Merlin/Arthur rec

In the Spaces Between by neathsunnyskies [R] (16k)
Warnings: Major character death and minor character deaths aplenty (including a stillborn child); violence; the briefest allusion to rape; descriptions of self-harm; suicidal thoughts; angst; unhappily-ever-after
Summary: Written for this prompt over at the kink meme: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin dies. Alternatively, Arthur is so stricken with grief that he goes on a mad quest looking for a sorcerer to bring Merlin back to life. When it finally happens, Merlin is horrified because it's truly impossible to just bring someone back to life like that and he's fairly certain he's some kind of half-dead abomination. Arthur doesn't care. Bonus points: This is how Merlin lives forever waiting for the Once and Future King!

Mind the warnings on this fic, it’s not a happy tale. The writing is really beautiful, sparse and rich with imagery and emotion but it was not an easy read. I wept through the first half and ached, like someone had gut-punched me, through the rest of it. Not the type of fic you see often in this fandom, but it was brilliantly done – even if it left me breathless and scrambling for something happy to chase away my shivers.

In other news - I have to get my hs_merlin rough draft done today. FML - Mr. M's decided to take vacation all this week (except for today) and has kinda screwed over my carefully laid fandom plans. :/ Anyway - I'm actually turning off my wireless capabilities of my laptop just to keep me focused. heh. We'll see how that goes.


ETA: feelthemadness just posted a top ten merlin vids and this is one is hilarious and a nice relief from the really heavy fic above.

[now I'm really going to write...]

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