Merthur with a dash of Cursed AU
Firstly, I have to give credit where it’s due. Because, let me tell you, this one art by @maryluis where Merlin from the BBC show rocks the Cursed!Merlin outfit (go check it out if you haven’t seen yet!!) inspired me so much, along with the song “The Other Side” from The Greatest Showman
ok credit’s given, let’s go
First of all, magic might technically not be illegal in Camelot, but it is heavily frowned upon, as Uther is still Uther, lmao. That means, that casting spells/enchanting in public may quite possibly get you thrown in the dungeon. For how long, it depends on what kind of magic have you cast (so that means some of the poorer people who are also coincidentally sorcerers may at times get themselves locked up deliberately, e.g. when it’s winter, it’s cold af and the food’s scarce)
However, at some instances having magic may get you led straight to your execution. What these instances are is, as of now, undecided.
The Pendragon siblings are not impressed with their father’s rule. Morgana often presses Arthur to just go and do something about it, and has trouble with understanding that Prince’s hands are often tied. She loves her brother, of course, but in her eyes, he should just try harder.
As for Arthur, he tries to better the life conditions of his people where he can. Seems not to be doing much but it doesn’t stop him from trying. And exactly that is why he doesn’t really have Uther’s favor. Frustrating thing, really.
Somehow, Gwaine is in Camelot as one of Arthur’s knights. I have no idea how that came to be.
One night, Arthur end’s up in the tavern. It’s debatable, how. Maybe to find Gwaine, maybe his knights convinced him to loosen up a little bit, whatever. The important thing is that he ends up there exectly when people start to whisper about the powerfull, all-knowing warlock who has just arrived to Camelot. They say his name is Emrys.
No one expects Emrys to be a lanky man with boyish features, ridiculous ears and this huge, radiant smile, which is exactly why literally nobody pays attention to Merlin when he gets to the Rising Sun. They might rise an eyebrow or frown seeing his, hmm, unconventional attire? The druidic triskellion doesn’t seem to be all that attention-worthy compared to his yale/royal blue coat and bare chest.
Also, he can somehow both hold his drink and totally fail at this at the same time, which continues to baffle the other guests.
At some point, there’s a brawl. Miraculously, both Merlin and Arthur get themselves kicked out, which is, as we know, a great way to start a relationfriendship
Okay, all’s fun and games but we can’t forget that Merlins is Emrys. So it’s not really surprising that he can see that Arthur is locked in a golden cage and some part of him want to get away.
And this is where we get to “The Other Side” part of this idea, as the negotiations start. Also, the tension is rising. They don’t reach a compromise that night, however, and part ways more exasperated and frustrated at each other than anything.
Oh! and a quick fun fact: Merlin and Gwaine totally know each other. And absolutely no one knows how they met, because the story changes each time they tell it per somebody’s request. Probably because they don’t know the story themselves, as they were both completely wasted.
I will continue this… some day. I think. When I finally come up with the title (I feel a little torn between “King of Conventional” and “Take Your Walls and Start ‘em Breaking”) and write the actual story to this point.
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