fifth

[justmerlin]

[This has to be the greatest holiday ever.

No, really! Everyone is in such a good mood, including Merlin himself. It's hard not to find the mood a bit contagious, really. Not to mention there is chocolate and little candied hearts everywhere.]You know, I suppose the castle isn't so bad sometimes. A right pain in the arse but sometimes it surprises

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[chimesin]

[And there may be a voice nearby that could quite have possibly been listening in on Merlin!]

My thoughts exactly!

[justmerlin]

[He looks up with a start at that voice before giving her a smile. Someone who shares his sentiment! Great! He opens his mouth to speak in agreement.]

♫ That you agree brings a smile to my face...

[Oh, that's odd. That came out as a song. And yet... for her, it seems only appropriate.]

[chimesin]

[Oh. Hey. Singing? Singing. She likes singing! Alice's eyes widen for a brief moment, but she remains, her smile unfaltering as she approaches. She'll stick around for this!]

Oh, really?

[justmerlin]

[Yes! Singing! It's perfect! Really, there's no other way to express what he's feeling than through song.

He sets his journal down, rising to his feet and bringing a hand up to his chest in a show of bravado.]

♫ For here beside you, there is no better place!
To think that before I'd been so without,
But now I can say that my love for you, I do not doubt! ♫

dictated

[save_the_souls]

...Don't count on that.

[justmerlin]

Why not? Surely there's no way to put a bad twist on this.

[save_the_souls]

[....]

Last year there were arrows that would put people under very intense love spells.

[justmerlin]

Oh.

[Oh GREAT. Now he has to be on the lookout for arrows? Immediately he's thinking of Arthur, the king of falling under love spells.]

I haven't seen any, though! Just these bowls of candy.

Hold me

[fishy_go_byebye]

[As long as it's okay >>

She'll just be watching and munching.]

[justmerlin]

[He notices her just as he pops that "hold me" candy right on into his mouth!

Ah.

Well now. She does look a bit lonely, he thinks as he rises from where he's sitting to walk toward her.]

[fishy_go_byebye]

[A little surprised, she looks around, trying to figure out who he's approaching.]

[justmerlin]

[Her! He's approaching her. It should be obvious. Why would he ever want to approach anyone else?]

Hello!

#1 Crush

[unlivingson]

[Thass has wandered up to the castle to see if he can find any woodworking tools--and blunders into the red and pink decorations.]

Oh...huh. Love is in the Air? Heh.

[Smiling a little, he walks inside.]

RUN AWAY THASS, RUN AWAY

[justmerlin]

[Merlin is popping another candy heart into his mouth just as Thassarian walks in. Ah, that's quite a bit of armor. Quite a face, too. It's a bit startling, really.

Wait, no, that's not right. As soon as the candy kicks in, he realizes it's not startling in a frightening way, but startling in a rather... handsome, striking way.

It brings a rather goofy smile to Merlin's face. Yes, there is a young man smiling pointedly at Thassarian now.]

/FLEES

[unlivingson]

[The only time he has spoken to Merlin in the flesh was when they were both rather more feline, so he doesn't recognise the smiling young man next to the bowl of candy. He smiles back--oblivious to any deeper intent--and gestures to the decorations.]

Is there a celebration?

NOT QUICK ENOUGH

[justmerlin]

[Merlin recognizes that voice. Honestly, it's not difficult to. There aren't many voices with the same reverberation as his.]

Yes! Well, sort of. I'm told it's called "Valentine's Day."

[He's proud that he could answer his question so quickly.]

/SHOVES THIS HOLIDAY also let's dance :(

[haplessing]

[ she's walking through, shopping bag in hand... with.. stuff idk... she's glancing over him as he dictates into the journal but.. doesn't say nothing ]

heehee

[justmerlin]

[In goes another candy just as Tam walks by. He keeps forgetting to read what's written on them, but since they're being eaten, it hardly matters.

Not a moment later, he's on his feet, waving toward her.]

[haplessing]

[ she's... glancing at him, looking confused.

looks around her.

and then points at herself ]

Me?