marguerite_26: (Merlin - eat it)
marguerite_26 ([personal profile] marguerite_26) wrote2010-03-30 10:39 am
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MERLIN FANDOM!!!! FIC: The Green Apple (Arthur/Merlin) PG-13

Penny requested Merlin fic and well... there went my 'but I'm only reading in that fandom' clause. LOL. Also, apparently, I can't write fluff in Merlin fandom either.

Title: The Green Apple
Author: [livejournal.com profile] marguerite_26
Rating: PG-13
Fandom BBC Merlin
Pairing(s): Arthur/Merlin (unrequited – so far)
Summary: Merlin serves Arthur a questionable breakfast
Warnings: force feeding, humiliation kink
Word Count: 658
Author's Notes:For [livejournal.com profile] themostepotente for her 40th. She asked for Arthur/Merlin and Green Apples. I doubt this is what she had in mind, but that rat soup scene kinda made my brain explode and I couldn't help thinking that Arthur got off on it. Hope you like it, Penny. Happy Birthday.

Thank you to my lovely [livejournal.com profile] melusinahp, who gave this a lightning fast beta this morning.



The Green Apple


"Eat it."

Merlin choked on a laugh, like he thought Arthur might be joking. He wasn't.

Arthur stood behind Merlin, who was seated in Arthur's place with Arthur's breakfast offering in front of him. "Eat it."

Merlin turned the apple around in his hand. The soft, dented flesh smelled of rancid cider and Arthur's lips quirked. Merlin stumbled over his response. "Um, no thanks, actually. Not a fan of apples. Really."

Merlin tried to stand but Arthur's hands gripped his shoulders and shoved him back down. He kept his hands on Merlin, gloved fingers squeezing just below the collar bone. "That's funny. I am positive I saw you devour not one, but three apples while you sat and watched the knights practising yesterday."

"Red apples," Merlin squeaked as he sunk lower, away from Arthur's grip.

Arthur leaned forward so that his breath sent Merlin's ridiculously shaggy hair fluttering. "Red apples?" he said, like Merlin might have walked into a few too many walls lately.

"Yes. I – I like red apples. This apple's green."

Arthur narrowed his eyes at the fruit that possibly, once, weeks ago, had been a green apple, though now it was shrivelled and brown. And Merlin had served it to him, together with a piece of moulding bread and had called it breakfast. The bread had been flung at Merlin's head, but the apple… there was only one thing he wanted to see done with that apple.

"Eat it." He bent so that his lips grazed Merlin's ear. "Or I will get a shovel full of dung from the stables and force feed you that." He paused then added, "while you are in the stocks."

Arthur could feel the heat rising in Merlin's cheeks. And this was one of the many reasons he could never sack Merlin, no matter how pathetic of a manservant he was. Merlin, red cheeked, fighting everything inside himself to bite his tongue on the words he really wanted to say to Arthur was one of Arthur's favourite things in the world. When Merlin looked up at him, defiance flashing in his eyes, a low burn of challenge stirred in Arthur's belly, the surge of adrenaline that was usually reserved for the instant after a gauntlet hit a stone floor. Instead of a duel, this was a battle of wills that ended with Arthur satisfied and Merlin properly humbled or Merlin in the stocks which, in the end, amounted to the same thing.

Arthur moved to the other side of the table, his fingers spread wide, pressing against the fine wood of the tabletop, his eyes keen on Merlin's mouth, hovering above the apple. "Camelot's food supply is precious," he explained.

Merlin's eyes lit up as they always did when he'd thought of something remotely clever. "Then you should eat it, sire."

Arthur's chest warmed at the sire, spoken with that flippant, mocking disrespect that made Arthur want to do filthy things to punish those lips. Arthur growled. "Eat it, Merlin."

There must have been something in his voice this time that told Merlin he'd pushed hard enough. After a heartbeat, Merlin took a deep breath and opened his mouth. His teeth pressed into the soft flesh and the apple oozed brown mush onto Merlin's fingers and chin. He choked on the taste, which must have been vile.

And Arthur watched, breathless at the submission, and tried to ignore the stir in his loins at the sight of Merlin swallowing at Arthur's command.

[identity profile] ella-bane.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Merlin, red cheeked, fighting everything inside himself to bite his tongue on the words he really wanted to say to Arthur, was one of Arthur's favourite things in the world.

Ooooh, love this bit to pieces!

[identity profile] dysonrules.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

ZOMG MOAR. GUH to the power play. GUH I SAY.

I GET TO USE MY TEN MILLION MERLIN ICONS NOW! YAY!

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
hee! Thank you, my lovely!

I can't believe I wrote a Merlin fic!

[identity profile] ella-bane.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't believe I wrote a Merlin fic!

And so it begins. <3

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahahahaha!!! Thank you, sweetie.

