Happy Merlin Holidays, waltzing_mice

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Title: We Could Be Epic
Recipient: waltzing_mice
Author: sabriel75
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 3,237 words
Warnings: extreme love-sick angst, the barest hints of underage sex, public sex and language of all sorts … also mention of minor characters' deaths
Summary: Uther interferes with Arthur’s first love, but fate brings Merlin back to him. Only, the years have made Merlin cynical and Arthur prideful, not a good combination for rekindling their teenage romance.
Author's Notes: My muse refused to play nice. It was a struggle for me to get this written. However, many thanks to Z, S and P for beta reading at various stages of my writing journey with this fest and for holding my hand when it probably would have been tearing my hair out if not for you. Quotes ~ 1) William Somerset Maugham 2) Mother Theresa and 3) Morrie Schwartz
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC and I make no profit from this endeavor.

( We Could Be Epic )

Happy Merlin Holidays, giselleslash!

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Title: Dark of the matinee (a night much less ordinary)
Recipient: giselleslash
Artist: eloquent_toast
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Bradley/Colin
Medium: Photoshop CS3 and a graphics tablet
Warnings: Public!sex/exhibitionism, RPS, peen (does peen need a warning?)
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor. The title was also borrowed from the awesome Franz Ferdinand.
Artist's Notes: The concept of "The Dark Of The Matinee" immediately put me in mind of that wonderful photo shoot that Bradley did for A Night Less Ordinary. I had to draw the beautiful creature from that photoshoot. But then I sent it off to T.(most awesome art beta evah) and she suggested cinema props and I thought OMG THEY ARE TOTALLY HAVING IT AWAY IN THE BACK OF THE CINEMA. This is a weird and convoluted interpretation, but I am so utterly pleased with my insane idea and the whole damn concept. Hopefully Bradley is awkward enough and I hope you don't mind their beards. I have a love of beards. Also many thanks to others who looked at the pic for me and generally encouraged me to play. I've been really hesitant to be actively creative in this fandom, just because of the terrifyingly high standards, but I am so glad I did this! Thanks to the mods for hosting such an excellent fest!



( Dark of the matinee (a night much less ordinary) )