Merlin Headcanons

Vivian

Vivian wasn't actually an idiot. Nor was she madly in love with Arthur, love potion or no love potion.

. . . To be brutally honest, she wasn't even a princess. She was, in fact, a high priestess of the Old Religion. She'd told Morgause she was planning on sneaking into Camelot and needed help. Together, they'd managed to enchant everyone into temporarily believing the cover story they'd cooked up.

Morgause had been ready to sympathize when she'd returned. "Our next plan will go better," she assured her.

Vivian blinked at her. "Better? This one went perfectly."

"But - but I hadn't gotten word that the Pendragons were dead - "

"Of course not. I would never defy Emrys, much less the prophecies. I just wanted a piece of the legend."

Morgause gaped at her.

Vivian tilted her head. "I do feel bad for the boy, though. Arthur really should appreciate him more. Hmm." She brightened. "I"ll be out of the country for a year or two, dear. I need to gather ingredients for a poultice or two."

Morgause was still gaping at her as she rode away.

. . . . .

A/N: For those of you who've read Don't Give Up on Me, yes, Vivian is the sorceress in the story. For those of you who haven't: Shameless self promotion! Go read it!

Or you can fit it in with canon and assume she died on her travels. I recommend the first option. Much less depressing.

UPCOMING POSTS INFORMATION: There's about twenty left to go. There are three prompts from the poll I still need to fulfill since I'm not really satisfied with my response to the Dark!Merlin option. What I have is more Grieving!Merlin than Dark!Merlin. I've also received three prompts from Aaronna, and I've got two on paper waiting to be typed up. The rest are still up in the air. I don't know what the last one will be yet, but I want it to have a happy ending, and I want it to be special in some way. I don't want it to be just a random headcanon.

I've started a collection of Squire's Tales drabbles over on fanfiction. If you're familiar with the series and interested, let me know, I'll post them on Wattpad too.