Merlin Prompt Fest: Round 3 Reveals
Hello, Merlin fans! :D
Here it is: the author/artist/vidder reveals for Round 3 of the Merlin Prompt Fest!
Your Merlin Muses Mods would like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who made this fest possible.
From everyone who prompted, to all of the wonderful artists/authors/vidders who so generously contributed, to every single person who read/commented and/or recced/pimped.
The fest wouldn't have been possible without each and every one of you! THANK YOU SO MUCH! ♥
Arthur/Merlin
aku_rin drew Look behind you (Arthur, Merlin; G)
View on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin is shocked seeing a painting at the gallery. He's up for a surprise.
somnolentlyu wrote Signs of Love (Arthur/Merlin; PG; 2.3k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin knows ASL. Arthur has a deaf child. Merlin is hopelessly in love and Arthur is hopelessly dim.
anivhee wrote How to Overcome Writer's Block: A Guide by Merlin Emrys (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 17.6k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin Emrys is a young, promising author who has found success on a series of novels about-ironically-his namesake and his King. When a curse known as “writer’s block” decides to attack, will a knight in shining armour help Merlin get his powers back?
geekslave wrote That’s What Servants Are For Arthur/Merlin; R; 15.5k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: When Arthur and Merlin head out of Camelot to the neighboring kingdom of Cambia, Arthur is more than a little surprised by some of their strange customs especially when one of those customs has him sharing a bed with Merlin. Now Arthur finds himself facing feelings for Merlin that he never knew he had. When he finally realizes the true extent of his feelings, it may be too late as another man makes a play for Merlin.
gabe1990 wrote I Never Expected To Find You Here (Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot; PG-13; 2.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: After yet another failed relationship, Gwen asks Merlin, her best friend, to be the father to her child. It’s a perfect situation. No heartbreak, no conflicting feelings. And then it’s not quite so perfect anymore. Not now that Lance and Arthur have come into the picture.
dk323 wrote As His World Trembles (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 15.7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin grows up as a slave to King Lot. Yet due to his friendship with a fellow slave, Euan, and the support of the King’s second son, Prince Gwion; life isn’t so bad.
Once Merlin is eighteen, his world collapses after an emotional loss and an unexpected sacrifice.
When he goes to Camelot with King Lot, Merlin meets Arthur and finds that happiness can still be found in life amidst the tragedy.
rotrude wrote Fast Lane (Arthur/Merlin; NC-17; 32k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Arthur's a step away from gaining the WDC, when his car breaks down. Sour from the loss of the title he'd wanted so much and striven for so hard, he asks Excalibur's chief engineer be given the sack. Merlin Emrys, young and practically out of uni, steps in as new CD. Pity that Merlin's already off to a bad start with Excalibur's top racer. And to say that the new season's just begun. Or an F1 AU.
tink_sky_reid wrote (Love Me) When I'm Gone (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 5.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Nursing school prepared Arthur for dealing with the mentally unstable, but nothing could have ever prepared him for Merlin.
static_abyss wrote All my empty spaces (Arthur/Merlin; R; 4.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: They're doing it all wrong, moving too fast, but Merlin recognizes something in Arthur, and he can tell, from the way Arthur watches him, that he sees it too.
agirlnamedtruth wrote The End Is Forever Nigh (Arthur/Merlin; R; 9.7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: In a life threatening situation, Merlin and Arthur confess the feelings they've always had for each other. What happens when they survive and are forced to deal with the consequences of their confession?
mrscupcakery wrote Read All About It (Arthur/Merlin; PG; 14k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Arthur is an antiques shop owner who spends most of his time worrying about how he’s going to stay in business. Until world-famous actor Merlin Emrys comes crashing into his shop and somehow Arthur ends up with a fake boyfriend.
zairaalbereo wrote That's His Name (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: canon AU: In a world where Arthur and Merlin never went to Ealdor, Merlin is home visiting his mum. People soon are getting annoyed about all his talk about this Arthur chap, they don't believe for a second that Merlin of all people could be close to the king. Until the king pays a visit.
twilighthdfan wrote Tom’s Potion (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 2.4k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: The first time it happens, Arthur draws his sword. He isn’t proud of the reaction, but his father had taught him that magic was evil, that those who wielded it were evil and deserved only one thing, and seeing your current manservant turn into the old one overnight, well … he dares anyone to not react to that.
andiwould wrote Come Around (Arthur/Merlin; NC-17; 9.5k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: When Merlin finds himself rooming with Arthur on a high school field trip and the cold forces them to share a bed for warmth, the last thing he's expecting is to end up hooking up with his prattish classmate.
Femslash
miyuki9x wrote risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body (Morgana/Morgause; PG-13; 2.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: "I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul." ~ from Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda
xthursdaynextx wrote She's the One (Gwen/Morgana; PG-13; 4k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: So far, the most surprising thing about life at the University of Camelot has been making friends with her half-brother. But when she and Arthur fall for the same girl, Morgana finds there are a few more surprises in store.
johnsmith2597 made Always a Woman to Me (Gwen/Morgana; PG)
View on LJ or Tumblr.
Summary: She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child,
But she's always a woman to me
Moresome
_afterism wrote saved it all for you (and you) (Arthur/Gwen/Merlin/Morgana; PG; 4.7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: This is not how Merlin expected his summer to go. Or, how four people accidentally start the relationship they've always wanted.
