Spring break is fun! Just sitting around, doing nothing... Good times, good times...

Disclaimer: You can't stop it. In the end, everything is a disclaimer.

Prompt: From me: "You can't stop it. In the end, everything burns." ~ random quote by me regarding sunlight of all things.

Rating: T

Genre: Angst

Characters: Arthur, Uther

Time Frame: Unknown, but it would have to be before Uther's death

Summary: Arthur feels sick to his stomach every time he watches an execution, and he grows to resent Uther for it.

Let's Go On An Adventure

You can't stop it.

In the end, everything burns.

As Arthur stood on the balcony watching the awful scene before him, he realized without a doubt that this was true. Even something so good, so pure, would burn at some point.

Just like now.

It was sickening to watch, and it hardened Arthur's heart forever. Against his father. Against Camelot. Against everything.

His eyes flashed dangerously at his father, who believed that he was doing the right thing. The king would certainly burn. In hell.

Arthur looked down at his hands, which were bloody. And so would he.

Obviously there are several different interpretations of this. Maybe this takes place during "Burning." Maybe this is a different version where Merlin actually IS burning. Maybe it isn't Merlin at all on the pyre and Arthur just growing up. Maybe this is even before the start of the series and before Arthur met Merlin.

Also, the story about the quote this was based from. The sun was getting into my eyes, and it was HOT, and I think that I already had a sunburn, and yeah XD

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