Merlin Fic - “By Torchlight”

[eltea]

Title: By Torchlight
Fandom: Merlin
Prompt: “unravelling”
Wordcount: 2331
Genre: Drama/Angst
Rating/Warnings: K+
Summary: All a loyal servant can do is keep waiting.
Author’s Notes: For ladybracknell. :) This is not the Christmas fic; that will come soon. This is the fic I promised… oh man the date stamp says last April, when she was having a bad day. I am so

Comments

[tierfal]

WHY IS IT BASED ON--

“I was going to try to convince Arthur - um, King Arthur…”
You know how much I love this. :3

I also love the idea of Merlin and Morgana collaborating like that. It's just so fitting. ^^

“I want the fastest weaver we have to begin work on the shroud.”
HEY AVERY. YOU'RE A DICK. :D Also, the idea of Merlin actually having to call a king "My lord" is depressing. :<

Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, whispers the shuttle, as he weaves his regrets into the cloth.
This is lovely. ♥

he’s begun to believe that the shroud is tied to Arthur’s life, that if Merlin finishes it, Arthur will be dead, and that as long as he doesn’t, Arthur might still come back.
This just kind of encapsulates how we, as people, think and feel about things, and I love it. c:

and oh, that’s the incredulous tone back again.
SO MUCH LOVE. :D

ajfkdjslajfds the end yes plz. ♥

[sabriel75]

So pretty and precious... and these two boys do make a mess of things, but then again, their destinies lead down some freakishly strange roads. No surprise Merlin's not interested in fighting if Arthur's not around, afterall, he's right, he only fights to save his friends. Arthur defends them all and is the warrior of the group.

Love that you have them partners in the throne room and the bedroom.

What a lovely fic!

[mysecretashes]

This is absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful. I love how Merlin knew right from the beginning who the 'stranger' was but was so very calm about it, especially after waiting and hurting for so long. ♥

[tm_sharkbait]

Oh this was lovely.

[teawill]

You based it on the odyssey. You lovely Greek myth nerd, you.