My people! I just read what had got to be one of the most incredible merlin fics out there: Teach a man to fish and he'll never run out of ale by Doctor959 on ao3.

Merlin? Powerful, skilled, sassy, traumatised, knows his way around a tavern and isn't useless in a fight (without magic!) either. Let me introduce GWAINE his friend, brother and father figure(!?!?!?), he basically adopts Merlin after he had to flee Ealdor and got himself in a bit of a pickle.

And the chemistry between Merlin and Arthur is screaming crying throwing up good.

And the cherry on top of all that is good Morgana bonding with our boi Merlin.

OH AND UTHER GETS BULLIED A LIL

April Fic Recs

Here are the fics that I’ve really liked this past month. I've mostly been re-reading things so it's a short list this month.

All of these are complete. Enjoy!

Fandoms: Boku no Hero Academia (1), Harry Potter (1), Merlin (1)

Find March Recs here or browse my fanfic recs tag.

Fandom: Boku no Hero Academia Title: Afraid (Be Not) Author: RayShippouUchiha Pairing: Aizawa shouta/Midoriya Izuku Rating: General Audiences Word Count: 6,736 Summary: “We’ve never actually seen you go 100%,” Shōta says, aware of how all the eyes at the table, but most importantly Izuku’s, have immediately zeroed in on him, “have we?” The betrayed look Izuku cuts in his direction is honestly adorable. “Bullshit,” Nemuri speaks up then, slapping a hand down on the tabletop. “You mean even in that fight you weren’t at full power?" And Izuku … Izuku hesitates.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: before the door of hell lamps burned Author: basketofnovas (slashmarks) Pairing: Cho Chang/Harry Potter Rating: Teen and Up Audiences (the main series goes up to Mature and the extended series goes up to Explicit) Word Count: 194,749 Series: Part 1 of brilliant difficulty (Words: 578,277 - Works: 3) and Part 1 of brilliant difficulty extended universe (Words: 632,853 - Works: 9) Summary: In which Harry goes to live with his godfather in the summer of 1994, Peter Pettigrew goes to Azkaban, and a lot of things change.

Fandom: Merlin Title: Teach a man to fish and he'll never run out of ale Author: Doctor959 Pairing: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Rating: Explicit Word Count: 142,115 Summary: “Where did you learn to do that?” Gwaine asked, following Merlin up the bank. “This is how normal people fish,” Merlin replied dryly. “Not trying to stab them with swords.” “This is a knife,” Gwaine retorted, sounding every bit as sulky as he felt. “Still, you didn’t catch a fish.” ------------------------------------------------------ Gwaine saves a young Merlin from a beating and ends up with a new little brother to take care of on his travels. Or, what would Merlin be like if he had Gwaine influencing him over his formative years?

Part 1: Hi, i just went through your merlin/arthur and geralt/jaskier fic recs and i wanted to send some of my favorite fics with those ships. all on ao3. Next to you (its the rule)' by LunaMyLove, its completed and makes me laugh all the time. 'Camelot is in chaotic hands' by dead_succulent, pure chaos and bamf merlin. 'teach a man to fish and he'll never run out of ale' by Doctor959, gwaine and merlin are chaotic. 'not bad' by one of my favorite authors 'TheAsexualOfSpades' Part2 next -RAH

I didn't see a part 2 to this but oooh thank you! I'll definitely check these out.