my handbasket has racing stripes - merlin rpf fic | Thank You, Mr Stanislavski
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Looking back on it, Bradley thinks that was the point at which he ought to have heard warning bells or something.

"He's got a love scene with Tony," Bradley points out spitefully, and then reaches for a pint. Katie's eyes widen and she goes back to reading the script. "Oh really?" Angel says, her tone more interested than appalled. Bradley is oddly disappointed. Colin blushes faintly. "I do. It's pretty short, though I don't know Merlin's going to be able to look Uther in the eye for a while." "Looks like he has more than one with you, James." Katie shoots him a sly look over the pages. "Of course, that won't change how Merlin and Arthur interact at all."

Looking back on it, Bradley thinks that was the point at which he ought to have heard warning bells or something. (The one where Tony ropes them into playing in a WWII US cop drama.) [Complex, hot, and very interesting. I liked this a lot.]

Bradley and Colin get cast in a film where they play gay lovers and have to do explicit sex scenes.

Bradley and Colin get cast as gay lovers in a film and have to do explicit sex scenes.

Bradley and Colin get cast in movie together, where they have love scenes.

It was still nearly two months to the end of shooting on series two when Tony mentioned in passing that he had a project lined up for hiatus. He suggested Bradley and Colin audition for it as well, because it was "an exciting opportunity for a pair of promising young actors like yourselves". Looking back on it, Bradley thinks that was the point at which he ought to have heard warning bells or something.

"She tilts her head a bit and looks at Colin. "The mysterious seductress who leads our hero astray?" A beat. "Yeah, I can see that." Colin and Katie laugh, and then Katie says, "You're too pretty by half, Morgan," and gives Colin a saucy wink. "He's got a love scene with Tony," Bradley points out spitefully, and then reaches for a pint. Katie's eyes widen and she goes back to reading the script. "Oh really?" Angel says, her tone more interested than appalled. Bradley is oddly disappointed. Colin blushes faintly. "I do. It's pretty short, though I don't know Merlin's going to be able to look Uther in the eye for a while." "Looks like he has more than one with you, James." Katie shoots him a sly look over the pages. "Of course, that won't change how Merlin and Arthur interact at all." "Fuck off, Katie," Bradley says, and reaches to take the script back. Katie raps him on the knuckles with it and keeps reading. Bradley's doomed."