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What if Cornelius Sigan doesn't disappear in one night? What if Kilgharrah doesn't know what the spell is going really going to do?
What if Merlin gets more help?
Yes, what if?
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- Part 49 of Merlin Bingo 2024
- Part 4 of Merlin Bingo 2025
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“What kind of servant leaves urgent matters just to pee?”
A pack of hungry grown men could be considered “urgent matters” were they less respectable people, but these were brave and noble men who swore to hold themselves with nothing less than the honour placed on them as a Knight of Camelot. They could wait 2 minutes for him to empty his bladder.
Unfortunately, their absolute ass of a captain seemed to disagree.
“… A human one?”
“Gwaine can gather firewood. You are going to start dinner as soon as possible. Leon, keep an eye on my oaf of manservant before he cuts his finger and seasons our food with his blood.”
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Arthur makes Merlin cook for him and his most trusted knights before letting him pee. That's pretty much it.
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When Merlin's magic is exposed shortly before season 2 starts, the path of destiny starts changing forever. Now on the run with Arthur, Morgana, and Gwen. Merlin hopes to convince Arthur that magic is totally good instead of him and Morgana just being an exception. Morgana, meanwhile, hopes to convince him to usurp his father. As allies are gathered and Arthur realizes the injustice in his kingdom, it looks more and more like he will have to act in a drastic way. A way he dreads.
Meanwhile, Arthur and Merlin are growing closer and closer and might just have feelings for each other. Something they probably should be better about realizing, considering the example of Gwen and Morgana right next to them.
In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom now rests on the shoulders of four, their names: Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere, and Morgana
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- Part 1 of Different Destiny
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my subconscious savior, i look to you to see the truth by cannibalcrow
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
21 Nov 2025
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“Hey, Arthur.”
Merlin's voice comes across shaky, quiet but also relieved. Arthur sits up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, concern ebbing into his mind. “What time is it? Are you okay?”
“No–yeah, I’m…I’m okay. I'm sorry, I know it’s late or, well, early I guess. I just,” he sighs tiredly, “I don’t know.”
It’s not hard for Arthur to wake up fully, sitting up in bed like it’s routine. He knows when Merlin calls him at such hours it’s because he’s in need of something. And whatever that thing is, Arthur will give it to him. But something is different this time; it’s his voice, Arthur thinks, there’s something lurking in it that further feeds his concern.
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When Merlin is struggling mentally, he calls Arthur, opening a door to the light that's been shining underneath.
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The final battle happened and Merlin would not let Arthur die. So Arthur finds himself back in the past when his father was still king. Arthur decides to change things to do what is best for Camelot, and Merlin.
Different series of events that could have happened in my Time Travel and a Dragon, I mean a PenDragon story if Arthur was still human and didn't think like a dragon/human hybrid.
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- Part 3 of Time Traveling Arthur
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After six days of being locked up, he could feel it bubbling trying to find an escape but there was nowhere to go. No outlet. It felt like he was being held under. Not able to take a breath. Like his legs were trapped in seaweed and his body was itchy with salt water.
And it wasn’t even the worst part.
ie babies first a/b/o story
((Pls mind the tags))
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Each of the knights helping Merlin after he gets injured
TW is read the tags ig (It's an injury fic, you can guess)
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When they have a moment to themselves after the repeal of the ban on Magic, Arthur simply asks Merlin to show him a favorite spell. All is well in Camelot, and all is well with Magic and the Crown.
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- Part 2 of Merlin and Co. Ficlets
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Book 1 of the series.
Bad at summaries, but this is basically a canon rewrite and this particular book is only season 1.
Arthur wants to be the protective, scary boyfriend that everyone fears, but that is actually Merlin. It is a slow burn, but that is only one-sided. Arthur is very quick to be intrigued, but Merlin wants nothing to do with him, which does change. The slow burn for an established relationship is real, but the protectiveness starts very early. Merlin is Arthur's anchor of self-restraint, much like how I imagine Ygraine was for Uther.
Spoiler: Arthur falls first, Merlin falls harder.Series
- Part 1 of It's All About Power
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Merlin has been wandering for centuries. Waiting for the exact, unknown time that Arthur shall rise again.
He becomes a lady of King Henry VIII.
He meets Robin Hood and they share a fondness that once reminded him of a certain Prince.
He bumps into Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General, more times than he would like, dying a different death each time.
But he always comes back.
He falls in love and, in turn, becomes a father, a grandfather, and a lonely old man still waiting, waiting, waiting.But this is Matty's story - Merlin's granddaughter. And the ghost of Arthur follows her everywhere.
This fic is completed, so don't worry about me not updating it. All in due time :)
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‘I'm cold’
'I'll warm you up'Merlin, in a daze of bone deep iciness, wanders the corridors like a ghost at night. Arthur finds him when coming back from a meeting with his father and guides him into his own bed, not resting until Merlin is warm.
