we're doing a tragic merlin/gwaine oneshot for christmas!
it was beta'd by my son, @vindesia, and my freshman roommate, kai. i know his url i'm just not giving it to you.
this is actually really sad, make sure to read all the tags, and there are content warnings if you need.
outline for public use below the cut:
everyone stays up late after an execution but there was something different about this one
agravaine ordered it while arthur was away on business with mordred
merlin had stayed back because of a fight he and arthur got into right before they were supposed to leave and merlin’s looked like a kicked puppy all week
the execution was incredibly rushed
it was a young woman who had served agravaine under the pendragon household name
he claimed to have seen her using magic to nick jewels from Morgana's room and set her execution for the next day
merlin was always quiet and solemn after a sorcerers execution (he obviously didn’t agree with the kill-on-sight rule but none of them particularly did either) but he was even more so now
he was curled up on the floor staring at the fire and nursing a bottle of mead
his eyes remain vacant and trained on the fire despite the increasing flush in his cheeks
gwaine had stayed with him long after the others went to bed
he looked like he was going to do something stupid like run after arthur
or kill himself
eventually merlin crawls over to sit at gwaine’s feet and looks up to gwaine slurring his words
gwaine, we’re friends right?
i thought we were a little more than that
im anything you want me to be gwaine
gwaine doesnt like the way he says it
why dont you come on up and sit with me, babe? im kind of cold
merlin tilts his head and climbs up into gwaine’s lap, nearly knocking over his mead
gwaine? you’d do anything for me, right?
that depends what it is, birdy. what might you ask me?
what if i asked you to take arthur his dinner?
*laughs* sure, i’d do that
what if i asked you to gather herbs with me?
i swear, merly, i will protect you from the valley snakes.
what if i asked you to spend the night with me?
gwaine puts his hands around merlin’s skinny (too skinny, so small for how much danger he’s always in.) waist and rubs circles into his sides with his thumbs
is this going where i think it is? because i think lancelot might run me through. *chuckle*
*stage whisper* what if i asked you to fuck me, gwaine? would you do that?
merlin rolls down onto gwaine’s dick
*breath hitched, lowly* you’d have to ask real nicely.
would you chain me up if i asked nicely?
there’s not a lot down this vein that i wouldn’t do.
you’d lock me up if i asked? what about… burning me? just a little. with some wax.
merlin is still rutting against him and gwaine’s erection is still growing but his actual arousal is flagging
you- i- you don’t like fire, merlin. but if it’s some-
what about a lot, gwaine? would you burn me a lot? with fire?
gwaine’s mind screeches to a halt as merlin still rolls down onto him
merlin, what-
would you cut me?
i don’t-
would you kill me, gwaine? if i asked?
gwaine uses his hands to stop merlin forcefully
you’re- you’re not asking me to- right?
…
merlin, you’re not asking me to kill you, right? tell me you’re not asking me to kill you!
…
i’m not going to kill you, merlin. i’m not going to let anybody else kill you either. do you understand?
*nods*
tell me you understand!
*quietly* what if arthur asked you to kill me?
if he does that he can say goodbye to his head. now tell me you understand!
*quietly* i understand.
If you use this outline for any public work, please let me know, i wanna seeeee.
