The Slash Recs of DOOM!
So I was looking through my memories trying to figure out what to suggest to a friend when I decided, what the hell? Why not make a rec post of my own?
Merlin
Fanfiction:
In Turn by hermette (Merlin/Knights [Merlin/Arthur], NC-17, 1300, Canon!fic)
Summary: They mean to get drunk.
Impulse by illusionrain (Merlin/Leon, PG-13, 981, Canon!AU)
Summary: Leon is nervous before a tournament. And it's not because of the tournament.
Cough Medicine for the Eternally Young by nagi_schwarz (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 1,000, Future!Fic)
Summary: Tom the cashier is bored.
Arthur and Merlin Go to B&Q by planejane (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 1,400, Modern!AU)
Summary: A trip to the DIY shop takes a turn for the bizarre. Well, what else can Arthur expect with Merlin in tow?
Arthur and Merlin's Big Gay Vacation by giselleslash (Merlin/Arthur, R, 11,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin and Arthur like to go on yearly Man Trips, a.k.a. Big Gay Vacations, where there are issues about missing socks, luggage choices and true love (when both participants are sober).
Gibraltar May Tumble by nyargles (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 25,000. Reincarnation!Fic)
Summary: Merlin's life in London is a bit of a mess: his career trapped somewhere between student and professional, his love life trapped in a relationship gone sour, and most days he feels physically trapped in the tiny, shared flat he can't afford to move out of-until an unexpected opportunity sends him packing for the coast. There, he meets someone who might be in a even worse fix than he is: Arthur, a Victorian-era sea captain who's trapped, a bit literally, between life and death, and who refuses to leave the house he died in over a hundred years ago.
Be What You Feel by matchsticks_p (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 17,357, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin is a juvenile delinquent who doesn't do good boys, and Arthur is the best boy of them all. But Arthur wants Merlin, and Arthur always gets what he wants.
No Business Like Show Business by lady_ragnell (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13 [?], 8,615, Modern!AU)
Summary: In which Merlin is promoted from production intern to talent, is easily mortified, and has Post-It arguments with Arthur while the art department watches in glee. Also, there are gay dragons.
The Right Motivation by leashy_bebes (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2,200, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin might only be twenty four but he's already starting to doubt that 'adults' is the right collective noun for a room of eighteen year olds (most days he favours 'headache'). Maybe one or two of them think he's cool, but even twenty four adoring students couldn't have made it okay when number twenty five was Arthur bloody Pendragon.
New in Town by alba17 (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 1,000, Canon!Fic)
Summary: A new servant learns just how close Merlin is to the prince.
Driving Lessons by Anonymous (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 7,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: It's bad enough that Arthur is going to have to get a stupid fucking stats tutor because he spends all of his lectures staring at the back of Merlin's neck and wondering what sort of noises he'd make if Arthur scraped his teeth against all that pale skin. But now, now he's supposed to tolerate Merlin showing up at his door early in the morning with snowflakes clinging to his eyelashes? Now he's supposed to spend four hours alone in a car with him, and fuck all, there is no way Arthur comes out of this without making some manner of arse out of himself.
Underdeveloped Instinct by srin (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 3,400, Canon!Fic)
Summary: There are cabbages that try harder to safeguard their own lives than Merlin does. At least cabbages have contrived to smell funny in order to keep people away.
Arthur and Merlin on the Cliff by the Sea by lunchy_munchy (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 20,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin's tummy tingles, Arthur almost brings about the apocalypse, Uther hates humans and Hunith is totally awesome. (Or, five year old goldfishes probably shouldn't mess with the fabric of the universe to hang out with dark haired children and their mothers.)
A Pendragon's Heart (is Forever) [the Five Flashbacks Remix] by pixieblues (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 1,820, Modern!AU)
Summary: A decade after Arthur hires Merlin as his personal assistant, a trip to the hospital forces Uther to look back thirty-five years, to when his son was born and his wife lost forever, in order to understand that the way his son feels is the same as his very own.
These Tales That Are Our Lives by sleepy_orange (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 9,500, Canon!Fic)
Summary: There are many tales and legends told about King Arthur - which are true and which are lies?
