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little-ligi · 2 years
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For @mercelotweek - Day 7: Gaia (free day) - And since Gaia is the Earth Goddess, I wanted to do the boys out in nature - so here they are enjoying a picnic! (except Merlin seems to have forgotten to actually bring any food... (because the artist is lazy) - he did steal the nice picnic rug from Arthur though!)
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[ID: Sketch of Merlin sitting in front of a table with a jug and some bunches of grapes. He's wearing a rope over one shoulder and holding a small bundle of grapes in his hands, as his elbows rest on the table. His head is slightly tilted and he's got a smirk. The background is pale red but his eyes are gold. End ID]
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[ID: Sketch in dark red on blue with gold highlights of Lancelot. He's sitting on grass with a bunch of half dead roses and three ears of wheat in a pot in his hands, which are folded in front of him. He's leaning back against a vertical surface, head to one side, looking slightly anguished. The side on which the light is strongest has more living roses than dead ones. End ID]
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So! Merlin likes grapes is established, which made thoughts of Merlin as Dionysus, and that culminated in Lancelot as Persephone (because veil and shade business). I suppose he could be deemed necessary for Merlin's destiny so the Cailleach has to let him go for half the year to do knight-y stuff, or Morgana is redeemed while having the shade and agrees to share him with Camelot...
But, see below for a random idea that fits in with my Mercelot and Arlance tendencies, but also ignore if you want to form your own basis for these (or have no opinion, which is most likely and most reasonable!) XD
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Merlin is god of grain, agriculture (including grapes), wine etc. so a sort of Dionysus-Demeter mashup. Lancelot is his lover (yes, twisting the tale, I know) and a mashup of Persephone and Aphrodite. Arthur is god of the underworld (inherited from Uther probably) and sees Lancelot, so send Leon his trusty stooge to go fetch him because Arthur is enamored. Merlin is distraught, there are no grapes, there is no wine. So Gwain (Poseidon because I want him to be constantly soaked and have his hair over his eyes) and Elyan (Hephaestus because, you know, forge) go to get him back, but discover in his lamenting over being away from Merlin, Lancelot ate a grape from the underworld because grapes remind him of Merlin.
Someone, probably Gwen (Apollo or Artemis or Athena?), intervenes and stops the fight over Lancelot by deciding that he should spend half the year with Arthur and half the year with Merlin, and all are more-or-less happy.
Meanwhile, Percival is happy with his flocks of sheep (Pan, I think, was god of shepherds and flocks), watching all the others and their drama.
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week Begins
Hello All! In some timezones it is officially June 27th so Welcome to Mercelot Week! 
As you create your wonderful things, you might find the following links to be helpful.
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When you're done with your works, tag them with #mercelotweek2022 or @mercelotweek so we can reblog them!
We are all very busy right now, and so we hope you're understanding with yourself about your level of contribution to this and all other fandom events! Create as you see fit, when you see fit. We'll leave the form open so you can submit for badges even after you post your work. Mod RainbowVamp will be slow with getting badges out anyway, so there's no rush.
We hope you enjoy the event. Direct questions to either @rainbowvamp or @little-ligi if you aren't comfortable asking this blog <3
Happy Mercelot Week!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week 2022 Prompts
Hello all and welcome to another year of Mercelot Week! Mercelot week will run from June 27-July 3. There are plenty of prompts to choose from for each day, so go wild! The theme for the prompts this year is Greek Myths. Each day is based off of a Person/Diety from Greek Mythology. Hope you enjoy!
Mercelot Week Prompts
Medusa - Transformations/Curses
Paris - Love Triangle/Choices
Midas - Beauty/Greed
Icarus - Pushing Limits/Setting Boundaries
Persephone - Emprisonment/Family (Bonus Prompt: Royalty)
Orpheus - Commitment/Failure
Gaia - Free Day - Create what makes your heart content. 
Alt Prompts 
Green / Forest
Pink / Love
Gold / Magic
Red / Strength
Purple / Fruit
Grey / Angst
Favorite color / Favorite Mercelot Moment
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us an ask!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week 2022 Prompts
Hello all and welcome to another year of Mercelot Week! Mercelot week will run from June 27-July 3. There are plenty of prompts to choose from for each day, so go wild! The theme for the prompts this year is Greek Myths. Each day is based off of a Person/Diety from Greek Mythology. Hope you enjoy!
