Written via the "au monster prompts" by toxixpumpkin on tumblr. Merdred Modern Day AU .
For the texts, bold is Merlin and italics is Mordred.
onwards.
I.
Mordred was simply having the worst day, starting with the fact that he had to do some mid-day shopping for his roommates, Morgana and Morgause... As if he wasn't as affected by the sunlight as they were. It was probably an excuse for the two of them to fuck without his constant complaining for them to be a smidge quieter.
It was really windy too. Mordred was holding on so tight to the umbrella that his knuckles had turned white. Apparently, that was no good against the sudden gust of wind that stole his umbrella from his hands. With a startled gasp, he leapt into the shadows patting himself down.
"Hey, you!" Mordred called out desperately to the lanky guy who was standing nearby. He looked at Mordred in surprise, pointing toward his face.
"Yes, you. Can you grab my umbrella for me please? It should be down that way somewhere. I really need it, you see..." Mordred waved his hands wildly as he spoke nervously, the grocery bag shaking loudly as he did.
"No problem," the stranger smiled and turned to go and grab the umbrella for him. Mordred felt a rush of relief slide through him.
The stranger returned and held out the umbrella toward Mordred, "Here you go." He took it carefully, stepping out of the shadows.
"Thank you so much," Mordred said with a wide grin. It was then that he noticed the guy was kind of good looking, "Could I thank you with dinner or something?" The guy chuckled.
"As long as I'm not dinner," he responded. Mordred blushed in surprise.
"No way," he said with a smile, "What's your name?"
"I'm Merlin Emrys," the stranger answered, sticking a hand out. Mordred smiled slightly.
"Mordred," he responded without taking Merlin's hand. It was out in the sun, and Mordred had received his fair share of burns for the day.
"So you're a vampire?" Merlin asked, looking Mordred up and down. Merlin knew this for sure now since Mordred had not given a last name. Vampires never did.
"I thought the umbrella gave me away," Mordred replied, pointing upward.
"You'd be surprised," Merlin smiled, "I've never met a vampire before. I'm a wizard myself." Mordred's eyes lit up with interest.
"A wizard! Wow, I didn't know they still existed," Mordred said excitedly.
"Well, we're not really into revealing ourselves. There's still a lot of dissonance with humans," Merlin responded. He was happy he had met someone he could talk to this about.
"I see," Mordred replied with a slight nod, "I bet you've got it harder than us vamps. At least they sell blood at convenience stores." Mordred shook the bag at his side gently. Merlin glanced at his watch, furrowing his eyebrows slightly.
"I've got to go. My boss is probably wreaking havoc by now," Merlin said.
"Wait, I don't have any way to contact you," Mordred said, "Dinner, remember?" Merlin grinned again, pulling a pen out of his pocket and pushing Mordred's sleeve up and quickly writing the numbers down. Mordred blushed again.
"See you tonight," Merlin winked at Mordred before running off. Mordred glanced down at his arm with interest. Merlin smelled good.
II.
Hey, this is Mordred. When do you get off work?
Oh, and is there a specific place you'd like to eat at?
Since the food doesn't, you know, matter to me...
Mordred fiddled with his phone for the rest of the day, waiting for Merlin to respond. He was a little worried that Merlin gave him the wrong number or something. Mordred dreaded over that for a solid hour before deciding Merlin was not that cruel.
Sorry it took me so long to respond! I get off in five minutes.
Meet me at Luigi's down on the corner of 5 and Park.
Okay.
Mordred grinned, touching his phone to his lips in attempt to hide his smile when Morgana walked out of her and Morgause's room in an ill-fitting tank-top.
"What are you grinning about?" Morgana asked with with a raised eyebrow as Mordred stood, grabbing his coat.
"I've got a date," Mordred responded, and was out the door in a hurry. He was a short distance from the pizza place Merlin had mentioned.
Mordred walked slowly up to the restaurant, the arresting smell of greasy foods assaulting his nose upon approaching the pizza place. When Merlin saw Mordred, he waved excitedly. Mordred waved back.
"There you are," Merlin smiled.
"Sorry, you hungry?" Mordred asked. Merlin smelled even better then. Mordred could feel a tingling sensation at the back of his mouth that told him that Merlin was probably bad news. He wanted to taste him...
"Yeah, starving," Merlin replied as they entered the restaurant. Mordred smiled slightly, keeping a careful distance between himself and Merlin. It was odd that he was so drawn to Merlin even though he had just eaten.
