They say that the darkest hour comes before the dawn, but what comes before the darkest hour? The answer: something making fun of another ship.

Again, if you have any non-canon ships that you wish for me to poke fun at, by all means. Why not? Surely Merthur and Gwercival aren't the only ones being shipped by the Knights or anything.

Disclaimer: Gwaine here denies any involvement with my plot to own Merlin.

Prompt: From pezzz: Haha, follow on story to ["The Merthur Strikes Back"]: Merlin and Arthur continue their retaliation by teasing Gwaine about all of the Pergwaine shippers. (and the title came from MythologyStar).

Rating: T

Genre: Humor/False!Romance

Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwaine

Time Frame: Still between Seasons 3 and 4, but enough time has passed so that Gwaine can feel somewhat comfortable around Merlin and Arthur. Somewhat.

Summary: Mind you, Merthur isn't the only pairing being shipped in Camelot, as Merlin and Arthur innocently remind Sir Gwaine.

Let's Go On An Adventure

"What would you call it?" Merlin asked randomly.

Arthur, barely hiding a smile, said, "Call what, Merlin?"

Gwaine, being a sensible man, didn't want to know. Who knows what goes on in their perverted minds?

"Is it Pergwaine or Gwercival? Gwaine, what do you think?"

God, they were talking ship names.

Gwaine felt himself blush. "I don't feel that way for Perce."

Merlin pouted. "But you gave him a cute nickname! It's fine, Gwaine. Everyone ships you two!"

"I hear he feels the same about you," Arthur joked.

Gwaine ran out of alternative reactions and died.

Now, before you freak out, no, Gwaine is not actually dead; he just blacked out. However, this wording sounds more amusing.

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And, because I feel like being "nice" again, yet another chapter taking place during/post the finale.

~Lya200~