Comments | jelazakazone: Magic reveal ficlet

jelazakazone

Magic reveal ficlet

Mar 05, 2012 22:46

Title: Spent
Author: jelazakazone
Fandom: Merlin
Pairings/characters: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: G
Word Count: about 650
Warnings:none
Summary: Arthur sees Merlin doing magic and the fall out.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and am not intending to profit from them
Author’s notes: Unbetad. Trying to play around with magic reveals.

( Spent, Arthur tried to absorb what he knew he saw. Merlin, incanting a spell. )

fanfic, writing, arthur, fic, magic, merlin

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jelazakazone March 6 2012, 13:51:14 UTC

I think I'm going to be doing a series of magic reveal fics. I already have an idea for another one.

Thanks for the quickie edit! I wrote this last night when I was half asleep:D Will fix now.

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jelazakazone March 6 2012, 15:44:30 UTC

Could be. Or it could bomb. Who knows. It will be fun to play! ♥

archaeologist_d March 7 2012, 14:03:17 UTC

I liked how Arthur reacted by going out and beating up his dummy, instead of Merlin. Well done.

jelazakazone March 7 2012, 14:04:54 UTC

Thanks!

I am going to try a series of magic reveals and see how they play out. This is the first one. I am still working on the angst part:D

rosenfall March 7 2012, 14:22:26 UTC

Oh Arthur, it is good you are not your father.

jelazakazone March 7 2012, 14:23:47 UTC

So good he's not his father. Thanks for reading and commenting!

owensheart March 7 2012, 14:29:08 UTC

I dont know who the actual magic reveal will be done but I wish it would be something like this.

Great story.

jelazakazone March 7 2012, 15:14:52 UTC

Thanks! I've shied away from magic reveal stories, but it is definitely interesting to play with!

anonymous March 7 2012, 15:05:43 UTC

“Oh, don’t you cry. Don’t you dare cry. You have not earned that privilege.”

Love this.

I also love Merlin kneeling before Arthur. It had not occurred to me before reading that that he's never once done that (he hasn't ever, right?), not for any reason, much less as a plea for forgiveness and mercy. It's wonderful, because it also ties back to their very first encounter, when Arthur asks him if he knows how to walk on his knees.

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jelazakazone March 7 2012, 15:17:57 UTC

♥ Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I had forgotten about the knee walking (as much as I can really forget anything from that first ep).

I don't think we have seen him kneel to Arthur, no. He was never knighted. I would love to see a scene (or two or three) where Merlin kneels to his king.

Here, it is a plea for forgiveness and mercy, of course, but also to show Arthur (who can be kind of thick) that he has always been his liege.

It's been challenging for me to write from Arthur's POV, but definitely good exercise too!