a little snippet of tooth-rottingly smitten merwaine for besties @mayapleiades @eviltoxicmosssauce and @fabledfrog 💕🥰
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"Come away with me somewhere," Gwaine says suddenly as they walk alongside each other, shoulders bumping on every other step. He catches Merlin's hand, entwines their fingers in a loose hold.
The crush of people is thick enough in this part of the marketplace that no one ought to pay them any mind, but Merlin still feels his heart do a funny little patter at Gwaine's easy, unabashed affection. It’s been years since anyone made him feel this way, both pleasantly off-kilter and assuredly centered; an age, it seems to Merlin, since he let anyone near enough to try.
"Gwaine…” he starts, halfhearted, his usual token protest. Gwaine’s only answer is to slot their palms together decisively, his skin warm and welcome against Merlin’s, and Merlin doesn't pull away. Amid the noise and bustle of the lower town, it’s terribly tempting to imagine that they are not a knight of the Round Table and the king’s manservant—just two courting lovers who can do as they please. "Where would we go, then?"
"Oh," Gwaine muses, casting his eyes skyward in a show of deep thought, "I don't know. Anywhere you like. There's a spot about half a day's ride into the forest I’d like to show you. Lovely. Properly scenic. We could go for... a picnic."
Merlin laughs knowingly. "You just want to have your way with me in the woods."
“Aye, I might be guilty of that.” Gwaine’s grin is slanted and sunlit, as promising as it is fleeting, enough to make Merlin’s cheeks heat in a way that has nothing at all to do with the unseasonably nice weather. “And what of it? Arthur works us both to the bone. I can’t remember the last time I had you all to myself.”
To lose her now, like this… I’ve grown up with her, she’s like a sister to me.
I’d sacrifice my place on the throne for her to see another sunrise.
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Hannibal/ Addams Family crossover where Hannibal is distantly related to Morticia and has tea with the family often
Morticia: Hannibal are you alright? You seem....conflicted
Hannibal: Will sent someone to kill me
Morticia: Oh that's wonderful!
Gomez: Stupendous!
Morticia: What's there to feel conflicted about?
Hannibal: I wish Will would attempt to kill me himself. And he practically seduced the man! Why won't he seduce me into killing someone for him?
Morticia: Because you framed and imprisoned him, dear-
Gomez: Remember when you framed me for that double homicide?
Morticia: -As if I could ever forget how you looked during your questioning. You mustn't be upset with the man for using the tools at his disposal. If he is trying to kill you, then he is thinking of you. Who cares what methods are used as long as it comes from the heart.
you know when people start speaking another language around you? when they purposefully don’t want you to understand? like maybe your mom and grandma are obviously not wanting you to understand what’s going on?
i love the thought of when percy and annabeth are discussing something very serious or dangerous or frightening - anything that their mortal families shouldn’t hear - the two of them just start speaking in ancient greek. which would be… so weird. like these two dyslexic teens/young adults are just casually speaking an ancient language. and it’s not a causal sounding language like spanish, either. remember poseidon and zeus speaking it in the pjo series finale? it’s like… intense. it just SOUNDS historical. it’s very foreign and ancient sounding. it would feel kinda surreal to actually hear, especially coming from them.
like obviously their parents and siblings know they’re hardwired to speak ancient greek, but knowing they can do it and actually hearing/seeing them communicate that way are completely different things. and it would really hit them that these two are part of a completely other world. i mean…they’re not even human. they’re half greek god. they just casually speak the language of greek gods.
sorry i know this is all common knowledge. i’m just having a “woah.” moment.