Merlin Recs

merlinreversebb Recs:
[ART]
I haven’t had a chance to read many of the fics in this fest, but the art... ah, man. The art has been really stunning. I don’t even know where to begin reccing the art other than to say, go through the entire fest and click everything.
[FIC]
Turning Page by mightypretty Arthur/Merlin [NC-17] (25k)
Summary: When Merlin, best loved singer/songwriter in the UK, tragically loses his parents in a car accident his life is turned upside down. Depressed and alone he's ready to give up and leave it all behind, but then he hears a voice.

This fic has warnings for: Mentions of depression, self-harm and suicide. The fic begins with Merlin already deep in depression over the death of his parents. I find grief hard to read, and this was no exception. There was no quick fix for Merlin’s issues, but healing does come with the help of Arthur – who has his own painful past to deal with. It was a beautiful story, heartbreaking but a good journey through it all and it left me happy and not wrung out. This fic was inspired by the beautiful graphic by sallyna_smile

[VID]
Art Prompt Title: # 2001 by mangacat201
Characters/Pairings:Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, light Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Morgana discovers Merlin's magic in a dream and, in revealing him, changes the course for Camelot.

merlin_games recs:
Note about my merlin_games reccing: I am entirely neutral in the competition aspect of this fest. All the anon entries of this fest are anon to me as well. I was not involved in modding, writing, betaing or cheerleading any of the entries, if that matters to anyone reading.

[ART]
Masquerade Ball anon @ merlin_games [Team Canon] Arthur/Merlin [WS]
Summary: Merlin needs something to wear to a masquerade ball. Gaius finds him a costume that Balinor once wore to a ball when he was still a member of Uther's Court.

Memorable Mustang by anon @ merlin_games [Team Modern AU] Gwaine/Merlin [WS]
Summary: A comic page without words - Merlin and Gwaine's first date starts off poorly, but in the end they seem don't care.


[FIC]
Knowing by anon @ merlin_games [Team Modern AU] Arthur/Merlin [Nc-17] (3.7k)
Summary: Merlin's had a funny feeling for weeks now. He's about to find out why.

I really enjoyed this little adventure with Merlin the thief, and his role slowly being revealed together with the mystery of Merlin’s magic acting up. Also a nice splash of porn (voyeurism and loo sex! Two of my favourite things) to make the whole thing delish.

The Seventh by anon @ merlin_games [Team Historical] Percival/Merlin [PG] (4.5k)
Summary: Nobody ever knew how Percival felt about Merlin. But he made sure to show the sheriff in whatever ways he could.

A nice period piece, set in the old west. The fic is a character study of both Merlin and Percival far more than a fic that follows a plot. The author did a great job drawing both, but Percival especially so not only did he feel very real (more real than we get from canon, even) but also using the time period and setting as a way to understand the characters and the complexity of their feelings.

The Spirit of Familiarity by anon @ merlin_games [Team Reincarnation] Arthur/Merlin [G] (5.8k)
Summary: In each of his incarnations Merlin has magic but untamed magic requires guidance and in Merlin's case that comes in the form of a more than Familiar Spirit.

Reincarnation fics never fail to break my heart. They are full of hope, naturally because there is always a second chance, yet it’s still hard ‘living through’ the ache of lives gone by. That said, I really liked this interesting look at Merlin and Arthur finding their way to each other time and again in so many different situations, both the form that they took and they reason for their lives.

Announcing changes to Kinkspiration: Round 5, and info about future rounds.

Earlier, novemberlite and I announced Round 5 will be Role Playing, with posting on February 23rd . But we’ve decided to make a little change. Our apologies to anyone who has their entry ready and waiting.

We are delaying the posting date of round 5 to Thursday, March 8th and we’d like to expand the challenge to include an ‘Open Round’ which means any of the kinks showcased in previous rounds qualify. Art or Fic on the topic of: Bestiality , Crossdressing,
Slave Kink , or Underage are all welcome to be posted during round 5.

We are also taking this opportunity to announce that after this round is posted Kinkspiration will be on indefinite hiatus.

We’ve had a blast with it and hope you have too. It may return someday, maybe in a different format, but having a fic due every three weeks or so has been a significant commitment for us. It's time to take a break and focus on other things.

Thanks for making this little experiment a lot of fun, and we hope everyone turns out for Round 5 and gives Kinkspiration a lovely (and wonderfully filthy) farewell.
novemberlite and marguerite_26

well... I'm off

I'm travelling this weekend. Won't be on-line again until Tuesday. Hopefully no one is waiting on me for anything. :)

[as an aside, I've got a terrible cough (again, yes same one since November) and I know my MIL is going to give me hell for not taking care of myself. I think I might lie and say I have a dr's app next week. *sigh*]


Cheers, lovelies. Have a great one. ♥