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Before the Morning Watch: One Vision and Five Futures by Deastar (NC-17)
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Morgana/Various (Uther, Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Gwen)
Length: 19k
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
captanddeastar
Author Website: Fic on AO3
Why this must be read:
The author's summary says "Morgana tells Merlin about waking up from a dream of a future in which she's pregnant. Each of the five parts posits a different father for Morgana's child, and the future that goes along with that possibility." But it's more than that, it's a five wonderfully realised, but very different AUs; the Arthur/Morgana section is charming, the Morgana/Merlin one sexy, and the Gwen/Morgana is utterly heart-rending. It's a fascinating look at the position of women in Cameot, and it's an astonishing character study of Morgana herself.
“Despite my express order that you are to marry the king of Gore,” Uther begins, “You have gone against my wishes and humiliated me in front of this court and all of the—”
“Forgive me, Father,” Arthur calls, stepping forward from the side of the audience chamber, his face contrite.
“You, Arthur?” Uther asks, looking amazed.
“Yes, Father,” Arthur sighs. “I beg your forgiveness. I knew that Morgana was promised to Urien, but when I discovered that, for all these years, her disdainful and shrewish behavior toward me has only been a futile attempt to conceal her overwhelming attraction to me, I was overcome by my own love for her – which I had for so long believed to be hopeless – and succumbed to my emotions, in spite of my better judgment. Father, the fault is entirely mine – I should have been strong enough to resist, but in the face of such sincere and deeply felt affection, I was powerless. If one of us is to be punished, it should be me, Father,” Arthur concludes, with wide and guileless eyes.
Uther turns to Morgana. “Is this true, Morgana?”
“It is, my lord,” Morgana says, appearing to be suffering from some sort of affliction of the muscles of the face. “Every word of it, exactly as Arthur has said.”
Before the Morning Watch: One Vision and Five Future
Pairing: Morgana/Various (Uther, Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Gwen)
Length: 19k
Author on LJ:
captanddeastarAuthor Website: Fic on AO3
Why this must be read:
The author's summary says "Morgana tells Merlin about waking up from a dream of a future in which she's pregnant. Each of the five parts posits a different father for Morgana's child, and the future that goes along with that possibility." But it's more than that, it's a five wonderfully realised, but very different AUs; the Arthur/Morgana section is charming, the Morgana/Merlin one sexy, and the Gwen/Morgana is utterly heart-rending. It's a fascinating look at the position of women in Cameot, and it's an astonishing character study of Morgana herself.
“Despite my express order that you are to marry the king of Gore,” Uther begins, “You have gone against my wishes and humiliated me in front of this court and all of the—”
“Forgive me, Father,” Arthur calls, stepping forward from the side of the audience chamber, his face contrite.
“You, Arthur?” Uther asks, looking amazed.
“Yes, Father,” Arthur sighs. “I beg your forgiveness. I knew that Morgana was promised to Urien, but when I discovered that, for all these years, her disdainful and shrewish behavior toward me has only been a futile attempt to conceal her overwhelming attraction to me, I was overcome by my own love for her – which I had for so long believed to be hopeless – and succumbed to my emotions, in spite of my better judgment. Father, the fault is entirely mine – I should have been strong enough to resist, but in the face of such sincere and deeply felt affection, I was powerless. If one of us is to be punished, it should be me, Father,” Arthur concludes, with wide and guileless eyes.
Uther turns to Morgana. “Is this true, Morgana?”
“It is, my lord,” Morgana says, appearing to be suffering from some sort of affliction of the muscles of the face. “Every word of it, exactly as Arthur has said.”
Before the Morning Watch: One Vision and Five Future