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(Harry James) - Written for the @fic-wars-and-challenges Merlin War on Harlequin! 

To See You Again - @lair-of-the-dragon​

A day off? Check. Beautiful castle ruins? Check. Proper lord for a boyfriend? Well, almost check. Be careful what you wish for… Arthur Pendragon’s supposedly perfect sister attempts to murder him during a visit to a nearby castle. Falling through time to a medieval kingdom known as Essetir, he lands in a tangled heap at the feet of a lord with secrets of his own and no time to spare for a damsel in distress.

The gifset is set more towards the end of the fic which has not yet been posted! But I love the fic and I loved working with lair, I highly recommend taking the time to read through it!

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Mutually Beneficial by TheCourtSorcerer

Merlin/Arthur, Marriage of Convenience, Rated E, No Archive Warnings Apply, Modern AU

Chapter: 1/20

When his younger brother, Mordred, finds himself in serious trouble, Merlin can't just sit back and let his life fall apart. So, out of options, he turns to the one person who could possibly help him—the enormously wealthy business owner Arthur Pendragon.

Arthur agrees to help, after some consideration—but of course, everything comes at a price, and for Merlin, it happens to be his hand in marriage.

It's a matter of convenience, of course. Arthur needs a fake spouse to get his father and the public off his back about finding a bride, and Merlin needs the money. It's purely convenience.

At least, that's what Merlin thinks...

And I have finally started posting my fic for the @fic-wars-and-challenges Merlin War on Harlequin! We were supposed to take a Harlequin synopsis and write a Merlin fic based off of that -- mine was Rightful Possession by Sally Wentworth (Original Summary in beginning notes).

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Check out the amazing artwork a participant did!

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For the @fic-wars-and-challenges​ War on Harlequin!

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Morgause (Merlin), Leon (Merlin), Iseldir (Merlin) Additional Tags: Canon Era, Minor Violence, Canon-Typical Violence, Druids, Magic, Strangers to Lovers, Forced Marriage Summary:

Merlin, recognised as someone with powerful magic, is engaged to King Cenred. On the eve of the wedding, Cenred gambles Merlin away, and King Arthur of Camelot is the winner. Camelot is not friendly to those with magic, so Merlin must hide who is from his new husband.

When Arthur hears that druids and other magic-users are amassing an army north of Hadrian’s Wall, he decides to march against them. Now Merlin is torn between his people and the husband he’s falling for…

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Fanart for the @fic-wars-and-challenges​ Merlin War on Harlequin! We were given a summary of a romance novel, and reinterpreted it for a Merlin ship - I had Playing for Keeps by R. L. Mathewson. 

It was great fun, thank you to the mods for running this challenge!

Original summary under the cut:

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Fanart for @fic-wars-and-challenges‘s Merlin War on Harlequin!

Art on AO3 

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Fanart for @fic-wars-and-challenges‘s Merlin War on Harlequin!

Art on AO3 

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Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Gwen (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Aredian (Merlin), Lancelot (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Elyan (Merlin), Hunith (Merlin) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Aliens, Secret Identity, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Strangers to Lovers, Crash Landing, Veterinary Clinic, Veterinarian Merlin, Alien Arthur Pendragon, Getting Together, Fluff and Humor, Romance Novel, Interspecies Romance, Pets, POV Alternating Summary:

Merlin moves back to his tiny Welsh Village when his uncle retires from his vet clinic to live somewhere warm and tropical. This moves leads to many surprising things, but none more surprising than a spaceship crash landing in the field behind Merlin’s house. Now he and Arthur have to struggle to keep Arthur’s identity a secret as they try to find a way to get Arthur home. It won’t be easy, especially with a sketchy detective with far too much interest in Arthur hanging around.

This was my entry for the @fic-wars-and-challenges Merlin War on Harlequin Challenge. The goal was to take a summary of a romance novel and reinterpret it for your favorite Merlin ship. I had a blast writing this!

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Elyan (Merlin), Sefa (Merlin), Elena (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), OC child Additional Tags: Blizzards & Snowstorms, Road Trips, Childbirth, mention of past car accident, Only One Bed, Kissing, Spooning, Golden Retriever, Sexy Timbits, Falling In Love, Misunderstandings Summary:

After being diverted to Montreal on their flight from London, strangers Merlin and Arthur share a car rental to Halifax. A blizzard forces them to pull off the motorway and Merlin finds himself acting as doctor to a woman in the early stages of labour. Not only that, he's increasingly drawn to Arthur, who may not be as uptight and unbending as Merlin had assumed. With the snow swirling outside and the fireplace burning brightly inside, it seems only a matter of time before Merlin and Arthur will come crashing together.

For the Merlin War on Harlequin.

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Posting starts soon!!!

In just a couple of days posting for the War on Harlequin will begin, and I think the fandom is in for a huge treat!!!!

Keep your eyes peeled for amazing stories, gifs, and art.

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hello! apologies if I've missed something or this is info that will be shared later - now we have our post days, when on the day should our stuff be up by? e.g. any particular time in a given time zone? thanks!

We don't have a particular time, we understand that people have busy schedules and time zones are a thing, so long as you get it posted on that day you are good!

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posting dates

There was it seems a bit of confusion so just to make sure it is clear, when you submitted your form for preferred date, it was immediately implemented into the google sheet that you were given a link to. everyone as far as I remember received their first choice for posting date.

in case you don’t have the link anymore, you can find the posting dates  here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-BKGZqEvAXPL48vpoTopIRtdWNlwrHLp-gaVUw0MsY0/edit?usp=sharing

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Second Check In

Hi everyone,

We heard a good bit from everyone when we picked dates, so basically the second check in is, get a hold of us if you have any questions or concerns, but otherwise go forth into the final stretch before posting.

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sorry if this has already been asked and answered! if our fic has chapters, do you want them all posted at once, or are we allowed to stagger posting the chapters?

Posted all at once please

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Email has been sent out

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hi - this is slantedknitting. have you sent out the scheduling/info email? i haven't gotten anything. just want to make sure i don't miss it! thanks/sorry!

I was prepping my week's lectures and then spending time with my son. The email is going to be sent out after I have tucked him in.