If you are reading this, that means that I am dead... Yes, I have come back as a zombie to haunt you. Warning: I have developed a taste for human flesh and chicken tenders. Unfortunately, death has not stopped me from being amazing or from hurting like hell ran a truck over me a dozen.

I think that I died around the 100th push-up. See, it was against the rules to say "can't." Every time someone did, everyone had to do 15 bloody push-ups (yesterday was 25). Not naming any names (Nik), I was forced against my will to kneel before the cheer gods in painful attempts to do push-ups.

Disclaimer: Eleventy-one reasons why I don't own Merlin.

Prompt: From me: Father's Day drabble

Rating: K+

Genre: General

Characters: Uther, Merlin

Time Frame: Holiday!Arc; Post Season 3

Summary: Despite his madness, Uther is invited to the Father's Day feast (obviously it's a thing). He sees something strange in the halls... Holiday!Arc

Let's Go On An Adventure


Uther turned the corner. As he did so, he forgot why he was wandering. Something to do with a special feast.

A servant whose name he did not remember was using magic to hang decorations along the stone castle walls, adding a cheerful air to the unusually gloomy corridor (did servants come down this way anymore?).

"My-my Lord!" the boy yelped, ceasing his magic immediately. He stared at the King helplessly, hands lowering to his sides.

That was when Uther recalled his name.

"Just get back to work, Balinor."

Then Uther continued on his way, leaving the boy flabbergasted.


Pretty much in this AU, Balinor had been a servant in the castle before the Purge. Uther has gone mad, so who's to say that he doesn't call certain people by other names (imagine what he calls Arthur sometimes)? Uther also doesn't remember that magic is outlawed. He will definitely not remember this incident five minutes from now ("I don't even remember five minutes ago!").

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Next: Sunday dinner.

~Lya200~