Drabble: Supple (Arthur/Merlin, NWS)

[b_hallward]

Summary: With one hand he undoes Arthur's belt, the leather worn soft with age.

Comments

[stealingpennies]

I really like this - it's extremely tightly written but packs a punch in a few words. I love power dynamics and the way Arthur deliberately gives up control to Merlin. (It's a small private moment where he can just be Arthur and not the prince.)

[b_hallward]

Thanks! I think in part it really is the power dynamics--not necessarily as they are in the series, but as they might be--that make what they get up to in the bedroom so interesting. Well, that and the pretty.

[itachitachi]

Ohh. This is lovely. What an intense moment; you use your words really powerfully.

[b_hallward]

Thank you! It was a lot of fun to write and I'm really glad you liked it.

[lagolindari]

Beautiful. I loved this ♥.
But then... Arthur might be surprised to find out that Merlin is not actually *that* easy to ovepower :).

[b_hallward]

Exactly! We know that Merlin is allowing himself to be overpowered in almost the same way Arthur is willingly giving over control. (One can even push the parallel into an irony because if Merlin truly wanted to overpower Arthur, there would be no way Arthur could stop him.)

So in an odd way Arthur's understanding of the power dynamics is both exactly correct (because of who Merlin is) and completely backwards (because of what Merlin can do). *g*

[xel1980]

I love it so much!!! <3

[b_hallward]

Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it.

[ineptshieldmaid]

Oh, well DONE. Very well handled, leaving the details to last. :)

[b_hallward]

Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it.