Does anyone have a good BBC Merlin fanfiction in Italian to recommend? 🤔
Since I had no response, I think it will be useful for me (and maybe someone else? I don't know) to make a little list of some awesome fanfictions in the Italian fandom + a little comment. Some of them made history in the Italian fandom and it was an honour for me to be there when they were published (yes, I'm this old). Obviously, feel free to add other fanfictions. If you are one of the authors, please let me know if you want to be tagged. Anche perché ho mandato un messaggio a quasi tutte le persone che hanno scritto queste storie per sapere se le potevo inserire, ma non tutte hanno risposto. Dubito che qualcuno si possa offendere di stare in una lista di preferiti, ma mi sarebbe piaciuto comunque avere il loro permesso... Comunque... Boh... Per qualunque cosa scrivetemi.
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🟢 Reincarnations. Aprire gli occhi. Ovvero: come capire che quell’Arthur è Arthur ma non è Arthur by Amber 1 chapter, complete This is a comfort story for me. I read it when I'm sad or I'm sick. It's so romantic and so funny and I just... I just love it very much.
🟢 Thank God It's Fried Chicken by Mushroom (@andiftheycare) 1 chapter, complete This made me feel ungrateful because I wanted so much more of this modern world with magic and a very IC pre-Merthur. But you surely can't complain if a fanfiction is so good you want more of it, so you read it again. And again. And again. Loving every moment.
🟡 Oh, il principino della sua mamma! (Ovvero: la fu Lady Ygraine e l’istinto materno tardivo) by elyxyz 9 chapters, ongoing Ygraine's ghost wants to make up for the lost time... and does it in the funniest ways. Even though the fanfiction is not complete, it is composed of a series of very enjoyable one-shots.
🟠 Howling Ghosts (in mountains stacked with fear) di hiromi_chan 3 chapters, complete When I found this story, it was exactly what I was looking for. I have never forgotten it. Morgana and Merlin forming a psychic detective agency are wonderful and I always loved how the Merthur happens in the story. Definitely recommended.
🟠 Stagioni di guerra by Inessa 4 chapters, complete Every chapter is a one-shot about a season. And they are all hot and sort of melancholic, so tender even if the main theme is war (and love). So beautiful. Unforgettable.
🟠 The He in She (L'Essenza dentro l'Apparenza) by elyxyz 90 chapters, complete I can't even start to explain how big this story was while the show was airing. This was like... THE fanfiction. It was and is so beautifully written, so in-character, so funny to read... Also, I started reading and writing fanfictions because of this story. AND it's the best fanfiction with Fem!Merlin I've ever read.
🔴 As I walk the thin line (between love and hate) by MelKaine 23 chapters, complete I always wanted to have this printed and bound. I was so scared one day the author would delete it that I actually have it saved in a file, so I will never become an orphan. This story hurts so much: I cried a lot when I was reading it for the first time and I still cry when I read it again.
🔴 Because tonight I want you to learn all about the secrets in your garden by crownless 1 chapter, complete Ok ok, listen, this is very hot. This fanfiction changed the way people wrote smut in the Italian fandom for some time. And I have nothing more to say on the matter.
🔴 To win you over by MelKaine 3 chapters, complete ...Actually I have no idea why I'm obsessed with this fanfiction. I mean, the writing is *chef's kiss* but it has nothing of what I usually read and appreciate: Arthur making a bet that he can get Merlin into bed? No thanks. At least, usually, since I loved reading it the first time and I go on loving it when I return in the fandom.
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These are the first ones that come to mind. Maybe I'll add more in the future, as I reread them. It was a pleasure, future me / other Italian fans / anyone who wants to learn Italian and has decided the best way is to read some fanfiction (as God intended).
