Some recs, before I fly, fly away.

Seriously, even if you have seen only ONE episode of Merlin, read this fic. IT IS MADE OF WIN. It's gen (or as we like to say, preslash)

That Shall Achieve The Sword - Merlin
Arthur had just started to get really irritated, as opposed to the low-grade and permanent Merlin-is-late-again irritation that somehow managed to be endearing -- and how exactly Merlin had managed that, Arthur would really have liked to know, mostly so he could work out how to use it on Uther.

( Some more Yuletide recs in an assortment of fandoms. Most are slash, but NOT ALL. )