Mercelot Week Prompts
Medusa - Transformations/Curses
Paris - Love Triangle/Choices
Midas - Beauty/Greed
Icarus - Pushing Limits/Setting Boundaries
Persephone - Emprisonment/Family (Bonus Prompt: Royalty)
Orpheus - Commitment/Failure
Gaia - Free Day - Create what makes your heart content. 
Alt Prompts 
Green / Forest
Pink / Love
Gold / Magic
Red / Strength
Purple / Fruit
Grey / Angst
Favorite color / Favorite Mercelot Moment
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us an ask!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week 2022 Prompts
Hello all and welcome to another year of Mercelot Week! Mercelot week will run from June 27-July 3. There are plenty of prompts to choose from for each day, so go wild! The theme for the prompts this year is Greek Myths. Each day is based off of a Person/Diety from Greek Mythology. Hope you enjoy!
Mercelot Week Prompts
Medusa - Transformations/Curses
Paris - Love Triangle/Choices
Midas - Beauty/Greed
Icarus - Pushing Limits/Setting Boundaries
Persephone - Emprisonment/Family (Bonus Prompt: Royalty)
Orpheus - Commitment/Failure
Gaia - Free Day - Create what makes your heart content. 
Alt Prompts 
Green / Forest
Pink / Love
Gold / Magic
Red / Strength
Purple / Fruit
Grey / Angst
Favorite color / Favorite Mercelot Moment
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us an ask!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Title: Guided by a Beating Heart By: @little-ligi /  LiGi Gift for: @theonceandfutureotp /  RoseWinchesterIsStayingAlive Rating: Explicit Word Count: 20,000 Warning(s): No archive warnings Summary: Finally, after one and a half thousand years of waiting for him, Merlin is happily together with Arthur. But what happens when Guinevere rises from the Lake of Avalon? Will the king go back to his queen? Or stay with his warlock? Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38664288
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week 2022 Prompts
Hello all and welcome to another year of Mercelot Week! Mercelot week will run from June 27-July 3. There are plenty of prompts to choose from for each day, so go wild! The theme for the prompts this year is Greek Myths. Each day is based off of a Person/Diety from Greek Mythology. Hope you enjoy!
Mercelot Week Prompts
Medusa - Transformations/Curses
Paris - Love Triangle/Choices
Midas - Beauty/Greed
Icarus - Pushing Limits/Setting Boundaries
Persephone - Emprisonment/Family (Bonus Prompt: Royalty)
Orpheus - Commitment/Failure
Gaia - Free Day - Create what makes your heart content. 
Alt Prompts 
Green / Forest
Pink / Love
Gold / Magic
Red / Strength
Purple / Fruit
Grey / Angst
Favorite color / Favorite Mercelot Moment
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us an ask!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week 2022 Prompts
Hello all and welcome to another year of Mercelot Week! Mercelot week will run from June 27-July 3. There are plenty of prompts to choose from for each day, so go wild! The theme for the prompts this year is Greek Myths. Each day is based off of a Person/Diety from Greek Mythology. Hope you enjoy!
Mercelot Week Prompts
Medusa - Transformations/Curses
Paris - Love Triangle/Choices
Midas - Beauty/Greed
Icarus - Pushing Limits/Setting Boundaries
Persephone - Emprisonment/Family (Bonus Prompt: Royalty)
Orpheus - Commitment/Failure
Gaia - Free Day - Create what makes your heart content. 
Alt Prompts 
Green / Forest
Pink / Love
Gold / Magic
Red / Strength
Purple / Fruit
Grey / Angst
Favorite color / Favorite Mercelot Moment
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us an ask!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week Date Change
The fest will now be running June 27 - July 3
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Mercelot Week Date Change
The fest will now be running June 27 - July 3
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little-ligi · 2 years
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[ID: Sketch in black on a pale red background of Lancelot and Gwaine. They are sitting on a bed with poofy blankets bunched up around them so only their top halves are visible. Lancelot is positions as if sitting on Gwaine's lap, and wearing a baggy shirt. His head is arched back as Gwaine pulles his hair, and his hand is half curled into a fist on Gwaine's shoulder. Gwaine is sitting up, supported by his other arm. Both have their eyes closed and lips parted. End ID]
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little-ligi · 2 years
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My AO3 - Question Time
Thank you so much for the tag @arthur-rex! 💚
How many works do you have on Ao3? 140.... I can’t quite believe that... I've only been on Ao3 for about 13months...
