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merlin-hols.livejournal.comTitle: Of Tombs and Raiders
Recipient: rotrude
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: pre Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 9,700
Content Notes/Warnings: Tomb Raider AU, mild violence, threats, desecration of a tomb
Summary: After graduating from university with a degree in archaeology, Arthur is determined to finish his late mother's research into a hidden tomb that she died trying to unveil. But her in her journals she stated that, however absurd it may seem, the tomb moves with the cycle of the moon. One day there, the next day gone as though it had never existed.
But with no one willing to fund an expedition, he is left to making his own way there. Until an independent benefactor by the name of Khilgharrah approaches him with an offer he can't refuse. Now with his own hand-picked team at his back, they journey to Patagonia where the tomb appeared. Working against the clock, they have until the winter solstice to decipher and figure out a way to open the tomb or else it vanishes once again and they are forced to search for it all over again. But Arthur is determined to finish what his mother started and make sure all her hard work and research weren't for naught.
Author's Notes: For the lovely and fabulous rotrude who asked for a Tomb Raider AU. I took some inspiration from both the movies and the games, but it's not exact and really just of my own making. Honestly, I squealed a lot when I got you as my recipient. I have been a HUGE fan of your work for a while now and truly wanted to make a great gift for you (wow sorry for fangirling hard over here). Hope you enjoy it and it was an honor to write this gift for you.
AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17064428
Recipient: rotrude
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: pre Merlin/Arthur
Word Count: 9,700
Content Notes/Warnings: Tomb Raider AU, mild violence, threats, desecration of a tomb
Summary: After graduating from university with a degree in archaeology, Arthur is determined to finish his late mother's research into a hidden tomb that she died trying to unveil. But her in her journals she stated that, however absurd it may seem, the tomb moves with the cycle of the moon. One day there, the next day gone as though it had never existed.
But with no one willing to fund an expedition, he is left to making his own way there. Until an independent benefactor by the name of Khilgharrah approaches him with an offer he can't refuse. Now with his own hand-picked team at his back, they journey to Patagonia where the tomb appeared. Working against the clock, they have until the winter solstice to decipher and figure out a way to open the tomb or else it vanishes once again and they are forced to search for it all over again. But Arthur is determined to finish what his mother started and make sure all her hard work and research weren't for naught.
Author's Notes: For the lovely and fabulous rotrude who asked for a Tomb Raider AU. I took some inspiration from both the movies and the games, but it's not exact and really just of my own making. Honestly, I squealed a lot when I got you as my recipient. I have been a HUGE fan of your work for a while now and truly wanted to make a great gift for you (wow sorry for fangirling hard over here). Hope you enjoy it and it was an honor to write this gift for you.
AO3 link to fanwork: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17064428
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