1: Getting the Job

It was the early 2000s when the Universe decided to mess with Merlin again. Luckily, despite his long years of waiting for Arthur to return, Merlin had not lost his sense of humor. It has only grown. So when Merlin read that the BBC would be developing a TV show based on his life in Camelot, focused on him for once, he knew there was no way to pass up the opportunity to be involved.

He had tried his hand at acting a couple times and found that it was not for him. He was much better with improv. Besides, he was sure he would already have enough bones to pick with the writing of it.

Instead he perused the open jobs and found one to his liking. A practical effects supervisor. He'd be the best out there. No need to do the work when magic will do it for you.

A few forged documents and slight persuasion spells later, Merlin was down on the crew list as Matthew Elfham, Special Effects Supervisor. He met the rest of his team and appointed a second in command for when he was busy. The others seemed knowledgeable and ought to be fun to work with. They certainly shared his love for pyrotechnics.

Slowly the rest of the crew was filled in and the cast list was revealed. He was surprised to see that they had chosen an Irishman to play him, but even he had to admit Mr. Morgan looked eerily similar to him. Merlin wondered if they weren't actually distantly related.

When he got his copy of the first couple scripts, he was pleasantly surprised. Were they entirely accurate? No. But it was the first interpretation in a while that seemed to have unearthed the fact that Merlin had been a couple years younger than Arthur. And so far it seemed to be focusing a lot on their friendship. Merlin even laughed aloud while reading. It was easy to forget that this was not written by one of Gwen's children. He remembered how she had told them so many stories of Arthur's adventures as a prince that they tried to write them all down before she passed away, lest the stories be lost completely. But Gwen had always put her own spin on the tales and refused to let Merlin argue for what really happened.

The first read-through passed and Merlin was starting to feel properly excited for this show. The cast seemed wonderful, his crew was working together well, and the food was great. Especially the part where he didn't have to make it himself.

All in all, he couldn't wait to start filming.

AN: This story is made much better by the lovely Requiem17. Her stories are amazing and I highly suggest you check them out.

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