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Hey there:)) I'm just wondering/hopping maybe you'll know that fic: Merlin is over. Bradley lived in LA for a while but then decided to come back. And he has a new role - and his partner will be Colin. But they have to play gays in that film.

Is it this one? It's called Exposed, and is a play instead of a film, but it's the only one I can remember along those lines. Hope that helps :)

ETA: The author has put this fic on a No-Go list on livejournal, and has asked for the story to no longer be shared. We will delete the rec from this site, considering the A03 is not accessible, and will keep on the look out for any other recs along the line of the above ask. If any of you know of such a fic, feel free to drop a link in the inbox :D 

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Author: saramir

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan 

Rating: NC-17

Length: Long (~29 200 words)

Genre: Romance, Futurefic

Summary: As filming wraps up for the final series, Bradley tries to sort out where his friendship with Colin stands and where it could progress. Pining, nostalgia, texting, and the banter of weirdos in love ensues.

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Any romance-y fics with Colin self harming and Bradley finding out?

We've had an ask similar to this and so I thought we could link you to the ask which is here.

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Author: slightlytookish

Pairing: Bradley/Eoin

Rating: G

Length: Short (~750 words)

Genre: Fluff/Friendship

Summary: Eoin enjoys arts and crafts, Bradley is grumpy, and googly eyes are creepy.

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Author: eyesofapanda

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan

Rating: PG-13

Length: Moderate (~1120 words)

Genre: Romance

Summary: Colin doesn't know, until he does.

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Author: fakinbrilliance

Pairing: Gen (slight Bradley/Colin)

Rating: PG13 (slight swearing)

Length: Moderate (~5500 words)

Genre: Humour

Summary: A trip to Japan, a centipede, and Colin doesn't get to wear pants.

Mod's comment: Ridiculously hilarious RPF based partly on the antics of the Merlin boys and partly on the wonderful nonsense of Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland. There's a particularly chuckle worthy moment when the OT4 of the Merlin cast are all huddled on a hotel couch away from the small insect on the floor.

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Also. I just wanted to give a MASSIVE apology to all of you, for our dreadful lack of posts recently. RPF for Merlin seems to suffering a drought of new stories at the moment, and although we'll try our best to rec everything we possibly can, we can do naught but go with the flow of the fandom! Thanks for sticking by us, we'll definitely attempt to be far more steady in our recs of all the great RPF out there!!

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Author: giselleslash

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan, Eoin Macken/Katie McGrath

Rating: R

Length: Moderate (~5 900 words)

Genre: Romance, Humour, Slight Crack, Boys-being-oblivious

Summary: Colin is quite brilliant at matchmaking. Except when he isn't.

Mod Comment: Colin likes to think that he's an expert matchmaker and over the first three season tries to set up Bradley with Angel and Katie. Except he gets weird feelings about it, and he should really, really, stop thinking about Bradley and strap-ons when he jerks off.

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Author: mrs_leary

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan

Rating: PG

Length: Moderate (~2672 words)

Summary: In which Bradley enlists Colin's help in planning a surprise birthday party for Eoin, and Colin is confused.

Mod comment: Marvelously written and very very very sweet. In ALL the ways. Especially Bradley's delusions about the Irish. 

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Author: bananahater336

Pairing: Bradley/Colin (slight Katie/Colin and Colin/Eoin)

Rating: R

Length: Long (no word-count indicated - estimated~20 000)

Summary: American AU. It's a late August morning, and Colin's car has just run out of gas on the side of Interstate 55. While desperately trying to reach anyone who would be willing to give him a hand (and it's increasingly clear to him that there aren't many), he must come to terms with the things about himself that have isolated him so much and the fact that he drove away the only person he ever wanted to spend his life with.

Mod's comment: So well written and so imaginative. It explores Colin's complex relationships in this completely constructed AU setting, and does it with ease and understanding. All the applause. The accompanying art's also pretty freaking cool. 

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Hi, I was wondering if you knew of any RPF fics in which Colin is being abused and the rest of the cast/Bradley find out?

I'm sorry anon but I don't know any fics in which Colin's being abused. However here are some hurt/comfort fics that you may enjoy:

Cutting Room | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | by reveuse2: 

It’s 2013 and the cameras are about to roll on the Merlin Movie - but can its two stars put aside the pain of their past and recapture the magic? Bradley/Colin.

