20 Works in Arthur Pendragon Angst (Merlin)
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Merlin disappeared a year ago, on a usual day of gathering herbs. Arthur searched high and low, refusing to leave any stone unturned. Finally, word gets to him of a slave ring in a remote part of the Kingdom. He and the knights immediately set out, determined to find Merlin and bring him home.
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Merlin feels a little like a coward running away. But he can't take the silence. He can't take the glances.
So he leaves. Visits druid camps and then finds himself a cabin in the woods.
But it turns out there is no distance in which he can actually escape Camelot.
Not if Arthur can help it.
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Arthur snaps after a long meeting and instead of Merlin laughing it off he's met with a quiet very polite servant. Morgana doesn't want to talk to anyone and Merlin thinks she's mad at him. Gwaine is drunk and oblivious that he's ignoring his friend. And Gaius scolds Merlin without thinking about his tone, without knowing he's making Merlins day a lot harder than it should be.
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The folklore tales are wrong about oracles. Entranced by power, they miss the details.
Oracles do not predict the future for the future is not a stagnant thing to claim. What oracles truly do is far sinister. Arthur learns of this when he is cursed to transform into a beast on four legs. He cannot lift this curse without choosing between his manservant and the king of Camelot. Bring magic back to Camelot, or kill his father in the darkest moment of the curse.
The stories are right about one thing though. There cannot be peace without bloodshed.
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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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Merlin keeps saying I love you to Arthur. Arthur keeps avoiding saying it. Until it’s too late.
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Arthur believes Merlin has good reason to hate him. He has every reason too, doesn’t he?
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Arthur sinks into the bathwater, closing his eyes. He can feel Merlin scrubbing the parts of him that he can’t reach, and suddenly it feels meaningless and cheap. He doesn’t want Merlin scrubbing him if Merlin doesn’t mean it. And so he wrestles the soap and washing cloth away from the servant and declares that he’ll do it himself.
And he does. It’s not as nice or as pleasant as having Merlin do it, but he gets the job done. He even manages to wash and rinse his hair, even as his servant stands back with a look of bewilderment on his face.
When Arthur stands up, Merlin steps forward with a towel, but Arthur snatches it out of his grasp. “I can do it. I’m not completely useless, you know.”
Merlin looks more confused than ever. “But I thought that was your calling card. You know, useful in the saddle, useless everywhere else.”
Or: Arthur walks in on Merlin with a girl. But he's not jealous. Definitely not.
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Arthur can’t help but think that while he’s willing to die for the thousands of people who will one day be under his rule, he would sacrifice literally everything for Merlin. Camelot. His riches. Even the hot baths he luxuriously soaks in night after night. He would give it all up to see Merlin smile.
It’s too bad the other boy will never know this.
Or: Arthur decides to teach Merlin how to fight. This does not go well.
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Death do us part [Rdr2 Micah and Arthur mini series pt2] by TheCrownless2
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
12 Jan 2021
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Micah confronts Arthur with life changing news.
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- Part 2 of Rdr2 - 2 part mini series
- Language:
- English
- Words:
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- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 31
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“I thought I‘d never see you again,” Arthur admits in a rush.
“Don’t be ridiculous,” Merlin scoffs, turning away with an affectionate smile. Insubordinate, like Arthur remembers. “You don’t seriously think I’d ever truly leave you.”
“Yes, that is exactly what I thought,” Arthur thinks, almost hysterical. He spent twenty-nine summers without Merlin by his side—he doesn’t know what else he was supposed to believe.
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- Part 2 of The Long Way Round
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In which you become intimately acquainted with several members of the gang.
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Cuando intentan ahorcarle, flota.
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Le ponen en la pira al amanecer.
No se quema.Traducción
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Arthur's relationship is going well, so he plans on proposing to his girlfriend. However, their sweet times turn sour with the discovery of an affair, as well as a surprise attraction to the very man who sold Arthur the ring.
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Every time there's an execution of a sorcerer, Merlin turns frosty towards Arthur for a few days, and Arthurs grown used to it over the years, so much so that he can tell when Merlin is being more distant than usual, and today is definitely one of those days.
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With Guinevere gone, the hunt for Morgana continues. Unfortunately, the knights walk into an enchanted shrine and leave with a vengeful spirit. Even with Agravaine laying low and limiting his schemes, there is still much to fear in Camelot. Devastation lurks not just within the castle walls, but within their hearts. Some old secrets finally being dragged into the light, casting shadows in their wake.Sometimes, the truth is the most devastating blow of all.
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- Part 5 of Virtues, Chicken, and Destiny
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They were stuck in the cupboard, and Merlin’s heart was thumping as though he was waiting for something.
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When they try to hang him, he floats.
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They put him on the pyre at dawn.
He doesn’t burn.
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Rethinking the Classic Love Story by orphan_account
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Sherlock (TV), Romeo And Juliet - Shakespeare, Titanic (1997)
29 Jan 2013
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Why can't Johnlock and Merthur be great love stories like the others?
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Arthur is trying (and failing) to understand why he always likes the wrong person.