two-penny spells

The offerings on AO3 for Cadfael are, shall we say, not overabundant: the fandom as a whole has exactly 100 works, of which 79 are in English (the remaining 21 are all in Russian, interestingly!). If you filter specifically for Cadfael/Hugh Beringar, the number drops to 10. However! Many of the gen fics have a lovely pre-slash vibe which is very reminiscent of the novels, and honestly can be read as romantic -- just as canon can, imo.

Here are a few I've read lately!

Slash fics:

The Hour Before Vespers by ryme_intrinseca (orphan_account) 
Rating: T
Words: 3076
Summary: The hour before Vespers is a time of contemplation and confession.

Untitled Imported Work by pearbean [Written 2007, originally posted on LiveJournal]
Rating: Not rated (M/M)
Words: 2301
Summary: Hugh has a really really shitty day.

Grains of Paradise by sweetsorcery 
Rating: E
Words: 5069
Summary: The latest mystery at Shrewsbury is Deputy Sheriff Hugh Beringar himself, and only Brother Cadfael has all the clues.

Friendship/ampersand fics:

knitting together by down
Rating: Not rated (Gen)
Words: 1743
Summary: Not long after 'One Corpse Too Many' Cadfael finds himself tending to his new friend again.