Much later, when he remembered why he had said such a thing in a hot head, West could only attribute it to the fact that the timing was too coincidental.

I thought I would never see him again in this life, and when he came to the UK in a heartbroken and sad state, he didn't have the intention of escaping himself, but he didn't expect to be given such a big surprise. Coupled with believing in Gaius's old man's evil, Merlin woke himself up with a slap...... To be honest, if he hasn't reacted yet, he's really not a person.

Although, the hermit lady thinks that he and Merlin are actually quite embarrassed.

"Good morning."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Merlin helped Gaius prepare breakfast, pushed open the door and prepared to wake up some of the bedriddens. found that West was already dressed and sitting on the edge of the bed, looking out the window and not knowing what he was thinking, his eyes were still obviously blue and black, his face was depressed, and he looked like he was dissatisfied with his desire and had not slept for half the night.

“…… Good morning. ”

Seeing him enter the door, the hermit quickly got up and smiled a little crampedly, how do you look like a kindergarten child named by the teacher.

Then, the atmosphere between the two fell eerily silent.

It seems a bit like last night, after they broke the jar and broke it all out. West and Merlin, who had just been promoted from 'friends they met on the first day' to 'the couple they met on the first day', were stunned in the center of the room, staring at each other wide-eyed, and even feeling nervous when they accidentally touched the corners of each other's clothes.

No way, one is a bachelor for decades, and the other is the first love for thousands of years. It has taken all the courage to confess, as two 'old people' who are quite conservative in this regard, they probably can't adapt to this change in identity for a while, and it is purely normal to be embarrassed.

- You should say something!

Almost at the same time, he roared in the bottom of his heart. Both of them took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to raise their eyes to look at each other, but when they touched each other's gaze, they were also tired.

Why don't you ask last night?

West began to wonder if he needed to use his ability to rewind time.

“…… Since you're awake, come down and eat. ”

Coughing lightly, Merlin finally couldn't stand the two of them looking like bears, and tried to pretend that nothing had happened. I struggled for a long time, but when I spoke, I could still hear the traces of nervousness.

They all still have classes today, especially since West has been absent from the core class for nearly half a month. If the professor catches him late and leaves early before the summer vacation, he won't want to get his grade points this semester.

- Although it is true that I did not come to Oxford to study, it is indeed a shame to be kicked out and sent to New York.

Thinking so, Weisette nodded, not caring about any more uncomfortable, picked up his bag and walked downstairs.

It's just that when I passed by Merlin's side, looking at his delicate side face, my heart moved slightly.

The Hermit's life has always been smooth, and apart from the mess that Elizhe found him in Adelaide back then, no one has ever been able to frustrate him to such an extent. First of all, they liked it inexplicably, and then they separated sadly, even if the two of them have the same heart now, they don't dare to be sticky and tired of being together like other couples, but just like the way back to Camelot in the Ukiyo Forest at that time, each has its own thoughts, knowing each other's intentions, but neither of them is willing to take the lead in compromise.

They are too cautious and too cautious. This is obviously not a no-go.

Even if you get closer, you can try it slowly. As long as Merlin is still by his side, he will always have the opportunity to warm him up a little bit, into the palm of his hand, and melt into every inch of blood and bones, even if he can't withstand this long time, he is fearless.

Thinking like this, it seems that a warm current spreads from the fingertips to the bottom of my heart. West stopped, leaned slightly before Merlin could look at him suspiciously, and gently dropped a breezy kiss on his cheek.

"I'll wait for you, baby."

Wave your hand indiscriminately. Without waiting for Merlin to react, he ran out with a sneaky smile and slipped down the stairs, his footsteps making a light and pleasant sound on the wooden floor. Gaius looked out of the kitchen frequently, his face full of doubt.

- This guy......

Touching my cheeks, which are a little hot, there seems to be a soft touch on my cheekbones. The black-haired mage who had been secretly taken advantage of was stunned for a long time, his expression was complicated, but his eyes were like a thawed stream in early spring, shining with a sweet and warm light in the morning light.

There is only one person in this world who can make his heart like ashes in an instant, and he will be bright in an instant.

After a long time, reminiscing about this hard-won kiss, Merlin finally lowered his head and laughed.

… …

Since it was too late after treating the wound last night, it was a showdown with Merlin again. By the time West remembered that he should take his leave and go home, it was past midnight. Worried that he would go back to the uninhabited house by himself, and that the wound would need to be bandaged again the next morning, Gaius enthusiastically asked the boy to stay here for the night. After obtaining the consent of the hermit, a room was vacated for him opposite Merlin's room, and he lived quite simply.

Although, he personally felt that it was a pity that West refused to sleep with Merlin.

"How did you sleep last night?"

Taking out the medicine box to change the gauze for the sick number, Gaius smiled and looked at the quiet young man in front of him who obediently stretched out his hand, just like in Camelot, how he really liked it.

“…… Pretty good. ”

- After all, he couldn't have said that he had just confessed to Merlin and was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all?

As soon as he jumped onto the couch, Abby ran out of his meow nest while the old doctor was not looking, and lay on the boy's lap. With one hand, he touched the long hair of the Ragdoll and occasionally scratched its chin. Although he actually didn't close his eyes for half the night last night, in order not to worry Gaius, West still nodded weakly.

That's good.

Tie the last strap to the wound. The old doctor smiled gently, and did not let the young man help clean up, and couldn't help but say that he drove him to the table to eat the breakfast that was about to go cold.

At the same time, Merlin, who had been laughing alone for a long time on the second floor, also slowly walked down.

"Are you sure you slept well last night?"

