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“He cursed me. I’m coughing up flowers, Gaius—what other possible explanation is there?”
“Well, there is—”
“He was mad at me, it’s exactly something he would do. Infuriating, obnoxious, goddamned sorcerer that he is probably finds it funny to—”
It is said that the sins of the father should not be cast upon the son. Unfortunately, a father's miscalculated bargain can still come back to haunt you—Arthur is twenty-one, has a kingdom to rule, and apparently, a magically binding marriage contract with the Prince of Escetir. Prince Merlin, who has magic, a dragon, great dislike for Arthur, and still no intention to back out of the contract.
The worst part is, to a degree, Arthur understands—as a sorcerer, he wouldn't trust Uther Pendragon's son either. So he simply has to convince Merlin that he can be trusted, and the contract can be broken while they secure peace between Camelot and Escetir. It's a good plan.
Right up until forces conspire against both their kingdoms, more secrets come to light, and Arthur starts coughing up flowers.
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- Part 35 of Merlin Stories
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How can Merlin be so competent and so useless at the same time? He could be the best hunter in the land! Arthur has caught him hiding animal tracks more often than anybody else has managed to find them! But when Merlin's connection to the forest goes wrong, Arthur must put his own hunting skills to the test.
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In his boisterous youth, winter had a way of driving Arthur near to insanity as the biting cold turned the training grounds inhospitable for activity. Servants hurried between alcoves and lords cosied up with their bedwarmers, reluctant to part from their comforts. Arthur himself never had one; he never quite liked the idea of another person in his bedchambers.
Now, slipping under the covers sleep-warmed by his consort, Arthur can admit to himself in the privacy of his mind that there was always merit to a distinctly human bedwarmer.
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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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“I never believed that you would betray me,” Arthur says, because Merlin knows him, even if the same might not be true the other way around. Merlin could tell when he was lying, when he was lashing out to protect himself, long before a bond tore down all the defences Arthur so carefully erected around himself. “Do not pretend that you ever believed me capable of truly hating you. I could not, no matter how much I may want to.”
The way Merlin’s face twists reveals that there is another story there, and words echo within Arthur’s head, guttural and ancient—a half cannot truly hate that which makes it whole.
He wants to laugh at the truth of it, at the absurdity of it all. Here they are, a prince and a servant, Uther Pendragon’s son and one of the most powerful sorcerers to ever walk the earth—caught up in a fight over who possesses more devotion, who is going to ruin themself for the other’s sake first.
One hot summer day and an ill-advised kiss leave Arthur with an incomplete soul bond, panic about all his secrets coming to light, and the question of why Merlin is so afraid of Uther. Actually, scratch that—why is Merlin afraid of him?
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- Part 42 of Merlin Stories
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Amazing. My heart hurt the whole time
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When Merlin is nowhere to be found and no other servants are available, Gwen is ordered to wake the Prince of Camelot.
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“I’m the king,” Arthur says grumpily, swallowing around the stone that has settled in his throat, “I can wear what I want.”
“What about what I want?”
“I’m the king,” Arthur repeats slowly, since Merlin is being particularly thick, “and so you can also wear what I want.”
Or, Arthur dresses Merlin, which goes about as well as you would expect.
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Silly and cute has a cute sketch art at end
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“Your father really is a prick, huh?” Merlin says, approximately three streets later.
Arthur smiles and tips his head back, trying to catch a glimpse of sunlight on his face. He throws his arm around Merlin’s shoulder to pull him close and says, “That he is; luckily for me, I have an amazing boyfriend who somehow thinks I’m a damsel in distress.”
Merlin laughs and wraps his arm around Arthur’s waist, his eyes bright in the tentative sunlight. Arthur thinks that the best decision he has ever made was to antagonise a random guy in a gym, and getting put on his back for it without any mercy.
Or, five times Arthur appreciates Merlin's skill, and one time Merlin makes good use of it.
