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Less a Path and More a Chain (Maybe a Gift rather than a Burden) by mazeeffect
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
25 Oct 2025
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Being two sides of the same coin is not enough. No, there also needs to be magic involved that binds them together so that Merlin can neither stray far from Arthur nor live his life in peace for a single bloody day.
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Arthur Pendragon and Merlin were literally from two different worlds. One is a prince from a great kingdom and the other a common farm boy from the next kingdom over. These two should have never met.
But that was before they realized their parents were once friends and arranged the two of them to marry when they reached adulthood. That was before Uther turned on magic and Hunith went on the run with her infant son.
Now, twenty years have passed and the Prince, Arthur Pendragon is far out of his depth. After four months of marriage and learning what he has about Merlin, he knows that things need to change, but doesn’t know what can be done.
And with every attempt at trying going wrong, with mysterious boys showing up wanting to be a knight, strange physician’s trying to coerce his consort away, even stranger ladies who’ve seen to weaken Arthur’s brain, and the arrival of an odd Druid boy they need to risk it all just to get to safety…will Arthur ever get things to go right?
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- Part 2 of A Marriage that Started a Legend
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It has been more than two thousand years since Arthur's death in Camelot. Magic no longer exists in this new age and yet dark creatures have emerged and destroyed human civilization. Only those who can fight or hide can survive in this new world where modern weapons are ineffective against beasts.
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The Once and Future King has returned to protect his kingdom, accompanied by his most loyal knights - and Merlin, of course. Together they will have to solve the mystery of where the creatures have come from and how to defeat them. In the meantime, Arthur will have to learn to come to terms with feelings for his former manservant that he thought he'd managed to bury. It would be a lot easier if he could figure out what Merlin was hiding from him...again.
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The year is 1899, and the Wild West was at the brink of death. This seems like a good thing to you and the Bradley Bros. circus.
Due to your mentor, Margaret, constantly drilling in your head and making it a point to speak ill of outlaws and how civilization will prevail as it did in England.
Running from your own haunting past regarding a... unique community you use to be apart of. A traveling circus with a pretentious British man seemed the best fit for you and your mother with the limited options available.
Forced out of Blackwater, your circus heads to Valentine for a fresh start. One mistake ricocheting into a domino effect of pain, uprooting your entire life in a single night. Forced to start over again with the Van der Linde gang.
You are faced with your hardest act yet, an emotional tightrope.
Caught in a chaotic balancing act, you must choose: remain emotionally guarded and save yourself from heartbreak, or take a leap of faith and risk falling in love with a hardened outlaw? -
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After a nasty run-in with some bandits, Merlin is left injured. When his injury gets worse and worse, Arthur is forced to have a hard conversation with him about his duties as his manservant.
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An Arrow, Hit in the Heart, Aimed at the Soul by Crazy_Clumsy_Clever_Cupcake
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
23 Oct 2025
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They were going on a hunting trip, like they’ve done so many times before and of course Merlin had a funny feeling again. Only this time, not everyone could be saved.
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Arthur Pendragon is a wealthy and successful corporate lawyer who suddenly meets Emrys, a low class escort who is hired to be Arthur's company for several business and social functions. However, things will get complicated during his week-long stay with Arthur because, as they will find out, feelings can't be control, and sometimes they are inconvenient.
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- Part 3 of modern retellings
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“All by yourself?” Morgana asks when he steps into the clearing of trees, her face almost beautiful in the silvery moonlight. The air feels sacred, like holy ground. Blood should not be shed in such a place, but they’re both beyond the point where things such as holiness have any effect on them. "Where is your shadow?"
“You asked me to come alone,” Arthur answers truthfully, sword up. They circle each other like carrion birds, both waiting to swoop in for the kill. This will end tonight. It has to. Neither of them can afford otherwise.
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Merthur receives a surprise neither of them expected, turning not only their lives upside down, but also those of everyone around them.
Will they be able to find their happy ending, while hiding everything from King Uther with the help of their friends?
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Stay tuned to find out and keep reading. It's going to be a multi-chapter story. The number of chapters is unknown yet, but more tags will surely be added soon. So stay tuned for updates.
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Merlin has magic,” Uther’s words hit Merlin like a ton of bricks, the spirit disappearing as if it was never there.
Merlin closes his eyes, letting out the breath he’s been holding. He feels his back hit the door behind him, holding himself up against it. He doesn’t look at Arthur, just waits.
One breath, two breath, three breath. Nothing.
Merlin opens his eyes, looking up, half expecting Arthur to have disappeared to alert the guards. Arthur is staring at him, he is stock skill, breath coming out ragged and uneven. He looks crushed and not just from expelling his father’s spirit but that must also have contributed to it.
“Arthur,” Merlin tries, swallowing when his voice shakes with the anticipation of Arthur’s reaction.
“Is it true?” Arthur asks, his voice quiet but stern, he still holds the horn tightly in his grip by his side, his knuckles white with the force.
