#EXPERIMENTAL RAREPAIR FIC LETSGOOOOOOOOO

[merlinemrys]

THREAD OF GOLD

Summary: The love story of Arthur and Gwen and the thread of fate that ties them together. | inspired by @kairennart’s fanart

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You are built for things bigger than love.

A legacy rests on your shoulders—the weight of an entire kingdom drags you to overthink every decision you have ever made. Not a good trait for a king, you know this, but it keeps happening anyway. You will continue to doubt and doubt and doubt.

You are meant for an arranged marriage with a princess who you do not know. You are meant to care for her in time and respect her as the queen she will become. She may even tell you her red thread of fate is tied to someone else. You will look at your own hand, still bare, and tell her you’re happy for her. Perhaps she will take her fate-tied beloved as her consort. Maybe you will warn her to keep it a secret and be careful of any bastards that might be conceived, then you can live in some semblance of harmony.

Of course, you never think of your own thread. You never believe in fairytales where the beautiful princess’ thread is tied to your own. Silly delusions, you say though your heart aches; your hand feels empty.

Besides, your thread only becomes visible to you when you fall in love with your soulmate. If reciprocated, the thread pulses with an unearthly light. There have been people with multiple threads, broken threads, threads that can only been seen by one party, people with no threads at all. But you’ve always been a romantic at heart. You’ve dreamt of a red thread that connects you to your fate-tied beloved. You’ve dreamt it glow.

Why are you thinking about this? How foolish. You will not marry for love, nor will you fall in love.

You’re built for better things than that.

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