What if Merlin was captured and enslaved by a witchfinder before ever going to Camelot? And what if Uther had the witchfinder come to Camelot with a lot of slaves so he can choose one for Arthur's birthday present? Arthur, being kind-hearted would never hurt Merlin, so what will it take for Merlin to fully trust him? And will the two ever have a fairy tale romance?

Sherlock and John try to battle with their consciences as they explore their feelings for each other. Eventual JohnLock.

Post Fall, return fic. Sherlock had wanted nothing more than to take down the rest of Moriarty's network with his blogger by his side. But when his planned reunion goes very, very wrong, Sherlock finds himself distrusting and fearful of the one person he thought he could always count on.