merlin_holidays | Reveals and guessing poll results!

A million thanks to all of our amazing writers, artists, readers, and commenters who made this

merlin_holidays one of the best yet! And one more special thanks to our pinch hitters

lullabylily for helping save the day.

Just a reminder that if you haven't yet thanked your gifter, please do so ASAP! And remember that even though the holiday season has come to an end, all of this great fic and art will still be here waiting for you to enjoy it. So if you haven't had time to make it through all the fantastic works here, there's still plenty of time to read and leave love for the writers and artists!

And now for the reveals!

ART

When You Needed Saving by

altocello for

kriadydragon [Gen, Gaius, Merlin:G - canon] also on AO3.

Ready? by

amphigoury for

tink_sky_reid [Arthur/Merlin:NC17 - modern!AU].

Corsets and libraries by

puckboum for

lyryk [Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Gwen:PG13 - modern!AU].

Walking Into Fire With You by

bend_me_baby for

lizzietothet [Arthur/Merlin:G - canon] also on AO3.

Leather Jacket and Bonus Surprise by

raphaellover for

zairaalbereo [Arthur:G]

fly like great birds by

fuckyeah for

merlin_holidays [Arthur/Merlin:R - canon]

Twelve Minutes to Midnight by

silver_falcon24 for

awyvern [Arthur/Merlin:G - modern!AU]

The Merlin and Familiar by

kriadydragon for

merlin_holidays [Merlin:G - canon]

The Vision of Escavalon by

crimsonswirls for

fuckyeah [Arthur/Merlin:G - AU]

A Christmas Tale by

spacealtie for

viennajones [Arthur/Merlin:G - modern!AU]

Good Clean Fun by

alby_mangroves for

gwylliondream [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17 - canon]

FIC

Falling Slowly by

viennajones for

bunnysworld [Merlin/Arthur:G:3.6k - modern!AU]

Hidden Light by

destina for

malu_3 [Merlin/Arthur:PG13:9.4k - canon, AU after S4]

Hold On To What We Are by

giselleslash for

xthursdaynextx [Merlin/Arthur:NC17:11.5k - modern!AU]

Opening Doors by

lizzietothet for

alittlecastiel [Merlin/ Arthur, Gwaine/Percival:R:6k - modern!AU]

Snapshots (Dearly Beloved) by

bohemia86 for

camelittle [Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lance:PG13:23k - modern!AU]

Hunting, Medieval Style by

lyryk for

raphaellover [Arthur/Merlin:NC17:3.7k - modern!AU]

When I Lifted My Eyes to Your Name by

tu_es_mi_amour for

emjayelle [Elena/Mithian:G:2.1k - modern!AU]

The One Where Arthur Doesn’t Like to Share by

lawgoddess for

eledhwenlin [Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Gwaine:NC17:5.1k - modern!AU]

Just One Thing I Need by

alittlecastiel for

bend_me_baby [Arthur/Merlin:R:18.1k - modern!AU]

And This Is How I See You by

emjayelle for

giselleslash [Arthur/Merlin:PG13:17k - modern!AU]

True Love or Whatnot by

fleete for

destina [Arthur/Merlin:NC17:2k - canon]

Welcome to the New Age by

tink_sky_reid for

eurydice72 [Merlin/Gwaine:NC17:16k - modern!AU]

Welcome to The Family! by

ca_te for

bohemia86 [Arthur/Merlin:PG13:2.2k - modern!AU]

Something's Brewing by

camelittle for

wrecksfic [Arthur/Merlin:NC17:15.6k - modern!AU]

Take to the Sky by

rotrude for

doctoraicha [Merlin/Arthur, Elena/Gwaine, Vivian/Arthur:NC17:37k - modern!AU]

Rattling the Bars by

eurydice72 for

le_rameau [Arthur/Gwaine:R:13.7k - modern!AU]

A Breath Is Also A Sound by

awyvern for

ca_te [Merlin/Arthur:PG13:4.7k - modern!AU]

