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'Merlin?' He heard a concerned voice shout in the distance. He looked up, but his vision was so blurry that he had trouble seeing Arthur walking towards him.
'Merlin what's wrong?' He heard him say. Arthur sounded worried and scared, and for a moment Merlin wanted to run to him and comfort him, but then he vaguely realized that it was about him.
'Merlin?'Or: Merlin and Arthur have been happily married for two years, the ban on magic has been lifted and after much talk and much more love, Arthur and Merlin live a wonderful life together in Camelot. But when a mysterious illness suddenly strikes Merlin, everything changes, and Arthur must fear for his husband's life.
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“Never wander alone, my darling, or Jenny Grinteeth will get you,” Hunith used to say. “Or if you forget, make sure you say the rhyme - that wards her off.”
Jenny Grinteeth leave me be, my mother loves me, leave me be.
Jenny Grinteeth is a game they play. But as Merlin is sucked into life at Camelot, he wanders alone more than ever. He is surrounded by people, but he doubts they love him; they can’t really even know him. The loneliness becomes so routine, he forgets his mother’s warnings and the funny, little rhymes, which might otherwise have saved his life.
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The wind whispers to those who listen, as do the rain and the worms. They whisper of a foolish king and a merciless deity. They whisper about the slow decay of the world and the rebirth of all things.
They whisper that, during the Great Purge, Uther trapped a being no mortal was ever meant to trap. He bound it in the deepest cave of his kingdom and atop the highest peak of his land.
And the rain whispers: fear not, for only mortals remain bound forever. The seasons will come and go, the world will freeze and the snow will melt. And one day, Emrys will be free once more. Magic will walk the Earth anew.
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Arthur is in love. Merlin is tired. And Mordred will free Emrys, no matter the cost.
[Emrys revealed - Good!Mordred]
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- Part 2 of Orpheeeeus’ God!Merlin AUs
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“Merlin” Gwen stated fondly looking as he laid a blanket down in front of the stocks “What is the meaning of this?” she inquired helplessly, looking at the stocks in amusement.
Merlin took her hand and led her to the blanket, once they were both kneeled on it, he smiled at her shyly ducking his head and looking up at her through long eyelashes.
“9 years ago, on this day, I met you for the first time, here, at this very spot”
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- Part 3 of The King and Queen's Sorcerer
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The Knights have a wager on whether the King is bedding Guinevere or Merlin.
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- Part 37 of Merlin Prompts
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It is post magic reveal, but that doesn't mean Arthur has any idea how powerful his servant really is. When Arthur challenges Merlin to a little bet, he has no idea how easily his kingdom is overthrown.
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- Part 74 of Merlin's magic
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With Priestess Morgause and the powerful warlock Emrys at his side, King Cenred is set on conquering all of Albion. King Arthur is determined to keep Camelot safe from Essetir's power-hungry ruler. After sending Gwaine to infiltrate and investigate the enemy, Arthur manages to strike Cenred an unexpected blow by capturing Emrys, considered a war criminal of the worst kind. But Arthur and his knights soon get an inkling that Cenred's war sorcerer might not be as evil as they thought him to be. Will a quest to save all of Albion be enough for both king and sorcerer to step back on the path prophecies have once foretold?
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Time For Me To Return - [iybisdm] by Starlight_Shaped_Hope for Haley - Haeli
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jun 2025
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"Mordred knows the answer, feels it, before Merlin has even had time to articulate a thought. He answers for him. 'He lives his worst fear every day.'
He's sure the others would react if they could. He dares not look.
Merlin turns his head towards Mordred. 'Just as you do.' He says, not unkindly.
'You do?' the voice asks, curious now.
'Yes.' They both reply in unison.
'Why did his fears not manifest?' the voice asks Mordred. Why it chose Mordred to respond, he does not know, but he answers despite it.
'They did not need to. They are already here.' He says.
Merlin nods, slowly, agreeing."-
Look, I still haven't learned to do summaries. I'm sorry. Eventually, I'll get there. Probably. Maybe.
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Look, Arthur understands. He’s a King now, and that means there are more people after him and that he must be careful. He was being careful! He’d taken knights with him and everything, but that hadn’t stopped a lucky group of bandits from kidnapping him.
Damnit! His husband would NOT be happy with this.
“Merlin’s going to kill me after he gets me out of this.”
Or, Arthur is kidnapped and Merlin’s very understandable reaction to someone daring to take his husband.
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- Part 25 of Would You?
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Forced to fight for their lives, the Knights of Camelot find themselves trapped in an ancient colosseum. They don’t remember getting there nor do they know where their favorite manservant is. Given three days to survive brutal battles against fierce warriors and magical beasts, they are tethered to the temple until the final match: Arthur, Leon, Gwaine, Elyan, and Percival versus an unknowable, terrifying creature. The questions pile up as they begin to feel unidentifiable pain. Why were they brought here? Where is Merlin? And what—or who—is this “Emrys” they are drawing power from?
