Bits of a puzzle, fitting each other: Master Post

[blue_eyed_1987]

Title:Bits of puzzle, fitting each other
Author:blue_eyed_1987
Pairings/Characters: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Gwaine
Rating:NC-17
Word Count: Just under 31k
Warnings/Content Notes: None

Summary:It started out as a friends-with-benefits situation. Hot sex with hot guys. No one expected feelings. Title from the song "Three Days" by Jane's Addiction.

Author notes I still can’t quite believe I finished this! I couldn’t have done it without the support of so many people. My wonderful cheerleader, ronsoftie, who is the best cheerleading a needy writer could ever want. My amazing betas, eldee and fleete, who made this story so much better. Due to my own inability to time manage and leave things well alone, this has been fiddled with after they’ve looked at it, and so all remaining mistakes are my own.

And to everyone on my twitter feed and friends list who listening to me whine and complain. I couldn’t have done it without any of you!

Huge thanks to van_maniac, who offered to do art for me at the last minute, and it’s so wonderful! Please go and check out her stuff, it’s amazing!

Finally, the_muppet, what an amazing mod! Thanks to you for organising this monster and being all round brilliant!

Artist Notes: At the Art masterpost

Story links:Part one | Part two | Part three | Epilogue | Extra snippet/missing scene

Or on A03 here

Comments

[ronsoftie.livejournal.com]

Wheeeeeeee! *twirls* I am so proud of you that you've made it :D And so happy you got an artist in the end, that is so wonderful of van_maniac!
I am printing this out right now and then will snuggle up with it on my bed some time later today :) I cannot wait to read the whole thing and see how it all came to life.

It was a pleasure being your cheerleader ♥ I'd do it again anytime :D

♥

[blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥

Thank you so much! I really hope you enjoy it.

Van_maniac's art is amazing, I'm blown away by what they've done in such a short amount of time :)

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I look forward to reading your story. Arthur/Merlin/Gwaine sounds like a great threesome to me. *grins* The short length of your story (compared to other PL stories ;)) is making this a tempting read. Maybe I'll give in and read it...the longer stories can wait. lol

I love the art too. ♥

[blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's one of the shortest posted so far, but I almost didn't finish it >.< Hope you enjoy it!

Congrats on posting yours - it's on my list to read but I've not been reading anything while I've been getting this finished.

[dk323.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :) There is Stop My Heart, Start Your Pulse which is only 30K...a few hundred words less than yours. I think that story may be the shortest PL (thus far at least). I know that because that story was the most recent PL fic I finished, and I was quite excited to read it. It's not a story I'd usually read as Arthur/Merlin aren't front and center (they're more of a secondary/background pairing, but their scenes were quite lovely and enjoyable to read), but instead, it's Percival and an original male character. And I honestly enjoyed the story -- I'm glad to have broadened my horizons. :) Probably the drama of the story sold me...I love some good drama. *nods*

I can't wait to read your story! Gwaine's characterization in S4 is a bit fail-making for me, so I like seeing him written in fics. Usually fic authors respect his character better (harkening back to his S3!self).

Thank you! I hope you enjoy my story (it kept growing on me! IDEK, but it was a fun ride). I was the same way as you before I posted my story a few weeks ago. I only began reading PL fics after posting my story (the fun of formatting! OMG :\). I've read four stories at this point. Waffling on what to choose as my fifth story. :p

[blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com]

Stop my heart is one of the first I want to read - I remember reading snippets of it on the support comm and the idea really intrigues me.

Yeah, I'm not a bit fan of Gwaine in season 4, really hope season 5 brings something more than comic relief (he's supposed to be strength, make him live up to that name!).

Ugh, formatting/coding is the bane of my life. I have no idea how many times I ended up re-doing the coding on this, and I'm still not entirely happy :/

[van-maniac.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on finishing! Will be stalking your story after I post mine to read it again. There were so many steamy scenes that I can't wait to revisit. :) Thanks again for letting do art for your story! I just noticed that the hands look grayish in weird places where it should be white, will be cleaning them up later today. >-0

[blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (I sound a bit like a broken record, but I really love what you've done).

I'll update the code to match the updated pics, if you let me know when you've changed it (I didn't notice anything weird? But it's your art so I'll use what you want me to :) )

Also, am I alright to use the icons you made, if I credit you? I adore them so much!

[van-maniac.livejournal.com]

Yes! I made them just for that. I would love if it you used them. Haven't fixed the hands yet, been so busy editing my story but I will definitely let you know when I change them. And your very welcome!