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Merlin fucks up the booze run

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5000+ words on the college roommates AU and I have no idea where I'm going with it. I don't want one ship to triumph over the other, and it feels anticlimactic for everyone to say "oh let's just be frenz". It's just that I've mostly been writing this thing as cathartic brain-vomit. I don't get into the fic-constructing frame of mind for it. I go with the flow and don't wonder as much if Arthur would really do that. I worry less about allusions and phrasing, more about taking advantage of momentum. It is sort of like my vacation from my usual style? That said, who wants to take a look at it and bounce ideas with me about where it could go. I'm looking for maybe a few people. To entice you: more excerpt, this time from the very beginning--

And so Lancelot ponced off on study-abroad to the Philippines to study environmental sustainability, and Merlin and Arthur had one more bedroom in their three-bedroom apartment to fill. (“Not cool, mate,” Arthur had grumbled. “We’ve already paid the deposit. You’ve already paid the deposit!”

But someone had dropped out of the Philippines program last-minute and Lancelot was bumped up from the wait-list. He celebrated by going out to the mall and buying a Lonely Planet guide and an English-Tagalog dictionary.

“You’re already studying abroad!” Arthur pointed out peevishly. “Last I checked, America isn’t actually British territory anymore.”

Lancelot went through the books highlighting useful words and tourist sites of particular interest. They would have spring break in late March, and he reckoned he would either go to Boracay or Sagada. What did Arthur and Merlin think? Beaches or mountains?

“Beaches,” Merlin said. “Definitely.”

“Who will be our third roommate?” Arthur demanded.

Boracay it was. Hey, didn’t Arthur own a pair of flippers? Would he mind if Lancelot borrowed them for the semester?

“Yes!” Arthur said. “I fucking mind!”)

And this was how Will became their roommate.

I wonder if this is what writing original characters would feel like. Relying more on your instinct rather than nitpicking their motives, that is. I haven't written originals in such a while, I have forgotten. So let's try something: prompt me for original fiction?

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i still want someone to write the au where will survives and follows merlin to camelot, and hijinks ensue.

Imagine Will meeting Uther. Now cower.

Epic. Let their mutual undermining begin!

I saw it as less "epic confrontation" and more "Will mouths off before Merlin can reach over and cover his lips, Uther puts him in a stocks at least once a week while Arthur rolls his eyes at Merlin a lot to try and get attention back, and then finally in a hit of rage Uther has Will beheaded and then stands glowering at everyone in the courtyard while wearing his leather pants."

:( Oh no, Willdeath! I can see Will being snide to Uther in an underhanded sort of way, but overall I think he's too cowardly to continually confront Uther directly. He's unwilling to fight against those who would actually kick his ass. I mean sure, Arthur could totally kick Will's ass, but Arthur wouldn't, so Will gives him shit quite freely, but he's all "Run away!" from the evil brigands.

Uther and Will would immediately have a relationship full of animosity, but maybe Will is weirdly protected because Merlin likes him and Arthur likes Merlin and Uther likes Arthur, and it's like this weird chain. And Will is a little smug about it. And the way that sometimes Arthur has to handle Merlin because Merlin is a spaz, I think Merlin would end up handling Will this way. And Merlin lets slip a small complaint about it to Arthur, who then gets smug and says, "Now you know how I feel." And secretly Arthur is jealous of Merlin and Will's camaraderie, because sure, destiny is destiny, but best friends since childhood is best friends since childhood.

So where do you think that Morgana and Gwen and their blatant shipping fit into all this?

I can see Gwen as being calm and wise and advocating friendship with everyone, although she'd haul Will back in line by the power of her disappointed glare at least once.

Morgana would tell Arthur that Merlin is definately going to leave him for Will, and that he'd best start training up a stable boy or something

Yes yes! I see Gwen and Will having a brother/sister type relationship, looking out for each other. Maybe she takes him under her wing because she sees through Will's facade of not being overwhelmed by the city and not missing Ealdor. Will's not like Merlin, who seems to have this strangely amazing luck following him around like tail. So maybe Will then tries to be the big brother and protect Gwen out of some misguided notion of masculine/feminine roles, which amuses Gwen, 'cos she's totally handier with a sword than Will is. Morgana and Gwen practice often, you see.

Her relationship with Will is unique - new but strangely comfortable. Morgana loves Gwen truly, but Gwen is always aware that Morgana is of noble birth, no matter how much it seems like Morgana prefers to pretend to otherwise. Arthur is a prince with the weight of the world on his shoulders and Merlin is off in his own world most of the time. Gwen and Will are peers in practicality and "Sometimes I think we're the only sane ones in this kingdom," Will said to her once.

Haha, totally, Morgana would very much tease Arthur about his Will jealousy. I also have a Will/Morgana theory, most of which is contained here (http://allothi.livejournal.com/18384.html?thread=253648#t253648) (and more of it in this thread (http://lassiterfics.livejournal.com/89256.html?thread=1452712#t1452712)). I have possibly spent a liiiiittle too much time contemplating the "Will lives!" AU.

I love your Will/Morgana theory and want to have it's snarky and argumentative little babies. Will would totally be the kind of guy who, while telling Morgana she's ten kinds of idiot with a side of naivete, would also be opening doors and whatnot for her. The thing where he's an ass but does remarkably polite things out of random habit. And Morgana wouldn't notice any of it because everyone does that for her, but Arthur would, and that's why he doesn't intervene in his brotherly/potential paramour way.

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