MERLIN ANNIVERSARY SHARE YOUR WIPS CHALLENGE
I was tagged by the lovely @count-pudding to share some of my wips for the merlin anniversary, so here is my humble offering (late as usual). Hope you enjoy <3
“Come on, you don’t actually believe that bloke waited around a lake for centuries just for his king,” Arthur scoffed.
“Not just his king. They were lovers and, if you paid any attention in Mr.Kilgharrah’s class, you’d know that,” Merlin retorted. He really didn’t know how he was going to put up with Arthur for the whole trip.
“Hey, I pay attention. It’s not my fault Mr.Kilgharrah hates me,” Arthur retorted back, getting pouty in that adorable annoying way he always does.
“He doesn’t hate you, he just hates the fact that you’re always late for his class.”
“Because it’s right after practice. Who puts an English class on a Friday afternoon? What kind of torture is that?”
Merlin chuckled despite himself. He hated that he noticed it too, the way he always came late to class. With his hair still damp and his cheeks flushing pink from running all the way down the hall. It was surprisingly endearing to see him looking like a normal human being, and not a perfectly polished prat like most of the time.
“You know some people actually like it,” he said after a while, afraid that if he stood quiet for too long Arthur could read into his thougths.
“Torture?” Arthur guessed.
“English class,” he replied.
“Same thing,” Arthur quipped, easily falling back into their routine banter.
Maybe being stuck with Arthur during this trip wouldn't be so bad.
To be continued (hopefully)...
(PS: For anyone curious this is sort of a highschool/reincarnated au where they're on a school trip to the arthurian sites (and maybe some memories start coming back?)…anyway this has been on my drafts for months)