Comments | b_hallward: Flashfic: Which No Vessel Can Hold (Merlin/Arthur)

b_hallward

Flashfic: Which No Vessel Can Hold (Merlin/Arthur)

Feb 27, 2009 19:39

Summary: Merlin wakes after two days of unconsciousness with no visible injury.

( Which No Vessel Can Hold )

words: 600, fanfic, flashfic, tense: present, fanfic: merlin, merlin, pairing:arthur/merlin

Comments 66

suaine February 28 2009, 02:21:47 UTC

Oh. Oh boys!

It's almost painful, but yes, they'll fix it.

b_hallward February 28 2009, 05:00:42 UTC

Thank you!

but yes, they'll fix it

Yes! First there will be sex (then cuddling-by-any-other-name that will never ever be mentioned again), then days of research, possibly questing and Arthur breaking a spell through sheer stubbornness, and then finally more sex as Merlin slowly remembers everything. *g*

audrarose February 28 2009, 02:39:40 UTC

oh, gorgeous. I love this side of amnesia -- the wonderful, wonderful angst. *g* Poor Arthur -- my chest is clenching, too! :D

b_hallward February 28 2009, 05:21:28 UTC

Thanks! There are a lot of interesting ways to hurt Arthur, but somehow this one carries a surprisingly effective sting.

And I was so thrilled to see your response--the flip-side of amnesia--how someone like Arthur might be made happier by forgetting. Memory is two-edged.

sleepingfingers February 28 2009, 04:57:26 UTC

Oh, this is so heart-breakingly painful, but still very hopeful.

b_hallward February 28 2009, 05:30:05 UTC

heart-breakingly painful, but still very hopeful

Thank you! I suppose that's really part of what I like about amnesia.

eosrose February 28 2009, 04:58:31 UTC

Oh, Arthur. He still loves you. You just have to make him remember.

b_hallward February 28 2009, 05:38:17 UTC

Yes! Merlin does still love him--which is sort of embarrassingly in the School of Shameless Romance, but I think some part of Merlin really would. But, you know, crazy shipper talking *g*

severus_falter February 28 2009, 05:09:44 UTC

Oh... No, Merlin *hugs* And Arthur *hugs more*

Gee, I can't imagine how hard it'd be. I know that I'm personally addicted to the "amnesia" stories, because I guess it shows - perfectly - how much one really feels for the other, and the struggle to get their lover back is always romantic.

Yay! They will fix it.

*will not, will not quote Bob the Builder*

b_hallward February 28 2009, 06:58:26 UTC

I love amnesia!fic, even though the premise is so stylized, I think because as you say it just captures something about loss and regaining and the rich layered quality of emotional bonds that's intensely romantic. It always reminds me of how loud a silence can be.

I'm so glad you liked this!