Art: Are We Doing This? (Arthur/Gwaine/Merlin)

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Title: Are We Doing This?
Recipient: marguerite_26
Artist: anonymous
Rating: R
Pairings: Arthur/Gwaine/Merlin
Medium: Traditional drawing
Content/Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Artist's Notes: The moment I read your prompt and saw Arthur/Gwaine/Merlin, I remembered a story you wrote, "Not Gold or Riches", which I immediately knew I had to illustrate for your Merlin_Holidays gift. I would like to thank you for making me so welcome in this fandom when I first discovered it, and for being such a lovely enabler person and fantastic writer. Happy Holidays, marguerite_26, I hope you like it!

...There was a mischievous glint to Merlin's eye that Arthur would have thought endearing and flirty in any other situation. Instead he felt a twist of something dark in his belly. His face must have given him away because Merlin’s expression softened and he whispered, "But only with you here. You know that, right?" Then Merlin’s lips were on his again, wet and inviting, pressing in hard like a brand. The rot inside Arthur that was threatening to grow into something ugly withered.

As soon as they broke apart, Gwaine was there beside them. "Are we doing this?"

( Are We Doing This? )

Also on ao3.

Fic: A Bright Blade in a Shielded Sky (Lancelot/Merlin)

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Title: A Bright Blade in a Shielded Sky
Recipient: j_corrosion
Author: anonymous
Rating: R
Pairings: Lancelot/Merlin
Word Count: 47k
Content/Warnings: Fantasy AU - violence, character death
Summary: Merlin and Lancelot are two sides of the same coin, the Shield and Sword of the King. They are bound together by destiny and well on their way to greatness. That is, until Merlin’s past catches up with him in the form of a long-lost brother from another world. When Merlin is torn away from Camelot, Lancelot follows him to the strange land of Ælfheim determined to bring him back…no matter what the cost.

Author's Notes: Dear j_corrosion, I took your wishes for angst, winter, war, violence and high fantasy and ran with them! I listened to Blind Guardian and the GoT soundtrack (endlessly) for inspiration. I sincerely hope you enjoy the results. Merry Merlin Holidays!!

Extra shiny thanks to rocknvaughn for the amazing beta and the hand holding (aka repeatedly talking me down from the roof). Thanks to jelazakazone for the input and daily support (listening to me whine) from start to finish. Also, thanks to the Merlin Holidays mods for their endless patience.

Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor

A Bright Blade in a Shielded Sky