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Renaissance-era Steampunk reincarnation AU featuring brilliant engineer Prince Arthur, his savant mechanic Merlin, a robot bird, and an evil mecha.
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Ohhh so good! Medieval steampunk, a relatable (though still hard) Uther, interesting magical/non-magical politics, and fun mechanics. And I love this Arthur, especially his characterization in the second chapter - he feels much more grounded than usual characterizations, while Merlin remains lovably sweet and powerful. The small world building keeps Camelot entrenched in the world without actually leaving Camelot (there are no morning people in Ealdor, everyone rises with the sun and sleeps with dusk, even sleeping longer in winter).
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"That's what the king does. Before the time of the magicians people lived and died by the sword, so the king had to be the best warrior in the kingdom. Then, in the times of peace, he had to be the best diplomat and merchant to make sure the kingdom prospered. Now he has to be the best engineer. It's our duty."
***Merlin wasn't even ashamed of his crush anymore. Everyone in Camelot was a little bit in love with their prince; it was easier to give in to that exasperated sort of admiration than to fight it. For all his annoying, rude stubbornness and his many other aggravating traits, Arthur just had a way of growing on you against your better judgement.
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A well-crafted, interesting AU
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steampunk!AU, sorta reincarnation, engineering innuendos...