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[emrys-and-his-king]

It’s fic rec time :}

Please Hate Me, I am Difficult to Love (Loving You is Like Breathing) by portently (on ao3)

Teen Audiences and Up | No Warnings Apply | 17,096

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon | Complete

Arthur should have hated what he saw. He should have been recoiling in disgust. Magic was cruel, disgusting, and violent. It corrupted and brought only pain to those around it.

But everything had been so gold, so full of life, so beautiful.

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In which Arthur befriends a sorcerer hiding in the forests while hiding his identity as the Prince. As they navigate their budding relationship, the two explore what it means to be good and what it means to be loved.

My addition: It was so cute! Seeing Arthur come around to magic especially in such a short period of time was so fun to watch. Also, it changed the dynamics very interestingly in which Arthur never registered as a prince to Merlin, and was, this time, the one keeping secrets.

The characters are well written and so fun to watch dance around each other as always, even in a completely different *shrugs* everything.