FIC: color(blind) {Uther Pendragon + Family}

Title: (color)blind

Rating: PG

Characters: Uther, Morgana (Arthur, Leon)

Genre: family, general

Word Count: 1,367

Summary: “People have called Uther blind to the truth, but he’s never thought so.” In early S4, Uther reflects upon his children’s eye colors and all it says about them.

Author’s Notes: Written for tumblr’s MerlinMemoryMonth prompt “gold or green.”

 

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People (long since cast out or killed for their treasonous actions) have called Uther blind to the truth, but he’s never thought so. In fact, he thinks he sees with more acuity and specificity than most. (They say the devil’s in the details, after all.)

Uther sees.

The way his wife’s once petite and lithe body lay in gentle repose on the small boat, padded with lilies of the valley and common bluebells, is engraved into his memory. Every part of her seems taut; her skin stretches over bones, her lips are sealed tight. Except for her eyes. Uther thinks she might open her eyes and smile at him once more, up until the moment the fires consume her forever.

Three full moons pass before Uther works up the courage and strength to nestle his son into his arms. He sees Ygraine’s cobalt eyes stare back up at him every time he approaches baby Arthur. It shocks him so much the first time that for an instant he feels his limbs turn limp, the only thing aiding him in recovering control of his body is the instinct to hold his only son safely against his chest.

 

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