Merlin Holidays

Merlin Holidays Week 4 Roundup!


ART

First Meetings for thisissirius [Arthur/Merlin]

We Were Once Friends for amaranthine_7 [Gwen/Morgana]

byrne for piscaria [Merlin]

Stay, Stay for emerald_dragon8 [Arthur/Merlin]


FIC

Showmance for sabriel75 [Arthur/Merlin]

Rowan for reiya_wakayama [Arthur/Merlin]

Going Once, Going Twice for cassie_black12 [Arthur/Merlin]

Collared for shadecat [Arthur/Merlin]

The Cup and the Dagger for reni_m [Arthur/Merlin]


Week 1 Roundup | Week 2 Roundup | Week 3 Roundup


Ok, everyone, that's it! The final piece was posted this morning, which means the end of merlin_holidays for 2010. Tomorrow we're going to put up a guessing poll so everyone can have some fun trying to guess who created what. Reveals will be on Friday, January 7, which gives you a week to catch up on anything you've missed. The previous three roundups are linked to above, and you can also use our !weekly roundup tag for easy access.

As is the way of most fests, commenting has dropped off significantly. All of our participants worked really hard on their submissions, so if you enjoy something please try to let them know. Also, if you received a gift through merlin_holidays please make an effort to comment on it, even if you don't comment on anything else. Your gifter would probably appreciate it!

Happy Merlin Holidays, everyone!

Title: The Cup and the Dagger
Recipient: reni_m
Author: piscaria
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 13,977
Warnings: Temporary death of a main character.
Spoilers: Contains spoilers through 3x12
Summary: When Merlin dies defending him, Arthur sets out on a quest to get him back.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to my lovely betas, B. and M. for their timely comments and constructive criticism. Any remaining mistakes are my own. Thanks also to D., for being a sounding board and an all-around source of inspiration, support, and flaming three-headed bears.
Disclaimer: This is a not-for-profit work of fanfiction. The characters and setting belong to Shine and BBC.

( The Cup and the Dagger [1/2] )

Title: Collared
Recipient: shadecat
Author: venivincere
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, with hints of past Merlin/Leon
Word Count: ~4,000
Warnings: None
Summary: Ever since Arthur apologized, Merlin's spent rather more than a healthy amount of time in two pursuits: first, learning that the line between awake-but-will-fall-back-asleep Arthur and awake-and-will-eventually-rise Arthur lay just after irritation but before annoyance, and second, inventing new ways every morning to ride that line like a prize stallion.
Author's Notes: Shadecat, I hope you enjoy this. Many, MANY thanks to my wonderfully fast and thorough beta, P, who shall be named after the reveal.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavour.

( Collared )

Title: Going Once, Going Twice
Recipient: cassie_black12
Author: ayane_tsurugi
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin (Leon/Gwaine, Gwen/Morgana, Gwen/Morgana/Mordred, Gwen/Lance, Will/Elena, Morgause/Cenred, Nimueh/Myror, Valiant/Sophia, Tristan/Vivian, Edwin/Freya, Uther/Catrina - only some of these are actually true)
Word Count: ~2900
Warnings: Alternating tenses. Language. Utter insanity (you've seen the pairings list, right?) and fluff, because that's all I can write anymore. Also, I know next to nothing about advertising.
Summary: No, it is NOT like Grey's Anatomy. Except that it totally is. And what have I told you about ordering those awful American telly programmes? (Or, the lives and loves of the employees of Camelot, Inc. as told by a concerned very, very amused onlooker.)
Author's Notes: cassie_black12, I threw as many of your likes in here as I could, and I hope you enjoy it even though it doesn't even come close to any of your actual prompts. Thanks to K and A, who didn't tell me how stupid I was for switching ideas at the last minute, and to the mods for their patience with me.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.

