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- Merlin (TV) (25)
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Arthur has reports to read. Merlin provides some... incentive.
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- Part 20 of Merlin Micros
- Part 4 of Merthur Smutlets
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There's a little purple mark peering out just above the line of Merlin’s neckerchief.
Arthur is staring at it.
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- Part 19 of Merlin Micros
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There was a time, not so long ago, when Arthur would have said that Merlin is… maybe not weak per se, but certainly not strong. He's an untrained peasant, after all, unused to the rigorous training of the sword and shield, the weight of chainmail and plated armour, the endurance built by sustained battle. He doesn’t have the obvious bulk of a knight, nor the keen reflexes lacing his muscles. He’s… well, yes, Arthur supposes he would have thought Merlin weak.
On his honour, he will never call Merlin weak after tonight.
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- Part 1 of Merlin Bingo 2026
- Part 5 of Merthur Smutlets
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They’ve been treading so very carefully lately, tension in every interaction, striving desperately for normalcy. Both of them are clearly afraid to rock the boat and ruin whatever progress they’ve made, but the longer Arthur observes Merlin’s sojourns to the woods for some unknown purpose (something worth lying about, again), the more difficult it becomes to hold his tongue.
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Merlin is preoccupied with wiping his eyes, so he doesn’t notice Arthur right away, but Gwen does. She sees how the king’s face freezes at the sight of Merlin’s red-rimmed eyes and damp cheeks, watches as the penny drops and Arthur’s anger abandons him, leaving a distinct look of queasiness in its wake.
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- Part 18 of Merlin Micros
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he takes the pills during the MVA.
doesn't throw them up. doesn't tell anyone.
just swallows it down like it's nothing - like he hasn't done this before.(he has. he knows exactly how this ends. but that doesn't stop him.)
starts at 7x05 with a major canon divergence from 7x09.
slow collapse. quiet relapse.
painkillers, guilt, and the kind of unraveling you can hide under your scrubs.Bookmarked by braceyourself
17 Feb 2026
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The thumping bass line buzzes in Carter's ears, the smile on his face wide and uninhibited. He's drunk, giddily drunk, and the feeling of stray hands on his chest, his back, his arms as he wanders through the strobe-lit club is electric.
Carter is alive tonight.
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14 Feb 2026
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Medwhump May Day 8- Alt prompt: Fever
His student yet again retreats from view, and Peter yet again doesn't give him a second look. Dr Hicks waits for the doors of the OR to swing shut and turns to him.
“Is your student okay, Peter?”
She's met with a derisive scoff.
“He spent the summer sunbathing on a tropical island, he's more than okay.” He gestures to one of the scrub nurses. “Metz.”
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Instead of fainting because he was queasy in S2 e1, Carter collapses for a far more urgent reason.
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- Part 8 of Maisie's Medwhump May 2025
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14 Feb 2026
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Carter's parents cut off contact with him while he's still a med student. Things somehow get worse from there.
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14 Feb 2026
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John Carter struggles to adjust to his new reality in the days after the stabbing. Peter Benton is at a loss as to how to help his former student.
“I think you’re scared, Carter,” Peter says finally, as he ties off the last stitch. “I think you’re scared, and you’re hurting, and you’re grieving, and you’re frustrated. And I don’t know what to say to you to make you feel better. But I can do this procedure for you. I can be the one to stitch you up.”
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- Part 2 of All in the Family/Stabbing Tags
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13 Feb 2026