Oh GODS. Loved this. I am clearly a literary geek. Or at least I want to bang writers and librarians. :) This was a fantasy-come-true. I loved that Merlin had bouts of actual confidence, and Gwaine had moments of unsurety - it was a great balance. And... you made it very real, very vivid, just what it would be like to have Gwaine in one's bed. *happy sigh* I'd really like if Gwaine saw Merlin again, just so he could be taken down a peg or three. Might take more than a few visits... *evil grin*