The 10 Best Merthur FanFics I Read In October 2019

So here we go. As I made the list I recognized that it´s almost just modern AU. So I juess i just read way more of them that cannon fics this month.

These are in no particular order ;)

So we´ll start with two more popular fics and move on from there:

The Future Soon (by lady_ragnell)

This is a modern AU. Merlin and Arthur see each other in a vision. Curiosity has it: they are married in the future, but loathe each other right now. So they do everything to prevent this marriage from happening. (As if that ever worked in just any story. And so this was in a way predictable but just so freacking enjoyable!) The way they both despice each other in the beginning is just too good. :)

This Silly Ol’ Dance Is Perfect for Two (by SlantedKnitting)

Also a modern AU. Arthur is a closeted soccer/football player. He lives in the same apartment building as Merlin. Merlin is out and proud. He loves glitter, clubbing, has a lizard and thinks Arthur is a real jerk. And so one evening Arthur is really drunk and Merlin has to drag him home. And so the story unfolds. Very cute!

A single man in possession of a good fortune (also by SlantedKnitting, because their storries are really good!)

This is also a modern AU. Arthur is the new bisexual leading guy in a dating show. He needs to decide if he chooses the person he personally wants the most, or the person who would please his dad the most. And also lots of dating show stuff. :) This fic also has fanart!

A Beary Happy Story, A Beary Ugly Bear, A Beary Bad Pun and a Beary Happy Family (by platonic_boner)

I read those cute little fics one night I couldn´t sleep at all and it was exactly the right amount of happy fluffyness I needed. Arthur and Merlin gift each other stuffed animals with very shitty names. It´s amazing.

War of Attrition (by DLanaDHZ)

This is a college AU. It´s very new fic, just a month old and it deserves all the love. Merlin and Arthur live in the same dorm and play pranks on each other. Arthur hopes to force Merlin to move out with the pranks and Merlin plays along because why should he not? There is beautiful fanart for this fic.

About Time (by rosewatergold)

This is a canontime AU. Merlin travels back in time to fix a few things. Weighty and Troublesome Things (by Skitz_Phenom) is one of my all time favourites, so I just had to check this out as it sounded simmilar. I loved it! It had of couse it´s own twist and storyline, i just love the “Merlin turns time”-trope :) The twist here is that the timeline bevore wasn´t canon: Merlin and Arthur were husbands, running the kingdom together. Now Merlin lands in a time where there isn´t even a little bit of that at all. Merlin is but a servant. And he doesn´t belive that he derserves Arthur a second time.

A New Low (by Rosie_Rues)

Another modern AU. Merlins a diabetic. He´s stuck in an elevator with Arthur and is currently on a low. He needs some sugar. Or stuff. He doesn´t really know, because then he slips into unconsciousness. it has a very protective Arthur and that is just damn cute.

Crush´d (The Sitterfic) (by orphan_account)

Mondern AU. Merlin is a housekeeper and babysitter for the seven-year old Mordred, Morganas son. Arthur is secretly in love with him and visits his sister way to often. This is an adorable, fluffy story. Morded is the cutest and Merlin is just a bit cuter :) It has pet stores, Diseny films and a very pining Arthur in it. It´s a feel-good story that will sure cheer one up.

The Difference of You (by ingberry)

And the next modern AU. :) Arthur meets Merlin on a bus and is intrigued by him. They meet in the bus from time to time and Arthur grows very fond of the nice stranger. This was very cute, and as I meet my boyfriend also by riding the same bus over and over this story made me very happy.

When morning comes (by Starlingthefool)

This is angsty. Oh my god, but it was perfect. The apocalyse came. Arthur went away to fight against the aliens. And so Merlin waits. And Waits. And Waits. And he doesn´t even knows if Arthur is still alive. This was so beautful and unice. If you are in the mood for something special this is exactly what you need.

Bonus:

Arcane Asylum (by new_kate, read by sophinsiba)

I listened to this as a podfic and it was very well read and written.

