Title: Towards A Brighter New Year
Recipient: Atlanta_Black
Rating: G
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 1412
Content Notes/Warnings: None

Summary: Morgana has Arthur at the tip of her blade, but she's frozen between her affection for Arthur, and the hatred that has grown from her fear and jealously.

Author's Notes: Dear @Atlanta_Black,
I was taken by your interest in the more complex feelings between Arthur and Morgana! I hope you enjoy this brief exploration of your first prompt. Wishing you a very happy, healthy, wonderful new year!

Thank you dear Mods for keeping this wonderful fest going. <3

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36120412

Title: Here, There Be Dragons
Recipient: zoingeroni
Rating: Gen
Pairings: Merlin & Mordred (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Word Count: 1686
Content Notes/Warnings: N/a

Summary: Arthur is not jealous that Mordred spends so much time with Merlin. He's not.

Author's Notes: I really hope that you enjoy this fic, it was nice to continue exploring something different from what I usually focus on in this fandom. I absolutely love Mordred, so I liked making him feel like part of the family.

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35529055

Title: You can't do romantic to save your life, but that's so romantic
Recipient: ravengirl42
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 0
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Summary: An illustration for RavenGirl42's fic You Need Someone Older and Wiser
Author's Notes:
Dear RavenGirl42, Happy Holidays! When I saw you had in your requests an illustration for a fic of yours, I was extremely happy, because I love working with fic scenes! And when I read your fic with an illustration in mind, there was no question about what the scene should be. I hope you enjoy this piece of art, even if I may have taken some liberties with the costumes. Also I added sparkles, because everything is better with sparkles. Hope you like sparkles.

Once more, happy holidays!


AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35430706

Title: The world offers itself
Recipient: mixtapestar
Rating: G
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 1.8k
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: After Camlann, Merlin tries to figure out his place.
Author's Notes: Thank you to my beta readers for your always appreciated enthusiastic assistance <3 Happy holidays, mixtapestar!

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28372815

Title: Merthur Airport Reunion
Recipient: ingberry
Rating: G
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Medium: Digital Art
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: Love a fluffy reunion

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28102518

Title: If at first you're a bit of a prat, review, review again
Recipient: fried-extracrispy-trenchcoat
Rating: G
Pairings: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin
Word Count: 3000
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: When Arthur writes a negative review of his experience at a nearby coffeeshop, he expects that will be the end of it. He'll get his morning coffee elsewhere and try not to think about the attractive barista who took his order. But that plan falls through when his review gets an unexpected response.

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27856189

Title: The Great British Bake Off
Recipient: LBF72
Rating: G
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 2.8k
Content Notes/Warnings: Mentions of children
Summary:
“Daddy, please tell us the story again!”

“Again? I told you last night, and this morning, and after tea time this afternoon. Surely you want a different one this time.”

“No, Daddy! The tent story!”

Arthur sighed and pinched his fingers on the bridge of his nose. Why he ever decided to tell them this story in the first place, he had no idea. It didn’t exactly paint him in the best light.

He looked down at their wide eyes, their little pouts, and knew he was a goner. He glanced at Gwen. He had a sneaking suspicion that she was the one putting them up to this. On cue, she caught his eye, winked, and went back to rolling out the gingerbread cookies.

Resigned, Arthur began.

Author's Notes: Happy Merlin Holidays, LFB72! I love GBBO and was so excited to get to write this prompt for you. I hope you enjoy this bit of holiday baking fluff!

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27982551

Title: The Song of Avalon
Recipient: Gilli_ann
Rating: G
Pairings: Gwen & Merlin & Morgana & Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 7632
Content Notes/Warnings: None

Summary: At the turn of the season, Uther purchases a valuable tapestry from a traveling merchant that proves to be an enchanted artifact of the Old Religion. With the help of his friends, Merlin must find a way to stop the imminent threat to Camelot all while keeping his increasingly unstable magic under control.

Author's Notes: This was definitely one of the most challenging things I've written in a while but it was such a fun idea. I tried to make it feel like an episode of Merlin where Arthur and Gwen know about Merlin and Morgana's magic and the four of them deal with these types of adventures all the time. I'd like to thank my betas as well (Ambrosius on AO3, @onceandfuturedawn on Tumblr, and @kingdowager on Tumblr) for all their help. This fic would be a mess without them. I hope you enjoy and happy holidays!

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27958523

Title: this raging sea, these summer storms
Recipient: queerofthedagger
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 4259
Content Notes/Warnings: no archive warnings apply

Summary: “I have magic,” he whispers, turning to face Arthur. “I have magic, and I use it for you. Always for you.”
He keeps his chin tilted up, his spine straight, and a storm stares back. Arthur’s eyes as dark and wild as the sea.

Author's Notes: I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it <3 Thanks to the mods for all the hard work they put in to keep the fest going! <3

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27944930

Title: {ART} - A Globe of Light
Recipient: Emrys MK emrys_mk
Rating: Gen
Pairings: Merthur
Medium: Digital Art
Content Notes/Warnings: Just two dorks enjoying a winter‘s day - in a snow globe. No warnings needed, except you don‘t like fluff and Xmas kitsch ;)
Artist's Notes: Dear MK, I really really hope to have met your expectations <3
I went with your most basic prompt, bc the idea just jumped into my head XD I really hope you like your gift :3

Also, big thanks to our dear mods for making this fest possible for yet another year <3

AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27837865