Room 325, Saturday Morn'

[bitchprince]

Arthur... was still in bed, and more than happy to keep it that way for another spell. It was the day of graduation, and nerves were running high - not for the event itself, but for whether it would mean that, on the other end of this weekend, laid a trip back home.

It was that thought that made him open his eyes and stare across his pillows. Too restless. He sighed.

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[bitchprince]

Bastard.

Arthur eyed him firmly from up top.

And relaxed. A little.

... He might have been tenser than he was willing to admit.

"We should look into it."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Might help keep you quiet," Merlin agreed.

[bitchprince]

Arthur smacked him lightly in the shoulder. "I don't need it."

Beat.

"...Do I?"

Focus on that, now.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Maybe?" Merlin, don't play at being coy. It didn't work for you.

[bitchprince]

"... Are you asking me?"

No, it just made him sound confused more than anything.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Do you think you snore?" Yeah, this was just going to end in mockery for Merlin.

[bitchprince]

"Of course not," Arthur said, staring at him. "Did you bang your head off the side of the bed his morning?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"No..."

[bitchprince]

That got him another squint.

"Right..."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Right." Yeah, they were special.

[bitchprince]

"Any other bewildering speculations on my personal habits you'd like to share, Merlin?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"...you leave crumbs in the bed."

There, he said it.

[bitchprince]

"I rarely ever eat in my bed, Merlin," Arthur pointed out, sanely.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You ate those rolls in there last night!" Well, actually, Merlin brought them and was eating, but he did it cleanly. Arthur just made a mess.

[bitchprince]

"You did most of the eating, you pig," Arthur said, giving him another shove.

At least it was an outlet for some of that tenseness?

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You ate some too!"

[bitchprince]

"I'd think it's safe to say most of the crumbs would be yours," Arthur said, eying him some more while he could.

And snagged Merlin's waist to tug him closer. Hush.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I was very clean," Merlin insisted, leaning in to inspect what might have been a lovebite.

[bitchprince]

Arthur's expression turned amused. "I'm sure you'd like to think so."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You're an ass, you know that?" Merlin asked, biting that spot. Because he was a cruel man.

He learned it from you, Arthur. He learned it from watching you.

[bitchprince]

Arthur winced slighly at the sudden sting, then sighed and trailed his hand up over Merlin's back. "Says the idiot accusing me of snoring."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Excuse you, you do snore."

[bitchprince]

Arthur groaned in derision. "I do not--" Squint. "...I snore, do I?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Loudly."

[bitchprince]

"Thank you for letting me know," he said. Dryly.