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Merlinfic: Fraternising

Nov 03, 2011 23:26

Title: Fraternising
Author: shutupeccles
Fandom: Merlin. Therefore characters belong to BBC and Shine, not to me.
Pairing: Sir Leon/Arthur
Rated: R Words: 5300
Be warned: Sir Osric (mentioned among the dead in 3.01) performs the strangest wartime drag act known to man, 3000+ words before naughty bits
Summary: Freshly knighted Leon is ( Read more... )

first time, rating 17+, arthur/leon, 'arthur', fandom: merlin, naughty bits, slash, 'leon'

Comments 7

kattale November 3 2011, 17:42:03 UTC

Oh oh oh ... this was beyond wonderful. There are no words. NONE.

I love your Leon. His kindness and control, always guarding his words and his thoughts and his expressions. You just know that when he finally gave over, it was a choice, because he knew it was a right choice, he wasn't succumbing to temptation. He was just so nurturing and caring and calm - and shaking a bit himself because even calm, he was not unmoved.

It just makes me ache so much, thinking how important and intimate it is for Arthur to have such a gentle, caring mentor for his first time. Leon made it wonderful for him. And set a standard of expectations that Arthur strives to look up to. And Arthur got to feel filled with pride at this very tangible gesture of Leon's approval.

It's seamlessly part of my head canon now. When Leon looks at Arthur from now on, this shared experience will be between them. Thank you SO much for taking up this idea and making it into such a beautiful story.

shutupeccles November 3 2011, 21:48:45 UTC

OMG, I'm in tears from your wonderful praise. Am so glad you see this ship how I do.

Since that first interaction where Leon tells Arthur he took it easy in the joust because he's the heir to the throne - Arthur's face, like he'd been ultimately pwned, oh the wounded pride. And every scene between them since just screams WE HAVE HISTORY.

Yeah, totally head canon. This is why Arthur hasn't put the full moves on Merlin yet. He needs time to make it wonderful.

owensheart November 3 2011, 19:45:57 UTC

Wonderful, I raelly liked Leonn in this.

shutupeccles November 3 2011, 21:49:54 UTC

thank you :)

archaeologist_d November 11 2011, 00:00:26 UTC

I loved how Leon really felt that Arthur was a prat with potential. Loved the switching of POVs so that we could see what each was feeling. Great job.

shutupeccles November 11 2011, 04:11:40 UTC

thanks very much

anonymous February 22 2012, 21:43:06 UTC

hmm its weird but i like that arthur and leon aren't going to do that again. it's like a sweet first time for both of them (and bottom!arthur yesss) and then it fizzles out into camaraderie. and HAHAHA uther connecting geoffrey's revelation with his father's "Why, on our very first trek into battle, his uncle made us share a tent… hrmph, that’s enough said about that." i can totally imagine the face uther would make!