psycholawgy | post of shame

...Sorry. [ His hand drops to the side, struggling to actually help her as much as he wants to. ]

I really don't know why he doesn't like me. He wouldn't explain it properly.

He said you were a jerk. He's— He's a Servant, so... [ oh, but so is merlin. hold on. . . ] I mean, he's this historical thing? He's called a Servant. And he knows so many historical figures. He said that any Merlin would be like the one he knows.

[ she isn't sure what else to do now. she should probably continue eating, but she's just far too upset with archer to have an appetite. ]

[ He scrunches his face up ] I'd say Arthur was the jerk, if you ask me.

But sorry... I definitely didn't know him before, but I can't speak for who he knows. The... The Merlin someone else knew was different too. They told me that his world was gone and he travelled between worlds.

You didn't do anything, so don't say sorry.

[ she at least manages to pick up her fork and start poking at the spaghetti. ]

Let's just-- I don't know. Forget about this.

You won't though, will you?

[ He says it so quietly though, not even eating anymore. He can't, now. ]

[ he already knows the answer, so she doesn't give him a direct response. ]

If I ever see him again, I swear...

You swear...? [ He raises both eyebrows at her then. ]

[ she doesn't really know either! but she'll probably try and punch him again. ]

It's nothing. [ she twists her fork to catch some noodles on its teeth and takes a bite. ]

[ He quietens then, then moves to brush her hair aside. ]

Alright, it's nothing.

[ It's so quiet though, sad even... like he doesn't know what to do. ]

[ he doesn't really have anything to be sad about. athena on the other hand, is upset, though. she thinks back on her wasted friendship and how she trusted archer with her life but... well, she clearly was wrong about him. ]

The spaghetti's good.

[ He's sad because she's sad... and wishes he never opened his mouth. It isn't as bad as when he lied and evaded things, but it still hurts to know she was upset. He just picks at the spaghetti now, not eating it. ]

[ it makes her blood boil, that somebody she actually knows threatened merlin like that. as if being threatened by the flamines wasn't enough already. it just hurts all the more because she knows what archer is capable of. and while she trusts in merlin, archer could have probably injured him if they did end up in a confrontation.

she wouldn't be able to forgive archer if such a thing happened. she can't even forgive him now for talking to merlin like that. ]

Your cooking is better than mine.

[ He doesn't know what she's thinking, but he can tell she's keeping it to herself. It's hard to want to talk in a situation like this, but he tries. ]

I have to cook for Arthur all the time, it's different.

Does he like your cooking?

[ she can tell that the air around them's gone awkward, but as always, it was her fault anyway, so she at least tries to lighten the mood again. ]