Spread Your Wings - Let Them Burn
7 parts Complete Five years had passed since Arthur had become King, and three since the magic ban had been repealed.
Merlin had left Camelot soon after, convinced that his work here was done and he wasn't needed anymore, to live a life of solitude and mystery as Emrys.
But when a ball is held at Camelot to celebrate the first steps to the forming of Albion, an invitation finds its way to Emrys, and with it, a way for Merlin to find closure. Would he leave everything be as he left it three years ago, or would he take the chance to move on with his life?
(Also posted on Ao3 under the title 'It Feels Like It Was Just Yesterday We Were In Love, Why Is It Falling Apart?')