I had to check to make sure I hadn't misread who this was gifted to because it fit my own requests perfectly. There's nothing I love more than Merlin and Arthur as grown men in an AU world where magic is perceived with hostility. The plot was tempo-perfect throughout, and the perspective--Lance had such a strong, familiar, and credible voice in this. His budding romance with Gwen was sweet but not sacharine, and I don't yet have the words to comment on the gorgeousness that was Arthur and Merlin finally coming together through the marshes of years of UST and just love. I adore this story!