Fic: Pull You Into Me (Arthur/Merlin)

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Title: Pull You Into Me
Recipient: sitruunavohveli / Tossukka
Author: anonymous
Rating: R
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Gwaine/Elena
Word Count: >30,000
Content/Warnings: Modern AU. Swearing. Mentions of homophobia.
Summary: Arthur is rich, famous and miserable. One evening fate leads him to Dragon Books and to Merlin. What follows is a year of love, heartbreak and hope.
Arthur is a film star with daddy issues, Merlin is a bookseller with a heart of gold, Elena is a rabid fangirl, Freya is wise and wears a lot of black, Will is inappropriate in so many ways and Gwaine turns out (worryingly enough) to be the sensible one. Featuring: the peculiarities of bookshop life, the power of slogan t-shirts, true friendship and the wonders of dumpster cake.
Author's Notes: This fic would not have been possible without the kindness and infinite patience of J,J+M. Thank you guys so much!
A huge thank you (and many cups of cinnamon tea) to my fantastic beta Aly. I told you this was going to be short. I was wrong. Sorry! Couldn’t have done it without you.
To my recipient - I was trying to write a pretend boyfriends story, honest. They just weren’t cooperating. Hope you enjoy the other elements anyway.
To the Mods - Thank you for running such a brilliant exchange.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
The title is taken from the Newton Faulkner song ‘Pulling Teeth’ - Instead of pushing back, I’ll pull you into me.

Pull You Into Me

Comments

[kcrd.livejournal.com]

Fantastic fic! Poor Arthur misunderstanding the situation with Percy at first. Lovely ending - well done!