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Leon feels at peace when Merlin uses his magic to help heal his burns after the dragon attack. He isn't sure how to express his gratitude, so he just starts looking after him. After a time, Leon realizes that he's not just protective, it's more than that. He just doesn't know quite how to express it.
Merlin helps him figure it out.
(Mostly Leon's POV)
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- Part 35 of Merlin One-Shots / Writing prompts
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“Merlin,” The Noblest Knight says, Lancelot, Merlin whispers to the wind. “what are you doing?”
He tears his eyes away from Lancelot and it’s then when he notices the changes around him, the trees look more vibrant, there are more flowers than when he last looked, and the bald patch of grass isn’t there anymore.
“I didn’t—” Merlin whispers to Lancelot, slightly terrified “—I didn’t do it on purpose,”
Or: Merlin knows something is different, he doesn’t realize what it is until they find a Druids’ Temple
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Based on a tumblr post:
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Me thinking that it would be really funny (why nearly all of my most begin like that —) if Freya comes to Camelot as a Druid/magical representative and Arthur, the Knights and Gwen know 3 things about her
1. She is married
2. She is really powerful and can kick your ass
3. If she isn't in an ass-kicking mood her very very very powerful immortal husband will handle the ass kicking
They absolutely do not know about Freylin and they all are sweating buckets when they see Merlin successfully flirting with her at the welcoming feast.
( Meanwhile Merlin and Freya enjoying some role-play : so~ my name is merlin 🥰 Oh, nice to meet you, I'm Freya.🥰)
Basically the Knights, Gwen, Arthur (and even maybe Gaius for extra fun) trying VERY hard to stop Merlin and failling miserably "
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- Part 72 of Merlin's magic
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“Arthur.”
“Merlin?” he said, instantly angry. He shoved himself into a sitting position, fumbling for the candle on the table by the bed, and blustered, “What on earth are you doing? It’s the middle of the night! I don’t know about you, but that’s when I sleep. Don’t you--”
Finally managing to get the candle lit, he looked up at Merlin, fully prepared to continue his lecture. But the words died in his throat at the sight of the young servant, and he choked in the rush of panic that assaulted him. “Merlin!”
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- Part 1 of Loyalties (Story and Bonus Scenes)
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Where a creature traps the knights and Merlin, and in order to let them escape they have to admit their titles so the creature could feed off the truth. What happens when it's Merlin's turn?
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„M-Merlin?“, Gaius stammered, sounding like he was on the verge of a heart attack.
„Yes?“, asked Merlin, puzzled.
Gaius nearly fell off his chair.
„Merlin, I can’t see you!“, he shouted.
„What do you mean you can’t see me? I‘m right here“, Merlin replied. „Maybe you need to get your glasses checked, they aren’t working properly.“
„Merlin, look down at your hands!“
Merlin did. Or rather he tried. Because he found that he couldn’t look at his own hands because there were no hands to look at. His hands were still there because he could feel them and one of them was holding up his spoon. It was just that they weren’t there.Or: Merlin turns himself invisible by accident and finally gets to see Arthur freaking out about him missing in all his emotionally constipated glory.
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Gwen secretly knights Merlin after she becomes Queen, chaos ensues when Arthur finds out
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- Part 63 of Merlin
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"Where did you get that?" Arthur asked, but he already knew the answer.
"Gwen."
"...and the horse?"
"Gwen."
"What about the-"
"Gwen." Merlin interrupted. Arthur nodded. At this point, he wasn't sure why he even bothered to ask. He was pretty certain his wife was going to knight Merlin any day now. He looked Merlin up and down for a few moments before accepting it all with a sigh.
"As long as you get my armor to me tomorrow...I don't care." He finally said, turning away. Merlin cleared his throat.
"Gwen gave me tomorrow off."
"For the love of God."
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I hate that Gwen and Merlin's friendship kind of withered away in the later seasons so here's a oneshot about her and Merlin abusing her new royal powers because that's what happens when your best friend becomes queen.
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Serket venom causes permanent damage to the affected area. Merlin has a flare up as the Round Table is traveling.
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Also featuring: shameless Merwaine fluff, bandits (briefly, but of course there are bandits, what do you think this is), supportive Knights of the Round Table, and Arthur if he had just a few more braincells with emotional intelligence. -
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“Merlin, I beg of you, tell me that is not your blood.”
“It’s, uh, not my blood?”
“Merlin!”
“Fine, fine! Yes, it’s my blood,” Merlin announced quietly.Or...
Merlin and Arthur get captured by a powerful sorcerer who knows about Merlin's identity of Emrys, and does not like what he stands for. In other words, she tortures Merlin Infront of Arthur pretty much just for fun. And to the death. Many, many deaths.