[ she's angry. enraged. and she's yelling as she cries. widget's displaying a red angry face, too - probably the first time merlin's going to see it. and hopefully the last.
she's supposed to be empowering people and cheering them on, but when they don't listen to anything she says, all she can offer is brute force. she doesn't mean to be angry, but this is just insulting in more ways than one. ]
I've learned that it's the toughest of times when lawyers have to force their biggest smiles, and maybe you aren't a lawyer, but I'm telling you this now: this is my code. This is what I do for a living. When things get tough, I smile my way through it because I know people are counting on me.
Those people in your kingdom... they don't know that their future rests in your hands, but that doesn't mean that you should be such a pessimist over things!
It hurts, Merlin. Seeing you like this, hearing you like this. I thought you would be happy, but you aren't. You're. . [ she swallows, then looks away. ] being selfish.
What you have in your own world is different. The rules there are different from here. Rei's magic is different from yours. There are people here whose magic differ from yours, too. You can't do everything, but just because that's true doesn't mean you're not good enough.
It's your destiny to bring Arthur to the throne and protect him. That's a pretty daunting task and nobody else but you can do it. You are good enough.
I don't know what to say anymore. I obviously can't say the words you want to hear right now, and I doubt I'm making you feel any better, either. But I know this in my heart. You're capable of so many beautiful and wonderful things, Merlin. You won't fail at home.
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[ she's angry. enraged. and she's yelling as she cries. widget's displaying a red angry face, too - probably the first time merlin's going to see it. and hopefully the last.
she's supposed to be empowering people and cheering them on, but when they don't listen to anything she says, all she can offer is brute force. she doesn't mean to be angry, but this is just insulting in more ways than one. ]
I've learned that it's the toughest of times when lawyers have to force their biggest smiles, and maybe you aren't a lawyer, but I'm telling you this now: this is my code. This is what I do for a living. When things get tough, I smile my way through it because I know people are counting on me.
Those people in your kingdom... they don't know that their future rests in your hands, but that doesn't mean that you should be such a pessimist over things!
It hurts, Merlin. Seeing you like this, hearing you like this. I thought you would be happy, but you aren't. You're. . [ she swallows, then looks away. ] being selfish.
What you have in your own world is different. The rules there are different from here. Rei's magic is different from yours. There are people here whose magic differ from yours, too. You can't do everything, but just because that's true doesn't mean you're not good enough.
It's your destiny to bring Arthur to the throne and protect him. That's a pretty daunting task and nobody else but you can do it. You are good enough.
I don't know what to say anymore. I obviously can't say the words you want to hear right now, and I doubt I'm making you feel any better, either. But I know this in my heart. You're capable of so many beautiful and wonderful things, Merlin. You won't fail at home.
You won't. I know it. I just do.