Tales from the Loathly Lady

Title: A Council of Queens
Wordcount: ~3300
Warnings: Arthur's death and the grief from it are a theme throughout, and the fic also glances over other character death, as well as past mind control in the form of Vivian's love spell.
Summary: Mithian returns to Camelot to work towards Albion's future, and finds herself working through her own and others' complicated history with Camelot.
A/N: I have had this fic in mind pretty much since canon closed, and I am relieved I finally got it written! It is for the "futurefic" square on my Trope Bingo card.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

You can read the fic on the AO3.

Well, summerpornathon is over, which means it's time to link what I wrote for it over here!

This is the series on the AO3, all seven entries and one entry I wrote for the first week but didn't end up submitting. Pairing list is as follows: Gwen/Merlin (with past Arthur/Gwen/Merlin), Nimueh/Ygraine, Arthur/Elena, Arthur/Merlin, Freya/Sefa, Elena/Mithian, Nimueh/Uther/Ygraine, and Arthur/Merlin with significant amounts of Morgana.

Truth or Dare, an Arthur/Merlin modern AU, 1800 words, written for one of the bonus challenges.

Temptation, a Hunith/Will modern AU, about 1k, also written for one of the bonus challenges.

And for anyone who is curious, as a result of all these fics, this is how my Trope Bingo card is going.

Title: The Sun Hasn't Died
Wordcount: ~10,800
Warnings: past character death, mentions of violence and rioting and other consequences of the apocalypse
Summary: You have to figure out how to survive somehow, after the world ends. Elena does it by stealing horses and roaming, at least until she finds the village of Camelot and its residents, especially its librarian.
A/N: Written for the free space on my Trope Bingo card and because Emjayelle prompted an Elena/Mithian apocalypse AU on tumblr. I restrained myself from putting novels worth of backstory and minor character interaction into this, you should be grateful. Title from "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

Read it over on the AO3: ... if there's nobody around to appreciate her cleverness, well. Elena always did better on her own anyway.

Title: The Space Between the Threads
Wordcount: ~1700
Warnings/Enticements: crossdressing (for charity but also implied for pleasure), strong hints of D/s, very unresolved UST
Summary: It would have been nice of Arthur to warn Gwaine that his sister is coming to stay. Especially before he offered his guest room for Gwaine to change in before the charity event they're doing.
A/N: Written for the "crossdressing" square on my Trope Bingo card. This isn't rated because it's the closest you can get to a PWP without actually having any porn involved. The title is from a quote by Lori Howe: "Lace is as much about the space between the threads as it is about the threads themselves."
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Oh now. What have we here? )

Title: A Lot Like Life
Wordcount: ~2,200
Warnings: slavery, bondage (of a sort), some light breathplay, and the dub-con inherent in the situation even though consent is obtained (and enthusiastic)
Summary: During treaty negotiations, the High Priestesses give Morgana an unorthodox gift, and he is more than he appears at first glance.
A/N: This has been languishing half-finished in my documents folder since ... the slavefic round of Kinkspiration, I think? So I was very glad when my "slavefic" square for Trope Bingo came up. This is set in an ambiguous AU where Uther stopped the Purge after a few years and has been trying to make treaties ever since. Title from Depeche Mode's "Master and Servant" because I could not resist.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( I wonder what sort of destiny the High Priestesses think they're trying to avert. )

Title: Scrubbing Out the Stains
Wordcount: ~3,500
Warnings: 5x13 spoilers, in case anyone has not yet seen: this is an afterlife fic, thus this fic comes with warnings for major character death and grief It's mostly gen but pairings include past Arthur/Gwen and Merlin/Freya and some Arthur/Merlin if you squint
Summary: Arthur wakes on the isle of Avalon, where he learns from its lady about his past and future.
A/N: The Arthur-POV fic for the four post-canon fics I'm writing (which are not necessarily congruent, for those who may be confused or not wanting to pick up a series in the middle). A lot of it comes from my life for Arthur&Freya in fics. Title is from Regina Spektor's "Open."
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( People want to see you, but you must be well first. )

Title: These Days of Dust
Wordcount: ~1500
Warnings: major character death, 5x13 spoilers: This is a reincarnation fic that deals both with Merlin's grief at Arthur's loss and, due to the nature of it, Merlin's repeated death. Only one is explicit at all (brief violence).
Summary: Merlin waits through lifetimes.
A/N: The second fic in the vaguely connected series I started last night (the others will happen in the new year). Title from Mumford and Sons, "I Will Wait." This is very compressed headcanon from a much longer reincarnation fic I may someday write, because I tend to like reincarnation more than immortality and wanted to work out how that might still comply with the given canon.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( He always comes back. )

Sorry it's been a while, everyone! I've been working on a few things and busy with life, but I'm signed up for Merlin Holidays so I'm doing that, and there's a few other Merlin (and Teen Wolf) fics that I've got in my head that I can hopefully get around to now that I finished my Avengers fic.

Speaking of! An Assembly Such as This, my Avengers Regency romance novel (with cisf!Tony, Bruce, and Fury) is completed as of about ten minutes ago, coming in around 39,000 words. So if you have been wanting to read but are leery of WIPs, now is the time.

Also, realized the other day that I never announced it here when I posted my entries from the Merlin Summer Pornathon, so the series on AO3 is here. It's a variety of pairings and tones, all NSFW, and I had bunches of fun writing most of them so I hope you enjoy.

Lastly, I wrote a gen Teen Wolf fic last week (at the moment, I'm not posting the text of any Teen Wolf fics I write on this journal and just linking to the AO3 because I assume that most people who have me friended here are here for Merlin. If that's not the case, let me know, I have no problem posting full text over here as well!), Stiles-centric, lots of angst (what is this fandom doing to me?).

Hope you all enjoy, and I hope to have some fic for you all soon!

Title: You Need Better Costumes
Wordcount: ~2,000
Warnings: crack, ridiculousness, inexplicable Doombots, also the gen comes with Strong Implications of Arthur/Merlin but I do not think that shocks most of you
Summary: When a mission takes the Avengers to England, they run across another crime-fighting team. Steve is not sure when this became his life.
A/N: For flammablehat, who provides Tennyson when I am half expecting Lisa Frank. For the record, this is all her fault.

( Might I ask what the Avengers are doing on British soil? )