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In which Merlin is the punk who keeps breaking into Arthur's flat to pet his cat, Arthur is the cop who is unsuccessful at stopping him, Gwen the cat encourages him and there is a surprising amount of feelings, no matter how much Arthur denied it.
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06 Jun 2026
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Gwen took a deep breath. “I don’t normally do this but I was just wondering if –um, if I could have your number.”
Arthur stared at her, eyes wide and his blood freezing in his veins.
But then she took in his shocked expression and chuckled, clarifying hastily, "Not for me! It's for my best mate. The artist?” She flushed a little as she continued, "I'm a bit of a mother hen about him and ...well, don't tell him I told you this but Merlin has a thing for blonds."
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In which Merlin neglects to tell Gwen about his relationship with Arthur, but Gwen happens to meet him on her own anyway.
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- Part 11 of Modern Merthur AUs
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05 Jun 2026
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“A deal. You pretend to be my boyfriend for a few weeks, show up at my house, escort me to social functions and such. Your overall person, manner and opinions should be enough to truly scandalise my parents. You will only need to be yourself, only less... charming.”
Charles gave him a bright grin. “You think I’m charming?”
Edwin ignored him. “And I will act all smitten with you. When they offer you the money to break up with me – and rest assured, throwing money at problems is their only way of handling anything – you will take it. I shall be horribly heartbroken to make them feel guilty and any subsequent romantic partner who is a bit more... mellow than you will be quite welcome.”
Charles stared at him, unsure of how he could’ve ever thought of Edwin Payne as innocent. “Damn... you are a conniving little bastard, aren’t you?”-
Charles Rowland's first impression of Edwin Payne can be summerized as privileged, rich and aloof – also incredibly pretty, but that’s besides the point. However, when Edwin presents him with a scheme to piss off his conservative parents and get some money out of them in the process, Charles can’t resist the siren call of causing mayham for some Tories.
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05 Jun 2026
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Returning after a journey that kept them far from Camelot for many weeks, Merlin finds himself dutifully trailing a strangely reticent Arthur to his chambers. Once inside he expects things to proceed as they normally would - a meal, a bath, getting Arthur settled for bed - but that mercurial mood persists and things progress in a (welcome) direction that Merlin certainly didn't expect.
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01 Jun 2026
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Arthur doesn’t think about it, because it's a weakness. The knights pat each other on the back, and sometimes they roughhouse for a bit. Arthur is above that, and he only does it when he really wants to cheer up one of his men. That’s initially what he wants to do to Merlin, too, when his idiot of a manservant’s face droops and he can’t quite make his smile meet his eyes. But he doesn’t, because the thought of touching Merlin—his lungs constrict, and there’s no reason for him to be touching Merlin, no excuse that would make it proper.
Touching Merlin would be because Arthur wants to, and he shouldn’t.
Or: Five times Arthur is a touch-deprived mess who really wishes he could touch Merlin without an excuse, and one time he learns he doesn't need one.
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31 May 2026