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Arthur repeals the ban on magic almost as soon as he becomes king, but things don't really change for Merlin. He knows that if Arthur ever found out about the lies, he'd never be forgiven. So he keeps his magic hidden just like he did before. Then to mark the one year anniversary of the repeal, Arthur hosts a ball. Merlin decides to disguise himself, and go to the ball as Emrys to keep an eye out for his friend. The idea is only partly motivated by jealousy.
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“Did you hate my father?”
“What?”
“Did you hate him?” Arthur said. “Come on, Merlin. You’re a sorcerer, aren’t you?”Following the revelation that Merlin is a sorcerer, he and Arthur have come to a temporary agreement that Merlin may use magic in secret—but only with Arthur’s express permission. While Merlin is eager for the chance to prove himself, Arthur is wary. The opportunity to consult his father’s spirit forces Arthur’s resolve—and the fragile peace of their friendship—into question.
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- Part 2 of The Weavings of Destiny
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The body of a Prince was not like anyone’s. His hand only ever held others in a firm handshake, and rarely without gloves. Sometimes he would raise the delicate hands of noble ladies to his lips for a brief kiss, but it was all out of propriety. He rarely touched others, but what was even rarer was others touching him. The only ones who dared were his knights, and even they only smacked his shoulder or patted his back in friendly roughhousing. Gripping each other’s arms before battle was the most heartfelt touch they exchanged. Lingering soft touches were not done. Any lingering touch on his person could be interpreted as political movements. After all, Arthur’s body wasn’t his own. It never had been. He was Camelot’s first and foremost. Even above his own needs and wants.
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How in his tenth year of rule King Arthur chose a man to take the role of Court's Magician, and how Arthur made his decision.
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- Part 1 of sweetestdrain fic
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When Merlin is kidnapped by a mysterious group of wizards during a hunt, Arthur refuses to rest until he is found. Only, perhaps it is in rest where Arthur might find the clues that will lead him to Merlin.
The real question is...will his dreams lead him to Merlin in time?
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- Part 12 of Would You?
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There were several long moments of tense silence as the gravity of the situation sunk in. Merlin had used magic, and Arthur had been awake. Arthur had seen.
When Arthur finds out Merlin has magic, at first, he’s angry, then he feels betrayed, then torn—ultimately he doesn’t know what, exactly, to do with his manservant. Of course, he could never hurt Merlin, could he?
Set in the middle of season 2 just before The Nightmare Begins, Arthur learns about Merlin's magic. This story shows several select episodes, as well as our own scenes following the canon narrative from the perspective of Arthur knowing about Merlin’s magic.
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The Ivy Crown by dayari (derryday)
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
30 Aug 2011
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[Crossover with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle.] Merlin couldn't have picked a worse time to finally tell Arthur about his magic. In the wake of the battle against the immortal army, a strange visitor disrupts the court, calling himself the Green Knight and proposing a test of the court's integrity. Although Uther turns him away, several of Camelot's northern allies end up mysteriously beheaded over the next few months, and Arthur, Merlin and the knights set out to investigate. They encounter more than they'd bargained for on the way—a reckless young boy, a lady in search of a husband, a centuries-old fairytale that holds more than a grain of truth... and a challenge that ends up being more than just a game.
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Arthur has to stop touching him. Merlin can't take it anymore
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“What about Merlin?” Arthur interrupted. It was suddenly very important that he knew exactly where Merlin fell on the magical spectrum.
Merlin and Mordred looked at each other, and then Mordred said, “Merlin’s the most powerful sorcerer to walk the face of the earth.”
One of those fics where Arthur learns that Merlin has magic but doesn't realize how powerful he is. Feat. a competition for the position of court sorcerer.
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Somehow, Arthur knew that as long as he stuck close to Merlin, everything would be fine. The bad men wouldn't find them. The people would survive, and someday... Someday they'd go back to the warmth of the city and make everything right.
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When persistent weather forces Arthur and the knights to stop at an inn on the way home to Camelot, it becomes quickly apparent that it was the best decision they could have made, especially for Merlin's sake.
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Combing Arthur’s hair every morning hadn’t been a part of Merlin’s duties when he’d first been appointed his servant. However, like many other things, it had rapidly become one.
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As always, Merlin had caught him by surprise.
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He can't explain it. One day, Arthur's swinging a mace at the boy with the big ears and red neckerchief and the next, he's tackling a man twice his size for having the audacity to look at Merlin wrong.
Or, Arthur protects Merlin over and over, falling a little more in love each time.
“You’re the only person in the world that I think really sees me Merlin.” Arthur confesses. "Forgive me then, for wishing harm on the people who would hurt you for just being who you are.”
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Arthur is hit by a spell during a routine outing and at first nothing seems untoward. But strange dreams leave Merlin unable to ignore his inconvenient feelings about a certain royal prat. A threat against Morgana forces the two into close quarters, forcing various facts and opinions to the surface. It's difficult to ignore the obvious once personal defenses have been lowered.
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The magic reveal is not glamorous. After Ismere, Merlin confesses practically on a whim—while in the midst of his evening chores—and Arthur is forced to question everything he thinks he knows. What follows is a journey that tests their friendship, Arthur’s kingship, and Merlin’s faith. Known like never before, Merlin discovers that he has more secrets than just his magic to confess, some of them difficult and guilty; meanwhile, Arthur is tasked with undoing the fear of magic Uther has left behind in the kingdom, and in Arthur’s own heart. Together, can they defy Arthur’s prophesized death, and guide Camelot towards its Golden Age?
An episodic Series 5 rewrite.
Friendship & Banter • Fantasy Politics • Whump & Angst • Canon-Adjacent Plots • Genfic Slowburn
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“Merlin has magic!”
It was all that Uther needed— that momentary hesitation in Arthur’s physique... that doubt thrusted upon him ever since the day he had blinked into a world without loving guardians... that silent second of shock emanating from both sides, surrendering to circumstance and fate.
It was all that Uther needed to thrust the sword he had into the sorcerer’s chest.
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In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
His name...Merlin.
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A complete rewrite of BBC’s Merlin
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Merlin confesses his magic, upending the trust between him and Arthur; when he goes missing from Camelot, a conflicted Arthur must reckon with his fears and prejudices as Merlin’s life is put at stake.
“You were never going to renounce magic, really, were you?”
“I was going to try,” Merlin said.
“Were you? Or are you lying again?”Series
- Part 1 of The Weavings of Destiny
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Arthur is cursed into an unnatural sleep. Merlin helps him wake up, but not before they stumble their way through some very interesting dreams.
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