Art: "A Thousand Whispers" by planejane
Title: Art for "A Thousand Whispers", a merlinreversebb story by planejane
Artist: alby_mangroves
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Mordred
Characters: Mordred, Arthur, Merlin
Rating: NC-17
Media: Conte Crayon and charcoal on Riegel Natura and fineliner pen for the divider
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I own nothing. No harm or disrespect is intended.
Story Summary: Ever since his unexpected return to Camelot, Mordred has endeavoured to earn Arthur’s esteem and respect, Merlin’s friendship and the trust deserving of a loyal knight. Yet no matter what he does to prove his worth he’s unable to shake the feeling it’s in vain; that he doesn’t really belong. When bad news comes from abroad, Mordred’s unease increases and finally comes to a devastating head when he overhears a conversation not meant for his ears. Overcome with sorrow, he determines to set things right. Only things don’t turn out quite the way he planned.
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Notes: Thanks to chosenfire28 to modding with style and for all her hard work not just in this fest, but in every one of the multitude she mods throughout many different fandoms. Thank you to jelazakazone for being such an enthusiastic enabler cheerleader, and to sapphirescribe for the same. Thanks to mushroomtale and obliqueo for the Drunk Artists Chat, and to the wonderful Amphigoury for the Beta, for her Photoshop expertise, and for being an awesome GSD partner over the past few weeks! You've been amazing, Amph, thank you so much for all your help on this one, and on all the other projects too ♥
Dear planejane,
When I first looked at the claiming post, I wasn't holding out great hopes of this piece finding a writer. It wasn't going to be a straight up lovesong for Arthur and Merlin, and it wasn't exactly a fix-it Mordred fic, either. And then you claimed it, and everything fell into place. Somehow, you took my early sketch, and you turned it into the exact story I wanted to read.
[Here is the original sketch. You really had your work cut out for you!]
I watched it unfold as you shared it with me, and was so impressed by your dedication and enthusiasm- you really made me feel as though you wanted to work on this, as though it was a story you really wanted to write. It was absolutely amazing. It was wonderful to work so closely with you at every step; I feel like we truly collaborated on this project. You really inspired me to make more art for it, and I'm so thrilled to have gotten to know you better through this process as well. Thank you for choosing my sketch, for writing this story, and for being such a wonderful person to get to know. ♥ ♥ ♥
1. Cover Art
2. I Could Have Killed You A Hundred Times
3. Lavishing With Sweet Endearments
4. My Dearest Mordred
5. Chapter break
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Thank you
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