sometimes you need a story

Because I'm a completist, and want this archived here for January. Thank you to everyone who already commented.

If It Looks Like a Duck
Gen, PG, 2,200 words. Spoilers for 1x04.
a/n: Owned by the BBC, although I see signs that I'm starting to get confused about the facts. Originally posted here for the merlin_flashfic transformation challenge. Many thanks to luzdeestrellas for the quick beta and Brit-pick.

Summary: Arthur gets turned into a duck. Merlin is woeful about it.

( So, there it was. Merlin couldn't punch Arthur. He could imagine all kinds of terrible torments for him, things involving bees and hedgehogs and dirty bathwater. )

Two Weeks and Two Days
Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, ~800 words

Written for oxoniensis's Porn Battle VII, for the prompts "pride, fire." It was too long to fit into a comment. Thanks to luzdeestrellas for the quick beta.

( He wished Arthur would stop watching him like that. It was too hot in the room from the fire and he felt a flush rise warm to his face. He stood there holding the muddy boots like an idiot. )

Title: slán sábháilte
Author: dotfic
Rating: PG-13, Arthur/Merlin
W/C: 6,400
Disclaimer: Property of the BBC.

a/n: Starts not long after 1x13, no major spoilers for any particular episode. Thank you to luzdeestrellas and pheebs1 for their superb beta-reading and Brit-picking skills and to smidirini and amchara for the help with the Irish (and to everyone who answered my post about language).

Summary: Arthur and Merlin keep saving each other. Eventually they may even admit it.

( He was Arthur Pendragon, son of Uther Pendragon; he was future king of Camelot and he absolutely, positively was not lost in the forests of Glywysing. )