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1. Inside Dark Corridors, Beneath My Ribs by Cithara

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   29 Jul 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Morgana (Merlin)
   • Lancelot (Merlin)
   • Gwen (Merlin)
   • Uther Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gaius (Merlin)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Mithian (Merlin)
   • Romance
   • Drama
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Alternate Universe
   • Post-World War I
   • Edwardian Period
   • no magic
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Trauma
   • War wounds
   • Slow Burn
   • Developing Relationship
   • Trust
   • physical touch
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Shared Trauma
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Weekly Updates
   • Yearning
   • Mutual Pining

   Summary

   1919. The war is over and the world has changed. When he embarks upon a new job as the young Lord Arthur Pendragon's valet, Merlin has no idea just how much his life is about to change. Against the backdrop of post-war recovery and the pressures of social expectations, Merlin and Arthur find peace and redemption in one another, and a connection that transcends everything around them.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   88,162

   Chapters:

   19/19

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