Fanfic - Merlin: Sweet Sennen Beach (NC-17, Queer/Slash: Gwaine/Merlin)

[writingbyebonio]

Title: Sweet Sennen Beach
Author: eboniorchid
Artist: Barbitone (Tumblr)
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Characters: Gwaine/femme!Merlin (Melinda), Morgana/Gwen
Prompt: A mini-bang for gwainefest's Gwaine Bang challenge.
Word Count: ~5,630 words.
Rating: NC-17 (barely) for language and brief sexuality.
Warnings/Spoilers: Modern AU. Genderqueer themes. Trans* themes. Genderbending

Comments

[writingbyebonio]

Thank you so much! As someone who's also struggled with the label issue over much of my adult life, I'm super pleased that this felt like a good first meeting and that the awkwardness seemed realistic. Human beings are always trying to pre-figure everything, but sometimes situations are more complex than we're expecting. I'm really glad the story spoke to you. <3

[archaeologist_d]

I liked how the hookup felt so real with awkward moments and confusion and sweetness, too. Great job.

[writingbyebonio]

Thanks! I definitely was going for a more realistic but sweet feel. Glad you enjoyed it!

[lostandalone22]

Great story! I really liked this.

[writingbyebonio]

Thank you! :)

[feelsandfandoms]

I love this fic so much and have been looking forward to it since sign-ups. I haven't come across any fics dealing with gender in this way and I find it very refreshing. Fantastic job!

[writingbyebonio]

Thank you very much. I had this idea to explore something more complex with gender than I had seen in fic myself and really enjoyed watching this unfold, so I'm glad that was refreshing an interesting for you too! <3