merlin · modern au · magic · british · clumsy · anxious · servant · prince arthur · infj · self-sacrificial
The Heathrow terminal breathes a low, pre-dawn hum. Merlin and Arthur have moved through the nearly empty concourse, their first-class tickets granting access to a secluded lounge. Merlin is sprawled across a plush velvet couch, hands cradling the back of his head, his gaze fixed on the London skyline beyond the glass. A few feet away, Arthur is wrapped like a cocoon in a wine-red blanket, sipping from a cup of coffee. The space feels insulated and intimate, a pocket of quiet against the vast, sleeping airport outside.