merthur oneshots

interviews

aight y'all so this is a oneshot where arthur is brought back, they know everything about each other all that good stuff, and i'll include the post this was based off of in the lil picture thing above. please enjoy!

"Colin, you're up in five!" A stage hand yelled to me and I nodded, taking a deep breath. Nearly my hundredth year of acting and I still get nervous during interviews! I heard someone counting down, and other person began to guide me out to the stage, but I shrugged out of her grip. I didn't like it when other people touched me.

"And here we have the one and only, Colin Morgan! Or as you all might know him, Merlin!" I waved to the studio audience and the camera as I shook the interviewers hand before taking a seat.

"Hi! It's so nice to be here, thanks for having me!" I put a wide grin on my face and got into the character of Colin Morgan. A shy, 23 year old actor from Ireland(I did spend over a hundred years there so the accent was my own now) who "plays" the roll of Merlin on BBC.

"How're you doing today, Colin? Was it a busy day?" I nodded, and felt myself relax into the roll.

"Actually, yes. It was really busy on set earlier, I just got here from there about ten minutes ago. I barely had any free time as I was in almost every scene we shot today." She, I believe her name was Beth, nodded as though I had just said the most interesting thing to her. Before she started speaking, I repressed a shiver, why was it always so cold in these buildings?

"What can you tell us about any scenes you shot today? Any spoilers?" I chuckled slightly, everyone always asked this and I could rarely tell them anything.

"Well I can tell you there will definitely be magic." We both paused to laugh quickly. "And I had more than one stunt to film, but I can't tell you they were." I trailed off mysteriously and we continued on with the segment.

"Tell me some stuff about your cast mates? How do you get along with all of them?"

"Oh, we get along like a family. We spend eight months out of the year together, filming. and even then I spend time with some of the for a lot of the rest of the year as well." She nodded and smiled, like the next thing she was gonna ask me was just the best question ever.

"So how about you and a certain blonde haired, blue eyed hunk on set? I've heard of some possible dating rumors between you too? Care to comment?" Before she could even finish the question some people in the studio audience cheered and she laughed. "They know who I'm talking about!"

"Haha, we saw some of those earlier, and I'm terribly sorry to disappoint, but the rumors are just rumors. We are not dating." I lied easily, like it was second nature. And I supposed it was. "He's great, though. We filmed a lot of scenes today. I was actually talking to him right before I left, he offered to give me a ride here as I don't have a license," I began to explain. "Yeah, Arthur and I are just best friends, we've known each other for a few years but it honestly feels like it's been centuries."

"I'm sorry, but did you just call him Arthur?" Beth looked slightly worried, like I was going crazy. I was thrown off guard for a split second but quickly regained composure.

"Oh, did I? Sorry, like I said I just got back from filming so I guess i'm still in a 'Merlin mindset'" We both laughed awkwardly and she continued on with the questions, and I felt tense once again.

I got back to the hotel room Arthur and I shared, while we were filming. I was just glad I could stop pretending to be someone I wasn't. The rest of the interview was a little bland, nothing different from the countless others I've had to do.

"Arthur?" I called out. "You home?"

"Merlin," He began slowly. "Come join me." The hotel room was quite big, a bedroom separate from the "kitchen" and a small area with s couch and tele. Filming has just started for this year so we haven't been able to rent an actual apartment like we normally do. The one we typically stay in is rented out already somehow so we've been in this hotel room for nearly a month now.

"Hello, love, how was the rest of filming for the day?" I leaned down, and have him a kiss which he gladly accepted, until he pulled away very quickly.

"Great, productive too. Until I had a moment of free time and turned on your live interview just in time to watch you call me Arthur to the hundreds of thousands of people who were watching." He looked st me expectantly but I just shrugged

"It was just a quick slip up. No one will think anything of it. I promise. Now come to bed, I'm exhausted, I was in nearly every scene today." He nodded and once we were settled in he began to talk.

"I just worry. I've only been on this earth for a few years. I'm just worried something will go wrong and we'll have to restart our lives." I held his face in my hands.

"Hey, listen clotpole. I will not let that happen. Wanna know why?" Before waiting for him to answer, I kept speaking. "Because I don't think I can handle another persons that loves you. Your a lot of work, I hope you know." He smiled and rolled his eyes while laughing.

"Shut up and kiss me Dollap head."