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the_rckTitle: The Arithmetic of the Sea
Fandom: Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
Rating: T
Length: 5116
Characters/Pairings: Martin, Luke|Rinaldo, with background/implied Luke/Merlin
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Captivity, Betrayal, Compromise, Emotional Manipulation, Revenge, Martin POV
Notes: This is the third story in a sequence I'm calling Until It Has Been Witnessed. The previous two stories fit together, but I hadn't officially made them a series before because they stood on their own. They still do, but this one leans enough on "Witness Now This Trust" that I thought I should formalize it.
I'm not sure I'll take this one further because I don't currently see a resolution that isn't tragic. I don't want this arc to go dark, so I need something else before I take it further.
Summary: Merlin had left notes. Because of course he did. The first one ended with, "I'm sorry," and started with, "All of the manuals are in the red cabinet against the left wall. You can't miss it."
Since it was the only red thing in a blue glowing cave, I really couldn't. I wasn't grateful then, but those fucking manuals kept me from breaking anything I needed to stay alive. They also gave me something to focus on apart from my realization that this wasn't a joke.
The Arithmetic of the Sea on AO3.
Fandom: Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
Rating: T
Length: 5116
Characters/Pairings: Martin, Luke|Rinaldo, with background/implied Luke/Merlin
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Captivity, Betrayal, Compromise, Emotional Manipulation, Revenge, Martin POV
Notes: This is the third story in a sequence I'm calling Until It Has Been Witnessed. The previous two stories fit together, but I hadn't officially made them a series before because they stood on their own. They still do, but this one leans enough on "Witness Now This Trust" that I thought I should formalize it.
I'm not sure I'll take this one further because I don't currently see a resolution that isn't tragic. I don't want this arc to go dark, so I need something else before I take it further.
Summary: Merlin had left notes. Because of course he did. The first one ended with, "I'm sorry," and started with, "All of the manuals are in the red cabinet against the left wall. You can't miss it."
Since it was the only red thing in a blue glowing cave, I really couldn't. I wasn't grateful then, but those fucking manuals kept me from breaking anything I needed to stay alive. They also gave me something to focus on apart from my realization that this wasn't a joke.
The Arithmetic of the Sea on AO3.
