As Darkness Closes In

[nyxelestia]

Title: As Darkness Closes In
Summary: ...sometimes, all you can do is watch for the light. Suicidal contemplation, drabble.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Pairings/Character: Just Merlin in this fic, Arthur/Merlin in the series overall
Warnings: suicidal themes
Beta: none
Notes: Dedicated to the lovely lady_drace. Mini-sequel/Intermission to my fic, You Cannot Leave Me Behind.

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Merlin stood on the castle ramparts, leaning into a crenel, looking down the long drop towards the ground.

He could imagine himself down there. His limbs would splay out, awkward angles from the shock of impact shattering his bones. Pieces of them might stick out of his flesh. There’d be drops of blood from all over his body. He wondered if his eyes would be open or closed.

He turned away, and watched the sun set into the darkness. He didn’t know when the moon would rise, what phase it would be in.

He would wait and see. Who knows...

~*~

I don’t know if this helps or even matters, but...it was kind of how I felt when I was close to the edge but not quite over it.

Comments

[rocketgirl2.livejournal.com]

That's gorgeous. It covers the topic, the feelings so well...

also, the link to the prequel seems to be broken. :(

[nyxelestia.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I'll have to fix that...

And, thank you! Glad you liked it. :)

[hermitknut.livejournal.com]

This is lovely, as usual. I'm assuming you haven't fixed it yet, but just in case you have - the link to the prequel still ain't working :) But this little ficlet is a really powerful piece :)
HK

[nyxelestia.livejournal.com]

A lot of the HTML formatting on my LJ editor aren't working, but I'm on it. ^+^ And, glad you like it. Thank you for commenting! ^+^

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Love the emotion of it. Good job with this.

[nyxelestia.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

For me?? Thank you! I like how he wonders about his eyes. I get caught up on details like that too.

[nyxelestia.livejournal.com]

Dude, I thought I replied to this comment!

Yes, for you. You're welcome. :D And yeah, so did I.