Kink Me! #29

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Kink Me! #29
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When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

Merlin used to love all of it without put-upon modesty or restraint. He laughed afterwards rubbing gently the traces from the ties on Arthur’s wrists or new cloth burns or unexpected bruises and said he could do much better writing a postgrad in sex than in some vague foreign literature. Arthur agreed wholeheartedly but apparently the system of education in Britain possessed some major flaws which didn’t allow the true talents of youth to be revealed.

Arthur sobs and shakes without tears and accepts the cup of tea that Morgana brings silently.

He can’t help but wonder if she’d put a doze of laxative into this cup if she knew what he’s decided to do.

* * *

In the end it’s easier to accomplish than to nick a candy from a baby’s hand. He calls his father to talk for a minute and a half and calls Percival to leave a message on his answerphone and gives Morgana a to do list and packs whatever personal items he keeps in the office into a plastic bag and makes several more phone calls to arrange and to confirm and to instruct and to order.

He feels strangely numb again, even number than that day which he spent looking at the door of the operating room and not thinking of what he’d do if Merlin doesn’t make it. Funny, though, it never occurred to him then to ask nimself what he’d do if Merlin does make it essentially but still not quite.

He leaves work early, tail between his legs, fear and disgust and exhaustion lumpy in his chest and the plastic bag plus the briefcase in hand. A taxi is waiting to take him to the airport.

When the pretty stewardess demands that the mobiles are turned off he complies. His finger is a millimetre away from the button when the whole phone shudders in his unpleasantly sweaty palm and Merlin’s name and photo pop out on the screen.

Arthur looks at the photo for good thirty seconds memorizing Merlin’s face with his tongue stuck out and his eyes shining with fondness and then turns the phone off to never turn it on again.

At least that’s what he plans to do or, rather, not to do.

The plane takes off and Arthur doesn’t know how it could do that with such burdensome excess baggage as his guilt. Modern machines are indeed so perfect that they resemble magic.

He sleeps through most of his journey and his dreams are dark and empty and dusty like old attics.

Re: When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

Oh my God...this hurt like a bitch but I'm SO curious to see how it ends *.*

Re: When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

I feel a bit guilty because of all the angst but I'm glad nonetheless :D I don't know myself yet how it ends but I have the next part or two in mind already.

Re: When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

Oh author!anon, it hurts so much. I hope that it will get better, but even though Arthur is already suffering I want him to hurt more when he loses Merlin :(

Re: When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

I think it will get better :) It's like everything settles down in the end and pain and hurt usually fade eventually anyway.
Oh and Arthur will hurt even more that's one thing I can promise for sure *smirks*

Re: When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

Oh god. It is so easy to understand Arthur's pain and frustration, to understand why he's running away, but Merlin. Oh, this is so sad.

Re: When I Wake Up I Find You're Gone, pt 7.2/?

[anonymous]

Yeah, it's easy and Merlin probably understands as well and even accepts because he still loves Arthur deeply (however much of a coward he appeared to be when facing personal challenges) which makes it all only harder for him. Thank you for commenting!