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   The Bounds of Propriety by s0mmerspr0ssen

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   13 Nov 2022

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Leon (Merlin)
   • Original Characters
   • Uther Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Friendship
   • Bromance
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt Merlin (Merlin)
   • Hurt Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Protective Merlin (Merlin)
   • Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • random nobleman is mean to Merlin
   • (best trope ever)
   • what if Merlin had a bit of Downton Abbey in it
   • Merlin-centric (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon-centric (Merlin)
   • POV Merlin (Merlin)
   • POV Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • POV Original Character
   • Post-Season/Series 01
   • Season/Series 02
   • Podfic Welcome

   Summary

   When Arthur is invited to a country wedding on Lord Hillame's estate, Merlin needs to brush up on protocol to get through the week without embarrassing the Crown. Outside Camelot, propriety is expected and Merlin is determined to get it right, for Arthur's sake. When Lord Hillame's son turns out be a servant-bullying arse, Arthur finds himself caught within the bounds of propriety and Merlin is the one suffering the consequences.

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