[Time in the tower may pass differently, but it does indeed pass. Watanuki is still a growing teenage boy, after all, and before too long he goes from the gangly 15-something that Merlin met ages ago to nearly-18 and much more confident in himself and his abilities, both physical and mental. He's still Learning, and he still has no patience whatsoever for some of what Merlin does- that 'floor disappears and he falls' trick is one that gets old fast, for example- his brain is still soaking up all of Merlin's lessons like a sponge. Watanuki is still feeling things out to find his own magical flair, but he can at least do magic with some consistency.
He'll do better, once he actually finds the focus he's naturally attuned to. Right now, he's working on finding the familiar meant for him. He's managed to narrow it down to 'something that can fly', but these weird butterflies keep appearing every time he does the summoning spell and they're definitely not his familiars. He's pretty sure it's something residual from a dream he experienced some months back, one of a city full of near-invisible spiderwebs, but magic from a dream should have worn off by now. It's weird that it's lingering.
Which means that, when Watanuki does stumble upon Merlin's viewings, it's while he's trying to escape a flock of bright blue butterflies.]
They're following me again!
[Though they do seem to hesitate at the door, and Watanuki will be butterfly-free by the time he reaches Merlin.]
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He'll do better, once he actually finds the focus he's naturally attuned to. Right now, he's working on finding the familiar meant for him. He's managed to narrow it down to 'something that can fly', but these weird butterflies keep appearing every time he does the summoning spell and they're definitely not his familiars. He's pretty sure it's something residual from a dream he experienced some months back, one of a city full of near-invisible spiderwebs, but magic from a dream should have worn off by now. It's weird that it's lingering.
Which means that, when Watanuki does stumble upon Merlin's viewings, it's while he's trying to escape a flock of bright blue butterflies.]
They're following me again!
[Though they do seem to hesitate at the door, and Watanuki will be butterfly-free by the time he reaches Merlin.]