TO ANGST AND GAY SEX

"Only fools want to be great."

“TRUTH OR DARE” BY I_KNOW_ITS_OVER

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: High School!AU: Gwaine and Merlin are best friends. They’ve been playing a constant game of Truth and Dare for three terms now. So when Gwaine finds out that Merlin has a crush on Arthur it’s only natural that he dares Merlin to wank in Arthur’s bed. 
Word Count: 4.380

→ Truth or Dare

“ALL I WANTED WAS A WHITE KNIGHT (I GOT A PRINCE INSTEAD)” BY ORPHAN_ACCOUNT

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: Arthur makes Merlin warm his bed. 
Word Count: 13.417

→All I wanted was a white knight (I got a prince instead)

“MIND THE GAP” BY LAMARDEUSE

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: This time, Arthur has a secret. 
Word Count: 8.472

→Mind the Gap

“RESOLUTION RUSH” BY FUZZYTOMATO

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: As a New Year’s Resolution, Merlin and Gwen set forth on a year long journey to have one new experience per month. Along the way, they meet Arthur, Lance, Leon and Morgana. 
Word Count: 39.471

→Resolution Rush

“TIMSHEL” BY EMS

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: Merlin is definitely supposed to work for Arthur, but spends most of his time mocking Arthur’s dress sense, berating him via IM with Morgana, sending Gwen capslock-filled emails about him and, most of all, trying not to fall in love with the shiny-shoed ponce. Arthur, meanwhile, is definitely supposed to be taking over his father’s company some day, but instead spends most of his time scowling at Merlin, making lists about him, trying to find excuses to fire him and, most of all, trying to pretend he is totally not head-over-heels for the jumped up little upstart. Someone’s got to make some difficult choices eventually, and this can only lead to one thing: angst. Or hilarity. Or, embarrassingly enough, self-discovery. 
Word Count: 32.871

→Timshel

“LAWFULLY WEDDED” BY CASSANDRA_SEES

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: Merlin has been hopelessly in love with his best friend Arthur for as long as he could remember, but so far Arthur has been dating only girls. Then one day Merlin meets Freya - a sick girl who has only a few months to live. She asks Merlin to marry her and help her be happy for the rest of her short life. Merlin agrees, and he grows to love Freya in his own way. Arthur, however, isn’t ready or willing to let Merlin go, and the threat of Merlin suddenly being out of reach forces him to confront some feelings he has successfully ignored so far. 
Word Count: 12.175

→Lawfully Wedded

“RADIANT UNDER EVERY SORT OF LIGHT” BY ZARAH5

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: Just your everyday Circus AU. Or: In which there are aerialists, decorative metal flowers, prejudices, artsy books and magic. Obviously. 
Word Count: 57.398

→Radiant Under Every Sort of Light

“PICTURE MAKER” BY TOURDEFIERCE

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Plot: Hipster: a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter. Hipster: a group of people Arthur Pendragon despises.  
Word Count: 24.456

→Picture Maker