Room 407, Friday Evening

[bigdamndestiny]

Having promised to make up for the slanderous talk of Francine's cookies, Merlin had tried to set up something romantic for her and him up in his proper room.

It had... mixed results.

He had managed to get candle wax in his only mentioned in one post beard. And had been forced to shave it. He hoped that wouldn't make her upset.

Right now, all he managed in the way of romance was a few candles, a movie he was almost certain was not pornography and some burgers from that Mooby's place. He was getting good at this romance thing if he did say so himself!

[[For the giiiirlfriend]]

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin opened his eyes at that, blinking at her. "Chapter One, perhaps?"

[thatsamilkshake]

Chapter One. Right. The chapter she skimmed not because she couldn't look at it but because she was kind of too embarrassed to find out how much she didn't know on the Q and A thing. "That... could be a good place to start?"

Someday, she'd end a sentence with a period again.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Maybe two?" He suggested, having now seen the quiz. What on earth was an S T D?

[thatsamilkshake]

"Maybe?" Francine nodded. "I...don't remember what chapter two is," she admitted.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"What chapter would you start on?" Oh sure, put it on her.

[thatsamilkshake]

"Oh sure, put it on me."

Wait. Rewind. "NOT WHAT I MEANT."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin's eyes were wide anyway. "Um."

[thatsamilkshake]

"NOT WHAT I MEANT!" Francine repeated, and then, well. There was only so much she could take without actually diving under the nearest pillow. She wasn't actually attempting to suffocate herself, but she might have given that impression.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Alright! Alright! You didn't mean it like that!" But, you know, Merlin was still a teenage boy. "I just mean--it's your book! You'll know what would work best, right?"

[thatsamilkshake]

From under the pillow, a muffled voice said, "I UH NOH! I NEHHH DIHHHH ANHHH UH IHHH!"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin tried very hard to decipher that. "Um. Nor have I."

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine... had kind of already gotten that impression that he had neh dih anh uh ih either, but it was actually kind of reassuring to hear him say it out loud. Not enough to get her completely out from under the pillow, but at least enough that her face poked out. With a tangled mess of hair falling into it. "Why do I get the feeling we were better at this when we were drunk?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin offered her a small grin and held out his hand. "I don't want to be drunk when I'm with you."

[thatsamilkshake]

Oh, that was just not playing fair. "Why do you have to go and be adorable when I'm trying to flail?" Francine complained, taking his hand and letting him pull her upright again.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I could make a lewd remark if that would help," Merlin offered helpfully. "Perhaps we--er--need some time to work up to... that. Just things we're okay with at first."

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine smiled, letting out a huff of somewhat exhausted laughter, then backtracked for a second. "You could make a lewd remark? Really?" She sounded doubtful.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Hey, no need to sound so dubious," Merlin replied, grinning anyway. He scooted closer to wrap his arms around her waist. "I could if I wanted."

[thatsamilkshake]

"Uh-huh." Waaaaay beyond doubtful now. But leaning against him anyway.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Um." Merlin turned a bit red. "I--"

Well, crap.

"Oh, shut up. It's not as easy to do on command right in front of a woman, you know."

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine froze for a moment, then cracked up. "Okay, I take it back, you can make a lewd remark."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin rested his chin on her shoulder, still sulky. "I'll tell you when I come up with a better one, then."

[thatsamilkshake]

"I think you have to," Francine told him seriously. "That's what makes it a remark."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You're cruel," Merlin informed her, pressing a quick kiss to her neck. "And I'd like to see you do better."

[thatsamilkshake]

"There's a whole chapter on that in there, you know," Francine said, ducking her head in reaction to the kiss, and nudging the book with her foot.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"On lewd comments? Perhaps I should read it then..." The duck only seemed to encourage him to do it again, almost shyly.