One of my cats pricked my index finger and now it hurts like hell to type this. However, my brother is camping, my sister is at a friend's house, and everyone else is drunk, so I have to tough it out and post this tragic chapter for you.
Disclaimer: Thank you...for accepting that I don't own Merlin.
Prompt: From SisterOfAnElvenWannabe: Merlin coming back to comfort the characters as they die.
Rating: K+
Genre: Hurt/Comfort/Tragedy
Characters: Merlin, Guinevere
Time Frame: Post Season 5
Summary: Merlin avoided returning to Camelot after Arthur's death...except one day many years in the future.
Let's Go On An Adventure
Merlin pushed away the grey curls of his last friend. A crystalline tear landed on her wrinkled hand.
Gwen smiled. "You don't look any different since the last time I saw you."
Merlin grimaced. "I feel different."
Gwen's eyes dulled. "No, Merlin...Everything you've done...I know now, for Arthur..."
"He could have done it without me," Merlin murmured.
Gwen laughed. "Maybe. I want to say...something I couldn't say before... Thank you...for taking care of him." She reached for the back of his head, then her hand fell.
Merlin held his friend in death.
I changed up Arthur's last words and gave them to Gwen. Are you pleased?
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Clearly something died because tomorrow, Merlin is going to be stinking.
~Lya200~