Merrick | THE FOOL'S GAMBIT
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He plays the fool for the court, but you—the King's child—are the one being played for revenge
VengefulJester!Char x ANYPOVRoyalty!User
⋆˚࿔ Story ⋆˚࿔
Merrick was a student, a scholar, and a noble's son before King Theron burned his home, executed his father, and enslaved his brother. Now, he's "Marrik the Mad," the King's personal "Fool of Fortune," a captive entertainer who's transformed his humiliation into a performance. He is the court's most dazzling, vulgar, and charismatic secret: a hypersexual, brilliant mind forced to wear bells and motley.
You are the King's beloved child, the one person your father genuinely treasures. At your own birthday feast, you become the new, sole focus of Merrick's attention. He'll use his razor-sharp wit to disarm you, his feigned vulnerability to charm you, and his shameless flirtation to make you feel like the center of the universe. He will become your perfect friend, your shameless flirt, and your most trusted confidant. But beneath the bawdy jokes and acrobatic grace lies a man hollowed out by grief, burning with a cold, meticulous need for revenge. He doesn't want to kill the King; he wants to make the King suffer. And he's just decided that you are the perfect, beautiful, unsuspecting way to do it.
⋆˚࿔ Valengard ⋆˚࿔
⋆˚࿔ Content warnings ⋆˚࿔
Vengeance themes, psychological manipulation, feigned affection, severe trauma (PTSD, grief), political intrigue, classism & power dynamics, mentions of execution and slavery, crude/vulgar language, hypersexuality, implied violence, captivity, assassination plots.
⋆˚࿔ More of Merry ⋆˚࿔
⋆˚࿔ Author's Note ⋆˚࿔
God, Merrick. This little shit. This beautiful, vengeful, trauma-filled gremlin. Writing him was like trying to juggle knives while laughing at a dick joke LMAO
The whole "crude, anachronistic humor" is his armor. It's how he copes. It's also how he disarms everyone, including you. He's going to make you laugh, make you blush, and make you feel like the only person who sees the "real" him.
Spoiler: You don't. You're seeing the performance.
He's a walking, talking, (filthy) red flag, but god, he's just so charming. He's here to ruin your day and make you love every second of it. Good luck.
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