The Stables, Saturday Evening

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin had stumbled across a dog training book somehow today. This meant he was trying to impart the wisdom in said book onto Bryn.

So far 'sit' only worked when he nearly fell over on her back half to force her down. But the dog treats were being eaten rather quickly.

"Bryn, no. Bad. Bad dog."

...it had been going on for some time with no success.


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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Confusing?" Merlin asked, laying back in the nice hay and looking at her curiously.

[thatsamilkshake]

Sigh. "I didn't know it was her at first. I flirted with him." And then threw a fit about it which in retrospect was the completely embarrassing part, not the not-knowing.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Oh." A beat. "Well, you didn't know. If I hadn't know, I certainly would have thought Arthur was attractive as a girl and not mildly terrifying."

[thatsamilkshake]

She hadn't found Arthur mildly terrifying; more like mildly terrified, but that seemed to apply to both of them. "You were both very pretty girls."

Because that totally changed the subject from Confusing Things.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I still think you're prettier," Merlin replied. Because he was a total girl even when he was a boy again.

[thatsamilkshake]

Or just a very smart boy who knows how to make his girlfriend dimple, even if she had her doubts on that subject. "Thank you."

In the war between guilt and Not Talking About Confusing Things, guilt won out and she added, "Sorry I was weird, before I left in the morning. The um. The kissing thing just... threw me."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Oh!" Merlin looked down, rubbing the back of his head. "I should have thought before doing that."

[thatsamilkshake]

"No, I... you didn't do anything wrong. I think it's kind of sweet that you didn't think. It was just... different."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"It was still me," Merlin replied. "And still you."

[thatsamilkshake]

"I know," Francine assured him. Or maybe herself. "But..." But, there wasn't much but to it, other than the obvious. She spread her hands a little helplessly. "Different."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Reaching for her hand, Merlin nodded in agreement. "Different, yes. That's one word for it."

[thatsamilkshake]

It did make her think what if.... Like what if it had lasted longer than a day which she kind of didn't want to touch or what if it had happened while -- oh we're going to say that out loud after all? Thanks for telling us, mouth.

"I guess it could have happened at a way worse time for different."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin paused before the worst time hit him. Oh. Oh yes.

"Certainly." Please to ignore the blush.

[thatsamilkshake]

"I mean--" But of course she had nowhere to go there that didn't end in possibly nosebreaking flail. Please to ignore the color of her face too. "Yeah."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"So, you brought food?" Nice, safe topic.

[thatsamilkshake]

"Uh-huh! There's roast pork and pineapple skewers and... the mushy stuff is kulolo pudding which looks grosser than it actually is. It's really good."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Oh! I love pudding." Pudding, of course, not meaning what she may know. Blood is not a normal ingredient these days.

[thatsamilkshake]

That... probably depended on which universe you were eating pudding in.

"It's kind of like tapioca." Because he'd know what that was, and actually... tapioca was grosser than this.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin nodded dutifully and promised himself to look up whatever that was. "I'm sure it's delicious if you made it."

[thatsamilkshake]

"I didn't make this!" Francine answered quickly. Though she didn't fail to note down the Good Boyfriend Points. "Kate and Joan did." Or they bought it, but shh, she was giving them the benefit of the doubt.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Then it'll be utter shite," Merlin replied with a grin.

[thatsamilkshake]

"Hahahahahahahaha!" That might be stepping through Good Boyfriend Points into the land of completely sucking up, but it still made her laugh. "I had some; it's good. Try it, or I'll... " Right, because she had all kinds of terrible threats stored away. "Um. Something. Something! See if I don't!"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

It was what he was going for! Merlin grinned and pulled her closer. "You're terrifying, Francine."

[thatsamilkshake]

"Darn right." Ooh, not suitable for puppytime language. Shocking!

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"All those in the Support Reserve live in utter fear of you," Merlin replied oh so seriously.

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine snorted. "They live in utter fear of me deciding not to bring cookies some week."