Merlin Big Bang Rec

Masked by pathera pre-slash Merlin/Arthur, minor Merlin/Gwaine [R, warnings] (53k)
Summary: Heroes are made, not born, and this is how it's done. Merlin is born with magic, but it takes more than that to become a superhero in a city that casts them as the enemy. In between balancing his day job as a personal assistant to Arthur Pendragon--who happens to be the son of a man leading the crusade against magic--and jumping off rooftops by night as the Warlock, Merlin has to try to keep his dual identity intact and stop a twenty-year old vendetta from destroying everything he knows. This is far easier said than done.

I think a lot of people might skip this fic because of the lack of romance. It is pre-slash (or really just Gen) But the Merlin and Arthur's friendship/destiny/budding bond is a key element to this fic and while there are no smooches, there are still plenty of element about M/A that I love. This fic is an excellent, entertaining read. I loved the authors style and humor as well as the intensity of the action scene. It was a very 'easy' 50k to get through and in stalking the comments, I see that the author does have a sequel planned. I'll be looking forward to that because I'm a not ready to leave this verse. Note on the Merlin/Gwaine for those of you that are concerned, it is a very minor part of the fic. let me know if you want spoilers.

And pimping...


looking so forward to this! while the h/d version of fandom games were tainted with wank, it did produce some of my absolute favourite fics in fandom. I think with the right mentality (fandom's for fun!) the games can be pulled off brilliantly. :D

vid rec - HP

Have you seen this???

Harry Potter The War vid.

sooooo good.

I love the Merlin one, but this one... yeah. I was sobbing by the end of it.