Art Masterpost: Do Not Go (Gentle) | Paper Legends 2013
Title: Do not go (Gentle)
Author: blostma
Artist: haezofdaust
Pairings/characters: Ygraine/Uther, Nimueh/Aredian, Mordred/Kara, Merlin/Morgana, Gwen/Arthur, Gaius, Gwaine, Cornelius Sigan, Freya, Will, Lancelot
Rating: T
Word Count: ~40k
Warnings: Major Character Death, torture, mental abuse, child abuse, suicidal thoughts
Summary: Haunted by memories of his wife’s death and the Last Stand of the Dragons, Uther captures his destined doom, Emrys, and binds his magic. He thinks nothing of making him Arthur’s manservant in an attempt to humiliate the magic race, but as Merlin grows weaker and increasingly unstable, is this truly the wisest course of action?
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the BBC Merlin.
Notes: Here's one for traditional art! Graphite, charcoal and chalk will not break your bones, but trying to erase them will. A giant thank you to my writer blostma for a wonderfully, beautifully, crafted story, which made me want to giggle and pat its fluffy head but also to swear at it for breaking my heart.
Story Link: AO3
Cover feat. Merlin / Nimueh / Modred
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Amidst the flurry of dirt, the dust bunny’s legs suddenly disappear. Will begins to laugh uncontrollably.
Merlin drops his hand, and its front arms crumble away. There go its ears! And it’s face! And the dust
bunny returns to the earth as Will struggles to contain his laughter.
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Arthur thinks he’s learned everything he can about her so when it comes to impressing her on the
battlefield, why, Arthur is most surprised.
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Mother... Arthur clutches her, and by the flickering of the dim candle, he can see her eyes, the outline
of her thinned body, but he closes his eyes because now is all that matters.
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A large embellished “O” in wet, ebony ink paints itself onto the page, and is soon surrounded by an
intricate frame of intertwined rich reds and greens. Written in a smaller font, the remaining letters of
the word appear, spelling out “Once.” As he continues reading, a delicate line of gold weaves its way
along the rim of each page, and new words appear, still wet, as if they are being painted at the
exact moment he is reading.
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Bonus Bunny Banner!!
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Additional Notes: Oh. My. God. Every single one of you have been amazing, and truly inspirational. All the wonderful work made me really want to do blostma's story justice. It's so strikingly visual and beautifully written I would have liked to ART A LOT MORE. I had this idea of a comic strip for the very first chapter which frightened me too much for me to start working on it. And then, of course, I would like to punch traditional art in the face for being so unforgiving. But really, it has been a honest joy to work with blostma. Thank you so much for all your too-kind words of encouragement!! Also, one final salute to the_muppet who totally blew me away with how involved you are! Two thumbs up and a cymbal crash in homage.
Author: blostma
Artist: haezofdaust
Pairings/characters: Ygraine/Uther, Nimueh/Aredian, Mordred/Kara, Merlin/Morgana, Gwen/Arthur, Gaius, Gwaine, Cornelius Sigan, Freya, Will, Lancelot
Rating: T
Word Count: ~40k
Warnings: Major Character Death, torture, mental abuse, child abuse, suicidal thoughts
Summary: Haunted by memories of his wife’s death and the Last Stand of the Dragons, Uther captures his destined doom, Emrys, and binds his magic. He thinks nothing of making him Arthur’s manservant in an attempt to humiliate the magic race, but as Merlin grows weaker and increasingly unstable, is this truly the wisest course of action?
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the BBC Merlin.
Notes: Here's one for traditional art! Graphite, charcoal and chalk will not break your bones, but trying to erase them will. A giant thank you to my writer blostma for a wonderfully, beautifully, crafted story, which made me want to giggle and pat its fluffy head but also to swear at it for breaking my heart.
Story Link: AO3
Cover feat. Merlin / Nimueh / Modred
≈
Amidst the flurry of dirt, the dust bunny’s legs suddenly disappear. Will begins to laugh uncontrollably.
Merlin drops his hand, and its front arms crumble away. There go its ears! And it’s face! And the dust
bunny returns to the earth as Will struggles to contain his laughter.
≈
Arthur thinks he’s learned everything he can about her so when it comes to impressing her on the
battlefield, why, Arthur is most surprised.
≈
Mother... Arthur clutches her, and by the flickering of the dim candle, he can see her eyes, the outline
of her thinned body, but he closes his eyes because now is all that matters.
≈
A large embellished “O” in wet, ebony ink paints itself onto the page, and is soon surrounded by an
intricate frame of intertwined rich reds and greens. Written in a smaller font, the remaining letters of
the word appear, spelling out “Once.” As he continues reading, a delicate line of gold weaves its way
along the rim of each page, and new words appear, still wet, as if they are being painted at the
exact moment he is reading.
≈
Bonus Bunny Banner!!
≈
Additional Notes: Oh. My. God. Every single one of you have been amazing, and truly inspirational. All the wonderful work made me really want to do blostma's story justice. It's so strikingly visual and beautifully written I would have liked to ART A LOT MORE. I had this idea of a comic strip for the very first chapter which frightened me too much for me to start working on it. And then, of course, I would like to punch traditional art in the face for being so unforgiving. But really, it has been a honest joy to work with blostma. Thank you so much for all your too-kind words of encouragement!! Also, one final salute to the_muppet who totally blew me away with how involved you are! Two thumbs up and a cymbal crash in homage.