Kiss Me Under the Mistletoe

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Frowning, Merlin rose to his feet and turned. The last thing he needed now was for Arthur to have a strop. The cause of his pouting wasn't readily apparent, but Merlin felt safe wagering its source was some ridiculous perceived slight. "What's wrong, sire? Was your spiced wine too spicy for you?"

Mistletoe is unique in that it can grow even in the depths of winter, which contributes to its image of fertility and vivacity, especially when it sprouts amonga batch of bare tree branches. The word mistletoe comes from the Old English misteltan, with tan meaning “twig” and mistel meaning, well, “mistletoe.” (Middle English speakers apparently confused tan as the plural of ta, “toe,” which is how we ultimately get mistletoe). Lena sighs, she’s not sure how many more times she can have this conversation. Maybe she should just tell Kara how she feels so Sam will stop pestering her about it. Arthur held Merlin’s gaze. Not for the first time, he wondered if Arthur suspected his use of sorcery. "So it would seem."

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Despite what others may have thought, Merlin was a consummate liar. He had to be good at lying and dissembling his feelings if he wanted to keep his sorcerous head intact. He took a slow, fortifying breath. "Yes. She was quite fetching." If you need me, I’ll just be hanging around the mistletoe, hoping to be kissed,” Lena jokes as she walks away, earning a laugh from her friend. Arthur bared his teeth in the smile that meant, I can't punish you here, but as soon as we're alone, you'll regret it. I'm fine," she demurred. "I was merely overwhelmed by the excitement. But I wish to return to the feast." And then I heard what you said after and then I came over here because I didn’t want you to have to kiss anyone else under the mistletoe because I really wanted to kiss you. Or, you can kiss anyone you want under the mistletoe, that’s your choice but I didn’t like the idea of you kissing anyone else.” Kara frowns, a stupidly adorable crinkle in her forehead.

According to The Grocer, 71% of under-35s have never been kissed under the mistletoe, suggesting that the tradition may be on the decline.Once ensconced in Arthur’s chambers, Merlin busied himself with starting a fire in the hearth while Arthur sank into a plush chair, humming a carol under his breath. "She was pretty, wasn't she, Merlin?" So we can safely say this has nothing whatsoever to do with your toes. That plant you’re kissing under could be a …“dung-twig.” Ben was an okay love interest. I liked him as a character and Laura together but he came across old to me. I know that sounds so rude of me but he was a typical dad. Not a dilf but a dad that falls a asleep in his chair with his glasses falling down and the sort of dad that would moan about the heating being on too long. So I felt the spark wasn’t really there for me. Merlin darted out of reach and held his hands up in appeasement. "I'm just looking out for you. You wouldn't want to start the new year not fitting into any of your clothes." Across the table, Gwen sent him a commiserating smile. He returned it with difficulty. All Merlin wanted now was to go to bed and sleep off his deflated mood.

Today, we hang mistletoe over our doors and kiss beneath the plant as a reminder of what Baldur's mother forgot. For all those looking for a happy ending, some optimists believe Baldur was resurrected from the dead. And to those romanticized minds, the mistletoe was deemed a symbol of love by Frigg, vowing to kiss all those who wandered beneath it. Why do people kiss under mistletoe during Christmas? Getty Images Well, would you look at that?” Kara says, glancing up to the ceiling and Lena realises they’re now standing right under the mistletoe. Kara’s eyes find hers again, all soft and warm with affection.How this developed into the tradition we have today is unclear, however history.com notes that it is believed to have “first caught on among servants in England before spreading to the middle classes”. Frigga’s tears fell onto the mistletoe and turned into white berries. She decreed that it should never cause harm again but should promote love and peace instead. From then on, anyone standing under mistletoe would get a kiss. Even mortal enemies meeting under the mistletoe by accident had to put their weapons aside and exchange a kiss of peace, declaring a truce for theday.

Merlin refilled Arthur's cup. At a wave of Arthur's hand, Merlin filled Princess Elwynne's cup as well. He tried to ignore the vicious twist in his gut that was less jealousy and more a resigned despair. It served him right for falling for a royal prat. But then Kara is following her, stepping in close and Lena can’t breathe, because Kara’s hands fall to her hips and all she can smell is Kara’s perfume and it wouldn’t take much to just lean forward and close the rest of the space between them. Booming laughter, drunken giggles, and sounds of merriment soon filled the hall. The Yule feast was a resounding success, at least for the nobles. Lena leans forward and Kara meets her halfway, soft lips pressing against her own this time, and now Lena’s the one to gasp because of all the times she’s imagined kissing Kara, this is infinitely better.While historians are uncertain about why kissing under the mistletoe started, there is a general consensus regarding when and where the custom began, and how it became popular during Christmastime. By the 1700s, traditional “kissing balls” made of boxwood, holly, and mistletoe were hung in windows and doorways during the holiday season. A young lady caught under the mistletoe could not refuse to give a kiss. This was supposed to increase her chances of marriage since a girl who wasn’t kissed could still be single next Christmas. According to ancient custom, one berry is removed after each kiss until they are allgone. Mistletoe Meaning, Legend, andFolklore