Merlin Holidays

Title: Take to the Sky
Recipient: doctoraicha
Author: Anon
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Elena/Gwaine, Vivian/Arthur
Word Count: 37,000
Content Notes/Warnings: Passing mention of prior unnamed minor character's death.
Summary: After a sexual scandal of significant proportions, Prince Arthur is compelled to go on best behaviour mode to appease both his father and the press. A visit to a humanitarian-aid organisation camp seems like the perfect measure to divert attention from Arthur's recent past and a good way to effectively show off his caring side. At the camp, Prince Arthur meets Merlin Emrys, a committed doctor who doesn't much care about Arthur's royal aura of fame.
Author's Notes: Dear doctoraicha, I wish you the best holiday season ever and I hope you enjoy this. After reading your prompts, I went for a royalty AU that's a start of a relationship story. I think a couple of New Years' celebrations might have ended up in there.
(i) This was beta'd by the lovely camelittle. I also had some help from the equally lovely leaves_girl. (ii) My Thanks also go to kitty_fic for the cheerleading. (iii) The title is from the song Merlin mentions: Summertime. M

Take to the Sky