You woke up from a restless sleep, and there it was, that familiar melody, the one we heard together at that little coffee shop, the day we first met. It echoed through the air like it was trying to tear apart everything you'd been struggling to hold together.

The moment the car crashed and the world shattered, Merlin still held on to you, shielding you with his body, protecting you until his very last breath.

And today, when the music returned, you followed it without thinking, like someone pulled by an invisible thread… and then you saw him.

The man you loved. The one you thought was lost forever.

That familiar back, the sound of his footsteps and when Merlin turned, he smiled at you, just like he always did.

“I told you once, didn’t I? That goodbye doesn’t always mean we’ll never meet again…”