Author:
archaeologist_dTitle: Hate at first sight
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur,
Summary: How things changed over the years
Word Count: 100
Camelot_drabble Prompt: Bingo 2021: love at first sight
Author's Notes: unbetaed,
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
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When Merlin first saw Arthur, he thought him a bully, a raging idiot, and definitely someone to avoid. Tied to him, a servant Arthur could misuse as much as he liked, was Merlin’s worst nightmare.
Things changed. Smirks turned to smiles, thrown objects began to miss, Arthur even asked Merlin’s opinion-not that he listened all that much.
Insults became banter, became endearments, smiles heating up, hate turning into a bottomless love so intense there were no words for it.
When Arthur returned, Merlin wouldn’t speak of love. He’d smile and call him clotpole and hope it would be enough.