In this AU Uther locks all the sorcerers into Arcane Asylum. Arthur gets framed and so Uther has to lock up his own son. Inside the asylum, Merlin takes Arthur under his wings. This has a very dark prison vibe and I loved it very much! It´s a really special story and puts together some normal Merlin tropes with the asylum and a resistance and that makes it very cool!

Everything can be a ship reference if you try hard enough

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10 Tips for Writing (Good) Smut

so. let’s do this.

About a year ago, I had to read a book for my school’s summer reading assignment called How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster. It’s not a bad book, pretty decent actually, but there was this one chapter about sex scenes in literature. And one of the first sentences was along the lines of “writing sex is boring.”

and I did a double-take. Bc in my experience, that is absolutely not the case, and if you do find yourself bored while writing smut, then you’re not doing it right. See, Thomas’s main argument was that there’s only so many ways you can write sex scenes, because there’s only so many sex acts you can choose from. (My boy Thomas is clearly a vanilla dude, but let’s not hold that against him.)

But one of the most important things to keep in mind while writing smut is that it’s not necessarily just about the act itself. So while Thomas is right that there are limits as to how many ways ppl can have sex, he failed to realize that writing sex is about a LOT more than that. And I’m gonna prove it to you.

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9 months ago

i mean just LOOK at him, who would take it well if it was THIS GORGEOUS MAN you broke up with??

#bill i get you #you're valid af #gravity falls #bills book

toxic yaoi or something idk i haven't watched gravity falls

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6 months ago

be mine.

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9 months ago

WAKE UP LIEUTENANT!

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5 years ago

Happy Halloween. For the trick or treat prompts a merlin au where Arthur has magic.

He doesn’t tell anyone, because he’s not an idiot. It’s little at first, things moving around him, weird dreams, things that he doesn’t think about or understand when he’s a kid.

And when he’s old to understand, he’s old enough to know he’s something his father hates, he’s old enough to already be training with the sword, so he understands discipline, understands control, and it’s not easy to apply that to his magic, but it is simple. He learns slowly, learns the things he needs most, thing things that are easiest to hide and most worth the risk.

He teaches himself healing, mostly. It’s one of the few things he can parse from the books everyone pretends Gaius doesn’t keep.

The he meets Merlin, who might as well be wearing a sign around his neck that announces he’s a wizard and develops a near permanent headache.

After the first couple of weeks, he can’t take it anymore.

“Look,” he says, when Merlin sets breakfast on his table, “I get Camelot is new to you, and everything, but you have to be more subtle than this. I won’t be able to save you when my father chops off your head.” He’s tried. The fire illusion spells are simple enough, but the transportation and replacement ones are out of his grasp.

Merlin pales. “What? I don’t-”

Arthur rolls his eyes and waves his hand towards the open door. It swings closed and locks itself.

He’s pretty sure Merlin isn’t even breathing right now, and that’s fine, he knows a spell for that.

“If I can keep from spilling me secret to the whole castle, you can too,” he says seriously, “please develop a single subtle bone in your body.”

“I think I’m dreaming,” Merlin says faintly.

Arthur throws his apple at him.

“Ow!”

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5 months ago

i wanna talk about this shot

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6 months ago

viktor found his intellectual match and best friend in jayce, who in return accepted and protected him and made sure that viktor knew that they are partners

just because jayce took the initiative when it came to presenting and/or speaking about their project in public doesn't mean that viktor was his assistant. viktor himself even says that he'd rather jayce deal with all these because it makes him uncomfortable (for valid reasons)

but that also doesn't mean that viktor is a defenceless baby who needs jayce's protection or compassion, he is fully capable of defending himself if needed

it's just that they both have their weaknesses and strength in certain areas and they use that

cause that is what partnership is about

#sorry for the rant lmao

In My Years In This Fandom I've Seen A Lot Of Posts That Assume Viktor Deeply Resented Jayce For The

In my years in this fandom I've seen a lot of posts that assume Viktor deeply resented Jayce for the time they've spent on hextech or angrily imply he's 'sick of being jayce's assistant' (that's not his job, they're Partners, people.)

so today I bring you a very relevant reel of Viktor in his natural habitat utterly happy in his zone and proud of the work they do together btw. Actual stars in his eyes, if you even care