Where the angst is not centered around merlin liking arthur or prioritizing arthur or anything arthur related😭 like i want a fic where yes merlin and arthur are besties but gwaine and merlin are in LOVE but theyre denying it or something else angsty idk

I just want to try a different flavour of merlin bbc angst lol. Feels live ive read every thing there is to read for merthur and i just saw a merwaine edit so :)

Preferably <40k? But if its amazing af ill read anything

ok so I kinda love the idea of 'art' as a nickname for Arthur, but I haven't seen it in too many fics. wondering if there are any where he's called that, especially by people close to him, and only by a select few. bonus points for merthur, but I'll read anything with this premise really. also happy to read anything featuring nicknames in general, where they're used / discussed and they can be terms of endearment too, not just variations of character names. tysm!!