#5k10k

Author: littleflumes

Rating: Gen

Setting: canon au, canon compliant

Wordcount: 5,570

Summary:

Jimin is drunk, and Jungkook opens the door for him. And Jungkook helps him get ready for bed. And Jungkook is painfully in love with him.

Comment: the post-enlistment ficlets on and around discharge day are delicious, and this one was just so wonderful. littleflumes writes them very tenderly and full of love, and I really could read it forever. her jk gets to me especially--endearing, funny, and absolutely all in on jimin. the jk of my heart.

the comment i left on the fic itself late last night when I was definitely supposed to be sleeping:

Author: seapotato

Rating: T

Setting: Canon AU

Word Count: 9,022

Summary: 

Unfortunately, the long walk down the dark hall gave his mind ample opportunity to review, in painfully embarrassing detail, the last few times they had been this close. Specifically: the three kisses that were haunting Merlin to the point of absolute distraction.

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Or, one kiss becomes two, which becomes three, then four, then maybe one more....

Reader’s Comments: The writing beautiful and THE CHARACTERS ARE SPOT ON, I absolutely love the evolution of their kisses (besides the way they’re are written is *chef’s kiss*), also I love that they know how much they mean to one another and there is no doubt about the why of their actions! If anyone has anything remotely similar please do send it my way because this has to be one of my top three fanfics of all time.

Author: Infinityattheend

Rating: Not Rated

Setting: Canon AU

Word Count: 7,712

Summary: 

Arthur and Merlin once met as children. A few days before the final battle, they arrive at the place where they first met and memories come up. But what if these memories also set off something else?

Reader’s Comments: This is the purest thing I've read in a loooong while. It's canon AU set a couple of days before Camlann. In this story, their first encounter was in a flower meadow when they were kids and now they came back there after 17 years and finally talked about their feelings for each other. But, sadly, everything is against them: Arthur's marriage with Gwen, their internalized homophobia and what it's about to come: Arthur's inminent death. Such a bittersweet but completely beautiful fic. It's definitely in my top 10 of merthur fics and I really think more people should read it because it really is a hidden gem. A masterpiece from beginning to end. Truly. Personally I can say it gave me so many feelings it made me cry real hard at the end. Simply amazing.

Reasons Why Arthur Likes Gwen by kolachess

T | 5,023 | Canon | WARNINGS: Major Character Death | Summary: Everyone knows the Arthurian legends and how King Arthur was 'besotted' with Queen Guinevere. Here is Arthur's list of why.

I will bring you ruin by TyalanganD

M | 4,824 | Other AU | Summary: I must confess, he does not look like a monster I expected from Father’s description. But then again, those magicals rarely do. They beguile people to do their will.

Or, an excerpt from the diary of captain Arthur Pendragon, a monster hunter.

Time Forward by kianspo

T | 23,180 | Modern AU | Summary: While still at uni, Arthur Pendragon meets two people who become his best friends. He falls in love with one of them... but marries the other. This isn't his story to tell; it's Merlin's. And Merlin will always remember that he met Arthur first.

Author: rosalindscotch

Rating: M

Setting: Historical AU - 1950s, High School

Word Count: 8,985

Summary: 

It's 1952, and Arthur and Merlin take a trip to the passion pit.

Baby Driver by mother_of_lions

E | 13,447 | Modern AU | Summary: Looking up, Merlin caught sight of the billboard and almost crashed into the divider. The center of the ad had featured a gorgeous, cherry red Aston Martin DBS with the hottest model he'd ever seen leaned casually against the side. Merlin had to meet that guy.

Fake it 'til you make it by platonic_boner

G | 5,749 | Modern AU | Summary: In which Gwen’s sage advice like, “Not to rain on your parade, but is fake dating your straight crush really a great idea?” is completely ignored.

Next to You (It's the Rule) by LunaMyLove

T | 47,307 | Canon AU | Summary: Arthur and Merlin have a special relationship. They always have, even when they were prince and servant. While many question it when first noticing, eventually it becomes an understanding in Camelot—and even among some other countries—that where there is Arthur, there is Merlin. And, where there is Merlin, there is Arthur.

Or

Arthur and Merlin's relationship as witnessed and explained by others.

Also, or

Five times someone realizes that Merlin is the Queen, one time Merlin realizes it himself, and one time he owns it.

Sweetness by 3levetoi

E | 14,342 | Canon AU | Summary: While preparing to find a suitable bride, Arthur discovers his feelings for Merlin run a bit deeper than what is considered usual. 

Uther discovers that his son has been spending far too much time with his manservant, and decides to put a stop to it. 

If only he knew the truth.

Hell's Kitchen by 3levetoi

E | 9,805 | Modern AU | Summary: Arthur Pendragon is the head chef at his father’s five-star restaurant. He doesn’t have time for a relationship even if he wanted one. Plus, all his friends are his coworkers and fear him as his father’s eyes and ears. He’s not the most popular kind of guy.

But he doesn’t need to be when an insubordinate new waiter starts and doesn’t seem to care for authority. Especially when the guy swipes a bottle of wine from the restaurant bar and proposes a drink to power a late night of work.

Needless to say, not much work takes place after that.

The Waterboy by 3levetoi

E | 12,554 | Modern AU | WARNINGS: Underage | Summary: Arthur isn't gay.

He's got it made. He's the star pupil of his class, the prized quarterback for the Camelot High Dragons, and even has an amazing girlfriend, that keeps him on his toes.

His whole career has been laid out for him. Arthur knows who he is and what he wants... or at least until the football team accepts a new member-

but he definitely isn't gay!

Author: Lisztful

Rating: E

Setting: Canon

Word Count: 9,914

WARNINGS: Dub Con

Summary:

Merlin fears that Arthur has found out about his magic, but Arthur has his own secrets to keep.