Trickster

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Author: brunettepet
Title: Trickster
Rating: PG
Pairing/s: None
Character/s: Merlin
Warnings: Violence
Word Count: 100
Prompt: 128, Illusion

Merlin is sweet natured, kind hearted, clumsy and soft. It’s not a lie but there is a seldom seen dark depth to him. Those that experience it don’t survive long enough to share his secrets. Corpses don’t tell tales.

He shows Camelot and its King what they need to see but death and destruction are at his core, warring with a softer spirit that is hardening with each new battle.

Merlin isn’t sure where he’s headed but it’s sure to be a future filled with violence and death, one he will meet with Arthur, angry magic crackling, waiting to strike.

Comments

[ivalee.livejournal.com]

Oh my. That's the whole series right there.

a softer spirit that is hardening with each new battle

I was watching To Kill the King with my kids the other day, and it struck me how Gwen changed Merlin's mind about allowing Uther to die. It bugged me that our sweet Merlin was torn about what to do, where Gwen didn't even have to think about it. But then I thought about how much death and evil Merlin had already been exposed to and how it must have numbed him to the violence, but Gwen hadn't been aware of most of that, so she was still able to be more compassionate. So this line of yours about his soft spirit hardening really gutted me.

Anyway... this drabble is heartbreaking and perfect at the same time. So so well done.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Thank you for being on board with this. I just keep coming back to how alone Merlin is in these decisions and how much they must prey on him while he has to keep up this fake persona.

[hart-d.livejournal.com]

Wow, there's just so much here, and it's only 100 words. It's amazing, seriously, and this one is so heartbreaking!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Merlin's situation always made me ache for him. I'm glad you could see what I was trying to say.

[clea2011]

Great drabble, so much in 100 words and just sums Merlin up perfectly.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you think so!

Thanks for reading.

[aeris444.livejournal.com]

I'm still a big fan of your short drabbles and this one is one of the best for me!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

*grins at you* Thank you! You're always so nice about these.