Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur rec, #32, secrets

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Here is my table. This is my first rec, though, so it's rather empty at the moment.

Claim: Merlin (BBC), Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: #32, Secrets
Title: Everything, Always
Author: dreamdustmama
Rating: NC-17
Length: Medium (about 6,500 words)
Brief summary: Written for this kinkme_merlinprompt:Arthur knows about Merlin's magic, but hasn't told Merlin he knows yet. After a sorcerer's been caught and killed, he starts having nightmares about Merlin's execution. And he still can't tell Merlin he knows. dreamdustmama did an amazing job depicting Arthur's fear for Merlin. His inability to confess his knowledge was just dead on, as were Merlin's reactions. Fear settles into a cold knot in the pit of his stomach and a thousand thoughts flash through his mind: axes and crimson blood and the emptiness of a world without Merlin.
Link: http://dreamdustmama.livejournal.com/86154.html