They talked for a while, just sitting in a booth while Merlin ate slice after slice of pizza. Mordred paid like the gentleman he is, and Merlin was very embarrassed about it.
"I haven't been on a date in two years, of course it's embarrassing!" Merlin protested, his face bright red as Mordred laughed.
"That doesn't matter," Mordred pointed out, "Some married couples haven't been on dates in years either." Merlin stared at Mordred for a long moment, his smile faltering slightly.
"That doesn't make me feel better," Merlin pointed out. Mordred's eyes widened.
"Oh, sorry," he said. Merlin shook his head, and with a surge of confidence, he slid his hand into Mordred's. Mordred swallowed, staring at Merlin.
"Is this okay?" Merlin asked. He was a very touchy-feely person, but if Mordred wasn't he could make sure he didn't make the vampire too uncomfortable. He kind of liked Mordred after all.
"Yeah," Mordred replied with a hint of hesitation, "Yeah." Merlin smiled slightly at that. They ended up talking quite a lot, all the way up to Merlin's apartment.
"So... I guess I'll see you," Merlin said, fishing his keys out of his pocket.
"Yeah," Mordred smiled the tiniest of smiles before walking off as Merlin opened the door.
III.
"Why is there a gargoyle in your apartment?" Mordred asked as he stepped into the messy living room. Merlin gave a small huff as Mordred set his umbrella by the door.
"That's Percival. Gwaine's boyfriend," Merlin said with a flopping motion of one arm. Mordred smiled slightly.
"There seems to be no end to the surprises with you, Merlin," Mordred replied in amusement. Merlin turned the heat on under the kettle with a slight smile on his face.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Merlin responded, "You seem to have more surprises than I do." Merlin turned around to curl his arms around Mordred's neck. Mordred smiled down at Merlin, his toes curling at the thought of tasting Merlin.
"We're only familiar with our own stories. I think that's what it is," Mordred responded. Merlin hummed softly, leaning toward Mordred. Mordred's breath hitched, and their lips met.
Merlin pulled away after a moment, "Are you okay?" Mordred nodded slightly.
"Sorry, I must be a little hungry," Mordred smiled slightly, exposing his fangs that had come out. Merlin gazed at Mordred's teeth with interest.
"Wow, I didn't know you got two on each side..." Merlin said. Mordred shuddered at the soft, breathy tone of Merlin's voice.
"Those are fairy tales you're going off of," Mordred replied as Merlin's arms rested on his shoulders.
"Does it hurt to be bitten?" Merlin asked after a beat. Mordred's eyes widened in surprise.
"No," Mordred answered after a long moment with a strained voice, "Apparently it's pleasurable."
"Uh, I've got, um, some blood in the fridge if you want it," Merlin said suddenly, turning away from Mordred with a blush. Mordred watched Merlin with growing curiosity.
IV.
Merlin slowly took Mordred's hand as if to whisper, it's okay. Gwen smiled at Mordred, her arms curled around Arthur's.
"It's nice to meet you, Mordred," she grinned. Arthur looked down at her with an equally wide smile.
"Yeah, we're really glad that Merlin's finally met someone," Arthur added. Merlin blushed.
"You're a prat," Merlin said. Mordred could tell the pair of them were humans and obviously wondering if he had bitten Merlin in any way. Mordred had resisted as of thus far.
"Nice to meet you too," Mordred responded awkwardly. He felt like he was staring into the window of a store, "Merlin has mentioned you two a lot. He says you're getting married next month?" Gwen blushed, and Arthur looked relatively surprised.
"Y-yes," Arthur faltered. Merlin grinned at Mordred. It was a happy, you remembered look that Mordred quite enjoyed receiving.
"It would be wonderful if you could come, Mordred," Gwen said then. She was obviously a very kind person, like Merlin.
"Only if Merlin would like me to," Mordred responded in a soft voice, and Merlin's heart soared.
"Would you really?" Merlin asked in a hopeful tone, "You never seemed interested when I brought it up before." Mordred smiled at Merlin.
"You had to invite me," he replied. Gwen kept on grinning brightly. She thought the two of them were adorable. Arthur looked like he didn't quite trust Mordred though... He would see sense soon enough though.
Well, thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed it lots. I may write some more and I may not.
Penny for your thoughts?
~Minatu
**Edit**
(I did some minor edits on the doc this morning. There will be another part.)