#the default is merthur because thats what i read mostly

[the-once-and-future-love]

(Some) Fave Merlin Fics From the Hellish Year of 2020: 

A Habit Never Earned by whatthedruidscallme

 All Aboard the Smooch Train (chu chu)  by seapotato                

Alright For Now by tehfanglyfish [mergwenthur]

An Accidental Union by acciomerlin

Animals by Impala_Cherry_Trickster {gen}

Balancing the Scale by ironspidereilish 

Break My Step & Relent  by  seadeepy                

by the sea by Elizabeth

by the sword by schweet_heart

Bullseye by Impudent_Miscengenation [gen]

burn like stars by starboykeith                

by the sword by schweet_heart

Canary in a Cage by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle

Can We Always Be This Close? by tehfanglyfish

Deadly Games by keeperofstories

Deafening Silence by Ivy_Scribbles

Druids Stick Together (There's Hope Yet) by TheYaoiChick {gen}

Embroidery and Velvet Silk by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf

Feint by Camelittle

Good Fortune by platonic_boner

Good to Eat a Thousand Years by ghosttopiary

Hail, Arthur by kimirce {gen}

His Comfort Blanket  by  Whoareyou0000                

how long can anyone try by kvetching

How to Clothe a Stubborn Manservant by Impala_Cherry_Trickster

i found you amidst the waves by Eisbaerfussel, TheDragon

I Owe Every Breath to You by Skitz_phenom

"I quit" by TheAnonPen [gen]

if i was a flower growing wild and free (all i'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee) by tehfanglyfish

 in the light of the morning (darling, we will shine) by orphan_account              

In the Middle by supercalvin

Kiss Me Now (Kiss Me Forever) by pendragonally

Language by Rona23 [gen]

Let Me Suffer All For You by messandahalf

like a lover (with no shame) by Elizabeth

marginalia by schweet_heart

Merlin cannot defend himself, and how Arthur discovered he can by ticketyboo00

Missing the Mark by schweet_heart 

most beloved by  junekiss                

Never Let by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf

Of a single soul by evie_everyday

only honest when it rains by somethingaboutwriting

Open Eyes by N16 [gen]

Possibility by wryter501 {gen}

so close and I'm halfway to it by ariadne_odair

The Diamond Sea by Excaliburstark

The Eternal Silence of These Infinite Spaces by aoigensou

  the night before  by  arthur_pendragon                

The Night Is So Long When Everything's Wrong by Hum My Name [gen]

Secret Whistle by thenerdyindividual

The Eternal Silence of These Infinite Spaces by aoigensou

The Image of the Lover by idlestories

this raging sea, these summer storms by Atlanta_Black  

The Chance of a Lifetime by Blake                

The Conscience of the King by ughbutidontwantto [gen]

The Hand of the Enemy  by  N16 [gen]

The Kingdoms Behind Their Eyes by whatthedruidscallme

The Portrait by arthurandhisswordbros

The Things They Carried by MalikaiFlame

The Threads That Bind Us by tehfanglyfish

Thin Band of Gold by LadyAJ_13

Time to Shine by juliairian

To Bare Our Teeth and Our Hearts by queerofthedagger

 To Kill a Nightmare by  N16   [gen]           

To Love, Honor, and Piss Off by thenerdyindividual

Overheard series by  N16   [gen]             

Trust and Destiny by N16 [gen]

Virulence by StilinskiDreams {gen}

Wait For You by FutureAlien

Whatever You Want to Be by Impala_Chick

whisper to the flame by MissFaber 

With the roar of the fire my heart rose to its feet by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf

Within Reach by foxy_mulder

Within Your Reach by 1creativeusernameplease

you have turned in circles all of your life by Le_Tournesol

#bbc merlin #bbcmerlin #long post #fic recs #merthur #merlin fic recs #fic rec #merlin bbc #merlinbbc #hopefully none of these are deleted this post has been updated a few times but i havent gone back to check #the default is merthur because thats what i read mostly #but there are many great gen fics #(or canon compliant ones) #i also gave up on alphabetical order so im sorry its a mess #rip in piss 2020 #you had some good fics come out tho