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He can't explain it. One day, Arthur's swinging a mace at the boy with the big ears and red neckerchief and the next, he's tackling a man twice his size for having the audacity to look at Merlin wrong.
Or, Arthur protects Merlin over and over, falling a little more in love each time.
“You’re the only person in the world that I think really sees me Merlin.” Arthur confesses. "Forgive me then, for wishing harm on the people who would hurt you for just being who you are.”
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20 Dec 2024
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Arthur is confused, very upset, and nothing is alright anymore, thank you very much.
Because you see, despite the image that he tries to present—emphasis on the word ‘try’, there, according to his knights—he does care an awful lot about his people, especially his one particular person that happens to be able to say an awful lot without saying anything.
Merlin. He’s talking about Merlin, in case you hadn’t noticed.
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18 Dec 2024
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When I Didn't Know The Answer, I Found It In Your Eyes by ironfamjam for muguetmuse
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
26 Mar 2023
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“It was never supposed to end like this. You were both meant for such happier things.”
“I was always meant to be a tragedy.” Arthur disagrees.
“Dearest darling, you are the king of kings, this will not be your end.”
With Arthur's death comes a single chance to go back to the beginning and save everyone he's ever loved. Seeing home in Merlin's eyes and a hope for a better world in Morgana's, Arthur knows what he must do.
Only bringing magic back to Camelot will prevent the future he knows is coming from happening, but in his way is the only mountain he's never been able to climb; his father won't change for anyone, not even for his son.
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17 Dec 2024
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Now that he knows about Merlin's magic, Arthur hoped Merlin would start coming to him about threats to the kingdom. What he didn't hope for was Merlin climbing through his window in the middle of the night, covered in bruises and the problem half-solved.
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- Part 9 of Evedaser's Whumptober 2024
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13 Dec 2024
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'Did it hurt?' Lancelot asked thoughtfully, risking a quick glance in Gwen's direction. For her part, she seemed interested but a little unimpressed, and if she thought anything of her beloved following Gwaine's example and getting a tattoo for himself, she offered nothing but a smile.
'Yeah.' Gwaine's honesty was perhaps the most surprising thing, and he pulled a face. 'Like holding your hand too close to a candle-flame.'
'Really? That's odd; Merlin didn't mention that it hurt when he got his, and it's bigger than that.' Gwen took a sip of her drink, indifferent to the ringing silence that followed her pronouncement. Her brown eyes sparkled with mischief, her cheeks dimpling as she smothered a smile and raised an eyebrow at Gwaine.
Arthur discovers Merlin has a tattoo and is overwhelmingly curious about it.
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13 Dec 2024
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'Who on earth taught you that?' Arthur narrowed his eyes, noticing the way Merlin suddenly looked more than a little bit shifty. 'I wouldn't think there were many tutors of the classics out in Ealdor.'
'Um...'
It was tragic, really, that every single person in the room knew what that tone of voice meant. It was the one Merlin had used when he'd mentioned being a Dragon Lord, or admitted to offering to trade his life for Arthur's on more than one occasion. It implied that Merlin suspected they wouldn't like the answer.
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13 Dec 2024
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The other nobles didn't have to tolerate pointed comments about their intelligence or the size of their waistline (which had not changed an inch, no matter what Merlin said.) They did not have to suffer messy chambers and the frustration of a manservant who would not do what he was told unless it suited him.
And perhaps Arthur was petty, but it did give him some small satisfaction to see Merlin scowling at him from the edge of the duelling ring.
'He'll turn you into a frog,' Gwaine said cheerfully, swearing as Arthur dodged the blow of his sword and smacked Gwaine's exposed side with the flat of his own weapon. 'Chuck you in a well and leave you there.'
Arthur discovers there's a difference between knowing Merlin has magic, and truly seeing it for himself.
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13 Dec 2024
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'Be out of the city of Camelot by sunrise, or so help me, you will burn.'
