Merlin Writers' & Artists' Telephone Game

A collaborative writing and drawing game for fans of BBC's Merlin! Read the FAQ and Rules

[merlinbingo]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

the things that we hold by eachpeachpearplum Ship(s): Merlin/Gwaine, mentioned Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot Main Characters: Merlin, Gwaine Rating: Teen Ao3 warnings: No archive warnings apply Summary: “I’m a sorcerer,” Merlin announces, the second Gwaine closes his bedroom door behind himself (our bedroom, Gwaine would insist, but Merlin’s been hesitating on that, holding back until Gwaine knows all of him, because how can anything be theirs when Merlin is keeping so much from him). Gwaine stares at him, somewhere between a little bit startled and actually alarmed, and Merlin curses internally. Idiot, he tells himself. You idiot, this wasn’t the plan.

[eachpeachpearplume]

My fic! Written for the bingo and for @merlin-wat-game

[little-ligi]

Love Bite

✨Link to Ao3 ✨ (Explicit)

Lance looked up from his phone when Merlin came out of the bathroom. He let out a low whistle at how incredible Merlin looked and dropped his phone onto the pillow beside him, scrambling up off the bed and over to his boyfriend’s side.

Merlin’s Halloween costume definitely put Lance’s to shame. Admittedly Lance had put minimal effort into his ‘vampire’s victim’ costume, just wearing leather trousers and a ripped ‘bloodstained’ t-shirt. But Merlin had gone all out. His dark hair coupled with the high collar of his black cape and deep purple silk shirt contrasted beautifully with how ethereally pale his skin was. His eyes were darkly lined and he’d drawn a small droplet of blood with, what Lance assumed was, lipstick pencil at the corner of his mouth. Merlin grinned, revealing two long pointed vampire fangs attached over his real teeth.

Lance couldn’t help the way his stomach flipped and heat began pooling in his groin.

Part 4 of the Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game - NSFW Team

To read the whole series click HERE!!

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[little-ligi]

As the Light Fades

✨Link to Ao3 ✨

If there is one thing Lancelot hates; it is feeling helpless. It is not often that he feels so completely and utterly terrified. But as the demonic creatures – the Dorocha, the spirits of the dead, Gaius had called them – rise up from the shadows and surround the group of knights, there is nothing else he can do but try to squash the all encompassing fear from his mind and focus on staying alive.

The creatures swarm them, darkness and despair and horrible inhuman shrieks. Not corporeal enough to stick a blade through, but still able to inflict a freezing death on the mortal men. Lancelot is struck by a terrible sense of powerlessness as he clutches his useless sword in his sweaty palm.

Arthur yells and behind him Merlin snatches an abandoned torch from the ground, lighting it with a blaze of golden eyes. He pushes the torch into Arthur’s hand, and Arthur isn’t given time to wonder where it came from as another Dorocha screeches towards them. He simply steps forward and sweeps the torch through the air, catching the wraithlike spirit.

Part 3 of the Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game - Gen Team 3

To read the whole series click HERE!!

@merlin-wat-game

[little-ligi]

His Favourite Advisor

✨Link to Ao3 ✨

“Ugh, that was hard work.” Arthur groaned.

“What? Taking your cloak off?” Merlin teased lightly, taking another sip of his wine.

Arthur just pulled a face at him. He let his weight tip back onto the heels of his feet until his back thudded against the archway pillar. He dropped his head backwards to thunk into the stone as well, yawning.

“This afternoon was so tedious. I feel like we went over that one point about horse trade for hours.”

Merlin put his goblet down again then bent to pick up Arthur’s discarded cloak.

“I don’t see why I even had to be there,” he complained as he picked a bit of fluff off the cloak, folding it carefully and draping it over the back of a chair.

“Because you’re the Court Warlock, Merlin,” Arthur replied exasperatedly.

Part 4 of the Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game - Gen Team 1

To read the whole series click HERE!!

@merlin-wat-game

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my part of the @merlin-wat-game! start our team’s here

[thenerdyindividual]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gwaine/Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Gwaine Being Gwaine (Merlin), Gwaine Knows About Merlin’s Magic (Merlin), Arthur Knows About Merlin’s Magic (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Has Magic (Merlin), Hijinks & Shenanigans, Bickering, Idiots in Love, Comedy of Errors, Fluff and Humor Series: Part 3 of Merlin Wat Game Ship Team 2 Summary:

Gwaine loves Merlin and Arthur dearly, but their bickering sometimes drives him nuts. He makes the mistake of siding with Arthur during an argument, and it leads to Merlin casting a spell on Arthur to allow him to use magic. It goes about as disastrously as it sounds.