( Going Once, Going Twice )

Title: Rowan
Recipient: reiya_wakayama
Author: dk323
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, Gwen
Word Count: 3,493
Warnings: Takes place during S3 (up through "The Eye of the Phoenix")
Summary: Arthur believes it’s the perfect time to discuss the matter with Merlin. But then there’s the kitten… and Arthur can’t help feeling jealous. Gwen tries to be helpful. Merlin decides to finally confide in Arthur.
Author's Notes: This fic was written for reiya_wakayama as a part of the merlin_holidays fic exchange. Hope you enjoy reading this. Happy Holidays! :)
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.

( Rowan )

Title: First Meetings
Recipient: thisissirius
Artist: madnessisreal
Rating: PG
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, The Great Dragon
Medium: Traditional art (pencil,ink,coloring pencils,fingers for smearing stuff^_^')
Warnings: Hmm... nope, none:)
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Artist's Notes: The only secret Merlin 'forgot' to reveal to Arthur = The Great Dragon. And just because he can, Merlin makes an event out of their first meeting! Suprise, suprise Arthur. I wonder how he's going to react:) Hope this will add to your holiday cheer. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!




( First Meetings )

Title: When the music changes, so does the dance
Recipient: ayane_tsurugi
Author: giselleslash
Rating: R, maybe NC-17ish
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: ~7800
Warnings: Modern AU and perhaps ridiculous amounts of fluff.
Summary: The boys are in high school and the winter dance is coming up. Arthur thinks he should school Merlin in the fine art of the waltz and Merlin just wants to make it through it all without succumbing to teenage angst, after school detention and Christmas dinner at the Pendragons.
Author's Notes: I took your prompt; 'notes/letters' and kind of rolled with that. I'm not sure if this is what you wanted exactly but I really hope you enjoy it all the same :)
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.

( When the music changes, so does the dance )

Title: Maybe tomorrow I'll find my way home
Recipient: jungle_ride
Artist: mustbethursday3
Rating: G
Pairings: A/G if anything
Medium: Photos/digital
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.
Artist's Notes: I wasn't sure on sizes so I did a bunch of different ones. Mostly this is me overcompensating for not being able to write you a fic and since this is your gift Jungle_Ride you should feel free to add text to whatever and wherever or change the sizes where you want to. And I made a few icons although you didn't want them, just in case =D Oh and definitely PM me if you want something changed. Hope this is as good as a fic, Merry Christmas <3



( Maybe tomorrow I'll find my way home )

Title: From The Dark
Recipient: dollop_head
Author: jungle_ride
Rating: PG-13/R
Pairings: Merlin/Morgana
Word Count: 6,764
Warnings: swearing, violence, mild bloodplay
Summary: AU Merlin remembers how it used to be. Unfortunately Morgana
is far too practical about how things are now.
Author's Notes: Your song prompt “Crystallised” had such a deadly/sexy
beat and the image of Vampire!Merlin/Morgana sprang to mind and wouldn’t go
away. It went a little dark/twisted, but I did try to keep some romance in there too. I
hope you like it! ^_^ Thanks to C, M, and A for their wonderful beta work *hugs*
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make
no profit from this endeavor.

( From the Dark )

Title: Careless Guidance of an Inadequate Englishman
Recipient: amythystluna
Author: dollop_head
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 13,000
Warnings: Swear words, NC-17 sex, and mediocre attempts at humor.
Summary: Arthur Pendragon has lived his whole life in New York City; it's boring and ordinary, and he can't connect with any of the people that live there. But when his life is saved mysteriously by a homeless boy he realizes that there is more to see in the world, but only if you're willing to take a chance to open your eyes.
Author's Notes: Many, many thanks to my beta T, who not only made sure that this wasn't all that horrible, but for helping me spawn ideas. I apologize for the length, but sometimes when you write you just can't stop. And I hope I've not only satisfied my giftee, but any other readers out there.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Shine and BBC. I make no profit from this endeavor.

( Careless Guidance of an Inadequate Englishman )