Author's Note: I finally had some inspiration! This drabble and the one after this one are dedicated to Tuli-Susi, who gave me the idea and the prompt. Thank you so much for the review and the suggestion! I really appreciated it! I hope this is what you were looking for, and I greatly hope you enjoy these. I hope everyone else who is following these enjoys as well! Read and review!
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Chapter 38: First Impressions of an Idiot
When Arthur first meets the boy who dared confront him, Arthur concludes immediately that he's an idiot. He obviously has no idea who Arthur is.
However, it isn't simply incredulousness that prompted Arthur to ask if they knew each other. Arthur can't deny he seems familiar. Although surely he'd remember this Merlin simply from his ears, never mind his attitude.
Arthur thinks Merlin might be the biggest idiot he's ever met, and by the end of their second encounter, he's sure of it. Merlin's brave though, and there's still that sense that he's familiar somehow.
There's just something about him.