EDITION #2066 - APRIL 17, 2019
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News/Resources
a-shot-of-brad: Webb and Keegan - double afternoon delight
a-shot-of-brad: 'Medici' S3 BTS photo with co-star
Challenges/Fests
merlinstill: challenge 282: Voting
merlinreverse: 75% check-in
Fanart
broken_fannibal: [Manip] Merthur
broken_fannibal: Tried my best to be guarded, I’m an open book instead
schweet_heart: Revenge is Sweet
broken_fannibal: And there’s nothing that I can do except bury my love for you
broken_fannibal: You left a hole where my heart should be
broken_fannibal: All was golden when the day met the night
Multimedia
momotastic: [Podfic] Guard and Keep You
Fanfic: In Progress
[M/A] DrJackAndMissIole: The Knights of the Table (2/7) (PG-13) 3260
'Can you even believe this guy?" Gwaine asked, offended and almost breathless as he popped himself on Percival’s counter.
There was no need for any of the other men to ask who he was talking about. Everyone knew about the devilish creature that wrote the restaurant and food reviews on Camelot Weekly.
“What makes you even think it’s a guy?” asked Lance as he took the newspaper from the Irish man, “I’m pretty sure that it is a demon sent straight from hell to torture all of us!”
[M/A] StonEvo: Morganas going to Kill him (1/?) (G) 2230
Arthur is a workaholic single (Secretly gay) dad who relies on his sister, Morgana, to help raise his two girls. But when Morgana is tired of being her Brother's nanny, she sets up an event that will have him running into His daughter's dashing primary school teacher, Merlin.
Merlin is a busy man. Taking care of a class of fifteen ankle biters while still having enough energy to father his three sons, it's hard for Merlin to find time for himself. But with help from his family, he is able to manage. But family can only help so much, his boy's suffering from an immense loss.
Arthur wants his family to fill whole. Merlin wants his family to not feel so broken.
[M/A] bluevalentine69: The Worst Wizard (3/?) (PG-13) 6878
Merlin is the worst wizard in wizarding school: his spells are accident prone and he is generally a walking disaster. When the time comes for his class to summon their familiars for the first time, many of the students summon powerful magical creatures. However, upon Merlin's turn, he summons a very unamused, regular human as a familiar: Arthur.
Fanfic: Complete
[M/A+] lawgoddess: Just one more thing... (R) 300
Merlin is demanding.
[M/A] bunnysworld: By the river (NC-17) 290
Merlin and Will are wanking by the river on a hot summer day.
[G] archaeologist_d: It takes a village (G) 430
It is said that it takes a village to raise a child.
[M/A] WorkInProgress84: Day 1 - Naked cuddles (NC-17) 1572
Merlin was going to be productive but Arthur had other ideas. And what his highness wants, his highness gets.
[M/A] allthingsmagical: Merlin's Migraine (NR) 3846
It takes Merlin's migraine for not only Arthur and Merlin to reveal their secret relationship but to open Uther's eyes on just how much Arthur and Merlin mean to each other.
[M/A] rubberbutton: Fields of Gold (NR) 11095
When Arthur dies, Merlin refuses to let him go.
[M/A] Sassy_Writer: Arthur Knows Something (NR) 7345
Merlin thinks he's good at keeping secrets. He also thinks Arthur's too oblivious to notice the numerous amount of magic being used in front of him. Merlin knows nothing.
[M/A] lupinely: whatever here that’s left of me is yours, just as it was* (NC-17) 31931
It is the first time that Merlin has heard Arthur’s name spoken aloud since he died. He shuts his eyes. “How can this be it?”
“It hasn’t ended,” Gaius says. He clasps Merlin’s hands. “Not yet.”
(After Arthur’s death, Merlin lives a life. A very long life, indeed.)
[M/A] WhereDoYouWantMe: My Pleasant Things in Ashes Lie (NR) 592
Arthur could hear the shouts from the square, and suddenly the orange made sense.
Notre dame was on fire.
[M/A] Tru_tru: The Once and Future Crime Lord (2/2) (R) 2224
Based on the tumblr post- "Crime boss Arthur Pendragon didn’t expect to fall in love with the detective that was investigating his latest hit, but then again, love rarely is expected. The only problem is how he’s going to keep his real identity hidden long enough to woo DS Merlin Emrys."
[M/A] WhereDoYouWantMe: Until They Forget They Are Horses (NR) 4632
Merlin couldn’t remember anything before last summer. He had been found, bleeding from the head in a field just outside of Ealdor whilst the men were out tending to the crops. He was dragged home; he supposed that was what it was and was told so by the other men, to a woman called Hunith who cried that she thought she had lost him. That, he learnt later, was his mother.
