The musician and the warlock
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Last published Mon, Nov 16, 2015
Modern day!Au Merthur
Arthur works at Camelot's only music store and Merlin has just moved they meet when Merlin is a bit lost and Arthur offers to lead the way not knowing of this stranger's secrets. Love begins to grow and they can't be apart from each other but doesn't it turn too hard to hide who you really are from the people you most love? Merlin is going to learn that the hard way.
No smut, at least not unless someone offers to write it for me because I really don't know how to.
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