House of the Rising Sun (Merlin story)
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | House of the Rising Sun |
| Author(s): | d |
| Date(s): | 01 January 2009[1] |
| Length: | 13,916 words |
| Genre(s): | slash fanfiction |
| Fandom(s): | Merlin |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | House of the Rising Sun (AO3) House of the Rising Sun (author's site) House of the Rising Sun (Ebook Library) Дом восходящего солнца (Russian translation) |
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House of the Rising Sun is a Merlin/Arthur slash story by d (13,916 words).
The story won the Spring 2010 Merlin Slash Awards in the category Best Characterization of Uther ("Arthur/Merlin Fanfiction").
Summary: The King is dead. Long live the King. (Arthur returns to Camelot after the death of his father and learns what it is to be king.)
Roleri translated the story into Russian for the Arthur/Merlin OTP fest "Две стороны одной медали" (Two sides of the same coin).[2]
Recs and Reviews
- "Uther appears to die while Arthur is away at battle, and only Arthur can see his ghost. Arthur gets a taste of what it's like to be King."[3]
- "Uther was well drawn and I felt for him as he wandered aimlessly through Camelot, a shadow mournfully hearing very little positive about his demise or reign. Arthur's behavior in light of this haunting was in character and it allowed him to have a reason for finding being King a bit absurd. How could he reign when his father has really gone nowhere? Having his relationship with Merlin so thoroughly outed was also very entertaining, and I like how Uther is continuously admonishing his son about trusting the one person in all of Camelot that Arthur can well and truly trust. Upon Uther's return, it was great that Uther's opinion of the servant is the complete opposite. Merlin and Arthur's undefined relationship was a constant, and through neither man wants to say the words, the love is palpable." (Brunettepet, 25 Jun 2010, AO3 comment)
- "Poor man, that he had to see his son shacking up with a man/his servant/a sorceror! [...] Love Arthur telling off the court and getting in a fight with the biggest knight there! And the moment Uther and Arthur had in Igraine's chambers. And Merlin ripping off Arthur's shirt! \o/" (green_grrl)[4]
References
- ^ dvswraatins. Fic: House of the Rising Sun [Slash/PG], 01 January 2009. (Accessed 18 July 2010)
- ^ Артур/Мерлин ОТП Фест "Две стороны одной медали" - список работ, 29 June 2009. (Accessed 26 March 2011)
- ^ polyfandomrecs. Merlin Recs, 16 January 2009. (Accessed 18 July 2010)
- ^ green_grrl. Comment, 01 January 2009. (Accessed 18 July 2010)