I love Guen so much, but I’ve felt unsatisfied with a lot of portrayals with her. You know how it is: with these kind of things, you develop your own interpretation and so then nothing matches up.
But here I get to make my Guen easily, in a really wonderful setting that has it’s own flavor, lots of room to move in, and is classic enough to not feel too different!
I’m so happy with how Arthur, Lancelot, and Morgana are portrayed. (Also, attracted to all of them. Yowza.)
Arthur is strong, but idealistic and super sweet, and exactly how I’d imagine and ideal king to be. You can see where Guen could end up cheating on him, since he’s a bit oblivious, even if it is a totally sweet way, but you can also see that he’ll learn to be better if you continue his romance- and you can see he’s not dumb, nor totally oblivious to the intrigue going around him. Capable but still cute and young!
Lancelot is equally as dreamy, a bit darker than Arthur in his willingness to do what it takes, and also stranger from being from Avalon, but also a kind, approachable and loyal best friend.
MORGANA. Darker than Lancelot, tough, intelligent, nice but aloof and also dangerous. I like how the friendship (and beginnings of romance) is nicely developed with Guen.
Things I liked:
- LOVE that Guen is older than Arthur. Always felt it should be that way.
- Yes, being able to have feelings for multiple people! And to state being interested in both women and men!
- Being able to make Guen a variety of different kinds of a Queen!
- Sweet old absent-minded Merlin!
- FAE LANCELOT YEAHHHH.
- MORGANA NOT BEING STRAIGHT.
- Female knights! As it should be.
Hopes:
OT3 options for Guen/Lancelot/Arthur. C’mon, that’s like my favorite wish for Arthurian stuff.
I know Morgana/Morgause are combined here, but I really hope she won’t be Mordred’s mom. I dislike Morgana being the kid’s mom and prefer Morgause, so if they’re combined here I’d be uncomfortable romancing her with Guen if that happened.
Anyway, loved it, can’t wait for the next one! I also passed it around to more people I know on tumblr.