At home

Aug. 28th, 2016 12:37 pm
[identity profile] bunnysworld.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] camelot_drabble
Author: [livejournal.com profile] bunnysworld
Title: At Home
Rating: G
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Summary: The king is dead, long live the king
Warnings: none
Word Count: 346
Prompt: Welcome home
Author's Notes: Not beta’d. I don’t know why this actually cheerful sounding prompt turned out that way. But it did. Sorry.




It still hadn’t gotten through to Arthur, everything had happened too fast. He’d just barely gotten comfortable in his life as prince with all his duties of representing and doing things for charity, giving monarchy a friendly new face without the burden of actually having to reign.

He still couldn’t fully grasp that the accident had happened and his father had been killed at the other end of the Commonwealth. He had just been enjoying his breakfast when the news arrived and what happened since then was a bit blurry in his mind. Immediately, he had travelled there, there had been things to do – most of them done by his people – and now he was back in the country, on his way to the palace.

The king is dead, long live the king.

Only that the king was him now. It felt too unreal.

He didn’t want to imagine setting foot into the palace now that everything had changed. He couldn’t bear the thought of the faces all turned to him as the people he grew up around would welcome him home.

“Stop here.” Arthur told the driver when a familiar little house came in sight.

He got out of the car and the door opened before he even rang the bell.

Immediately, he was being let in and then pulled into a tight hug. And there, for the first time since he’d gotten the news, Arthur allowed himself to fall apart.

He didn’t remember how Merlin managed to get them into the living room, he didn’t remember that he took off his jacket, he didn’t remember when it had gotten dark. All he knew where Merlin’s arms around him, holding him tight, Merlin’s soothing scent, Merlin rubbing circles on his back and letting him cry on his shoulder until he ran out of tears.

It was a while before Leon appeared in the door and cleared his throat discretely. “It’s time to go home, Sir,” his bodyguard reminded him softly.

Arthur wrapped his arms tighter around Merlin’s middle. Without moving, he whispered. “I am home.”

Date: 2016-08-28 04:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merlocked18.livejournal.com

Oh Bunny...
sob


that ending was beautiful


clings

Date: 2016-08-30 04:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ajsrandom.livejournal.com
Ohh, poor Arthur! Losing a parent is hard enough without being handed much more responsibility.

Date: 2016-08-31 08:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brunettepet.livejournal.com
What an overwhelming, melancholy time. I'm just glad Arthur has a Merlin to lend support and sympathy. He needs to pack Merlin up and bring home back to the palace.

Date: 2016-08-31 10:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] schweet_heart.livejournal.com
Aw, poor Arthur. His grief really came across very strongly here, and I'm glad he had Merlin to turn to.

Date: 2016-09-06 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] archaeologist-d.livejournal.com
Poor Arthur. At least he knows where his home really is.

Date: 2017-07-16 02:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aeris444.livejournal.com
Han... Poor Arthur! I hope Leon will let him stay a little longer in Merlin's arms... Or they can take Merlin with them!

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