I can hear their conversation, and naturally I am not as easy to deceive as Gaius. The mage, who had also been insomnia all night, paced over to West, looking at him with a little amusement:

"I hope you don't fall asleep in class today, Will."

“…… each other. ”

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't look at who caused it. West coughed lightly, picked up the glass and took a sip of milk, "I don't believe you slept well yesterday either. ”

"But I'm not lying." Squinted and smiled even more. The mage pulled out a chair next to him and sat beside him, dragging West's plate over and helping him cut the omelette and sausage into small pieces:

"Yesterday I asked you to live with me, but you refused. Since we can't sleep, maybe we can still talk in bed or something. ”

"Are you really just chatting?"

He accidentally spilled some milk while putting the cup away, causing Abby on his lap to jump onto the table and stare at the breakfast on his plate. West gently pressed the cat's head to prevent it from leaning towards Merlin, and glanced at the mage who was trying to help feed it to his mouth.

"Please, I can do it with one hand...... It's just a little injury, what kind of serious illness do you think of me? ”

"As long as it hurts you, I can't rest assured."

Since West was unwilling or reluctant, Merlin pushed the plate back in front of him and reached out to take the cat off the table. When he straightened up, he caught a glimpse of the little milk on the young man's lips before he had time to wipe it off, and blinked, without hesitation, and quickly pecked the corner of his mouth.

"Good morning kiss, I'll give you one back."

Seeing West's expression stiffen, the bacon that reached his mouth fell back into the plate with the fork. The mage couldn't help but laugh, and met the young man's somewhat dull gaze, and reached out to rub his soft brown hair.

Thank God he's been wanting to do this for a long time.

"Do you like it, baby?"

Mimicking West's upstairs tone just now, Merlin snapped at his cheeks and summoned him back to his senses. After all, this is not the past, even if you are provoked out of the fire, you can't do anything. With such a justifiable reason, he wished that West would take the initiative a little more, and that the center of the earth would be quickened.

“…… Don't make a fuss. ”

Clapped Merlin's hand away. West's cheeks burned and he tried to act as if nothing had happened, picked up his fork and continued to poke at his breakfast. As a result, when he looked up, he found that Gaius, who had also come to the table at some point, was looking at them with interest, and he was so relieved that even the wrinkles on his face were stretched one by one.

"Are you all together?"

He patted West on the shoulder across the table. The old man smiled mysteriously and winked happily at the young man:

"I'll just say it. Merlin's mind is written on his face, he likes you so much that even Abby can tell it. The little guy gave him a paw this morning...... By the way, what about my cat? ”

"On the ground. But soon I'm going to throw it into the Thames. ”

Squinting, ignoring the Ragdoll meowing at him in dissatisfaction under the table. Merlin crossed his arms to his chest, remembering that the little guy had been trying to sneak into West's room in the morning, and rolled his eyes at the ceiling:

"I like to put it on other people's boyfriends, and it's not a serious cat at first glance."

"......" was visibly choking, and West almost squirted all the sausages in his face.

Of course, he won't admit it, in fact, from Merlin's generous admission of the word boyfriend, he still has a little bit of joy in his heart that can't be hidden.

Compared to Gaius's reasonableness, the other people's reactions to the relationship between West and Merlin were a little more complicated. Arthur and the others were okay to say, after all, they were mentally prepared, but they were still frightened by the speed at which they could do things in one night. And the most troublesome part is on the hermit's side, although West didn't take the initiative to say anything, but with the ability of the group of people who don't think it's a big deal to see the excitement, he was really not surprised at all, and he received a call from the people who rushed to question him on the second day after confirming the relationship.

Like what.

"West!! You actually fell in love behind our backs? The subject is still an Englishman?!! ”

Somewhat unexpectedly, the first person to attack him was Hawkeye, who is said to have just crawled back from the Amazon jungle. This guy laughed heartbreakingly on the phone, and on behalf of the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. agent camp, he congratulated 120,000 points:

"Seriously, have you figured out when you're going to break up?!"

"......" held the phone, and the corners of his eyes twitched. Listening to the muffled 'bang' on the other end of the phone, it was obvious that the Black Widow slapped the bird who accidentally told the truth on the door, and the hermit was in a complicated mood right now.

Compared to this bastard who can't spit ivory out of his mouth, Steve, who has always been generous and tolerant, is genuinely happy for him. Bucky, who was too lazy to answer the phone, conveyed their blessings, and reminded the boy worriedly that given the peculiarity of his status, his two fathers might not be happy about it, and it was better to talk to them. As for Iron Man, who has always liked to make big news, this time he was uncharacteristically silent, just lightly dropped a sentence "What's the fuss, come back and talk about it", and hung up the newsletter without hesitation, his attitude is so indifferent that it can be described as terrifying.

…… As for it.

Holding up the phone with only the busy sound at a loss, West digested it for a while, and always felt that he had spied on the reactions that his two fathers might have in the future.

"What's wrong?"

Sitting on the edge of the pool, two long legs dangling. Merlin lazily wrapped his arms around the young man's neck, resting his chin on his shoulder, squinting in the warm afternoon sun: "Is there anything difficult to do?" ”

“…… A little hassle, nothing more. ”

He knew Charles, and as long as it was West's own choice, he would only give it his full support. Coupled with the fact that he already knew the meaning of Merlin for his adopted son, he would not have much of a problem thinking about it...... However, Eric is different.

- I shouldn't be beaten to death by him, right?

Blinking aggrievedly, West turned sideways and hugged the mage back, smiling pure and gentle.

"It's a bumpy road, Merlin."

"Looks like I'm going to hide you."