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merlin_holidaysTitle: The Power of Being Known
Recipient: princessoftheworlds
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 42.6K
Content Notes/Warnings: Mentions of homophobia, internalised homophobia
Summary: After a PR disaster that provokes public backlash, movie star Arthur Pendragon needs to fix his image, and fast. His sister's solution? Set him up with an eligible man. Cue Gwen, who has a single, available friend who’s a fundraising coordinator for a prominent LGBT rights group. It seems like the perfect solution.
But Arthur finds he’s not quite ready to be out, and fake-dating can only get you so far when there are real feelings involved...
Author's Notes: Dear princessoftheworlds,
Thank you for your prompts! I had a lot of fun thinking about what to write. From the looks of them, I feel like you were very interested in a Ted Lasso AU. Unfortunately, I’ve never seen the show and I don’t really get American Football 🙈, otherwise I would have obliged.
Given that I’ve not seen the show, I have taken your fake relationship ‘oops we caught feelings’ prompt with a celebrity AU. I hope that what I’ve written works for you.
Wishing you all the best for the holiday season! 💗
A HUGE thank you to the mods for their patience and understanding, and to my beta reader for their helpful suggestions and hard work getting this into shape! Any remaining mistakes are my own.
AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35887279
Recipient: princessoftheworlds
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 42.6K
Content Notes/Warnings: Mentions of homophobia, internalised homophobia
Summary: After a PR disaster that provokes public backlash, movie star Arthur Pendragon needs to fix his image, and fast. His sister's solution? Set him up with an eligible man. Cue Gwen, who has a single, available friend who’s a fundraising coordinator for a prominent LGBT rights group. It seems like the perfect solution.
But Arthur finds he’s not quite ready to be out, and fake-dating can only get you so far when there are real feelings involved...
Author's Notes: Dear princessoftheworlds,
Thank you for your prompts! I had a lot of fun thinking about what to write. From the looks of them, I feel like you were very interested in a Ted Lasso AU. Unfortunately, I’ve never seen the show and I don’t really get American Football 🙈, otherwise I would have obliged.
Given that I’ve not seen the show, I have taken your fake relationship ‘oops we caught feelings’ prompt with a celebrity AU. I hope that what I’ve written works for you.
Wishing you all the best for the holiday season! 💗
A HUGE thank you to the mods for their patience and understanding, and to my beta reader for their helpful suggestions and hard work getting this into shape! Any remaining mistakes are my own.
AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35887279
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