:: Box of Magic: A Merlin Big Bang Challenge

In the aftermath of Merlin's battle against Nimueh, the rain seems a minor complication, perhaps even a cleansing influence. When the rain doesn't stop, Camelot is pushed to the brink once more. This time, Arthur may be in over his head.

Contains: a lot of wet boys in emotional scenes (yes, Hollywood has corrupted me), Arthur knowing more than he lets on, Merlin being an idiot, both of them being a bit stupidly heroic, telepathic chess, rain (lots of), war, making out against a tree, coincidental druids, co-opted history, co-opted myths, magic, coming of age (metaphorically), and more magically annoying yet surprisingly un-floody water than you can shake a stick at.

Notes:
Thanks: I owe much of this story to the fabulous people on IRC, most notably Mace, Lataine, Z and Q. My fabulous cheerleaders Sparky Q, Mamoru, Staraflur, Tricksterquinn, and Fay Morgenstern who read this through in various stages and told me that it was worth it. The great people who did my copy edit and didn't run screaming, Tine, Serotonin Storm, Staraflur, Nicolasechs, and Sparky Q. I also owe this to my entire flist on Livejournal, who put up with the wordcount spam and the teasers and didn't defriend me in droves. Thanks also to Allothi for making me kill the Lancelot chess piece.

Disclaimer: Characters and situations extrapolated from Merlin belong to the BBC. This is a non-commercial, transformative work that uses these characters under fair use principles.

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