fic: The Course Of True Love Never Did Run Smooth (Part 5)

[calliglad]

Title: The Course Of True Love Never Did Run Smooth

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Arthur/Merlin

Spoilers: None whatsoever

Summary: AU. The Merlin cast in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Very little actual Shakespeare, more a comedy of errors.

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Gwen corners him, softly-softly, on Thursday and quietly demands to know what happened.

"No, it doesn't

Comments

[calliglad]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU *bows*

1 - 'scarper' is a verb! How else would you use it? *scratches head*

2 - OF COURSE SHE IS. Plus, there was underlying, possible interpretative subtext that she was shagging Morgana, so she possibly, interpretively wouldn't want either of them and would prefer to see them together!

3 - There should always be a naughty step to feel ashamed on.

4 - I never said it, particularly. I thought I'd just leave it for the shakespeare buffs to figure out for themselves. Plus, Will in hairy trousers? A match made in heaven.

5 - I think it's another english thing. This one means more like 'wanker' than 'idiot'. There are subtle differences.

6 - The important things!

7 - I was so upset when Issac died *sob* But then he turned up in Merlin! Hooray for recyclable english actors!

Thanks for doing this, you have made me very, very happy *struggles to get through door because ego is so large*

Also, where are you from? The way you talk makes you seem quite english (except for the 'clot' confusion) but, unless you are a vampire, you are in the wrong time zone.

[silverotter]

I AM A VAMPIRE. I SPARKLE IN THE SUNLIGHT AND CAN SMUSH CARS WITH MY BARE HANDS.

I'm from the States, unfortunately. My mostly-English (ha ha) vocabulary is due to a long and scary obsession with the British ever since I visited (for like two days, bloody "whirlwind trip") about six (oh god six) years ago. I have every intention of going abroad during my third year of uni, but since that's approximately...three and a half years away or more (fffff) I content myself with constant watching of BBC America. (actually not really because DW is on Sci-Fi, and Merlin broadcast on NBC, Torchwood was really the only british show on the BBC I watch regularly [with Graham Norton, How Clean Is Your House? and You Are What You Eat {plus that one talent show with John Barrowman because, hello, it's John Barrowman} thrown in for occasional variety] and really, I download them anyway because the DW 2008 Christmas special JUST NOW SHOWED in the States, and that's just...crap. I was going to say bollocks, but after I've revealed I'm American to UK people they tend to get all shirty when I use their curse words because apparently they sound stupid in an American accent.)

So. Yes. That's why I sound mostly british. You didn't need to know all that, but it's almost four in the morning and I get really verbose when it's this late. (Also I've just read something on the order of 100,000 words of merlin!ff today, and that gets into your psyche and makes you write more than you should.)

Also, it's ironic you made the vampire/time zone comment as when I was checking my email and received the notices you'd replied to my comments I'd been saying to myself, "Who the fuck do you think will be replying to your comments at four in the morning?"

I will shut up now, and I apologize if my incredible long, unneeded, mad sounded comment-reply scared you. Absurd verbosity is just what I do.

(oh, fuck, one more thing. about scarper, yes, it's just a verb, but one never hears it in the US, and it's such a lovely, funny verb, that when I read it I just have to squee a bit. right. shutting up. right the fuck now.)

*edits this comment like three times*

[calliglad]

Twilight vampires are not real vampires. Pansies.

And the british swear words don't bother me because, when I read them, I hear them in a british accent. However, that was not quite the right place to use the word bollocks. Crap was more applicable. 'Bollocks' is more like 'you're talking bollocks'. It fits in with most of the same phrases as 'bullshit', but not all. Anyway...(you can tell I britpick)

Hey, snap! The first comment you posted was at 4 in the morning here. I was like, wtf?

Scarper is one of my favourite words in the world. Along with 'daft'. Brilliant.

[silverotter]

As in, "Placement of that particular bollocks was a bit daft." xD

No, thank you, I love the britpicking.

(And I know Twilight vampires are pansies, so pleased you feel the same. =D)