weekly round-up 5

[aeroport_art]

In snowing in New York. It's very pretty.

We ran out of coffee today and my roommate and I huddled together, pooling our change to buy grounds at the local shop (it's cash only). Felt like we were addicts, scrounging up money from who-knows-where just to go out in the snow and get our fix.

God, I love coffee.

/ode

Weekly Round-Up
Titles in bold are extra-recommended ♥


Sleeping Beauty by miints (art)
Summary: PG, done for charlotteschaos' fic "Sleeping Beauty"
Notes: Everything over at miints' art comm miinty_sticks is whimsical, delightful, and CUTE. I liked this one especially for its clean composition and lovely halftone-esque texture.

The Epic Tale of the Three Dubiously Wise Men by lou_angel and hils (PG, 5k)
Summary: Crack!fic crossover with Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Gandalf, Dumbledore, and Anhora plot to get Arthur and Merlin together.
Notes: Ahah!! Crackilicious. I love Dumbledore and Gandalf in this, their personalities are so much fun to revisit. There are humorous bits thrown in like the three of them having poker night or Dumbledore knitting. The boys are adorably clueless, too. It's a lot of fun.

Catboy!Merlin by writteninhaste (NC-17, ~3k)
Summary: Merlin has a magical mishap and Arthur really likes the consequences.
Notes: I'll be the first to admit, this is fanservice pure and simple. Catboy!Merlin is totally fuzzy and CUTE and it's fun to read Arthur falling for him as well.

To Be Known by sometimesophie (PG, ~3k)
Summary: So this is what it felt like to be normal. Merlin opens his eyes to the cool, shining metal of Arthur's unsheathed blade. "Sorcerer," Arthur spits. Arthur finds out about the magic. They deal.
Notes: I missed this before (it was posted early Dec) so it's not a new rec, per se. Still it's NOT TO BE MISSED. sometimesophie is a veteran writer from the SPN fandom and her writing is sublime; the set-up for Arthur finding out about Merlin's magic is neat and interesting, while their reconciliation is appropriately difficult. The fic does so well providing a believable fall-out, propped up by wonderful, canonical characterization. Finally, the part where Arthur and Merlin have their requisite physical tussle--of the non-sexual variety, I'm afraid--is absolutely electric nonetheless.

The Kingdom of the Blaggers by hackthis (NC-17, 23k)
Summary: "Merlin" featuring Entourage and some RPS. AU, Arthur moves to Los Angeles (leaving his boyfriend, Merlin, behind) in order to pursue an acting career without the overcast of his father's long shadow.
Notes: I didn't read this. As a fellow reader I obviously have my biases towards what genre of stories; that being said, I'm not a fan of established relationships, so I quickly lost interest in this story. It was extremely well-received, however, so who am I to deprive you guys a deserved recommendation?

Looking for previous recs? Check the tag. For FAQ and list of all bolded titles, check the primer.

Comments

[betsyli.livejournal.com]

Yay, another round-up!
I agree with everything at miints's comm being ridiculously cute and pwetty.

And the tree wise men. Ahahaha. What crack!

Thanks for putting this up!

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

Hey babe! I love seeing you pop in every week :D

[betsyli.livejournal.com]

Forever and always. XD

[miints.livejournal.com]

there is never ending supply of coffee at my house (I work at starbucks!) *_*

oh and ♥

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

You work at starbucks? How FUN. I was a barista for awhile last year and I still go in sometimes to help out. FUN FUN FUN I LOVE COFFEE

[miints.livejournal.com]

haha yea I do, I love it, because it supplies me with all the coffee I need for my long nights of studying *_*

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

is that a dead like me icon!? awesome.

whatcha study?

[miints.livejournal.com]

haha indeed it is :>

I'm doing theater production, basically everything to do with theater that is not acting haha

[merlinsgeekyfan.livejournal.com]

O.O See, now I just love this community even more. You have a weekly fic recommendation?! How have I been here almost a month and not noticed that? Anyways, I must dash off to read all the yummy fics you suggested before desperately trying to write something worthy of the list. ^^

Georgia.

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

You have a weekly fic recommendation?!

I dooo! I had to get some sort of rec thing going because the Arthur/Merlin ship is out of control (IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE). I can't wait to see what you cook up! And don't think of these recs as like, some snooty List, that's the last thing I want D: I'm just trying to share the luff as a fellow fangirl~~