ext_22293: ([merlin] she used to beat all the boys)
Anjali Organna ([identity profile] anjali-organna.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2011-03-04 09:25 am
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As Soon As I Am Able by allothi; PG-13

Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Morgana/Gwen with background Arthur/Merlin
Length: 12,000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] allothi
Author website: Her AO3
Why this must be read: Um, this must be read because it's an AU where Morgana and Arthur are superheroes and Gwen and Merlin are their butlers with aspirations of their own. It's laugh-out-loud funny and puts the "crack" in crack_van, but also manages to have poignantly drawn relationships and characterizations at the same time. Even if femmeslash isn't really your thing, you must give this fic a try. The humor and Pendragon-sibling dynamics alone are totally worth it.

The sword makes Arthur-the-insufferable insanely jealous. This is because not only is Arthur an insufferable twonk whom far too many people believe is heart-stoppingly gorgeous; Arthur is also Le Fay's self-loving, mediawhoring, horrible-quipping, far-too-full-of-it pratbastard of a superhero rival, Pendragon.

(They found out each other's secret identities thanks to a mix-up at the dry cleaners. That was the moment Morgana realised that their rivalry would be, like love in a pop song or the emptiness in Arthur's skull, eternal.)


As Soon As I Am Able