Snake Salvation (Arthur/Merlin, Explicit)
Art Prompt Title: 1003
Art link: Art Masterlist
Artist: amphigoury
Fic Title: Snake Salvation (AO3)
Author: loaded_march/Footloose (AO3)
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Gwaine/Percival (background), Morgana/Leon (background), Gwen/Lance (background)
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 38,000
Warnings: Snakes, snake-handling, snake attack, snake bites, violence, canon-typical violence, kidnapping, off-screen torture, blood, deception, religious content, faith, atheism, paganism, medical themes, illness and recovery of secondary character
Summary:
Arthur is a man of science, but he's willing to admit that belief is a powerful tool in a patient's arsenal against disease. But faith healing with snake handlers? Well, if that was what his best friend felt she needed to get better, he would support her.
The last thing he expects is to be drawn to the mysterious man who intervenes when the faith healing goes wrong and for this encounter to change everything he ever believed in.
Art link: Art Masterlist
Artist: amphigoury
Fic Title: Snake Salvation (AO3)
Author: loaded_march/Footloose (AO3)
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Gwaine/Percival (background), Morgana/Leon (background), Gwen/Lance (background)
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 38,000
Warnings: Snakes, snake-handling, snake attack, snake bites, violence, canon-typical violence, kidnapping, off-screen torture, blood, deception, religious content, faith, atheism, paganism, medical themes, illness and recovery of secondary character
Summary:
Arthur is a man of science, but he's willing to admit that belief is a powerful tool in a patient's arsenal against disease. But faith healing with snake handlers? Well, if that was what his best friend felt she needed to get better, he would support her.
The last thing he expects is to be drawn to the mysterious man who intervenes when the faith healing goes wrong and for this encounter to change everything he ever believed in.