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“You know,” Merlin said, feeling faint, dizzy and exhausted. “Your kidnapping etiquette could do better. You haven’t even offered me a meal yet.”
“Shut the hell up,” Hugo said, throwing a harsh punch into Merlin’s stomach, making the warlock suck in his breath and cough violently.
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“What if we are unable to find him?” Elyan asked.
“We’ll find him,” Arthur insisted firmly. Leon and Elyan shared a worried look with each other.
“Sire,” Leon said. “We have to consider the possibility though. And think of a plan of action for if he is not found.”
“He will be found,” Arthur said and Leon’s shoulders fell.
“But, Sire-” “That’s enough!” Arthur shouted and his knights fall silent.
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Merlin was kidnapped and tortured for information about Arthur's plan of attack. Arthur goes a little crazy until Merlin is back where he belongs, and then some things are revealed.
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It was stupid. Merlin had faced countless dangers in his short time with Arthur. He’d faced enchantresses. He’d faced evil knights with magic shields. He marched alongside Arthur on every dangerous adventure, equipped with nothing more than the clothes on his back and his magic. He’d been burned, beaten, threatened, starved, and pelted with rotten fruit. He survived every single day in Uther’s anti-magical regime, every day risking discovery and death.
So why couldn’t he drink one stupid goblet of wine?Or:
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Merlin has been alone for over a thousand years, destined to see those he loves fade away into the past. Destiny said Arthur was foretold to rise again when Albion was in its time of greatest need - so why was he showing up now?
AKA The Merlin Season 6 we all deserve.
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Merlin has lived a hundred lives. A healer. A chef. An architect. A man lost in the quiet rhythm of the world.
In the year 2025, he works at a small art museum, curating an exhibit of Arthurian legends. The paintings unsigned, half-forgotten are more than historical curiosities. They are memories. His own. Each brushstroke a thread tied to a man he can’t afford to forget.
But even memory fades. After fifteen centuries of waiting, Merlin’s grasp on the past begins to blur until a stranger walks in. A young man with familiar eyes.
But the question was, was it really Arthur returned ? Or just another echo — a face that haunts every lifetime?
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When Arthur announces his plan to make Mordred a knight, Merlin protests. But not for the reason you may think.
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Merlin's jobs are as follows: Assistant physician, Prince's Manservant, and Secret Protector of the Once and Future King.
A sudden influx of magical beasts from a nearby kingdom terrorising Camelot and flushing the Druids out of hiding forces him to take up another one: Emrys, King of the Druids. Of course, he's doing this anonymously, he's gonna need a disguise. No one can know it's Merlin kicking the shit out of stray Chimeras.
Meanwhile, Arthur is terribly frustrated. His father won't let him out even as magical beasts are rampaging around the kingdom, and people are dying. Well, what Uther doesn't know won't hurt him. But he's gonna need a disguise. No one can know it's Arthur beating the brains out of random water spirits.
And, sidenote: who's this Emrys guy?-----
Merlin answers threats to Camelot and the Druids as Emrys. Arthur does the same in defiance of his father as The Red Knight. They're medieval superheroes.- Language:
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Various longer and shorter stories from Camelot, usually featuring BAMF ladies, a BAMF Merlin and other assorted characters that strike my fancy.
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- Lancelot & Merlin (& Aithusa) [Tired Dads TM]
- Gwen & Merlin [Merlin being a weirdo and Gwen just supporting her bestie]
- Mordred & Merlin [What happens when you put two people who can speak into people's minds in one group?]
- Leon & Merlin [A vengeful and fed-up Merlin who becomes Leon's manservant for the week and Leon just rolling with it and enjoying the peaceful benefits of Merlin trying to make Arthur jealous]
- Daegal & Merlin ["Nevermind Arthur crying in the corner, the bigger question is: Is that kid Merlin's son or little brother?" "Whatever it is, all the knights seemed to have become his uncles so whoever fucks with him is fucking dead."]
