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[neathsunnyskies]

And So We Fade - 4800 words, Merlin/Arthur, PG-13, flangst, future fic, minor character death, incomprehensible physics, and the coin thing is shamelessly stolen from T.H. White (with my deepest apologies) - the servants tended to look away when it came to Arthur and his sorcerer (to Merlin and his king)

Comments

[myworldmytrue]

Ohhh, my heart.

This is beautiful. Painful, but beautiful.

♥

[neathsunnyskies]

Thank you :).

[paradox18]

Oh this was just wonderful. Poor Merlin and Arthur because of the power they weild in different ways and the responsibilities and consequences they both must bear, and the inevitability of everything going wrong. I loved everything about this, that they both realised the need to live for the moment and what they have now

[neathsunnyskies]

Oh, I love this comment because yes: there's just so much power in both of their hands and it's all going to end so very badly -- and the worst part is that they know that, or at least Merlin does -- and so the now is all they have.

Thank you for reading!

[neathsunnyskies]

Oh, thank you :). I'm so, so pleased that you enjoyed it.

[tourdefierce]

I'm at loss for any sort of words that is anywhere NEAR close to describing how perfect this is.

Your dialogue is just... I'M CRYING. OMG WHO ARE YOU? I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE FEELINGS.

This is just... I'm reccing this because maybe other people can express what I obviously cannot, other than this is amazing. it's perfect. It's so in character that I DESPAIR for other writers who read this because lord, you have risen the bar magnificently.

This is amazing.

[neathsunnyskies]

!!! Oh my God, I love you to death, this makes my DAY (and possibly week and maybe even my year, and yes, I do really like making people cry). I was so nervous to post this because I'm relatively new to this fandom, and it literally just sat on my computer for three weeks before I got up the nerve to post it and so this -- is just amazing.

And I'm so thrilled you liked the dialogue because I'm usually crap at dialogue; I've honestly written things where everyone conducted conversations in mime. And 'in character' is the best compliment I could ever get and I will stop rambling now, but thank you so, so much for this comment. I'm grinning like a lunatic right now; it means so much to me!

[tourdefierce]

So, in all my angst and despair of today, I've pulled this out and read it again.

It's just as lovely as the first time. There's something so natural and matter-of-fact about your language--about the way they talk to each other like they've known each other for too long but not enough.

Anyway, I read this just now and CRIED AGAIN but that might have just been my general angst.

[neathsunnyskies]

OH EMILY ♥♥♥

Thank you so much. I hope the angst and despair clear up -- rainbows, silver linings, manic leprechauns (apparently my idea of happiness includes tripping acid, leprechauns, what even sldkfjsdf). And I'm glad it holds up on revisit, haha. I'm... trying to not read it :).

[neathsunnyskies]

Thank you! I've always thought that Merlin would have to go a bit crazy when all's said and done -- all that power makes him lonely and separates him from Arthur. And I love that you loved the dialogue since I've always considered it my weakness! Thanks for reading!