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#and were short staffed also gaius is punishing me''
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AU where Gaius talked Uther out of making Merlin Arthur's manservant and they still end up close friends but it takes years. They're always running into each other in the castle and by the end of that first week Arthur has already picked another fight with him. Uther, Morgana, or Arthur gets sick? Ugggg its him again. Arthur goes on long missions? Uther declares he's taking the physician's apprentice incase something goes wrong. Kilgharrah is ridiculously happy every time Merlin gets stuck being with Arthur and Merlin hates it. Merlin befriends Gwen and now its a 50/50 chance Arthur will run into him when he wants to see Morgana. Merlin feeling obligated to keep Arthur safe not because Kilgharrah told him too but he feels guilty knowing he could stop something but he didnt so he makes ridiculous excuses to be places he shouldnt. With the whole Cup of Life thing Merlin is basically assigned to be Arthur's personal physician and he copes by making Arthur's life miserable AKA the morning wake ups. Merlin befriends everybody Arthur knows and its so annoying. Hunts used to be Arthur's escape but now Merlin is the life of the party. Merlin is also suffering because its hunting and Arthur is making him carry the gear despite him not being a servant. I guess they eventually become friends from accidentally saving Camelot together or Arthur getting a prolonged illness where Merlin's stories of that day's worst patient or weirdest case is his nightly entertainment.
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