Title: Seven Ways of Going
Fandom: Inception
Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Mal/Dom Cobb
Categories: AU, drama, myths, archetypes, fairy tales
Length: Epic (44,548)
Warnings: Violence, mention of a miscarriage

Author on LJ: viva_gloria
Artist on LJ: nresimes
Author Website: GloriaMundi, GloriaMundi

Author's Summary: Arthur likes to find his inspiration in other people's dreams. Mal holds the secrets of a princess in a tower. Eames wants to cross the bridge and burn it behind him. And Saito's most popular author can't (or won't) finish her greatest work...

Review:
Much of the joy in this layered story is in figuring out how the pieces come together, and I loved the mystery, suspense, action, and the way Seven Ways... gives a new spin on the characters while taking on the roots of myth and creativity. Dream settings include the Tower, the Crossroads, and the Forest, among other fable and fairy tale standards, and dreaming up these places has different consequences than dreaming a hotel or busy street.

Arthur's relationship with Eames is unique, and there's plenty of chemistry between them. I also enjoyed Mal's friendship with Ariadne, and especially her storyline with Phillipa. Then there's a novelist who's writing a series about a character named for the goddess of night, mother of sleep and death, and it all comes together when Saito puts her in the path of the team from Inception.

Seven Ways of Going