Merlin fic recs
Merlin FPF
'Because he is a good man' by dk323 (Arthur/Merlin, 296 words, PG)
A beautiful little ficlet. I love this Arthur, his determination to do the right thing, to trust his heart in this even if it scares him.
'Glow' by vensre (Arthur/Merlin, 239 words, PG)
A lovely quiet, peaceful and contented moment of trust between them.
'Dancing lesson' by slightlytookish (Gwen and Merlin but I read it as Gwen/Merlin, 475 words, G)
An adorable and happy fic in which Gwen catches Merlin at trying to dance, and then proceeds to teach him.
'Knight puppy pile' by magog_83 and vensre (Arthur, his knights and Merlin, 1,960 words, G)
Exactly what it says on the tin. Made me smile, snicker and snort, with lots of banter.
'Purple haze' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 4,186 words, modern AU, PG-13)
Written for the (abbr) prompt: Where Merlin is a flower child/hippie who smokes pot, lives in a community home with others, participates in orgies and then meets Arthur Pendragon, who absolutely hates the whole idea of bohemian living, but is strangely fixated on Merlin.
I admit I skipped this one first because I have a bit of a problem with reading these bulky paragraphs, but I saw it recced with a bunch of fics I'd enjoyed a lot and hence gave it a try and it's worth it. Totally dude! [/Crush]
'Man on' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 3,518 words, modern AU, NC-17)
Written for the (abbr) prompt: Modern AU. Arthur is watching the game and does not like to be disturbed. Merlin is bored and restless and the sight of Arthur lounging in old clothes, drink in his hand, slouched against the leather of the couch - well, it gets him kind of hot.
I know! Has already been recced and discussed all over the place, but damn, for me this is one of the hottest things I've read in this fandom, it hits a number of my kinks hard and in all the right places and I feel like reading it again right now, mnghmnghmngh...
'In vino veritas' by kat_lair (Arthur/Merlin, 808 words, PG)
Merlin helps a happily drunk Arthur to his room. Arthur who in his drunk state feels that as the crown prince of Camelot he can tell Merlin anything he wants. Almost anything.
'You had me at flailing wave' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 1,180 words, modern AU, PG)
Written for the prompt: both of them are bus drivers who wave to each other whenever their buses pass.
Sweetly funny. Really made me root for Arthur, with a classic satisfying romcom ending.
'The flask' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 3,000 words, NC-17)
Written for the prompt: Among the gifts from a foreign dignitary, Arthur receives a beautifully crafted bottle of scented oil with an oddly shaped stopper (old Roman crafstmanship maybe? anything goes though). Arthur thinks nothing of it until someone enlightens him of where exactly it's meant to be inserted. Whoever does the explaining, I'd rather it wasn't Merlin - and would like Arthur to be scandalized/embarrassed yet secretly intrigued. How Merlin gets involved and what use they make of the thing is up to the author but I'd prefer bottom!Arthur please.
The writer managed to do exactly what the prompt asks for. Starts amusing, keeps on being pleasant and uncomplicated with events following each other naturally, mutual affection clear with hot sex and I especially love how things turn out.
Merlin RPF
'Talking dirty' by mrs_leary (Bradley/Colin, 4,665 words, NC-17)
Summary: Colin’s just come out to Bradley - whose first response is to ask Colin what it’s like to be fucked. Colin finds this a bit endearing and a lot clueless, so proceeds to tell him in great detail.
Reading this I started out giggling until Colin gets more and more into the explaining, going with Bradley's response. Dirty talking Colin who won't let himself be rushed into the telling of a good story, Bradley's breathless impatience, it really worked for me.
'Plain view' by hermette (Angel/Bradley, 2,300 words, NC-17)
Bradley and Angel flirting and teasing during their day at Parc Asterix with the gang, taking it further, touching, hot and borderline exhibitionist on their way to the hotel, where they end up together in her room, horny and messy.