Perpetual Astonishment by nightanddaze (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 576, Canon!Fic)
Summary: On the first day of spring, Uther sees.
The One Where Merlin Goes to Princess School by mcgooglykins (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 5,000, Canon!AU)
Summary: None provided. Basically, it's crack!fic on steroids. With slash. Yeah, accurate enough.
Stop and Smell the Garlic by itachitachi (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2,526, Modern!AU)
Summary: So Arthur's boyfriend is a little bit strange: he doesn't eat garlic, and doesn't go out in the sun. But Arthur would definitely have noticed if there was something supernatural going on, and Merlin is simply not competent enough to keep secrets. Right?
Arthur is a Man of Action...Merlin is Just Slow by giselleslash (Merlin/Arthur, R [?], 6400, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin owns a bookshop, Arthur is his thoroughly incompetent but endearing - and more than a little crazycakes - employee.
MERLIN by moonythestrals (Merlin/Arthur, R, 11,500, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur, Merlin, frat brothers, the Dragon, Arthur's BlackBerry, script writing, shitty hip-hop music, Dogma, FATE & DESTINY - oh God I wish I were joking.
Rosemary by tierfal (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 5,753, Canon!fic)
Summary: In which Merlin and Arthur commune with rosemary and end up in a fight with a horrific monster. Maybe this is a normal day.
Job Orientation by seperis (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2594, Future!Fic)
Summary: In the not so distant future, Merlin builds a tower. That's not suspicious at all.
I Must Give so That I, I Can Live by xmarie08 (Merlin/Arthur, G, 407, Canon!fic)
Summary: If Merlin's happy, then Arthur's happy (though he'll never admit it, ever).
Between the Shadow and the Soul by casualtheatrics (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 4,693, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur finds a photo of Merlin, and slowly falls in love.
And I Am Alive by thisissirius (Merlin/Arthur, R, 5,746, Modern!AU)
Summary: Speculation is ripe about hot new band Slash Dragon, after sharp-eyed fans spotted the two lead singers, Merlin Emrys and Arthur Pendragon sharing significant looks at a concert last night.
Ablaze by thewordtree (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 2,400, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Arthur is confused: by Merlin, by Gwaine, by his own feelings. He's lost and he's on fire.
Force of Nature by srin (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 3,600, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Merlin’s a magical creature who goes into heat, and subsequently has a great deal of sex with Arthur.
Dress Rehearsal (Almost as Good as the Real Thing) by srin (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 3,300, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Wherein Merlin gets a girlfriend and Arthur is too noble for his own good.
Steal my Heart and Hold my Tongue by offthebalcony (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 3,500, Canon!Fic)
Summary: None provided. Basically, a tribute to the friendship and love between M/A. That's really the only way I can think to describe this one.
This Thing Between Us by commen_sense (Merlin/Arthur, R, 7,773, Reincarnation!AU [?])
Summary: A spell sends Arthur and Merlin into the 21st century where homosexuality smacks them right in the face in the re incarcerated forms of Lancelot, Gwaine, Morgana and Gwen. The new liberal society allows unspoken feelings to come to the surface...in weird, unspoken ways.
King of Hearts by tourdefierce (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 700[ish], Canon!Fic)
Summary: None provided. The first line of it pretty much summarizes it though. He marries Death when he gives his heart to Arthur. Unconsciously.
Of Bad 80s Music, Cheesy Romance Novels, and a Slayer that Saved the World. A Lot. by sleepy_orange (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur just wants to know what love is and Merlin wants to show him.
No Choice but This by elandrialore (Merlin/Arthur, R, 708, Canon!Fic)
Summary: "This is no time to play dim, Merlin," he hisses. "We're in a bit of a pinch here, and we could use a stroke of luck," he says pointedly.
Out of the Wreckage by elandrialore (Merlin/Arthur, R, 959, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Oh, Merlin thinks. That’s why no one is coming. [Sequel to No Choice but This which you can find above.]
Every Man Has His Price by freudian_fuckup (Merlin/Arthur, R, 738, Canon!Fic)
Summary: None provided. Basically Arthur's insights and original conclusions on his relationship with Merlin.
