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crack_van2011-03-24 06:40 pm
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Learning to Dance; tielan (PG)
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Length: One-shot
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tielan
Author website: Her Merlin tag
Why this must be read: Tielan is one of my favorite A/G authors out there. She writes in a lyrical, almost courtly fashion that makes it perfect for Merlin canon-era fics, and her Arthur and her Gwen are noble, sweet and kind without being saccharine. This fic explores the tension between the two of them in 2x04 amidst the backdrop of a totally plausible problem--what if "Sir William" had been asked to dance?
Instead, Gwen hums beneath her breath as she teaches William the opening steps, forward and back beside his partner before turning in slow steps around her, first turnwise, then widdershins. He follows her actions and instructions obediently, good natured amidst the incongruity of his situation - a pig-keeper playing the noble, being taught a courtly dance by a maidservant while a prince sits in a humble smith's cottage and watches them.
Learning to Dance
Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ:
tielan Author website: Her Merlin tag
Why this must be read: Tielan is one of my favorite A/G authors out there. She writes in a lyrical, almost courtly fashion that makes it perfect for Merlin canon-era fics, and her Arthur and her Gwen are noble, sweet and kind without being saccharine. This fic explores the tension between the two of them in 2x04 amidst the backdrop of a totally plausible problem--what if "Sir William" had been asked to dance?
Instead, Gwen hums beneath her breath as she teaches William the opening steps, forward and back beside his partner before turning in slow steps around her, first turnwise, then widdershins. He follows her actions and instructions obediently, good natured amidst the incongruity of his situation - a pig-keeper playing the noble, being taught a courtly dance by a maidservant while a prince sits in a humble smith's cottage and watches them.
Learning to Dance