Muggle
Disclaimer: Me. No. Own. Anything.
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"Arthur," Merlin said, staring at his reflection in the mirror. "Are you quite sure about this?"
The king turned, and barely managed to conceal a smirk as he took in the sight of his ex-manservant , drowning in flowing blue robes and looking self-conscious in the matching blue hat.
"Why?" He asked, moving next to Merlin so that both their reflections were visible at the same time. "Is there anything wrong?"
"Well," Merlin said, reaching up and touching the tip of his hat (which stood about a foot from the brim, mind you). "It's just – It feels like I'm wearing a dunce cap or something."
It took all the Once and Future King had not to let out a high-pitched giggle.
"Merlin," he said, working furiously to keep a straight face. "Words cannot express my sincerity when I tell you it suits you perfectly."
Merlin rolled his eyes. "Well, I can't say I'm surprised. You always did have horrible taste in hats, Sire. Why couldn't I design my own wardrobe?"
"Because, Merlin," Arthur said, trying his hardest to look him in the eye and not burst into laughter. "I am your king, and you are my subject. Just because I've promoted you to Court Sorcerer doesn't mean you have any more free will than you did when you were a maid."
"I was a servant, Arthur."
Arthur grinned.
"Ugh – whatever!" Merlin said, whirling around and striding away. His robes swished and shimmered softly in the sunlight pouring in through the window. "You know, you're just jealous!"
Arthur raised an eyebrow. "Jealous?"
"Yes."
"How am I jealous?"
"Because…because I'm a warlock, and you're just a stupid Muggle."
There was silence. Arthur tilted his head to the side. "Muggle?"
"Yeah," Merlin said, desperately trying to salvage his dignity. "You can't do magic and I can. Ha-ha!"
"I see. Merlin?"
"Yes, Sir?"
"Shut up."
"Yes, Sir."
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Dedicated to Kelly, if she ever finds this. 3
So we were thinking about the origins of the world "Muggle", and decided that Merlin probably made it up on the spot when he was making fun of Arthur (like with "Clotpole" and "Dollophead" lol). And the dunce cap thing was my idea – you know how Arthur always makes Merlin wear those stupid hats. I could definitely see him trying to pass of a dunce cap as a 'special hat' to get Merlin to wear it.
Again: I don't own anything! Muggles belong to J.K. Rowling!