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Don't Hide Your Flaws (I'll Cause Them All Again) by livinginthetheater
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
17 Aug 2025
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No servant should have so many scars. When a visiting knight sees Merlin's, he can only come to one conclusion: King Arthur is a violent abuser, and Merlin must be protected at all costs.
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- Part 7 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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12 Sep 2025
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“There is life before death. We are not born just to die.”
“Your human lives are as short as a blink in mine. A moment and then you are gone.”
“Right,” Arthur said, defeated. “I’ll just leave you be, then. Enjoy your moment.”OR
a unicorn becomes a man and learns how to love
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12 Sep 2025
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Arthur watches Merlin closely. He’s stiff and rigid pressed against the far wall and it takes the king only a moment to realize Merlin isn’t readying himself for a fight—he’s terrified.
“Please don’t be afraid.” Don’t be afraid of me.
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Arthur finds out about Merlin’s magic. He handles it about as well as you’d expect.
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12 Sep 2025
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“Sometimes,” Uther said, leaning forward, “no matter how strong you are alone, you will need someone else by your side. Someone who will make your days easier.” He looked at Merlin expectantly. “Do you understand what I’m suggesting?”
“… You want us to… visit more often?”
“No!” cried Uther.
“No,” Merlin echoed, shaking his head.
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Merlin doesn’t want to think about his relationship with Arthur, because there is nothing to think about. His relationship with his friend/boss/blond jerk whose life he happened to save when they first met, is completely normal. The people in his life disagree.
AKA “5 times the people around Merlin try to tell him something + 1 time Merlin tells Arthur something” (though not strictly structured as such)
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11 Sep 2025
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Written for the kinksofcamelot kink meme prompt:
An au of the episode 4x09 - Lancelot du Lac in which Merlin is enchanted by the bracelet, instead of Gwen. Maybe he and Arthur were in a relationship, not Arthur and Gwen?
“I needed you, Arthur. I was so certain you would come. I was so certain you would help me.” He sucks in a searing breath, his heart leaden in his chest. “But you didn’t.”
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11 Sep 2025