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- Part 48 of Merlin Stories
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Loath as Arthur is to admit it, there still is a part of him that has never moved on from the sixteen-year-old boy who let his best friend stitch black ink in disorderly letters across his skin, and let those same hands press him into messy sheets after. That has never moved on from the enormity of it, not in seven years, and he can’t help but think that if there is to be a chance to salvage even a fraction of it, the gesture has to be as grand as it all had felt, back then.
“He knows,” he repeats, his voice firm, and the girl across from him watches for a beat longer before she shrugs and writes him in for an appointment two months from now.
They say to be careful about what you get inked into your skin; Arthur has never been particularly good at not being reckless, even less so where Merlin is concerned. It might take seven years and some detours, but in the end, it does all pay off.
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- Part 51 of Merlin Stories
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When Hunith arrives in Camelot with news of an attack, Merlin knows what he has to do. He is perfectly capable of driving away the likes of Kanen’s men by himself; he has been defending Ealdor since he was ten years old.
However, he has no idea of the lengths Arthur will go to to protect his poor, misguided manservant - such as adopting a disguise and following him home.
A Canon Era AU of S1 E10 The Moment of Truth
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When fem!Merlin is injured during a bandit attack, Arthur discovers his servant's most dangerous secret—she's a woman. But that revelation pales in comparison to what comes next: Merlin has magic. Now Arthur must navigate his growing feelings while protecting the woman who has been risking everything to save his life, all while keeping her secrets from his father's deadly judgment.
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Chapter 19
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Compared to the magic, Merlin's other secret wasn't that bad.
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Wow just wow I loved this story so much it made me so happy
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A series of unrelated/independent one shots of all lengths and short multi-chapter fics featuring [the ship] Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (aka Merthur) from BBC Merlin
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Duke Ben-something-or-other clears his throat and looks Merlin up and down. “Apologies, my lord, I have not introduced myself. I am Duke Benedict Earl James the Fourteenth." He stands and bows.
“And I’m Merlin.” Merlin scratches his armpit.
Arthur rolls his eyes. “He means your title, idiot.”
“Oh. I’m the Court Jester.”
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Merlin loved the camera. Loved showing off. Loved making other people all hot and bothered by touching and teasing and giving just enough for them to burn with desire for more.
He was plenty content with his following, his regulars; his stream never lacking pings of donations and offered orders of how to please his viewers more.
Then he came along. Suddenly, Merlin found himself craving something... more specific. More... singular. More... Kingly, almost.or
Merlin moonlights as a camboy, a wild new regular appears and Merlin Thirsts.
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- Part 1 of Camboy Merlin will Camboy~
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[PODFIC] As Good As Golden by chokedbyanangel (little_seahorse) for anonymintea
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
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Perhaps Arthur is enchanted, and that would explain everything. That's why Arthur allowed a sorcerer to stay in Camelot. That's why Arthur took the very same sorcerer to his bed.
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merlin and arthur had an understanding. arthur would bark orders and merlin would snark then they would get work done. the only problem with merlin hating his boss was that his magic loved him. making his tea stay the perfect temp, summoning his favorite overseas candy, to fixing his bed head.
so when one day arthur start's acting nice, merlin panics, he doesn't know what to do with these coffees and lunches. the only reason he can think of that explains his boss's behavior is his magic has bewitched him to love him back despite what everyone says.
just because he needs to find a cure doesn't mean he has to do it right away, right?
aka merlin's up the nile, arthur is trying his best and will just want's to play dungeons and dragons
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- Part 8 of radio’s bingo fills
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There was a café right in front of the offices where Arthur worked.
It was a small place with large glass windows through which one could glimpse the cosy interior, bathed in a warm light that contrasted with the grey of the city mornings.
Every day, Arthur walked past the café, drawn by the rich aroma of freshly ground coffee and the familiar sound of the bell above the door announcing new arrivals.
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A collection of Merthur kiss one-shots, all in one convenient place. Each work will be a separate chapter, with its own title and summary. See notes for each chapter for possible warnings about content.
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