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ART: All the magic [PG-13] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: All the magic
Recipient: Magnolia822
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Medium: Digital Art
Content Notes/Warnings: No warnings apply
Artist's Notes:
Happy Merlin holidays, Magnolia822 !
Do you know that in France there's a cult song from the 70s that's called "Magnolias forever", so each time I see your nickname I want to sing and moove my body ?
Hum. Anyway, when I read your prompts, I really regretted that I couldn't write even if my life depended on it. There were so many things that I wish I could have told !
But from an artistic point of view, your first prompt spoke the most me - and I must confess that since I've read it, Arthur not dying at the end of S5, getting magic, and then spending his time in the woods with Merlin having adventures and hot magic sex has become a bit of a headcanon :).
Now let's just imagine that, just seconds before Arthur was supposed to die, something happened... and he was magically healed and given magic instead. Let's imagine...
(I hope it somehow matches what you had in mind...)
Link to fanart: http://archiveofourown.org/works/2612399

FIC: Attachments [R] Arthur/Merlin

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Title: Attachments
Recipient: crazyforthisloki
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 11,239
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: As part of his job as the Internet Security Officer for Pendragon Private Banking, Merlin Emrys is required to read all company emails. Misunderstandings about romantic relationships ensue.
Author's Notes: Happy Merlin Holidays, crazyforthisloki! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and that you enjoy this story. The original plot point of Merlin monitoring emails came from the novel “Attachments” by Rainbow Rowell, but the story does not follow the same plot.

AO3 link to fanwork: http://archiveofourown.org/works/2669504