A/N: Hey, guys! I spent about seven hours tonight watching Series 5 of DW. I think I'm in love with Matt Smith. And his hair. Yeah, I love his hair. I also hate Steven Moffat. He is twisting with my soul! Ahem. So, um, yeah. More angst tonight. This time from Arthur. Could be seen as a tag to 4x09, a sequel to 'Sickness,' or a stand-alone Gwencelot bit. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: No. Just, no.
Rating: T
Genre: Angst
Characters: Arthur, Merlin
Pairings: implied Arthur/Gwen and Gwen/Lancelot
Warnings: drunk!angsty!Arthur, possible spoilers for 4x09
Prompt: Grief (Tonight I Wanna Cry)
75. Grief
It wasn't really a solution, no matter what Gwaine said. Tonight, though, Arthur wasn't looking for a solution; he was looking for an escape.
Merlin found him around midnight, more or less balancing his head on one hand, while the other was curled possessively around a nearly empty bottle of liquor.
"Arthur…" He tried to pry it away from Arthur's fingers.
"No!"
"Arthur, stop it."
He finally relented, his head dropping to the table.
Merlin was halfway across the room before he heard Arthur moan, "Why?"
"What?"
"Why'd she do this to me?"
For once, Merlin didn't have an answer.
Cheers!
~Melpomene