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Fic: Baptism by Fire, Gwen/Arthur Uther, PG

Sep 24, 2009 10:51

Title: Baptism by Fire
Author: kepp0xy
Characters/Pairings: Gwen/Arthur, Uther; a little bit of Morgana and Merlin near the end
Rating: PG
Warnings: Nope.
Word count: ~5220
Summary: Uther discovers the secret relationship between Arthur and Gwen.

Author's Notes: I've been a little obsessed with the idea of Gwen and Uther having an intense moral showdown ( Read more... )

merlin: gwen, length: oneshot, merlin: pairing - gwen/arthur, merlin: arthur, merlin, type: future!fic, merlin: uther, type: het

Comments 39

egmarinas September 24 2009, 18:39:41 UTC

Beautiful story! Well written and thought out in how the characters would react in this situation. Although it would be nice to have Uther and Arthur talk in private together.

kepp0xy September 26 2009, 00:40:50 UTC

Thank you :]!

Although it would be nice to have Uther and Arthur talk in private together.

In all honesty, the way this all plays out in my head means that a discussion between Uther and Arthur would be a little pointless. By the time Uther has Gwen arrested, he's only keen to speak with her, test her a bit. Anything Arthur would say would simply be noise until Uther's had his chance ;)

archaeologist_d September 24 2009, 19:16:15 UTC

That was really quite lovely. Loved that they were talking about an escape but that Uther overheard them. Good thing he was so reasonable. It could have gone very badly. Well done.

kepp0xy September 26 2009, 00:41:45 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed.

jazzrose343 September 24 2009, 20:14:32 UTC

This is beautiful!! I love the idea of Uther undertsanding and seeing that Gwen and Arthur should be together! Wonderful stuff!

kepp0xy September 26 2009, 00:52:34 UTC

I don't think it's where they'll go in the show, but Uther being understanding is not such a stretch. He's a good man, ultimately. And they should be together, you're absolutely right XD! Thanks for the lovely comment :]!

shantirosa September 24 2009, 20:31:39 UTC

Ooh, I really liked this. I'm biased because, well, I'm very fond of Uther, but I loved how you characterised him here. And Arthur and Gwen's interaction made me smile; it was so awesome and IC.

kepp0xy September 26 2009, 00:53:35 UTC

Oh, I adore Uther too. He's such an interesting, conflicted character, plus ASH is a silver fox ;) Thanks so much for the lovely comment, I'm glad you enjoyed!

whimsey September 24 2009, 20:42:26 UTC

Such a lovely story.

I absolutely turned to a puddle when Arthur said, ""To stand beside the woman I love as a tyrant reigns over her" to his father.

Oh my. I am very surprised at the conversation between Gwen and Uther. Uther isn't the callous man that I thought he was. It touched me deeply that Uther just want his son to be happy with the one he loves.

I am soo glad that Gwen stood up for herself and deteriorate, in a sense, in front of Uther's eyes.

kepp0xy September 26 2009, 00:57:24 UTC

Thanks so much! I'm very glad you enjoyed!

Uther isn't the callous man that I thought he was.

He really isn't. He has the best intentions and sees more than many people give him credit for. And he must understand love - he was in it, to a terribly strong degree; his paranoia and magic ban is based upon the loss of it, after all.

As for Gwen, she's a tough cookie. She's just learning that now, though ;)