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themostepotente) wrote2010-09-22 08:31 pm
themostepotente) wrote2010-09-22 08:31 pm
Merlin BB Rec the First - A Warlock's Worth by ella_bane
Between Dragon*Con and getting sick a second time, I'm about two weeks behind. I hope to use the next month or so getting caught up on Merlin Big Bang fics. I have a shit-tonne bookmarked. So, without further adieu, I give you my first BB rec. Also, I need to upload moar icons.
A Warlock's Worth - Arthur x Merlin [NC-17] byella_bane.
I adore how Ella starts hers off. There's a dreamy fairytale quality to Arthur's nurse telling him the story of the boy king. I love how there's an immediate attachment to his nurturers. Better still, I love how Arthur's maturing leads to bigger and better things, namely Uther's mention of, you guessed it, the manservant.
Arthur and Merlin have my ideal yin-yang relationship. Merlin bumbles. Arthur chastises. Merlin apologises. Arthur looks smug. Gratuitous use of the word 'Sire' happens around a few more bobbles. Lather, rinse, repeat. But they never stop looking out for one another, each in their own way. Oh, boys!
Enter the visiting dignitaries come for a tourney. Leading the princely prats is Steffan, a well-written, original character who takes a shine to Merlin. So much that Steffan convinces Uther to let Steffan have Merlin as his bedwarmer. Did I happen to mention that Steffan and Merlin share the deadliest of secrets?
I am completely in love with how this all plays out. Arthur seethes with delicious jealousy, and Merlin pines for Arthur's royal arse, and in-between and all around are oaths sworn and lines drawn and loyalties lain. Okay, and there is mind-numbing sex that's both sweet and hot, and I have to share one of my favourite interactions between the boys, because these three lines kind of undid me.
Merlin grasped the hem of Arthur's shirt. "Let me see you first."
"You always see me.
"Not like this."
(fistbite*heart-lurch*swoon)
Just a lovely story that comes full circle at 21k with the telling of the boy king again at Merlin's playful insistence. I was thoroughly entranced from start to finish ♥
Enjoy all!
--P
A Warlock's Worth - Arthur x Merlin [NC-17] by
ella_bane.I adore how Ella starts hers off. There's a dreamy fairytale quality to Arthur's nurse telling him the story of the boy king. I love how there's an immediate attachment to his nurturers. Better still, I love how Arthur's maturing leads to bigger and better things, namely Uther's mention of, you guessed it, the manservant.
Arthur and Merlin have my ideal yin-yang relationship. Merlin bumbles. Arthur chastises. Merlin apologises. Arthur looks smug. Gratuitous use of the word 'Sire' happens around a few more bobbles. Lather, rinse, repeat. But they never stop looking out for one another, each in their own way. Oh, boys!
Enter the visiting dignitaries come for a tourney. Leading the princely prats is Steffan, a well-written, original character who takes a shine to Merlin. So much that Steffan convinces Uther to let Steffan have Merlin as his bedwarmer. Did I happen to mention that Steffan and Merlin share the deadliest of secrets?
I am completely in love with how this all plays out. Arthur seethes with delicious jealousy, and Merlin pines for Arthur's royal arse, and in-between and all around are oaths sworn and lines drawn and loyalties lain. Okay, and there is mind-numbing sex that's both sweet and hot, and I have to share one of my favourite interactions between the boys, because these three lines kind of undid me.
Merlin grasped the hem of Arthur's shirt. "Let me see you first."
"You always see me.
"Not like this."
(fistbite*heart-lurch*swoon)
Just a lovely story that comes full circle at 21k with the telling of the boy king again at Merlin's playful insistence. I was thoroughly entranced from start to finish ♥
Enjoy all!
--P