Merlin Episode Review - 308: The Fisher King

Short review is short but packed with analysis, and very, very late.

( The shipping is madness in this episode, and Merlin is badass and Gwaine is sexy and Arthur is adorable, oh, and there's a plot! With character development and everything! \o/ )

Journey Through A Broken Soul - Chapter 03

Title: Journey Through a Broken Soul
Summary: It has been months since Arthur's capture and disappearance, and Merlin has spent that time looking for him - and finally found. What he found, though, was a broken prince.
Rating: R (may bump up to NC-17 later on, depending on where the story takes me goes)
Word Count: 1900
Pairings/Character: Arthur/Merlin, Lancelot
Warnings/Content: Violence, (past) non-con, mental trauma, mentions of slavery
Beta: none
Notes: Epically late Episode 308 Review is epically late :( so I give you fic to make up for it! :D

1.) Yes, I intend for this to be epic road trip fic. Medieval epic road trip fic. :P

2.) Eire is the Irish word for Ireland today, and in the past was the single name for Ireland, like Albion was for Britain.

3.) I am also using this map of Eire/Ireland from c. 800, seeing as BBC is already using c. 800 political boundaries for their Arthurian geography, anyway. While Albion would already be heavily under Germanic and Roman influence by now, including the prevalence of the New Religion, these influences are only just seeping into Ireland, which is still under Celtic and Old Religion influences. Look at me and all my geeking out. And maps! I love maps! :D

4.) I'll try to stick to accurate history as much as possible. That said, this is legend, and BBC is already screwing up the timelines, anyway, so I'mna just fudge things up a bit. Mostly, it'll be right events, but wrong time. Hey, if BBC can do it, so can I. :P

( Journey Through A Broken Soul, Chapter 03 )

Primogeniture - Chapter 03: Laid Bare

Title: Primogeniture
Summary: Merlin is happy to dedicate his life and soul to Arthur when he comes to Camelot, even though he knows the dragon is wrong, and Arthur will never be king. How can he be, when he is the second son?
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 2300
Pairings/Character: Arthur/Merlin, OMC
Warnings/Content: violence, non-con, dub-con, (forced) intoxication, (possible) incest
Beta: none
Notes: Epically late Episode 308 Review is epically late :( so I give you fic to make up for it! :D

( Chapter 03: Laid Bare )