Arthur Pendragon/Merlin
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After going missing during a bandit attack, Merlin returns acting different. He's quieter, erratic and constantly staring at Arthur. Naturally, Arthur assumes the only logical explanation: Merlin has developed a crush on him. Arthur becomes determined to let him down gently...because he totally doesn't feel the same.
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A rewrite of s04e06 A Servant of Two Masters from Arthur's perspective where Arthur mistakes Merlin's murder attempts as Merlin having a crush on him.Series
- Part 3 of Your Destiny is Calling.
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Arthur's eyes widen minutely, and Merlin can see fists tighten by his side, but he doesn't move out of Merlin's grasp, doesn't show any other reaction. And Merlin has never touched Arthur like this, never so unkindly but he's reached a boiling point, the thought of carrying on with this thankless routine is agonising.
His voice is almost a whisper when he speaks next. He leans in closer, unable to look at Arthur anymore, instead he says his next words a breath away from his ear. "You could thank me on your knees and it wouldn't come anywhere close to adequate appreciation."
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In which Merlin is overwhelmed and underappreciated. Stretched thin between keeping the kingdom safe, playing the role of Arthur’s servant as well as the role of Gaius’ apprentice, and dealing with his magic, he snaps and quits. Arthur, of course, begins to realise the emptiness of life without Merlin. What follows is a mix of frustration, hurt, pining, and, finally, a reunion. Featuring the ever tired and concerned knights of the round table (except Gwaine, he doesn’t really give a shit.)
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Merlin drops the tunic and it hits the floor with a splotch. Arthur’s eyes go wide, unable to look away from the sudden expanse of skin. He tracks a bead of rain water running a path down Merlin’s torso, changing course when it hits his hipbone. Arthur feels his mouth go dry, his face heating. Why did he have to go hunting?
Merlin takes the tunic from Arthur’s outstretched hand but then pauses. Arthur pulls his eyes away, afraid he’s been caught out.
“Are you alright?”
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A hunting trip gone right.
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Never in his royal tutelage was he told what to do when slimy, slithering men insinuate that he seeks company that isn’t his husband. Why did no one think to prepare him for this?
“Your silence betrays your guilt, Pendragon,” Rodreck grins, and then raises his hands in placation. “Don’t worry, we certainly won’t tell. It’s only natural to have a few sweet things tucked away. A squire here, a stableboy there, a handful of whores when the mood calls for it.”
And finally, Arthur has had enough.
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In which Arthur has to sit through yet another feast when he would rather be with Merlin, only this one is made much worse when his guests begin asking questions about his consort, and then about his loyalty to said consort. What follows after the feast is a collapse onto the bed as Arthur spends the rest of his night in Merlin’s arms.
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Merlin hums, making Arthur look back at him and Gods—Arthur already knows what he’s going to say even before his plush lips can grace the shape of the syllables. And yet, it hits him all the same, the gut punch of words delivered by a man whose praise seems worth its weight in gold.
Merlin leans in closer, breath almost ghosting along Arthur’s skin as the binds come undone.
“Good boy.”
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All the times Merlin calls Arthur a good boy and the times Arthur seeks it out, then what happens when the praise stops.