15 Works in Morally Ambiguous Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
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Mordred lost his mother. Merlin, his father, is doing his best not to fall apart.
Arthur is a child therapist. He’s dealt with grief before — just never his own.
He didn’t mean to care this much. Not about the boy. And certainly not about the boy’s tired, beautiful father.
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- Part 1 of Sexy dad Merlin
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I’m terrible at summaries and I’ll probably come back to this but basically Arthur’s in the mafia and Merlin’s his secret lover who he would do anything to protect…and he does.
‘Merlin shook off Arthur’s suit jacket and threw it on the floor. He let out a breathy laugh when he heard it knock a few things over.
“I’ll get the blood stains out for you tomorrow, no need to waste a good jacket on a terrible man.”
That, that right there was one of the reasons Arthur loved Merlin. Oh yes he was smart, hilarious, too witty for his own good and one of the most beautiful men Arthur had ever seen. He was also the only person in the world who still kissed him when he had blood in his hair, who called him sweetheart ten minutes after seeing him kill seven men, who washed the blood from his clothes personally because he always wanted him to look nice. He was the only one who loved him for him.’
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5 times Arthur protects Merlin and no one knows why, and 1 time Arthur protects Merlin and makes it clear. -
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In the icy streets of Camelot City, a homeless Merlin struggles to survive after escaping an abusive relationship. When a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with Arthur Pendragon, the real estate billionaire owning half of Albion, Merlin is thrown a lifeline in the form of a job. But Pendragon’s offer is for sex work: a position as his 24/7 live-in sub. More than reluctant, but desperate for shelter, Merlin agrees, and soon finds himself struggling as past traumas resurface…
This fic is on hiatus until further notice.
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The Golden King, they called him. The Just. The Merciful.
Merlin doubted he would be granted mercy by Arthur Pendragon.
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On the day Arthur was born, it rained. It would be the last time.
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- Part 10 of Kinkalot 2023
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After the skirmish in Ealdor, Arthur and his knights get followed by a young peasant.
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- Part 18 of Merlin Bingo 2023
- Part 1 of Kinkalot 2023
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Cenred believes everything in his mansion belongs to him and exists for his pleasure. Business is done on the terrace, eating delicious foods, drinking expensive wines and ogling the young, almost-naked employees. One day Merlin, Cenred’s pool boy, has company at the pool. A young, half-naked blond: Arthur Pendragon.
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- Part 14 of Merlin Bingo 2023
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Upon the advice of his uncle, Lord Agravaine, a young and inexperienced King Arthur is ready to negotiate a peace treaty with King Cenred. The King of Escetir gifts him a sex slave to mark the occasion: Merlin. But not all is as it seems...
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Twenty years of war have wrought harm beyond measure on the undersea realm of Hyceal Camelotia, and Prince Arthur has known nothing else since his infancy. With High Priestess Nimueh poised to land the killing blow in the war, Arthur decides that desperate measures must be taken: he must release Emrys, the last Leviathan.
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The consummation of a royal marriage must be witnessed by a third party. Naturally, for Arthur and Gwen, that witness is Merlin.
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STEPS INTO DARKNESS by be_my_druidess
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
10 May 2023
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In this alternative Arthurian retelling of love and betrayal Mordred and Morgana seek to exact revenge upon Camelot. Despite their malevolent intentions, their love for each other remains written in the books of destiny, binding them together in a bond that defies all odds—even themselves. As they embark on a journey of destruction and black magic the consequences of their actions loom ominously on the horizon. Will their love be enough to save them from the ruin they have wrought?
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- Part 18 of United in Darkness
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Merlin first saw the king in a dream when he was a child. He dreamt he was flying over Ealdor on the back of a white dragon. His mother stood below telling him to come back down. But the dragon kept flying higher until his mother was too far away to be heard and Ealdor was so small. He told the dragon that he wanted to go back home to his mother. The dragon replied in a woman’s voice, “You do not belong to her. You are for the king.”
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- Part 2 of All Too Well
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King Arthur is bored out of his mind during today’s petitioning when the last one presents him with a young couple’s contract marriage, offering him his right to have the Ius Prima Noctis, the virgin's first night of sex. But it’s not precisely Freya who calls Arthur’s baser instincts, but Merlin.
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- Part 1 of Ius Primae Noctis
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It is Yule the longest night of the year, and Uther is about to facing a reckoning for all the evil he has done. But it isn't three spirits. It is a prince and two witches, and when the dawn comes the world will be forever changed.
Aka the story where good boy Arthur gets to go dark (but not evil).
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As Merlin’s bodyguard, Arthur sees it as his duty to discipline Merlin for sneaking out at night and drinking while underage.