Author: nooneblue 

Rating: Explicit 

Word Count: 17,663

Details: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Photographer!Arthur, School Teacher!Merlin, Background Lancelot/Merlin, They Are Not Endgame, Drunken Confessions, Drunken Kissing, Grief/Mourning, Astrophotography?, Bottom Merlin, Top Arthur Pendragon, Friends To Enemies To Lovers, Background Elena/Arthur, Middle Dubious Consent, Because Honestly Even Established Couples Would Have A Hard Time At The End Of This, Drug Use. 

Summary: In which Arthur kisses Merlin in front of his girlfriend.

And Merlin, well.

Merlin's fucking engaged. 

OR

Arthur's pushing thirty and yet, he chooses the worst possible moment in history to make a move on his best friend, Merlin.

Trouble is, they could've been happy once. But for some people, it's difficult to walk away from someone when you spend your entire life waiting for them.

Unfortunately for Arthur, his life was over the moment he saw the ring. And thus, he ran.