Salle, Monday Morning

[bitchprince]

It felt like far too long since a good Monday morning practice (despite the fact that it would bring a chittering if eager student to his door) had actually occurred, and no matter what the veracity of that feeling, Arthur was going to enjoy this one.

By going into a series of drills that would have mutilated the dummy he was working on if he'd actually been in the mood for that kind of thing. He wasn't. He was just going to wind up shaking it a lot, smacking it, giving it a good kick, aaand move on to another one since this one had fallen.

God help them all, Arthur was enjoying himself. Merlin and that armor best be doing the same over there.

...Arthur had funny ideas about what 'enjoying' involved, some days.

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin paused in his work entirely to stare. "All... right."

[bitchprince]

Arthur... was just going to pretend like the staring wasn't happening. He moved on to the next dummy.

"...What?"

Okay, maybe a bit of not pretending.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I thought you were rather happy in your room," Merlin said as diplomatically as possible.

[bitchprince]

"Actually, I'm honestly surprised it has come to this day without me smothering Leto in his sleep with a pillow," he said, conversationally, as one said such things, while speaking to people who weren't liable to communiate said sentiments along to said wanker of a royal.

He considered the new dummy thoughtfully. "So I feel it's time for a more hospitable environment." You know. Where certain people weren't going to be shoved into cupboards.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Now," Merlin said, frowning slightly. "When will you be moving?"

[bitchprince]

"I'm putting in notice today, I'm hoping that'll be good for tonight, or tomorrow at least," Arthur replied, eyes still on the dummy, "But it depends what they say at the office, I suppose."

And how much he was going to have to argue with people about how much he didn't need a roommate because he was Arthur fucking Pendragon, thank you.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"And Leto is alright with this?"

[bitchprince]

... That made Arthur pause. "Well," he said, throwing Merlin a look, "It's hardly his problem, is it?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"As you say," Merlin mumbled, rubbing a breastplate with renewed vigor.

[bitchprince]

"It's bad enough having to be polite to him when he's being an annoying wanker."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"He was always an annoying wanker," Merlin informed him dryly.

[bitchprince]

"That's what I'm saying," Arthur said, untouched by any facts or words spoken to the contrary. "And now your annoying wanker has returned."

Arthur was not yet girly enough to comment on the hair to Merlin, but he was thinking it.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Right." Wait a moment. "What?"

[bitchprince]

"Cal," Arthur said, "Who needs to get a bloody haircut."

Shut up, that was a manly take on the topic.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin rolled his eyes. "Cal isn't an ass. Most of the time."

[bitchprince]

"Cal's an irritating buffoon," Arthur established, lapsing into another drill. "And you know he is."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"He has been a perfectly fine roommate." If you ignore the fake journal entries.

[bitchprince]

"He claimed you left me flowers," Arthur said, like that was the assiest thing in the world, then paused. "...Which you'd better not have, or I am going to take away your 'man card'."

There were times Arthur wasn't allowed to wander past a Teevee. He learned words.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"...the flowers that were appearing everywhere?" Merlin replied. Not judging. Really.

[bitchprince]

"As I pointed out to him." Well, Arthur had just rolled his eyes and ignored the flowers, which were the exact same thing.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin sighed. "You got into a fight with my roommate over flowers?"

[bitchprince]

"Why would I do that?" Arthur said, pulling a face at him. "He's hardly worth getting in a fight with to begin with. Nevermind over flowers."

No, Merlin, they'd gotten in a fight over Cal's hair. It was a subtle difference.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Right." Merlin totally believed him. Really.

[bitchprince]

"Mm."

Arthur was going to take that as a win in this argument. "You should come by and start packing later," he said. "Might as well get everything done as soon as possible."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I'll be there," Merlin promised, well aware Arthur would end up packing everything utterly wrong without him.