*Arthur Takes Out His Mobile Phone*

*Arthur takes out his mobile phone*

Morgana: What is that thing?

Arthur: It's a device for...Talking. I don't bloody know! I press the Merlin button and he answers usually.

Go read this story! It'll be worth it!

It’s a Safeguarding Issue

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15907086/chapters/37077474

Summary:

Merlin Modern AU

Arthur Pendragon is a 23-year-old NQT preparing for his first year of teaching Music to international students at Durham University; and he is all kinds of stressed and nervous. So, when cocky northerner Emrys ends up dumped in his class, his first year of teaching becomes anything other than what he’d expected.

Emrys Smith is a 20-year-old talented local student who has applied for the music course at Durham University with a full scholarship, and with pressure from his Mother. He was the only local student to pass the entry requirements and on his first day he is thrown in with the international students. There he meets his lecturer, Arthur Pendragon, and fresh meat is always the easiest target.

After a horrible event takes place, Arthur and Emrys form a bond which they can’t allow to become anything more than a standard Teacher/Student relationship- but Arthur learns of Emrys’ dark background and can’t help but feel tenderly for him.

Only after Arthur pushes Emrys away does he realise he’s head over heels for his student.

Trigger Warning: Contains scenes of Sexual Abuse and Emotional Abuse involving one of the main characters.

Disclaimer: All of the involved characters featured are of a legal age. Although this story explores a student/teacher relationship, I do not support such things. I have tagged this as dub/con just in case. All characters belong to the Writers and Creators of BBC Merlin.

I absolutely need to thank Samira for agreeing to my beta through this, even though she knows it’s going to kill her and she will probably hate me. You can find her tumblr here: @das-alien-vom-planeten-wooh

I am very lucky to have made a friend in her and I am extremely grateful for our shared interests.

I would also like to thank those of you who have read my other fics and who have left kudos and comments. I would not be writing this long-ass story without you!

A little something inspired by @guessimaclotpole 's wonderful Merlin fanfiction It's a Safeguarding Issue

Morgana: I hate men!

Arthur: Good. More for me.

Merlin: *eyeing Arthur* I should've cooked something a little less fat.

Gwaine: Oh come on, Merlin. Don't be so hard on him!

Merlin: You'd argree with me, if you were the one to put new holes in his belt every other week!

Arthur: I'm literally right here.

Merlin: Yes, you're hard to miss.

Please excuse me while I enter my vault of abandoned Merlin prompts

Ah, here we are: *häm häm*

“you just had to pick up the glowing stone, didn't you?!” 

flightattendant-Merlin, annoying passenger-Arthur

female Merlin disguising herself as a boy before she comes to camelot because it’s just safer to travel as a boy (and decides to continue pretending to be a boy because of female disadvantages) but her body changing spells start to grow less and less effective over time and it becomes harder for her to hide who she really is, but she kinda forgot how to be a woman (probably not a oneshot though)

Merlin and Arthur were switched at birth, Arthur grows up as a spoiled prince and Merlin as a poor peasant; when the parents are told that their kids were switched Uther sends for Merlin to join them  (probably not a oneshot either)

Arthur is a Police officer, Merlin a criminal that joins the police as a consultant in Arthur’s custody

“No offence, but were your parents high when they named you?”

“That was so nice of you pretending to be royalty for that little girl” - “But I am-” “She’s gone, you can drop the act”

Merlin and Arthur literally become "joined at the hip" probably by a spell and have to cope with it until they find a remedy

uh yeah, just a little prompt vault selection Maybe you find something to your liking :P

I might have more and I might have more detailed versions of the prompts above if you’re interested

MERLIN FANS

HMU with some prompts/ideas. I’m in the mood to write some lil’ one shots!