Fic: Merlin: Hope Is A Waking Dream

[emei]

From the day she meets Merlin, Gwen wants. She isn’t sure what, precisely. His understated bravery draws her to him like a moth to a candle. At the feast for Lady Helen, when Merlin pushes the Prince out of danger’s way, Gwen looks at him and thinks that this is what courage looks like. A slim country boy in plain clothes, standing unafraid and

Comments

[emei]

Gwen has a pretty hard time of it, poor girl. Thankyou for reading and taking the time to comment!

[nuclearsugars]

God, Gwen's POV is heartbreaking here, but Merlin is so tender towards her. I really like what you've done with the prompt/universe here, it's quite remarkable. :)

[emei]

First off, sorry I'm late about replying. The Arthur/Merlin is at the center of this 'verse I guess, but I find the relationship between Gwen and Merlin at least as interesting, so I'm pleased you liked it. Thank you!

[tucuxi]

Could have sworn I'd commented on this!

I really like this take on girl!Merlin, and seeing him (her) through Gwen's eyes in this bit worked really well. And the ending line, Gwen thinking about embroidery, really sticks with me for some reason.

[emei]

I'm especially pleased that you liked the ending line - I'm fond of it, because for whatever reason that seemed the sort of thing Gwen would think, metaphor-but-not-really. Thank you!