Author:
archaeologist_dTitle:
By the Sea (also on
AO3)
Rating: NC-17
Characters(s): Merlin, Arthur
Warnings: panic attacks
Summary: Merlin is afraid of the water. And in love with Arthur. It's not a good combination.
Word Count: 8117
Author's Notes: Betaed by the fabulous
camelittle. Honestly, she's wonderful.
This was part of the
merlin_writers bingo card that I never finished filling. The square read "Day at the Beach". I immediately thought about some of the photos I'd taken at Galway bay where guys were jumping/diving into the water. Photo at the end of the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own the BBC version of Merlin; It and Shine do. I am very respectfully borrowing them with no intent to profit. No money has changed hands. No copyright infringement is intended.