What’s your total Ao3 word count? 303,317 😲😲😲
How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? In the past 15 years or so I have written for (that I can remember) 10 fandoms. In order (I think) Harry Potter, Tamora Pierce, Twilight, Merlin, Supernatural, Glee, Gilmore Girls, Dragon Age, Thunderbirds and Medici. But the only ones I still write now are Harry Potter and Merlin. Only a small fraction of these ever got published online. And only my Merlin fics are on Ao3!
What are your top 5 fics by kudos? (watch me turn this into shameless self promotion 😉)
1) Secrets & Lies - Merthur - Arthur knows about Merlin’s magic and has to stop anyone else finding out.
2) Identity Reveal - BAMF Merlin magic reveal.
3) But You Love Me - Merthur - fluffy love confession after Merlin gets hurt protecting Arthur.
4) Caged - Different first meeting - Merlin caught by a witchfinder and brought to Camelot.
And then these two are tied right now with the same number of kudos:
5) Blackberries, Griffins and a Kiss For You - Mercelot - Lancelot buying gifts for Merlin.
5) “Huddling for Warmth” - Merthur - What it says on the tin, fluffy get together!
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Always! I feel like if someone has taken the time to tell me they like my fics, then I want to let them know that their comments made me smile! Although sometimes it takes me a long time to get around to doing so because when I first read nice comments all I am capable of doing is making incoherent happy noises and grinning at my laptop screen.
What is the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? Probably Defiance - I even added a note at the end with a reassurance that it doesn’t actually end in the way it seems to! (Despite the sad ending, please do read it though! It’s Arthur trying to defy Uther in a matter of using magic to save Merlin’s life...) 
Do you write crossovers? Not really.
Have you ever received hate on a fic? Once. It was truly horrible and it almost put me off writing for a while, but some lovely people in the fandom encouraged me to ignore it and carry on!
Do you write smut? If so, what kind? 😉😉 I do indeed! All different kinds! I started with a rather longer than I expected Gwaincelot fic at the end of 2020, and then after a few more here and there, I opened the floodgates with Kinkalot! (More shameless self promotion of course - I shouldn’t be allowed to answer questions like this, I just turn the whole thing into a personal advert! 😂)
Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I’m aware of! I hope not.
Have you ever had a fic translated? About ten years ago or so one of my Glee fanfics was translated into Italian. The girl who translated it was lovely and translated all the reviews back into English for me as well!
Have you ever co-written a fic before? Me and my sister have co-written several Harry Potter fics together - but we’ve never finished any of them - maybe this year we’ll get to that....
What’s your all time favourite ship? Merthur. Hands down. It was my first ever ship and it will always be my favourite. But close second are Mercelot and Arwen and, of course, Gwaincelot 😉 (and many more!)
What’s a wip you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? I currently have 81 wips.... I really want to finish all of them, of course, but I know some of them will never be done.
What are your writing strengths? I think I’m good at description and little details to make things really seem real. And lots of people tell me I’m good at writing dialogue - which I find weird, because I would have said that was one of my weaknesses!
What are your writing weaknesses? Sentence structure - I use far too many commas and run-on sentences. And too many adverbs. And sticking to a plan! I never stick to the plans I make before I start writing. And I’m not great at thinking up complex plots for long stories - although I would love to be able to write them.
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Oooh I love it, I’ve done a little bit of French, Italian and Spanish for a couple of bilingual characters in other fandoms before. And for Merlin fics I do it a lot. Using Old English for Merlin’s spells - creating new spells is one of my favourite things to do!
What was the first fandom you wrote for? Unofficially, Harry Potter - but that was before I had ever even heard of fanfiction or fandom, as far as I was concerned I was just playing writing with the characters. The first thing I deliberately chose to write and publish fanfiction for was... Twilight. 
