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emei

or find a secret hideaway

Jan 26, 2011 19:40

The ratio of squee vs. serious politics in my head right now leans way to much to the latter. Therefore, a meme! Nicked from all over the place.

Ask me fandom-related questions. They can be fandom specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc. in general. Questions can be as wacky as you want. Ask me about tv shows, books, characters ( Read more... )

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angelqueen04 January 27 2011, 00:28:52 UTC

*squeaks* This is such an awesome meme! :D

Okay, my question: in the Fire in her hands 'verse, how long does Merlin wander the lands of the kingdom before she and Arthur meet again, and what happens when they do?

emei January 27 2011, 20:01:50 UTC

:D

So, one of the reasons I haven't written more of that story is that they haven't deigned to give me the details. I do know that Merlin wanders the lands until times have changed, until it's safe to return. But she doesn't just wait - she becomes living myth, sorcerer/sorceress, needed whereever she goes. I don't think Merlin comes running to Camelot the moment Uther is gone. She's busy, Arthur needs to settle down with his grief that Merlin can't really share. Arthur goes looking, they meet in the wilderness somewhere, on Merlin's territory, on her terms. And there's rejoicing and maybe tears, rediscovery - and it's all very bittersweet because they're both different (equal parts angry or grieving and wiser).

I think Arthur's left his shiny crown in Camelot, but looks very regal all the same, and Merlin is all androgynous and fey and wild. And then probably there's a repeat performance of their first time in the woods, except with more wild magic.

angelqueen04 January 27 2011, 21:47:59 UTC

*squeaks*

So, one of the reasons I haven't written more of that story is that they haven't deigned to give me the details.

How inconsiderate of them! ;) *pokes Merlin and Arthur to start giving up the details*

I do know that Merlin wanders the lands until times have changed, until it's safe to return. But she doesn't just wait - she becomes living myth, sorcerer/sorceress, needed whereever she goes.

Oooh, now this would be an interesting story unto itself, wouldn't it? Merlin wandering from place to place, doing good, helping with crops, healing sick babies, and so on, while also being sure to avoid any troops of Camelot that might or might not be looking for her. Because I doubt Uther would take the rumors of her works lying down, yes?

I don't think Merlin comes running to Camelot the moment Uther is gone. She's busy, Arthur needs to settle down with his grief that Merlin can't really share.*nods* I can understand this. She's got her own life, however strange it is to most people, and she's hardly of a mind to drop it unless she ( ... )

betsyli January 28 2011, 05:18:59 UTC

Oooh, I like this meme! So my question would be about your fandoms in general. Like, which ones do you follow, which ones you are active in, which ones you have a love/hate relationship with, which ones were your firsts, etc. Basically a lowdown of your fandom activities and interests?

Hee, I just started watching Being Human! It's a lot more dramatic and powerful than I thought it'd be. Also, the vampire guy is hot and distracting.

emei January 28 2011, 17:01:36 UTC

:D Okay, fannish history: My first fandom was Harry Potter - I was very monofannish for a couple of years, wrote pretty much only rarepair femslash, and then I fell out of interest until Yuletide dragged me back in (right before I started watching Merlin). And that made me realise that I love fandom itself more than a specific source.

So I follow the multifandom meta, Yuletide, sometimes stuff like Kink Bingo, and read whatever strikes my fancy. Merlin is the only fandom I'd say I'm really active in, though. (Except for at Yuletide.)

There's the fandoms for things I've always loved: HP, His Dark Materials, Narnia, some other childhood books

There's shows I started watching for their fandoms: Doctor Who, Torchwood, Leverage, White Collar... (I read & LURK in these - all love/hate relationships of mine for different reasons, usually for being faily. Well, Leverage is better.)

I adore Being Human! I'd be incredibly fannish about it, if not for the fact that I find the storytelling's so tight that I don't need the fic. Glad you're ( ... )