So I read your fic āin my cardboard wallsā and it was AMAZING so do you have a rec of the other ones youāve written? Or a rec of your fav Merthur or Wolfstar fanfics? Iād really appreciate it!(I think a lot of your followers would too)
Hey, Anon! Thanks so much for reading, In My Cardboard Walls and for this lovely comment! ā„
Thatās my only multi-chapter Merthur/Wolfstar fic, but Iāve written a few one-shots.
Arthur and Merlin are members of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad who work different shifts and share the same office. Arthur, who works the day shift, canāt stand the rain. Merlin, who works the night shift, canāt concentrate without it.
When they both get tired of changing the weather in the magical window in their underground office, is there a more British way to settle their differences than with a few passive-aggressive memos?
First Year (prequel to Note to Idiot)
The summer Arthur turns eleven, with the memory of his fatherās reaction when his sister got her Hogwarts letter still fresh in his mind, he spends almost the entire holiday in dread that heāll get one too. However, when the inevitable happens, he gets far more than just a spot at a magic school ā he gets a family. Well, that and an inconvenient acquaintanceship with a strange dark-haired kid, who Arthur definitely does NOT like. Not at all.
The routine has been the same for centuries: Arthur begins a new life in wherever they are in time, he and Merlin meet, Merlinās memory spell lifts, Arthurās memories eventually flood back, the idiot has a chuckle at his expense, hugs him senseless and then cries for a bit when it hits him that Arthurās really with him again. After that they pick up from where they left off until Arthurās life in that time ends and it all starts again in his next life.
Except this time, when Merlinās memory spell proves too strong to be lifted simply by their meeting, Arthur is forced to win Merlin over the hard way: with small-talk and dandelions.
You Should See The Other Guy
Arthur doesnāt think itās unreasonable to be worried when his boyfriend keeps turning up beat-up and bruised (even if Merlin is still perfectly happy and doesnāt seem that concerned about it). But when it gets the worst itās ever been, Merlin is forced to admit something to Arthur that changes everything.
[This isnāt angsty at all, and thereās a good reason Merlin keeps showing up injured.]
Arthur has Nystagmus, is legally blind and canāt drive. Gwaine is supposed to be the designated driver but after accepting drink after drink from the hot bartender who has a crush on him, heās far too drunk to walk let alone operate a car. To make matters worse, Arthurās left his wallet at home so he canāt even call a cab. Thankfully, his luck changes when he gets approached by a hot stranger.
The First Batch Always Flops
Merlin is used to occasionally walking into the kitchen to meet the sad and embarrassed eyes of the last person to go through Gwaineās bed. What heās not used to is finding them irresistibly good-looking and suddenly having the strange urge to make them pancakes to make up for Gwaineās carelessness. Arthur seems to be a special case.
āMerlin is the only reason he hasnāt snapped yet. Arthurās tired and exhausted and just so so sick of art but seeing how Merlinās face lights up when he sees one of his favourite pieces or how the tips of his adorable ears flush read as he excitedly babbles on about the brushwork and use of colour (even though he knows Arthur canāt tell if itās good or bad one way or another) fills him with so much affection that he knows heād happily spend the hundred or so days that he now knows it would take to see each and every piece. Arthur would do anything to keep that childlike mirth alive in his features.
The small velvet box in his pocket suddenly feels a lot more heavy and insistent.ā
Merlin knows from the heart-stopping moment that the fallen branch impales and rips his tent almost in half, that he hates, nay loathes camping and to his horror, itās the annoyingly posh rich bloke with the top-of-the-range camping gear who comes to his rescue.
However, it soon becomes clear that thereās a reason that the two of them ended up at the camping ground next to what is rumoured to be one of the most haunted and powerful forests in Britain on the last day of October, and itās far bigger than either of them could have ever imagined.
Sirius, a new barista, finds himself fascinated with one of the customers. When James tells him that his name is Remus Lupin and that he suffers from severe social anxiety, Sirius finds a creative way to get to know him.
Jamesā Next-Door Neighbour
Based on the prompt āokay buddy youāve been serenading the wrong window for about five minutes now, time to let you know my neighbor is out of town.ā
Remus is a light sleeper and any little noise at night wakes him up, which is why heās so annoyed when someone stops their bike right outside his house one night and, to his horror, begins serenading his window. It gets worse when Remus realises that it was actually intended for his next-door-neighbour James, and worse still when Remus and the biker discover that James might have orchestrated the whole thing.
Sirius knows heās picked a bad day to visit his friend at work when, as soon as he walks in, James all but throws his work uniform at him. Things look up when the only client unfortunate enough to come in looking for a bath bomb while Sirius is on duty turns out to be pretty cute.Ā
I canāt think of many Wolfstar fic recs, but here are a few Merthur ones Iām obsessed with:
There Are No Gays In Football by Malu_3 (Grianne)
When a deeply-closeted Arthur Pendragon finally earns a spot in Camelotās first XI, heās dead set on breaking records, not one of sportās last taboos. But life, like football, is a funny old game, and sometimes the only way up is out. Especially once he realises heās arse over tit for the new physio.
A queer Arthurian tale of courage, love, and football.
Comments: This is my absolute favourite fic of all time from any fandom. Iāve just finished rereading it and was reminded of how absolutely amazing it is. Itās equal parts hilarious, angsty, eye-opening and hot. Youāll never be able to look at photosets of Bradley in football gear the same way again.
The year is 2355 and Arthur Pendragon is the darling of Albionās capitol, Camelot. Heās rich, handsome and the heir to Pendragon Enterprises, the world market leader of technology.
Of course behind the facade, Arthurās life is far from perfect. His father is a demanding man and the betrayal of his ex-girlfriend has left him with even more issues than before, while through it all heās doing his best to take care of his mentally ill sister.
But things really start to escalate when Arthur is put in charge of launching a new series of android models, the M-RYS line, and he discovers a malfunctioning model that seems more like a human than a computer.
Things only go downhill from there.
Between struggling with his ever growing feelings for Merlin and discovering one strange thing after the other, Arthurās world is completely upended as he and Merlin embark on a mission to discover his fatherās secrets.
Comments: Oh man I will never not love a sci-fi AU based on a high fantasy series. Itās such an interesting take on the Arthur/Merlin dynamic and is full of so many twists and turns that, if youāre anything like me, you wonāt be able to stop reading until itās done.
The Raven by boywholivednotdied
Willās antics had always been ridiculous, but when one of his dumb capers causes Merlin to inadvertently fall in love with a boy on the internet, things start getting a little complicated. Modern Day AU. Based on the movie āYouāve Got Mailā
Comments: Itās a modern-era royalty AU based on Youāve Got Mail - what more could you ask? Itās beautifully written with amazing characterisation, is hilarious and sweet, and low-key (read: high-key) makes me want to meet the love of my life online.
Hope this is helpful, anon! ā„
