[ But even without him pressing ( which, later, Arthur will appreciate and loathe in equal measure ), Arthur knows something is wrong. He doesn't know what it is, though, and his mind keeps rolling back to try and remember - further and further back, beyond his slip up just seconds ago to last night, when he felt as though he'd found something impossibly important and had to tell Merlin, beyond even that much to last week and the months before that and years before that - lifetimes, it feels.
Too much, for too long. Arthur's head spins and he can't fathom it out, everything bleeds together in waves of red and gold and flashes of silver, blue skies and blue eyes and both keep blinking away from him.
Arthur reels back from it all, stumbling into his bedside and knocking over his lamp and alarm clock, groaning. It's - it's the hangover, must be, must've just had way too much last night. A good shower could clear it all up, some paracetamol and a hot soak - ]
Yeah, if you - gods - if you have the time -
[ He thinks Merlin is late. Should already be here, should never have left, 'where were you?' and Arthur doesn't know who's asking or why; he drops his mobile in favour of grabbing his head with a groan and running to the bathroom. He's going to be sick. ]
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Too much, for too long. Arthur's head spins and he can't fathom it out, everything bleeds together in waves of red and gold and flashes of silver, blue skies and blue eyes and both keep blinking away from him.
Arthur reels back from it all, stumbling into his bedside and knocking over his lamp and alarm clock, groaning. It's - it's the hangover, must be, must've just had way too much last night. A good shower could clear it all up, some paracetamol and a hot soak - ]
Yeah, if you - gods - if you have the time -
[ He thinks Merlin is late. Should already be here, should never have left, 'where were you?' and Arthur doesn't know who's asking or why; he drops his mobile in favour of grabbing his head with a groan and running to the bathroom. He's going to be sick. ]