Fandom: Merlin (TV)

Rating: NC-17/E

Word Count: ~35.5k

Category: Gen, Slash; Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

Characters: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Morgana, Uther Pendragon, Gwaine, Freya

Genre: Modern AU, (emotional) hurt/comfort, angst, developing relationship, friendship, song fic

Warnings: rape/non-con (explicit; not Merlin/Arthur; optional ( Read more... )

( {0}: i found a shoulder to lean on, an infallible reason to live all by itself; i took one las look from the heights that i once loved and then i ran like hell )

( 10: again from the top now and tell me everything )

( 9: wings won't take me, heights don't phase me, so take a step, but don't look down; take a step )

( 8: but here in this moment, like the eye of the storm, it all came clear to me )

( {-7}: now i'm standing on the rooftop, ready to fall; i think i'm at the edge now, but i could be wrong )

( 6: now my compassion slowly drowns me )

( 5: if there's a time these wall could guard you, then let that time be right now )

( 4: to convince you that i'm not a ghost or a stranger (but closer than you think) )

( 3: i know i've been gone for what seems like forever (but i'm here now, waiting) )