Merlin lays his life on the line to save Arthur yet again, only this time there are witnesses, lots of them. Only Arthur prevents him going to the headman's axe straight away, but Arthur alone cannot save him. That is up to both of them. Pairing: Merlin/Arthur This is set some time after season 1 of BBC's Merlin. It was originally written for the Merlin Big Bang on Livejournal in 2009.

Drarry \\ Hogwarts Eight Year \\ One Shot \\ Complete \\ Draco makes origami. Harry collects them. All of them. It's not a problem, he just... he likes them, a great deal.