#author!merlin

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Favorite Mistake 

Author: TheMagicArts

Rating: Explicit 

Word Count: 31,136

Details: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Dwaine (Merlin), Idiots in Love, Happy Ending, Smut, Angst, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Mutual Pining, Orgasm Denial, Top Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Bottom Merlin (Merlin), Top Arthur Pendragon/Bottom Merlin (Merlin), Sexual Tension, Secret Relationship, Topping from the Bottom, Face-Fucking, Makeup Sex, Emotionally Constipated Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Sort Of, Boys in Love, Falling In Love, Arthur is Dumb, Smutty, Oral Sex, Rough Oral Sex.

Summary: Arthur and Merlin have despised one another for years or so their friends think. Turns out they've been fighting as much as they've been secretly shagging.

Arthur is going through a divorce and finds himself back in Camelot. He encounters the last person he wants to see, Merlin, at a party and tries to convince himself that he wants nothing to do with him. But things with Merlin have never been simple and Arthur once again finds himself drawn to Merlin. Will these two idiots in love finally express their feelings for one another or will it all go up in flames?

"Of course, she didn’t know about Merlin. No one did. He was the real reason Arthur hadn’t wanted to attend the event. Gorgeous Merlin with his sharp cheekbones and otherworldly ability to enchant Arthur. He’d never been able to say no to him. Out of all his mistakes (and there were many), Merlin had to be his favorite one."

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Merthur, Tattoo Artist!Arthur x Author!Merlin AU. For @snarkysnartes and @allofourkingsaredead. 

I feel like everything in my life had led me to you. My choices, my heartbreaks and my regrets. Everything. And when we're together, my past seems worth it. Because if I had done one thing differently, I might never have met you.

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The Difference Of You

Author: ingberry

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 14,512

Details: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fluff, Romantic Comedy, Romcom, Romance, Met On A Bus, Lawyer!Arthur, Author!Merlin, Public Transportation, Coming Out, Buses, Morgana Is Smug, Bus Themed Gifts, Dumbface In Love.

Summary: It’s not that Arthur Pendragon can’t get girls to fall for him; it’s just that he can’t seem to keep them around. Relationships and Arthur aren't on the same page at all, really, but one day there's Merlin on a bus and then it's different.

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Title: Caesura

Author: StormDancer

Rating: Mature

Summary: Merlin is a writing prodigy with the world's most angsty case of writer's block; Arthur is an overachieving Econ major struggling to escape his father's shadow. Together, they fight crime!

Well no, they don't. But they do fall in love.

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I have never come across anything that captures so accurately the addiction of writing freely and having words flow from you. Merlin's frantic bouts and constant struggle with finding words is so beautifully portrayed, that as someone who has had tiny tastes of that but not fully experienced it yet - well it was lovely to read, to say the least.

But the writing isn't even the most of it. The authors' fluid transitions between Arthur and Merlin's point of views were perfect, effortlessly providing that satisfying insight to both minds. Satisfying too, because of the characterisations that were exquisitely, deftly done.

I really can't express how much I enjoyed this story, how stand-alone brilliant it is. It really is one of those fanfictions you come across that could be a novel, in terms of originality and quality. I'm not sure how I haven't stumbled upon it before - all I can think is maybe I have and was put off by the 52k word count. Don't be. Especially if you have aspirations to be a writer, or have had a taste of that life and want in. This is a fantastic window, and it comes via the well-known and much loved Arthur and Merlin. I recommend it. Immensely.