Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths...

Title: Coward
Author: oldwickedsongs
Rating: PG
Pairing: Gaius/Uther
Summary: For the community kinkme_merlin, prompt: Gaius/Uther, past love now UST/unrequited. Uther is more lenient towards Gaius than he should be, because he remembers when they were young and in love

( 'You can't sleep?' )

Title: Scar
Author: oldwickedsongs
Rating: G
Pairing: Gaius/Uther
Summary: Written for a friend long, long ago. Short and sweet.

( Scar )

Title: The Wild Hunt
Author: oldwickedsongs
Rating: G
Pairing: None
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Written for a friend. Every 30 years the Wild Hunt travels through Albion in search of the greatest, most powerful warriors to claim as it’s own. Rumors had said that once Uther himself faced down the Hunt- and now the time for them has come again and now Uther must enlist the help of a hated foe or risk becoming one of the riders.

The legend was as old as the dragons; whispered from father to son, brother to sister as a nightmare; meant to scare children into bed and away from the forests during Solstice. Every thirty years the Wild Hunt came; riders that had once been human and kidnapped by the Faerie would ride through Albion and pluck from their horses the most fearsome of warriors, the most beautiful of lads. Occasionally, it was said that the Chief Hunter- the horned one would challenge a Knight to battle and if the Knight won, he could take command of the Hunt but if he lost…

What happened to the souls of those unlucky humans depended a great deal on if it was Druid, Knight or commoner who told the story. Some said the boys were given to Hell, as part of the Fair folk’s tithe while others claimed they were damned to ride with the Hunters until the end of time. Still some said they were simply food for the Riders’ dogs.

( It was said early on when Uther first came to Camelot... )

Title: Five Times Uther met Death (and One Time Arthur Did)
Author: oldwickedsongs
Rating: PG for reference to death
Pairing: Uther/Igraine, shades of Uther/Nimueh
Warnings: None. But this is a crossover with Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics. Knowledge of that verse might be useful but isn’t necessary. Creative liberties have been taken for the sake of the story.
Spoilers: The fourth drabble references 1x09, and the fifth references 1x13. The last one concerns how most Arthurian legends end.

( Everything moved slowly when I saw her. The rain seemed to fall gently, like snowflakes. I shall see her again. I know that in my heart. One last time. Until then, I shall continue to send people to her. )