#jamesjirk

star trek

riddick

red

dredd

the loft

thank you so much :) and I can absolutely do that.

Eggsy knew he shouldn’t be in this room, but it was quiet here, he was pretty sure that most people forgot this place even existed. But he liked it. It smelled nice, all the paper, like an old forgotten library, which is sort of was.

He knew he’d be in the biggest trouble ever if Arthur and Merlin realized he was reading all the old files from the Kingsman, from before everything went digital. He started in the earliest records and they hurt, reading about the founding of the group - men who had lost their sons, lost everything so long ago. He read the reports about the depression and one where the Arthur of the time actually punched Churchill during the Blitz. 

He had always loved history.

He was in awe when he reached Harry’s candidate training, and the hiring of Merlin. He read of Harry spending a year in deep cover in India, and Merlin’s three months on a submarine.

He wasn’t even thinking about how much he had moved through time, until he opened a file and there was his father’s face.

“Oh.” It wasn’t a huge file all in all. Photo, history, scores. Pretty bare bones. Harry’s reasons for nominating him. Merlin’s first opinion and his second. 

And then just one line, one simple sentence in the box that said personal requests:

please, please look after my son, keep him safe and well if I don’t make it.

Eggsy wondered where the leak in the ceiling was, what else would be dripping on the file like that. He closed the folder and held it tight to himself. He got up off the floor slowly and left them room. He walked down the hall ignoring anyone who talked to him - he didn’t hear them really.

He made his way to Harry’s office and Merlin was there, the two talking quietly.

“Galahad is there a problem?” Merlin asked. He never called him Eggsy at work.

“Eggsy?” Harry asked. Harry always called him Eggsy at work. 

Eggsy put the file down on the table very slowly and very carefully. And then he punched Harry and backhanded his husband.

He then collapsed in the chair closest and began to cry in earnest. “He had one fucking request, one. He fucking died for you two and you couldn’t even hold to one fucking sentence?”

Harry opened the file and stared at the blurred words. He handed it to Merlin who shook his head, he knew what Eggsy was talking about.

Merlin crouched in front of him. “Eggsy, Harry didn’t know about that. When he dropped the medal off, he didn’t know.”

“But you did.” Eggsy looked at him. “You did.”

“Aye.” Merlin nodded. “Harry took ye that medal and the promise of one favour, which was honestly more than any other civilian had received before and I went to Arthur, to ask for basic surveillance, a check on ye once a year.”

“If you did that, Dean wouldn’t have...he couldn’t have...” Eggsy wiped away his tears.

“I dinnae do that though. Arthur forbade it. I showed him that page and he made it clear to me, that we had done enough, and if I chose to go around him, I would be relieved of my job.” Merlin closed his eyes. “I’m sorry lad, but I had to make a choice, one boy or all my agents, I didn’t have a capable replacement at the time. I meant to train someone up and then look into ye, but, time had passed and it got put aside in my head.” Merlin admitted. “I dinnae remember the promise until you had Roxy call your mum, and I never told you because I...I don’t know why.”

Harry looked at them. “I’ll leave you two.” He left his own office quietly.

“My Da he cared, he was thinking of me here.”

“Aye, he spoke of ye often to the other candidates. To me. My son, pudgiest cheeks and sweetest smile. Going to make the world better for him.” Merlin said. “I’m sorry Eggsy.”

“He was a good man.”

“He was.”

“Am I?” Eggsy asked.

“Aye, very much so. He would be so proud of ye.” Merlin promised. He kissed Eggsy’s head. “So very proud.”

“I guess, you sort of kept your word, I wouldn’t be here right now if it weren’t for you. My Merlin in my ear, keeping me safe.” Eggsy said. He wiped away the tears. “Guess you kept that request in the end.”

“If ye like.” Merlin said. “I should have done more.”

“You do enough now.” Eggsy said. “Sorry I hit you.”

“Ye pulled it a bit.” Merlin touched his cheek. “I don’t mind.”

Eggsy leaned into the touch a little.

“My dad loved me.” 

“He did.”

“Can I keep that, don’t have a lot that tells me he loved me.”

“Aye, ye can keep the file.” Merlin agreed.