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1. A better ending by nlpiersee

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen, Multi
   • Complete Work

   24 Jul 2021

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   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwen & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Leon & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Leon & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Balinor & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Merlin & Percival (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Merlin & Morgana (Merlin)
   • Merlin & Mordred (Merlin)
   • Mordred & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Kara/Mordred (Merlin)
   • Gaius & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Gwen/Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwen (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Gaius (Merlin)
   • Percival (Merlin)
   • Leon (Merlin)
   • Morgana (Merlin)
   • Aithusa (Merlin)
   • Protective Knights (Merlin)
   • Leon Knows About Merlin's Magic
   • Mordred gets help
   • merlin helps
   • Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin)
   • Protective Merlin (Merlin)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Episode: s05e11 The Drawing of the Dark
   • Merlin protects Mordred
   • Gwaine Being Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Gwaine Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Implied/Referenced Torture

   Summary

   Merlin makes a different decision when he confronts Mordred in the hallway about Kara.

   He shares how he lost someone nearly the same way.

   Merlin decides to trust instead of suspect.

   Series

   • Part 38 of Merlin One-Shots / Writing prompts

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   English

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