'Out! I can't even look at you right now!' He hadn't been in a forbearing mood today. Looking back on it, he was exactly the prat Merlin often accused him being. He had snapped and not just because his lack of sleep. It was disappointment. Merlin clearly hated being around him. Those funny looks, those awkward glances. He had thought he figured it out, he had lost sleep over this after all. But when in the cruel light of day he seemed to be proven wrong, he couldn't handle his hopes being shattered. If this could all just go away…