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    For a split second that lasts eons, Arthur exists in that horribly weightless space before gravity conquers, and then he's falling. Distantly, he hears Merlin cry out his name in panic, and then he’s bracing himself for impact.

    An impact that never comes.

    Silently hoping, begging, for anything but what he knows he’s about to see, Arthur turns his head to look.

    And sees Merlin, hand outstretched, and eyes ablaze with gold.

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    Faced with the revelation of Merlin's secret and a sudden internal war between duty and sentiment, Arthur must make a decision that will affect both of their fates. And when Merlin is gravely injured, the time to make that decision rapidly dwindles. Arthur must quickly choose what matters most: the demands of the law, or those of his heart.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    “Did you intend for me to find these?” Arthur asked, opening his hand and flattening the parchment on the table.
    Merlin’s stomach dropped. He lunged to stand, but Arthur was faster, a firm hand pressing down on the back of his neck.
    Arthur leaned in, lips hairs away from his ears, "Do you want me to do these things to you, Merlin?"
    In a last-ditch attempt at saving his dignity, Merlin shook his head no, and was about to say as much when Arthur's hand squeezed, "Don't", he growled, "lie to me".
    "I'm sorry," Merlin exhaled, but Arthur's grip did not relent, as that wasn't answering his question. "Yes."
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    During a rutine search of the castle for magical objects, Arthur finds a particular stash of pages that Merlin had tried to keep hidden. But it isn't about magic. No. It's about something far worse.

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    Written for Merthur Microfic, prompt: Pages

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    21 Jun 2026

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    This fic answered a wish I didn't even know I'd made <3<3<3

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    He saw Arthur burst from the forest, wide-eyed and pale-faced. Sweat plastered his hair to his forehead, and fear locked his expression in its clutches. One hand stretched out as if to grab him. So near and yet so far.

    The moment fled. Gravity won, and there wasn't even time for Merlin to cry out as the bandit's weight dragged him over the cliff and into the stormy waters below.

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    When Merlin is hurt during a bandit attack, Arthur finds himself torn between the longings of his heart and his duties to the crown.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    Arthur Pendragon, Prince Regent of the Albion Empire, always feared he would face an arranged marriage. Now, as he desperately struggles to restore magic in the hopes of saving his sister, the answer is obvious.

    He must marry Lord Emrys, the scion of a noble, magical line.

    Both men know their duty. Their union would bring all Albion back into balance, but the world is not a simple place, and neither of them make a good first impression.

    Will they be able to overcome their doubts, or is their match doomed to fail?

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    31 May 2026

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    Everything's gone but the bookshop. Satan's just appeared.

    Except... everything's not gone. Quite. Nor everyone.

    A fix-it inspired by a lovely comment from siriogold on my Tumblr rant over whatever that was.

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    16 May 2026

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    Absolute perfection <3<3<3