A/N: Hey, friends! Okay, so I discovered something today. I can sell shoes! There was literally nothing going on at the front register today, so I went back to the shoe department to dust. There were supposed to be five people working there today. Four of them called in sick/with car trouble. Let's just say I didn't spend much time up front today. Guess what! Shoes are really fun! Wouldn't mind doing it again, that's for sure!

Ooh, and Sherlock's finally back! WORTH WAITING A YEAR AND A HALF FOR! Even though Moffat and Gatiss are evil trolly, trolling bastards, if you'll pardon my French. Seriously, the new episode's brilliant. Go watch it! Watch it a lot! (Seriously, the first scene with Moriarty is worth rewinding several times on its own!)

And it's Colin's birthday! He's 26! (My gosh, he's 26. le dying.) So, um, I was going to try to write a drabble based on 'You're the Voice,' but there are a couple of problems with that. 1. I'll be honest, I'm not really a big fan of the song. (Blasphemous, I know.) 2. One of my favorite authors in the Narnia fandom just posted a really creepy horror story that kind of twists everything around and it inspired me to do the same. Sort of. It's hard to do in a 100 words. (Her penname's WingedFlight if you're curious. Even if you aren't, go read it!) I'm really considering expanding on this in the future, because I think there's so much more I could say if I didn't have a word limit.

So...yeah. Happy New Year!

Disclaimer: Characters belong to the BBC
Rating: T
Genre: Horror
Characters: Arthur, Merlin
Pairings: none
Warnings: dark!Merlin
Prompt: Silver (Gollum's Song)

108. Silver

"Do you know what I'm called in the rest of Albion?" He twisted his hand around lazily, his tone bored.

Arthur shook his head dumbly, ropes chaffing at his skin as he watched the sorcerer pace before him.

"Silvertongue." The word came out in a hiss, and a tendril of magic escaped from Merlin's lips along with it.

"They see me as…a peacekeeper. The one who keeps the land from falling to 'our enemies.'"

Arthur cringed as Merlin stepped closer. "And I do. But not like they believe."

"Or maybe I do. No one wants a coward for king, Arthur."

Cheers!

~Melpomene