Snapshots

Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin, or for that matter the Sword in the Stone.

A/N: So I read something like this for the show Leverage, and thought I'd try my hand at it for Merlin. I used a word randomizer to pick random words and wrote a sentence for each word. It was a lot harder than I expected! The only time I threw out a word was when it was a repeat, which only happened once.

These sentences cover a range of genres, some are funny, some are sad, some are canon compliant ( a few are just my take on actual canon moments), some are AU, some are modern, etc. They also feature many different characters.

The only pairing is Arthur/Gwen, and a tiny bit of Uther/Ygraine.

Hope you enjoy!

Snapshots

1. Chemistry – Gwen, Gwaine, Arthur

Gwen didn't have a clue what Gwaine meant when he declared that she and Arthur had "chemistry", and she wasn't convinced that Gwaine knew either.

2. Consideration – Arthur, Merlin

In retrospect, Arthur thought that if the fact that the mysterious ancient sorcerers only showed up when Merlin was mysteriously absent hadn't clued him in, the fact that they both lectured him about the way he treated his servant should have.

3. Era – Arthur

As Arthur knelt before the empty throne, he wasn't sure how much of the weight of the crown resting on his head was real and how much of it was imagined

4. Frequency – Merlin, Arthur, Knights of the Round Table

It never ceased to amaze Merlin how Arthur and the others just took for granted the number of times their enemies tripped and fell while rushing towards them, or had tree branches fall on their heads.

5. Applied – Gwen, Morgana

The young girl stood nervously in the courtyard entrance, twisting a dark curl around her finger as she tried to work up the nerve to enter; the Lady Morgana needed a maid servant, and Gwen's family needed money.

6. Tough - Leon

"One day I'm going to be the toughest, bravest, strongest knight Camelot has ever seen!" the seven-year-old proclaimed, the sunlight shining off his golden curls as he held a stick aloft as if it were a sword.

7. Bother – Merlin, Arthur

"Once again I saved Arthur's life and once again, he thinks I spent the day in the tavern," Merlin scowled, "Honestly, sometimes I don't know why I even bother..."

8. Variable - Merlin

Time after time, Camelot's enemies watched their best-laid plans crumble due to a single variable, yet few ever suspected that that variable was the goofy, big-eared boy who served as Arthur's manservant.

9. Kid – Morgana, Arthur

"I hate you," Morgana said, rolling her eyes, and Arthur didn't notice that while the words were delivered in the same playful tone she had used since they were children, the look in those eyes was cold and deadly serious.

10. Coalition - Morgana

"Excellent, then we have an agreement," Morgana smiled coldly at the Saxon leader; the fact that he believed that he was using her only made him that much easier to manipulate.