( he almost feels bad for having such a guttural, instantaneous reaction -- max feeling around for boobs brings a sudden and unexpected giggle back to his lips, quick and thoughtless, and merlin almost brings a hand up as if to catch the sound and put it back into his mouth. max is quick to capture his hands though -- quick and endlessly tender, and merlin finds himself open and inviting for whatever affections he might have, squeezing his finger back around him.
these things don't happen to merlin, not usually. arthur is the one people want, and merlin can't exactly blame them -- arthur is handsome and brave and strong and all other things that merlin is not, and has a natural charm among people, and is in general better at this sort of thing. merlin is just inexperienced, though affectionate by nature, his own awkwardness prevents him from taking too many steps forward down that path of his life. max is a good counterpart for him, confident and affectionate without restraint, and merlin smiles at idle kisses, put entirely at ease in the intimacy of the moment. )
The future sounds like a very nice place.
( almost too good, but -- that's the point, isn't it? arthur will unite them, will inspire peace for centuries and centuries to come. he's happy that someone as good as max has the chance to live in a place where he can be himself, where he has -- friends, people who support him, who respect his magic.
merlin tips his head further to kiss max again, testing it out for himself. it's small, more grateful than anything else, there and gone as merlin pulls back with a smile tugging at his lips. )
Witch Haus? We can try some spells in my book, if you'd like.
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these things don't happen to merlin, not usually. arthur is the one people want, and merlin can't exactly blame them -- arthur is handsome and brave and strong and all other things that merlin is not, and has a natural charm among people, and is in general better at this sort of thing. merlin is just inexperienced, though affectionate by nature, his own awkwardness prevents him from taking too many steps forward down that path of his life. max is a good counterpart for him, confident and affectionate without restraint, and merlin smiles at idle kisses, put entirely at ease in the intimacy of the moment. )
The future sounds like a very nice place.
( almost too good, but -- that's the point, isn't it? arthur will unite them, will inspire peace for centuries and centuries to come. he's happy that someone as good as max has the chance to live in a place where he can be himself, where he has -- friends, people who support him, who respect his magic.
merlin tips his head further to kiss max again, testing it out for himself. it's small, more grateful than anything else, there and gone as merlin pulls back with a smile tugging at his lips. )
Witch Haus? We can try some spells in my book, if you'd like.