FIC: Personal Training [T] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: Personal Training.
Recipient: arthurpendragonz
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences.
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur.
Word Count: 5598.
Content Notes/Warnings: None.
Summary: When a group of bandits attack Merlin and Arthur unexpectedly, Merlin almost dies. Shaken, Arthur decides that he would never let Merlin be that defenseless again.
Author's Notes: Happy Holidays!

AO3 link to fanwork: Personal Training

FIC AND ART: None so blind as those who will not see [G] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: None so blind as those who will not see
Recipient: emrys_mk
Rating: G
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 4165
Medium: Digital art
Content Notes/Warnings: A tiny bit of angst. Implied homophobia,
Summary: Arthur wants Merlin to pretend to be his boyfriend for Christmas. We all know how these things turn out.
Author's Notes: Emrys MK, it was an absolute delight and a bit daunting task to create a gift for you. I am a sucker for pretend relationships and unrequited love that are actually requited, so I decided that was the way to go. I had intended on creating art for this fest, but soon enough, I realized that I couldn't say all I have to say with the art. (Also the words sort of popped into my head as I was drawing). The words were just meant to be captions, but somehow they blew up? This is by no means a completely fleshed out story. These are more like snippets. Or very detailed captions. I think with the art, I bit off more than I can chew and so not all the pieces I had planned made it into the entry. I am terribly sorry about that. Hope they make sense and you enjoy them anyway.
AO3 link to fanwork: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12984234

FIC: The Mating Season [T] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: The Mating Season
Recipient: littlehuntress
Rating: PG
Pairings: Arthur / Merlin
Word Count: 28,750
Content Notes/Warnings: Some mild violence
Summary: On a whim, at least partly prompted by the fact that it will really annoy his sister, Prince Arthur recruits Merlin to replace his missing valet, George. As time goes by, despite Merlin's inability to iron even a single garment without leaving burn marks, Arthur starts to develop inconvenient feelings—the sort that make his soulmark throb and his heart race. But Merlin is hiding unsettling secrets, and Arthur needs to decide who he can trust. A modern-day royal magical mystery soulmate AU. In which Merlin thinks he's James Bond, or Jeeves, or Harry Potter, or something, but actually he's more like... erm... Merlin. But despite that, it all turns out all right in the end.
Author's Notes: This is for littlehuntress. Dear littlehuntress - I do apologise - I was going to go for one of your really cute prompts, but then the combination of soulmates and royal AU hit me in the brain, and this happened. I tried to mix a whole load of your likes into this story - and I do hope that you enjoy the result. *Author sweats a little bit*. Rated PG for minor swearing. Also, there is some violence but to be honest it's not particularly graphic. Title with thanks and apologies to P.G. Wodehouse. Beta with thanks to the ever patient T - thank you, my darling, I'm more grateful than you will ever know for your support! Any remaining errors are all mine.
AO3 link to fanwork: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12878754