“Arthur I-“
“Yes or no, Merlin,” Arthur interrupts, voice suddenly louder in the empty corridor, he looks Merlin in the eye while he nods wordlessly before looking away, “you-you do. You would betray me? You?”
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In which Arthur find out from spirit Uther about Merlin's magic. -
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‘Would you leave me?’ Arthur’s hands have paused, his full focus suddenly on Merlin’s face, and the abrupt shift of his attention sends Merlin for a bit of a loop.
‘What?’
‘If it were me,’ Arthur elaborates, still locking their faces and watching him with keen eyes the colour of a cloudless sky. ‘If our positions were reversed and I was the one with half my leg hanging off—’
‘Oh come on, it’s not that ba—’
‘Any deeper and it would be, and that’s not the point. Would you leave me?’
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- Part 5 of Merlin Micros
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Arthur is relieved when Balinor the Dragonlord agrees to help, but dismayed when he refuses to come back to Camelot. Instead, Arthur is stuck waiting in the middle of nowhere while Balinor calls the dragon. To make matters worse, Arthur’s idiot manservant clearly has a massive crush on the guy: despite him being a grumpy, straggly, cave-dwelling sorcerer, who makes terrible cabbage pottage, Merlin hasn’t taken his eyes off him! Arthur will tolerate this nonsense for a couple of days, but only because he must save Camelot.
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“No,” he pleads. "Father, please. Merlin is not to blame for anything. I’ll accept any punishment you want to give me, but please..." he can't lose Merlin again. He can not.
Uther seems to sense his anguish, because a bit of bewilderment creeps into his harsh expression.
“What is it about this boy?” There's a dangerous suspicion in the king's voice. “He makes my son risk his life and the lives of his knights for him. And the Great Dragon, for some reason, keeps him alive and uses him as a hostage. Why?" he walks towards the prince almost threateningly. “What else are you hiding from me, Arthur?” he demands, his eyes growing colder.
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After Arthur rescues Merlin from The Great Dragon he has some explaining to do. To the king, and maybe to himself too. Sequel to "Saving the Dragonlord's son".
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- Part 2 of Dragonlord's son series
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„Ich cesty boli predurčené už dávno,“ riekol Kilgharrah. „Ale nikdy nemali dovoliť, aby sa do seba zamilovali. Vždy sme vedeli, že sú ako dve strany tej istej mince – ale nikto nepredpokladal, ako doslovne to osud myslel.“
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- Part 1 of Merlin oneshots
- Language:
- Slovenčina
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- 3,956
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 1
- Hits:
- 14
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*二战期间侨居美国小提琴家露 x 飞机制造业企业家米
*先婚后爱（假定1940初加州刚通过同性婚姻法律） -
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Arthur has eyes.
He always did.
But now he simply started using them in cooperation with his brain. Suddenly things start to make sense. Or absolutely no sense at all. And in the midst of this stands Merlin making it an even more confusing puzzle.
Dragons, Warlocks, Druids and Evil Fairies.
This time Arthur sees them. And recognizes the threat is out there and his saving hidden in his shadow.- Language:
- English
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- Chapters:
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- 46
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In the weeks following Sophia and Aulfric's departure from Camelot and Arthur's nonsensical attempt at elopement, the prince begins having trouble sleeping. Dreams of magic, of Avalon, of Merlin being flung into his bedroom wall by Aulfric's staff, plague him every night. They're just dreams, and they can't be real, but Arthur can't help but feel like they're more memories than anything else.
Either way, something happened that Merlin is refusing to tell him, and Arthur intends to figure it out.
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A spell gone awry leads to some major complications for the Prince and Servant. Merlin uses a potion that will allow him to take on Arthur's pain. He just didn't realize there was one tiny problem with the potion. If hiding his magic had been a challenge before...how was Merlin going to keep his secret and his head now?
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- Part 28 of Would You?
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Merlin sometimes thinks he's been cursed. Not only was he born with extremely powerful magic, he also presented as an omega. A male omega in a world run by alphas that would see him as a prize or trophy, something to tie up and forget about. And now, he's in Camelot, the most dangerous place for someone like him to be. Merlin must keep both of his secrets close to his chest and stay away from Uther and other foes. But why does he feel a pull towards Uther's arrogant alpha son? And why is fate so cruel by pushing them together every chance it gets?
Arthur was comfortable and... not happy, but alright with his position in life. Sure, he didn't always agree with his father's treatment of people suspected of sorcery, but who was he to question the King? Until a scrappy, raven haired peasant calls him out for being an arse and then becomes his servant. But as much as Arthur tries to hate Merlin, he constantly finds himself being drawn to the enigma of a man.
Will they learn to get along? And will Merlin be able to help Arthur become the King he's destined to be?
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As the son of a CEO, Arthur Pendragon grew up experiencing occasional threatening prank calls. So, when a caller threatens Merlin to break up with Arthur, and as things escalate, neither of them treats it with the seriousness they should.
Until Arthur comes home to find the man he loves all but dead at the culprits' hands.