Tales from the Loathly Lady

Title: A Different Dream
Summary: To prove a point, Uther marries Morgana to Merlin near the beginning of season one, and changes destiny as a result.
A/N: I'm pretty proud of this one. For this kinkme_merlin prompt: As in that fairytale, where the irate king annoyed with his proud daughter rejecting even worthy suitors marries her to the first vagrant he sees, Uther angry at Morgana for insulting and terrorising all the nobles who came for her hand, declares she is to marry the first servant he sees outside his window in the morning. That person turns out to be one who was scurrying in late - Merlin.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( I would rather marry a servant than that old goat! )

Title: Wedding Invitations and Blind Dates
Summary: In which Arthur is not a cliche, everyone has comfy couches, Uther is omnipotent, and Merlin has magic pockets.
A/N: A very fluffy response to a prompt that probably should have resulted in more angst, from kinkme_merlin: Arthur believes he was put in this world to be alone. It's easy enough to ignore most of the time when he sees his friends pairing off, and it's usually easy to distract himself from it. But some nights, the loneliness gets so unbearable it feels like it's going to rip out from his heart, and he cries himself to sleep with nothing to do but ask God why he's been left with no one. And then one day he meets Merlin. I couldn't decide if I wanted Merlin to be a calligrapher or a med student, so I decided to just not mention at all.

ETA: NOW WITH FANART BY THE WONDERFUL silver_falcon24. You can see it here.
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.

( Arthur believes in true love. )