#also love the idea of post reveal merthur being..... strained | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

marcskywalker · 6 months

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Wait I just thought of it.

Imagine au where after merlin confesses to his magic, at the end he was somehow able to save Arthur. They make it back to Camelot but there is some awkwardness between the two, like they've forgotten how to act around eo.

After years of hiding, Merlin is hesitant to show Arthur his magic, to make himself vulnerable to his King in that way. And Arthur takes longer to believe merlin's stories, there are more questions and double takes than there used to be.

Merlin tries to return the sigil one day, thinking that he doesn't deserve to have it since he doesn't have Arthur's full and unwavering trust any more (his words not the king's).

Arthur presses it back into his palms, "It's a gift, Merlin. You keep those."

obviously inspired by:

#merthur #merthur au #merthur prompt #Merlin #Arthur Pendragon #Ficlet #Liya writes #Bbc merlin #THE OG MIXTAPE SCENE #also love the idea of post reveal merthur being..... strained #like they aren't pissed at eo or want the other dead #both of them still love the other and understand eo #they just... awkward #insecure of where they stand in the other's life #stilted #KSUGFKJF #idk I just love that idea of them #having to find and rebuild parts of the relationship again

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