Once upon a time this was going to be a fairly short, cracky-fun-lolz kind of story about Gwen and Morgana being fabulous together, but then I sat down to write it from the beginning and Morgana's brain took over and ... Well. I'm so, so delighted to hear that all of that to do with memories and places and emotions worked, because it sort of took over on me and I knew I liked it but I wasn't sure anyone else would. (Also, your academic work sounds fascinating, and you should tell me more about that if you feel comfortable doing so!)
What a gorgeous addition to the Verse! It was so nice to see Morgana and Gwen's side of the story - and the way you followed Morgana's story over years made it feel so epic (for some reason my brain kept imagining it like a film, with epic sunsets and montages and gorgeous African music). Of course, now I have no choice but to re-read the rest of the Verse just to remind myself that poor Merlin does get his happy ending after all :) :)
Thank you so much! (My brain was kind of doing the film-montage thing with parts of it too, so it's lovely to hear that that wasn't just me!) I always had bits and bobs of their story in my head, but it was really something to flesh it out like this. I'm thrilled that was enjoyable!
Oh, Merlin. I swear, part of the reason this stalled so long was that I got to the point where Gwen and Merlin had to break up for it to go any further, and I just couldn't make myself do it, partly because of my shameful love for Gwen/Merlin and partly because I couldn't stop thinking about how that was the prelude to him angsting for almost another decade before Arthur would turn up. But it'll be ok, Merlin! Really! ;)
As someone who shares your shameful Gwen/Merlin love I need to say that this is really how I love them best, as people who really love each other and will never stop loving each other but still, ah, it is not destiny for them to be together or at least not having sex with each other. :) Merlin being sad but also so gracious and wanting both of them to be happy, I really loved reading that.
And yay for Gwen and Morgana! I loved all the angst and waiting in this and also the joy of them getting together and comparing new sexy times with old, that was so crazy and great. And I had tears in my eyes for the ring and the wedding and the honeymoon. Thank you so much for writing this.
...I suck and I have no idea how I missed this comment way back in, you know, SEPTEMBER, but! Thank you!
Gwen/Merlin. I have so much love. And yeah, that really is it - they have just as much stupid crazy love for each other as they do for Morgana and Arthur respectively, but it's, like, attuned a little differently, so they'll happily do the sex & romance thing when it works out but that's not what's at the heart of their relationship, so it's ok.
...I love this verse so much. Of all the modern AUs/reincarnation fics/whatever I've read, this is the fullest. It all feels so real. All that's missing now is a fic from Gwen's POV.
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“Let’s just eat this gum I found on my shoe.”
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Once upon a time this was going to be a fairly short, cracky-fun-lolz kind of story about Gwen and Morgana being fabulous together, but then I sat down to write it from the beginning and Morgana's brain took over and ... Well. I'm so, so delighted to hear that all of that to do with memories and places and emotions worked, because it sort of took over on me and I knew I liked it but I wasn't sure anyone else would. (Also, your academic work sounds fascinating, and you should tell me more about that if you feel comfortable doing so!)
And hooray, I'm glad the porn didn't suck too. :D
Thank you so much!
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Oh, Merlin. I swear, part of the reason this stalled so long was that I got to the point where Gwen and Merlin had to break up for it to go any further, and I just couldn't make myself do it, partly because of my shameful love for Gwen/Merlin and partly because I couldn't stop thinking about how that was the prelude to him angsting for almost another decade before Arthur would turn up. But it'll be ok, Merlin! Really! ;)
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And yay for Gwen and Morgana! I loved all the angst and waiting in this and also the joy of them getting together and comparing new sexy times with old, that was so crazy and great. And I had tears in my eyes for the ring and the wedding and the honeymoon. Thank you so much for writing this.
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Gwen/Merlin. I have so much love. And yeah, that really is it - they have just as much stupid crazy love for each other as they do for Morgana and Arthur respectively, but it's, like, attuned a little differently, so they'll happily do the sex & romance thing when it works out but that's not what's at the heart of their relationship, so it's ok.
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Of all the modern AUs/reincarnation fics/whatever I've read, this is the fullest. It all feels so real.
All that's missing now is a fic from Gwen's POV.
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...Something from Gwen's POV may well happen. Someday.
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