A Premier Suite, Wednesday Evening

[bitchprince]

"I still have my trousers on," Arthur reminded him, dryly, and shot a glance towards the bath.

And then reached over and yanked on the knot of Merlin's neckerchief. That wasn't your trousers, Arthur.

[[ continued from this for Um. Prooobably NWS ]]

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[bitchprince]

"Don't be such a girl, Merlin. That's just a bit of water."

The mocking part, anyway. The second part, now, which involved some more soap, seemed less intent on getting Merlin's hair soaked and a bit more on trailing along his back.

He was Arthur Pendragon. He didn't do nice things without mocking you severely, first.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin shot him a look, putting a hand on Arthur's shoulder. "And you're an expert, I'm sure."

He took a moment to try and get comfortable in the tub. It was just a bit too small for this.

[bitchprince]

Arthur shrugged his other shoulder, although the shifting was a bit-- yeah, okay, don't lean too far that way. "I've been known to pick up many a skill quickly."

He pulled the sponge along Merlin's side to his front.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I'll keep that in mind," Merlin replied dryly. And really, Arthur's own fault for suggesting a bath.

[bitchprince]

Hey, a bath was an excellent idea. He was already starting to feel some of the tension soaking out of his limbs. "We need to do something about that smart mouth of yours," he decided, leaning up to kiss him.

... and sliding a hand up to the back of his neck, not so much for the sake of touching as for the sake of preventing Merlin's horrible coordination from drowning them both.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin snickered into the kiss, pulling him closer. "You sound like those movies."

[bitchprince]

"That's because I'm terribly charming, Merlin," Arthur told him, pressing the sponge against the boy's lower back at the same time, "Do try and pay attention."

Also, up this close, he was free to say hello there little Merlin.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Hey! It wasn't that small.

"And smarmy," Merlin replied, tangling his legs with Arthur's in a way that might end in a broken nose. "And utterly silly."

[bitchprince]

Honest to God, Arthur sometimes wondered how Merlin had survived a relationship in which the other person didn't possess enough grace to offset his complete lack of it. He shifted his leg a bit in a bid to avoid getting anywhere near a position that would herald that ignoble fate.

"Merlin," he said, kindly, as that sponge made a distinct downwards slide (which was not to say Arthur wasn't being thorough on the way, because he was), "I distinctly remember us just talking earlier about this idea of you knowing anything about this." Beat. "I am not smarmy." Beat. "And I'm far too poised to be silly."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin nodded solemnly. "Of course you're not."

[bitchprince]

"You're still trying to mock me," Arthur said, long-sufferingly, and dipped the sponge between his cheeks.

No, not the ones on his face.

He was trying to prove a point!

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Point proven! Proven!

Merlin made an undignified noise and started forward. "What?"

[bitchprince]

... Okay, now he did have to dodge a bit awkwardly to avoid getting headbutted, which would really ruin the mood. "...Avoid the nose."

The sponge went drifting up to the surface of the bath on accounts of Arthur settling his hand on Merlin's side to seriously no violence in the bathtub.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

It wasn't like Merlin was trying to injure him!

"You could try warning me next time," He suggested sheepishly.

[bitchprince]

Arthur shot him a distinctly amused look, leaning back over now that things seemed safe to lean his forehead to Merlin's. "At least it got you to stop with your preposterous mockery," he said, "But for the sake of preventing future injury, that may be wise."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Prat." Because it was true, thank you.

"I'm rather sure I've seen this in a movie and thought the mess it left in the bathroom was just a bit much."

[bitchprince]

"Maybe that was because you weren't a part of it," Arthur proposed. "I do keep telling you movies are nothing like reality, but I suppose it's too much of an effort for you to keep that in mind." He pressed a kiss to Merlin's lips. "Now," he said, "In the spirit of clarity, I am about to take you in hand. Think you can handle that?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin rolled his eyes. "I think I can handle that. It's the new things that might require a bit of talking."

[bitchprince]

"Is it?" Arthur asked, lightly, sticking to his word: he curled his hand around Merlin under water, stroking him once. "Because a bit of talking does go a long way."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin shot him a look. "That so?"

[bitchprince]

"In some cases," he said, setting his chin down on Merlin's shoulder as his hand began to move leisurely. "Of course, you think I'm just smarmy."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"So--" Merlin cleared his throat and pulled him closer. "--you admit to being that?"

[bitchprince]

"I admit that you think that," Arthur informed his neck. Still lightly. "I also admit that I lured you into the bath just to keep you from complaining about being filthy when I use my mouth on you later."

What? The talking thing had been a challenge.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

That sound? That was Merlin's brain breaking.

...and a whimper. A very manly one, mind.

[bitchprince]

Arthur grinned. Pressed a kiss to his shoulder, and sped up his hand. "Since we have a long evening, I suspect there's a good deal of places I can put my mouth, actually."