Author:
SalamandairTitle: Noot Noot
Rating:G
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Summary: A father-daughter date to the zoo, as told through texts
Warnings: N/A
Word Count:297
Prompt: Wild
Author's Notes: It was better formatted, but LJ didn’t like it, so it looks awful here. Sorry!
Thursday 11:35 am
[Merlin] How’s the zoo date so far?
[Arthur] Good. Ainsley is having a great time!
[IMG sent: Picture is of four year old Ainsley leaning on a fence as she looks at something]
[Arthur] She’s watching the parrots
[Merlin] Aww! She looks adorable!
[Merlin] Have fun! Keep hydrated, both of you. And don’t give her too much sugar.
[Arthur] I make no promises
[Merlin] Prat. You’re dealing with her sugar meltdown
Thursday 1:03 PM
[Arthur] Help me
[Merlin] ?
[Arthur] She fell in love with the penguins and wants one
[Arthur] She doesn’t understand why I won’t buy a real penguin
[Merlin] brb, dying of laughter
[Arthur] MERLIN. FOCUS
[Arthur] I told her they belong here because it’s too cold for them at home and she’s trying to convince me that she can make her room cold enough.
[Arthur] This child is stubborn
[Merlin] She got that from you
[Arthur] Not helping, sweetheart
[Arthur] You’re the child expert. Help. Me.
[Merlin] Alright, alright. Relax, you cabbagehead.
[Merlin] If i remember right, Most zoos have something where you can ‘adopt’ an animal for a certain price and they give you a certificate saying that you adopted it and a stuffed version of that animal
[Merlin] I’d be shocked if they don’t have that there. Try that
[Arthur] Thank god that worked
[Arthur] Cost £54, but she’s happy and named her penguin ‘Pingu’
[Arthur] Do I have you to thank for showing her ‘Pingu’?
[Merlin] It’s a classic and I showed her culture. You’re welcome
[Arthur] Debatable
[Merlin] I’m filing for divorce. Pingu is amazing
[Arthur] She thinks that penguins go ‘noot noot’ and did that to the poor penguins. Now I know who to blame for that
[Merlin] hahahahahahahahaha. I love her
[Arthur] Dolt