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1. my magic's aching from holding out on you by obsoletethorns

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   14 Jan 2025

   Tags

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   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table (Merlin)
   • Post-Magic Reveal
   • Merlin Needs a Hug (Merlin)
   • and therapy
   • Arthur Pendragon Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Good Mordred (Merlin)

   Summary

   Merlin blinked, eyelids collecting moisture.

   Lancelot side-eyed him, visibly noting the glowing fingers and perhaps sensing how emotionally gargantuan this was.

   “Maybe,” he finished gently, “It’s time to allow yourself complexity. You don’t have to choose between being Merlin and Emrys, you know.”

   **

   OR After revealing his magic, Merlin has a lot to work through. It turns out there are consequences to disguising oneself; on relationships, on choices, and on his own self-identity.

   Series

   • Part 2 of unravelling the unkind

   Language:

   English

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   4,670

   Chapters:

   2/?

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