oh my god, you guys! (a rec)

[hope]

Pairing: Pendragon/Merlin by Anon.

In which Arthur is a BNF and Merlin is his beta.

This story gave me SUCH A GINORMOUS HAPPY. (And meta fic usually gives me a ginormous embarrassment squick!) It really is more fandom fanfiction than Merlin fanfiction, and it's beautifully done. Being a BNF! Being a NNF! How emotionally invested in fandom you are, and how it makes you feel hopelessly in love! And all the lexicon, and the mediums, and... Everything!

I think it's kind of interesting that a story that's so quintessentially about fandom stars a couple of guys, but interesting a twisty meta kind of way.

ANYWAY. Read it!

Comments

[copracat]

LOL no! The beta character, 'Merlin', is person of medium confidence and reasonable ability to interact with people*. Sherlock is very confident and just not generous.

*And also unlike actual Merlin who is very confident and great with people who aren't Arthur or most magic users.

[hope]

BUT IT'S PRACTICALLY CANON ALREADY!

Watson writes Sherlock fanfiction, Sherlock reads it and cuttingly critiques it for being too schmoopy.

[slashfairy]

yes THIS :-)