This isn't as long as this looks. This drabble is still 100 words in length, just separated with "..." depending on the time period.
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Prompt: From this post on Facebook: Imagine if both Arthur and Merlin had magic and the whole series was basically those two dorks trying to hide their magic from one another.
Rating: K+
Genre: General
Characters: Arthur, Merlin
Time Frame: Spanning across all five seasons, with a "mild" twist.
Summary: Kind of hard to explain without spoiling everything; just look at the prompt.
Let's Go On An Adventure
"How do you feel about magic?" Arthur asked one day out of the blue.
Merlin didn't bat an eye. "Magic is evil."
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"Surely magic isn't as evil as my father makes it out to be," said Arthur hopefully.
"Do you really believe that?"
Arthur turned downcast at Merlin's hesitant tone. "Guess not..."
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"Why did Morgana turn evil?"
"She had magic, Arthur."
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"Tell me, Merlin..."
"It doesn't matter."
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In the forest, a dagger stopped midair. Merlin blinked once, twice.
And there was Arthur, lowering his hand, eyes shining gold.
Merlin grumbled, "You complete and utter prat!"
And done. I'll explain away each part, because I confused myself reading back over this.
-Part 1: Season 1, sometime after Merlin becomes Arthur's fr-servant. Arthur is trying to gauge if he could trust Merlin. However, Merlin has trust issues and just says what he thinks Arthur wants to hear.
-Part 2: Season 2, shortly following "The Sins of the Father." Even after what Morgause has done, Arthur tries to find some hope. However, Merlin crushes his dreams.
Part 3: Season 3, in between "The Coming of Arthur" episodes. Enough said. Merlin tells Arthur that it was Morgana's magic that turned her evil.
Part 4: Season 4. I can't remember what I set for this, but some time after Arthur becomes king, he asks about Merlin's opinions on magic again.
Part 5: Season 5, definitely before "The Disir." Arthur saves Merlin's life with magic, as per usual apparently, and Merlin FINALLY notices.
I don't know if I did a good job explaining away. Curse the 100 word limit. However, I'm not going to be like some other authors and surpass that limit. I won't.
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Next drabble will follow the scar reveal (right now it's humor, though that could change).
~Lya200~