katherynefromphilly · Mutual Pining Fanfics
1 mutual pining fic by katherynefromphilly in our database, ranked by kudos. The delicious frustration of obvious mutual attraction, the anticipation of them finally realizing the truth, and the emotional payoff.
katherynefromphilly is an AO3 author writing in the Merlin BBC fandom, best known here for "And like the cycle of the year, we begin again", which has earned 39k kudos on AO3. Our database tracks 1 of their work totaling 208k words.
Best Mutual Pining Works by katherynefromphilly
katherynefromphilly's mutual pining fanfiction on AO3, sorted by kudos.
Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.Cover art by Lao-Pendragon------For many long years Merlin waited.For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was al
Why Read katherynefromphilly's Mutual Pining Fanfics
Mutual Pining — Both characters are in love with each other but believe their feelings are unrequited. Readers can see the truth while characters remain oblivious.
The delicious frustration of obvious mutual attraction, the anticipation of them finally realizing the truth, and the emotional payoff. katherynefromphilly has earned 39k kudos across the 1 work tracked in our database, totaling 208k words.
Their mutual pining works alone have earned 39k kudos, making them a go-to author for readers who love this trope in Merlin BBC.
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katherynefromphilly · Friends to Lovers
Best friends who realize their feelings run deeper than friendship.
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katherynefromphilly · Fix-It
Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.
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katherynefromphilly · Post-Canon
Set after the source material's final page or episode, these stories answer the question every finale leaves behind: and then what? Post-canon fic ranges from epilogue-adjacent vignettes to decades-spanning continuations that become fandom canon themselves.
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katherynefromphilly · Canon Compliant
Fic that fits inside canon without contradicting it — missing scenes, between-episode interludes, and untold perspectives slotted carefully into the gaps the source left open. The discipline of the form is making the new material feel like it was always there.
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katherynefromphilly · First Kiss
The whole story bends toward a single moment: the first kiss, whether it arrives after 200,000 words of slow burn or ambushes everyone in chapter two. Fandom treats the first kiss as a destination worthy of its own tag, craft, and ceremony.
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