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Look, alright, Arthur does try to give Merlin the benefit of the doubt, but when he walks into his room to see him immediately stand up straight, hide something behind his back, and that something is jingling, what exactly is he supposed to do?
Well, if Merlin is to be believed, state his business and leave Merlin to his.
But when a pouch of coin leads to a confrontation that reaches far beyond their normal spats, Arthur starts to uncover something very troubling about Merlin's time in Camelot.
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05 Jun 2026
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Arthur is not too proud to admit that, had he not met Merlin, he would have responded quite differently when the servant flinched from him.
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- Part 1 of The Troubles in Camelot
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05 Jun 2026
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Merlin's first Halloween party of university is going swimmingly, right until a knight in shining not-really-armour accuses him of getting his costume wrong.
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04 Jun 2026
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(Camelot as we know and love, in a world where everyone is born with wings, save the rare 'Wingless'. )
Merlin is a supposed-Wingless, manservant to King Arthur, post-magic ban repeal. Merlin is fine, he promises, but he deeply misjudges how tenuous his grasp on nomalcy is. When visiting nobles take their hate for the Wingless too far, it's finally time for Merlin to let Arthur into yet another secret. And maybe the King can finally help him heal from the past.- Language:
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03 Jun 2026
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The sob that escaped him was a tiny thread of sound, little more than an embellishment upon the air. He did not wail. It was too big for that, too much, all the more painful for being unexpected. Not Arthur's betrothal, but his own reaction to it. It was as if all the nebulous uncertainty of the day had crystallised into a blade.
Worse, he had no one to blame but himself. He had never told Arthur how he felt. It had always seemed like a step too far, and now it was too late.
Tomorrow, he would pick up the pieces of himself and find the strength to bear the scars of it. He would be the friend Arthur needed, and he would pretend that was enough.
Tonight, he mourned.
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When Arthur announces his courtship to Lady Aveline of Spirehold, Merlin resigns himself to never speaking of his love. Yet the universe has other ideas. Stuck in the same, repeating day, can Merlin find his courage and break free, or will he lose his last chance to speak of what lingers in his heart?
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03 Jun 2026