Thatβs it! Thatβs the post!
At this point, Lancelot doesnβt care if the entirety of Camelot will remember his as a homewrecker and a traitor from now on. It doesnβt matter! Because he is at peace and stability now! He realizes that he is LOVED and more important than anything to the person he sacrificed himself for. Merlinβs love woke him up for their last goodbye. The love of the person who changed his life forever.
The tragedy is that both the times Lancelot died, the last person he looked at was Merlin. And in both times, his eyes were filled with love. The first time, love was combined with reassurance. The second time, it was with gratitude for being freed from Morgana and for making him realize that he was loved. And this is why he embraces his second death. Because he knows that there is someone who knows the truth behind the Shade. Someone who doesnβt blame him, but loves him and wants him to be at peace.
Lancelotβs first (Run! Run!) and last words (Merlin. Thank you.) were for that boy he had rescued years ago. The said boy who was willing to commit treason for him to be a knight, despite the two of them barely knowing each other. The boy who had magic and helped him defeat the griffin, a secret that he promised and swore in his heart to keep safe. The young man who sent for him when they all needed help. That brave young man who fought by his side. Hell, he had so few memories with Merlin and he blames himself for it. Because he had left him, how many times? But those moments with Merlin would be carved in his heart for eternity. Gods, he wished he could have more of those moments.
But he has to go. Again! And he hates it. But he wonβt show that feeling. He will be the noble man that Merlin had believed in when they first met and accept the gift of calm and stability that Merlin was offering him with tears in his eyes. He will close his eyes and let the Lady of the Lake take him in her embrace, hoping that he will see Merlin againβ¦ In another lifeβ¦
Two lovers people who exchange heart eyes and smile at each other while their future king is speaking
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