Absconding With The Tontine Funds

Title: Shadowplay
Summary: Stood down from duty on convalescent's leave, secret agent Arthur Pendragon wonders if sheer boredom might just do him in. But when his handler saddles him with a caretaker who is by turns completely inept and strangely brilliant, and invites trouble wherever he goes, Arthur has to concede that death by boredom looks less and less likely. Death by goon squad, high-speed car chase, poison, or fiery explosion, however...
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: NC-17
Chapter word count: ~5,000
Notes: I have the bestest beta, and her name is venivincere. Thank you also to everybody reading for being patient with me between chapters. Real life, she is a demanding mistress.
Previous chapters: Prologue + One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven

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( CHAPTER TWELVE )

Title: Shadowplay
Summary: Stood down from duty on convalescent's leave, secret agent Arthur Pendragon wonders if sheer boredom might just do him in. But when his handler saddles him with a caretaker who is by turns completely inept and strangely brilliant, and invites trouble wherever he goes, Arthur has to concede that death by boredom looks less and less likely. Death by goon squad, high-speed car chase, poison, or fiery explosion, however...
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: NC-17
Chapter word count: ~3,200
Notes: venivincere's secret super power is beta reading. Shh, don't tell anyone.
Previous chapters: Prologue + One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine

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( CHAPTER TEN )

Title: Shadowplay
Summary: Stood down from duty on convalescent's leave, secret agent Arthur Pendragon wonders if sheer boredom might just do him in. But when his handler saddles him with a caretaker who is by turns completely inept and strangely brilliant, and invites trouble wherever he goes, Arthur has to concede that death by boredom looks less and less likely. Death by goon squad, high-speed car chase, poison, or fiery explosion, however...
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: NC-17
Chapter word count: ~4,500
Notes: Thank you to venivincere, my rock star of a beta.
Previous chapters: Prologue + One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven

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( CHAPTER EIGHT )

Title: Shadowplay
Summary: Stood down from duty on convalescent's leave, secret agent Arthur Pendragon wonders if sheer boredom might just do him in. But when his handler saddles him with a caretaker who is by turns completely inept and strangely brilliant, and invites trouble wherever he goes, Arthur has to concede that death by boredom looks less and less likely. Death by goon squad, high-speed car chase, poison, or fiery explosion, however...
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: NC-17
Chapter word count: ~5,800
Notes: venivincere is my beta, and the wind beneath this fic's wings.
Previous chapters: Prologue + One | Two | Three | Four | Five

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( CHAPTER SIX )