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Merlin/RPF: 7 facts about Arthur Pendragon and Barack Obama
Written for the crackfest, originally posted here. 263 words.
1. Barack is awful at swordfighting, but he puts up with Arthur's ardent tutelage with grace and amusement. "Stop smirking, every leader of a nation has to know how to defend himself," Arthur says.
2. To Arthur's dismay, Sasha and Malia absolutely adore him. They clamber all over him and want him to listen to all their stories, and Arthur has to say things like, "Sasha, give me back my crown." (To which Sasha replied, "It looks better on me.")
3. It's generally considered strange to say, "Your ears look familiar," so Arthur doesn't. But he thinks it.
4. Barack has roots in all directions, but instead of pulling him apart, they hold him together. Arthur wonders at that. He shows Arthur on a globe all the places he used to live and where his forefathers had lived and, okay, first of all: a GLOBE. The earth is round? Who knew?
5. Arthur has come to enjoy golf. "Idiot," Arthur says affectionately when Barack misses an easy shot at the eighteenth hole.
"Don't call me an idiot, fool," Barack smiles.
Arthur supposes 'fool' is close enough to 'prat'.
6. After an hour or so, Arthur still only has a vague idea of what the stock market is and what direct foreign investment can do. He resents the sympathetic looks Barack keeps on giving him.
"Don't you have some kind of adviser to help you out?" Barack asks.
Arthur shrugs. "I did once."
7. There's no magic in this new world. Arthur should have known, but he feels a pang in his heart anyway.
1. Barack is awful at swordfighting, but he puts up with Arthur's ardent tutelage with grace and amusement. "Stop smirking, every leader of a nation has to know how to defend himself," Arthur says.
2. To Arthur's dismay, Sasha and Malia absolutely adore him. They clamber all over him and want him to listen to all their stories, and Arthur has to say things like, "Sasha, give me back my crown." (To which Sasha replied, "It looks better on me.")
3. It's generally considered strange to say, "Your ears look familiar," so Arthur doesn't. But he thinks it.
4. Barack has roots in all directions, but instead of pulling him apart, they hold him together. Arthur wonders at that. He shows Arthur on a globe all the places he used to live and where his forefathers had lived and, okay, first of all: a GLOBE. The earth is round? Who knew?
5. Arthur has come to enjoy golf. "Idiot," Arthur says affectionately when Barack misses an easy shot at the eighteenth hole.
"Don't call me an idiot, fool," Barack smiles.
Arthur supposes 'fool' is close enough to 'prat'.
6. After an hour or so, Arthur still only has a vague idea of what the stock market is and what direct foreign investment can do. He resents the sympathetic looks Barack keeps on giving him.
"Don't you have some kind of adviser to help you out?" Barack asks.
Arthur shrugs. "I did once."
7. There's no magic in this new world. Arthur should have known, but he feels a pang in his heart anyway.