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alas_agnes

The Sum of Their Parts

Oct 20, 2009 21:57

Title: The Sum of Their Parts.
Rating: PG
Pairings: Gwen/Lancelot; Arthur/Gwen.
Spoilers: 204. General Arthurian legend.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Angsty future hints and triangular shenanigans as Gwen feels doom upon her on the ride back from Hengist's.

( add a Knight and a handmaiden, throw in a prince, multiply by several near-death experiences, take away understanding and carry over the jealousy. )

fic: merlin, fic: arthur/gwen, fic: gwen/lancelot

Comments 21

tielan October 21 2009, 12:56:05 UTC

Okay, I think I can see why you're not fond of this one - it's certainly unsettling.

But still, a part of me is going, "EEEEEEEEEE!! DEM FINGS WHAT COMES IN FOURS!" (phrase by Detritus, translation by Vimes: forebodings) and believes that this is awesome. No happy endings, too many questions, and a complexity that is both painful and yet very accurately rendered.

alas_agnes October 21 2009, 16:32:10 UTC

that is the best thing about the arthurian legends: no happy endings, which is why i loved 204 as it had a sort of pervading gloom about it. you can't write fluffy fic after that! thanks for the comment! x

neptune47 October 21 2009, 14:41:56 UTC

You really are a genius, aren't you? The perfect companion to 204, as it captures the mood of that episode perfectly, while adding a rather eerie atmosphere as Guinevere's thoughts circle the future she doesn't know is coming. It's those little elements of foreshadowing, so subtly woven into the plot, that really attract me to your writing style ( ... )

alas_agnes October 21 2009, 17:30:24 UTC

gosh, thanks for the wonderful comment! foreshadowing the future is one of my favourite things about writing for this fandom - even the fluffiest fic can be slightly doomladen as well all know what's going to happen. and i took lancelot to be the present and arthur to be the future.
but so much love for your comment. i got such an cheesy smile on my face =)

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alas_agnes October 21 2009, 20:33:55 UTC

thanks for the lovely comment! x

timewaslost October 21 2009, 21:02:28 UTC

this is just SO GOOD.

i just loved it.

alas_agnes October 25 2009, 10:39:59 UTC

thanks! x

pyrrhical October 26 2009, 03:48:36 UTC

This is hauntingly beautiful in the same painful way that Malory's concise recounting of events is. Your characterization is both canon and legend accurate and the manner in which you write your prose is fluid and picturesque. A very lovely piece.

alas_agnes November 2 2009, 14:36:32 UTC

arthur/gwen/lance is the ultimate for me BECAUSE its so painful and angsty. thanks for the wonderful comment x