Harmonia Mundi by pen_rabbit (PG13)

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Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Author on LJ: pen_rabbit
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

Oh, this story was so bloody gorgeous. pen_rabbit's descriptions were beautiful and breathtaking. Her Merlin experiences the world in a way only a few people in the world will ever be able to: through the harmonia mundi, the music of the world.

Not only is there artwork for this incredible big bang fic, nineteen original pieces of music were composed and recorded for this story by Gfeather. Not only can you read the fabulous story, you can hear the individual melodies that make up Merlin's world. It is AMAZING.

Excerpt:

From the slow, deep thrum of the earth to the bright, high chiming of sunlight, Merlin’s world had never not been full of sound. Indeed, it was hard for him to understand that other people lived their lives almost entirely deaf to the world. When Will had first told him that no, he couldn’t hear the trees singing about the coming spring, Merlin hadn’t believed him. How could anyone not hear it? It was there, as it had always been, the sound that filled Merlin’s every waking moment and flowed through his dreams as well. A touchstone of his reality, the extra dimension to every living thing and to every not-living thing too. It was like learning that Will was blind, to think he couldn’t hear the rocks or the birds or the ripening of the harvest.

Author's Summary:

Music has always been the centre of Merlin’s reality, and the idea of silence is unimaginable. But when Camelot is deafening, Arthur is distracting and the dragon is utterly unhelpful, will his gift turn out to be a blessing or a curse?

Light your imagination, treat your ears to a delight, go read Harmonia Mundi by pen_rabbit.

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