I'll probably "only" post 3 or 4 recs today, but that's much more than what I did lately, right? This one is a Arthur/Merlin Modern AU:
Before I Go To Sleep, by
hereticalvision ; PG-13 ; Two Parts ; 12,500 words
A/S : Trapped by his father's expectations and his own fears, Arthur can see no way out of a life which is strangling him - until Merlin blunders into his life.
This fic shot right to my heart when I read it, and I would have recced it immediately if I wasn't so emotional at the time. Arthur is falling away, because of everything, and Merlin is simply fantastic. But, and it made me love the story even more, he's not the only one, and apart from him and the other people helping Arthur (Leon <3), Arthur is also very decided to help himself and that, my friend, is the best thing that could come out of such a fic. I have a lot of love for this story, and I hope you'll love it too.