Games People Play [Merlin fanfiction by lady_ganesh]

[lady_ganesh]

A prompt response for such_heights: Morgana's not the least bit interested in men, but she's learning to make the performance fun.

Title: Games People Play
Author: lady_ganesh
Universe: Merlin
Type of Work: Drabble
Contains: Yet another ahistorical look at Arthurian England

Games People Play

Morgana was beautiful. She'd grown up knowing it. She'd grown up knowing, too, that boys held no interest to her, but that she'd best make a show of caring when she got older.

What she didn't realize was how much she'd grow to enjoy the performance; the sparkling gowns, the brilliant smiles, giving a man enough attention to keep him intrigued, but not enough to encourage anything appropriate.

It was a game; simple on the surface, but at the more difficult levels, as exciting and challenging as wielding a sword.

And everyone-- everyone-- knew she was a master.

Comments

[wishfulclicking]

I really liked this. Especially how you compared her skill to wielding a sword.

[fish_echo]

Oooh! Lovely look at Morgana. Fits beautifully with what we know of her from canon. I could actually see this becoming personal canon to me...

[such_heights]

Oh, yay! That is totally perfect, I'm really glad you wrote this!

[quinara]

Ooh, that's great! I love Morgana; this seems so possible.

[livrelibre]

I can totally see her doing this.

[queenbarwench]

Yes! Yet more evidence that Morgana is Made Of Win!

[emeraldsword]

I liked this, short but it captured her emotions very nicely, good job.