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1. It Had To Be You by RinaTheUnseelieQueen, sloppyjoe89

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwen & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table & Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwen (Merlin)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Gaius (Merlin)
   • Hurt Merlin (Merlin)
   • Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Caring Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Soft Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Everyone Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Eventual Smut
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff
   • Idiots in Love
   • Freeform
   • Top Merlin (Merlin)
   • Bottom Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Top Merlin/Bottom Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Author Is Sleep Deprived
   • How Do I Tag
   • Lancelot Lives (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon Lives (Merlin)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Depression

   Summary

   AU – in which Arthur survives, Merlin struggles with depression and SH, but thankfully he has Arthur who tries his best to fulfill the role of being a good friend.
   

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   2,050

   Chapters:

   1/?

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