Comments | burningqueen: [fic] When Merlin's Tree Shall Tumble Down 1/1

burningqueen

[fic] When Merlin's Tree Shall Tumble Down 1/1

May 19, 2010 19:39

Title: When Merlin's Tree Shall Tumble Down
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~1200 words
Disclaimer: This version of Merlin and Arthur are owned by Shine and the BBC. No one owns history, espeicially not me.
Summary: In which Arthur is Charles II, Merlin is Merlin, and there are some trees. Written for this prompt at kinkme_merlin.

( A few hours later, when Charles was starting to get really uncomfortable crouched there in that damned tree, footsteps returned to the clearing. )

!public post, !fandom: merlin, ship: merlin/arthur, fandom: fanfiction, sometimes i write stuff

Comments 8

loisxxlane May 19 2010, 23:56:17 UTC

<3 it.
Thanks for sharing bb. :)

shutupeccles May 20 2010, 02:15:23 UTC

Well done you! You wove that together beautifully. :-)

hecate_666 May 20 2010, 08:37:04 UTC

lovely! thanks for posting!

hermitknut May 20 2010, 11:39:14 UTC

A really nice fic :D That's a clever connection, it'd never occurred to me before :) And well-written, too :D
HK

helva2260 May 20 2010, 16:42:14 UTC

I'm always torn by reincarnation-fic that involves real historical figures (and given the number of mistresses and illegitimate children Charles II had, I find it really hard to imagine him as having the same personality as the Arthur we know), but you filled the prompt really well and made me want to put those doubts aside. I loved the fact that Merlin found him hiding in the oak - you can bet he won't let Arthur forget that for a good few lifetimes *g*!

Also, a minor drive-by Britpick/typo:
It wasn't until months later that Charles finally managed to get away from the duties of the crown and head out to Carmarthen with Merlin. Technically, he wasn't supposed to do things like that but he was the king, dammit, and if he wanted to take a visit out to Wales to celebrate his six month anniversary of sitting on the throne, he could. What was the point of being the king if you couldn't take a holiday whenever you pleased ( ... )