IN A LAND OF MYTH AND A TIME OF MAGIC!
notes: for the prompt: Arthur and Merlin...watching an episode of Merlin.
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So Morgana tells them there's this show and it's ridiculous but fun and got these folks who have their exact names and Isn't that the craziest coincidence, Arthur?
Except, it's not really, thinks Arthur, because his whole life has been weird like that. It was bad enough that he ended up with a sister named Morgana and roommate named Merlin and a neighbour named oh god-Gwen was short for Guinevere, wasn't it?
It was like some twisted joke where his life had been set up to be some sort of Arthurian tragedy. For the most part, he'd just taken it in stride and been grateful that at least he wasn't the one named Merlin.
Anyway, his roommate Merlin, of course, the friendly neighbourhood sci-fi geek, says, "I've heard about it actually. It's got dragons and stuff! Is it any good?"
Morgana laughs, cries out "No! But, it's," she makes a vague hand gesture, "interestingin this really bizarre way. You'll see what I mean. Gwen has the DVDs. Apparently, she thinks the male leads look like you two, except that they're totally in love with each other."
"This I gotta see," Merlin laughs out loud.
Just as Arthur scowls and says, "I call bullshit."
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So they order takeout and make popcorn and sit on Merlin's threadbare couch with Arthur's organza throw pillows (the mix made for a reflection of the entire apartment). Gwen puts in the DVD, and Morgana loads up Episode One.
A voice begins to bellow, "NO YOUNG MAN, NO MATTER HOW GREAT, CAN KNOW HIS DESTINY..." and a shirmpy kid with a backpack walks down a hill. Gwen begins cooing instantly and Merlin frowns and says, "I don't see the resemblance at all."
Arthur laughs, adds, "I kinda do."
-right up until the character of Arthur is introduced and Arthur throws popcorn at the screen, cries out, "I am way better looking than that guy, and way less of a douchebag," only to have all three of the others turn to look at him simultaneously. "What?Okay, fine, a little bit less of a douchebag. I still maintain the first bit."
And when the Merlin and Prince Arthur characters meet for the first and second time and talk about walking on knees and say something like I could take you apart with one blow and I could take you apart with less than that,Morgana howls with laughter as Arthur sputters out air.
"See? I told you," she says to Arthur.
Gwen just smiles quietly and whispers, "It gets soooo much better."
And by the time they've finished fighting and Prince Arthur is saying, There's something about you, Merlin buries his face in the throw pillow and groans. "What isthis even-"
Morgana laughs and pats him on the back. "Oh sweetheart, this is just the pilot. If it's any comfort though, they don't actuallyget it on."
"Yet," adds Gwen, very, very quietly.
