WinterKnights: A BBC Merlin Winter Holiday Fest!

Winterknights - Final Masterlist
& Author/Artist Reveals

It's time for our final masterlist and reveals for the winterknights fest!

Thank you again to all the wonderful creators who joined the fest!

Thank you also to everyone who participated in and supported the fest by showing your love through comments and kudos! If you haven't made it through all the fantastic works here, it's never too late! Feedback is always appreciated!

The AO3 collection has been revealed and names will be added to the posts soon.

You may now crosspost your entries, etc!

♥ Thank you ♥

( ART )


( ART + FIC )


( FIC )

Title: The One That Counts
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Arthur/Merlin - New Year's Eve 5+1: five times Arthur didn't kiss Merlin on NYE and the one time he did.
Word Count/Art Medium: 2,227
Rating: g
Contains (Highlight to view): *Angst and fluff and some side-pairings.*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: First of all, thank you lovely mods for Winterknights that is always a joy to write for. Sorry for the delay in this.Thanks, too, to everyone in Merlin_Chat and to the lovely people that allowed me to write it down.
Summary 5 times Arthur didn't kiss Merlin at New Year's festivities, and the one time he did.
Read on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/13193049

( The One That Counts )

Title: The Yule Feast
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): principally Merlin/Arthur, with a side of Merlin/knights, Arthur/knights, knights/knights (yes, it's an orgy!)
Prompt: none
Word Count/Art Medium: 17927
Rating: NC-17
Contains (Highlight to view): *There is what is essentially a lust potion used without fully informing Arthur about it, but he knew something was up and was fine with it.*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: I had the idea for a certain image in my head, but since I can't draw, I had to bring it to life in story form. So here is proof that a picture is worth a thousand words… or maybe eighteen thousand. (The image is in Chapter Four; can you guess what it is?)
Everything in the story is consensual. It can be argued that Arthur didn't quite know what his drink would do, but he knew it would do something and he fully embraced it. So if you're very sensitive to consent issues, that might be a thing to keep in mind.
Thank you to my cheerleaders (you know who you are). And an especially big thank you to Kitty for contributing so much to fandom and being so generous to all. You rock, Kitty, and I hope you like this.
Summary: After famine forces Arthur to cancel the Yule Feast, the knights invite their unhappy king to a special celebration of their own. It's too bad that Merlin has the night off. At least Gwaine is at the party, passing out his special spiced wine—and not off snogging Arthur's servant somewhere, thank the gods. The company is pleasant, the wine potent. But the knights are up to something, and Arthur is too hungry and miserable to deal with it. If only he could figure out what they were having for dinner…
Read it on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/13189860


( The Yule Feast )

Title: wintercearig
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: Rise of the Guardians Fusion. Sort of.
Word Count/Art Medium: 16,155 words.
Rating: NC-17
Contains (Highlight to view): *Deals with major character death (temporary) and resultant grief and survivor's guilt. Includes brief mentions of internalised homophobia. Also depicts sex between a live character and a (technically) dead character (NOT necrophilia, I swear) and involves various supernatural/horror elements. The ending is deliberately left open and may therefore be interpreted as unhappy or bittersweet. I prefer to regard it as hopeful.*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: With many thanks to K for the beta, and to the mods for hosting this wonderful fest. This fic was originally started for Merlin Horror 2016, but it kind of got away from me a bit, so I'm glad to finally have the chance to finish it!
Summary Rise of the Guardians fusion/AU. Arthur always wears at least three layers in the winter, and he sleeps with an electric blanket and the heating on from late autumn until the middle of spring. Of those who know him, Morgana is the only one who notices, but she knows better than to say anything. If asked, Arthur will only claim it’s because he feels the cold more than most people. It's not even really a lie.
Read it on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/WinterKnights2017/works/12851427


( wintercearig )

Title: Meet Me In The Sky (We were waiting for you)
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Merlin/Gwaine; Arthur/Merlin; Arthur/Gwaine *Arthur/Merlin/Gwaine*
Prompt: 27
Word Count/Art Medium: 3,319
Rating: G
Contains (Highlight to view): *Teen Angst, Poly, miscommunication*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Title's inspired by the Lilly Allen song; but the story isn't. It's just all about angst-y teens.
Summary: Gwaine wants to invite Merlin to the Winter Formal. Merlin's sure the whole thing is aimed at Arthur. Arthur, of course, thinks Merlin is an idiot.
Read it on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12854745


( Meet Me In The Sky (We were waiting for you) )

Title: It’ll Be Here for Christmas?
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Merlin/Morgana
Prompt: I promise I didn’t get you only this crappy gift.
Word Count/Art Medium: 1285
Rating: G
Contains (Highlight to view):
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thank you to the mods for your patience with me and for putting on such a fun fest! J
Summary Merlin orders his girlfriend Morgana the best gift, only it won’t arrive in time for Christmas, so he goes out to find another present.


( It’ll Be Here for Christmas? )

Title: The Set-up
Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: When it's painfully obvious that two friends like each other and it reaches the point where everyone else starts an intervention that doesn't include actual confrontation that leads to a holiday lunch date with an ill-placed mistletoe. (No one will claim the idea as theirs)
Art Medium: Digital
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: When it's painfully obvious that two friends like each other and it reaches the point where everyone else starts an intervention that doesn't include actual confrontation that leads to a holiday lunch date with an ill-placed mistletoe. (No one will claim the idea as theirs)


( The Set-up )

Title: Santa is coming to town
Author/Artist: ???
Character: Gwaine
Prompt: n/a
Word Count/Art Medium: digital art
Rating: G
Contains: none
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thanks to everyone in the Merlin fandom for making the holidays more cheery and wonderful <3
Summary: Gwaine has a list and he's checking it twice 🎶





( Santa is coming to town )

Title: When At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again x 5
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/Will (minor)
Prompt: New Year's Eve 5+1: five times Arthur didn't kiss Merlin on NYE and the one time he did.
Word Count: 8500
Rating: Mature
Contains (Highlight to view): *explicit language, grief over the illness/death of a parent, minor character death*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thank you to my incredible beta. I will thank you properly soon.
Summary: Arthur and Merlin have spent five New Year’s Eves together and have yet to kiss for various reasons: they’ve been interrupted, were ill, wanted to take things slow, had to care for a sick parent. Perhaps their sixth New Year’s Eve together will be their lucky charm.
Read it on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12867846


( When at First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again, Times Five )