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My spin on a different version of ep 4x5. When an enemy king offers Arthur an alternative, Merlin decides for him.
At the end of the day, this is just another thing Merlin has sacrificed for him that Arthur detests.
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11 Aug 2026
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When Merlin is late bringing him dinner and looks disheveled when he finally appears, Arthur doesn't think anything of it. When his servant begins to act oddly, however, he grows suspicious, until there can be no doubt that there is something wrong with Merlin : the dagger aimed at his throat is enough of a clue.
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22 Jul 2026
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During a winter hunting trip, Merlin finds he still has much to learn about Arthur.
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19 Jul 2026
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Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless.
Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back.
(For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)
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18 Jul 2026
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Arthur feels quite foolish, now, upon realizing that the invisible guardian force he’s been sensing and the peculiar haze about Merlin were one and the same. And that they were both magic, the whole damn time.
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17 Jul 2026