And it Seems Like I Can't Live a Day Without You by merihn (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 500, Future!Fic)
Summary: It's been years since he's seen Merlin.
A Dagger of the Mind by shinetheway (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 2,008, Canon!Fic)
Summary: He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse’s health, a boy’s love, or a whore’s oath,” the Fool, King Lear
Wake Up Call by grim_lupine (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 915, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur wakes up when he feels the bed dip beneath him, Merlin crawling in next to him and settling into the still-warm hollow he’d left earlier. Arthur squints at the bedside clock and realizes the time is obscenely-early-o’-clock in the morning. Merlin presses up against him, bare, skin slightly damp and hot from his shower. A cloud of soap scent rises from his hair, wet and ruffled up so that he looks like a bedraggled kitten.
Evermore, Still Never Enough by lillaw (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 3,058, Reincarnation!AU)
Summary: He’ll live countless lives and find Arthur in every one of them and lose him all over again. But this will always, always be what he lives for…
Artwork:
Twined by newkidfan (Merlin/Arthur, PG, Canon)
Notes: This is the result of an icon that got out of hand. It kept expanding and expanding and not wanting to fit into a square.
Merlin/Gwaine + Morgana by arid_hugs (Merlin/Gwaine, PG, Reincarnation)
Video:
Use Somebody (Merlin/Arthur/Gwaine)
You're so Hypnotizing (Merlin/Arthur&Gwaine/Lancelot)
But my Heart's Already Decided (Gwaine/Merlin)
Maybe You're Gonna be the One That Saves Me (Merlin/Arthur/Gwaine)
Illuminated [Eyes Open] (Merlin/Arthur)
Until We Bleed (Merlin/Arthur)
Collide (Merlin/Arthur)
Why Can't I (Merlin/Arthur)
I'll Be by Your Side (Merlin/Arthur)
Just Forget the World (Merlin/Arthur)
Everything (Merlin/Arthur)
Suicide (Merlin/Arthur)
Perfect (Merlin/Arthur)
Merlin
Fanfiction:
In Turn by hermette (Merlin/Knights [Merlin/Arthur], NC-17, 1300, Canon!fic)
Summary: They mean to get drunk.
Impulse by illusionrain (Merlin/Leon, PG-13, 981, Canon!AU)
Summary: Leon is nervous before a tournament. And it's not because of the tournament.
Cough Medicine for the Eternally Young by nagi_schwarz (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 1,000, Future!Fic)
Summary: Tom the cashier is bored.
Arthur and Merlin Go to B&Q by planejane (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 1,400, Modern!AU)
Summary: A trip to the DIY shop takes a turn for the bizarre. Well, what else can Arthur expect with Merlin in tow?
Arthur and Merlin's Big Gay Vacation by giselleslash (Merlin/Arthur, R, 11,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin and Arthur like to go on yearly Man Trips, a.k.a. Big Gay Vacations, where there are issues about missing socks, luggage choices and true love (when both participants are sober).
Gibraltar May Tumble by nyargles (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 25,000. Reincarnation!Fic)
Summary: Merlin's life in London is a bit of a mess: his career trapped somewhere between student and professional, his love life trapped in a relationship gone sour, and most days he feels physically trapped in the tiny, shared flat he can't afford to move out of-until an unexpected opportunity sends him packing for the coast. There, he meets someone who might be in a even worse fix than he is: Arthur, a Victorian-era sea captain who's trapped, a bit literally, between life and death, and who refuses to leave the house he died in over a hundred years ago.
Be What You Feel by matchsticks_p (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 17,357, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin is a juvenile delinquent who doesn't do good boys, and Arthur is the best boy of them all. But Arthur wants Merlin, and Arthur always gets what he wants.
No Business Like Show Business by lady_ragnell (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13 [?], 8,615, Modern!AU)
Summary: In which Merlin is promoted from production intern to talent, is easily mortified, and has Post-It arguments with Arthur while the art department watches in glee. Also, there are gay dragons.
