The stocks usually weren't so bad. Merlin would go and do his time and, at the end of the day, be released to go home. Sure, he'd have food in his hair, but it wasn't a big deal. This wasn't supposed to happen... (Canon Era AU, Could be read as Gen or Slash, Merlin may be a bit OoC, Arthur commits NO violence, Heavy Angst, Trigger Warning: Bullying and Emotional/Physical Abuse)
Rated: M - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,566 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 186 - Follows: 57 - Published: 8/1/2015 - [Merlin, Arthur] OC, Gwaine - Complete