What’s your favourite fic you’ve written? Oh dear, that’s like asking a mum to choose between her children! I know it sounds arrogant, but I really do like all of my published fics - I wouldn’t publish them if I didn’t like them myself. Ummm... Can I pick three??? It’s my blog, I can do what I want. I’m going to pick three that I really like but that have been slightly overlooked in hit numbers on Ao3 (just because I am an utterly, utterly shameless self promoting prat)
1) Rub-Dub, Just Relaxing in My Tub - Ace Leon having a nice relaxing bath whilst all the other knights go to a brothel. 
2) Of Tea and Dragons - Arwen - This is the first ever modern AU I wrote, Gwen meeting Arthur and Merlin in a tea shop.
3) The Prince’s Breakfast - Pre-slash Merthur - Morning domesticity interrupted by a cute kitten!
I know, I know. Ignore my self-indulgent promoting. But what’s tumblr for if not for advertising your fics! Ok, I’m done now! I promise! 
Tagging: I haven’t been around on tumblr for a while so I have no idea who has already done this, so I am tagging ANYONE WHO SEES THIS AND WANTS TO DO IT!!! 💕 (Anyone who managed to wade through all of my self promotion deserves to do a little promoting themselves too!!)
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Psssssst
Mercelot Week 2022
June 6th-12th
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little-ligi · 2 years
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I posted 4,478 times in 2021
182 posts created (4%)
4296 posts reblogged (96%)
For every post I created, I reblogged 23.6 posts.
I added 2,199 tags in 2021
#merthur - 463 posts
#fan art - 372 posts
#fanfiction - 253 posts
#hehehehe - 224 posts
#cats - 177 posts
#yes - 158 posts
#literally me - 147 posts
#ligi writes - 137 posts
#merlin - 136 posts
#too true - 132 posts
Longest Tag: 137 characters
#(i think i have reblogged this before with much more bittersweet tags but hey merlin being a kinky shit is the angle we are taking today)
My Top Posts in 2021
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Mini @mercelotweek day 7: Fluff
Their Love is More Than Anything
For rainbowvamp and gremlinbehaviour! I love you both so much!! 💕💕
My first practice with my new drawing tablet! I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out, not quite happy with Merlin but I think Lancelot looks good! 😁 (I need more practice!)
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Febuwhump Masterpost
*Completionist*
All 28 fics written for Febuwhump 2021 Fandom - BBC Merlin
@febuwhump​
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No.1 - Mind Control
No.2 - “I Can’t Take This Anymore”
No.3 - Imprisonment
No.4 - Impaling
No.5 - “Take Me Instead”
No.6 - Insomnia
No.7 - Poisoning
No.8 - “This is No Time to Sleep”
No.9 - Buried Alive
No.10 (Alt5) - Hostage Situation
No.11 - Hallucinations
No.12 - “Who Are You?”
No.13 - Hiding Injury
No.14 - “I Didn’t Mean It”
No.15 - “Run, Don’t Look Back!”
No.16 - Broken Bones
No.17 - Field Surgery
No.18 - “I Can’t See!”
No.19 - Sleep Deprivation
No.20 - Betrayal
No.21 - Torture
No.22 - Burned
No.23 - “Don’t Look”
No.24 - Memory Loss
No.25 (Alt4) - Identity Reveal
No.26 - Recovery
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Gwaine + 8 "Make me"
Oooooh ooooh ooooh!!! Thanks Nony, I loved this one! I did have a little trouble writing it for some reason, I scrapped and started again four times before I got to this version, so I hope everyone likes this one 🙈
Merlin ducks as Lord Lucior swings a fist at him, bouncing away on the balls of his feet. The lord snarls and picks up the sword Merlin has just finished sharpening. He hefts it in his hand to test its weight then raises it towards Merlin, who is beginning to resent the fact Arthur lent out his services to the visiting nobleman.
“I don’t like your attitude, boy,” he hisses.
He slashes towards Merlin with the sword and Merlin only barely moves out of the way in time. He is backed up against the wall of the armoury, a quiver of arrows tumbling to the floor as he flails to get away from the lord’s second violent swing of the sword.
