In Spite of Everything, the Stars
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | In Spite of Everything, the Stars |
| Author(s): | polomonkey |
| Date(s): | September 2015 |
| Length: | 82K words |
| Genre: | Modern AU |
| Fandom: | Merlin |
| External Links: | AO3 |
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In Spite of Everything, the Stars is a Merlin/Arthur story by polomonkey. It was a collaboration with mushroomtale for the After Camlann Big Bang.
It is one of polomonkey's best known works even though, as recorded in the author notes, "This was my first time with this or any Merlin fest."
Synopsis
The story is one of many Merlin stories which transpose the canon persecution of magic users into a fight to abolish legislation against or oppression of magic users in the present day. These stories are sometimes political, sometimes militaristic, and sometimes dystopian.
Summary: London. 2015. The government is set to vote on ending the microchipping of magic users, and Arthur Pendragon has been tasked with kidnapping prominent Magical activist Merlin Emrys to influence the outcome.
Locked away in a house on the North York Moors, tensions rise and confrontation ensues as Arthur is forced to re-evaluate everything he’s been taught about magic, and Merlin finds himself in a struggle for his life. And the fact that they’re falling for each other doesn’t help…
Reactions
Fanart: In Spite of Everything, the Stars by mushroomtale.
As of January 2019 the work has over 2,700 kudos and over 900 bookmarks on AO3.
- Fanmix: In Spite of Everything, the Stars
- Podfic by momopods (momotastic)
- Fanart: Almost Home by mushroomtale