The Right Motivation by leashy_bebes (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2,200, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin might only be twenty four but he's already starting to doubt that 'adults' is the right collective noun for a room of eighteen year olds (most days he favours 'headache'). Maybe one or two of them think he's cool, but even twenty four adoring students couldn't have made it okay when number twenty five was Arthur bloody Pendragon.
New in Town by alba17 (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 1,000, Canon!Fic)
Summary: A new servant learns just how close Merlin is to the prince.
Driving Lessons by Anonymous (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 7,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: It's bad enough that Arthur is going to have to get a stupid fucking stats tutor because he spends all of his lectures staring at the back of Merlin's neck and wondering what sort of noises he'd make if Arthur scraped his teeth against all that pale skin. But now, now he's supposed to tolerate Merlin showing up at his door early in the morning with snowflakes clinging to his eyelashes? Now he's supposed to spend four hours alone in a car with him, and fuck all, there is no way Arthur comes out of this without making some manner of arse out of himself.
Underdeveloped Instinct by srin (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 3,400, Canon!Fic)
Summary: There are cabbages that try harder to safeguard their own lives than Merlin does. At least cabbages have contrived to smell funny in order to keep people away.
Arthur and Merlin on the Cliff by the Sea by lunchy_munchy (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 20,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin's tummy tingles, Arthur almost brings about the apocalypse, Uther hates humans and Hunith is totally awesome. (Or, five year old goldfishes probably shouldn't mess with the fabric of the universe to hang out with dark haired children and their mothers.)
A Pendragon's Heart (is Forever) [the Five Flashbacks Remix] by pixieblues (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 1,820, Modern!AU)
Summary: A decade after Arthur hires Merlin as his personal assistant, a trip to the hospital forces Uther to look back thirty-five years, to when his son was born and his wife lost forever, in order to understand that the way his son feels is the same as his very own.
These Tales That Are Our Lives by sleepy_orange (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 9,500, Canon!Fic)
Summary: There are many tales and legends told about King Arthur - which are true and which are lies?
Perpetual Astonishment by nightanddaze (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 576, Canon!Fic)
Summary: On the first day of spring, Uther sees.
The One Where Merlin Goes to Princess School by mcgooglykins (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 5,000, Canon!AU)
Summary: None provided. Basically, it's crack!fic on steroids. With slash. Yeah, accurate enough.
Stop and Smell the Garlic by itachitachi (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2,526, Modern!AU)
Summary: So Arthur's boyfriend is a little bit strange: he doesn't eat garlic, and doesn't go out in the sun. But Arthur would definitely have noticed if there was something supernatural going on, and Merlin is simply not competent enough to keep secrets. Right?
Arthur is a Man of Action...Merlin is Just Slow by giselleslash (Merlin/Arthur, R [?], 6400, Modern!AU)
Summary: Merlin owns a bookshop, Arthur is his thoroughly incompetent but endearing - and more than a little crazycakes - employee.
MERLIN by moonythestrals (Merlin/Arthur, R, 11,500, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur, Merlin, frat brothers, the Dragon, Arthur's BlackBerry, script writing, shitty hip-hop music, Dogma, FATE & DESTINY - oh God I wish I were joking.
Rosemary by tierfal (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 5,753, Canon!fic)
Summary: In which Merlin and Arthur commune with rosemary and end up in a fight with a horrific monster. Maybe this is a normal day.
Job Orientation by seperis (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2594, Future!Fic)
Summary: In the not so distant future, Merlin builds a tower. That's not suspicious at all.
I Must Give so That I, I Can Live by xmarie08 (Merlin/Arthur, G, 407, Canon!fic)
Summary: If Merlin's happy, then Arthur's happy (though he'll never admit it, ever).
Between the Shadow and the Soul by casualtheatrics (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 4,693, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur finds a photo of Merlin, and slowly falls in love.
And I Am Alive by thisissirius (Merlin/Arthur, R, 5,746, Modern!AU)
Summary: Speculation is ripe about hot new band Slash Dragon, after sharp-eyed fans spotted the two lead singers, Merlin Emrys and Arthur Pendragon sharing significant looks at a concert last night.
