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- No, Hisirdoux. You can't see. And don't...

- But Mawster!

- ... but-master me.

- But Mo'gana is doing magic!

- Perfect time to go to bed, then.

As a young child with magic powers, one of Douxie's greatest desire is to learn magic. But in Merlin's opinion, he's to little to do such things: first of all, he has to learn how to control his powers.

Since Douxie seems to be too impatient, Merlin has declared some strict bed times rules, to avoid that Douxie enters in contact with Morgana's magical exercises. Not to mention, the presence of an awed five years old can distract her.

Morgana does not agree with this, finding Douxie funny and feeling proud when he watches her in complete wonder.

But rules are rules, and Merlin's the boss.

(please, feel free to send me prompts or headcanons, I'm having some difficulties in developing the story)

bro im just that crying cat meme @ ur wizards AU. thank u so much. would you happen to have any more headcanons for it?

Thanks!

I’m actually still working on it, so this’s a list that I’ll probably upload if something else comes in my mind.

I’ve also decided the tag would be “childouxie au”, so stay tuned to that;)

General informations

Douxie is four/five years old: his age is not sure for anyone, has nobody knows exactly when (or where) he’s born. Merlin has of course his suppositions, but he’s not gonna reveal them to anyone.

Douxie has no memory of his family: he only remembers his name and having lived with Archie. He simply knows nothing more- and this can have been caused by a memory loss due to magic or by a “simply” traumatic event (as the death of his entire family).

Morgana is nineteen years old and has been training with Merlin since she was ten/eleven- the age one normally developed sufficient magic skills to become an apprentice. She’s still adressed as “Princess”, but she prefers the title “Lady Magician”. I’ve got a desing for her: she’s keeping her hair in two different and shorter braids and she’s starting now to wear darker clothes, due to the death of her sister-in-law.

She’s pretty good at magic and she normally follows Merlin’s orders and teachings but in the last period she’s started to lose her respect for him, since the help he had given to her brother. So she’s like living a sort of teenager rebellion (and she has solid points to do that).

Queen Guinevere has passed away a year before Douxie was found by Merlin. She was only twenty-two and has been married with Arthur for a year.

King Arthur is twenty-four years old. He’s become king when he was only twelve, due to his and Morgana’s parents death. He’s been a very good king, building a solid and happy reign for his people and forming the Round Table’s knights. Since the death of his wife, tho, he’s written rules against all the magic creatures, with the help of Merlin himself (that has also helped him reaching Excalibur from Nimue, the Lady of the Lake).

Merlin is fifty-two years old. He normally doesn’t wear the armor we see in the serie, but some green tunics and capes of the same color. He’s got dark hair and beard, only a little streaked with grey and white.

Merlin follows the knights in their raids against the magical creatures’ village on Camelot lands- there are many of them, since before the queen’s death the relationship with humans was difficult, but they were normally left free in their villages even outside the wood.

Merlin follows the knights principally to kill the magic creatures they aren’t able to slain: he’s not feeling right tho.

Douxie and Merlin’s informations

Douxie is very shy at first and Merlin doesn’t know what is taken to speak (and to raise) a child so little. So at first, it’s very complicated for them to get to know themselves and to function as a family.

Before meeting Merlin, Douxie has lived alone with Archie: so in many ways he behaves like a dragon-cat. He climbs every accessible superfaces, wardrobes and shelves included (for Merlin’s desperation); he normally sleeps rolled into a ball and he tends to his when he’s nervous. He also doesn’t like too much close spaces and so Merlin tries to bring him in open spaces as more as he can. At least Douxie has a good vocabolary, thanks to Archie’s fluent human language.

Douxie has had bad experience with adult humans: they were not only scared by his magic, but in some case also pedophilies. Luckily, nothing has ever happened, but Merlin is the first person after a while he’s able to trust.

Douxie doesn’t like king Arthur at all, because he’s too big and watched him with a strange and scary expression. Every time he sees the king, Douxie clings to Merlin’s legs. Merlin doesn’t like it so much.

Douxie is very fascinated by magic. Merlin’s been clear he’s not going to learn spells in such a young age- the most important thing for them now is to gain control on Douxie’s magic to avoid conflicts of any sort with Arthur. But Douxie loves magic so much that Merlin tries to avoid that he sees Morgana’s practices: this means a very early bed-time for Douxie.

Douxie has tried to sneak over Merlin’s laboratory to learn magic or to see Morgana: this hasn’t finished well.

Douxie likes also to sing, often songs in languages Merlin doesn’t know. From this, he supposes Douxie isn’t not of British heritage.

Douxie starts to throw tantrums only after a long time he’s staying in Camelot. Merlin’s got zero chills about it and his tactic consists principally in leaving Douxie cries on the floor or on his bed.

Morgana often tries to intervene in Douxie’s raising and education, much to Merin’s annoyance. She’s super sure Douxie should learn magic also now.

Staying in Camelot, Douxie learns more human costumes and also takes reading and writing’s lessons by Merlin (who’s very not much patience but he’s done the same thing also to a young Arthur).

Douxie doesn’t like so much the knights, even if Sir Lancelot has tried many times to become a sort of father/brother figure to him.

Archie gets super protective, even against Merlin. Archie’s not used to have around someone else that cares for Douxie and doesn’t trust Merlin a bit. So he practically never leaves Douxie’s side. And this can lead to some problems.