Second challenge! This one was difficult. The idea was to take a character that you dislike and write them from a sympathetic point of view. Whew... I rewrote this probably three times. XD
Challenge: A Different Perspective
Category: Gen (canon AU)
Characters/ Pairings: Agravaine, Uther
Rating/ Warnings: K+
Word Count: 269
Agravaine slowly entered the king's bedchambers, wringing his thick hands and hoping he would enter and be alone. The anger that began to creep onto his face at the sight of Uther had to be immediately controlled and repressed as he found Guinevere tending to him. He threw out a hasty excuse and the servant swept past him. He had to hurry, for she would be back. He came to a stop at Uther's bedside and wrung the thin chain in his hands.
How many years had he been forced to look upon the King's scarred face only to have Ygraine's haunt his dreams? How many times had he watched a match between knights and pictured Tristan's broken body beneath the king's sword?
His heart clenched at the thoughts of them. His breath caught in his throat as he approached the dying king. For years his rage for this horrendous excuse of a man had nearly consumed him. His brother and sister would visit his dreams, screaming for help; begging for some act of vengeance. At first, he thought to resist. Uther was far too protected. But then he would remember again and again why inaction would only drive him mad.
The excitement of becoming an uncle had been overturned by the pain of loss. And it wasn't long before he was cradling his brother's lifeless body in a pool of red at the king's feet. Agravaine's broken family would not be washed away by the violence of the purge. He roughly slid the necklace over Uther's head.
"Finally, you will get all that you deserve, old friend."