Z's Whumptober 2021
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Faint shouts echoed through the trees. The bandits were onto them.
“Arthur, you have to let go.”
“What?!”
“You have to let go,” Merlin repeated. “Run. They won’t be so careless the second time if they catch you.”Series
- Part 1 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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“Yes, right, you deserve rest,” Galen interrupted him. His tone had gone from kind to patronising. “How would you like to rest more comfortably tonight, Merlin?”
“Sorry?”
Galen gave him a pitying look. “I mean that I would enjoy your company tonight, Merlin. Surely the prince hasn’t tired you out completely.”
It took a moment before Merlin understood what he meant. He tore his wrist out of the other man’s grip and took a step back, trying to keep the horrified expression off his face.
“I don’t serve Arthur in that way, nor would I someone else.”Or
A visiting noble propositions to Merlin and does not take Merlin’s rejection well. But Lord Galen’s displeasure pales compared to Arthur’s fury.
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- Part 2 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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Gwaine is working off a debt when Cenred's men return with a captured Merlin – and he could hardly just watch and do nothing, right?
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- Part 3 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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Merlin is determined to sacrifice himself in Arthur's stead, and Lancelot is forced to take drastic measures in an effort to save everyone.
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- Part 4 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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I Didn't Know That I Was Starving 'till I Tasted You by Zaharya for tsundanire
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
06 Oct 2021
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“I would’ve thought you knew that I would never hurt you, Merlin, but I suppose I was wrong. When we return, you are relieved from your duties as my manservant for the time being.”
“Arthur, please, I—”
“Shut up, Merlin!” Arthur had shouted, the anger Merlin had expected finally bursting out of him. “I can hardly stand to look at you without losing my temper! Just— I need some space. To … think.”—
In the wake of Merlin's magic being revealed, both Arthur and Merlin fall into patterns that threaten to undo them.
Or: Arthur is touch-starved, Merlin is just starving.
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- Part 5 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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Lancelot catches the winter chill along with everyone else in Camelot – only he doesn't recover. With Gaius at wit's end, the last resort is Merlin's magic.
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- Part 6 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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“Sorcerer! Sorcerer in the court!” screamed Uther, his face red with rage. “Seize him!”
“No! Father, he saved our lives!” exclaimed Arthur.
“A ploy, to deceive us, to make us trust him! All magic is corrupted, Arthur, when will you learn? I want him dead at once!”Or
The reveal of Merlin's magic drives Uther into a rage with fatal consequences.
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- Part 7 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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“—prat, come on!”
Hard, rhythmic pressure on his chest.
“You cannot die on me here, you stupid, arrogant, moron of a prince!”
Merlin?
A soft, warm mouth blowing air into him.
Air. He needed air.Or
Arthur is aware of everything that happens around him while he's under Sophia's spell – and he learns more than he'd ever have dreamed.
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- Part 8 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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His magic raged inside him, fighting to break free. It was useless. Cold iron, tight and heavy around his strung-up wrists, shackled his magic as effectively as his arms. It hurt nearly as much as the whipping did.
Twelve.
A sob clawed its way out of his throat despite his best efforts.
“Finally,” drawled the man behind him. “I was beginning to worry you’d pass out before I got to hear your pretty voice.”—
Arthur is forced to watch as Merlin burns.
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- Part 9 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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Barely having survived Camlann, Merlin and Arthur return to a grieving, broken Camelot. As the kingdom heals, so does Arthur – but some scars won't fade.
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- Part 10 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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“Like your fish boy, do you? Well, in you go then.” He tore open the grid, hit Arthur again and pushed him inside the tank.
Arthur’s eyes widened with panic, and he surged up towards the surface — only to have the iron grid slammed in his face, trapping him underwater. He beat his fist against it, bubbles of precious air escaping his mouth in a wordless scream.Or
After saving a human from drowning, Merlin is captured and imprisoned in a tank. When help finally arrives, things might just get worse instead of better.
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- Part 11 of Z's Whumptober 2021
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Blackout, Beaming, Gold by Zaharya for Sunfall_of_Ennien, Merlioske, Lyskari, tsundanire
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
05 Nov 2021
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"Congratulations, Mr Pendragon; a fine purchase.”
And just like that all air was sucked from Merlin’s lungs. Purchase. He had been sold. Bought. And bought meant—
“If you would follow me, Mr Pendragon, there are some final procedures to complete in order to finalise your transaction; Mr Aredian will see to you momentarily. I hope you brought an iron seal of your family crest for the branding?”
—branded.——
In a city of copper and steam, the life of Arthur Pendragon takes a turn when he finds himself inexplicably mesmerised by a slave in iron shackles on the market stage. His name; Merlin.
Over the five years since his capture, Merlin has only been sure of one thing; that nobody can afford him. But then, nobody is as rich as a Pendragon.Series
- Part 12 of Z's Whumptober 2021