big list of fic recs.

[the_muppet]

It's pretty safe to say that AU's are my favourite genre right now and I've been reading quite a lot of them lately { the longer the better } and there are some I've totally adored. Some are recent and some are older ones which I've only just stumbled across so chances are you'll have already read them, but on the off-chance that you haven't I thought I'd share my favourites that I've read over the past couple of weeks or so.


{ AU FICS }

This Fast, Unreasonable Spring by i_claudia & hermette | merlin/arthur, nc17
Merlin was looking for something uncomplicated. Arthur was just looking to get paid. Neither of them expected to find the other.


If I Try To Kiss You by slowdead | bradley/colin, r
Colin and Bradley meet through a mutual friend, start sending each other cards and end up falling for each other. But it's still all rather complicated (possibly because they keep trying to make it complicated.)


Am I Still in the Doghouse? by slowdead | bradley/colin, r
Sequel to If I try to kiss you. In which Colin gets sick, Bradley is still a little silly (and more than a little jealous.)


Two Weeks Notice by ras_elased | arthur/merlin, nc17
Arthur is a prattish Executive VP of the Pendragon Corporation with a disturbingly non-ironic love of Demotivational posters. Merlin is a tree-hugging barista with a "magic" tongue. Morgana's a peeping Tom and her breasts have superpowers. Gwen and Lancelot get married. Owain is the company bicycle. Arthur attempts to steal Merlin's affections from Will through epic DDR combat. Merlin gets drunk a lot. There is a pillow fight, and a helicopter ride, and rooftop confessions, and Arthur decides Merlin really is his destiny, whether he likes it or not.


The Pendragon Guide on How Not to Date by definewisdom | arthur/merlin, nc17
Modern day student AU. Still set in Britain. Morgana sends Arthur on some blind dates that don’t go quite according to plan.


Something More Than This Desperation by my_maverick | arthur/merlin, pg13
Arthur's adventures through (a) internet dating and (b) love.


The Past, the Future and the Now by snottygrrl | arthur/merlin, r
Merlin thought he knew what to expect from his life until he met a fortune-teller and then a dragon.


There's No Makebelieving by miakun | arthur/merlin, pg13-r
The first time Morgana's step-brother and her flatmate meet, Arthur throws up on Merlin's shoes. And that might be the highlight of their relationship.
Irony in Closets {deleted extra} | Perpendicular Mornings {mini sequel}


What’s a boy to do; when all the pretty girls can’t measure to you by slowdead | bradley/colin, r
Setting: first-time meeting; AU, where Bradley works in a cinema and Colin is a movie-critic for his college newspaper. However since he's fallen for Bradley, Colin's kinda forgotten that he's supposed to review only some of the movies, and not every last one of them.


First Christmas (Lovestruck sequel) by social_retard86 | arthur/merlin, pg13
Lovestruck!verse. Despite some rather traumatic childhood experiences, on the whole Arthur liked Christmas. Of course, should anyone ask him – and by 'anyone' he mainly meant Morgana – he would deny it. {Sequel to Lovestruck}


{ ARTHUR/MERLIN FIC }

Seven Magpies by syllic | arthur/merlin, nc17
Arthur opened his eyes a minute later to the sight of seven magpies streaking across the top of the clearing, their shapes dark against the white clouds and the muted grey of the sky. He tried to remember what it was that seven magpies meant—he’d had a nurse who had sung the rhyme to him as a child—but couldn’t. Arthur wakes up somewhere he doesn’t recognise, but where he clearly belongs.


{ BRADLEY/COLIN FIC }

It's Always Funny Kissing Your Mates (Except When It's Not) by adelagia | bradley/colin, nc17
"One day," Katie declares, "I swear, one day, Angel and I will personally engineer your comeuppance. And it'll be epic. Epic."


I know a few of you already follow my Delicious bookmarks but if any of you are interested in any other fics I've liked and saved, feel free to check them out ♥

Comments

[cotharay.livejournal.com]

Whooaaaa !
AWESOME \o/
Thanks so much ♥

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

You're welcome ♥

[mir8lle.livejournal.com]

Woah. I wish I was more into Merlin, I love AU's almost as much as crossovers, and some of these look pretty good. Do you read in other fandom's, or are you exclusively Merlin orientated?

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I only read Merlin, and yes, these are amazing AU's =)

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Sorry it took so long ♥

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

YAY ♥

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

♥

[bewarethesmirk.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you so much for the recs. *g* This is great.

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

They're all amazing stories; hope you enjoy them as much as I did ♥

[prfctdaze.livejournal.com]

Awesome :D I've read a couple of them but I've missed out on so much. ♥

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Glad to help ♥

[kimberweeme.livejournal.com]

YAY! There are several on here that I spied on your delicious page, but haven't had a chance to read. (I STILL haven't read the first one. *cries* No time at all!)

Too bad this is my 6 day week at work. Bah!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I thought you were reading that one at the weekend? Never mind, something to look forward to =)

♥

[kimberweeme.livejournal.com]

That was the plan, yes, but I suddenly found myself with no free time. I have no idea where it all went, but it disappeared. Sigh.

*hugs*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Sleep less; read more =)

If/when you do get round to reading any of these, let me know what you thought ♥

[huntress1013.livejournal.com]

AUs are the best when the movies, books and shows do not go in the direction you want them to. I am reading mainly AU stories in general. They are simply better. I haven't watched the second series of Merlin at all except for a few episodes (the one with the troll which was fun) and right now I am in the middle of a Sherlock Holmes binge reading (canon and fanon)

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I just love the ideas they come up with in the AU's and when they're ridiculously long it's a good way to lose myself for a few hours and that's something I've needed the last few weeks =)

[chratz.livejournal.com]

have been going through your fanfic recs, because I was looking for a certain story and I couldn't remember it's name but now I finally found it.

I just love The Pendragon Guide on How Not to Date. Thank you for posting so lovely recs. Meming!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Glad to help!

I keep my Delicous bookmarks more up-to-date than I spend time reccing, so check there if you want more (link above).

♥