*Lighter*
Arthur paused a moment before collecting as much courage as he could before knocking on the door to Merlin's room in Gaius' chambers. A soft reply that granted permission to enter was uttered by it's occupant and Arthur opened the door and stepped through.
"Hey" came the morose greeting from Merlin. "I'm sorry for walking out back there but I-"
"Don't worry about it I understand. I probably would have done worse, you know me" Arthur said, trying to get Merlin to cheer up. He sighed when he saw that it was not working and said "I'm sorry to hear about your Mother."
"Me too."
"Want to talk about it?"
"No, I-"
What Merlin would have said was chocked off by a sob and Arthur swept forward and gathered his friend in a hug. He didn't offer any promises that it was going to be alright or that it would get better because he knew Merlin would just hex him if he tried.
Once Merlin quietened down Arthur heard a quiet "Thank you". Arthur knew that Merlin would not be alright but he will get there. And Arthur would help him all the way, just like Merlin did for him. And knowing this made Arthur feel lighter.
AN/: Was in a sad mood today so that equals sad story. For these drabbles I'm trying to do mostly happy with a few sad ones. God, that sounds like a weather forecast! Anyway let me know what you all think.
