I just saw this posted in the merlinxarthur community (no, I can't link). It was... deliciously dark. Akin to the smell of absinthe beckoning you to come have a lick, when you know, somewhere down the road, you'd be seeing lunch floating in the porcelain throne. It claws at your deepest needs to see, Merlin --- dear, adorable, lovely, Arthur's Merlin --- trapped in the throes of an evil baddy. You want to see just how far Merlin, and Arthur, will fall down the rabbit hole. Gods... it's way beyond intoxicating. I shouldn't be reading this when we're prepping the release of the very light Booke 1: Cinder. Now, I am and absolutely shaken, downing one pack of cig in the process with a whole mug of coffee. Someone has to bring me out of this rut... absinthe anyone?
It's brilliantly written by lassroyale (no, I can't link).
This is the prologue of the sequel of all best are off... (just follow the links)
Flippin' the Muse Fantastic - (Fic) Time Enough and Now: Prologue - "Neatly Broken" (1/?)