Fic Rec: Like A Fish Needs a Bicycle
Oct. 23rd, 2010 07:03 pmI just finished re-reading one of my favourite fics, Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle, by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
netgirl_y2k.
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It's a Morgana-centered fic in which Morgana confesses to Arthur that's she gay, and that she doesn't want to marry a man. They spend a bit of time trying to sort out how to ensure that Morgana won't be stuck in an unhappy marriage, Arthur teases her about falling in love with knights, and I think it manages to poke a bit at the way the storyline of Merlin basically assumes that happily ever after is going to involve a wedding.
What I really like about this fic is that it's basically all about Morgana's friendships, primarily with Arthur and to a lesser extent with Gwen. Although Morgana ends up in a sexual relationship with Vivian, it's basically a friends (or frenemies? do we use that term in fandom?) with benefits sort of thing.
I also found this fic funny, in a giggle sort of way, but I must admit my favourite thing about Merlin is Morgana's gentle mocking of Arthur, which is a theme that runs pretty much through this fic.
The story mostly focuses on the time before the series begins, with a bit of overlap into when Gwen and Merlin come onto the scene (although Merlin is almost entirely absent), but continues on until the end of both Arthur and Morgana's lives.
The author rates this as PG-13, but I probably wouldn't. There's just discussions about sex - all the sex takes place in fades-to-black.
This is the sort of fic I would re-read if I were having a bad day and wanted a nice pick-me-up.
Diigo Merlin Recs - Diigo Femslash Recs
netgirl_y2k.( Headers )
It's a Morgana-centered fic in which Morgana confesses to Arthur that's she gay, and that she doesn't want to marry a man. They spend a bit of time trying to sort out how to ensure that Morgana won't be stuck in an unhappy marriage, Arthur teases her about falling in love with knights, and I think it manages to poke a bit at the way the storyline of Merlin basically assumes that happily ever after is going to involve a wedding.
What I really like about this fic is that it's basically all about Morgana's friendships, primarily with Arthur and to a lesser extent with Gwen. Although Morgana ends up in a sexual relationship with Vivian, it's basically a friends (or frenemies? do we use that term in fandom?) with benefits sort of thing.
I also found this fic funny, in a giggle sort of way, but I must admit my favourite thing about Merlin is Morgana's gentle mocking of Arthur, which is a theme that runs pretty much through this fic.
The story mostly focuses on the time before the series begins, with a bit of overlap into when Gwen and Merlin come onto the scene (although Merlin is almost entirely absent), but continues on until the end of both Arthur and Morgana's lives.
The author rates this as PG-13, but I probably wouldn't. There's just discussions about sex - all the sex takes place in fades-to-black.
This is the sort of fic I would re-read if I were having a bad day and wanted a nice pick-me-up.
Diigo Merlin Recs - Diigo Femslash Recs
