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Tweak says, "merfie lerfie!"

Arthur Pendragon (a_royal_prat) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2010-01-23 00:55:00

Entry tags:

arthur pendragon, merlin

Who: Arthur and Merlin
What: Arthur belatedly grows a conscience
When: Evening
Where: Merlin's room
Rating: Low
Status: Incomplete

This had the potential for absolute disaster. The poorly wrapped package was wedged awkwardly beneath Arthur's arm as he took out his keys to unlock his door. It was mere coincidence that he heard a familiar voice, grumbling, from the other end of the hall. Arthur paused, glancing down to confirm his initial thoughts. Merlin was trying to enter his own room, dropping things as fast as he was picking them up. Arthur knew this opportunity would unlikely come at a better time and strode down the hall, catching Merlin's keys as they fell through his fingers.

"You'd think you would learn to keep a better hold of these."

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youngmagician
2010-01-24 01:26 am UTC (link)

Merlin pulled himself up to sit on the counter after he finished the cake, opening up the folded manual for the walkman. Tapes would probably be a little hard to find, but until then he could listen to the radio too. Merlin played with the buttons a bit until Arthur finished the apple, and smiled over at him again. "How have you been? I've been working a lot, and haven't had the time to really come by and pester you. Still have everything you need?"

Everything was a little more casual then it had ever been between them, even if Merlin had the habitual feeling of guilt for not getting into Arthur's room to make sure everything was as he needed. Gwen was probably taking care of it all, but -- somehow it was different. Being attended to by a girlfriend was not the same as a servant/friend/whatever he was to Arthur. Aside from that though they did act a little more like proper friends, which was nice, and Merlin needed it after finding out Severus had vanished a few days prior.

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a_royal_prat
2010-01-24 05:00 am UTC (link)

"You'll be shocked to know I'm perfectly able to restock my cupboards with edible food." Arthur nudged Merlin's knee with his elbow and grinned. What he didn't add was that he missed having Merlin at arms reach, it was strange not having him within grabbing distance whenever anything happened, mundane or otherwise.

He wondered if having his shadow removed would be any odder.

"Some of us would take your continued absence as a mercy."

Some of them who weren't him. But Merlin should sense the well intended joke for what it was, no matter how infrequently they saw one another.

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youngmagician
2010-01-24 05:15 am UTC (link)

Merlin chuckled and shrugged. He knew it was all joking. After all, Arthur said himself he didn't like it when Merlin was quiet. "I didn't mean just food. I took care of more then that."

He decided not to list things off like making sure his clothes were clean, in tact, and ready for the weather, no holes in his shoes, sword and armor he arrived in still tended to just in case, cleaning up his room, and all sort of little things to make the place better or things easier for Arthur if he could. A lot of which he was (mostly) happy to do.

"Aside from that though. I mean, what have you been doing to keep busy?" Merlin did kind of worry. Arthur never seemed to adapt to all of this as well as he did. He wasn't as naturally curious and eager to try everything this place had to offer.

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a_royal_prat
2010-01-25 08:02 pm UTC (link)

"I walk." Arthur hadn't intended the flippant tone his answer had taken, but there it was. Gwen worked. Merlin worked. Arthur walked. It wasn't as if he didn't wish to find employment of some sort, it was more that he found no need to do so. If a reason occurred, then he would. Simple as that.

"There's too much of this city that we know nothing about. It's better than staying indoors."

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