#i made the og thread in april so there's def more

[starlightforests]

merlin fic recs

i have a bunch of fic rec threads on twitter so i thought about making them posts on here!

these are the soulmate/soul bond fics from my ao3 bookmarks & kudos:

Strike of Lightning by helloearthlings

Summary:

Uther's commandment was very simple: If there should come a day when Arthur met his soulmate, he would drive a sword through their chest and kill them on sight.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Relationship: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - SoulmatesSoulmates, Canon Era, Alternate Universe - Canon, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Magic Revealed

Bad Choice of Words in My Alibi by queerofthedagger

Summary:

One hot summer day and an ill-advised kiss leave Arthur with an incomplete soul bond, panic about all his secrets coming to light, and the question of why Merlin is so afraid of Uther. Actually, scratch that—why is Merlin afraid of him?

Rating: Mature Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Relationship: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Season/Series 02, Accidental Bonding, Soul Bond, Arthur Finds Out About Merlin's Magic (Merlin), Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin), emrys reveal, Identity Reveal, Mutual Pining, Smitten Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Unresolved Sexual Tension, Idiots in Love, Getting Together, Mild Sexual Content, Quests, Angst with a Happy Ending, Don't copy to another site

Everything Eventually Goes To Shit by PetrichorAndInk

Summary:

Merlin had often asked himself the same question over the years; how long would it take for everything to go to shit? Because there was so much that could go to shit.

His magic, for one, could be found out. Or, his friends could get dangerously hurt, Arthur could get into a kind of trouble that Merlin wouldn’t be able to rescue him from. And the worst? Arthur could find out about the giant red dragon that covered his chest, neck and shoulders, the same dragon that covered Arthur too, the mark that linked them in life and love; their soulmarks.

But Merlin has the worst luck, it’s already a miracle none of this has happened yet. But he speaks too soon because this all happens within the span of three days.

Rating: General Audiences Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Category: M/M Relationship: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Torture, Minor Injuries, Arthur Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin), Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin), BAMF Merlin (Merlin), Soulmarks, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Love Confessions, Hurt Merlin (Merlin), Worried Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Canon Era

my favorite mistake by muItifandomjess

2 work series

work 1: you are my favorite mistake (it can only be fate)

Summary:

When Merlin accidentally creates a mental link between himself and Arthur, they discover far more about each other than they could ever have imagined.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Relationship: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Telepathy, Magic Revealed, Episode: s01e04 The Poisoned Chalice, Developing Relationship, Soul Bond

work 2: get lost and then get found

Summary:

A mysterious woman arrives in Camelot and Arthur soon falls under her spell. Can Merlin save him before it is too late?

Or, alternately: telepathy doesn’t make this any easier.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Relationship: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Episode: s01e07 Gates of Avalon, Arthur Enchanted, Love Potion/Spell, Misunderstandings, Friendship/Love, Telepathy, Soul Bond, let operation save Morgana commence