#merida x reader

You didn't want to be at this tournament

The last thing you wanted to do was compete for some dude's hand and it seemed he [Merida] agreed

You both ran into each other when you were trying to escape the dinner and he was trying to hide his bear mother

His eyes widen when seeing you, before he pushes his mother into a room. You accidentally bump into him, before quickly apologizing

^ "No, it's fine. Don't worry 'bout it-" He shakes his hands, his eyes going back and forth, avoiding eye contact

His mother makes a loud roar, causing you to take a step back, eyes wide, as he awkwardly smiles and rubs his stomach.

"Wow! I'm so hungry!"

You end up finding out about the bear and he tells you what happened

"You," You point to him, "Turned your mother into a bear to change your fate?"

He blushes, since it sounded stupid when you said it like that, "I mean... Yeah- To put it simply."

You help him hide it from everyone else while he tries to find a way to turn his mother back

He thanks you profusely for helping him

His mother bear gives him a knowing look when you leave

But he quickly shakes his head, before shaking his finger, "No, no, no. Don't give me that look"

You lead them away for as long as you can, but they do end up turning on you

Since you helped him, Merida decided to give you a chance- Totally to just appease his mother

He develops a crush on you first, but denies it, because he doesn't believe in love and romance- because ew

But sometimes... Sometimes even he can't deny how his heart rate picks up and a smile shows on his face when looking at you

His mother is the first one to notice and sets something up, much to Merida's embarrassment

Really protective over you. If you trip or fall, he's quick to catch you and pull you close

"Y/n, do you remember when we first met?" Her husband asked her.

"Aye, I do Merida." She answered as she smiled at him as she lay on his chest.

Flashback

It was the day Merida's parents, Queen Elinor and King Fergus, decided to hold a tournament or compaction for Merida's hand in marriage. While three princesses were competing, another was sitting on the outskirts of the forest watching them, giggling at how they couldn't do anything. As she watched them, she hadn't noticed the bear sneaking up on her, but when she heard that skin-crawling low grow, she slowly turned around to see it. She quickly turned around and ran for it, even though she knew it's a slight chance she would get away. When she saw her father, mother and sister, one of the princesses, taking part in the game, she began to call for them.

"PAPA, MAMA, CELSEY! HELP!" She called to them since she had nothing to defend herself.

All three looked to see who it was, and they all paled, seeing the youngest being chased. When she called them, her brother, Erskine, was getting back. But only to see his younger sister being chased with no form of protection. Erskine and Celsey began to charge at it, but before Celsey could move from next to their mother and father, Lachlan, their father, began to run to his youngest. Before the young princess could get to them, she tripped. When she looked behind her, she saw that the bear was getting closer and closer. Suddenly a powerful voice started shouting commands to help and protect the villagers watching and the princess lying on the floor, scared about the bear closing in on her. When the bear was on two feet, ready to attack, a spear hit it. She stumbled to her feet but only to fall again. This time, a pair of arms hoisted her up and ran over to the two people she called out.

"Y/n!" They both called at the same time and ran to her side.

When she was put onto her feet, she fell forward into her mother's arms. Celsey looked down to see that she was not putting any pressure on her right ankle. As they looked after her, the men tried to get rid of the bear. After they finally got rid of it, Lachlan and Erskine went straight to y/n, who was struggling to stand back up. Erskine helped her by taking the weight off her right ankle and holding her to his side.

"Y/n what was you doing? Are you alright? Why didn't you have your bow and arrows?" Lachlan questioned her.

All she could do was offer a small smile before she put all her weight onto her brother. When she did this, it caught the attention of Queen Elinor. She made her way to them and put her hand on y/n’s forehead.

"She has a fever." Elinor told them as she looked towards a healer.

Time skip

The long h/c haired and e/c eyed young lady was lying on a bed. A wet cloth on her forehead and something to support her sprained ankle. As she was lying there asleep, her mother was next to her, stroking her hair.

"So this is why you didn't want to come because you were ill." Her mother, Tavie, said as she kissed her daughter's forehead.

Soon y/n's fever broke, and Tavie went and got Lachlan. They returned to the room and saw her sitting with her back resting on the headboard. They quickly made their way over and placed themselves on either side of her.

"Y/n, how are you feeling?" Lachlan asked her.

"I'm feeling a lot better now, papa." She replied as she offered them a smile.

They talked for a while until it was time for Lachlan and Tavie to go and eat with everyone else, as y/n was bedridden until she could walk. She spotted three little boys making their way into her room as she finished her meal.

"Well, I don't know what I'm going to do about the three little misters in my room." She said as if they weren't there.

Not even ten seconds later, they were sitting on and around her. Just staring as though they don't want to forget her.

"It's been awhile Hamish, Hubert, Harris. So what have you three been up to?" She asked, and it was a long time before anyone could find the triples.

As they were talking and playing games that didn't evolve (y/n) from getting off the bed, they didn't notice the pair of green eyes watching them.

"So, are you three having fun?" The person that was watching asked the three boys.

They nodded their heads and then ran out of the room. Then the green-eyed person sat on the bed next to her. Y/n smiled at them.

"It's been a while, Merida. How have you been?" She questioned as she leaned against the headboard.

"I'm good, just trying to get the girl I love to notice me." Was his reply.

"I see." Her smile faltered a bit. "Well, thank you for saving me and tell the girl. I'm sure she won't say no to you." She explained as she pointed out his body. "But personally, I think your heart is better. The way you would do anything for your family without hesitation is what I like best about you. So who's the lucky one?" She explained, then asked him.

All he did was lean forward and press his lips to hers. Shocked at first, y/n didn't kiss back, but she eased into the kiss. Soon it was y/n sitting sideways on Merida's lap. Hugging each other and then, Merida lay them down, with (y/n) laid on Merida's chest; they fell asleep in each other's embrace.

End of flashback

"What was you remembering?" Merida asked his wife as she had a smile on her face and looked up at him.

"The time you saved my life." Was her reply.

"That is not when we first met, though." He pointed out to her.

"I know. We first met as children. I was with my papa, and he brought me here to meet you as he was doing trade with your father." She says after giggling.

He smiled at her, whispered a goodnight, then pulled her closer to him and fell asleep until one of them had to get up for their little boy.

The end.

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