Title: Ford of Ferdia

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Genre: Modern AU, friends to lovers, sports, university
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 23,251
Warnings: unsafe sex (which this author does not endorse)
Summary Merlin Yeats and Arthur de Valera, descendants of two of Ireland’s most well-known literary and political figures, were best friends and competitive equals during their childhood wrestling days. When their parents arrange a match between them seven years later, the only ones who are surprised are Merlin and Arthur. A light-hearted reinterpretation of the The Fall of Fer Diad from the legends of Cuchulain in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.

• Okay, I realize I’ve been reccing a lot of fic lately, BUT I CAN’T HELP IT! Everything I’ve been reading has just been SO GOOD! 
• I really really enjoyed this fic! I especially liked the fact that Merlin and Arthur were in wrestling and rowing instead of footie like they (or just Arthur)  usually are in other fic. And I LOVED how they developed their friendship again and of course meddling Hunith and Gwen. :) Just an overall really great fic!
• Please go read and give the author some love! :D

Title: Heartbreak, Secret Friends, and Stupid Doodles
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin (eventually), Gwen/Lance (off-screen)
Rating: PG this chap, maybe PG-13 later on
Warnings: none at all, unless you consider AU warning worthy?
Word Count: 35,842
Summary: Modern uni AU: Merlin has a secret crush on Arthur, who has no idea who he is. When Arthur has a bad break up, Merlin takes it upon himself to cheer him up. Secretly, of course. 

• Once again I’ve stayed up really late (its 3AM and I have class at 11! eeeek) to read fic, but I’m not regretting it at all because this was such a great fic!
• I thought it was really cute and I really loved it! Highly recommended to all fluff and romance lovers! :)

Title: Post-it Note Romance
Author: Anonymous!
Rating: R
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin with mentions of Gwen/Lancelot, Freya/Gilli
Word Count: ~10k
Warnings: verbal and physical bullying
Summary: Merlin has never had a secret admirer before so he’s fairly certain this one has the wrong guy. 

• Such a sweet fic! I really loved all the little post-it notes and how everything played out. I’m just such a sucker for fluff and this one hit all my buttons. Highly recommended! :D
• So in case you guys didn’t know, the High school Merlin fest is going on over at LJ right now, and a lot of great fic has been posted so far. Go check it out! :) 

The Kingdom of Blaggers

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur

Rating: NC-17

Word Count: 22,798

Summary: (This is my own summary since the author didn’t provide one.) Basically Arthur wants to become an actor so he moves to Hollywood and Merlin decides to follow him because Arthur obviously can’t take care of himself without him there. 

• This was such a great fic! Absolutely hilarious! I was literally laughing out loud every few minutes. So much fun to read! Highly recommended :D

Title: From This Day On

Author: lady_ragnell

Wordcount: ~19,000 words

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur

Summary: While on a hike, Merlin and Gwaine stumble upon the Lost City of Camelot, cursed to wake up every morning a century in the future, and Merlin decides it’s his duty to break the spell—with help from a prince, an imprisoned seer, and quite a few others. A Brigadoon AU.

Warnings: minor character death, imprisonment, and a bit of violence, no worse than in canon.

• So lady_ragnell is my absolute favorite Merthur author, and every time she posts a new fic I end up completely LOVING IT and reccing it, this fic is no exception. 
• I’m not familiar with Brigadoon, but even so I thought this fic was brilliant! I just really loved the whole premise, and I really really loved the ending. :)
• I would say more, but I’m really exhausted so please go read it! I highly recommend it! :D

Tagged by merthurrus

This tag is to get to know the person behind the blog better. As with any tagging game there are rules:

Rule 1 - Post the rules.
Rule 2 - Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then make 11 new ones.
Rule 3 - Tag 11 people and link them to your post.
Rule 4 - Let them know you’ve tagged them.

Questions:

1- What do you love most about fandom?

Probably the fanfiction and fanart. :) Every single writer and artist is incredibly talented.

2- What is your favorite fanfiction ever?

