nonstop (merthur AU)

four

arthur had never cared much about how he looked before the anonymous user had started messaging him.

he watched everyone intently now, thinking if they could possibly be his secret boy/girl. it would be so much easier if he knew what gender or what pronouns the person had. he just wanted to know so badly

his thoughts were interrupted by the loud crash of someone falling over behind him.

he turned around to see the usual but upsetting sight of arthur's friend, percival (i absolutely adore percival and know he would never do anything bad but i needed a meanie okay?) tripping merlin over with his foot.

merlin was a peculiar boy. not particularly tall but not small either, long and lanky with the most defined cheekbones arthur had ever seen.

he was very quiet and often seemed distracted. arthur had never heard the boy say anything more than one word at a time.

he always was with a boy called gwaine who was the complete opposite of merlin. loud, confident, borderline obnoxious.

but what strikes arthur as the weirdest thing about merlin was the fact that percival tripped him over almost every day, but he still apologised.

every time

like somehow it was his fault that percival stuck his foot out underneath his own and made him tumble down.

everyone snickered slightly at the scene, all slightly terrified that if they didn't percival would do the same to them. merlin mumbled a sorry and rushed off to gwaine.

'arthur!' percival greeted 'how are you buddy'

arthur smiled up at him

underneath all of the toughness, percival was really a good guy

'yeah im doing alright' he grinned

if you had to describe arthur in one word it would be pleaser

he was desperate to make people smile or laugh or feel good in any way, shape, or form

all throughout the day he couldn't take his mind off of this messenger so at lunch he tapped out a message

arthpendragon: i miss you :(

anonymous: you better miss me...

anonymous: miss me with that gay shit

arthpendragon: sO YOURE A GUY

arthpendragon: YOURE A GUY AND YOURE IN MY CLASSES AT SCHOOL

anonymous: holD your HORSES

arthpendragon: FUCK YOURE HORSES

anonymous: ooh kinky ;)

arthpendragon: we gtg

anonymous: we?¿?¿?

arthpendragon: were in the same classes you clotpole

anonymous: okie dokie

arthur smiled, pocketing his phone
he could tell he was going to really like this person when they finally met