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Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless.
Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back.
(For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)
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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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Where bad things can happen, people might get hurt and the world could seem cruel. But the focus always lies on understanding and fixing, instead of hurting.
Stories are unrelated.
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Never Knew What We Had (Until He Was Gone) by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Jun 2024
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Arthur was at his wits' end when he caught Merlin walking out of the tavern, which led him to make a horrible mistake, one that proved to be the last straw for Merlin, who decided there was nothing else to do but publically quit his job and leave Camelot in a huff.
Arthur never realized how much Merlin did for him-- or for Guinevere-- until he was gone; neither he nor his wife realized just how integral Merlin was to Camelot... and to their marriage.
*Story is complete apart from final editing and will be posted in full over the next few days. Currently clocking in at about 20k. Explicit in the fifth chapter.*
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If Arthur had known his lawyer was going to be this handsome, he would’ve filed for divorce a lot sooner. Unfortunately for Arthur, Merlin has committed himself to a life of singledom, crankiness, and morals. Slowly, Arthur’s charming qualities heal something inside Merlin that he didn’t break.
Part I: Arthur's POV
Part II: Merlin's POVExcerpt (paraphrased):
“Are you gay?” Arthur asked his lawyer.
"Excuse me?"
“Are you part of the LGBTQA+ community?” Arthur asked, rephrasing.
“That’s irrelevant to this case.”
Arthur leaned towards the desk slightly. “But relevant to my interests.”
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A drinking game gone wrong. A broken God. An insolent knight.
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Arthur feels like he’s standing on a precipice without knowing how he got here. He swallows. “He—”
“—damned himself. So you’ve said.”
They stare at each other, and the distance between them seems to be growing in leaps and bounds. Arthur can’t remember the last time he felt so estranged from Merlin, not during the whole disaster with Caerleon, or when Merlin disappeared. Not even when—
“Then I’ve damned myself as well.”
Without intending to, Arthur pushes Merlin just one step too far. Now he's left without his manservant but a hundred questions, a world of hurt, and guilt that clings to him like a shadow. Well, and a notebook filled with drawings because apparently, Merlin can draw on top of being a sorcerer. No matter how often Arthur tells himself that he just wants to forget, he can't help but come back to the collection of sketches and notes, a chronicle of all that Merlin has done.
Maybe their story isn't quite over yet.
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- Part 17 of Merlin Stories
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“Merlin, I'm the greatest swordsman in the five kingdoms.” Arthur boasted. “I’ve fought more battles than I can count.”
”I’m aware, sire.”
”And I’ve always survived.”
”Not always.” Merlin muttered.
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The day Arthur dies is the day Merlin refuses to let end. Again. And again. And again. Merlin’s stuck in a spiral—a dizzying, cruel dance of death and reset. With each attempt, his heart grows heavier, his magic darker, until all he can do is break.
And when the shards of his despair drag Arthur into the storm, the past and present shatter, leaving nothing but raw truth and fragile hope.
Now there's no more running. Just the two of them, the end of the world, and everything left unsaid.
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Post-s04e7 AU where Arthur didn’t simply forget that, with Gaius venerated, they still have a traitor is still in their midst.
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Most of my Merlin stories in one place. The works are unrelated to each other unless stated otherwise.
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Arthur and the Knights find out Merlin has magic when he saves them from a bandit attack they were definitely going to lose.
Arthur has the nerve to say Merlin knows nothing of loss, and Merlin explodes on him, letting out years worth of pain and suffering.
Arthur, needless to say, is speechless.
OR: the one where Merlin finally has a breakdown.
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Awwwwwww this is beautiful and cathartic
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Teasing and banter have always been part of Merlin's friendship with the knights. But when a prank hits a sore spot for Merlin, the fallout is fiercer than anybody imagined.
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Requiem of a Forgotten Prince by kairennart (Personaje), queerofthedagger
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Aug 2022
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'You will forget all that you hold dear,' the sorcerer had vowed before he attacked Arthur, leaving his patrol dead and Arthur achingly thankful that for once, Merlin hadn’t been with him. Well, and he is quite certain that he hasn’t forgotten anything.
As it turns out, everyone else has; specifically about him, and that Camelot is supposed to have a crown prince.
When Merlin stumbles across him by chance, Arthur should be relieved. And he would be, really—if he hadn’t just been stabbed, and found out that Merlin has magic while he was at it. That Merlin does not remember who he is, either.
It all gets a lot more complicated from there on out as Arthur tries to keep his own secrets, deal with the revelations about Merlin, and find a way not only to restore Camelot's memories, but protect it against the threats gathering on the horizon, too.
When it rains, it pours; sometimes, the aftermath might just be worth it.
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- Part 50 of Merlin Stories
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"He curves his hands around Merlin’s jaw, and his heart feels like a battlefield, like the bloody remains of war, but he slots his lips against Merlin’s, and all he feels is peace, peace, peace."
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Arthur yells at Merlin, pushing him away in the process. When the unexpected strikes, he's faced with the possibility of them being the last words he ever spoke to his best friend.
AKA, Merlin gets bonked on the head and Arthur panics.
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Merlin comes to Camelot to fulfill his destiny. Problem is, he's a bit too early and Arthur is still but a child. Nonetheless, Merlin will do whatever it takes to protect him, and just maybe he can prevent the hatred of magic from setting in.
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- Part 1 of Mother Merlin
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Merlin could feel his magic trying to break out, threatening to destroy everything around him. Realizing that he would not be able to hold her back, he decided to let her go. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, plunging everything into semi-darkness. Even Arthur and the others will probably end up in the rain he caused.
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Devastated that his friends have forgotten about him, Merlin leaves Camelot and goes to meet the fate that he chooses.
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chapter 17
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This is a series based on BBC Merlin.
It's about Merlin's magic and his relationship with Arthur. In as many different ways as I can imagine.
The knights and servants and other characters will also have many appearances. But the main focus will be on Merlin and Arthur.There is no need to read the stories in any order or all of them at all. Each story is it's own idea. They can be read separately.
#Ilovemagic
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They had to get out of the cell, they had to break the cold iron that supressed Merlin's Magic. The plan was a dangerous one, and it worked almost too well
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When the knights take Merlin for granted after a hard day, although he knows he can never tell them everything, he decides to put them in their place, especially one kingly prat. Angst, angst, and bromance. No slash.