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A one shot where the knights take care of Merlin like the little brother he is.
Minus Arthur who takes care of him a little differently.
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Across centuries of plagues, wars, and new names for old cruelties, Merlin endures. After Camlann he walks the long road alone, a sorcerer who will not die and a lover who cannot forget. When grief finally tears a seam in time, he falls back into Camelot on the first day of his destiny. This time Merlin is smarter, quiet where he must be, ruthless where it counts, and determined to change fate for his golden-haired king.
“That’s not very knightly of you, darling,” he called, voice lazy as a cat sunning on a sill.
Arthur turned. Blue eyes, quick and keen and infuriatingly curious, flicked over him. “Excuse me?”
“Using a servant as a moving target.” Merlin tipped his head toward the boy trotting in a circle, the shield clattering against his spine. “It’s crude. If you wanted to show off, you could have asked me to watch. I make an excellent audience.
A squire choked. The boy stumbled to a grateful halt.
Arthur’s mouth flattened into the princely version of a smile’s shadow. “Do you know who you’re talking to?”
“Handsome, overconfident, dangerously good with his hands,” Merlin said. “Likes knives more than apologies. I’ve met your type.”A.k.a Merlin fixes destiny with flirting,
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The time travel fic I needed
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Day 15: “Every Time I Faced Off A Bandit Or Dealt With A Murderous Sorcerer, I Just Fainted And Emrys Did The Actual Work, Did He?” by cactuscandle
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
15 Feb 2025
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“Sir Leon, are you hearing yourself?” Arthur tried his hardest not to groan and patiently listened as his First Knight explained eagerly that…
“Mordred is a god, Sire!” nodded Leon. Behind him, Merlin snorted.
“Anything to add, Merlin?” asked Arthur, knowing full well he did indeed have things to say. Arthur just wanted to sleep. He had had one hell of a day filled with back-to-back meetings with nobles and townspeople complaining alike. Being king meant he could never catch a break, it seemed.
“Merlin, you would know who Emrys is, right?” asked Leon, shifting his focus to him. The knights also leaned in, waiting for Merlin’s answer. He took his time folding Arthur’s clothes before finally looking up.
“Yes.”
“It’s Mordred, isn’t it?”
Another long pause and Arthur had half a mind to send his useless servant to the dungeons for the very valid reason of annoying him. “It is,” agreed Merlin and instantly, Leon’s head snapped back to Arthur.
Or Merlin will go to any length to make sure he's not revealed as Emrys. Any length.
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A hunting trip gone wrong, fifty pieces of gold exchanged, and Prince Arthur of Camelot suddenly finds himself a slave in the mines of Andor, stripped of his clothes as much as his title and dignity. But Arthur refuses to submit and Merlin, a slave since his late childhood, soon finds himself getting closer to the latest arrival in Master Ragnor's camp than he might have liked. With his magic controlled by a collar, Merlin has learned the hard way it is better to be obedient than punished. Survival means keeping your head down, something Arthur might just need to learn the hard way, too. Is escape even an option?
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Hell Bent by s0mmerspr0ssen
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Merlin figures out why Arthur manhandles him so much. Arthur himself is a little slower on the uptake.
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Modern AU with magic. Arthur is a professional footballer on the verge of making history. Merlin is a medical student with special powers who's just been hired to work for Arthur's club. You know the rest.
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I dont think you understand how long I've been looking for this. This story changed my brain chemistry. The ghost of this story has been haunting me for years. Finally. FINALLY. It is once again in my grasp 😭😭
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Lloyd Reincarnation Adventure by Carmina_Burana_O_Fortuna
Fandom: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Cartoon 2023), Merlin (TV)
25 Oct 2025
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“I’m an activist, Mr. Morgan,” Merlin explains.
“I see that,” Knight Gwaine says.
“I want this place to exist here forever. Forever and ever and ever.”
“You mean until King Arthur climbs out of it?”
“Yes,” Merlin says. “But after that, too, since I’m not like, 100% positive that he’s going to know what a fish ladder is. I figure we’ve got to do some work on that and probably his English before we let him go off into the wild.”
“Right. Obviously, the English. But what happens if someone tries to put another body in the lake while you’re here?”
Merlin doesn’t have an answer to that.
(Three women's bodies are dumped into a lake, and detective Gwaine Morgan is assigned the case. He does not anticipate said lake to be guarded by a local 12 year-old and is even less prepared for what happens when the 12 year-old becomes his murderer's next target.)
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Arthur could never remember the exact moment he fell in love with Merlin. Maybe because he always has been. Or maybe it was such a gradual fall, he didn’t even notice until he’d hit the bottom.
And here he is, Crown Prince of Camelot, pining after his own manservant like a blubbering fool.
The truth is Arthur had been up for half an hour. But he knows by now, if he waits long enough, Merlin will start tugging on his arm, dragging him out of the bed.
