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1	-> ''Oh dear,'' thought Merlin. ''Arthur's been enchanted again.''
2	-->--''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8741944/1/A-Very-Hairy-Situation A Very Hairy Situation.]]''
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4	A ''{{Series/Merlin\|2008}}'' crackfic of glorious proportions, it is a story of unrequited love, failed communication, exploring sexual orientation, and fabulousness. Essentially, Merlin thinks that Arthur's been enchanted, but as it turns out, it's less due to having had a spell put on him than it is from Gwaine [[EvenTheGuysWantHim simply being that impossible to resist.]] [[UnrequitedLove Merlin]] goes to the tavern to get absolutely sloshed, and... more or less succeeds.
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6	The fic can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8741944/1/A-Very-Hairy-Situation here.]]
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9	!! This fanfic provides examples of:
10	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Merlin and Gwen are both in love with Arthur, who is in love with Gwaine, [[spoiler:who doesn't love him back.]] In the past, Gwen had a crush on Merlin, who [[ObliviousToLove didn't even notice.]]
11	** All the noblemen who have fallen in love with Gwaine.
12	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Gwen and Arthur is implied to have been this, since she mentions having known him when he was ten.
13	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Merlin implies that Arthur's love is a girl. Arthur wacks him around the head. Merlin hastily apologizes.
14	--> "Ah, sorry, sorry... a ''woman''."
15	* ContinuityNod: {{Lampshaded}}. The fic opens with Merlin finding himself in a conversation identical to the one he had when Arthur was enchanted to fall in love with Lady Vivian. He decides to just go with it.
16	* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: After Gwaine [[spoiler:cuts off his hair,]] Arthur [[spoiler:ends up with Merlin. And then Gwaine and Gwen end up together.]]
17	* CureYourGays: Implied to be what happened to Lady Vivian. She's the anomaly in a story which uses Cure Your Straights as a plot device.
18	* CursedWithAwesome: Gwaine views being fabulous as occasionally being tiresome.
19	* DatingDoSiDo: Before the story begins, Gwen had a crush on Merlin, then fell in mutual love with Arthur. Then Arthur and Vivian were enchanted to fall in love with each other, but Arthur got better, and started dating Gwen again. (This is all canon from the show.) The whole time, Gwen's ex-crush Merlin's been in love with her boyfriend Arthur, but Arthur turned him down due to [[IncompatibleOrientation being straight]]. Then Arthur falls in love with Gwaine (who [[spoiler:his sort-of ex Vivian]] was also in love with at some point). Then [[spoiler:Gwen's ex-boyfriend Arthur ends up with her ex-crush Merlin and Arthur's ex-girlfriend Gwen ends up with his ex-crush Gwaine.]]
20	%%* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Gwaine.
21	%%* HappilyEverAfter
22	* IfItsYouItsOkay: When Merlin points out that Arthur has made it [[UnrequitedLove very clear]] in the past that [[IncompatibleOrientation he's not interested in men.]]
23	-->"I know what I said," Arthur waved off. "But who could have foreseen that a man of such perfection, of such wondrous beauty, of such glorious hair would come into my life?"
24	%%* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Merlin for Arthur.
25	* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: The barmaid is the direct ancestor of three Prime Ministers.
26	* IncompatibleOrientation: Merlin and Arthur [[spoiler:initially]], Gwen and Merlin (before the story), [[spoiler:Gwen and Arthur]].
27	* LemonyNarrator:
28	--> "That is unfortunate," Merlin [[TheUnintelligible intended to say]], and from now on, I shall just print his intent and leave poor Gwen's view of the conversation to the imagination.
29	%%* MagicHair
30	* MurderTheHypotenuse: What several exes of Gwaine-infatuated men have attempted.
31	* NoBisexuals: [[spoiler:Gwaine's hair has the ability to make anyone permanently attracted to men.]] Note that nothing was said about ''not'' being attracted to women. However, [[spoiler:Arthur becomes "well and truly homosexual."]]
32	** When Gwen finds out that Merlin is interested in men (nothing is said about exclusivity), she assumes that this is why he was so oblivious to her season 1 crush.
33	* NoodleIncident: Upon discovery of Arthur's transferred affections, Gwen does not try to brutally murder Gwaine with nothing but a garlic clove and some grass. This is a relief to Gwaine, as he doesn't want to go through that rather painful experience again ([[WomanScorned It wouldn't be]] [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike the second time)]].
34	* ObliviousToLove: Merlin is shocked to learn about Gwen's season 1 crush on him.
35	* OhNoNotAgain: Gwaine's reaction to finding out that Arthur's in love with him.
36	* OnlyOneName: {{Lampshaded}} with Gwaine Whatever-your-last-name-is.
37	* PairTheSpares: [[spoiler:Gwaine and Gwen.]] Also to some extent, [[spoiler:Merlin and Arthur, since when Arthur turns gay, his acknowledged best friend just conveniently happens to also be gay and in love with him.]]
38	%%* TranslatorBuddy: Gwaine for Merlin.
39	* TheUnintelligible: Merlin, when drunk. The narrator is kind enough to translate for us after a while.
40	-->'''Merlin:''' "Hey, that's what I said!"\
41	'''Gwen:''' "Merlin, you really should stop making that noise, you sound like a pig being attacked by a rabid chipmunk."
42	%%* UnusualEuphemism: The barmaid of impressive legacy, among other things.
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