Ablaze by thewordtree (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 2,400, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Arthur is confused: by Merlin, by Gwaine, by his own feelings. He's lost and he's on fire.
Force of Nature by srin (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 3,600, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Merlin’s a magical creature who goes into heat, and subsequently has a great deal of sex with Arthur.
Dress Rehearsal (Almost as Good as the Real Thing) by srin (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 3,300, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Wherein Merlin gets a girlfriend and Arthur is too noble for his own good.
Steal my Heart and Hold my Tongue by offthebalcony (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 3,500, Canon!Fic)
Summary: None provided. Basically, a tribute to the friendship and love between M/A. That's really the only way I can think to describe this one.
This Thing Between Us by commen_sense (Merlin/Arthur, R, 7,773, Reincarnation!AU [?])
Summary: A spell sends Arthur and Merlin into the 21st century where homosexuality smacks them right in the face in the re incarcerated forms of Lancelot, Gwaine, Morgana and Gwen. The new liberal society allows unspoken feelings to come to the surface...in weird, unspoken ways.
King of Hearts by tourdefierce (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 700[ish], Canon!Fic)
Summary: None provided. The first line of it pretty much summarizes it though. He marries Death when he gives his heart to Arthur. Unconsciously.
Of Bad 80s Music, Cheesy Romance Novels, and a Slayer that Saved the World. A Lot. by sleepy_orange (Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, 2,000, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur just wants to know what love is and Merlin wants to show him.
No Choice but This by elandrialore (Merlin/Arthur, R, 708, Canon!Fic)
Summary: "This is no time to play dim, Merlin," he hisses. "We're in a bit of a pinch here, and we could use a stroke of luck," he says pointedly.
Out of the Wreckage by elandrialore (Merlin/Arthur, R, 959, Canon!Fic)
Summary: Oh, Merlin thinks. That’s why no one is coming. [Sequel to No Choice but This which you can find above.]
Every Man Has His Price by freudian_fuckup (Merlin/Arthur, R, 738, Canon!Fic)
Summary: None provided. Basically Arthur's insights and original conclusions on his relationship with Merlin.
And it Seems Like I Can't Live a Day Without You by merihn (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 500, Future!Fic)
Summary: It's been years since he's seen Merlin.
A Dagger of the Mind by shinetheway (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 2,008, Canon!Fic)
Summary: He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse’s health, a boy’s love, or a whore’s oath,” the Fool, King Lear
Wake Up Call by grim_lupine (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 915, Modern!AU)
Summary: Arthur wakes up when he feels the bed dip beneath him, Merlin crawling in next to him and settling into the still-warm hollow he’d left earlier. Arthur squints at the bedside clock and realizes the time is obscenely-early-o’-clock in the morning. Merlin presses up against him, bare, skin slightly damp and hot from his shower. A cloud of soap scent rises from his hair, wet and ruffled up so that he looks like a bedraggled kitten.
Evermore, Still Never Enough by lillaw (Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, 3,058, Reincarnation!AU)
Summary: He’ll live countless lives and find Arthur in every one of them and lose him all over again. But this will always, always be what he lives for…
Artwork:
Twined by newkidfan (Merlin/Arthur, PG, Canon)
Notes: This is the result of an icon that got out of hand. It kept expanding and expanding and not wanting to fit into a square.
Merlin/Gwaine + Morgana by arid_hugs (Merlin/Gwaine, PG, Reincarnation)
Video:
Use Somebody (Merlin/Arthur/Gwaine)
You're so Hypnotizing (Merlin/Arthur&Gwaine/Lancelot)
But my Heart's Already Decided (Gwaine/Merlin)
Maybe You're Gonna be the One That Saves Me (Merlin/Arthur/Gwaine)
Illuminated [Eyes Open] (Merlin/Arthur)
Until We Bleed (Merlin/Arthur)
Collide (Merlin/Arthur)
Why Can't I (Merlin/Arthur)
I'll Be by Your Side (Merlin/Arthur)
Just Forget the World (Merlin/Arthur)
Everything (Merlin/Arthur)
Suicide (Merlin/Arthur)
Perfect (Merlin/Arthur)