chiralcuckoo
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- Merlin (TV) (5)
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Cocooned in the sweat-slick linens of the physician’s chambers, Arthur realises the world has shrunk down to two points. The inescapable bone-deep ache that pounds through his body, and Merlin’s wide-eyed gaze peering down at him, concern so disproportionate that it is simply ridiculous.
@merthurmicrofic prompt fill: touch
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The night before the wedding, Merlin lies down on the beach and stares, into the liminal space just before the moon sets and the sun rises. So weak with heartsore that he can’t feel anything, not even fear for what will come.
@merthurmicrofic prompt fill: change + water
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Something was wrong. There was no physical evidence of any scuffle, but even under the low gleam of moonlight, Arthur could see how exhaustion was writ over the slump of Merlin’s shoulders and the hunch of his spine. He dragged himself over to Arthur’s bedside and collapsed into a chair, bringing with him a familiar scent of peppermint. The painful, uneven breaths grated on Arthur’s eardrums, and just looking at him made Arthur’s heart clench in sympathy.
After the battle with Nimueh, Merlin isn’t faring too well. Arthur tries to help.
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Merlin has learned to love Arthur’s armour the way he loves the man safely hidden in its carapace. How can he not, when it is all that lies between a fatal stroke and a broken body?
@merthurmicrofic prompt fill: prepare
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Sometimes, Merlin wonders if it is really a coping mechanism, or if Uther had intentionally beaten the pathological need to please into Arthur. A weapon that turns itself inside out to obey your orders can never turn against you.
@merthurmicrofic prompt fill: fawn
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Let It Rise by Starlingthefool for metacheese (allnuthatchforest)
Fandoms: Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
29 Nov 2011
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A story about baking bread, boiling down maple syrup, and patience.
Bookmarked by chiralcuckoo
03 Jun 2025
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/285520
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A study on the devastating nature of habits.
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Glinda prepares two cups of tea.
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- Part 4 of Saffron Cream
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Merlin sacrifices himself to save Arthur at the Battle of Camlann. Arthur must rush him to Avalon before it's too late, but new truths weigh them down.
BAMF merthur day 7: presumed dead
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Bookmarked by chiralcuckoo
28 Apr 2025
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/35832808
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After Giselle's death, Bathilde dreams of a dark forest and the ghostly white-clad maidens who dance there--and who seek to claim her as one of their own.
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Bookmarked by chiralcuckoo
05 Jun 2025
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/21164171