The History of Two Conversations (On Paper)

The History of Two Conversations (On Paper) is a Merlin/Arthur slash story by takadainmate (~11,000 words). It won the spring 2009 Merlin/Arthur Fanfic Awards in the category "Best Finding-Out Fic".
Summary: Books are defaced. But it's all for a good cause. Really. 
threequarters podficced the storythreequarters. A History of Two Conversations (On Paper) by takadainmate, 10 November 2010. (Accessed 11 November 2010) and cybel turned it into an audiobook.cybel. Merlin Podbook: A History of 2 Conversations (On Paper) by takadainmate, performed by threequarters, 11 November 2010. (Accessed 11 November 2010) The podbook is 1:14:28 min long. such_heights repoded it for tanpopo03 for a charity fandom auctionsuch_heights. Podfic: The History of Two Conversations (On Paper), 01 April 2011. (Accessed 02 April 2011) and cybel turned this one into an audiobook too.cybel in amplificathon. Merlin Podbook: The History of Two Conversations (On Paper) by takadainmate, read by such_heights, 01 April 2011. (Accessed 02 April 2011) The podbook is 1 hour 6 minutes long. Никакун (Nikakun) translated the story into Russian for the Arthur/Merlin OTP fest "Две стороны одной медали" (Two sides of the same coin).Артур/Мерлин ОТП Фест "Две стороны одной медали" - список работ, 29 June 2009. (Accessed 26 March 2011) 
In a discussion about the explicitness of fanfic in Merlin fandom someone mentioned the story as an example to support the POV that there does seem to be a pretty good body of non NC17 fics. "The History of Two Conversations on Paper" and "all I wanted was a white knight (i got a prince instead)" were two of my favorite stories getting into the fandom, and still are. They both have pretty low ratings.vanishing_cake. Merlin meta: (dis)proporntionality by glass_icarus - Comment, 14 May 2009. (Accessed 02 November 2010) 
==Recs and Reviews==
*"An amazing story that starts with a focus on a particular narrative device and evolves into something plotty and intricate and detailed and full of so many excellent things that I cannot recommend quickly enough that you read this, immediately."CRASH AND BURN: Fanfiction Recs. BBC's Merlin (2008). (Accessed 11 June 2010)
*"where Merlin takes to writing marginalia in his magic book (for future generations!) and two people find his notes. Fabulous."merrily. Sunday Links & Recs Post: Things I Found That You Might Like, 25 January 2009. (Accessed 11 June 2010)
*"Merlin writes notes in the margins of his book of magic. When Arthur discovers his secret he's first angry but then gets in the habit of leaving his own notes. A funny fic, with some serious thoughts written between the lines."rodneyscat. Multifandom fic and vid recs and linkage, 23 March 2009. (Accessed 11 June 2010)
*"I loved the plot, and I loved the comic timing even more. The annotations were clever, particularly Gaius's notes, both comedically and character-wise. Arthur's various loyalties to the rule of law and to the good of his people were well-handled, and the budding romance between Merlin and Arthur was sweet and refreshingly un-angsty. All in all, a brisk and highly enjoyable read."missmaverick. Merlin: The History of Two Conversations (On Paper), by takadainmate (R), 04 March 2010. (Accessed 26 March 2011)
==References==
Category:Merlin FanfictionCategory:Slash Fanfiction
Category:2009 Fanfiction‎