Summary: After Arthur disobeyed his father and retrieved the Mortaeus flower for Merlin's cure, Arthur's frantic pleading to save Merlin led to a misunderstanding that actually convinced Uther to take the flower to Gaius.
Now all Arthur has to do is explain to Merlin why Uther thinks they are lovers.
And while Uther is supportive of the relationship, he requires it kept secret. But in his paranoia, Uther misinterprets every innocent interaction between the two as something far more intimate, to the embarrassment of everyone involved.
And then the knights begin showing up...
Rated: M
Fluff and humor throughout. Weekly updates. Still in progress.
me trying to utilize the tags on ao3 to find the exact fic that will cater to my taste, but watching as the pages keep dwindling down and the works that are posted are between 1k-2k words long
There’s a hobbit fanfic that’s called Shot in the Dark and istg every time I see the name I start singing it to the tune of Shot Threw the Heart by Bon Jovi
Huh? What was that? what are my favorite molecule compounds? oh, uh, well I hear that CO2 is nice. And, um maybe C3PO…? And my favorite is…uhhhhhhhhhhhh…..A…O…3
When I'm getting into a new ship I can't read any AUs until I've delved into all the fics that are as close to canon as possible first. Like these two ain't getting coffee together after Chem lab until I've immersed myself in their world and together they've dealt with their villains and their trauma and everything that makes their relationship possible or not. Then once that's done it's onto such fics as ooh he's a baker trying to keep his small business afloat and she's an alien just discovering her love of earthly sugar and hijinks, ah yes delightful.