Kink Me! #25
Kink Me! #25
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‘I, er, what?’ Merlin finally finds his voice, which seems to have eloped to another kingdom along with his ability to think straight.
‘Merlin.’
‘I… you just made me a Court Sorcerer!’ He is surprised to hear his own voice, and he can hear the surprise in his own voice, and his head spins.
‘I was thinking about Court Jester, but you’re jokes aren’t even funny,’ Arthur tells him calmly, so calmly, in fact, that Merlin finally manages to gather his thoughts.
‘You know I have magic,’ he says after a moment, horrified.
‘I’m glad you’re aware of the meaning of the word “sorcerer”.’
Merlin pays him no mind.
‘You know about my magic,’ he repeats dumbly. ‘Oh God. I’m going to die.’
‘See that you don’t. That could really ruin the festival spirit,’ Arthur helps himself to the plentiful food, some other servant standing behind his chair on goblet-refilling duties. The knights are uncharacteristically quiet. Most of them watch Arthur. Some of them watch Merlin.
‘I, I. I don’t know anything anymore.’
Arthur raises and eyebrow.
‘That surprises you?’
Merlin hears the mocking tone, but doesn’t fully register it. He blinks, stares at Arthur, not really seeing anything else, even though the hall is noisy and packed with people. Arthur’s amused expression slowly falters, and he frowns.
‘Merlin. Relax. I’m not going to execute you after announcing you the Court Sorcerer,’ he says quietly, so that no-one else can hear.
‘You know,’ Merlin repeats, because the prospect of his imminent death is nothing new, he can handle it, but this little fact is still something he can’t wrap his mind around.
‘Yes. I’ve known for a while.’
‘And this doesn’t… bother you?’
Arthur sighs and takes a sip of his wine.
‘It does, a little, although probably not in the way you think. But now is not the time for that conversation.’
‘Why didn’t you tell me?’ Merlin asks hysterically.
‘No, Merlin, why didn’t you tell me?’ For the first time Arthur actually sounds angry, and his eyes narrow. But then he calms down, even smiles.
‘Why at the feast, though?’ Merlin persists. ‘We could find somewhere more private.’
‘Honestly? Because I wanted to see the expression on your face. And I wanted to be sure you wouldn’t run away screaming.’
‘Right.’
Merlin stares down at his plate, and over the Round Table. Gwaine’s smile is friendly and mocking; Elyan is amused, Lancelot - sympathetic. Gwen looks a little troubled, but she beams at him nonetheless and shakes her head.
None of them are surprised.
‘I’m terrible at keeping secrets, aren’t I?’ he asks weakly.
‘Not really,’ Lancelot says. ‘The king only found out recently.’
‘And now I can’t wait to find out if you’re as terrible at magic as you’re at everything else,’ Arthur says.
Merlin opens his mouth, wanting to give Arthur a sharp retort - that he’s one of the most powerful sorcerers well, ever, that he’s defeated Nimueh, Cornelius Sigan, Morgana, that the Great Dragon has to obey him, that it’s his destiny to make sure Arthur becomes the greatest king in history - but stops.
Arthur may know. He doesn’t need to know everything.
‘I can’t wait to give you a demonstration, your majesty,’ he says instead, part mocking, part sincere.
‘Wise choice. A good king should be aware of all the resources at his disposal.’
‘Yes,’ Merlin says quietly. ‘He should.’
They catch each other’s gaze, smile - and it’s an endless moment, when everything seems possible, when all their dreams are suddenly within arm’s reach. He sees it all, clear as day - the greatest kingdom and the most beloved king. He can’t tell if it’s a prophecy or just a promise, and he honestly doesn’t care.
Destiny, Merlin decides then, is not a bad thing after all.
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Nice that Arthur still has a few surprises in store, though.
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ANON, I AM THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD.
I was so, so hoping someone would fill this for me, and you did! And it is lovely! Thank you so much!
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thank you so much for writing this
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