crack_van | The Ink Still Drying by lassiterfics (R)

Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Merlin/Morgana, Arthur/Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, Arthur/Gwen
Length: 4, 731
Author on LJ: lassiterfics
Author Website: fandom: merlin tag
Why this must be read:

OT4! OT4! Hoorah!

I actually think Lass' synopsis pretty much sums it up best: Futurefic in which Merlin begins to remember the future, Morgana reaches for her destiny, Arthur is kind of dense, and Gwen isn't an idiot.

"You two are inevitable,” she says. “We both see it. We both dream it, in our ways."

"I'm not going to fall into his arms because destiny says so," Merlin scoffs. "I’ve sworn my loyalty and friendship to Arthur, and my counsel, though he rarely listens to it. Don’t I get to keep anything for myself?"

Morgana raises an eyebrow. “Like what?”

“Like.” My heart.

She meets his gaze in the mirror. "Your first mistake is to see destiny as an oppressive force, as something to bend for. We are all of us the eye of our own storm.”

The goblet lifts itself from Merlin’s hand and floats across the room to Morgana, whose hand is outstretched and eyes glow gold. He says, “I was drinking that.”

“Being with Arthur has nothing to do with destiny,” Morgana continues, sipping his wine, “and everything to do with who you are. That’s why destiny chose you for this in the first place. It’s just trying to capitalize on what’s already there.”

“All right, so what should I do?”

“Capitalize on destiny.”

Merlin rolls his eyes.

“You take fate and love entirely too seriously, Merlin," she chides. "I blame the dragon."

"The dragon was a huge twat," Merlin agrees.

The Ink Still Drying