It’s stupid. It’s a stupid thing to want. It’s a stupid thing to look forward to each morning. A small, nimble hand around his wrist, pulling him into the cold of the day, and usually, onto the floor.
But Arthur doesn’t get the privilege of touch very often. That’s what it is, isn’t it? A privilege?
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- Part 1 of The Measure of a Good Man
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“The scream when they slapped the cold iron on his wrists still echoed in Gwaine's ears. Then everything had gone sideways. They weren’t helpless without Merlin, not anymore, but it should be pointed out that Merlin was the best at taking on magical threats. The knights tried their best but with Merlin falling to whatever spell they placed on him it didn't take long for the rest to start dropping like flies.”
i.e a captured fic but make it worse
i.e.i.e the author read over the first ever fic they wrote on this site and said to themselves ‘hey I could make this better’
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Merlin's been telling Arthur for years that he has many talents. They just so happen be hidden, but Merlin has always had a knack for surprising people.
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He shot towards the dining table and everyone else moved too, probably thinking he was going to escape. In a way, he was. He reached the table first and grabbed the knife.
Arthur, Leon, Percival and Elyan still charged at him.
But then he lifted the blade to his neck.
And they went as still as stone.
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The arrival of guests from another kingdom takes the servants of Camelot's castle in a flurry. And not just by the level of work. Due to the difference of stations, a voice to stand up for themselves at the cruel hands of arrogant and abusive nobles is often buried. Such is the same for Merlin.
Fortunately, his friends notice and are there to help.
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…And to quit is to survive. At least that’s what it is in Merlin’s head.
“I want to quit.”
Arthur’s eyes went wide. “What?”
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How Leon Acquired The Best Servant In All Of Five Kingdoms While Arthur Cried by quotidian_void
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Apr 2024
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Merlin flung his arms up. “See? This is the acknowledgement I wanted. How much effort does it take to just say that?” He rolled his eyes.
Leon pursed his lips. “Well, how long will you be willing to offer your services?” he asked.
“You seriously can’t be considering it,” Percival said incredulously.
“Why not?” Merlin argued. “I’m happy to be Leon’s temporary servant. Although,” he turned to him, “just pretend it’s a permanent thing to Arthur.”
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Merlin becomes Leon's servant to spite Arthur.
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Then, one day, Merlin was stopped by a lord, who secretly wanted that fabled hot bath, and asked him to be his servant, offering a hefty pay. It was still lower than what Arthur gave him (though Merlin never boasted about it, so not many people knew.
Which, if they did, would have realized that despite experiences just how much the king valued his servant), so Merlin pulled a face and said, “No,” then walked away, leaving behind a horrified lord who had just been told no to his face for the first time.
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A lady approached him once while he was fetching Leon’s dinner and made the same offer of being her servant.
Merlin stared at her in disbelief. The lady huffed. “You’re quite handsome for a servant. Surely it will be an honor serving me.”
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Merlin blinked at him, flushing red. He was quite honestly touched and a little more than surprised.“I— I— It’s— It’s up to Leon now,” he stuttered.
Leon looked at him, and— He actually looked reluctant. He liked having Merlin around. Arthur turned to Leon.
“Please, Leon,” he pleaded. “Please sack him and let him come back to me.” Leon chewed on his bottom lip.
“As long as you treat him well,” he permitted. “If not,” he faced Merlin, “you’re more than welcome to come back to my service.”
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There are many things you don't know about me by HadrianPeverellBlack for Arwenelf
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
23 May 2023
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Merlin laughed at a nobleman during a training.
The knights couldn't believe what they saw after that.
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- Part 10 of Camelot stories
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Merlin's mother raised him right when it comes to food: you finish your plate and you don't eat other people's food. He knows this. He isn't about to go back on it.
Coming to Camelot is no different. He just has to figure out what food he can eat and he'll be alright. After all, he can't exactly expect the luxuries he had in Ealdor, now can he?
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- Part 112 of Quarantine Drabbles
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Immortal Idiots and the Very Persistent Prophecy by emformaladapted
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
10 Aug 2025
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Merlin thought immortality would come with fewer divine interventions.
Unfortunately for her (and her endlessly-patient husband Leon), the Triple Goddess has other plans. With the modern world on fire and destiny well and truly off the rails, the Goddess decides there’s only one way to fix things: send Merlin—now a chronically anxious woman with an emotional support dog named Fish—back to Camelot to finally get it right.
There’s just one problem.
Neither Merlin nor Leon remember much about their lives in Camelot.Now thrown centuries into the past with vague memories, poor mental health and a very enthusiastic dog, Merlin and Leon must navigate royal politics, prophetic pressure, and the world’s most inconvenient déjà vu. Because this time, the fate of the future depends on a sorceress with sketchy magical instincts and a knight who’s just trying to keep her from crying in front of Arthur.
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Morgana had won, she had Arthur right where she wanted him. Now, no one would oppose her reign once she had killed him.
The only problem is that she was not capable of killing her little brother.