- Gwaine & Merlin [Chaos gremlins who like to watch Camelot burn just for the simple scene of watching Arthur lose his fucking shit]Planned:
- Percival & Merlin [Buff Boy Bodyguard Percival protecting Merlin from rude nobles (including Arthur)]
- Elyan & Merlin [Shit Damn, Breaking Out of Prison Wasn't the Only Thing Merlin Was Capable of, Surprisingly: How Elyan Finds It Out the Hard Way]- Words:
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"I love seeing you like this, you know," he said with another kiss on Merlin's forehead. "You look so pretty, all tied up just for me."
They had done this so many times since the start of their relationship. Merlin knew Arthur would never do anything to hurt him. He trusted Arthur with everything that he was. He knew that he was safe.
But those words.
Those words had been said to him before. Not in Arthur's warm and loving voice but in a cold, cruel drawl.Series
- Part 2 of Teagirl's Whumptober 2025
- Part 11 of Teagirl's bingo 2025
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Merlin gets poisoned with something no one knows how to cure. And when a threat arises, Merlin doesn't hesitate, even if it will cost him his life. Arthur is determined not to lose him.
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- Part 1 of Merlin
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the ordeal of being (but with you) by SlantedKnitting for paxopalotls
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
04 Jun 2023
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Merlin lives alone - if what he’s doing can really be called living. He sleeps, he eats, he whittles. Sometimes he dreams, but he wish he wouldn’t, especially when the line between dreams and the waking world starts to blur.
This isn’t how Merlin wanted to be found by a miraculously returned Arthur, but this is his reality.
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In the days and weeks following the battle at Camlaan; as the walls of Camelot came undone, one thing became abundantly clear:
Merlin was not OK.
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- Part 8 of Evedaser's Whumptober 2025
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albion's greatest need is finally here (and merlin is fucking ecstatic) by Benji (benjico), benjico
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Sep 2025
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After centuries of waiting, Merlin is given a chance to correct his greatest failure. But some weights are too heavy to put down, and some loves are too vast to hold without crushing everything in their grip.
The question is no longer if he will save Arthur Pendragon, but what will be left of the world—and of Merlin himself—when he does.
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One person can change everything. The stars may drive men's fates, but the stars never counted on a farm boy clawing his way back to life out of stubbornness and a wish to protect his oldest friend.
He might not be part of some prophecy, but by god he'll turn it on it's head.
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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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Bad luck always seem to be attacking Merlin. It's like the warlock just can't catch a break no matter how hard he tries. And when the bad luck results in his worst nightmares coming true Merlin truly can't cope. That is....unless apologies are made and forgiveness is given.
A reimagining of the episodes 'The Secret Sharer' (4x7) and 'Lamia' (4x8).
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A collection of my Merlin works.
Not connected fics.With a suitably poetic and pretentious title. ;)
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So Elyan is readying to get on behind Gwen, hoping that the older horse will be able to carry them, when Merlin speaks up.
“You could come with me.”
When leaving for Camelot, Elyan ends up sitting behind Merlin. Why?
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Chaos, Merlin, Fire, And A Defeated Sobbing King: These Are A Few Of Gwaine’s Favorite Things by quotidian_void for datrandocat
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
24 May 2024
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"Since our job's done here, let's go set something on fire, Merlin."
"Uh, maybe not set something on fire?" Gwen quickly interrupted with a frown.
"I'm on Gwen with this one," Merlin said apologetically.
"But Merlin! We haven't set anything on fire this past two weeks!"
Merlin winced. "Actually… Lancelot and I already set something on fire."
Gwaine pouted with resentment. "Oh, sorry. I should have known that you preferred Lancelot over me."
"I don't! I like you both equally!"
Gwaine turned away from him, crossing his arms.
Merlin shared an exasperated look with Gwen. "Look," Merlin said. "We didn't actually mean to set anything on fire. So you really can't base your statement over that."
Gwaine turned back to him with glee. "So does that mean you still haven't intentionally set anything else on fire after we burned that old lord's whole underwear drawer two weeks ago?"
"I suppose so."
Gwaine snapped his fingers. "That's it. We're going to set something on fire."
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- Part 6 of Merlin + [character] crackfics