Rarepair Rowboat: Merleon | Merlin x Leon (BBC Merlin)
Requested by @bebravedearheart
Footsteps echoed down the stone corridor. Merlin ducked behind the wall then poked his head out, but he needn't have bothered.
"Merlin, I saw you."
He reemerged to meet Leon, who stood in front of him, exasperated by his antics. He was still fully dressed with chainmail and sword to boot as he was supposed to be on watch.
'Guess there's no point in hiding then,' Merlin joked with a grin.
He straightened up only to be shoved backward, through the door behind him. He stumbled in the dark, but Leon grabbed a handful of his shirt, keeping him on his feet. He used it to pin him to the wall.
'You know, Arthur would have your head if he knew you were abandoning your duties,' Merlin said.
Leon raised his eyebrows. 'And he would have yours if he knew you were out after curfew. Worse, that you were sneaking around a knight's chambers after curfew.'
'Hmm. Best not tell him anything, then. You know, seeing as how we both want to keep our heads on our shoulders.'
'Agreed.'
A grin started to spread across Merlin's face but it was interrupted by Leon kissing him. Not that he was complaining, and he definitely was not complaining. He knew they were on a ridiculous time-limit as Elyan would notice if Leon didn't get back to his post within ten minutes, but it was hard to think about anything when Leon was pressed against him.
Their secret meetings had only been going on for a few weeks, but they had a routine, and it worked. It was irritatingly strict, and Merlin couldn't pretend he wouldn't rather drag Leon to bed and spend all night there, but he knew it was too much of a risk, for both of them. If a handful of stolen moments after dark and while out on rides was all they had, it was better than nothing.
