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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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Merlin- read it
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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Arthur caught sight of Merlin when there were maybe fifteen of them left. He faltered, jaw dropping open, and it was pure luck the man charging at him had terrible aim, or he would’ve failed out of the melee right then and there. Pulling himself together, he made quick work of his attacker, before putting some distance between himself and the others to collect himself. And, perhaps, to stare just a little.
Or: The one where Merlin brings a returned Arthur to a medieval faire and they fight in a tournament.
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Arthur Du Bois, CEO of The RoundTable, is a stubborn, self-made man and comfortably well off. Yet, after a few encounters with a certain stranger, he unexpectedly lands himself a sugar daddy. Merlin is twelve years his senior, a modern gentleman, the last of the great Emryson family line, and unimaginably rich.
Coincidences bring them together and love blooms, but each holds a secret that may very well end their budding romance. What they don't know is that it both involves PD Corp’s CEO, Uther Pendragon.
[🎨 art by Sunfall_of_Ennien]
Unofficial Part "16" of NSFW Bingo Fills
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It was just a one-night stand… until it happened again. And again…
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I Have Loved You For a Thousand Years (I'll Love You For a Thousand More) by Sweetnessofspring
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
09 Jun 2025
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A canon-compliant series of the pivotal moments in Arthur and Merlin's relationship. Some will be real scenes from the show told from one of their perspectives and others will be new content that I've added. I'm also planning a full Arthur returns fic to finish it all off at some point!
Title from 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perri
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Merlin has waited centuries for Arthur's return so that he can finally have the love story they deserve. The problem is, when he finally finds Arthur, the king has a familiar girlfriend and Merlin's not sure he has the heart to tear them apart. Can he really just be content with being Arthur's friend and housemate? FUTURE FIC
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- Part 1 of yearly Merthur fics to heal my soul ✨🧡🍂
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Merlin has made a simple request: he just wants this Saturday to be an ordinary day where he and Arthur relax at home and enjoy each other’s company. No frills, no fuss, no fanfare.
Arthur complies. Mostly. Sort of.
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When a visiting princess comes to Camelot with the purpose of forming more than just an alliance between their kingdoms, she will learn that the king of Camelot may not be a bachelor after all.
Also Merlin is a bamf and everyone adores him.Series
- Part 7 of ✨✨My Merthur Aus ✨✨
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i am here (my heart unwavering) by bellamyblakru for GroundbreakingDot872, EarlDearest, lim3_crush
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
28 Jan 2025
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merlin falling for a trap, getting captured, a dragon egg, secrets, destiny, a worried prince... what could go wrong?
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dedicated to my two inspirations for this fic🩷i appreciate you both for encouraging me and inspiring me to write again!!! ive missed it🥺( heres the link to that tumblr post )
and dedicated to my best friend, miss lana love. there are not enough words in the word that could even begin to describe my love and affection to you. thank you for being my everything.
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