[M/A] LovingAlex: Noisy Neighbors (PG-13) 1296
"Rock Paper Scissors to see who has to go talk to the neighbors upstairs for being too loud."
The boys that live upstairs are always loud, but they’re getting to Arthur and Merlin's last nerves. The only problem though, is that neither of them want to go and tell them to stop.
[M/A] tabbytabbytabby: The Two of Us and the Stars (PG-13) 423
A lot can change in a thousand years, but one thing remains the same: Merlin and Arthur.
[M/A] flowerofnettles: The Fall of Camelot (Rewrite) (PG-13) 9610
Canon AU. Merlin has been court sorcerer for many years when he and Arthur return from the great final battle at Camlann. They are both shocked to find Guinevere has died in childbirth...along with hers and Arthur's infant son. After the strain of the last few months of battles, Merlin's magic is almost used up completely; he barely has any strength remaining. When an exhausted and heartbroken Arthur commands that Merlin use his power to bring back Guinevere and his son, Merlin knows he only has enough magic left to bring back the baby, but if he tries to bring back Guinevere as well, it will kill him. Years ago, he would gladly have given his life for Guinevere's, but he overheard her whispering with Lancelot a month ago; if she is brought back, she will take Arthur's son and leave Camelot with his best knight, and if Merlin is gone too, what will become of Arthur, left all alone? But Arthur, overwhelmed with grief, will not listen to his protests...until he realizes that his beloved warlock really is sick and his very life is in the king's hands.
[M/A] 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf: The Age of Dragons (PG-13) 6611
Camelot's golden age has flowered. The balance is nearly healed. And the time of dragons is not yet over. Not if Arthur has anything to say about it, that is. Ah, the things one does for one's consort.
[M/A] kayyte: in the january rain (PG-13) 5565
Only when the dust settled did the world seem to fall apart yet again, as if Merlin didn't have enough baggage.
[M/A] EmaPenniman: Arthur Pendragon deals with the 2010s (NR) 1098
Arthur has been back for a week and a half and the thing he has most interest in, is the toaster.
mxa_news is now cross-posting on tumblr at mxa-news.tumblr.com. Follow us there!
News/Resources
a-shot-of-brad: Webb and Keegan - double afternoon delight
a-shot-of-brad: 'Medici' S3 BTS photo with co-star
Challenges/Fests
merlinstill: challenge 282: Voting
merlinreverse: 75% check-in
Fanart
broken_fannibal: [Manip] Merthur
broken_fannibal: Tried my best to be guarded, I’m an open book instead
schweet_heart: Revenge is Sweet
broken_fannibal: And there’s nothing that I can do except bury my love for you
broken_fannibal: You left a hole where my heart should be
broken_fannibal: All was golden when the day met the night
Multimedia
momotastic: [Podfic] Guard and Keep You
Fanfic: In Progress
[M/A] DrJackAndMissIole: The Knights of the Table (2/7) (PG-13) 3260
'Can you even believe this guy?" Gwaine asked, offended and almost breathless as he popped himself on Percival’s counter.
There was no need for any of the other men to ask who he was talking about. Everyone knew about the devilish creature that wrote the restaurant and food reviews on Camelot Weekly.
“What makes you even think it’s a guy?” asked Lance as he took the newspaper from the Irish man, “I’m pretty sure that it is a demon sent straight from hell to torture all of us!”
[M/A] StonEvo: Morganas going to Kill him (1/?) (G) 2230
Arthur is a workaholic single (Secretly gay) dad who relies on his sister, Morgana, to help raise his two girls. But when Morgana is tired of being her Brother's nanny, she sets up an event that will have him running into His daughter's dashing primary school teacher, Merlin.
Merlin is a busy man. Taking care of a class of fifteen ankle biters while still having enough energy to father his three sons, it's hard for Merlin to find time for himself. But with help from his family, he is able to manage. But family can only help so much, his boy's suffering from an immense loss.
Arthur wants his family to fill whole. Merlin wants his family to not feel so broken.
[M/A] bluevalentine69: The Worst Wizard (3/?) (PG-13) 6878
Merlin is the worst wizard in wizarding school: his spells are accident prone and he is generally a walking disaster. When the time comes for his class to summon their familiars for the first time, many of the students summon powerful magical creatures. However, upon Merlin's turn, he summons a very unamused, regular human as a familiar: Arthur.
