FIC: Apple of My Eye [E] Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Gwen

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Title: Apple of My Eye
Recipient: Candymacaron
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Gwen
Word Count: 30,000
Content Notes/Warnings:

Summary: Arthur has just moved from Australia to the UK. He has a flat, a job, but he doesn't make much and he hasn't really made it. Then the improbable happens. Fashion photographer Merlin Emrys scouts him. That opens up a whole new world for him.

Author's Notes: (i)To Candymacaron, happy holidays and a world of festive love with carols sounding and bells ringing. Of your prompts I chose the second, because I thought it a world of fun. All of them were quite lovely actually. I hope you enjoy my rendition, and that Merlin and Arthur put a smile on your face. So without further ado: your holiday gift.

(ii) Many thanks to my beta * for looking this over. Without you this couldn't have happened.

AO3 link to fanwork: Apple of My Eye

FIC: After The Fire [T] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: After The Fire
Recipient: The Dragon
Rating: 15
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 21k
Content Notes/Warnings: Presumed infidelity, breakup
Summary: “Well,” Arthur said as he stood at the end of the aisle beside Merlin. “Look at this. Never thought we’d be here.”
Merlin didn’t answer. It was too hard to stop himself from saying that he’d always thought that they would. Be there. In a church, in front of a minister. Together.
Just not like this.
In which Arthur and Merlin have a horrible break up. A year later they're best man and man of honour respectively at Lance and Gwen's wedding. And they can deal with that, they really can.
Author's Notes:TheDragon, thank you so much for all your prompts. I've gone with your break-up idea, although I'm afraid it drifted away a little from the prompt. I've tried to put in quite a few of your tags and also plenty of angst. I do hope you like what I've come up with. I hope you've had a very happy holidays, and wish you much happiness for 2018.
Thank you so much to the mods for keeping this wonderful fest going and for being so patient with my failure to meet the deadline. Thank you also to K for checking through all the spelling and punctuation in record time, and to L and P for all the encouragement and support.
AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13061952

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Hello, all!
We still have a few days left of the fest. We hope you've been enjoying all the goodies so far!

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