#arthur was also drunk off more pirate rum

[velveteenoutlaw]

Abandoned Church, Scarlett Meadows

[theroundbartable]

pirate au (more free to use concepts because my brain did a thing.)

Version A

Arthur is a governor and Merlin is Blackbeard. Merlin is just a menace and Arthur can't ever manage to catch him. One day, he has him cornered but they end up just the two of them on a lone island. Arthur would definitely die if Merlin wasn't there to get him through and Merlin needs Arthur to get off the island. Merlin has hidden rum everywhere but doesn't even drink. He also has books about herbs with him and keeps insulting Arthur to his face.

Arthur very slowly falls in love with the oblivious, obnoxious ten year legend- who is (2 y) younger than Arthur?!?!?!

Version B: reincarnation

Merlin is a constantly drunk sailor (still alive since Camelot), Long white beard, gets hired often by random pirates or government people, is an annoyance to all but somehow gets loads of work done despite just laying around and insulting people.

Arthur is setting sail for the first time to find the hidden island Avalon, a magic island that no one truly believes in anymore. But the person who's going to find it is said to be THE King Arthur, destined King of Albion. He who finds the sword Excalibur will have the right to take the throne.

Merlin hates him at first, already tired of people pretending to be reincarnated Arthur... But slowly he begins to see the resemblence. Once he sees Arthur defending the poor and leading pirates like knights, he reveals himself to be THE Merlin.