Title:
"The Holly and the Ivy"Author: Adarog
Fandom: Merlin
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, pre-slash
Summary: The rising of the sun and the running of the deer....
Rating: FRT/PG
Word count: c. 2400.
Notes: So I never signed up for a posting, but then I was looking at the community prompts and saw this:
Day Nine; decorating
Decorating! The time of Yuletide creeps ever closer, and Camelot is in serious need of some festive redecorating; Merlin doing so in a less than traditional manner, armies of servants covering the castle in holly and mistletoe, or just Arthur being a prat and making Merlin move the decorations just a little bit more to the left.
[Prompts; mistletoe. Christmas tree. Holly. “You look ridiculous. But I forgive you.’]. And I flashed on the carol, and this story bubbled out. For me, the definitive version of the carol is the Walford Davies arrangement as sung by King's College Choir:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7eHtDtZ7hsDisclaimer: This is a work of fiction. I claim no ownership and am making no money. The show Merlin belongs to Shine and the BBC, but Merlin and Arthur belong to themselves and everyone who loves them.
WARNINGS: Schmoop from here to Albion and back.