Entry: DC06En03
Title: Beautiful Roses
Theme and/or Prompt/s: Red Rose Petals Scattered Everywhere
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Gwen
Spoilers: Mentions of events in 3x06
Disclaimer: Merlin belongs to Shine and the BBC.
Summary: Roses were not as beautiful
as Guinevere
Author’s notes: Betaed by Rubberglue (thanks!)
Arthur understood that roses had meaning of a romantic nature and that they were quite beautiful, if one ignores the sharp ugly thorns. But after a time, he found that the flower’s features paled in comparisons to one young woman. That even as a rose wilts and dies, she too would grow older but her beauty would never fade- at least not in his eyes.
Yes, roses were not as beautiful as Guinevere.
But one day he found an exception. It was during a time when people were throwing flower petals in rejoice and celebration, roses being among them. As he saw the petals of all shades, hues and colors twirl to the ground and all scatter he noticed that a great many landed on Guinevere. She was soon covered in rose petals, from the deepest red, the brightest pink and to the purest white, to which she smiled and laughed and twirled with the petals. It was sight that mesmerized his very heart.
So Arthur decided that roses were just as beautiful as Guinevere, but only when they were on her. This was also true for lavenders, violets, daisies, and orchids.