nonstop (merthur AU)

twenty two

unitedited again, sorry luvs. i will make better chapters i'm just having the worst day
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arthur knew what he was about to do was possibly the most dangerous, stupid thing he could ever do but he felt that if anyone could do it, it would be him

there was no sound other than his heart beating in his chest as he approached the shabby doorway of merlins so-called 'home'

'hello?' he called out, going to knock on the door to only realise it was already open

the world went silent, which it seemed to be doing a lot lately.

'in the back!' a horse voice yelled suddenly, breaking the silence arthur was learning to loathe

arthur hesitantly climbed over the overturned furniture crowding the hallway and stepped into the room

a woman sat in an aqua dressing gown, long dark hair bunching up in knots at her shoulders, cigarette falling from her mouth

'who the fuck are you?' she spat upon seeing arthur

'im a friend of merlins' he said confidently, standing as tall as possible

the woman snorted and placed the cigarette on the glass table next to her

'uh huh, sure' she laughed, wiping her nose with the back of her hand

arthur must have looked confused because she rolled her eyes and continued

'that freak doesn't have a single person in this planet that cares about him, his own mother abandoned him for fucks sake! how on earth would he have a friend?'

arthur's mouth hung open

'hang on... are you arthur? the one with the rich daddy?'

arthur nodded

'you're the fucker that kept merlin one night, i had three men with appointments and you kept him!'

'merlin isn't your possession!' arthur's words finally came back

'well he sure as hell isnt yours! do you even know anything about him? he's a monster!'

'merlin is nothing of the sort, he's the best person i've ever met!'

the woman paused for a second and started laughing

'oh! it makes sense now, handsome boy like you with a creature like him' she giggled 'he's put you under a spell'

'stop referring to him as a creature! he's your son!'

'he is not my son! i found him on the streets when he was five, his mother begged me to take him away from her! he's ill, arthur! you need to stay as far away from him as possible, he deserves everything he gets. i hope he dies in that fucking hospital!'

arthurs blood boiled, how could anyone refers to any human like this? especially one as beautiful as merlin?

'well you won't mind that he isn't in your custody anymore and he'll be moving in with me after his recovery' he said through gritted teeth 'we've already talked with the council and lawyers'

arthur turned and walked out of the disgusting excuse for a house with his chin up

'this isn't the last you'll see of me mr. pendragon! you won't keep merlin forever!' the horrid woman shrieked from the doorway