'Because he is a good man' by dk323 (Arthur/Merlin, 296 words, PG)
A beautiful little ficlet. I love this Arthur, his determination to do the right thing, to trust his heart in this even if it scares him.
'Glow' by vensre (Arthur/Merlin, 239 words, PG)
A lovely quiet, peaceful and contented moment of trust between them.
'Dancing lesson' by slightlytookish (Gwen and Merlin but I read it as Gwen/Merlin, 475 words, G)
An adorable and happy fic in which Gwen catches Merlin at trying to dance, and then proceeds to teach him.
'Knight puppy pile' by magog_83 and vensre (Arthur, his knights and Merlin, 1,960 words, G)
Exactly what it says on the tin. Made me smile, snicker and snort, with lots of banter.
'Purple haze' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 4,186 words, modern AU, PG-13)
Written for the (abbr) prompt: Where Merlin is a flower child/hippie who smokes pot, lives in a community home with others, participates in orgies and then meets Arthur Pendragon, who absolutely hates the whole idea of bohemian living, but is strangely fixated on Merlin.
I admit I skipped this one first because I have a bit of a problem with reading these bulky paragraphs, but I saw it recced with a bunch of fics I'd enjoyed a lot and hence gave it a try and it's worth it. Totally dude! [/Crush]
'Man on' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 3,518 words, modern AU, NC-17)
Written for the (abbr) prompt: Modern AU. Arthur is watching the game and does not like to be disturbed. Merlin is bored and restless and the sight of Arthur lounging in old clothes, drink in his hand, slouched against the leather of the couch - well, it gets him kind of hot.
I know! Has already been recced and discussed all over the place, but damn, for me this is one of the hottest things I've read in this fandom, it hits a number of my kinks hard and in all the right places and I feel like reading it again right now, mnghmnghmngh...
'In vino veritas' by kat_lair (Arthur/Merlin, 808 words, PG)
Merlin helps a happily drunk Arthur to his room. Arthur who in his drunk state feels that as the crown prince of Camelot he can tell Merlin anything he wants. Almost anything.
'You had me at flailing wave' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 1,180 words, modern AU, PG)
Written for the prompt: both of them are bus drivers who wave to each other whenever their buses pass.
Sweetly funny. Really made me root for Arthur, with a classic satisfying romcom ending.
'The flask' by anon (Arthur/Merlin, 3,000 words, NC-17)
Written for the prompt: Among the gifts from a foreign dignitary, Arthur receives a beautifully crafted bottle of scented oil with an oddly shaped stopper (old Roman crafstmanship maybe? anything goes though). Arthur thinks nothing of it until someone enlightens him of where exactly it's meant to be inserted. Whoever does the explaining, I'd rather it wasn't Merlin - and would like Arthur to be scandalized/embarrassed yet secretly intrigued. How Merlin gets involved and what use they make of the thing is up to the author but I'd prefer bottom!Arthur please.
The writer managed to do exactly what the prompt asks for. Starts amusing, keeps on being pleasant and uncomplicated with events following each other naturally, mutual affection clear with hot sex and I especially love how things turn out.
Merlin RPF
'Talking dirty' by mrs_leary (Bradley/Colin, 4,665 words, NC-17)
Summary: Colin’s just come out to Bradley - whose first response is to ask Colin what it’s like to be fucked. Colin finds this a bit endearing and a lot clueless, so proceeds to tell him in great detail.
Reading this I started out giggling until Colin gets more and more into the explaining, going with Bradley's response. Dirty talking Colin who won't let himself be rushed into the telling of a good story, Bradley's breathless impatience, it really worked for me.
'Plain view' by hermette (Angel/Bradley, 2,300 words, NC-17)
Bradley and Angel flirting and teasing during their day at Parc Asterix with the gang, taking it further, touching, hot and borderline exhibitionist on their way to the hotel, where they end up together in her room, horny and messy.