Disclaimer: Merlin = not mine
Merlin glopped foam over his stubbly cheeks, razor poised at the ready.
"Finally" he thought.
He swiped the razor down, making a perfect line through the stubble.
"Merlin!" Arthur's voice screamed down the corridor.
"Not now!" He yelled back.
"MERLIN!"
Merlin glared at the razor and angrily wiped the foam from his face.
Throughout the council meeting Merlin was on the receiving end of many strange looks. He swore he heard someone mutter "What a hack job."
He returned to his room and glared at his half finished shave in the mirror. He grabbed the razor again and foamed up his face. He paused in thought. He walked calmly to the window and threw the razor out, wiping his face as he went.
Merlin's beard became almost as famous as the man himself.
This is my reason for why Merlin grew such a huge beard. The hack job line was from the Grinch. Sorry for the kind of minimalistic, choppy writing. Novelistic is not my favourite writing style. I normally write scripts and the style kind of influenced it. I hope you enjoyed.