30 Day OT3 Challenge - Merlin/Salazar/Godric - Ours
Rating: Teen
Summary: A compilation of 30 important moments in Merlin's, Salazar's, and Godric's romantic life.
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Day 1: Confess
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"Salazar's mine," Godric declares, glaring at Merlin. The older wizard simply looks at him, pity clear in his gaze, and lets out a sigh.
"It's so sad that you have to believe in such delusions," he tells him, lowering his head as if the very thought pained him. "Don't do this to yourself, mate."
Godric sneers at him, looking at Merlin with contempt.
"Why are you here, anyway?" he growls. "This isn't your time period. I'd prefer to read about you, not see you."
"I'm here for Salazar, of course," the famous warlock tells him, a small smirk playing along his lips.
"How do you even know of his existence? You're not even from our timeline," Godric asks him, confusion lacing his tone.
"The Great Dragon let it slip. He didn't realize that I would stray from his path at the mention of my mate," Merlin says absently. Reaching into the pocket of his black slacks, he pulls out an old pocket watch, frowning at the time.
"Look, we can discuss this later. In the meantime, I'm going to go sneak into Salazar's bed and cuddle with him."
Without waiting for Godric's response, Merlin spins on his heel and makes his way to the snake's room, intent on having some alone time with his mate.
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"Why the hell are you two in my bed?" Salazar asks, his eyes wide with anger. Merlin huffs in annoyance, tightening his grip on the other wizard's waist.
"Honestly?" he questions, looking down at his beloved. "I don't know why this douche is here."
"Hey!" Godric snarls, glaring. "Don't call me a douche!"
"Anyways," Salazar cuts in before this can turn into a fight. "Don't you guys have your own beds?"
"We do," Merlin concedes, "but we want to be here with you."
He says it so earnestly that Salazar can't help but blush a bright pink. Looking down, he tries to will it away, but it refuses to go.
Godric chuckled, extending his hand to gently cup Salazar's cheek.
"You're so cute," he tells him, laughing. Salazar pouts, shaking his head.
"I am not cute," he spats. "Rowena would be offended that you called me such a thing."
At the mention of the blue-eyed witch, Godric rolls his eyes.
"To Rowena, everyone but Helga is ugly," he returns. Salazar smiles slightly at the thought.
"It's adorable," he whispers. "She loves her so much that she's willing to block everyone out. True love at its finest…"
He trails off, his words lingering in the air. Unbeknownst to him, Godric's and Merlin's eyes are glued to him. Sadness lingers within their orbs as they look down at the teen that suddenly looks so small.
Leaning forward, Godric wraps his arms around Salazar from the front. Merlin tightens his grip as well and they sit in a sad silence.
They know that the only thing the other teen truly wants is a partner; one that will love him and remain loyal. While they desperately want to give that to him, they know that he is not yet ready for their affections.
Tightening their grip on him, they relish in the warmth that radiates from their little one's body. They would settle with this for now.
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It's been a month since then.
True to their word, Godric and Merlin don't try to push their relationship with Salazar. Instead, they cuddle him randomly and give him affection, pleasantly surprised whenever they get some in return.
However, they do have something that worries them. Recently, Salazar has been avoiding them, a bright blush coming across his cheeks whenever he spots one of them. At first, they had found it endearing, but now? Now it was getting on their nerves. No longer could they cuddle their precious mate. Instead, they had to watch, their frustration steadily increasing, as he avoided them like the plague.
It had to stop. Now.
"Got you!" Godric rumbles, his arms wrapping around Salazar's torso from behind. Said man struggled in his grasp, the bright blush from before staining his features.
"Let me go!" he demands, trying futilely to get away. The lion simply clicks his tongue in reprimand, shaking his hand.
"What, so you can go avoiding us again? Not a chance."
Salazar whines low in his throat, raising a foot to kick his fellow founder in the knee, only to have his appendage caught in a tight and steely grip. Looking up, his eyes connects with Merlin's stoic ones.
"And what do you think you're doing?" the wizened wizard asks curiously, gently placing Salazar's foot back down onto the ground. After giving the younger wizard a pointed look, he wraps his arms around the boy's waist, smirking slightly when Godric releases a groan of pain. It seems that his fingers had 'accidentally' connected with the other man's gut.
"I'm not doing anything," Salazar tells them, attempting to pull away from the two-sided hug. However, before he can, a hand is cupping his cheek.
"Why do you avoid us, Salazar? Do you hate us?" Merlin questions, sad eyes boring into Salazar's own. "Have we done something to make you despise us?" Behind Salazar, Godric tightens his grip.
"If so, we're sorry," the knight whispers sincerely. "We don't want you to ever be mad at us."
"Where did this come from?" Salazar asks, wide-eyed. "Why would I hate you…?"
"You've been avoiding us," Godric tells him. Merlin nods.
"Yeah, but that wasn't… Gosh, I'm an idiot," the younger teen whispers, shaking his head. Sighing, he looks at them, his gaze sincere.
"I don't hate you," he tells them fiercely. "I don't think I can, and that's the problem."
"…What do you mean?" Merlin asks curiously, gently stroking the cheek in his hand with his thumb. Salazar leaned into the touch.
"I mean," he begins hesitantly. Looking back at Godric, he smiles sadly. "I've fallen in love with you."
Before any of them can say anything, he turns to look back at Merlin.
"And, I've fallen in love with you."
The knight and the warlock stare at him in surprise, their mouths wide open. Salazar takes that as a bad sign.
"I'm sorry," he whispers. "I know I'm disgus-"
He's cut off by a pair of lips on top of his own. Merlin hums into the kiss, smiling when he pulls back. Before Salazar can say anything, his head is pulled back gently and Godric's lips connect with his.
"We love you too," the lion tells him, pulling back slightly. Salazar looks at him, his mouth agape. Rapidly, he looks back at Merlin, surprised when he sees the very same soft look in the other's eye.
"Since we love you and you love us," the older wizard begins, "will you become ours?"
Salazar stares at him before nodding, feeling his eyes burn from the tears that desperately want to be let out.
The two tighten their hold on him and they stay there, feeling an almost overwhelming amount of affection from one another.
Day 1 - Prompt 1: Complete
Word Count: 1,171
