But for what it's worth I think you ought to give yourself a little more credit I've time and again seen you to be an exceptional man
[ he doesn't say that lightly, either. he knows max is a good person. whether or not that translates into marriage, well ... that's different. not everyone is cut out for that kind of commitment. but arthur doesn't think max should see himself as any less for that. ]
its ok. shes doing good now. still lets me know when im being stupid.
thanks. really. [ he knows arthur doesn't pay compliments like that easily, and it touches something in him to hear him speak so fondly about him. to believe in him. ] honestly, its ok. i know what im good at and what im bad at. im happy.
[ sort of. in max terms, at least. he's not living in a van under a bridge in amsterdam and trying to fight dragons while drunk anymore, at least. ]
[ he's not quite sure what to say to the rest of that, so instead he veers the conversation back to the original topic. he's glad to have taken that little detour, though. there's never too much you can learn about someone, and he feels somewhat enlightened to have been told about max's marriage at all. ]
[ still, he's no good at all that feelings talk, so. best to leave it behind, while it's still on a good note. ]
Would you like to see it? The egg
[ he'll see it at the ceremony, of course, but perhaps a special little preview is in order... ]
[ holy fuck, thank you for dropping it. his marriage isn't the worst thing for him to have to talk about (because he isn't going to lie or withhold from arthur, or, at least, he tries not to), but lord it's up there on the least.
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What does that mean exactly
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I'm sorry it didn't work out
But for what it's worth
I think you ought to give yourself a little more credit
I've time and again seen you to be an exceptional man
[ he doesn't say that lightly, either. he knows max is a good person. whether or not that translates into marriage, well ... that's different. not everyone is cut out for that kind of commitment. but arthur doesn't think max should see himself as any less for that. ]
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thanks. really. [ he knows arthur doesn't pay compliments like that easily, and it touches something in him to hear him speak so fondly about him. to believe in him. ] honestly, its ok. i know what im good at and what im bad at. im happy.
[ sort of. in max terms, at least. he's not living in a van under a bridge in amsterdam and trying to fight dragons while drunk anymore, at least. ]
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[ still, he's no good at all that feelings talk, so. best to leave it behind, while it's still on a good note. ]
Would you like to see it?
The egg
[ he'll see it at the ceremony, of course, but perhaps a special little preview is in order... ]
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anyway. about that dragon. ]
FUCKING. YES.
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You should probably come to me
I don't want to have to smuggle it out and back in again
[ merlin might get suspicious!!! and arthur will have none of that. ]