Here it is: the author/artist/vidder reveals for Round 3 of the Merlin Prompt Fest!
Your Merlin Muses Mods would like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who made this fest possible.
From everyone who prompted, to all of the wonderful artists/authors/vidders who so generously contributed, to every single person who read/commented and/or recced/pimped.
The fest wouldn't have been possible without each and every one of you! THANK YOU SO MUCH! ♥
Arthur/Merlin
aku_rin drew Look behind you (Arthur, Merlin; G)
View on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin is shocked seeing a painting at the gallery. He's up for a surprise.
somnolentlyu wrote Signs of Love (Arthur/Merlin; PG; 2.3k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin knows ASL. Arthur has a deaf child. Merlin is hopelessly in love and Arthur is hopelessly dim.
anivhee wrote How to Overcome Writer's Block: A Guide by Merlin Emrys (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 17.6k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin Emrys is a young, promising author who has found success on a series of novels about-ironically-his namesake and his King. When a curse known as “writer’s block” decides to attack, will a knight in shining armour help Merlin get his powers back?
geekslave wrote That’s What Servants Are For Arthur/Merlin; R; 15.5k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: When Arthur and Merlin head out of Camelot to the neighboring kingdom of Cambia, Arthur is more than a little surprised by some of their strange customs especially when one of those customs has him sharing a bed with Merlin. Now Arthur finds himself facing feelings for Merlin that he never knew he had. When he finally realizes the true extent of his feelings, it may be too late as another man makes a play for Merlin.
gabe1990 wrote I Never Expected To Find You Here (Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot; PG-13; 2.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: After yet another failed relationship, Gwen asks Merlin, her best friend, to be the father to her child. It’s a perfect situation. No heartbreak, no conflicting feelings. And then it’s not quite so perfect anymore. Not now that Lance and Arthur have come into the picture.
dk323 wrote As His World Trembles (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 15.7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Merlin grows up as a slave to King Lot. Yet due to his friendship with a fellow slave, Euan, and the support of the King’s second son, Prince Gwion; life isn’t so bad.
Once Merlin is eighteen, his world collapses after an emotional loss and an unexpected sacrifice.
When he goes to Camelot with King Lot, Merlin meets Arthur and finds that happiness can still be found in life amidst the tragedy.
rotrude wrote Fast Lane (Arthur/Merlin; NC-17; 32k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Arthur's a step away from gaining the WDC, when his car breaks down. Sour from the loss of the title he'd wanted so much and striven for so hard, he asks Excalibur's chief engineer be given the sack. Merlin Emrys, young and practically out of uni, steps in as new CD. Pity that Merlin's already off to a bad start with Excalibur's top racer. And to say that the new season's just begun. Or an F1 AU.
tink_sky_reid wrote (Love Me) When I'm Gone (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 5.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Nursing school prepared Arthur for dealing with the mentally unstable, but nothing could have ever prepared him for Merlin.
static_abyss wrote All my empty spaces (Arthur/Merlin; R; 4.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: They're doing it all wrong, moving too fast, but Merlin recognizes something in Arthur, and he can tell, from the way Arthur watches him, that he sees it too.
agirlnamedtruth wrote The End Is Forever Nigh (Arthur/Merlin; R; 9.7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: In a life threatening situation, Merlin and Arthur confess the feelings they've always had for each other. What happens when they survive and are forced to deal with the consequences of their confession?
mrscupcakery wrote Read All About It (Arthur/Merlin; PG; 14k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: Arthur is an antiques shop owner who spends most of his time worrying about how he’s going to stay in business. Until world-famous actor Merlin Emrys comes crashing into his shop and somehow Arthur ends up with a fake boyfriend.
zairaalbereo wrote That's His Name (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: canon AU: In a world where Arthur and Merlin never went to Ealdor, Merlin is home visiting his mum. People soon are getting annoyed about all his talk about this Arthur chap, they don't believe for a second that Merlin of all people could be close to the king. Until the king pays a visit.
twilighthdfan wrote Tom’s Potion (Arthur/Merlin; PG-13; 2.4k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: The first time it happens, Arthur draws his sword. He isn’t proud of the reaction, but his father had taught him that magic was evil, that those who wielded it were evil and deserved only one thing, and seeing your current manservant turn into the old one overnight, well … he dares anyone to not react to that.
andiwould wrote Come Around (Arthur/Merlin; NC-17; 9.5k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: When Merlin finds himself rooming with Arthur on a high school field trip and the cold forces them to share a bed for warmth, the last thing he's expecting is to end up hooking up with his prattish classmate.
Femslash
miyuki9x wrote risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body (Morgana/Morgause; PG-13; 2.2k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: "I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul." ~ from Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda
xthursdaynextx wrote She's the One (Gwen/Morgana; PG-13; 4k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: So far, the most surprising thing about life at the University of Camelot has been making friends with her half-brother. But when she and Arthur fall for the same girl, Morgana finds there are a few more surprises in store.
johnsmith2597 made Always a Woman to Me (Gwen/Morgana; PG)
View on LJ or Tumblr.
Summary: She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child,
But she's always a woman to me
Moresome
_afterism wrote saved it all for you (and you) (Arthur/Gwen/Merlin/Morgana; PG; 4.7k)
Read on LJ or AO3.
Summary: This is not how Merlin expected his summer to go. Or, how four people accidentally start the relationship they've always wanted.