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thinking about all the times Merlin had to go through something deeply traumatic and Arthur had no idea, and Merlin just had to laugh it off and make up a lie
I YEARN for more scenes where Arthur actually notices something's wrong and tries to comfort Merlin (even if he doesn't know the full truth)
Like, I just watched S2E09 and this scene at the end:
Arthur: something's been upsetting you, hasn't it?
and then he tries to cheer him up, and smiles at him like this:
I just need more of this! soft arthur comforting sad merlin