Room 325, Monday Morning

[bitchprince]

The salle was not exactly in the cards, no.

Even if Arthur had had illusions about getting up and training with the wound on his head, the wizard clinging to him had managed to get himself so involved with Arthur's limbs that as much as moving his leg to get out of bed was thoroughly impossible without destroying half of it.

Arthur was, ergo, doomed to lie there, snuggling a girly wizard while his head pounded like a drum. With the curtains closed. And all the warm blankets. And a bowl outside for the squirrels (albeit they were old nuts, so how far their bribing power went was another thing).

Yeah, Arthur wasn't deserving of that much pity. So maybe he liked his nose where it was: firmly in Merlin's nape.

[[ for a wizard; details beyond Merlin being clingy NFB ]]

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin blinked up at him, ripping a piece of bread in half. "...I don't think I am?"

[bitchprince]

Arthur nodded, and chewed idly on his bottom lip.

"It's a nice thought, though," he said, shortly after. "Everyone living in peace together, protected."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Nudging Arthur's leg, Merlin smiled. "Wouldn't hurt to try."

[bitchprince]

"Or I could wind up starting a war that'll go on for dozens of years," Arthur said, glancing back at him.

The stupid smile on Merlin's face was doing something to his stomach again.

"It's also insane."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"And noble."

[bitchprince]

In spite of himself, Arthur laughed softly.

"You really are something, Merlin."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I know," Merlin replied with a grin that might have been smug.

[bitchprince]

Arthur rolled his eyes, and gave his shoulder a light shove. "Normal people would just ask me for a few cows or privileges."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Why would I want a cow?"

[bitchprince]

"I don't know. You're a country boy. You could want to run off and start a farm somewhere."

Though if that happened, Arthur would be quite put out. If understanding.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You're a very strange man," Merlin informed him.

[bitchprince]

Arthur snorted, and shot him a vaguely amused look. (And maybe affectionate, but he wouldn't cop to it) "In that case," he said, "Like knows like."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin scoffed as though terribly offended. "Well. See if I get you breakfast ever again."

[bitchprince]

"You will," Arthur informed him, shifting to press the side of his leg back to Merlin's. "It's the only way you'll get to steal my food."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"No, that's called getting my own breakfast."

[bitchprince]

"You are not eating breakfast if I'm not," Arthur informed him.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I'd like to see you try and stop me."

[bitchprince]

"I could easily smother you in your sleep."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin just shot him a look for that.

[bitchprince]

Arthur grinned at him. Angelically.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Shouldn't you be sleeping?"

[bitchprince]

"Should I?" he asked, leaning forward.

... Carefully. He didn't particularly relish the thought of bumping foreheads.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I think you should," Merlin confirmed, trying to move some of the food out of the way before it was crushed.

[bitchprince]

"You are a classic mother hen," Arthur told him, at which point that leaning turned into a very careful attempt at a kiss.

Without crushing the cheese, at that. Good work, Merlin.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

The meat, though, was a lost cause.

Merlin brought his hand up, cupping Arthur's jaw as he kissed back.