Title: Spinning in the Stars, Rooted to the Earth
Author: Kaliflower
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own this universe nor these characters; many other people, like the good people at the Beeb and Shine Group, own it all. I just play in the sandbox.
Pairings: Merlin & Arthur (friendship, although if you want to see it with slash goggles, who am I to stop you?)
Warnings: Purple prose.
Summary: Is Arthur holding Merlin back or keeping him firmly rooted to the ground?
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Merlin sat on the turret's edge, magic slowly building in him, and stretched out his arms into the night air. The stars glittered above him, while he embraced the knowledge that all he had to do was lean slightly forward, fall into the air, and he would rise straight into the black sky.
A hand clamped down on his shoulder, pinning him to the stone of the castle. "Merlin," Arthur's voice was at his back. "You can't run off from a banquet, no matter how horrible the nobles, or how nice the evening." He was sure Arthur could feel the thrum of power under his hand, but Merlin could tell nothing from his reaction. The hand stayed steady where it was. "Unless you tell me first, so I can join you." Arthur leaned against the same rough stone turret wall Merlin was sitting on and looked up at the stars.