#june 27: beauty and the beast - forest/kidnap

[lit-in-thy-heart]

besparkled with blood

Rating: Teen+

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Categories: Other

Relationships: Lancelot/Merlin

Characters: Lancelot, Merlin

Additional Tags: Kidnapping, Whump, Angst, Protective Lancelot, Protective Merlin, BAMF Merlin, Whipping, Trapped in a Well, Torture, mild but rather graphic with fingers in wounds, Physical Abuse, unwillingly done but thought safer to tag it than not, Suicide Attempt, Self-Harm, again it's not in the usual way but safer to tag, Guilt, Canon Era, between s3 and s4, Kissing, Blood and Injury, Hurt Lancelot, very very hurt lancelot, Knife Merlin, this whole fic is basically me going how could i make this worse and then doing it, yes it was meant to be max 5k, yes it is over 10k, watch me flail for reasons why merlin can't use magic to get them out bc merlin is so op, merlin and lance get all the braincells this time as a treat, Forehead Touching, Forehead Kisses, Sharing Clothes, Innuendo, there might be two lines that count as crack, Scars, Infection, Caretaker Merlin, if you've read marigolds this has kind of similar vibes, Hugs, themrys, They/Them Pronouns for Merlin, look i have no idea if the last section is accurate, bc there is no nearby well and i can guarantee i would not have volunteers            

Words: 11,653

Chapters: 1/1

Summary: Lancelot had bundled almost all of the fragments of himself into Merlin’s open hands, had stuffed their pockets with tales from his childhood and filled their mouth with sweet oaths. He had written powerful prose from the syllables crafted when his fingertips fell on their skin, sentences stringing together the blood in their veins, and Merlin had never asked him for anything more.

When their picnic date is interrupted by a rude kidnapping, Merlin and Lancelot get a little more alone time than they had bargained for.

Written for @mercelotweek (day 2: Beauty and the Beast - Forest/Kidnapping)

Opening:

As far as dates went, this was not the best one that Lancelot had planned. Of course, he hadn’t planned for a kidnapping to take place just as he had leaned over pilfered pies to kiss Merlin gently, but him not having planned that didn’t make the date any better.

Lancelot had stolen into Merlin’s room with the dawn, stroking their cheek to wake them gently, and had presented them with a large basket and a wide grin. It had been relatively easy to get Merlin out of work, in the end: all it had taken was playing the messenger and telling Arthur that Gaius needed Merlin to collect some rare herbs that were only in season for a period of a week and he would accompany them, then telling Gaius that Merlin was receiving some basic training to defend themself all day. It hadn’t exactly been honest, but Merlin had barely been able to catch a break since they had taken Camelot back from Morgana. There had been countless training sessions to force Camelot’s knights to bond – not that Lancelot had any trouble bonding with the four knights he’d spent hiding in caves and ruins with, but most of the older knights were more guarded – and Merlin had been drowning in tedious chores for weeks.

In hindsight, perhaps Lancelot should have told at least one person where he and Merlin would actually be.

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#mercelotweek2023 #june 27: beauty and the beast - forest/kidnap #day 2 #mercelot #merlin #lancelot #bbc merlin #merlin fanfic #lit writes #whump #angst #knife merlin #turning up two days late with an extra 6k and a line of empty coffee cups #word of warning that lance does not get a break and merlin doesn’t get off lightly either

[mercelotweek]

Mercelot Week 2023 Prompts

Hello all! It's that time of year again! Mercelot Week Prompts! :)

As with every Mercelot Week, we have chosen a theme, and this year's theme is Fairy Tales!

If you have questions about whether something you want to make adheres to our guidelines, check out our FAQ and Rules. The point of this fest is to have fun and celebrate Mercelot, so if you think what you make adheres to the prompts, we probably will too. <3

Main Prompts

June 26 - Rapunzel - Castle/Secret Keeper

June 27 - Beauty and the Beast - Forest/Kidnapping

June 28 - Cinderella - Locked Room/Midnight Meetings

June 29 - Red Riding Hood - Path/Getting Lost

June 30 - The Ugly Duckling - Lake/"I see the real you”

July 1 - The Little Mermaid - Ocean/Missing Clothes

July 2 - Sleeping Beauty - River/Only One Bed

Alternate Prompts

June 26 - Orange/Family

June 27 - Silver/Royalty

June 28 - Blue/Cleaning

June 29 - Red/Savior

June 30 - Gold/Magic

July 1 - Green/Collection

July 2 - Purple/Dragons

#mercelot #mercelotweek2023 #merlance #merlance week #merlin/lancelot #merlin x lancelot