[Merlin is still eating his breakfast, and takes advantage of that fact to keep from having to actually talk about his feelings. It's so convenient, breakfast. Allows him to focus on his cereal and not the girl sitting across from him, burning her tongue on her coffee and making quiet, wounded noises under her breath.
Merlin has developed something of a callus in his throat over the past year from drinking far too much coffee, far too hot, and so it doesn't seem to bother him at all.]
Not that I don't appreciate your company, [he says when she finishes, giving her a look that makes it quite clear he doesn't believe her at all when she protests that she's not worried about her friend.] But I think it would be easier for all of us if it didn't come with...everything else.
I'll talk to him. [The prospect doesn't seem to thrill him, but then again, she should know by now that Merlin is not so great with talking about his feelings, and the idea of sitting a clearly distraught Eggsy down and trying to tell him how proud Harry would be of him in a sincere and believable way is daunting, to say the least.]
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Merlin has developed something of a callus in his throat over the past year from drinking far too much coffee, far too hot, and so it doesn't seem to bother him at all.]
Not that I don't appreciate your company, [he says when she finishes, giving her a look that makes it quite clear he doesn't believe her at all when she protests that she's not worried about her friend.] But I think it would be easier for all of us if it didn't come with...everything else.
I'll talk to him. [The prospect doesn't seem to thrill him, but then again, she should know by now that Merlin is not so great with talking about his feelings, and the idea of sitting a clearly distraught Eggsy down and trying to tell him how proud Harry would be of him in a sincere and believable way is daunting, to say the least.]