Monday Fic Recs

Merlin/Arthur (BBC Merlin)
Fundamental Imperfection by starlingthefool
In which an argument about Dickens leads to a Twitter scandal, broken bones, midnight conversations, and transatlantic longing.
(Or, an AU with Arthur and Merlin as moderately famous authors.)
I actually don't know how this ended up on my Kindle and I nearly didn't read it because I am all about reading Marvel fics at the moment. I AM SO GLAD I DID! It had me beaming from beginning to end. I loved it so much I had to pause halfway through to tell everyone on Twitter to read it.

Phil/Clint (MCU)
Platonic by amireal
He knows, no matter what, it’ll be fun, there’s no real need to buy two tickets except that was the assumption of the internet check out app and if anyone asks, Phil will deny to his dying breath feeling judged by a small bit of programming. Still, he spends twice as much as he needs. He likes the idea of taking someone with him, to laugh with, to maybe share a new experience.
Or
Making friends is hard, especially when you have no idea what you're doing.
Gah, I love this slow-burn relationship build full of pining. So good!