Yes, ew. LMAO. I was squirming as I wrote it, to be honest. The thought of it just makes me gag. Still, hahahahaha! *pets Merlin*

That's the perfect icon. :D

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
gah! not yet! I was pushing it off to 2011. :P

*runs off to write Harry/Scorpius and NOT think of a sequel to this*

[identity profile] ella-bane.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee, whatever feels right! <3 Let the muse move you, baby. *pinches you*

[identity profile] froggie.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
sdlkjadflksajfldk YES

I heartily endorse any and all merlin fic that you produce.

I am using my "encouragement" icon.

And Arthur watched, breathless at the submission, and tried to ignore the stir in his loins at the sight of Merlin swallowing at Arthur's command.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS *_*

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
THAT is your encouragement icon? LMAO. Kinda a scary-ass, gay-pride-of-fury icon. :P

And YAY!!! Thank you, froggie! :DDD I'm thrilled it hit your buttons. I posted this thinking, no one else is going to think this is hot! Maggie you are a crazy pervert! *headdesk*

♥ Merci!

[identity profile] kurage-no-hone.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
This is utterly intriguing, characterization-wise, not to mention ridiculously hot for a totally sex-free fic. Canon!Arthur clearly enjoys humiliating Merlin, and the sexual aspect of that dynamic doesn't get explored nearly enough. Perhaps you could remedy that with a sequel? In any event, I really, really hope you continue to write in this fandom!

[identity profile] i-slash-thee.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
How did this manage to be so hot? o.O
sally_maria: (Arthur - for the plot)

[personal profile] sally_maria 2010-03-30 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Guh - that was ridiculously hot. How can you make rotten apples sexy?

Anyway, thank you very much for this and I hope we can persuade you to write more in this fandom. :-)

[identity profile] mpoetess.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Muahahaha. *watches this fandom suck you iiiiiiiiin*

Despite my own kink trending towards unavoidable embarrassment rather than deliberate humiliation, this works for me on a character level and the last line is gnaaaah. Just gnaaaah.

[identity profile] themostepotente.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*smites work for keeping her busy*

ILUSM! I'm with Cheryl here.
OMG POWERPLAY DYNAMICS FTW! Mmm, I love your Arthur. He's sex on legs, man. And snarky Merlin *bites fist* addressing Arthur in that half-obedient half-condescending tone. 'Sire' indeed. HELLO NEW KINK OF MINE THAT YOU ALWAYS MANAGE TO FIND ♥ ♥ ♥

This is totally perfect, Maggie, and I am TICKLED that you popped your Merlin cherry on me. And I get to do the same!

Thank you so much, doll! What a wonderful b-day pressie ♥ x infinity


[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, canon!Arthur really does love to force Merlin into things, just for the fun of it, it seems. Then again, who can blame him really. Merlin does 'humiliated' so adorably. *squishes him*

I do have a longer fic in this vein all written in my head, to which this could be a first scene. So, maybe someday (once I get all my other writing commitments out of the way).

Thanks so much for your comment. It's very nerve wracking posting to a new fandom. :D

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
ha! I really have no idea!

I thought it was just me being weird thinking the rat soup scene was dead hot, so I wanted to see if I could capture that again. :D
Thanks for the lovely comment.

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I adore that icon. :D

How can you make rotten apples sexy?
hee! *adds this important skill to my CV*

Thank you so much! I'm really thrilled this really weird power dynamic thingy worked for you. :D

I'm sure I'll be back again soon. Thanks for making me feel welcome.

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
YOU ARE EVOOOOOOOOOOL and it is all your fault. :P

Well, tbh, deliberate humiliation is a big squick of mine. IDEK. Somehow, Arthur's intent isn't so much 'malicious' and for some reason that makes it all ok for me. Like Merlin was willing to let Arthur eat this apple, so turn about is fair play, right? or something.

Anyway!!! Glad it worked for you. YAY!!! ♥

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! YAY! Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. :D

I am so in love with Arthur teasing Merlin and Merlin teasing him right back and the constant battle between them that gets played out in these little games. nnnngh. This series is so HOT in the little ways. I'm glad to have captured that for you in my tiny ficlet. :D

Hope you have a wonderful day, Penny.

[identity profile] pkai7.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
And Arthur watched, breathless at the submission, and tried to ignore the stir in his loins at the sight of Merlin swallowing at Arthur's command.

OMG. This is so hot!!

This is your first Merlin fic?? Please please write more. :D



[identity profile] mpoetess.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm there - the parallels with the rat soup scene make it work for me!

[identity profile] themostepotente.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
*loves on you long time*

[identity profile] being-here.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Love it! (and I don't usually understand the attraction of this pairing!)

[identity profile] phoenixacid.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
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In other words, OMG you made rotten fruit hot. Ewww. YEEEES. ♥ Moar.

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2010-03-30 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
OMFG!!!!!!!!!

*FLAILS*

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