FIC: christmas chaos [G] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: christmas chaos
Recipient: Eisbaerfussel
Rating: gen
Pairings: merlin/arthur
Medium: digital art
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Artist's Notes: hi!! this is a gift piece for Eisbaerfussel!! I hope you like it :) I really loved the prompt about pet dragons messing up Christmas decorations and I immediately had an image in my head that I /had/ to draw. so here is aithusa taking down the tree like a wild child and interrupting merlin's tree decorating haha. anyway, I hope you have a happy and safe holiday!!

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27808279

FIC: Decorate My Heart [T] Merlin/Arthur

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Title: Decorate My Heart
Recipient: Aeris444
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: ~2500
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: Arthur has no idea why Merlin could possibly need help putting up Christmas decorations in his tiny flat. (Merlin? Ulterior motives? Never.)
Author's Notes: Happy holidays, Aeris444, I hope you enjoy this!

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27766858

FIC: Upsetting the Apple Cart [T] Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Gwen

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Title: Upsetting the Apple Cart
Recipient: Polishmyarmor
Rating: T
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Gwen
Word Count: 6571
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: Kilgharrah saves Arthur after the Battle of Camlann. In a debt of gratitude Arthur and Gwen are eager to fulfill Merlin's request to help the aging dragon from the cold, harsh Camelot winters. Morgana is there too...healed from her hatred, and the four confide much to the dragon of the course of the season.

Author's Notes: Beginning Notes:

This story takes place in the months after the Battle at Camlann. It is canon divergent, taking a rather sharp right turn away from the final episodes of the series.

All my deep gratitude to Emrys_MK for encouraging me to sign up and for the last minute mega-beta.
And equally grateful gratitude to Pelydryn for holding my hand when I was panicked that I couldn't think of anything, listened to my rambling, and reassured me along the way.
And finally, of course, I'm so grateful to the mods for keeping this wonderful fest going!

Dear Polishmyarmor,
Happy holidays! I really hope you enjoy this fic. It diverged a bit from your prompt, but the plus side is that I think I incorporated even more of what you might like. At least I hope so! Wishing you a very happy winter, and a beautiful new year to come!


END NOTES:

According to this interview with Eoin Macken, Gwaine is not dead. https://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/merlins-eoin-macken-gwaine-isnt-dead/?cmpredirect

Quotes:

“Some say there is no truth, only perception”
-Gustave Flaubert

“Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.”
-Lao Tse

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
- Joseph Campbell

Bonus Quote:
“Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
-Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Thank you so very much for reading. Comments make me very happy. I love getting to 'meet' my readers!

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27834454