Fifty Moments of Truth
Summary: Will had always known Merlin was special. He had loved his best friend since he was five and he knew that nothing would ever change that. Response to LJ 1 sentence challenge (50 themes, 1 sentence. Using theme set: Epsilon.)
Warnings/Spoilers: 1x10 The Moment of Truth. Merlin/Will SLASH. Arthur/Merlin pre-slash. Angst. Some sexuality. Non-explicit violence.
#01 – Motion
Though Will was only five, when he saw the motion, the slip of Merlin's hand, he knew it meant that Merlin was a special kind of person.
#02 – Cool
"Do that again, it's actually pretty cool," Will said to Merlin, watching his best friend glow with pride.
#03 – Young
They were young and hopeful so they promised each other, "We'll be best friends forever."
#04 – Last
Will had been coming first in the race but he ran back for Merlin anyway so he wouldn't have to bear the shame of being last alone.
#05 – Wrong
"They're wrong what they said about magic," Will muttered darkly with his split lip, "you're not a bad person."
#06 – Gentle
Merlin kissed Will gently on his mouth, minding his injuries, murmuring "You shouldn't have done that" even as he whispered a healing spell.
#07 – One
If Will had known that it would be his last kiss from Merlin, he would have asked for more than "one last kiss".
#08 – Thousand
Will lay with his face in the pillow and counted backward from a thousand until he was sure that he wasn't going to cry: he did not miss Merlin.
#09 – King
Merlin had often wondered if he hated the King because he took Will's father from him or more because he made Will into this bitter, broken boy.
#10 – Learn
When Merlin left, Will finally learnt that everyone he cared for, everyone he loved, would always leave him in the end.
#11 – Blur
Will's life was a blur, life was boring without his best friend.
#12 – Wait
Will knew he would come back.
#13 – Change
Something about him had changed, he saw in his best friend a man – a man that he had always loved.
#14 – Command
When Will saw the way Arthur commanded Merlin, he knew that Arthur had no idea how powerful his manservant was.
#15 – Hold
Merlin held Will's hand as he twitched on the table as if he could hold onto his lover's life for a little longer.
#16 – Need
"Don't leave me" were the words that Will wanted to say but could not.
#17 – Vision
Will could see it so clearly in his mind: Arthur was going to be a great King and Merlin belonged at his side.
#18 – Attention
He saw Kanan aim the crossbow out of the corner of his eye and jumped without a thought.
#19 – Soul
Will stared deep into Merlin's eyes at age five and knew that he would never find a soul that could understand him as well as the dark-haired boy in front of him.
#20 – Picture
With every stuttered word, Will could form the picture and it went something like this: Merlin, his scrawny best friend, was being picked on by the Baldryck the Bully and he saw red.
#21 – Fool
"You stupid idiot! You decided to take Baldryck and his gang on because he called me a 'freaky bastard'?" Merlin said angrily though Will could see he was grateful and just a little pleased.
#22 – Mad
Will had been angry when he saw Merlin back in Ealdor as if everything between was okay, as if he'd never left but he could not deny that he was glad that his best friend was back.
#23 – Child
"We're not children anymore, Will, I have to fight this," Merlin said with the wisdom of an old man.
#24 – Now
The word spilled out of his mouth "Face it Merlin, you're living a lie just like you were here" but what Will meant was "Where do we stand now?"
#25 – Shadow
"I am nothing compared to your Prince," Will said but Merlin responded sincerely, "He is not you."
#26 – Goodbye
He could not bear to say goodbye.
#27 – Hide
Will hid his concern under the layers of scorn and sarcasm.
#28 – Fortune
Whether it was fortune or fate, Will had been there and he took the blame for Merlin.
#29 – Safe
Will was sorry for all the things that he did not tell Merlin that he could never say now but he did not regret what he'd done – Merlin would be safe and that was all that mattered.
#30 – Ghost
Sometimes, Merlin swears he can hear Will's voice in his head, telling him that he loves him and that he misses him too.
#31 – Book
As Merlin flipped though the pages of the magic book, he would remember his little experiments with Will, his best friend's laughter still ringing in his ears.
#32 – Eye
Will doesn't even remember what caused the fight but he had ended it because he couldn't stand the way Merlin's lip trembled, a tear escaping from his eye.
#33 – Never
Will never wanted to see Merlin leave him again so he knew he had to make sure that he would go first.
#34 – Sing
With his best friend at his side, Merlin called to the magic singing in his veins – he felt complete.
#35 – Sudden
"No! Arthur and I...we're not like that," Merlin said with an embarrassed flush and it's all Will needs to hear before he crushes his lips possessively against Merlin's.
#36 – Stop
"I don't care if the future king of Albion will hear us, don't you dare stop," Will said, wrapping his legs around Merlin's slim waist.
#37 – Time
Even though it got him his first flogging he was thirteen, Will never stopped covering up for Merlin's magic.
#38 – Wash
Merlin washed the blood from Will's back tenderly, his throat hoarse with emotion, "It was my fault, Will, I'm so sorry."
#39 – Torn
It killed him to know that if he used his magic, maybe, he could have saved Will but he'll never know now.
#40 - History
"Will and I had... a history," Merlin finally admitted to Arthur.
#41 – Power
"You have the power to end this whole thing with Kanan, but you won't," Will accused the young warlock.
#42 – Bother
He would not admit it but deep down, Will was more bothered by the fact that Merlin was so attached to Arthur's opinion of him.
#43 – God
"You could be a God if you wanted to be," Will said, planting a kiss to his lover's sleeping forehead.
#44 – Wall
Will pressed Merlin against the wall, warm solid flesh against his, reminding him that this was not a dream.
#45 – Naked
He lay naked next to him, still breathing heavily, "I've missed this."
#46 – Drive
Will had reached the borders of Ealdor but he did not care for survival any more, he had to be where Merlin was.
#47 – Harm
"I don't expect you to understand," Merlin had said then looked away, missing the flash of hurt etched across his best friend's face.
#48 – Precious
Merlin chose his words carefully, knowing that these may be his last words to Will, "Don't be scared, I love you."
#49 – Hunger
Will held out his bowl of food to Merlin, "Here, I've already eaten."
#50 – Believe
Merlin knows that his best friend and lover will be alright, that Will has gone to a better place but the tears still come.
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