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A flash of terribly familiar golden light filled the clearing, a deafening boom sent the knights flying backwards, and then, at last, a pair of blue eyes opened once more.
And they were met in return with the sight of shimmering gold eyes.
As it dawned on everyone what exactly had just happened, Arthur’s battle-proven instincts kicked in and overtook his petrified mind once more, playing out his body’s natural response to any worst-case scenario:
Grab Merlin and run.
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Alternatively: After a ritual goes disastrously wrong, Merlin's magic has been transferred to Arthur, who is still unaware that Merlin has magic in the first place. Believing himself to be a danger to everyone around him, Arthur sets out to live the rest of his life in self-imposed exile.
Suffice it to say, Merlin has some objections to Arthur's plans.- Language:
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21 Aug 2025
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Someone in the Camelot (Merlin) has rooted out a spy on the council. This anonymous person (who is obviously Merlin) put this accusation into a long letter, full of evidence from a thorough investigation and infiltration of the spy's circle within the staff. Arthur is remarkably impressed with this mystery detective (again, Merlin) and becomes set on uncovering their identity.
Merlin didn't think things would get out of hand. He only wanted to get rid of the spy publicly and legally, so he forewent the magic and decided to conduct a counterintelligence mission for months to gather evidence the old-fashioned way—like anyone would! But suddenly Arthur is searching for him, and magic or not, he learned a long time ago to stay in the shadows.
George is so tired. It is so obvious. King Arthur is disappointingly unobservant, and George cannot take this much longer.
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- Part 6 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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30 Jul 2025
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The sob that escaped him was a tiny thread of sound, little more than an embellishment upon the air. He did not wail. It was too big for that, too much, all the more painful for being unexpected. Not Arthur's betrothal, but his own reaction to it. It was as if all the nebulous uncertainty of the day had crystallised into a blade.
Worse, he had no one to blame but himself. He had never told Arthur how he felt. It had always seemed like a step too far, and now it was too late.
Tomorrow, he would pick up the pieces of himself and find the strength to bear the scars of it. He would be the friend Arthur needed, and he would pretend that was enough.
Tonight, he mourned.
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When Arthur announces his courtship to Lady Aveline of Spirehold, Merlin resigns himself to never speaking of his love. Yet the universe has other ideas. Stuck in the same, repeating day, can Merlin find his courage and break free, or will he lose his last chance to speak of what lingers in his heart?
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“You would never! This is a lifestyle, Arthur, and just because you practise abstinence—” Mordred began coughing hysterically, saving Arthur from the rest of his sentence. Unfortunately, his knight couldn’t cough forever. Merlin glared at him pointedly and added, “Gwen talks, you know.”
“You sound worse than Gwaine.” Merlin shrugged, suddenly looking quite proud of himself.
“I am worse than him. You wouldn’t believe the number of—” Mordred began coughing yet again and Arthur feared he would cough his lungs back up. “Okay, can we make a deal?”
“No,” said Gwen immediately. “I’m quite offended you decided to sleep with practically everyone! I mean, Mithian?”
“Mithian…” repeated Mordred, horrified. He really regretted volunteering now — this trip had scarred him repeatedly and wasn’t worth whatever pearls of wisdom Arthur granted him. Maybe a prayer to the Triple Goddess would allow him to remove the past week from his memory.
“I also did a few knights,” said Merlin in an off-handed manner. “So I don’t get Mordred’s problem…” he added with a side glare at him.
Or Merlin's a man of many talents and Arthur gets front row seats to the mystery that is his manservant.
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