Kink Me! #4

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No one else to find (43/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

'He may look a bit the worse for wear,' says the policewoman, 'but I can assure you if it were not for his actions then the victim of the attack would be in a far more serious condition. He acted very bravely today; you should be proud of him, sir.'

A raised eyebrow from Uther is enough to demonstrate that she has overstepped the mark and, cowed, the officer lowers her eyes and waits with the others, for him to respond.

'So,' Uther says, resting a hand on Arthur's shoulder, 'finally taking on some social responsibility, son? I suppose that is something we could celebrate. It might even make the papers,' he muses thoughtfully.

'Oh, I should think so,' Morgana smirks.

Uther looks past Morgana to the officer, who nods. 'Almost definitely. Your son managed to head off a particularly brutal homophobic attack today,' she says.

'A what?' Uther says, going completely still.

Fuck, Arthur thinks, as the man's odd reaction when he returned his wallet to him - I don't think that was what they were after - starts to make a little more

No one else to find (50/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

It's a day of softly murmured affirmations of love, of tentative explorations, and cautiously growing confidence

No one else to find (51/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

Surprisingly, Will turns out to be the most pragmatic about Arthur's situation, and more specifically how to anticipate what Uther will more than likely try to screw up for him. Although Arthur's touched by how Will seems to want to get involved, but he simply doesn't know him well enough to tell whether he's naturally helpful to people he doesn't consider utter wankers, or he's just pleased that Merlin has found someone, or maybe a combination of the two

No one else to find (52/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

'On the contrary,' Uther says, and the chilling smile is back again. 'It matters to me a great deal; I've invested too much here to throw it away, but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, there's already talk of the University discontinuing its association with the Pendragon family, and I will not allow that to happen, simply because you cannot conduct yourself appropriately

No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

Arthur takes a deep breath. He's almost ready to concede and walk away, when he remembers something. It's the conversation he had with Merlin the first time they'd seen each other after Uther found them and everything had gone to hell.

'I should have stood up to him,' Merlin had said. I let my fear of him take over. I've regretted it every day since.'And here I am, about to do the same thing, Arthur thinks, and I'll probably have the same regrets

Re: No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

OMG! *flails* So lovely to see an update! And this was amazing, I was practically holding my breath the whole way through.

Re: No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

What an awesome update anon, thank you so much.

Re: No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

\o/ You've taken us on such a lovely, gritty journey with these characters. Thank you so much. I'm looking forward to seeing how they start their new life together.

Re: No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

This beautifully long and satisfying update was waiting in my email this morning, only I had a million things on my plate today, and I'm only reading it now. It just about killed me all morning, knowing it was there

Re: No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

Oh what a lovely long update to a beautiful story!

You keep managing to surprise me, to take this tale into unexpected directions. I am feeling so proud of these fictional characters--Arthur's new found strength and courage and continuing to stand up to Uther, Merlin's love and support, the news about Percival and Gwaine, and the backing up of all their friends.

It's wonderful, Anon.

Re: No one else to find (53/?) Warning homophobia

[brunettepet]

What a fantastic update. Merlin's unwavering support and love shored Arthur up at one of the bleakest, most lost moments of his life and when he and Arthur finally touched at the airport, I let got of a breath I didn't realize I was holding. Arthur has been through so much and life was looming like something scary and impossible. He needed Merlin to anchor him and remind him it was all going to be okay

No one else to find (54/57) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

Thank so much everyone who read and commented on this. I'll probably tidy up and repost later this week, if anyone fancies reading it without quite so many breaks in. xxxA few days later, his passport, birth certificate and driving license arrive in the post. No note is attached; it's clear that if he wants anything else, then he'll have to fight for it

No one else to find (55/57) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

It's still a while before people stop looking at Arthur as if he's just about to have a breakdown. He can see where they're coming from. After years of living by Uther's rules there should be some sort of fallout, he supposes. In a way, he's almost waiting for something to happen, too

No one else to find (56/57) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

Even though Arthur's intention was to find another house share, if only to give Merlin a bit of space, every time he mentions it he's shouted down by the others. So they stay living together, he and Merlin and Will and Gwen, and the weeks turn to months and finally there's just no point as the lease will be up soon anyway.

'What do you want to do for the summer?' Merlin asks over a beer one afternoon, blinking in the sunlight. It's late May and unusually warm. 'Because you can come and stay with me and my Mum if you like. I was kind of hoping you would, actually.'

'Sounds great,' Arthur smiles, and reminds himself that this is the time he should do something like squeeze Merlin's hand, or move closer. Something like that. Merlin seems to sense his awkwardness and beats him to it, stealing a crisp before swooping in for a sneaky kiss.

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Other than Hunith's momentary flinch at the name Pendragon - apparently Dr. Gaius has shared at least some of his story with her - she welcomes Arthur into her house with open arms

No one else to find (57/57) Warning homophobia

[anonymous]

It almost no time at all before it's coming up for Christmas. It brings a smile to Arthur's face every time he thinks about how different it will be from last year, when they were lucky to have an uncertain hour here and there.

He finishes his final class for the week. He's not in the best mood, having being ambushed by Morgana on his way out. Apparently Uther is still furious with him, mostly because his standing in the village has been, as she puts it permanently compromisedHe lets her rail at him until it doesn't look as if she's going to stop any time soon, and finally he has to walk away, biting down his own disappointment at how Uther will probably always think of him as a commodity. He wonders, as Morgana's voice follows him down the corridor, how long it will take for her to realise that for herself, and whether it will matter

Re: No one else to find (57/57) Warning homophobia

[gatepromise]

Applause.

Awww, thank you. Merlin and Arthur will be fine, and will love and protect each other fiercely, and one day, will even adopt children of their own. *gets teary eyed thinking about it*

Very satisfying read!