The Succession by

malu_3 for

merlin_holidays [Arthur/Merlin:NC17:14.5k - canon, AU after S4]

You Are Here by

moiraes for

lawgoddess [Arthur/Merlin:PG13:3.2k - reincarnation]

I'll Be Home for Christmas by

sp_owl for

spacealtie [Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/Lance, Arthur/Gwaine, Merlin/Freya (past):NC17:25k - modern!AU]

Once Upon A Midnight Clear by

le_rameau for

fleete [Gwen/Arthur, Merlin/Arthur, Gwen/Lancelot:PG13:10.5k - modern!AU]

A Sprinkling of Snow by

gwylliondream for

crimsonswirls [Arthur/Merlin, Leon/Morgana:NC17:5k - modern!AU - age disparity, dub-con because of teenaged character]

The Royal Camelot by

captainlogic for

rotrude [Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot, Percival/Freya:NC17:102.7k - modern!AU - Past canonical minor character death. Implied past off-screen euthanasia]

A Better Version of Me by

geekslave for

tu_es_mi_amour [Arthur/Merlin:PG:6.5k - modern!AU]

What dreams may come by

emptysock for

amphigoury [Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Others:NC17:5.7k - canon AU - non-consensual somnophilia, mind control, bondage, dubious consent]

Cleats, Christmas and Confessions by

bunnysworld for

aunt_agatha [Merlin/Gwaine:NC17:5.9k - modern!AU]

The Troublesome Reign and Triumphant Victory of Arthur Pendragon, Professor of History by

aunt_agatha for

puckboum [Merlin/Arthur:NC17:8.6k - modern!AU]

Timeless Circle by

scotscookie for

moiraes [Merlin/Arthur:NC17:15k - modern!AU]

Meet Me Beyond The Horizon by

zairaalbereo for

karuvapatta [Merlin/Arthur:NC17:15.8k - reincarnation]

The Decisions We Make by

eledhwenlin for

scotscookie [Merlin/Arthur:NC17:4k - canon AU]

Over You by

xthursdaynextx for

slantedknitting [Merlin/Arthur:R:5k - modern!AU]

Acts of Man by

wrecksfic for

sp_owl [Merlin/Arthur:PG13:5.1k - modern!AU]

Through Kindness and Obstacles by

ragnelleloathly for

geekslave [Merlin/Arthur:NC17:10.8k - modern!AU]

Sunrise Isles by

karuvapatta for

altocello [Merlin/Arthur:PG13:10k - modern!AU]

Denoument by

slantedknitting for

cassie_black12 [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17:16k - modern!AU]

Threads by

corilannam for

emptysock [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17:5.7k - canon!AU]

Christmas May Come a Little Late This Year by

doctoraicha for

ragnelleloathly [Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lance, Elena/Gwaine:G:8.5k - modern!AU]

What If I Told You? by

cassie_black12 for

alby_mangroves [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17:9.2k - modern!AU]

Overt Operations by

digthewriter for

silver_falcon24 [Arthur/Merlin:R:13k - modern!AU]

The Magic Touch by

rocknvaughn for

merlin_holidays [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17:12k - modern!AU]

It Didn’t Mean Anything by

xfortytwo for

captainlogic [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17:9k - modern!AU]

Reaching Out by

lullabylily for

rocknvaughn [Arthur/Merlin:NC-17:4.4k - canon]

The Guessing Poll Results:

Thank you to everyone who participated and guessed. :D Artists got the most guesses, and every artist was guessed correctly at least once!

Overall,

alby_mangroves was guessed right the most at 13 times. Following that,

amphigoury was guessed right 10 times.

For writers,

giselleslash,

destina, and

emjayelle were guessed right 3 times each!

When it comes to our eminent guessers, there are some impressive stats:

claudine was our most successful guesser at 31 correct guesses out of 53! Following not far behind was

emjayelle with 19 correct guesses. We don't know how they did it, but we're impressed by their magic powers!

Thanks again to everyone for a great year! Love from your mods,

marguerite_26,

fuzzytomato02,

xfortytwo, and

corilannam