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“Will you help me?” Arthur asked as he stroked the arch of Merlin’s foot.
Merlin looked over at him and frowned. “With what?”
“Coming out.”
Merlin sat up straighter. “I thought you didn’t want to.”
“I just… I’m worried about them judging me, after the way I used to be. And I just… I don’t want it to be a big deal. I just— I wish it could be over with already. I wish it could be simpler.”
“Why can’t it?” Merlin asked. He licked his lips distractingly, Arthur’s eyes tracing every movement before he continued. “I can’t help but think that you’ve built this up in your head, over and over again until it’s become this big, huge thing. But it doesn’t have to be. You don’t owe anyone an explanation. You don’t need to do a big announcement. We could just… be together?”
Series
- Part 4 of Keeping Secrets