[ Arthur freezes up at the sudden embrace, startled and confused. He can't just shove him away like he might any other day. Despite what he might say, something is very clearly not all right, which is nothing new to them. But this reaction - this is new. ]
Merlin?
[ It's disconcerting, to say the absolute very least. Arthur raises an uncertain hand to place on Merlin's back, half of the embrace returned. ]
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Merlin?
[ It's disconcerting, to say the absolute very least. Arthur raises an uncertain hand to place on Merlin's back, half of the embrace returned. ]