Tales from the Loathly Lady

Title: Simple Math
Wordcount: ~4,500
Summary: After Gwen and Lancelot leave, Arthur and Merlin learn to take care of each other. Sequel to For the Weary.
A/N: The last request-a-fic of this round, for _aurum, with apologies for it taking so long! This turned into a sequel rather than a timestamp, as I have been meaning to write it for ages. Title is by Manchester Orchestra.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Arthur looks up from his papers in the evening to find Merlin folding his laundry. )

Title: The Food of Love
Wordcount: ~1000
Summary: Merlin's mp3 player breaks. Set in the Drugstore Flowers 'verse.
A/N: Title is from Shakespeare, of course. The quote at the end of the fic is by Rabindranath Tagore, and I, like Arthur, Googled for it. This request-a-fic is for goddessriss, who wanted a two-year timestamp. Hope this satisfies.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( So much fluff. )

Title: Sigh No More
Wordcount: ~1300
Summary: Arthur may not be able to help Merlin, but he can at least keep him company for a little while. Set in the same 'verse as Live Unbruised.
Warnings: References to suicide. General angst. If I've missed something, please let me know.
A/N: Written for archaeologist_d, and I hope you enjoy it. Title from Mumford and Sons "Sigh No More." As with the original, gen but with the pairing tag because it is very much about Merlin and Arthur and their relationship.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Merlin is out on the battlement again. )

Title: These Inconvenient Fireworks
Wordcount: ~13,000
Summary: Gwaine offers to let Freya stay in his flat for the week before Merlin and Arthur's wedding. He doesn't expect to fall in love, but it's definitely a bonus.
Warnings: Some kissing while intoxicated. Other than that, just some strong language.
A/N: Written for this prompt on the meme (raise hands if you already guessed it was me. I am frightfully obvious). And I totally do not know who the OP is. At all. (non_island, I am looking at youuuuuu.) But anyway, it is sort of an accidental Gwaine Quest fic and the title is from Vienna Teng's "Stray Italian Greyhound." The idea of books about winged cats is stolen from Ursula K. LeGuin.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin. Or Catwings.

( Part One )

Part Two

Title: Going, Going, Gone
Wordcount: ~1800
Summary: Nimueh and Ygraine have one last moment before everything changes.
A/N: I have decided that Merlin needs more older generation fic. This is for non_island. Also, why is all my canon-era fic so depressing?
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Read more... )

Title: The Hardest Way Possible
Wordcount: ~12,500
Summary: Merlin's addicted to Craigslist, Arthur's looking for love in all the wrong places, and with a little help from their friends, they manage to get it together.
A/N: This started as a little palate cleanser after the Feast of Angst that this journal has been lately, and then sort of ... grew. Some Arthur/Others and Merlin/Others, but ... have faith in the endgame. Title by the Rustic Overtones.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Part One )

Part Two

Title: Live Unbruised
Wordcount: ~3,000
Summary: Merlin dreams about telling the truth.
Warnings: Angst. In dream sequences, references to character death and suicide. Please let me know if you think I need stronger warnings.
A/N: Mostly gen despite the pairing-tag (tag added because those two are the most important characters in the fic). Title from "Sigh No More" by Mumford & Sons. This is the last piece of my post-s3 head-canon, most closely related to "Fix the Twist in You." I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THIS ANGSTSPLOSION, YOU GUYS. I promise you, the next thing I have planned is back to my ridiculous fluff.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Merlin wakes up. )

Title: Fix the Twist in You
Wordcount: ~2200
Summary: The longer Merlin's lies go on, the harder Arthur finds it to trust him.
A/N: Um, this one got long, so I am splitting it off into numbered points. Sorry, I know you are here for the fic, skip if you wish.
1. For this variation-of-a-prompt on the meme. I did not see what it was a variation of until too late, alas.
2. If you are looking for my usual Daily Dose Of Candyfloss ... this is not it. Just to warn you.
3. Title from "All the Same" by the Sick Puppies. And normally I do not talk about the music I take my titles from, but I have been looking for an excuse to use this title forever, because, Merlin fandom, we need to talk about this song and why there are not A MILLION Arthur-POV fanvids to it. Seriously, go listen to the song. Or just read the lyrics. It is unquestionably my Arthur-knows-about-Merlin's-magic theme song.
4. This came out of head-canon that I started playing with throughout s3 when I got pissed about Arthur and his throwing things and generally treating Merlin horribly (along with my long-held head-canon that Arthur has known about Merlin since s1, because HOW COULD HE NOT), and became characterization for an Epic Reincarnation Fic That I Do Not Have Time To Write. For the curious, "Like the Tide Pulls Me Under" comes from this same head-canon universe.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( So this is what Merlin looks like when he lies. )