Kink Me! #4
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He tries to talk to Uther, to make him understand what there is between him and Merlin. He hopes, with the stupid, ill-fated optimism that comes with the territory, that that alone will be enough. At the back of his mind, he knows it's pointless trying to explain or negotiate, but even panic stricken and desperate, he has to give it a try.
Uther waits until Arthur's finished before he looks at him, indifferent and disinterested, as if he's glancing over a stranger. He picks Arthur's phone up from the bedside table, tells him to get dressed, and leaves the room, locking the door behind him.
The next day, Uther is back in his room at dawn, and though he might not have slept a wink himself, Arthur's chest tightens at the sight of him. His father looks terrible, his eyes bloodshot and haunted, as if he hasn't slept for days.
Uther gives him a choice: he can either attend an intensive counselling programme that will help him make, as his father puts it, the right choices, or he can stay, and he'll make sure that Merlin and his mother ( ... )
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I'm so caught up in this story - it's so emotional and intense. Thank you so much for updating and know that all future updates will be equally appreciated.
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Thanks again for your lovely and encouraging comments! xxWith one thing and another, it's not every Wednesday, but they manage it at least every three or four weeks. It's not perfect by any means, but it kind of works, and neither of them are in any doubt about how lucky they are to have this at all ( ... )
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'Really, Uther,' says Godwyn, 'I can't see a problem. There was no paternity test, and everyone who can remember, will only recollect how erratic she was. She was so fixated on you that she left her husband before Morgana was born.'
'The woman was a disgrace,' Uther says.
'Maybe so,' says Godwyn, 'but it's all forgotten about now. If Arthur and Morgana were to marry, then it would be a fitting end to the rift between the two families. Igraine was always so close to Mrs Le Fay; if I remember correctly, you were too. '
'It will never happen,' Uther says, his tone final.
'Ah well,' says Godwyn, in his best You can't say I didn't try voice, and the conversation turns back to other things.
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Arthur pushes his window shut and throws himself back on his bed, landing with a thump.
It's pretty clear what's just been implied, as is Uther's denial but - and not that he would ever want anything to do with Morgana like that - Uther's reluctance to even consider it seems at odds with his determination to continue the Pendragon line. ( ... )
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Uther lets the issue of the continuation of the Pendragon line rest for longer than Arthur expects him to, but inevitably, it comes up again.
'The Castlefords are coming for dinner this Saturday,' he tells Arthur. 'Make sure you're presentable; they're bringing their daughter.'
Arthur nods and braces himself for the talk about good blood, suitability and morality. Uther refers to Vivian, the daughter, in glowing terms, though privately, given he describes her as giddy Arthur doubts his father has seen her since she was a little girl ( ... )
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The term passes quickly, and before long everyone is talking about Christmas. This year, Uther hands over the planning for the village New Year's party to Arthur. Apparently the village council have agreed, but he has his doubts about that.
'Make sure it's an affair with traditional family values; it reflects on us,' he growls at Arthur. He doesn't wait for an answer, hopping into his car to visit more potential sponsors for a new project he's barely talked about.
Arthur's not expecting much interest, but he asks around after church anyway to see if anyone wants to help him organise things. It's not exactly the highlight of anyone's social calendar, but for years, he's seen the way Uther's pushed the villagers around, so he doesn't see the harm in trying to come up with something that at least a few of them want.
Surprisingly, a lot of his friends do want to get involved. Unfortunately, Morgana is one of them, but between Gwaine and his tendency to mouth off over the slightest thing, and Elena's propensity for going off at a ( ... )
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Three weeks into the Spring term, Morgana is bedridden with a punishing dose of the 'flu. Theoretically, Arthur could have saved a molecule or two of compassion for her, but when he sees Merlin, all he's bothered about it breaking the good news.
'You've still got your classes,' says Merlin. 'If you want to stand on your own two feet after you graduate, you can't afford to fall behind. You shouldn't miss them.'
Fuck that, Arthur thinks, but they end up coming to a sort of compromise where Merlin doesn't drop too many of his shifts, and Arthur doesn't miss too many of his classes ( ... )
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Warning for violence (and probable ignorance of police procedures).
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A couple of weeks later, Arthur and Morgana Central London after their classes are finished for the day. Uther's having one of his sponsor events at one of the big hotels; it's high profile, apparently, and he wants some family there.
They leave the campus bickering because Arthur insists that it'll take longer to get there on the tube than on foot. After a mile or so, they take a wrong turn into an alleyway, and just as they're about to turn back, they catch sight of a scuffle at the end and hear a man cry out in pain.
'Come on Arthur,' Morgana says, pulling at his shoulder, 'don't mind about him, we'll be late ( ... )
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I love the little retreat he and Merlin have had. I wasn't sure if they were even able to be sexually active in their Wednesday park days, and loved the way Merlin and Arthur were so gentle and casual in their intimacy during their time in Merlin's flat. That was lovingly and gently handled, and was so very tender. They've grown up a lot, I think. Arthur is closer to being ready to be his own man.
Please know, author, that our hearts are deeply invested in this amazing story.
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