For Your Entertainment

[ayoungboy]

The circus comes into town in the late afternoon. It's a quiet caravan, but the whispers start immediately. It's not a regular circus. This one - this is the Camelot circus. One of the most esteemed traveling acts in the country, and not for the faint of heart. This one has a flaming sword eater and a terrifying magician.

A few brave people try to peek at the preparations, but once the big tent is up, all that can really be seen are food stands being set up, and a few podiums for acts unknown. Everything else is hidden from view. You want to see? Come buy a ticket.

Comments

[royalpratness]

"Make sure that nobody sees you." Arthur reminds him, briefly squeezing Merlin's arm and walking upstairs.

[ayoungboy]

Merlin is very careful, and he makes it to Arthur's room undetected. He slips in nervously, pressing flat against the door after he slips inside.

[royalpratness]

Arthur is sitting on the bed, putting away his book when Merlin enters. "Hey. Lock the door?"

[ayoungboy]

Merlin turns and does so, cheeks pink at the thoughts of everything he'd been denying himself. "Hello."

[royalpratness]

Arthur waves him over to sit down on the bed. "I was thinking... can you lock the room with your powers? And maybe sound proof it as well?"

[ayoungboy]

"I...can try." Merlin nods, eyes flashing gold.

[royalpratness]

"Guess we have to trust your abilities now since we can't go and check if it worked." Arthur frowns.

[ayoungboy]

"It should work." Merlin nods, slowly approaching the bed.

[royalpratness]

"Let's hope so." Arthur smiles, reaching a hand out for Merlin.

[ayoungboy]

Merlin bites his lip and takes Arthur's hand, slowly sitting down.

[royalpratness]

Arthur squeezes Merlin's hand reassuringly, seeing how nervous he seems to be. "Okay, ground rules. This is an agreement between two fully consenting adults, right? It's not amy kind of 'payment' for my offer to stay here over the winter, let alone for making sure you didn't die of pneumonia. You owe me nothing."

[ayoungboy]

"No, it's not payment." Merlin flushes at the insinuation. "...fact, probably owe you more now for even entertaining the idea of...being with...me. I've never...I want to...yeah."

[royalpratness]

"Good. So we agree that this is mutually benefitial." Arthur nods, looking happy with that.

[ayoungboy]

"Yeah." Merlin nods. He'd always imagined romance, but Arthur was sweet, kind, and not at all bad on the eyes.

[royalpratness]

Arthur nods again. "Okay. If either of us isn't okay with anything the other wants, we gotta tell each other."

[ayoungboy]

"Okay." Merlin agrees, shyly threading their fingers.

[royalpratness]

"Okay" Arthur smiles, leaning in to kiss him.

[ayoungboy]

Merlin blushes and kisses him back warmly.

[royalpratness]

Arthur keeps kissing Merlin for a while to break the ice.Eventually, he pulls off Merlin's shirt as well as his own and gently pushes Merlin down to the bed.

[ayoungboy]

Merlin gasps a little and lies down, marveling at all the warm skin available to him.

[royalpratness]

Arthur runs his hands over Merlin's chest while kissing his way down over his neck to his shoulder.

[ayoungboy]

"Oh...wow..." Merlin breathes, making soft noises for Arthur.

[royalpratness]

Arthur smiles against Merlin's skin. "The best is yet to come." No pun intended. He kisses down over Merlin's chest and belly, taking his time to undo his trousers.

[ayoungboy]

"Arthur..." Merlin groans, goosebumps rising as Arthur begins to undress him.

[royalpratness]

Arthur grins up at him, pulling down Merlin's trousers along with his underwear and wrapping his hand around his cock.