Merlin Fanfic Recs
Any with * next to it is a must read.
I also haven't included the rating, warnings and what not -so if you want those you'll need to look at the beginning of each fic
*Champagne from a paper cup (is never quite the same)
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, with Gwaine/Elena, Morgana/Leon and Gwen/Lancelot
Summary: Modern AU with magic. Arthur is a professional footballer on the verge of making history. Merlin is a medical student with special powers who's just been hired to work for Arthur's club. You know the rest.
Being With You
Pairing/s: Arthur/ Merlin
Summary: Modern AU. Merlin is gay, Arthur apparently is not.
Good Twin/ Evil Twin
Pairings: Merlin/OC Merlin/ Arthur
Summary: Modern AU. I accidentally had sex with my boyfriend's twin brother last night... and he didn't stop me.
Heartbreak, Secret Friends, and Stupid Doodles
Pairings: Merlin/ Arthur Gwen/Lancelot
Summary: Modern AU. Merlin has a secret crush on Arthur, who has no idea who he is. When Arthur has a bad break up, Merlin takes it upon himself to cheer him up. Secretly, of course.
Morgana, Called le Fey
Pairing/s:N/A
Summary: Cannonverse. She is Morgana, increasingly called le Fey. (drabble)
So Are You to Me
Pairing/s: Arthur/ Merlin
Summary: Modern AU. American high school AU, the gang take a weekend trip up to Arthur’s lake house after graduation and amidst a weekend of booze and general debauchery, Arthur is forced to confront his feelings about his best friend.
The Meat Feast
Pairing: Arthur/ Merlin
Summary: .Modern AU. Looking to alleviate some pent-up sexual tension, Merlin turns to the internet and discovers the pornographic exploits of Excalibur, an arrogant, bothersome exhibitionist. When Excalibur stops putting videos up, Merlin sends him a private message requesting a little 1:1 action over Skype. (deleted)
*The Student Prince
Pairing: Merlin/ ArthurSummary: Modern AU. A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love..
This Fast, Unreasonable Spring
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur, Arthur/OCs, past Merlin/OC
Summary: Modern AU. Merlin was looking for something uncomplicated. Arthur was just looking to get paid. Neither of them expected to find the other.
Turning Page
Pairing: Arthur/ Merlin
Summary Modern AU. When Merlin, best loved singer/songwriter in the UK, tragically loses his parents in a car accident his life is turned upside down. Depressed and alone he's ready to give up and leave it all behind, but then he hears a voice.
Unbelievable
Pairing/s:N/A
Summary: Modern AU. No one would believe this. (drabble)
We were friends once
Pairing: Merlin/ Arthur
Summary: Cannonverse. Arthur had friends in Episode 1, running around laughing at the poor suckers who worked for the Knights. But in later episodes, they disappear. What happens to them?
Where I End and You Begin (The Sky is Falling In)
Pairing/s: Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Modern AU. In which Merlin is Arthur's best friend's younger brother. Written for this prompt.