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Merlin Emrys, 1500 years old, clinical medical examiner, professional hermit, has finally made peace with the fact that Arthur is gone.
He has not made peace with this. He has simply gotten very good at pretending.When Detective Inspector Arthur Pennington walks into his morgue on a Tuesday, looking exactly the same and remembering absolutely nothing, Merlin's carefully constructed equilibrium lasts approximately forty seconds.
There is also a murder. Possibly magic. Definitely a conspiracy. But mostly, this is about a man who has been in love for fifteen centuries trying to hold it together in a pub while Arthur Pendragon sits pressed against his leg and has no idea.
Slow burn. Reincarnation. Heavy on the yearning, light on the sense.
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10 Jun 2026
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The chamber ceiling recedes, opens before them. Arthur thinks he could go far as the starless night, be swallowed there, in the belly of a great and terrible serpent. He is no-one; he is nothing. He needs another half to complete him, and without it, he is worse than dead.
Arthur hears of the Écrevisse, a cave that shows both a man’s greatest fear and deepest desire. To prove himself, he goes alone. Without Merlin. Yet the cave brings Merlin to him, as Arthur’s fears and desires become one.
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20 Apr 2026
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Arthur accidentally makes a crisis-hotline connection with a stranger-friend.
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07 Nov 2025
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He stood frozen, distraught, wishing he could lean into the hand and soak up the offered support, lap up any scraps of love. How very alone be was…. A tiny speck in an infinite universe, hoping to one day find purpose, to one day find his lost king.
Arthur. Please, I'm so tired. So tired of waiting. Please, come back to me, Arthur.
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- Part 9 of All the ANGST
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05 Mar 2024
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"The point is, you're going to be his boyfriend."
The moment froze. The look on Arthur's face was priceless. Morgana cursed that she had put her phone back into her pocket. She would have loved that expression as a sticker. Arthur neither flushed nor paled. He looked like he was watching as someone very slowly swung a bat at his face. Finally, he sputtered a completely exasperated: "WHAT?!"
"You're welcome."
"Hold the fuck on." Arthur covered his face with one hand. "Can you like... start from the beginning? I'm not even gay, in WHAT world would I be dating Merlin Emrys?"
Aka: A fake relationship AU
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- Part 87 of Merlin's magic
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23 Feb 2024