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Merlin is tired of being left behind.
Or: David son of Ruth offers a helping hand to Merlin after he is once again left behind and it changes everything.
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- Part 3 of Merlin & OUAT crossovers
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long day by no_nutcracker
Part 3 of Merlin & OUAT crossoversSeries Information:
ID: 4834618
Words: 19,091 | Works: 3 | Complete: No | Bookmarks: 1
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Published: 2025-10-24
Work/Series ID: 71595461Relationship Tags:
• Merlin (Merlin) & Prince Charming | David Nolan
• Implid Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
• Pre Merlin (Merlin)/Prince Charming | David NolanWork/Series Summary:
Merlin is tired of being left behind.
Or: David son of Ruth offers a helping hand to Merlin after he is once again left behind and it changes everything.
(Approximate) Last Read: 2025/10/23
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I wish I could glue my eyes shut and disappear, my body feels numb, and the thoughts are taking over my head.
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Merlin is a broken soul, hiding in the dark,
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Best Angst merlin
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Just Between Us, Did the Love Affair Maim You Too? by TheDreamPriestess for FathomMeOut
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
14 Feb 2025
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Merlin knew what a Sigil represented; a concept he had been introduced to shortly after arriving in Camelot. A marriage proposal of the deepest and most romantic kind, a callback to the traditions of old – for those who appreciated such things.
As such, Arthur’s message was clear.
Keep it safe for my future bride.
And, well, he could do that. No matter what it took.
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- Part 1 of Just Between Us (It's All Too Well)
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There’s something inexplicable about locking eyes with someone who knows they are about to die. And not just die a normal humane death, but a violent, gruesome death that it would be a mercy to be killed fast.
He’s not fast enough, not strong enough, not skilled enough. -
Just Between Us, I Remember It by TheDreamPriestess for FathomMeOut
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
15 Aug 2025
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Arthur knew what a Sigil represented; a concept he had been introduced to as a young prince, late on those evenings his father could stand his presence for more than a moment. A marriage proposal of the deepest and most romantic kind, a callback to the traditions of old – especially along the Pendragon line.
As such, his message was clear.
He was going to marry Merlin.
No matter what it took.
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OR: Arthur’s POV of ‘Just Between Us, Did the Love Affair Maim You Too?’
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- Part 2 of Just Between Us (It's All Too Well)
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There are depths to Merlin’s mind, depths that beg to be explored, and Arthur is never one to turn down a challenge.
- When Arthur finds Merlin’s sketchbook, he makes a jarring discovery.
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George Brass has been killed.
Merlin is an undercover agent, it seems an afwull lot like the attack was meant for Uther Pendragon, CEO of Pendragon Inc. After some inspecting, Merlin can only come to one conclussion, his son, Arthur Pendragon, has motive and oppurtunity, unfortunatly he has an alibi.
Merlin needs to go undercover in order to prove Arthur did it. What he didn't account for was that he would fall head over heels in love with Arthur. There is only one problem that rests, if Arthur didn't do it, then who did?
A tale about falling in love, hiding who you are, sacrificing everything for your job, and trying to catch a murderer while doing it all. No wonder Merlin is stressed and depressed.
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Merlin
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The snow bites into his cheek. The wind carves his cheekbone as he hunches his too-small shoulders. The cloak wrapped haphazardly around his neck flaps and snaps in the gale, threatening to choke him. He can’t even summon the strength to grit his teeth.
Undead legs move on.
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Awwwwwww
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Sad…in a good way. Just trigring enough
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2 connected works not complete. Feel bad but yay ending
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Quo's Crazed Chocolate Milk-Induced Writing Challenge by PerconnesInconnu, quotidian_void, TristiCorde
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Danny Phantom, Gotham Knights (Video Game 2022), Merlin (TV), Red Hood: Lost Days, Red Robin (Comics)
21 Oct 2025
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QUO'S WHUMPTOBER 2025 MIDST-MENTAL-BREAKDOWN-AT-MIDNIGHT-WRITTEN WRITING CHALLENGE
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"He never knew something could make him feel better than a blade. But here he was. Kissing Arthur Pendragon and he never felt better. He thought, this was it. I'm fixed. "
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- Part 17 of Merthur
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Merlin is mentally Ill. This is his... journey? Start to finish of... healing? That's the word I want to use. He gets better in the end. Please remember mental illness wasn't really acknowledged in this era. They didn't have a word for depression or a diagnosis like nowadays, but people felt that common ground of low mood, they would have somewhat known it existed.
