Absconding With The Tontine Funds

Hey guys, Debbie Downer here. I understand Julian Murphy has been saying some surprisingly nice M/A-centric things about our ship in the DVD commentaries, which is cool, but... I don't get it.

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I hold grudges for eternity and beyond, so the fact that this guy once (at least once) openly ridiculed M/A shippers for their M/A shipping probably colours my reaction right now. I know lots of you are really excited and happy about this, and hey, go for it. I'm actually kind of sad that I can't be squeeful with you, because this fandom has given me so many squees over the past few years.

I don't know; I haven't actually heard the commentaries. Maybe he sounds sincere in them. Did he realize, after five full seasons, that they were actually writing an epic love story between Merlin and Arthur after all? After five full seasons of publicly denying ANY homosexual undertones and calling M/A shippers delusional? Or did he and the other J's know all along, and they just weren't brave enough to say? I just... I don't understand. It feels too little too late for me. :(

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 )

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: Three cheers for my lovely beta venivincere.
Previous chapters: Prologue + One | Two | Three

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( CHAPTER FOUR )

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: venivincere rocks the beta world.
Previous chapters: Prologue + One

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( CHAPTER TWO )

Title: Before the Sun Breaks Another Day
Authors: accordingtomel & adelagia
Summary: Three months after her disappearance, Morgana returns to Camelot with a hidden agenda, but she's not the only one keeping secrets, and a series of unintended revelations forces her, Merlin and Arthur on an intertwined journey of revenge, redemption and love.
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Leon/Morgana (elements of Uther/Morgana, Arthur/Gwen)
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: Everything up to and including 2x13
Word Count: 10,547
Total Word Count: 109,724
Disclaimer: Not ours. No money is being made. Please don't sue.
Authors' Note: YAY!!! We're finally finished!! It's almost hard to believe! *squee* We've been working on this for over a year, which a crazy notion in and of itself, but it feels AMAZING to have reached the end, at long last! In an effort to keep this authors' note somewhat coherent, we want to discuss a few of the things we're particularly excited about. For one, the fact that this thing developed so organically. We had this idea in the beginning of where we wanted the fic to go, but as the characters developed and the storylines progressed, we went through massive changes in the story, because our original plan just didn't work any longer. We're both quite pleased with how that all turned out, though, and we feel that this fic was better because we allowed the characters to dictate it instead of the other way around. And obviously, we're both thrilled about Leon's role in this. Originally, we had him playing a very small role, and then somewhere along the line, he became a significant aspect of the fic, which was incredibly exciting. Our only regret about starting this before series 3 began filming was that we couldn't include Gwaine, since he is awesome! Anyway, we also need to send out a most sincere thank you to our wonderful beta/Brit-picker, ravenflight21, for being awesome and for committing to something when she probably had no idea what kind of investment it would involve. (Though in all fairness, neither did we, at the time.) Also, we need to say a HUGE thank you to the amazing people who were reading along as we posted, providing us with encouragement and support and laughing and crying in all the right places. Your feedback was such an immense joy, and we thank you for that!
Previous Chapters: One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen | Fourteen | Fifteen | Sixteen

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MASTER POST

Title: Before the Sun Breaks Another Day
Authors: accordingtomel & adelagia
Summary: Three months after her disappearance, Morgana returns to Camelot with a hidden agenda, but she's not the only one keeping secrets, and a series of unintended revelations forces her, Merlin and Arthur on an intertwined journey of revenge, redemption and love.
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur (elements of Leon/Morgana, Uther/Morgana, Arthur/Gwen)
Rating: PG-13 (eventual NC-17)
Spoilers/Warnings: Everything up to and including 2x13
Word Count: 5,293
Disclaimer: Not ours. No money is being made. Please don't sue.
Authors' Note: A big thank you to ravenflight21 for the beta/Brit-pick, and thanks to everyone reading! We'll be taking a posting break for the next couple of weeks. Happy holidays, everybody!
Previous Chapters: One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN at melting_pot_inc

Title: Before the Sun Breaks Another Day
Authors: accordingtomel & adelagia
Summary: Three months after her disappearance, Morgana returns to Camelot with a hidden agenda, but she's not the only one keeping secrets, and a series of unintended revelations forces her, Merlin and Arthur on an intertwined journey of revenge, redemption and love.
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur (elements of Leon/Morgana, Uther/Morgana, Arthur/Gwen)
Rating: PG-13 (eventual NC-17)
Spoilers/Warnings: Everything up to and including 2x13
Word Count: 5,796
Disclaimer: Not ours. No money is being made. Please don't sue.
Authors' Note: Many thanks once again to ravenflight21 for the beta/Brit-pick.
Previous Chapters: One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine

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