Merlin: Trust
Fandom: Merlin
Author: captain91
Characters: Arthur, Merlin
Length: 100 words
Prompt: trust (100 drabbles of summer) and 059 trust (from 100_tales )
Summary: Arthur is concerned about Merlin
A/N Written for 100 drabbles of summer, I'm using this as a chance to try out some fandoms I watch but haven't gotten around to reading.
Arthur watched Merlin bustle around his chambers, tidying up. Merlin worked nonstop, bending, stretching and wiping. It was a lovely view, but Arthur's heart was low.
He'd thought Merlin trusted him. Merlin wasn't intimidated by him being the prince, he'd banter, call him names -- whether or not he deserved them -- wait, he was the prince, he never deserved them! But Merlin was the only person he'd ever considered a friend.
Yet Merlin never admitted he had magic. Arthur tried to gain Merlin's trust but he never said anything. As if he'd missed his servant saving his life repeatedly.