Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Hiding Medical Issues, Hanahaki Disease, Secret Crush, Arthur Pendragon Loves Merlin (Merlin), Merlin Loves Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Touch-Starved, Touch-Starved Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Soft Merthur (Merlin), Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Sickfic, Sick Character, Arthur Pendragon Has Hanahaki Disease (Merlin), Sick Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Requited Love, Requited Unrequited Love, Mutual Pining, Oblivious Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Hanahaki Disease with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Crushes, Pining Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Thinks Merlin Is Beautiful (Merlin), Smitten Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Fluff, Arthur Pendragon's Love Language is Physical Touch (Merlin), Fluff and Angst, Caring Merlin (Merlin), Worried Merlin (Merlin), Conversations, Heart-to-Heart, Merlin and Arthur Pendragon Use Their Words (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Needs a Hug (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Gets a Hug (Merlin), King Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin), Court Sorcerer Merlin (Merlin), Merlin Openly Uses His Magic (Merlin), Merlin Openly Uses His Magic in Front of Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Loves Merlin’s Magic (Merlin), Happy Merlin (Merlin), Supportive Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Supportive Merlin (Merlin), Clingy Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Insecure Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Angst with a Happy Ending, Soft Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), I will likely add more tags, Fluff and Mush
It started after Merlin showed him his magic. It began as a small cough and Arthur thought nothing of it…not until Merlin was finally named Court Sorcerer, his new robes blue with butterflies around the trim- the same butterflies he always loved to conjure- and Merlin was standing there giving Arthur the happiest smile he’d ever seen on the man…That night, with Arthur’s heart at its fullest, he began coughing up blue flower petals.