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- Part 4 of Touch Starved Series
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Only weeks away from being a parent for the second time, Arthur finds himself contemplating all the things he had missed with Balinor. Though he knew it was no fault of his own he’d been held captive by Uther for those precious first months, Arthur can’t stop himself from feeling regret.
Balinor wants to help his dad feel better, but when his spell goes awry…well, you can bet he’s going to be grounded for all eternity. At least as soon as Arthur figures out a way back home.
Or the third installment of The Once and Future Dad’s with some family bonding and time travel gone wrong.
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- Part 3 of The Once and Future Dads
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Arthur has had it! He’s done with Merlin and his stupid self-sacrificing, self-sabotaging bullshit! After a dramatic reveal, and an even more terrifying injury, Merlin finds himself struggling to let his body heal. Enter Arthur who is determined to make sure his new lover gets some proper rest.
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- Part 30 of Would You?
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“One of my girls mentioned she saw a new face at the market today. A pretty boy looking for employment. I have a proposition for you, if you want to accompany me inside,” the woman said.
Her voice was warm and her smile almost motherly. It made Merlin ache for the comfort of his home. He looked at her uncertainly. Merlin may have had a sheltered upbringing in his small farming village, but he could imagine what kind of work she had to offer him, and he wasn’t sure he wanted it. Still, he stood up, shaking slightly from hunger and exhaustion. There was something in this woman’s eyes that compelled Merlin to trust her.
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- Part 4 of Teagirl's bingo fills 2023
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Once keepers of balance between light and shadow, the Brotherhood of the Hollow Flame stood as guardians of all magic born of dragon flame.
But when the last dragons began to die, they tried to take that power to preserve it — and were cursed instead.
What became of the order is uncertain.
Some writings say the curse hollowed them from within, leaving them forever hunting for the fire they lost. Others claim it bound them to the dragons’ dying breath, turning their blood dark and restless.Since then, the Brotherhood has withered into a scattered order, haunted by the hollowing the curse left behind.
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An ancient order — the Brotherhood of the Hollow Flame — has begun to stir, drawn to the spark in Merlin’s blood.
And when Arthur finally discovers what Merlin is, neither of them can go back…
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Thirty years you’ve lived without him, now it seems an impossible, unspeakable task, just after two months together.
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After Arthur disobeyed his father and retrieved the Mortaeus flower for Merlin's cure, Arthur's frantic pleading to save Merlin led to a misunderstanding that actually convinced Uther to take the flower to Gaius.
Now all Arthur has to do is explain to Merlin why Uther thinks they are lovers.
And while Uther is supportive of the relationship, he requires it kept secret. But in his paranoia, Uther misinterprets every innocent interaction between the two as something far more intimate, to the embarrassment of everyone involved.
And then the knights begin showing up...
Update 27/04/2024: This is long and in-process. So consider a break between story arcs!
Arc 1 - (chapters 1-32, 90k words) What happens when you accidentally tell your father you're gay and in love with Merlin and he ships it hard? You make it true.
Arc 2 - (chapters 33-70, 110k words) What happens when your father sends you to court someone you have no interest in? Side quests and Gwaine.
Arc 3 - (chapters 71+, in progress) What happens when your father invites every eligible woman to Camelot so you can find your wife like you promised in exchange for saving Merlin? Chaos. -
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After Arthur and Merlin get together, nearly successful attempts on Arthur's life reveal Merlin’s long-instilled toxic self-blaming mindset and Ideas about destiny. Can Arthur get through to the man he loves?
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- Part 15 of Tansy's Merlin Shortfics - Cannon AU
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Leaves Fall, Blood Flows by HadrianPeverellBlack, Larluce, rubinaito
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
31 Oct 2025
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The price of a king's life is a heavy one, and Merlin is willing to pay it in full. He offers himself to the Sidhe without a second thought. But for Arthur, the cost of his own survival at the expense of his loyal friend is a fate far worse than death.
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Where Merlin makes it with Arthur to the Sidhe, but has to pay a high price to save him.
Mostly a transcription of my tumblr posts. Written in a mix of novel and script format.
Beta Yess_Ulloa ❤️
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as you grip me like an animal that you're about to spear by metalisthewaymydudes
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
30 Oct 2025
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Freya had a beast in her heart. The beast smelt Merlin's scent on a rival years ago and attacked Arthur without a second thought. Thinking my mate, my mate, my mate and nothing else in her fury. Only calming when Merlin dropped the gargoyle on Arthur, almost killing the young Prince. For her. Choosing her.
The beast made her fight Arthur again years after, but she had more control over it then and made the fight into a practice- a spar.
The beast was calm now, Arthur was not a rival anymore. He was a friend, a kindred spirit, a companion. A mate.