Merlin recs

I dashed off a few more Yuletide reviews while we’re all still anonymous, not least because I know how happy mine made me, but also because the stories in question were superb. It really was a splendid Yuletide this year. And there is fanfic outside of it to love, too.
For your, or, well, my post Merlin finale needs, two stories, a Gwen pov and a Merlin pov, which not only characterize them and their, to put as unspoilerly as possible, emotional situation beautifully, but also their relationship with each other:

Heavy is the Head (That Wears The Crown): Gwen post finale.

Old Love, But In Shapes That Renew And Renew Forever Merlin post finale