Merlin - Cracked Reflections - An Uther/Morgana Ship Manifesto

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Title: Cracked Reflections
Author: firthgal
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Uther/Morgana
Spoilers: All of series 1
Disclaimer: Merlin and it's characters do not belong to me.
Author's Note: The intro and character bios were heavily beta'd by the wonderful llivla. If not for her, this would have been a lost cause.

"Without you I cannot hope to be the king this land deserves."

When faced with the idea of Uther and Morgana being a valid Merlin pairing, one of two reactions is usually displayed:

1) OMG, that is so wrong! Ewwww.
2) OMG that is so wrong! Holy hell, that’s hot.

Naturally, I fall into crowd number 2. Uther/Morgana is intense both emotionally and physically, and much of their appeal comes from their deliciously complex angst. They serve not only as a check and balance for each other, but are also well foreshadowed to one day be each other's ultimate downfall. Whether you look at them as romantic partners or as surrogate father and daughter, they are inextricably linked together by the call of their inevitably tragic destiny. One could even go so far as to call them the "Anti-Arthur/Merlin," considering the fact that their mutual moral ambiguity, manipulation, and self-destructiveness is often juxtaposed with the purity and strengths of character found in Prince Arthur and his legendary counterpart.

( Cracked Reflections )