nonstop (merthur AU)

twenty seven

this is actually terrible

'fuck' arthur breathed after seeing the blood-soaked, stolen blanket merlins hands were hiding under 'quick, get inside'

'but...' merlin asked, utterly confused 'you don't live here?'

'anymore' arthur corrected

'so its not your house?'

'what? yes it is'

'didn't you sell it?'

'uhh, no'

merlin furrowed his eyebrows at the taller boy

'what?' arthur asked

'must be nice being rich' merlin laughed

arthur cheeks flushed as he reached into his pockets

'im not r-' arthur suddenly froze

merlin looked at his hands and raised an eyebrow

'i don't have a key' arthur replied after a moment of fiddling

merlin threw his head back and groaned

'but!' he exclaimed, putting a finger up to merlins lips before he could complain 'i can climb through the window and open the door!'

merlin didn't have any time to respond as arthur started to climb the small brick wall

'for fucks sake...' he muttered to himself, smiling at his dork of a boyfriend

this house was much more average looking, merlin thought to himself, still much better then his own house

well, his old house, he figured he should say now

the faded brick walls were half contaminated by peeling paint or shrubbery slowly creeping upwards. there were only two other houses in sight, so they must be quite far from the busy hospital area

it was a fairly simple house, merlin concluded

'hey, you there!' arthur yelled from the window with a goofy smile 'the ridiculously handsome one with the black hair, what are you doing on my lawn?'

'bleeding out' merlin shrugged, waving his bloody hand rag at the other boy

'you didn't even blush!' arthur grumbled, slipping away from the window and unlocking the door

'you'll have to try harder darling' merlin laughed, walking in the door

arthur flipped the lights on and merlin took back all he had said about it being an average house

'jesus, you guys really like your red colour scheme' he said in awe as he took in the house

there wasn't a single piece of furniture that wasn't white or red, giving the whole inside a royal look

'i'll give you a tour if you like!' arthur said happily, smile giving merlin butterflies 

'arthur, i'd love to, but i can hardly stand' merlin said apologetically, leaning on the red couch behind him

'holy shit' arthur said, going to merlins side 'im the worst boyfriend ever'

merlin kissed his cheek gently as he put his arm around merlins waist to held him stand

'no love, you're incredible' he smiled

'so...' arthur smiled cheekily 'was that a yes to the house tour?'

'arthur, im actually about to fucking pass out'