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Arthur laughs with the other knights as Merlin serves them drinks and rolls his eyes in a half-bored, half-amused expression. “I’m actually an Alpha,” says the latter in a crystal clear voice, and the table immediately goes silent as Arthur’s ears feel strangely muffled and he believes -he is sure- that he has misunderstood. “What?” continues Merlin as all the knights’ eyes are on him. “Since I don’t wield a sword and can think clearly before picking a fight with anyone who passes me, I had to be an Omega? I don’t know whether to be flattered or offended.”
Merlin looks towards Arthur and gives him a wink.
Arthur looks at the plate in front of him without actually seeing it and finds himself no longer hungry.
Why does his life always have to be so damn complicated?- Language:
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02 Apr 2026
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alpha!merlin/omega!arthur my beloved, possiible THE fic of this dynamic i adoreee
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"The spell forces honesty out of the afflicted target," Edwin says promptly. "I seem to be compelled to answer any question, as well as unable to lie when answering."
There's a brief silence while everyone takes that in - including Edwin, who immediately looks down at the floor, lips pressed tightly together.
"So this is your actual nightmare," Crystal deadpans. "Great."
After their near-miss in the Tall Forest, Charles feels that he and Edwin are finally getting back to normal - until the Cat King's meddling shows him just how much his best mate has been keeping from him. With the cat's magic forcing Edwin to tell the truth, Charles must help him navigate not only troubling questions and unwilling answers, but their own partnership and the secrets between them that threaten to change everything.
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30 Mar 2026
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A series of Payneland fics centered around consensual non-consent, getting more intense as Edwin and Charles become more confident and explore this dynamic.
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Bookmarked by optimismbagel
27 Mar 2026
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Hot af (while dealing with so much internal stuff so beautifully)
Series. Read 4/?
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mutual instincts by downtheroadandupthehill
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
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22 Mar 2026
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Rejection sickness(after Vegas), so soft and Incredibleeee. And then time at cottage spending heat/rut together
(Second one wip, read 2/3)
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Written to a (long ago, now) kinkmeme prompt: Charles touches a cursed object that allows him to hear Edwin's thoughts. At first he was going to tell Edwin immediately, but then he hears the loving things Edwin thinks about him, and he just wants to listen for a few days because he's never heard someone "say" things like that about him.
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He heard Edwin’s rich and affectionate chuckle, not out loud but in his mind, and realized all at once how aggressively he was fidgeting, the couch beneath him rattling. He jerked to a stop, making an embarrassed face and wondering if he should apologize for being so distracting when Edwin was trying to work.But, there goes the hummingbird, thought Edwin, a quick and simple phrase wrapped in a hundred soft layers of affection. Charles sat still, feeling his partner’s fond thoughts more than hearing them.
But it was more than just fondness, or even love–it was comfort Edwin was exuding. A gentle, abiding, and complete familiarity, the kind that brings safety and healing. It was hearth, bread, and blanket.
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Bookmarked by optimismbagel
06 Mar 2026
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charles hearing how much edwin loves him and just basking in that love this is so sweet (and very hot)