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• who could ever leave me, darling? (but who could stay?) by JustASimpl3Girl

  Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  27 Aug 2025

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  • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Morgana & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Arthur Pendragon & Uther Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Knights of the Round Table & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Gwen & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
  • Gwen/Morgana (Merlin)
  • temporarily im afraid
  • Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin)
  • Gwaine/Percival (Merlin)
  • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Merlin (Merlin)
  • Morgana (Merlin)
  • Gwen (Merlin)
  • Uther Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Knights of the Round Table (Merlin)
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Character Study
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Love Confessions
  • Arthur Pendragon-centric (Merlin)
  • i fear hes my favorite character of all time
  • Falling In Love
  • Canon Era
  • Evil Morgana (Merlin)
  • Sadly
  • Uther Pendragon's A+ parenting
  • Arthur Pendragon Lives (Merlin)
  • No beta we die like all of merlins loved ones

  Summary

  Growing up, Arthur always knew that the peculiarity of his family had affected him in some way, yet he staunchly tried to not think about it, or else he feared he’d never stop finding the lasting scars. He assumed that if he ignored it, it didn’t have to be something he had to worry about.

  But as the years passed, he realized he couldn’t ignore it, and he could only be hurt by his family so much until he was sure he’d never recover.

  Luckily for him, there was someone who was very determined to make sure Arthur never doubted he was loved, and that made all the difference.

  Language:

  English

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