what if arthur survived? as months passed coming back , yet only fell for merlin - or at least realised how he truely felt . as did he . and perhaps love falls between the two ?

Arthur Pendragon has always trusted his father's opinion of sorcery. He has witnessed, first hand, the atrocities Camelot's enemies could commit with the aid of magic. However, after Arthur, Morgana, and Gwen give shelter to a strange boy, Merlin, they find wandering the woods, Arthur begins to question all he knows. Will Arthur be able to protect Merlin from his dark past? What if Merlin wasn't raised by Hunith or even Gaius, but by a corrupt king intent on taking advantage of Merlin's power? **merthurish** (Also on AO3)

One shots on either Arthur or Merlin on different ideas and different things, commedy will be included and each chap will be on a different idea Fans of Merlin BBC TV show will love this ^_^.

IF YOU READ THE DESCRIPTION IT MAY GIVE SOME STUFF AWAY. It's a one shot filled with a pained Arthur. Merlin is his only relief but will he be there in Arthur's greatest time of need? I do NOT own Merlin.