rec | the seventh (merlin/percival)
The Seventh by anon
Merlin/Percival | PG | 4.5k words
Nobody ever knew how Percival felt about Merlin. But he made sure to show the sheriff in whatever ways he could.
[prompt] 224: “We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say a thing.” (song lyrics ~Dave Matthews) (from merlin-games)
I just finished reading this and am completely blown away. There is such an understated beauty to this fic. Percival made my heart ache just a little. His devotion and love is such a quiet immovable feeling that bleeds through into his every thought and action. And Merlin is perfect as sheriff, full of guilt and sadness but still so completely lovely. The overall feel of this fic was sort of hushed, and such a perfect fit for the prompt. I love that. Not over the top, never felt forced, just perfectly gentle. I don't want to say too much, just trust me on this. You will not regret reading this. So lovely.
I really wasn't going to rec for this fest, I'm busy and tired and didn't want to feel guilty if I didn't have time or energy to do some (which is actually why I almost never rec fest works), but this hit all my buttons in the best way possible, so I absolutely had to, just this once.
Merlin/Percival | PG | 4.5k words
Nobody ever knew how Percival felt about Merlin. But he made sure to show the sheriff in whatever ways he could.
[prompt] 224: “We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say a thing.” (song lyrics ~Dave Matthews) (from merlin-games)
I just finished reading this and am completely blown away. There is such an understated beauty to this fic. Percival made my heart ache just a little. His devotion and love is such a quiet immovable feeling that bleeds through into his every thought and action. And Merlin is perfect as sheriff, full of guilt and sadness but still so completely lovely. The overall feel of this fic was sort of hushed, and such a perfect fit for the prompt. I love that. Not over the top, never felt forced, just perfectly gentle. I don't want to say too much, just trust me on this. You will not regret reading this. So lovely.
I really wasn't going to rec for this fest, I'm busy and tired and didn't want to feel guilty if I didn't have time or energy to do some (which is actually why I almost never rec fest works), but this hit all my buttons in the best way possible, so I absolutely had to, just this once.