“I’m sorry!” he shouts quickly, not entirely sure what he’s apologising for.
“You will be very sorry when I’m through with you,” Lord Lucior promises.
The sword flashes forward faster than Merlin is ready for and he feels a sharp sting on his cheek. He lets out a small yelp and his fingers come away bloody when he raises them to touch the painful spot on his face. The lord just gives a satisfied smirk, raising the sword again for the next strike.
Wide eyed, Merlin dodges, his foot landing on a dropped arrow and slipping, sending him careening to the floor. He scrambles backwards across the floor to a large shield propped against a sword rack, ducking down behind it.
“Hey!” comes a shout from the doorway and Merlin’s heart soars at the familiar voice. Gwaine steps into the armoury, his cloak and chainmail draped over his arm. “What’s going on here?”
“Go away, this doesn’t concern you,” snaps Lord Lucior, waving a dismissive hand at Gwaine.
Gwaine scowls and flicks his hair out of his face. He glances over at Merlin, taking in the way he is almost cowering behind the shield and the blood on his cheek. He tosses his chainmail and cloak over one of the sword racks, fury radiating from every line of his body.
“Actually, it concerns me a lot how you’re treating my friend.” He strides across the room and grabs Merlin’s hand, pulling him up. He gives him a once over, his eyebrows pulled low as he checks Merlin is not severely injured. His jaw is clenched as he turns angrily to Lord Lucior and Merlin can feel the muscles in Gwaine’s arm straining under his hand as he fights to hold his temper. “I suggest you leave now and never touch him again.”
“He is an insolent peasant, and needs to be taught a lesson.” Lord Lucior raises his sword again, pointing it at Merlin.
Gwaine, his face like thunder, pulls Merlin behind him, his hand coming to rest on the pommel of his own sword warningly.
“Get out of the way,” Lucior shouts.
Gwaine lets his knees bend, crouching into a fighting stance as he draws his sword from his belt.
“Make me,” he growls.
Lucior snarls and lunges at Gwaine, his sword flashing as he slices down towards the knight. Gwaine, of course, is much quicker, parrying and knocking the lord’s blade point away, followed by a blow of his own that Lucior only just manages to stumble out of the way of. He is not a natural swordsman and Gwaine easily takes control of the fight.
Gwaine doesn’t wait for him to regain his footing, instead diving in with a quick sideways swing. Lucior pulls his sword up in time to block but Gwaine steps forward, pushing his advantage and sliding his blade along Lucior’s until the hilts lock together.
He twists the sword easily from the lord’s grip, letting it clatter to the floor, then presses him back against the wall. His blade is against Lucior’s chest, pressing tightly so the sharp edge slices the front of his fancy velvet doublet.
“I’ll tell the prince regent about this!” screams Lucior, indignation written in every line of his face.
“You just try,” Gwaine spits. “I think he’ll be very interested to hear about the way you treated his manservant.”
Gwaine steps back, pulling his sword away, but unable to resist flicking the tip at Lucior’s face, a thin red line marking his cheek the same as Merlin’s.
The lord is practically spitting with rage, but he is sensible enough to not make any more comments and merely pushes past Gwaine and leaves the armoury, his hand pressed to his cheek.
“That is why I hate nobles,” Gwaine says through gritted teeth, barely controlled anger simmering in his voice as he glares after him.
Merlin lays a hand on his arm, giving it a little shake. He huffs a sigh and turns to him.
“Thank you,” Merlin says as Gwaine drops his sword onto the table so he can cradle Merlin’s face with one hand, the other pulling his sleeve over his hand to wipe gently at the cut on Merlin’s cheek.
“Anything for you, Merls,” he mutters. Then shoots him a cynical smile and says wryly, “If he does tell Princess, I’m gonna be in trouble again, aren’t I?”
Merlin can’t help grinning, even though it does pull at the cut on his cheek. He shakes his head at Gwaine.
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@merwainefest day 7: Free Day
You’re the Only Friend I’ve Got
My second practice with my new drawing tablet! I’m pretty pleased with this one too! 😁 (I do think I went a bit too realistic with Gwaine’s beard... doesn’t quite fit with the cartoonish style of the rest....)
