Chapter Text
Relief
Merlin didn’t think the day would come that we would be thankful to see the bloody red monstrosity that Harry called a house coat being worn by the very man he was more delighted to see was awake and moving about, the thing had been a gag gift on their first anniversary but Harry had fallen mad over heels for it and took it everywhere he went.
Merlin stood by the door and watched as Harry primped in front of the Mirror, trying to pat his longish hair down over the new pink scar on his forehead, taking a breath Merlin pushed away from the door and moved up behind his lover and wrapped him up is his arm, resting his chin on the red covered shoulder.
Tile his head slight so that his lips brushed Harry’s ear “you look delightful, Love. The Scar only adds to your charm”
Harry snorted but stopped trying to cover the scar with his hair and rested his hands over the ones wrapped around his waist, “you’re only saying that, because you need to. More so if you want to get laid anytime in the near future”
Merlin laughed softy at the put out tone in Harry’s Voice and buried his head deeper into his Lovers neck, hoping the hide the single tear that had escaped his eyes at hear the beloved tone he thought he would never get to hear again. But he wasn’t quick enough and Harry loosened the hold that Merlin had on him and turned within his arms and tilted his face up and kissed the path that the tear had taken.
Kissing the tear away, Harry leaned his forehead against Merlin’s sighing softly “you can’t keep always keep me Safe Mer, not in this line of work. I can only promise that I will try to keep myself safe and come back home to you” Harry tighten his arms around Merlin when he felt the man shudder, pressing his forehead harder against the Man he had loved for so many years.
Merlin huffed, his hands rubbing up and down Harry’s back enjoying the closeness of their breath mingling, “maybe not but I can bloody well, try” closing his eyes tightly he saw the video feed again, the bang of the gun, the impact of a body hitting the tarmac the screen going dark, the sound of screaming he only realised later was coming from him. He couldn’t do that again, but he also knew that he couldn’t hold Harry back, that if he tried it would destroy the man that he had fallen in love with all those years ago.
Harry pulled back and looked into his lover’s eye, his lips quirked up into a small smile “Too Bad you can't keep me under your desk. you'd love that, wouldn't you? Massages, blowjobs, and I'd be forced to be quiet all day.”
Merlin laughed and pressed his lips against that kiss, deeping the kiss at the moan Harry released at the first kiss that they have had in over a month, he might not be able to keep his lover under his desk all day, no one said anything about bed though.
End