katikat | Fic rec: Merlin

"He Was Steeping" by anon | Arthur/Merlin | AU | Arthur falls in love with a partially deaf Merlin. | Words: unknown but short-ish (kinkmeme)

"Hi," Gwen says, all cheer and delight, and then stops as Merlin steps in closer to shake her hand. "Oh," she catches a glimpse at his ears (and Morgana had noticed them before as large as they were, but not until Merlin stepped closer did she notice the hearing aid). Gwen blushes to almost a shade of purple, "I don't know any signs," she says uselessly, "Just turtle," Gwen says and then makes a gesture with both her hands that does not look like a turtle, but more like what Arthur bragged about with the Frenchie.

I just love Morgana's POV here. AUs where Morgana and Arthur get along well are my favorite kind!