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After an enlightening encounter with a Lamia, Merlin has a few startling revelations; hit rock bottom and takes a deeper look at his life.
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Merlin smiled without his eyes, finding solace in the familiar understanding he had developed with Leon in such a short time. "Maybe people like us just aren't meant to have friends," he said somberly. "Maybe only we're meant to exist in weary bodies with fragile bones, enduring excruciating agony until death takes us."
A heavy silence settled in the room until Arthur, who had been a silent observer until now, broke it. "You can't honestly believe that," he said.
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At first, it wasn’t a problem. At first, it was just a weight on his chest that made it slightly harder to smile.
Then it got just a little bit heavier, making small tasks harder to do.
It wasn’t the first time he felt it, so he paid no heed and went on with his days. He woke up bright and early, got Arthur’s breakfast prepared, did his rounds for Gaius, cleaned the king’s bedroom, scribed his speeches, laundered his clothes, polished his suit, sharpened his sword, saved Camelot from yet another attack—
He did everything according to a perfect routine, from sunup to sundown.
Until one day… he stopped.
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Merlin has depression fic!
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He stopped understanding why his heart ached every time he saw a golden head or blue eyes or crooked teeth or something and anything since he managed to somehow find him in everything. He stopped remembering who he was trying so hard not to forget.
Arthur. Arthur. Arthur.
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I can hold my Breath; I've been doing it since He Left by TheDreamPriestess
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
02 Jun 2024
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As it turned out, that even after running away and being presumed dead from Camelot, he still couldn’t stay away from Arthur. Especially when the bathwater was poured. Or when the tide came in.
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Aithusa attempts to change fate by showing the Once and Future King and Queen and the Knights of the Round Table all their secret protector has done for them. How will they react to the magic and the lies? With no more secrets between Merlin and Arthur, fate has changed but will they build the Golden Age or has that path been blocked forever?
Now beta-read by the lovely AceKurai!
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Prince Arthur did not intend to bring Merlin on patrol, he didn’t even know his manservant could ride a horse. But he can’t say no to that grin, not when Merlin has gone and packed and saddled up a horse for himself without asking. It’s a dull, routine patrol along the border, almost a formality at this point. Even if magic is legal in Escetir, they’ve held a shaky peace treaty with Camelot for over a decade; it’s unlikely they’ll see any danger.
But what Arthur does not know is that the recent spike in deaths of magical creatures in Camelot has not gone unnoticed. There are whispers that King Uther is a liar and a hypocrite, now secretly rebuilding his magical defence. And to bring sorcery to the border - well now, that would be an act of aggression tantamount to declaring war.
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“I told Arthur I had magic.” He states. He looks down. Not shameful, but as a shell of the man he once was. “And told him to kill me.” Merlin choked out, beginning to notice the tears filling his eyes and throat.
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“One more step and your friend is dead! Drop your sword!” Arthur nodded, “Okay, okay.” he agreed. Sword falling to the floor. Merlin’s brows furrowed. What the hell was Arthur doing? He shook his head in the man’s grasp.
Arthur didn’t bring any other weapons with him today. Merlin hunched his shoulders, hating the feeling of the man touching him. “You tryna die? Stop squirming! Or would you like to say some last words to your mate?”
Merlin gasped for air as the man’s hand left his face. “Let him kill me!” he screamed.
“Are you insane?!”
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Gaius and Merlin talk about what happened while he was out of town. How he begged Arthur to kill him.
Bandits attack, ruining any sense of peace.
Merlin stays clumsy.
He falls asleep in Arthur's arms after crying.------<3
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- Part 16 of Mentally-Ill Merlin (Merthur)
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Merlin my Shayla...
(Yes I'm back in my merlin phase)
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Sad😭need the next part so bad😭
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“What’s going on? It’s half two in the morning, did something happen?” He spoke quickly.
“Merlin, everything is fine. Everyone is safe, but you have to know–,” Gwen’s breath hitched. “Merlin, he’s not okay. You have to know you’re killing him.”
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When Merlin drops off the face of the earth right after Arthur and Gwen's wedding, how will Arthur react? Does Merlin hate him? What could possibly be keeping him away?
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