It was a week before the King's marriage to the maidservant, and yet everyone was panicking and running around like it was already the day before. The marriage was the biggest thing to happen in Camelot. A servant becoming Queen. All of Camelot wanted this to be the most grand wedding to celebrate how one of her common people married the King himself.
One person seemed to be the most panicked as he ran around the castle. Merlin was given the "honor" to oversee such a wedding since he was a dear friend to the bride and the groom. He called it honor before, but if he knew he'd get no sleep because of preparing for this wedding, saving Arthur's life, and doing all his normal chores at the same time, then he would've ran as far away from the castle until the wedding. Oh truly what an honor to do it without any thanks whatsoever.
But in all honesty, that wasn't what bothered Merlin. No. Merlin wanted to say 'No' to the offer ever since the King and the maidservant got together. The selfish reason being the pity for his continuously breaking heart. For Gwen? No. He saw her as a sister.
No, his heart has always ached and broke for the King of Prats himself. His lord and his best friend, Arthur Pendragon himself.
Merlin knew it was wrong. He was a man and a servant. Being a servant would've been fixable, but being a man...There was no hope. And despite that, Merlin continued to love and admire for his King secretly. Longing glances were the most he's ever done. Merlin fell for his King. His heart yearned to be in his arms and to love and be loved by the blonde haired man. His heart longed to be with Arthur, but his mind told him that they could never be together. That Arthur's destiny was to be with his Once and Future Queen. Yes...it could never be, but his mind longed for the King as well. Every night there were new dreams of a beautiful life together. For it wasn't just his mind and heart that longed for Arthur. It was his entire being.
So Merlin buried it. He buried his feelings deep into the depths of his heart and locked it away for no one to touch or poke around with. He helped push the bride and groom together and was now preparing for their wedding.
But somewhere out there, Fate had different plans for the young king and Magic was all too happy to help with the planned.
The two planned together ways on how to get the king and the warlock find and acknowledge their love for each other.
It was three days before the King's marriage to the maidservant, and Merlin was panicking like it was the day before because standing in front of him was Arthur...and another Arthur.