For a year now, Arthur, the knights, and everyone else around him had been cruel, violent, and controlling. Merlin didn't question it anymore - he's accepted it. And, really, who was he to say he didn't deserve it? He was still by Arthur's side, fulfilling his destiny. However the king chose to treat him didn't matter. Warnings: abuse, conditioning, starvation, sleep deprivation
Merlin - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 19 - Words: 28,627 - Reviews: 136 - Favs: 175 - Follows: 196 - Updated: 3/20/2018 - Published: 4/5/2017 - Merlin, Arthur, Gaius, Gwaine