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Fic: The Quality of Mercy

Oct 01, 2009 18:19

Title: The Quality of Mercy
Author: nyxelestia
Prompt image no.: 16

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pairing: igraine/uther, rating: r, author: nyxelestia, length: long, round: one, pairing: arthur/merlin, genre: angst, pairing: igraine/nimueh/uther

Comments 24

paradox18 October 2 2009, 05:34:56 UTC

Wow, I absolutely loved this fic. It was so interesting. I really liked your characterisation of Uther, I think he is one of the most intriguing characters of from the Merlin cast

nyxelestia October 6 2009, 00:43:15 UTC

I'm glad you liked it. His characterization was difficult, so I'm glad to see it came across well. ^_^

enderwiggin24 October 12 2009, 10:23:59 UTC

okay, tell me I am hallucinating!??!
tell me you have lots and tons of comments elsewhere, coz this fic with Uther's POV on merlin, on the events with nimueh and what happened to Igraine........wow, really great!
just... I loved how you got into Uther's mind here!

Late Reply Is Late nyxelestia October 14 2009, 23:38:58 UTC

Yeah, I've only posted this baby here, so far - I sent it to my beta so I can put up the pretty version when I post it to the comm's, but she's gone MIA...

And I'm glad you like the fic - Uther's POV was a bitch to write, so I'm glad it came across well. ^_^

Re: Late Reply Is Late enderwiggin24 October 15 2009, 12:34:03 UTC

thanks god!
otherwise, I would have really despaired at the taste of my fellow merlin readers *g*
I hope, your beta is returning soon, and you can post it and get the praise you totally deserve!

foxie_trot October 12 2009, 19:29:20 UTC

Gosh, this fic was amazing. I don't think I've ever read anything like it ... usually I don't read fics that centre around Uther, but I'm so glad I read this one. I LOVE the way you made him seem more intelligent than they do in the show - that he realises Arthur set the magic girl free but feigns ignorance. I think it was great how you included Nimueh into his past as well, that was very interesting.

My favourite bit though, was in the end, Uther realising Merlin was magic from what he remembered from Nimueh and deciding not to execute him on the spot. LOL what I would have given to see the look on Merlin's face. XDD

Late Reply Is Late nyxelestia October 15 2009, 00:13:16 UTC

Yeah, I was hesitant about using Uther as the main character, but, well, he was calling! ^_^ I'm glad you still liked him, though, as a character.

And apart from occasional glimpses, Uther has been largely-one dimensional on the show, and that's including his issues with Nimueh, so I had some fun and gave it all a little more depth.

I'm glad to hear you liked it! ^_^

:) S'ok foxie_trot October 15 2009, 17:22:30 UTC

It's interesting, because you don't see many fics from his POV (probably why I read it). And it's weird because I used to absolutely hate Uther, but now ... since mid-last season, I've really taken to him. He can be a bit of a douche, but he really does have some good qualities this season, and has been quite reasonable about everything (thinking Ep4 just gone, specifically)

:) I'm really glad you did, because I really hope we see more into Uther's character next episode. We finally get an Uther-centric episode! :D Can't wait!

Re: :) S'ok nyxelestia October 16 2009, 04:30:40 UTC

Yeah, I know. I know Uther is essentially supposed to be the real "extended villain" and as the villain in what is still technically a kid's show, I'm not entire surprised that he's so 1D, but it's still nice to see him getting depth. I love villains best when they're actually somewhat hard to hate - hence my involvement of Nimueh in the fic, as well. ^_^

But yeah, I've been having a lot of fun with Uther, lately - this fic has already spawned two sequels, which I'm working on, right now, along with a "spin-off" fic. :D And both the sequels are still largely Uther's POV - it's just so much fun!

And, I shamelessly squeed when I saw that the next eppi was Uther-centric! ^_^

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