Inevitability and Poultry

[srin]

Title: Inevitability and Poultry
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Spoilers: An allusion to 2x10, none for series 3.
Rating: PG-13
Length: ~3,300 words
Summary: Wherein Merlin and Arthur tackle an unlikely creature, ponder questions of animal husbandry, and do their very best to avoid a personal conversation.
Note: Silliness, plain and simple.

Comments

[harrysdragoness]

oh man. im trying sooo hard not to roll around cakeling right now seeing as how im in a library! still very very funny! also difficult to read slash when there is little munchkins around :)

[srin]

Whoops, hope you didn't get in trouble! Thank you. :D

[koshakrl]

Just plain adorable. I think "strategically unconscious" covers Arthur's myriad convenient head injuries just right.

If you don't mind, I did something similar to this a few months back. Hope I can make you laugh: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985045/1/bStorytime_b_with_bMerlin_b

[srin]

Thank you! Poor boy never gets to be awake for the action.

And I'll had yours to my to-read list, thanks.

[koshakrl]

Ta! :)

LOL FOREVER

[callowyn]

You had me at "the beaver tail shoots fire."

BUT IT JUST KEPT GETTING BETTER.

The awkwardly-gross-but-still-hot morning kisses! Gaius failing to explain anything! A contraption that makes the sound of a baby beaver! Merlin's tunic being eaten by a less-than-sacrificial lamb! Arguments about punctuation in the face of certain death! THE BREEDING POPULATION OF ROYALS.

In short, you're hilarious. ♥

Re: LOL FOREVER

[srin]

Thank you so much! Very pleased that it was as amusing as I hoped it would be. :D

[riventhorn]

There were so many parts in this that had me laughing!

The lamb tries to eat Arthur’s chain mail too, but manages to work out on its own that the armour’s inclusion in the menu ought to be reconsidered.

And:

Or in that valley with the ferns, when you were, and I quote, ‘supremely confident that-‘”

Or

Arthur prancing around looking tasty in order to distract the creature.

There were a lot more, but I'd end up quoting the whole thing back! And Arthur and Merlin were so adorably awkward and boyish. Loved it!

[srin]

Hooray, thank you! I'm so glad the humour and the silly boys being silly boys worked. :D

[accordingtomel]

LOL, awww! I'm all bummed about the show right now, so this was just the pick-me-up I needed :D. Their banter is the most hilariously adorable thing in the history of ever. I especially laughed at this part: After quite a bit of arguing over the relative worth of their lives, the creature’s likely intelligence, Merlin’s upbringing, Arthur’s ability to attract peril, and whose fault it is that Gaius didn’t give them better instructions, they come up with a plan. --> LMAO! That's SO THEM :D

And I love how almost all of their kisses were kind of awkward and not anything amazing. It's actually quite cute ;).

Anyway, this was hilarious (I laughed out loud several times) and sweet and just cracky enough to be thoroughly entertaining :D. Thanks for sharing ♥

[srin]

Yeah, I have, uh, not exactly been thrilled with how things are going in the show itself, so it seemed like some light-hearted silliness was in order. I'm so glad it worked for you! Thank you very much. :D