"He's twice the troublemaker Merlin is, but with half the charm," Arthur says.
Hee! I am now somehow seeing Will as the brother-in-law who never quite approved of this man his sister Merlin married. (Platonically-master-servant-married, if we're talking the nonslash route.)
Oh long-suffering Uther! Why do I find him so amusing?
I can see Will being a total Lancelot fanboy, because Lancelot's just... a pure, noble guy through and through. Aw. Gwen is a lucky lady if that happens. (I kinda adore I-have-a-crush-on-every-boy!Gwen, though.)
Hm. If Will had been there for 11-13... I've no idea! I can't see Will really being involved at that time in those types of events that he'd make a difference. I see him more, hanging out at the stables, bugging Merlin to take time off. Covering for his magic and mysterious absences as needed.
11: Maybe if Will had been there for long enough, his needling might have meant Arthur would have had better impulse/temper control, and he wouldn't have failed the 2nd test?
12: This might be bad. I can see Merlin going to Will as well as or instead of Gwen for advice, and... maybe Uther would not have been saved.
13: I think Merlin would have tried to keep Will much more out of the loop than he kept Gaius, though I can see Will's suspicions and a heartfelt goodbye would have sent Will riding after him on his own or with Gaius.
Hm, thinking of all this, I feel like Will would be much happier out of intrigues of The Man and being a farmer or a stablemaster... or perhaps as a old-timey Lois Lane (or Jimmy Olsen) exposing the violence inherent in the system or printing out Marxist pamphlets in a 100% anachronistic way.
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Hee! I am now somehow seeing Will as the brother-in-law who never quite approved of this man his
sisterMerlin married. (Platonically-master-servant-married, if we're talking the nonslash route.)Oh long-suffering Uther! Why do I find him so amusing?
I can see Will being a total Lancelot fanboy, because Lancelot's just... a pure, noble guy through and through. Aw. Gwen is a lucky lady if that happens. (I kinda adore I-have-a-crush-on-every-boy!Gwen, though.)
Hm. If Will had been there for 11-13... I've no idea! I can't see Will really being involved at that time in those types of events that he'd make a difference. I see him more, hanging out at the stables, bugging Merlin to take time off. Covering for his magic and mysterious absences as needed.
11: Maybe if Will had been there for long enough, his needling might have meant Arthur would have had better impulse/temper control, and he wouldn't have failed the 2nd test?
12: This might be bad. I can see Merlin going to Will as well as or instead of Gwen for advice, and... maybe Uther would not have been saved.
13: I think Merlin would have tried to keep Will much more out of the loop than he kept Gaius, though I can see Will's suspicions and a heartfelt goodbye would have sent Will riding after him on his own or with Gaius.
Hm, thinking of all this, I feel like Will would be much happier out of intrigues of The Man and being a farmer or a stablemaster... or perhaps as a old-timey Lois Lane (or Jimmy Olsen) exposing the violence inherent in the system or printing out Marxist pamphlets in a 100% anachronistic way.