Fanfic: Complete
[M/A+] lawgoddess: Just one more thing... (R) 300
Merlin is demanding.
[M/A] bunnysworld: By the river (NC-17) 290
Merlin and Will are wanking by the river on a hot summer day.
[G] archaeologist_d: It takes a village (G) 430
It is said that it takes a village to raise a child.
[M/A] WorkInProgress84: Day 1 - Naked cuddles (NC-17) 1572
Merlin was going to be productive but Arthur had other ideas. And what his highness wants, his highness gets.
[M/A] allthingsmagical: Merlin's Migraine (NR) 3846
It takes Merlin's migraine for not only Arthur and Merlin to reveal their secret relationship but to open Uther's eyes on just how much Arthur and Merlin mean to each other.
[M/A] rubberbutton: Fields of Gold (NR) 11095
When Arthur dies, Merlin refuses to let him go.
[M/A] Sassy_Writer: Arthur Knows Something (NR) 7345
Merlin thinks he's good at keeping secrets. He also thinks Arthur's too oblivious to notice the numerous amount of magic being used in front of him. Merlin knows nothing.
[M/A] lupinely: whatever here that’s left of me is yours, just as it was* (NC-17) 31931
It is the first time that Merlin has heard Arthur’s name spoken aloud since he died. He shuts his eyes. “How can this be it?”
“It hasn’t ended,” Gaius says. He clasps Merlin’s hands. “Not yet.”
(After Arthur’s death, Merlin lives a life. A very long life, indeed.)
[M/A] WhereDoYouWantMe: My Pleasant Things in Ashes Lie (NR) 592
Arthur could hear the shouts from the square, and suddenly the orange made sense.
Notre dame was on fire.
[M/A] Tru_tru: The Once and Future Crime Lord (2/2) (R) 2224
Based on the tumblr post- "Crime boss Arthur Pendragon didn’t expect to fall in love with the detective that was investigating his latest hit, but then again, love rarely is expected. The only problem is how he’s going to keep his real identity hidden long enough to woo DS Merlin Emrys."
[M/A] WhereDoYouWantMe: Until They Forget They Are Horses (NR) 4632
Merlin couldn’t remember anything before last summer. He had been found, bleeding from the head in a field just outside of Ealdor whilst the men were out tending to the crops. He was dragged home; he supposed that was what it was and was told so by the other men, to a woman called Hunith who cried that she thought she had lost him. That, he learnt later, was his mother.
[M/A] LovingAlex: Noisy Neighbors (PG-13) 1296
"Rock Paper Scissors to see who has to go talk to the neighbors upstairs for being too loud."
The boys that live upstairs are always loud, but they’re getting to Arthur and Merlin's last nerves. The only problem though, is that neither of them want to go and tell them to stop.
[M/A] tabbytabbytabby: The Two of Us and the Stars (PG-13) 423
A lot can change in a thousand years, but one thing remains the same: Merlin and Arthur.
[M/A] flowerofnettles: The Fall of Camelot (Rewrite) (PG-13) 9610
Canon AU. Merlin has been court sorcerer for many years when he and Arthur return from the great final battle at Camlann. They are both shocked to find Guinevere has died in childbirth...along with hers and Arthur's infant son. After the strain of the last few months of battles, Merlin's magic is almost used up completely; he barely has any strength remaining. When an exhausted and heartbroken Arthur commands that Merlin use his power to bring back Guinevere and his son, Merlin knows he only has enough magic left to bring back the baby, but if he tries to bring back Guinevere as well, it will kill him. Years ago, he would gladly have given his life for Guinevere's, but he overheard her whispering with Lancelot a month ago; if she is brought back, she will take Arthur's son and leave Camelot with his best knight, and if Merlin is gone too, what will become of Arthur, left all alone? But Arthur, overwhelmed with grief, will not listen to his protests...until he realizes that his beloved warlock really is sick and his very life is in the king's hands.
[M/A] 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf: The Age of Dragons (PG-13) 6611
Camelot's golden age has flowered. The balance is nearly healed. And the time of dragons is not yet over. Not if Arthur has anything to say about it, that is. Ah, the things one does for one's consort.
[M/A] kayyte: in the january rain (PG-13) 5565
Only when the dust settled did the world seem to fall apart yet again, as if Merlin didn't have enough baggage.
[M/A] EmaPenniman: Arthur Pendragon deals with the 2010s (NR) 1098
Arthur has been back for a week and a half and the thing he has most interest in, is the toaster.