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adelagia ([personal profile] adelagia) wrote2009-12-12 11:26 am
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Dreams are worth fighting for. Now, are you gonna be an actor, or are you gonna be a doctor?

I had a Merlin dream last night; it was like watching an episode, only I was plotting it and rearranging scenes and thinking the whole time that I must remember everything when I wake up because it would make a fantastic fic. It probably wouldn't have, of course, and I don't recall very much of the dream after all, but I do find it a bit impertinent of my subconscious to be having a better imagination than I do. Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb.

[identity profile] humbuggirl.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, I want a Merlin dream specifically of the smutty variety.

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
specifically of the smutty variety

Ha, I definitely wouldn't mind one of those either!

[identity profile] humbuggirl.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It's every Merlin fan's right :D

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL. Damn straight, sister.

[identity profile] accordingtomel.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, Merlin dreams are fun!! ;D Too bad you didn't remember though. I've had a lot of random Merlin dreams in the last little while, but none that were worthy of writing fanfic about, LOL! ;) I did have a nightmare last night though, so bah on that. Anywho, fun times!! ;)

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I could've become the next Stephenie Meyer! ;D

Hrm, poop to nightmares. *sends you Bradley/Colin dreams* (MWAHAHA)

[identity profile] accordingtomel.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I could've become the next Stephenie Meyer! ;D

LMAO! No, my dear......your writing ability is FAAAAAR superior to hers already. I've read her stuff and I've read your stuff. There's no comparison. Hee ;D

And thanks for the B/C dreams. I have those a lot actually, but they would have been especially welcome last night ;)

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL, I should douse Arthur in glitter next fic though, just to cover all my bases. (And then he will ~*sparkle*~ all over the place and Merlin will complain about having to clean it up.)

Lots of B/C dreams and you're still not shipping them? Damn, girl, you must have an iron constitution. :)


[identity profile] accordingtomel.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
LMAO! Yes, you should make Arthur ~*sparkle*~ ;D. That is a hilariously awesome idea ;D

Let me clarify...I didn't mean I have Bradley/Colin romance-based dreams (though I did once). I just meant that I often have dreams with Bradley and/or Colin in them ;). Not with them together in the dreams, LOL!

And yes, I do have an iron constitution, LMAO ;D Like I say, I'm warming up to them *grins* ;)

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
The trouble with Merlin was that he was hopelessly oblivious about everything. Like the fact that Arthur had long ago cottoned on to his magical abilities, or that two fingers jabbing northward meant "HEAD NORTH, MERLIN," or that Arthur yelling at him all the time was only code for being seriously in love with him.

Obviously, less subtle measures were called for.

When a merchant arrived one morning from faraway lands bearing trinkets and charms and miraculous potions guaranteed to ensnare the object of one's affection, Arthur's curiosity was naturally aroused, and he managed to palm a large vial of silvery stuff off the merchant just before Uther lit the pyre.

He had plans to wait till nightfall to use the thing, when he could tiptoe through Gaius's workspace, oil the hinges on Merlin's door and creep into Merlin's room to take up his favourite lurking spot in the left corner, which usually afforded him the best view of Merlin's sweet, moonlit face as he slept unawares.

As the day wore on, however, Arthur decided he wanted results as soon as possible, and smeared some of the vial's glittery contents onto his skin, lying in wait in his chambers beneath a well-placed shaft of sun for the full effect. He undid all the laces on his tunic for extra insurance.

Before long, Merlin loped in. "You called for me?"

"Merlin," Arthur shimmered, sunlight catching off his manful chest, suave.

"Er," said Merlin cautiously, and squinted. "You look different."

"Dazzling?" Arthur sparkled hopefully.

Merlin had to think on this for a moment, which didn't exactly bode well for the efficacy of Arthur's plans. His brow creased suddenly. "It's not some new form of plague, is it?" Undecided as to whether to step forward in concern or back in alarm, Merlin only wobbled in place.

"No," Arthur glinted. "It's just a new... thing I'm trying. To attract -- people of my affections."

"Or blind them," Merlin blurted.

Arthur felt his heart sink into a mire of disappointment and dashed hopes. "You still don't like me, then," he twinkled sadly, quietly.

"What? Of course I do. I liked you better the way you were before," Merlin said, and then stared at him for a bit, eyelids forced at half-mast from all the shine, and rusty cogs creaking to life in his head. "Did you -- I mean, I'm not -- Am I a person of your affections?"

Arthur shrugged, sending an avalanche of glitter to the floor. "So what if you are?" he said churlishly.

Merlin did step forward now, the corners of his mouth tilting upwards. "Then I'd say you've gone to a lot of trouble for nothing. You could've just said, Arthur."

"Well, I've been trying, you idiot," said Arthur, falling back into comfortable old habits.

"Calling people names and throwing food at them to say you like them only works when you're eight," Merlin said.

"Oh, well, what's your grand plan, then?" Arthur folded his arms in a huff, and clouds of gleaming flecks floated into the air like a tiny snowfall.

Merlin gently unknotted his arms and pressed himself forward. "This," he said, and kissed Arthur.

And though Arthur knew that the merchant's wares were never going to do exactly what it said on the tin, maybe there was a kind of magic in them after all.

*

I so wanted to get in a line about Arthur having diamond dust in his lungs, but you'll get this instead:

Image (http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt176/adelagia/?action=view&current=tobiasdiamondcream.jpg)

[identity profile] accordingtomel.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
AHHHHH!!! THAT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER!!!! AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO WRITE SOMETHING!!! HUZZAH!! *CHEERS AND HOOTS AND HOLLERS* :D :D

D'awwww, they are so adorable. And Arthur was sparkly and Merlin was so adorably clueless and I'm so happy I could burst right now, hee!! LOVE IT ♥♥

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL, YAAAY! \0/ Hee, the weirdest things trigger my writing reflex. Thanks for encouraging this bit of crack along. ;D

[identity profile] the-muppet.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
LOL; Arthur dazzles!

Very sweet, very funny, just adorable =)

Glad you're writing sweeite ♥

*hugs muchly*

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee, glad you liked it! *hugs*

And now, back to regularly scheduled fighting with my muse! :)

[identity profile] the-muppet.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I do find it a bit impertinent of my subconscious to be having a better imagination than I do.

It's telling you that you need to be writing. You need to listen =)

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha, you would spin it that way! :D Have plans to try and map out a bit of plot today, so maybe it did work after all. ♥

[identity profile] the-muppet.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you see the sense and logic of my reasoning so quickly; my second line of attack reasoning involved mild guilt undertones so it's good not to have to use it =)

*is innocent and resourceful*

Glad you hear you're writing ♥

*hugs muchly*

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
*g* I love that you had a contingency plan there. Always prepared, you. :)

*hugs* ♥♥

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Mel distracted me from srs bsns fic.

In which Arthur ~*sparkles*~ (http://adelagia.livejournal.com/42344.html?thread=632168#t632168)

[identity profile] sequanne.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Seconded XD
There could never be enough fanfic love ♥

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha, oh no, not you too! :p

♥♥

[identity profile] sequanne.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutely !
I'm a total fic!whore :P

[identity profile] 7veilsphaedra.livejournal.com 2009-12-12 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Sit down and start writing. It will come back to you.

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, ma'am. :) I have a pen and pad next to my bed for this very reason, but I always forget to use it!

[identity profile] 7veilsphaedra.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
*nods* It's hard to use a pen and pad when you are fast asleep.

[identity profile] adelagia.livejournal.com 2009-12-13 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
*g* Damn these human limitations.