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A Fistful of Infinity and Starlight by junkshop_disco (NC-17)
Meant to get this out earlier this week, but better late than never.
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Gwaine/Merlin
Length: 64,000 words
Author on LJ: junkshop_disco
Author Website: Fic Master list
Why this must be read:
With Merlin and Arthur's epic destiny, there are not a lot of stories that allow room for Merlin/Gwaine to happen, but this one pulls it off beautifully. The story begins with a classic magic gone wrong plot that dives straight into the central magical conflict of Camelot - a magical curse, a magical remedy, and who will pay the price. Merlin is of course at the center of everything, but this time Gwaine is right there with him.
The start of their relationship is a bit of a surprise to them both, and they have to navigate it through the crisis and around Merlin and Arthur's friendship, which is spot on. There's a lot of things I love about this story, but I think my favorite is watching Gwaine and Arthur's relationship grow and change.
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‘Say I promise,’ Gwaine says, ‘last night, you said people – people you loved – had died for precisely this cause, for your faith in Arthur.’
Merlin smiles, and meets Gwaine’s eye with some measure of his old teasing.
‘Well then you’re fine until I love you, aren’t you?’ he says.
Gwaine swallows the regret already pooling in his mouth, allows himself to falter into a glance at the ceiling. He wonders what Merlin said to the others he asked this of, but just like them, he can’t say no, and he thinks maybe that’s why time runs away from the big stuff, so all a person can do is dig the answer out of their guts.
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A Fistful of Infinity and Starlight
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Gwaine/Merlin
Length: 64,000 words
Author on LJ: junkshop_disco
Author Website: Fic Master list
Why this must be read:
With Merlin and Arthur's epic destiny, there are not a lot of stories that allow room for Merlin/Gwaine to happen, but this one pulls it off beautifully. The story begins with a classic magic gone wrong plot that dives straight into the central magical conflict of Camelot - a magical curse, a magical remedy, and who will pay the price. Merlin is of course at the center of everything, but this time Gwaine is right there with him.
The start of their relationship is a bit of a surprise to them both, and they have to navigate it through the crisis and around Merlin and Arthur's friendship, which is spot on. There's a lot of things I love about this story, but I think my favorite is watching Gwaine and Arthur's relationship grow and change.
***
‘Say I promise,’ Gwaine says, ‘last night, you said people – people you loved – had died for precisely this cause, for your faith in Arthur.’
Merlin smiles, and meets Gwaine’s eye with some measure of his old teasing.
‘Well then you’re fine until I love you, aren’t you?’ he says.
Gwaine swallows the regret already pooling in his mouth, allows himself to falter into a glance at the ceiling. He wonders what Merlin said to the others he asked this of, but just like them, he can’t say no, and he thinks maybe that’s why time runs away from the big stuff, so all a person can do is dig the answer out of their guts.
***
A Fistful of Infinity and Starlight