Ten Things Everyone Should Know

i: what makes them come alive.
ii: where their quiet spot is.
iii: how to accept a compliment.
iv: their favourite scent.
v: who they look up to and why.
vi: when to listen.
vii: to remember to really make a wish on their birthday.
viii: that they are beautiful.
ix: the things that make them happy.
x: that they’re going to be okay, someday.

A series of vignettes of varying length, mostly set after series three of Merlin. For this contest, inspired in part by this picture. Merlin-centric, Gwaine/Merlin. ~2,000 words.