Podfic rec: Merlin
Oct. 23rd, 2011 10:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikat"Give In, Oh Sweet Surrender" by inane_rational, read by lunchee | Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/OMC | Non-con/dub-con | 'Don't fight back. Just let them take what they want.' This is the first rule Merlin knew. The Prince Arthur came to wage war on Cenred, and Merlin catches his eyes. He began to learn a new form of surrender. | 1hr. 16min.
What a strange fic, the way it handles non-consensual situations in a world where raids are a common occurrence, raiders take what they want and there's no blame laid on the victims, they're not shamed or shunned by their neighbors for what they had to do to survive...
Merlin was sure everyone was looking at him. He’d received smirks from various women in the village, while the men stayed resilient to give nothing away, though it did nothing to hide the tinge of red in their cheeks. Editha had the gall to ask, “How’s the prince been treating you?” She then winked and walked away. He flustered with the pail in his hands, water sloshing out the rim.
What a strange fic, the way it handles non-consensual situations in a world where raids are a common occurrence, raiders take what they want and there's no blame laid on the victims, they're not shamed or shunned by their neighbors for what they had to do to survive...
