BBC Merlin rpf: "Cutting Room"; NC17; part 2 of 5

[reveuse2]

Title: Cutting Room
Rating: NC17
Pairing: Colin/Bradley
Warnings: A little bit of sex; a lot of angst; they get there
Spoilers: None (near future fic)
Disclaimer: I wish 'Merlin' was mine, but it isn't. And though any resemblance to persons living is entirely intentional, what I have them doing is entirely fictional. Unless it comes to pass, in

Comments

[brunettepet]

I have to say this is a gorgeous reflection of Colin's feelings: Maybe that had been his and Bradley’s problem. They had delayed so long that it was, perhaps, inevitable that they should begin almost at the end of their story; that they should find themselves playing out scenes of passion and intimacy without knowing who they really were, where their true insecurities lay. But life had no editing suite; no place to sift the love with the fear or the doubts with the deeds, before reassembling everything in the right order to give them their happy ending. Somehow the best times of his life...the best of him...had ended up on the cutting room floor. Between this and the memories of Bradley's lost chances and fantastic performance, I wonder if Colin was stupid enough to let Bradley go so he could fulfill his dreams. If so, Colin's right, this was a giant cock up and Bradley's right to still be furious. It's all beautifully written.

[reveuse2]

Thank you - I'm very flattered to have you say it's beautiful. And to have you single out the paragraph from which the story took its name. :)