A Merlin drabble

[janne_d]

Those bunnies have been harassing me again.

Unbetad, Arthur POV, and exactly 100 words, go me! Once again, as gen or preslash as your predilection decides.


The Worst Servant

Merlin was a terrible servant.

For example, a servant should wait on his master's will. Merlin made Arthur hunt him down anytime he wanted anything done. Arthur was used to servants that rushed to do his slightest bidding; Merlin followed his orders as an afterthought, if he followed them at all. And instead of being deferential, Merlin mocked, argued, laughed, occasionally treated Arthur like the village idiot, and couldn't keep his opinions to himself if his life depended on it.

Merlin was the worst servant Arthur had ever had.

He was the best friend Arthur had ever had as well.

Comments

[humbuggirl.livejournal.com]

Very sweet - and perceptive. :)

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly :-)

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

*loves*

Arthur is so used to getting his own way that having Merlin there to remind him of Reality and Other People's Feelings is useful.

OH LOOK I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THE FAKE PLOT THAT IS DISGUISING THE REAL PLOT. ^^

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Arthur is so used to getting his own way that having Merlin there to remind him of Reality

Yes, exactly. Though I think Arthur is also bored by getting his own way all the time and that's why Merlin is so interesting to him.

OH LOOK I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THE FAKE PLOT

OMG, so you have! How cunning of you!

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

But we all know the real plot is the Dragon attempting to get them together. I wonder if perhaps he thinks that if they're together, then when Arthur is king Merlin will put in a good word and have him released.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

True!

perhaps he thinks that if they're together, then when Arthur is king Merlin will put in a good word

*grins* Nah, I think he's just an old reptilian romantic that thinks boy-kissage is pretty.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

Great Dragon: Do you see the pretty man?
Other Not-So-Great Dragon: Yes.
GD: Do you see the other pretty man?
ON-S-GD: Yes...
GD: 2o quid says I can get them to kiss.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Heee!

Three weeks later...

ON-S-GD: Hey! Telling them they're the two sides of a coin is cheating!

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

GD- YOU NEVER SAID I COULDN'T.

[demon-faith.livejournal.com]

Aww. That was lovely.

I'd like to see what Merlin thinks of Arthur!

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :-)

I'd like to see what Merlin thinks of Arthur

Hey, who let in the plot bunnies? *whacks them with a shovel*

[demon-faith.livejournal.com]

Yay bunnies! *feeds them lettuce and fangirl squee*

[makeanewworld.livejournal.com]

Awww. :)

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly.

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

Oh, Arthur! <3

(I really need a Merlin icon.)

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Heeee.

I got mine from ultimate_trick. There are many pretty things relating to Merlin there.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/]

That is so true. ^__^

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

I'm glad we agree! Thank you very much.

[drjenny88.livejournal.com]

So perceptive :) this is totally the relationship Merlin and Arthur have.

I love how you've written this: short, but oh so sweet.

And the comparison at the end:

Merlin was the worst servant Arthur had ever had.

He was the best friend Arthur had ever had as well.

That made me squee just a little.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, I'm really glad you liked it. And I'm very pleased the comparison made you squee - it got rewritten many times so it's nice to hear it works.

[lupus-malus.livejournal.com]

True.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

I think so. Thank you.

[kizna1200.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet. I adored those last two lines.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Lovely, thank you very much.

[radioactivepiss.livejournal.com]

Perfect for them. I like how you really did get a lot about the two of 'em across in such a short space! ♥

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Perfect for them

Oh, excellent - thank you!

And drabbles are hard. 100 words is much less than you think it is... I'm glad you think I got enough in.

[clancy-s.livejournal.com]

I think you're right on target there. Merlin's probably the only non relative to ever stand up to Arthur: Arthur seems to like it.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Merlin's probably the only non relative to ever stand up to Arthur: Arthur seems to like it

Yeah, that's exactly how I see it. I think Arthur is bored of people deferring to him as well.

Thank you for letting me know it worked for you!

[d-o-y.livejournal.com]

" When plot bunnies attack" should be a prime time show with fic writers telling "their stories"

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

And lots of footage of the bunny from Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Tim saying "death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth".

[fadagaski.livejournal.com]

*flail* That is definitely how Arthur thinks of Merlin, even when he's bitching him out for XYZ chores done badly.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yes, he absolutely does. As has become increasingly clear with every episode!

[bright-blonde.livejournal.com]

great, and also very true...

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I think Arthur's POV of Merlin is an interesting one.

[callistianstar.livejournal.com]

That last line has me singing an symphony of "aww"s. :D Very good.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Oh, a symphony! How lovely - thank you ♥

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Lovely - spot-on =)

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.

[verob2002.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh! So sweet!

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-)

[eternal-dolor.livejournal.com]

So sweet.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly :-)