Merthur/Merlin one shot

Cuddles and sickness

Person A gets sick and Person B takes care of A. They end up with snuggles and forehead kisses. But in the end, after A their roles get switched and B ends up sick and takes care of A.

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Merlin frowns at the prince which was in bed or was by now standing. The prince was too slow and had flushed cheeks. Even when he got told that Arthur was alright, he wasn't looking alright to him. Not just flushed cheeks but as well pale skin. There was as well the fact that he was swaying. This meant to him that the male was for sure sick. And how he knew Arthur and how stubborn he was, he would just try to still get out and work.

"I will tell the king that your sick and everything will be postponed."

The man stared at him and he gave him an unimpressed look as well as folding his arms together. The tone that was used was pure authority. He and Arthur were for a month together and none knew this. They couldn't let anyone know. The king wouldn't have approved of this and he would just end up getting executed or worse the king would think that he had bewitched the prince and he would end up getting burned on the stake.

"I feel fine."

His eyes narrowed now as he swiped his leg under the male and making him fall and he catches him straight afterward.

"No, you're not. Usually, you would react with easy and but I managed to do this."

A puppy look was given him, and he let out a sigh as carrying him to bed as letting him down. In the end, Arthur fell asleep again. Sometimes he really wondered who was worse; him when sick or Arthur? Clearly both. Because even when he was sick, he still went outside and work without complains and ends up with him sicker in the end.

So, after informing the king, going to the kitchen to get something light, he rushed back to the chamber of his prince. He entered, putting the food right next to Arthur and putting the back of his hand on his forehead. It was feeling hot so that his magic reacted, without even his knowledge.

By now Arthur knows about his magic and that just per accident. The male was furious and hurt that he had hidden something like this. It ended up in a big fight at that time and him breaking down. So that Arthur stopped, and they made up. Since then their bond grew and they ended up getting together. Now he knew what that damn dragon meant. Like two sides of the same coin and his mother had been right all along. The female was right about them needing each other.

This magic impulse happened whenever Arthur was injured or sick. So that his magic helped the male heal faster and get faster better. Like right now. So far, he hadn't asked Kilgharrah about this. A sigh went over him. This went on until half of the day until Arthur woke up and feeling needy. So that he first helped him eat some food and then getting pulled into the cover and into a broad chest.

"You do realize that when Uther sees this, he will make some assumption."

Arthur first stared at him and frowns. This was making him let out a sigh and a kiss on his temples. Because he knew what the prince was thinking. This made him muse as he was the same way. Sometimes he just was insecure and thinking that the prince wasn't really liking him and just using him, but then he showers him in love. So that these thoughts stop.

"I am sorry I didn't mean to make you think that I don't like this. But you and I know how risky that can be. That was what I tried to tell you."

A pause and then the realization hit the person who was right now snuggling even deeper in him. It made him giggle first.

"Dun care. Will deal when with him when he comes inside."

He let out a sigh. Arthur really was needy right now and so he ended up hugging him back and snuggling into his arms. Once again, a magic impulse was coming out and by now, he wasn't caring enough. Even when Uther would come in, he wouldn't see anything. His back was at the door.

"Fine."

They ended up like this and he felt his eyes drop. These impulses always were energy draining so that he felt always afterward tired. So that he ended up falling asleep soon.