it will change
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It wasn’t the first time a visiting noble had vented their frustration with a slap or a punch. Hell, even the occasional knight had done so. It also wasn’t the first time that said slap or punch had sent Merlin to the floor. Despite how used to it he had gotten, the embarrassment always came flooding in. As if Merlin should have expected it, steeled himself better, and gained the strength to stand tall when it happened instead of crumbling to the floor like a fainting maiden. The humiliation scalded.
It will hurt. Then it will be over. It will hurt, then it will be over. It will be over. Merlin chanted it repeatedly in his head; the motto of his whole life in Camelot.
TWs in notes.
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- Part 1 of it will change
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“Something... has been bothering me,” Arthur admits slowly, reaching for his goblet of wine and taking a steeling sip. Merlin’s brow creases and his hand tightens slightly over Arthur’s as he tries to analyse his expression.
“When he... in his chambers. Why didn’t you...” Arthur hadn’t had such problems articulating himself since the night of the incident, almost like talking about it was regressing him back to the very moment. Before he can try again, he has a second where he thinks he’s back in Lord Gelese’s room, catching him all over again.
“Arthur. I know you’re an emotionally constipated prat on a good day, but use your words, please.” Merlin’s voice pulls him out of the memory, and Arthur shakes his head slightly in an effort to dislodge the image. Merlin is alive and in front of him. He has been laughing and sassing and gossiping and casting, life bursting from his every movement, all evening. Arthur needs to get a grip.
TW in notes. This is technically a sequel from Arthur's POV but i think it could probably stand alone.
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- Part 2 of it will change