Title: Nocturne
Author: shadowbyrd
Rating: G
Word Count: 1114
Pairing(s): Barely there Will/Nimueh
Summary: The gang aren't the only ones the woods are hiding...
A/N: Robin hood/Merlin crossover.

( He finds it one night, deep in the woods. )

Title: Rules
Author: shadowbyrd
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 779
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Summary: Some he'll bend, some he'll break. Some he'll leave well alone.

( One of the first lessons Arthur had drilled into him was that, despite being a prince, there were going to be a lot of things he couldn’t afford. )

Title: In service
Author: shadowbyrd
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 780
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Summary: Some days, Merlin hates his job.
Warning: Non-con

( For Arthur it’s a last resort )

Title: Warm welcome
Author: shadowbyrd
Rating: G
Prompt: Written for the multi-fandom hug-snuggle fest
Word Count: 844
Pairing(s): Morgana/Merlin/Arthur/Gwen
Warning(s): Fluff! Happy, huggily-snuggily fluff.
Summary: After five years of wandering, Merlin comes home.

( Arthur glanced skywards “He’s late.” )

Title: Changling
Rating: PG
Characters: Arthur and Nimueh. Possible Arthur/Nimueh
Word Count: 607
Summary: He could have been a great king. He can still be a great man. Nimueh will see to it.
A/N: A bit weird and creepy.

( Setting him down on the stone altar, Nimueh took her time admiring her prey. )

Title: Palimpsest
Rating: G
character[s]: Nimueh
Word Count: 1657
Spoilers: Excalibur
Prompt: 16. Mosso for 18coda
Summary: It seems the High Priest is able to re-write everyone's destiny but her own.

( Nimueh’s predecessor had been obsessive about the balance. )

Title: Can't see the wood for the trees
Rating: PG-13
Pairing[s]: Gen
Word Count: 2835
Spoilers: Mentions of events in 1.11
Summary: In which Merlin and Arthur go hunting, Merlin has a sense of direction and Arthur hates cats.
A/N: Written for auryn-wren as part of merlin_santa. Three days late - I throw myself upon the lady's mercy.

( Merlin turned in a slow circle, looking the surrounding foliage up and down, desperately searching for something familiar. “We’re lost.” he decided finally. )

Title: Goose feathers
Rating: PG-13
Pairing[s]: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 424
Spoilers: None
Summary: Arthur finds a way to persuade Merlin to be obedient.
A/N: Written for auryn-wren as part of merlin_santa. Three days late - I throw myself upon the lady's mercy.

( There’s a stifling stillness in the room, and it’s getting worse with every passing second as they both get their breath back. )

Title: Common ground
Rating: PG
Pairing[s]: Merlin/Bedivere, hints of Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 2985
Spoilers: Le Morte D'Arthur
Summary: It's hard sometimes to find common ground amongst the nobility.
A/N: Bedievere is the knight from the 1.13 teaser.

( Bedivere had been a knight of the round table for three months now, and at times it was enough to make him regret that he had ever managed to disarm Arthur. )

Title: All good things
Rating: PG - 13
Pairing[s]: Merlin/Nimueh
Word Count: 710
Spoilers: Series in general, the end of the legend.
Prompt: 02. Cadence for 18coda
Summary: Merlin falls. So does Camelot.
A/N: And yes that is a shameless "Princess Bride" reference.

( She finds him in first place she looks. )