Aliunde Recs

What You Carry With You (LJ Mirror)
By Ras Elased
Info: Arthur/Merlin, PG, 3500 words
Summary: Truth and knowledge are just as heavy as any yoke around the neck. For all Arthur's posturing, he is not Atlas, and he can't shoulder the weight of the world.
Notes: This fic broke my heart in the sweetest way. A beautiful story.

Favorite (AO3 Mirror)
By astolat
Info: Arthur/Merlin, Explicit, 13,035 words
Summary: Arthur was tipped back against the wall, his mouth open for breath and staring at the small arrow-slit window over Merlin's head, trying to work out how it could possibly be that good with Merlin, of all people.
Notes: I loved this. No one writes exasperated!Merlin as brilliantly as Astolat.

Love Potion No. 9, or: A Midsummer Night's Dream in Camelot! (LJ Mirror)
By rubberbutton
Info: Arthur/Merlin (Morgana/Gwen, Morgana/Merlin -- sort of)
Summary: Gaius had warned Merlin about manipulating others' emotions with magic. “Magic used for selfish purposes never ends well,” he'd said. But this, Merlin was confident, didn't count.
Notes: I enjoyed this fic, and the tension was lovely.