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1. Fragrant Excuses by Lex18

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   13 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Canon Era
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Hybrids
   • Full Shift
   • Various Animal Shifts
   • Animal Traits
   • Alpha Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Omega Merlin (Merlin)
   • Alpha Knights
   • Top Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Bottom Merlin (Merlin)
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Non-Consensual Touching
   • NOT BETWEEN MERLIN AND ARTHUR
   • Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Possessive Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Jealous Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Good Morgana (Merlin)
   • Magic Revealed
   • Omega reveal
   • Fluff
   • Tooth-Rotting Fluff
   • Scenting
   • Nesting
   • Pack Dynamics
   • Uther Pendragon is Not That Bad (Merlin)
   • Stronger Than Canon Typical Violence
   • description of dead animals
   • Past Rape/Non-con
   • Discussions of Previous Rape/Non-Con
   • alpha voice
   • Obligatory Visiting Nobles
   • Touch-Starved Merlin (Merlin)
   • Touch-Starved Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • No Beta
   • That tag will never not make me giggle on an ABO Fic
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Threats of Rape/Non-Con
   • Slow Burn
   • omega drop
   • Protective Knights (Merlin)

   Summary

   With a beta for a manservant there is no reason Arthur would have to worry about his pheromones giving away his true emotions.

   Except, Merlin isn’t a beta.

   Or

   Merlin slowly loses his mind as he scrambles for flimsy excuses to explain why Arthur’s scent is growing hopelessly besotted.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   173,920

   Chapters:

   17/17

   Comments:

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