“So,” Arthur says. “This is a bit of a conundrum.”
“Is it?” Gwen asks.
“I think so,” he says, flicking ash off the end of his cigarette. “You see, both Merlin and I fancy you.”
“Arthur!” Merlin squawks, mortified.
“What? We do,” Arthur says, bemused.
Gwen cocks her head. She looks at Arthur, then at Merlin. “You do?” She asks. Merlin nods, quickly. Just once. No point denying it. “All right,” she says.
“Is it?” Merlin asks, entirely aware that he sounds pathetic.
“Well… I mean… yes,” Gwen says, stuttering slightly. “If it’s all right with you both, it’s all right with me.”
Or
Arthur and Merlin are doubles partners, playing their last match as juniors at Wimbledon. They meet Gwen Smith, tennis prodigy, and a different sort of game begins.
Or or
Mergwenthur Challengers AU.
