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"They spend the days riding companionably on their horses, or as companionable as servant and master are allowed to be, stuck at the head of the party of royal steeds and carts where everyone can see their every move. But during the cold, dark nights they are much more than companions, much more than servant and master are ever meant to be."
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Merlin's been to the tavern without Arthur’s permission. Arthur's angry. And there are better ways to sate a greedy mouth.
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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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A late night council meeting turns into Arthur not paying attention at all because he's too distracted by his husband, Merlin.
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In the middle of the clearing laid a man. So pale he was nearly glowing, but with hair dark as the night sky itself. He laid on his side, curled into himself as if in pain, dressed in nothing but what looked like a much too large tunic and equally large breeches. They practically hung off of him, even as he laid.
Arthur was breathless.
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Arthur has a strange dream that compels him to go out searching for a man he'd never met before in the middle of the night.
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- Part 123 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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Arthur doesn't want to listen to his father, he just wants to daydream about Merlin, or go find him.
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- Part 4 of Fluffbruary 2023
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Merlin doesn’t do it again, at least not for a while. It was understandable, especially after Arthur reacted so drastically at his first attempt at closeness, but Arthur still couldn’t help but spend another few sleepless nights regretting his reaction.
Because he was the prince of Camelot, and if Merlin - irresponsible, reckless, sarcastic Merlin - wasn’t willing to touch him, then no one was.
So when the second time came - when Merlin, most likely without thinking (“when does he ever think?”), went in for a hug, Arthur hugged back.
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Or: Arthur is touch starved, and Merlin has too much love to give.
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- Part 1 of Merthur ficlets
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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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Merlin’s got his life all planned out until the girl he thinks he might someday marry tells him that he’s in love with someone else.
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- Part 3 of Plot Tropes in Merthurland
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Merlin has wanted Arthur for many years, it’s hard to know when it started, he had never intended for Arthur to find out the truth, and even when Arthur reciprocated, he managed to ruin everything.
It would take at least six rolls of parchment for Merlin to list every reason Arthur can’t be with him, most are fairly obvious reasons. But Merlin finds himself - himself! - slowly strikeing each reason off the list.
A hot and bothered and messy pandemonium ensues.
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your words are the lifeblood rushing through my veins (your shine burns brighter than a hollywood star) by stolenstars for OnceFutureEmrys
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Dec 2022
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This is wrong, this is so, so wrong. He needs to tell Merlin who he really is. He shouldn’t be doing this – whatever it is that this is – when Merlin doesn’t even know the half of what he’s getting into. When Merlin doesn’t know who Arthur really is. When Arthur can feel himself falling in love with a man who knows him better than anyone else in the world yet doesn’t know him at all.
But Merlin’s hand in his feels like everything he’s ever wanted, and there’s always tomorrow to tell him. Everything was too perfect, too earth-shatteringly wonderful to risk.
Until it wasn’t.
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This was fucking amazingly fantastic. The way it truly speaks about not been seen is so beautiful I can’t
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A fragile, reckless kind of hope replaces it in the hollow spaces between Arthur’s ribs. He lets it grow, lets it twist around his bones, and then he keeps it there.
Merlin is still going to leave in less than two days, and something might have changed between them, but Arthur—
Well, perhaps, Arthur has missed his chance. The hope that things could have been different, the bittersweet regret of it, is better than the risk of rejection, of jumping now only for twelve months and an entire ocean to destroy it, after all.
Five times Arthur thinks that he and Merlin could have something amazing but doesn't make a move, and one time Merlin finally does.
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- Part 45 of Merlin Stories
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In the end, it is for the best. In the end, these are the truths that he knows: Merlin has once been his friend. Merlin would never betray him, loves Camelot more than he loves himself. Merlin has always believed in their destiny above anything else, and Arthur—
Arthur has always believed most in Merlin.
Sometimes, the unravelling of secrets is the easy part. Sometimes, what is most difficult comes after; how do you relearn something that you thought you knew better than yourself?
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- Part 40 of Merlin Stories
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Arthur is getting desperate. He doesn’t understand what he is doing wrong and he’s running out of ideas.
At this point, it’s just hilarious how all of his attempts to propose failed. What is it gonna be next? A meteor crushing the whole city? A zombie apocalypse? The Second Coming?
OR 5 times Arthur tries to propose but fails + 1 time he succeeds. Kind of.
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Arthur hadn't seen Merlin since very early that morning. With the arrival of spring, he felt he'd encountered every single other castle servant as they rushed to air out rooms for guests, turn over the tapestries and wardrobes, the gardeners and cooks talking loudly at each other about the first harvest of greens.
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A short series of Merlin and Arthur in winter.
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- Part 4 of Wintering
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counter all your quick remarks [like passing notes in secrecy] by TheCourtSorcerer for illiterateowl
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
22 Feb 2022
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"I hear…this is a—ah, a betrothal ball?” Merlin asked, cocking an eyebrow. Arthur barely bit back a laugh, knowing what he’d said hadn’t actually been funny. Oh, dear gods, he’d just met the man and he was already a mess.
“It is,” he managed to confirm, somehow maintaining coherency.
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Arthur's parents host him a ball to find a bride. Arthur thinks it's stupid and pointless...until Merlin arrives.
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- Part 150 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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AHHHH ITS SO CUTE I LOVE WHIPPED ARTHUR
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“Hello, welcome to Camelot Coffee. How can I help—” Arthur’s voice cut off, breath catching as his eyes met the deep blue gaze of the man across the counter. His heart fluttered in his chest and a light heat rose to his face. “—you…”
The man was breathtaking.
His hair was dark and messy, and his cheekbones were strong and his lips—were moving. Oh, his lips were moving...? Oh! Arthur snapped out of his daze with wide eyes at the realisation the man was talking. His flush only deepened when he also realised he hadn’t heard a word the customer had said.
“I’m—could you…repeat that?” Arthur found himself asking, a touch of uncertainty in his voice. Only slightly embarrassed. The customer cocked an eyebrow, so Arthur let out a small chuckle, tacking on to the end, “Sorry, been a long night.”
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Arthur's taking on a few extra shifts to help pay for holiday gifts. It's pure luck when one of those shifts he meets Merlin, exhausted and looking for a kick of caffeine to help him through his own night shift.
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- Part 1 of 🎄🎁12 Days of Tropemas🎁🎄
- Part 33 of Merlin In The Modern Era
- Part 130 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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Instead of Arthur kissing Gwen in ep 10, season 2, Merlin kisses Arthur.
Alternatively: Arthur's enchantment can only be broken by true love's kiss. Merlin gets desperate when all else fails.
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“You wish to run away?” Merlin asked, when Arthur trailed off.
Slowly, he nodded. “Yes,” he whispered, despite knowing Merlin wouldn’t be able to hear him.
“I see…” he faintly heard Merlin murmur.
Then, there was a splash, and when he looked back, Merlin was gone.
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Arthur, tired of the responsibility of being Prince, was on his way to another kingdom, to meet his future bride, when he meets Merlin in the sea. Merlin, who may just be the answer to all his problems.
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- Part 108 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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i’ve been stressed and i wanted to write fluffy 21st century merthur…… so here it is. basically they’re codependent. well, merlin is needy, because obviously he’s emotionally traumatized. arthur is there, though, so it’s all okay.
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