#winces# Yeah, Indian/Arabic (Araaaabian niiiights) magic would be a lot closer to what I was thinking of. See? See my lack of knowledge? Then again, some Wikipedia/insert-more-reliable-internet-source-here time would be needed for both/either idea(s). And as for Arthur trying to snap Merlin out of it, it's a mental image that I've been wanting to write/see for a while now. In my head, it seems to mainly consist of Big Meaningful Kissing. Strange, that.

Nuu! My horizons shall remain unbroadened! Begone, foul temptress of bad fic porn!

That is indeed an interesting cultural thing (didn't realise the Japanese had it too), especially since you don't get the equivalent in light-skinned cultures. Care to offer a fic explanation? #wink wink#

To be fair, it wasn't proper drunk, just a very hyper form of tipsy... Consisted of talking fast, twitching and having this weird desire to start scribbling weird fic.

Er, re: fic writing, at the moment if I'm writing anything, it should be ADD (X-Men slash fic that will haunt me 'til death) and it most likely will be either the `omg, eyes!` Merlin fic or the one based around a concept stolen from Doctor Who. That said, I will probably start this fic too, then forget it, only to perhaps finish it craply whilst avoiding work...