How To Fight Loneliness by brokenandremade: 

Off camera, Colin is really extremely shy, especially around people he doesn’t know well. It was alright to harbor an unrequited crush on Bradley while it was just them and the girls. But with the new dynamic on set in S4, Colin feels like he’s losing even his friend Bradley to the new ‘more interesting’ people. He can’t change who he is, so instead of fighting for Bradley’s attention, Colin rivets into himself, and soon the only time he’s laughing is when Merlin is. With so many new people around, no one is watching him too closely, so when he forgets to eat time and again, no one notices. Until he collapses on set. Bradley/Colin

In the Bones by wholly_crepe: When Bradley finds out that Colin is gay, he doesn't quite know how he feels about it.

It Seems I Can't Let Go by nu_breed: Colin is oh so very Catholic and not at all gay, thank you very much. He doesn't fall in love with blokes, he just really likes having sex with them is all. Denial is not just a river in Egypt, either.

Man, Rearranged by calliglad: (Well one is more about Bradley having mental issues actually) After 'Merlin', Bradley's career skyrockets. Amidst his growing fame and budding relationship with Colin, he starts having strange dreams and begins to wonder what is real and what isn't.

The Little Things by acetamide: Bradley tells people that it took a while, but now he understands Colin. He's lying. B/C where Colin has body image issues.

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Author: junkshop_disco

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan 

Rating: R

Length: Long (~25 000 words)

Genre: Post Merlin, Angst, Romance

Warnings: Infidelity

Summary: Colin’s unbreakable rule about not doing anything romantic with his co-stars leads to a heart broken into pieces around his Merlin boots. Years later, an unexpected reunion with Bradley gives him another chance -- assuming he can make room in his schedule between jobs and existential crises for love, that is.

Mod Comment: This fic should come with a warning attached to it because oh boy it is angsty. But it's wonderfully written and while it did break my itty bitty shipper heart it put it all back together again in the end.

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Author: somerdaye

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan, Eoin Macken/Katie McGrath

Rating: R

Length: Long (~20 200 words)

Genre: Romance, Post Merlin, Angst, Boys-being-oblivious

Summary: Merlin is finished, and despite their vehement protests, Colin and Katie are whisked off to Italy with some of the other young cast members before they have to say goodbye and move on with their lives. Problem is, Colin thinks he might possibly be in love with his (straight) on-set best friend - and neither of them are terribly good at communicating.

Two weeks of misunderstandings, blanket forts, sofa-sleeping, and way too much alcohol leads to something pretty close to happiness. 

Mod Comment: Bradley you monster! Why did you kill poor Angel's goldfish?! But in all seriousness this was amazing and I loved the characterisation (although I didn't quite agree with the fact that Rupert was a bit stupid even though it was rather funny).

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Author: NayNymic

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan

Rating: PG

Length: Moderate (~1620)

Summary: Bradley and Colin watch movies together--well, Colin watches movies. Bradley watches Colin. And falls in love.

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Author: lamardeuse

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan

Rating: R

Length: Long (~11 100 words)

Genre: Romance, Humour

Summary: Bradley, Colin, and the quest for the perfect crisp.

Mod Comment: This fic. Of course the boys would go on a quest around the country to find the perfect chips and then fall in love along the way. And damn, I've never seen an Onion Bhaji chip before but I sure as hell want some now.

Also a heartfelt apology to our followers for not reccing as much as we used to.

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Author: marguerite_26

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan

Rating: PG-13

Length: Moderate  (~2 300 words)

Genre: Jealous-but-oblivious!Bradley, Romance

Summary: Written for the prompt: During San Diego Comic Con, Bradley gets jealous over Colin's flirty interview with Cody Deal.

Mod Comment: So Bradley finds Cody shirtless in Colin's room and immediately jumps to that conclusion. Much internal angsting ensues and jealous!Bradley guest starrs.

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Author: tetsubinatu

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan, Arthur/Merlin

Rating: PG-13

Length: Moderate  (~1 800 words)

Genre: Futurefic, Angst

Summary: Merlin awakens confused and very far from home.

Mod Comment: The real Merlin wakes up in the 21st century and Bradley and Colin take him in. And then Merlin sees something he wasn't meant to see.

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Author: lamardeuse

Pairing: Bradley James/Colin Morgan 

Rating: R

Length: Long  (~15 000 words)

Genre: Romance, angst-ish, Oblivious Bradley

Summary: Bradley takes a little while to get it. As usual.

Mod Comment: For goodness' sake Bradley you can't promise someone a honeymoon and forget about it! Poor Colin's pining after you and you're all clueless and everything. But Operation Honeymoon though...

AND THIS PARAGRAPH: "Three hours later, Bradley was lying in Colin's bed with the covers pulled up to his chin, waiting for Colin to arrive. He felt like a bride on his wedding night, only it was one of those weddings from the tragic days before they invented air travel, where instead of jetting off to Rome or the south of France to fuck, the newlyweds were forced to fuck in their parents' house with the whole family listening in."