I wrote this as part of the @merlin-wat-game! The goal was that each participant was given the work created before them, and then had to create their own work based on it just like the classic Telephone Game. If you want to start at the beginning of the series you can start here.

[merlin-wat-game]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

And we’re live! Thank you to all participants. A masterlist of all teams and works will be posted soon. In the meantime, enjoy!! 

[merlin-wat-game]

Wrapping things up

We’re here! It’s done!! Congrats to all participants! Time has gone by so quickly.

The Merlin WAT Game collection on AO3 will be revealed within the hour, and an email will be sent to all participants with a bit more info to follow :) 

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when will the fics be revealed? i'm so excited to see them!

Hi! The whole collection will be revealed within the hour! I'm so excited to share with you all!

[merlin-wat-game]

Creating officially starts tomorrow!

If you're scheduled to start a team, but haven't reached out to me yet to confirm your participation, please do!

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone creates 👀

mod gab | PottersPink

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Merlin Telephone 2021 Teams

The time has come! The Merlin Telephone 2021 teams are up

You can check them out here

Any questions or concerns, please send me a message :) 

- mod gab | PottersPink

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Signups are closed!

Thank you everyone for signing up! I will be sending everyone an email on Wednesday with the finalized teams :)

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Signups are open!

Signups for the first round of Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game are open! From February 1, 2021, until February 13, 2021, you can signup to participate on up to five teams, spread out in three categories: Gen, Ship, and NSFW

If you want to sign up as both an artist and a writer, please fill out a separate sign up form.

Sign up for the Gen category here.

Sign up for the Ship category here.

Sign up for the NSFW category here. 

You can check out the FAQ here, and the RULES over here!

[merlin-wat-game]

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Merlin WAT Game!

[merlin-wat-game]

Today is the last day to sign up!

[merlin-wat-game]

Signups are open!

Signups for the first round of Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game are open! From February 1, 2021, until February 13, 2021, you can signup to participate on up to five teams, spread out in three categories: Gen, Ship, and NSFW

If you want to sign up as both an artist and a writer, please fill out a separate sign up form.

Sign up for the Gen category here.

Sign up for the Ship category here.

Sign up for the NSFW category here. 

You can check out the FAQ here, and the RULES over here!

[merlin-wat-game]

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Merlin WAT Game!

[merlin-wat-game]

Today is the last day to sign up!

[merlin-wat-game]

Signups are open!

Signups for the first round of Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game are open! From February 1, 2021, until February 13, 2021, you can signup to participate on up to five teams, spread out in three categories: Gen, Ship, and NSFW

If you want to sign up as both an artist and a writer, please fill out a separate sign up form.

Sign up for the Gen category here.

Sign up for the Ship category here.

Sign up for the NSFW category here. 

You can check out the FAQ here, and the RULES over here!

[merlin-wat-game]

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Merlin WAT Game!

[merlin-wat-game]

Today is the last day to sign up!

[merlin-wat-game]

Signups are open!

Signups for the first round of Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game are open! From February 1, 2021, until February 13, 2021, you can signup to participate on up to five teams, spread out in three categories: Gen, Ship, and NSFW

If you want to sign up as both an artist and a writer, please fill out a separate sign up form.

Sign up for the Gen category here.

Sign up for the Ship category here.

Sign up for the NSFW category here. 

You can check out the FAQ here, and the RULES over here!

[merlin-wat-game]

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Merlin WAT Game!

[merlin-wat-game]

Signups are open!

Signups for the first round of Merlin Writers’ & Artists’ Telephone Game are open! From February 1, 2021, until February 13, 2021, you can signup to participate on up to five teams, spread out in three categories: Gen, Ship, and NSFW

If you want to sign up as both an artist and a writer, please fill out a separate sign up form.

Sign up for the Gen category here.

Sign up for the Ship category here.

Sign up for the NSFW category here. 

You can check out the FAQ here, and the RULES over here!