A Story of Love and Menswear. Edited by Arthur Pendragon (Merlin/Arthur)

[magog_83]

Wordcount: 6,695
Rating: PG
Warnings: None. Some silliness - as usual, not to be taken seriously.
Summary: Modern AU set in the menswear department of a large store (and shamelessly based on my own part time job at BHS during my A Levels where weekend menswear was always ridiculously quiet and staffed by a team of two). 17 year old Arthur is the

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[snottygrrl]

this story is so v. v. wonderful. i had s rather bad night and this story was the perfect antidote. if i had more energy i'd be flailing like woah! so wonderful ♥

[magog_83]

Aww I'm sorry to hear you had a bad night! If this could cheer you up at all, then I'm more than happy :) It was ridiculously fun to write, and I have to admit I got very nostalgic remembering my time at BHS and the joys of the Saturday shifts :D

Thanks for reading!

[lonelybrit]

... and with it the growing realisation that when Merlin had awkwardly said he looked hot last week, he might not have been criticising Arthur’s choice of jumper.

Oh boys ♥♥♥ I might have actually had a real literal facepalm reaction to that line on Arthur's behalf. This fic was great, fantastic characterisations of Arthur and Merlin, both of them so clueless. And Gwen and Morgana of course were brilliant, Gwen with her knowing and no doubt having a bet with Morgana behind the scenes over how long it would take the lads to realise they were actually sort-of kind-of 'going out'. Bless. Bravo!

[magog_83]

Hahaha I think he really deserve a literal facepalm for that one. Especially as he then took the jumper off and swore never to wear the stupid thing again (he'd always thought it was too chunky anyway). They are both completely hopeless boys ;) I reckon Gwen and Morgana will be smirking a lot more in the future :D

Thanks for reading!!

[archaeologist_d]

Oh, that was adorable. Loved that Merlin had it all worked out long before Arthur. Asking him out on dates and Arthur didn't even know it. So funny. Great job.

[magog_83]

Merlin's a bit more on the ball than Arthur, especially when it comes to pesky Feelings :D :D Either that or Arthur's so busy being professional, he can't see what's right in front of him...

Thanks so much for reading!!

[rhenia_ra]

ADORable ♥ I loved this to pieces and I love that capitalization of Arthur's Feelings, perhaps more than I should~

[magog_83]

Arthur's Feelings must always be capitalised, they are just that deep and complex ;) Or at least he thinks they are, anyway!

Thanks for reading!!

[riventhorn]

I laughed all the way through this--Arthur was so adorable and I loved all the crossed out words. So many parts I loved. This:

Merlin grinned at him, “The humour bypass operation - I hear they can turn nasty. Sometimes there are even puns.”

And this:

“Have fun!” Morgana called out, like the man eater she was.

And Arthur's rubberband ball. And the part about Philip the guinea pig--I could just picture little Arthur running after the cat with the garden hose.

Thank you for such a lovely fic!

[magog_83]

You're welcome :D I'm chuffed you enjoyed it so much! I've got such a weakness for little Arthur - just wait until Merlin gets to hear that story (courtesy of Morgana of course, who has been saving up all Arthur's embarrassing moments), Arthur will never hear the end of it ;)

Thanks for reading!!