FIC: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (Prequel to “The Wait”)

Title: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (Prequel to “The Wait”)
Creator: pelydryn77
Work Type: (fic, art) Fic
Work URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14707844
Remixee Name: verdantmoth
Link to Work Remixed: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14289411
Pairings: pre-Merlin/Arthur
Length: 3499
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Recreational drug use.
Notes: My dear Moth, I requested you as my remixee because I was in awe of your style with all its poetic beauty. I wanted to emulate it (though I couldn't quite manage). My first plan was to remix something dark, but as I got to know you, I suspected you might appreciate something happier instead. You wrote “The Wait,” with Merlin having visions in the Nevada desert, and Arthur was so real in them that it made my heart have warm, gushy FEELINGS. When reading that story, I wondered how it was that Merlin came to be running around naked in the desert in the first place. I'd heard of Burning Man, also in Nevada, and started doing research. What I learned blew me away. (I recommend searching Google Images for “Burning Man” followed by words such as temple, art car, mutant vehicle, theme camp, the man, costumes, burns, dust, etc. The photos are unbelievable.) I became so engrossed I felt like I'd actually attended the event. (Need to know how to get your RV septic tank serviced in Black Rock City? I'm your girl.) Hopefully the feeling of being a part of that crazy world comes through in the story. Keep writing and developing your style, Moth. It's gorgeous!

Summary: Every year Merlin crashes Burning Man, the famous bacchanalia in the Nevada desert, eager to let go of his past, of his endless searching, of his profound sadness. It has always been his week to forget… until this year. (A prequel to VerdantMoth’s story “The Wait.”)

FIC: You Are Here

Title: You Are Here
Creator: nympha_alba
Work Type: Fic
Work URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14849573
Remixee Name: camelittle
Link to Work Remixed: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12392913
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Length: 4.7k
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Reincarnation, mention of minor character death (outside of the story), grumpy old Merlin
Notes: I flailed a bit (in a good way) when I saw your were my remixee, camelittle! You have so many great stories to choose from, but I fell for Wish You Were Here with its hilariously irritating Merlin and its T.H. White twist. A million thanks to my beta and to the mods!

Summary: The rain is pouring down as Merlin travels back to London after yet another visit to the fields that were once the Lake of Avalon. When he disembarks, the warm, wonderful fragrance of coffee draws him to the tiny café on the platform. Well, Merlin thinks as he hoists his duffel bag up at a better angle on his aching shoulder, when he does find Arthur, at least it won't be in a waiting-room café at a train station. Or… will it?