torture him.
[Gen] tambear13: Numb (R) 147
He does it to feel numb.
[M/A] darksagegrl0: Laid Wide Open (The Dirty Version)* (NC-17) 920
Merlin was beautiful under the blade. Arthur reveled in it.
Kink Me, Merlin: In Progress
[M/A] Thanksgiving, Pendragon.Emrys Style (Updated to part 5) *new*
Arthur and Merlin finally break the news that they're dating to their families shortly before Thanksgiving. Because their families live so far apart, and because they're unwilling to part, they decide to get the entire family together-- the Pendragons and the Emrys'-- at the Pendragon home so everyone could meet.
[M/A] Son Of A Preacher Man (Updated to part 1) *new*
Fic based on the song "Son of a preacher man", becuse the line "The only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man" is so damn sexy. Merlin is the innocent boy being swayed by Arthur, the sweet-talking son of Uther, the magic/witch-hating preacher, when Hunith organises religious meetings.
[M/A] Pyre; Sweat; Dark; Fire; Dawn (Updated to part 3)
"There's so many things I want to say to you, but time's caught me up and now I'll never say them. Except that I loved you from the moment I saw you and every moment since." One of them confesses his love for the other only in the moment just before he goes to sacrifice himself so that his beloved may live.
[M/A] The Look Of Love (Updated to part 5)
Merlin is turned invisible - no one can hear or see or feel him - and he finds out he isn't the only one keeping secrets.
[M/A] Court Obligations* (Updated to part 21c)
Girl!Merlin. When Uther first declared war upon the old religion, he was warned that there would be consequences to his actions. In the years since the great purge began, the people of Camelot have grown barren. Fewer children are born, and many of those births are stillborn. Uther had prosecuted magic for the death of his wife - who had been able to bear him a child through the use of magic - and now the old religion had paid him back in kind. His people were as barren as his deceased wife had been.In an attempt to save his Kingdom, Uther decreed that the men of the noble class were allowed to take mistresses without fear of shame or reproach from their peers.
Challenges/Fests
merlinstills: Challenge #10
square-table: New Tables
Fanart
waltzing_mice: Internal Scarring (G)
Fanfic: In Progress
[Pre-M/A] swift-tales: The Magic Cottage (2/?)* (R) ???
Merlin and Gwaine are tracking whoever's kidnapped Arthur, Leon's marching away to meet Merrcia's invading force with an army, while Lancelot and Gwen must keep watch over the city.
[M/A] loopstagirl: A Twist Of Fate (2/?) (NC-17) ???
The Round Table always got the job done and their man at the end of the night. But their latest target seems a little different, not to mention the past he shares with their leader.
Fanfic: Complete
[Gen] bunnysworld: Silver Line (G) 160
Merlin remembers.
[B/C] darksagegrl0: In Which Katie is a She-Devil and There is a Cuddlenap and the Title is Almost as Long as the Story (G) 420
Prompt: Friends.
[M/A] min7girl: Flour, Water, Yeast, and Salt (G) 936
Merlin's life in under a thousand words is calm and zen like except for one thing.
[Pre-M/A] kleinefee92: I Have A Tendency For Losing My Shirt (PG) 680
Merlin's still learning the art of misdirection, and struggling to catch the heart of the guy who often shares space and bylines, but is never quite on the same page, as Camelot's resident magical hero.
[M/A] ms_notebook: The River Styx (PG) 977
Despite Merlin’s screams, Arthur makes the payment.
[M/A] darksagegrl0: Laid Wide Open (PG) 540
Merlin shares his scars and, finally, his secrets.
[M/A] mrs-james4994: Exams (PG) 222
Arthur watches Merlin durng an exam.
[M/A] asya_ana: Pathways* (PG) 430
Merlin’s scar brings back troubled memories to Arthur.
[M/A] emjayelle: Touching Loss (PG) 883
Arthur hates the scar on Merlin's chest. The one that he always refuses to touch, to even think of.
[M/A] rufflefeather: It's No Heart That Beats (PG) 450
Merlin wakes up after being buried beneath the ice for two thousand years.
[M/A] hogwartsvixxxen: Scar For Me* (R) 307
Merlin becomes Lancelot’s sex slave in order to keep his relationship with Arthur a secret.
[M/A] mabonwitch: Going Out Under The Radar (R) 3,000
Merlin kidnaps Arthur for a night out.
[M/A] tambear13: Those Not Seen (R) 248
Merlin loves the scars he can see, it's the ones he can't that torture him.
[Gen] tambear13: Numb (R) 147
He does it to feel numb.
[M/A] darksagegrl0: Laid Wide Open (The Dirty Version)* (NC-17) 920
Merlin was beautiful under the blade. Arthur reveled in it.
Kink Me, Merlin: In Progress
[M/A] Thanksgiving, Pendragon.Emrys Style (Updated to part 5) *new*
Arthur and Merlin finally break the news that they're dating to their families shortly before Thanksgiving. Because their families live so far apart, and because they're unwilling to part, they decide to get the entire family together-- the Pendragons and the Emrys'-- at the Pendragon home so everyone could meet.
[M/A] Son Of A Preacher Man (Updated to part 1) *new*
Fic based on the song "Son of a preacher man", becuse the line "The only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man" is so damn sexy. Merlin is the innocent boy being swayed by Arthur, the sweet-talking son of Uther, the magic/witch-hating preacher, when Hunith organises religious meetings.
[M/A] Pyre; Sweat; Dark; Fire; Dawn (Updated to part 3)
"There's so many things I want to say to you, but time's caught me up and now I'll never say them. Except that I loved you from the moment I saw you and every moment since." One of them confesses his love for the other only in the moment just before he goes to sacrifice himself so that his beloved may live.
[M/A] The Look Of Love (Updated to part 5)
Merlin is turned invisible - no one can hear or see or feel him - and he finds out he isn't the only one keeping secrets.
[M/A] Court Obligations* (Updated to part 21c)
Girl!Merlin. When Uther first declared war upon the old religion, he was warned that there would be consequences to his actions. In the years since the great purge began, the people of Camelot have grown barren. Fewer children are born, and many of those births are stillborn. Uther had prosecuted magic for the death of his wife - who had been able to bear him a child through the use of magic - and now the old religion had paid him back in kind. His people were as barren as his deceased wife had been.In an attempt to save his Kingdom, Uther decreed that the men of the noble class were allowed to take mistresses without fear of shame or reproach from their peers.