I’m assuming you mean in Merlin fandom, so my favorite fic is Pairing: Pendragon/Merlin. It was also the first fic I ever read in this fandom. :D Other fics I really love Light of Arthur, Drawn to Any Good, and Coffeeshop Muffins.

In HP fandom my favorite fics (because I can’t just choose ONE) are Secrets, A Thousand Beautiful Things, Starts With a Spin, Beneath You, and Bond. 

3- What other fandoms are you apart of?

The only other fandoms I’ve ever really been involved in are Harry Potter, and Kpop. But now my main fandom is Merlin. :)

4- How old are you? 

I’m 20, but I’ll be 21 on Wednesday! :D (Drinking age, woot!)

5- If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?

I think I’d like to be a bird, if only because I would love to fly.

6- Favorite show as a kid?

I was really into anime as a kid, and my favorite was Dragonball Z :D

7- Around which decade do you wish you could have been born into?

Before I was of legal age to read mature fanfic, I used to say that I was born in 1986. That just always seemed like the ideal year for me, and I still kind of wish I had been born in 1986. :)

8- Favorite food?

I just really love meat. I’m a complete carnivore. So my favorite would have to be KBBQ. I COULD NOT live without it. 

9- Favorite pastime?

Not really sure. Anime I guess? Like I mentioned before, I used to really be obsessed with it, so I still watch every once in a while. :)

10- How many fandoms have you ever written fanfiction/made gifs/done anything at all for? (And can you link it please!)

As a young preteen, I wrote DBZ fanfic which I refuse to link to. :P Ever since then though, I’ve only been involved with Merlin, HP, and Kpop. All my Merlin and HP gifs are linked on my blog. :)

11- What is something you absolutely love about yourself?

My absolutely amazing ability to read? Haha I really am a speed reader though. Unfortunately I can’t do it with textbooks. They bore me to death. :P

I tag:

No one. Since uuh I don’t know 11 people on here. :P

fuckyeahmerthurfanfiction:

by giselleslash

Merlin owns a flower shop. Arthur is a frequent customer with a tragic love life.

Words: 3800 Chapters: 1/1 Rating: PG Language: English

Category: M/M

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur with mentions of Elena/Gwaine

Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Elena, Gwaine

View on LJ

 I read this fic a while ago, and I absolutely adored it! Everyone should go read it :)

Title: Starts With a Spin
Category: Harry Potter
Genre: Humor/Romance/Smut/Slash
Rating: R Word Count: 120,000
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there’s almost no way out again. Except to keep playing.

• I first read this fic way back in 2005 (has it really been 7 years? god I feel old) when it was still a WIP, but ever since then I think I’ve re-read it at least 20 times if not more. This is by far one of my all time favorite drarry fics, and since I just finished re-reading (again) I thought I should rec it. :)
• It is set in an AU 6th year (HBP wasn’t out yet) and it’s just a lot of fun! Basically teenagers being teenagers, playing spin the bottle, truth or dare, I never, drinking, except you know being wizards makes it ten times funner. :D  I just really love how the relationship between Harry and Draco develops, their “practice sessions”, all the shenanigans they get up to, and how their feelings gradually begin to change. Obviously this being Harry and Draco there’s some angst and drama involved, but they still get a happy ending! I don’t know, I just really really love this fic and I highly recommend it to all! :D

Title: Every Story is a Love Story

Author: lady_ragnell

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur

Wordcount: ~24,600

Summary: Camelot Publishing publishes romance novels, and when Arthur founds a new imprint of gay romance and invites his best friend and pet writer Merlin to write for it, it’s a bit too easy to miss the fact that apparently he’s living in one.

• This fic kind of reminded me of Sekaiichi hatsukoi (which I absolutely love) and I just really enjoyed it! It was really sweet and funny and when they finally get together I was just bursting with happiness! :D
• Highly recommended! :)

Merlin/Sherlock crossovers with Merlin as the youngest Holmes brother! :)

I especially enjoyed the one I just read. Prequel here and main fic here. I thought it was pretty brilliant! And I hope more people write crossovers! :D