Wow. You guys are so awesome. I've gotten so many reviews and y'all were asking for more, so… ask and you shall receive! Just a little snippet. But this is the end. For real. I swear.
Arthur was just getting out of a lecture when he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He took a glance at the caller ID and smiled when he saw it was Merlin. They basically had each other's schedules memorized by now, so Merlin had probably called as soon as he knew Arthur was done with class.
He answered the call, "Hey love. What's up?"
Merlin didn't bother with greetings and got straight to the point. "Did you know they've made a new blog about us? Kinglinforever on tumblr."
"Contrary to popular belief, my brain does not get wifi. What's this blog about?"
"Well, a lot of it's the usual, reblogging our posts, posting our pics. But the main thing is that someone figured out that I modeled those costumes for Morgana, and now they've photoshopped you into some of them."
"Ha!" Arthur laughed. "That's brilliant."
"It's embarrassing! You should see yourself in some of them."
"Hm. You say they're embarrassing, but I bet that hasn't stopped you from browsing through them all."
"I had to see the extent of the damage. You know."
Arthur switched the phone from his right ear to his left. "Of course. So, did you follow them?"
"What?! No!"
"Why not? They'll probably flip. It's amazing how these people forget that we are also on tumblr and know about the things they post about us."
"Exactly. No need to fuel the fire."
"Hm," he murmured. "You're still coming over this weekend, right?"
"Of course. I'll bring some of my mom's cookies."
"And I'll bring the condoms."
"Oi!"
"Nuh uh, you can't pretend to be innocent anymore, I know you're actually a minx."
"You—I—!"
Arthur could just picture Merlin's bright red face and he grinned widely, probably looking like a maniac to anyone who walked past him at this moment. "Shh, calm down. I'm just teasing you."
"Arthur," Merlin whined through the phone.
"I've gotta go. See you Saturday, yeah?"
"Yes."
"Love you."
"Love you too."
Arthur smiled, "Bye," and hung up.
Of course, mere hours later, Arthur had started following kinglinforever and whoever the mod was immediately posted:
AAAAHHH THEY KNOW! ABORT! ABORT!
Onceandfutureking reblogged the post and added:
Haha, as if you guys were being subtle. I've been around the internet for a while now, I know how things work. Though for the record, merlinsbeard found this one. He just won't admit to it.
Merlinsbeard reblogged onceandfutureking and added:
Lies, I've seen nothing.
Onceandfutureking reblogged merlinsbeard and added:
You are fooling no one. I've recorded that phone call, so I have proof.
Merlinsbeard reblogged onceandfutureking and added:
You did not!
Onceandfutureking reblogged merlinsbeard and added:
I record all our phone calls, didn't you know?
Merlinsbeard reblogged onceandfutureking and added:
You're one of those creepy people on the internet that parents warn their children about, aren't you?
Onceandfutureking reblogged merlinsbeard and added:
Children love me. I give them candy.
Merlinsbeard reblogged onceandfutureking and added:
CREEPER!
Onceandfutureking reblogged merlinsbeard and added:
Only when you're in the room.
Kinglinforever reblogged onceandfutureking and added:
NOW THEY'RE FLIRTING OVER MY POST OH MY GODDDDJFKDA;DKFJ;!
Merlin was curled up on Arthur's bed while he waited for him to finish writing an email. He somewhat resembled a cat, the way he looked so warm and pliant, so of course, as soon as he was done, Arthur just had to curl up with him and pet him.
"You know we're doomed to a life of internet fame, don't you?" Arthur said softly, as he brushed his fingers through Merlin's hair.
Merlin yawned. "It's not too late. We could delete our tumblrs, deactivate your youtube account, and resign ourselves to an average life where we check our facebooks every so often."
There was a stretch of silence as Arthur felt Merlin waiting for his response.
In unison, they said, "Nah."
Laughing, Merlin rolled over so that he could look up at Arthur. His boyfriend leaned down to kiss him and Merlin reached up to meet him halfway.
What started as a quick kiss on the mouth soon turned into long, slow, and lazy kisses, Arthur licking into Merlin's mouth. The hand he wasn't using to prop himself up was sneaking under Merlin's shirt. Merlin's hands were wound around the back of Arthur's head, running through his hair and pressing long fingers into the back of his neck.
Arthur pulled away and then dove back down to leave a trail of hot kisses along Merlin's jawline and down his neck to suck on a collarbone.
Merlin moaned. "Condom?"
Arthur grinned. "Cookies?"
Merlin slapped him halfheartedly. "Internet creeper."
"If I wasn't, I'd never have met you, would I?"
"I'm not arguing about this, just get the stupid condom."
Arthur burst into laughter and hid his face in the crook of Merlin's shoulder. "I love you so much."
Merlin smiled. "And you are the John to my Sherlock."
"I think it's the other way around."
"The companion to my Doctor," Merlin continued, undeterred.
Arthur kissed him to shut him up. "You've forgotten the most obvious one," Arthur whispered against his lips.
Merlin raised his eyebrows, signaling for him to continue.
"You are obviously the wizard to my king." Arthur kissed Merlin's answering smile.
Then they spent a long and glorious night together and Arthur displayed his prowess in wielding his sword and Merlin made some magic happen. Yes, that is as dirty as you're probably thinking it is.