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With All My Heart - Modern AU Arthur/Gwen wedding photo!!
For @arwenfest day 2 - Marriage! 💕💍
For a better quality picture go to Ao3!
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little-ligi · 2 years
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Epilogue up now! ✨🎄💕👑❄️
A Boyfriend is Not Just for Christmas
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Happy Christmas everyone! Have a modern AU Merthur fake dating fic!
Rating: Teen and Up
Words: 24,256
Summary: To make his mate, Will, stop teasing him, Merlin makes up a boyfriend. The only problem is, his mum now wants him to bring his boyfriend to the family Christmas party.
Merlin has to persaude his sort of friend, Arthur, to pretend to be that boyfriend for the party. Surely they can fake being in love for one day…
Featuring fluff, banter, arguments and confessions, with a splash of pining and obliviousness on the side. All topped up with Christmas spirit!
✨🎄💕👑❄✨🎄💕👑❄✨🎄💕👑❄
Snippet: Chapter 1 - under the cut!
Merlin looked up from his plate of rum cake, poking his tongue out to catch the sticky crumbs off his bottom lip, when his mum walked into the room, still talking on the phone.  
“… yes, see you on Saturday, Uncle Gaius,” she was saying. “And you’ll finally get to meet Merlin’s boyfriend… Yes, I know! Absolutely lovely…”
Merlin had frozen at the word boyfriend, his next forkful of cake halted halfway to his mouth, his jaw dropped open in surprise.
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little-ligi · 2 years
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A Boyfriend is Not Just for Christmas
✨🎄💕👑❄✨🎄💕👑❄✨🎄💕👑❄
Happy Christmas everyone! Have a modern AU Merthur fake dating fic!
Rating: Teen and Up
Words: 22,273
Summary: When Merlin’s mate, Will, was teasing him about being single, Merlin cracked and simply invented a boyfriend to make Will shut up. Things got a little out of hand when Merlin continued to embellish the lie until he had a fully-formed pretend serious boyfriend that his mum wanted him to bring to the family Christmas party…
It was only when his friend, Gwen, pointed out that the boyfriend Merlin had made up sounded a bit like Arthur that the idea of asking the prat to pretend to be his boyfriend at the party formed. Perhaps not the best idea ever - Merlin just hoped to be able to make it through the party without anyone guessing the truth.
✨🎄💕👑❄✨🎄💕👑❄✨🎄💕👑❄
Snippet: Chapter 1
Merlin looked up from his plate of rum cake, poking his tongue out to catch the sticky crumbs off his bottom lip, when his mum walked into the room, still talking on the phone.  
“… yes, see you on Saturday, Uncle Gaius,” she was saying. “And you’ll finally get to meet Merlin’s boyfriend… Yes, I know! Absolutely lovely… Alright, bye.”
Merlin had frozen at the word boyfriend, his next forkful of cake halted halfway to his mouth, his jaw dropped open in surprise.
“Cup of tea, Merlin? Hello? Merlin?” Hunith snapped her fingers in front of his face to get his attention. “Tea?”
Merlin’s fork dropped back to his plate. “Oh, uh…” He shook his head quickly to focus on what his mum had just said. “Yes please.”
“I was going to offer you a piece of rum cake as well, but I see you’ve already found it.” Hunith gave him a fondly reproachful glare.
He grinned sheepishly. “It’s very good.”
“As long as there’s enough left for Dad when he gets home.”
“I’ve only had one slice!” Merlin protested.
Raising her eyebrows, his mum tipped the red sparkly cake tin towards him, showing how much of the cake was missing. “One slice?”
“Ok, so it was a big slice…” Merlin hedged, licking his lips again enthusiastically. “But it’s really yummy!”
“Thank you,” Hunith said with a soft chuckle, then tutted and cut herself a small slice. She ruffled Merlin’s hair, poured two cups of tea and came to sit at the table beside him.
Chewing slowly, Merlin swallowed his mouthful and took a gulp of tea, before looking up at his mother. “Mum…” – she hummed questioningly – “Why did you tell Gaius that he’d get to meet my boyfriend?”
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