Perhaps Not To Be Is To Be Without Your Being (Paperlegends 2013)
Title: Perhaps not to be is to be without your being (Paperlegends 2013)
Author: lullbeblessed
Artist: mssdare
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (main), Morgana/Leon, Will/Freya, Mordred/Kara, Ganeida, Hunith. Balinor, Uther, Ygraine, Gaius, Alice, Kilgharrah, etc.
Rating: NC-17 (fic); PG (art)
Word count: 114k
Warnings/spoilers: AU - Modern Setting, AU - Magic, Angst, Pining, First Time, Soul Bond, Light Bondage by Magic, Barebacking, Non-Graphic Violence, Original Character (Arthurian), Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Character Death (not major)
Summary: Dark magic never rests. Especially since it’s possible to obtain legal permission to use it. Arthur Pendragon, an employee of the Department of Supernatural Affairs, knows this better than most, as he is the one working tirelessly to keep the realm of magic in balance.
Staying busy also helps Arthur to cope with loneliness after a painful breakup with his longtime boyfriend, Merlin, who abandoned him with little explanation. Life seems to be getting back on track when he receives an assignment that sets off a disturbing chain of events at the highest level of magic. Arthur fights every obstacle on his path to prevent an imminent disaster, and along the way he finds out the truth of why Merlin left him. It’s not all that simple.
Link to fic on AO3: Fic masterpost
Link to art on AO3: Art masterpost
Author: lullbeblessed
Artist: mssdare
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (main), Morgana/Leon, Will/Freya, Mordred/Kara, Ganeida, Hunith. Balinor, Uther, Ygraine, Gaius, Alice, Kilgharrah, etc.
Rating: NC-17 (fic); PG (art)
Word count: 114k
Warnings/spoilers: AU - Modern Setting, AU - Magic, Angst, Pining, First Time, Soul Bond, Light Bondage by Magic, Barebacking, Non-Graphic Violence, Original Character (Arthurian), Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Character Death (not major)
Summary: Dark magic never rests. Especially since it’s possible to obtain legal permission to use it. Arthur Pendragon, an employee of the Department of Supernatural Affairs, knows this better than most, as he is the one working tirelessly to keep the realm of magic in balance.
Staying busy also helps Arthur to cope with loneliness after a painful breakup with his longtime boyfriend, Merlin, who abandoned him with little explanation. Life seems to be getting back on track when he receives an assignment that sets off a disturbing chain of events at the highest level of magic. Arthur fights every obstacle on his path to prevent an imminent disaster, and along the way he finds out the truth of why Merlin left him. It’s not all that simple.
Link to fic on AO3: Fic masterpost
Link to art on AO3: Art masterpost