Fics like scorch marks and embers

Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless. Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back. (For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)

You may also like

1. Trust In Them by TheAsexualofSpades (Merlin (TV))
2. New Beginnings by nsowlwrites97 (Merlin (TV))
3. Name This Night (Until Morning Takes my Lies) by Sweetbriar15 (Merlin (TV))
4. Ravioli Fists by arthur_pendragon (Merlin (TV))
5. It's Not That Bad, Right? by TheAsexualofSpades (Merlin (TV))
6. Baby, In Your Kingdom by TheStarvingWriter (Merlin (TV))
7. Un/Certain Death by TheAsexualofSpades (Merlin (TV))
8. Siren Song v2 by Ally_Oop (Merlin (TV))
9. How Arthur Got His Groove Back by thegeminisage (Merlin (TV))
10. Gadarene by unpossible (Merlin (TV))
11. Merlin in disguise by Theroundbartable (Merlin (TV))
12. You're Lost, But I Would Travel Worlds To Find You by Sonayesul (Merlin (TV))
13. Ashes Arisen by HanZheo (Merlin (TV))
14. Bloody Hands by orphan_account (Merlin (TV))
15. Revealed by Destina (Merlin (TV))
16. a good death by thehundrethpoet (Merlin (TV))
17. Unbreakable by eight_0f_hearts (Merlin (TV))
18. Hidden Bruises by orphan_account (Merlin (TV))
19. To Be A King by clotpolesonly (Merlin (TV))
20. Merlin has an Irish King cousin by nlpiersee (Merlin (TV))