Fic: Lady Catherine comes to Camelot (Merlin/Arthur)

[magog_83]

Rating: PG
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Warnings: None
Wordcount: 3,400 words.
Notes: Written for the brilliant kinkmeme prompt "Lady Catherine de Bourgh confronts Merlin about his upstart pretentions regarding her nephew." The original prompt is here. People were kind enough to leave some nice comments about it, so I thought I would repost it at my

Comments

[janne_d]

Heeeeeeeeee! That was very funny - I giggled all the way through.

[magog_83]

Thank you! Although i'm sure Lady C would be most offended to have anyone giggle at her, I myself am very flattered :) :)

[glittery_alien]

*falls over from laughing*
Oh this was so awesome! You have Lady Catherine down pat and I love your Arthur and Merlin dialouge. Merlin's defense of Arthur was amazing as well. I could practically head his voice in my head as I read it. One of my favourite comments from Arthur was of Uther erecting a statue of Merlin for telling off Lady C. He totally would! :P Thanks for another wonderful story!
Cheers!

[magog_83]

*picks you back up*

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! :D I'm really flattered you thought Arthur and Merlin came across so well. I have to admit that the whole second bit grew from Merlin's impassioned (and unwise) defence of Arthur. And yes, Uther would be very tempted to put up that statue - once he's stopped being shocked that Arthur's useless manservant (who is lacking a brain) did what he was too scared to!

:)

[overtsock]

Ahaha...this definitely made me smile. Then I got to this bit:

“Oh!” said Merlin, trying to calm his wildly thumping heart, “The feast! Of course, yes, I will be there. To get you ready, I mean. For the feast. I like feasts.” He stopped talking.

..and definitely laughed. That was priceless! Thanks!

[magog_83]

Merlin does like his feasts :) :) I imagine Arthur's going to be teasing him mercilessly for a while yet...

Thanks for taking the time to comment!!

[pinnedtoatree]

"Are the shades of Camelot to be thus polluted?"

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love you, and I love this fic! Oh please, for the love of all that is sacred, continue this!

[magog_83]

I couldn't resist putting that line in - it's one my favourite Lady Catherine lines (after her 'true proficient' boasts).

I may well continue this, as people seem to be so interested in more - which I wasn't expecting! I'm sure Lady Catherine would take her popularity as her due though :D :D

[pinnedtoatree]

I am so glad you put that line in- it just wouldn't be Lady Catherine without it.

I kept expecting a Mr. Collins to pop up! Maybe he could be in the sequel...?

[encomium]

OHMEGEEEE!!! This was absolutely brilliant! I would have never thought that Austen's Lady Catherine would have any place in Camelot. But I suppose snobs can find homes anywhere. :D

Excellently done!

[magog_83]

Lady Catherine certainly can - I imagine she'd just steamroll over any attempts to deny her entry into any fandom whatsoever ;)

Thanks so much!