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When Merlin confesses the truth of his magic to Arthur, he finds himself exiled from Camelot. He intends never to return to Arthur's side, but destiny is not so easily defeated. Can he and Arthur heal the rift that has yawned between them, or will they both suffer the consequences of destiny's displeasure?
(AKA: Merlin and Arthur get shoved into the magical equivalent of a "getting along" shirt because they're idiots.)
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12 Dec 2024
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A hand grasped his arm, sending a brief thrill down Merlin's nerves as he was forced around to face the person behind him. Armour gleamed in the firelight: supple chainmail glinted, and the solid iron of a pauldron curved lovingly over one broad shoulder. The length of a sword blade separated them. The point hovered, steady and sure, over Merlin's heart, braced to run him through, but he did not care about any of that. He was too busy drinking in the sight of the man before him.
He could never forget him, no matter how many centuries had passed.
'Arthur?'
When Merlin ultimately fails in his destiny, the fading remnants of magic that linger in the modern world fling him not just back in time, but sideways as well. He ends up in a Camelot where all his friends are alive, well and aware of his magic.
He ends up in a Camelot where his alternate self died almost a year ago.
Can he, Arthur and their friends still forge the golden age he was once promised, or will grief and suspicion tear them apart?
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- Part 1 of Hiraeth Universe
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11 Dec 2024
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All that mattered was that they met here: enemies by the word of his father's laws and no longer the friends they had once been. Arthur was not ashamed to admit that it started out as something spiteful. His demand that Merlin learned how to use a sword was no peace offering: it was little more than an excuse to vent his anger.
Except he never did.
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Arthur attempts to come to terms with the secret of Merlin's sorcery. Can he move past the betrayal, or will their friendship be wrought to nothing but ruins?(Based on JAL's prompt: Betrayed)
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07 Dec 2024
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'Fear not, my boy. There are many pitfalls between negotiations and an actual wedding day. Perhaps there'll be no need for your jealousy.'
'My what? I am not jealous!'
Gaius merely smiled at him and returned to his stew. 'Of course not. Now eat your vegetables.'
When Uther's usual efforts to arrange a match for Arthur take a more serious turn, Merlin comes to a few realisations about his own feelings. He also learns that maybe he does not know Arthur as well as he once thought. Can he get to the bottom of the tangle of Arthur's emotions, and maybe sort his own out in the process?
Based on the word "Felicitous" For Melissa
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07 Dec 2024
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Sonder: the feeling one has on realizing that every other individual one sees has a life as full and real as one’s own.
When Arthur looked into the future, he had always believed Merlin would be there, irreverent and irritating, helping him dress or fetching his meals or tagging along on quests whether he was invited or not. Now, he saw a different path, one where Merlin gave up the job he had never wished for in the first place – one that gained him very little pay, recognition or thanks – and pursued his own ambitions.
A new life far from Camelot.
Far from Arthur's side.
(Based on the word Sonder, for Kathryn)
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'Magic is as much part of nature as the earth, sea and sky. Other sorcerers who sought out the circle found that their power developed certain affinities. Their abilities became tied to the cycle of the year. There would be one season at which their power was at its peak and another where it lay almost dormant. They became more closely connected to the natural ebb and flow of the world.'
'But?'
'But they were not Emrys. His strength is beyond anything in living memory, and the heights he could reach are, as yet, unknown.' Aglain spread his hands, his shoulders rolling in a graceful shrug. 'I can only tell you that the Tir Na Lei means no harm. Three is the number: the ritual is set. The circle will not call on Emrys again.'
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In a Camelot where Arthur is king and magic is permitted once more, Merlin's power begins to change. Can he and Arthur overcome the challenges thrown their way, or will their relationship be forever changed by the ordeal?
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07 Dec 2024
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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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22 Nov 2024
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"You can take Daisy out to fetch the cloak-"
"How do you know that?"
Arthur closed his eyes, expression riddled with irritation before turning to look at Merlin expectantly.
"Know what?"
“The mare I use. You know I call her Daisy? I never told you that." Merlin explained. Arthur stared for a few moments. He could see the flicker of emotions pass easily over him. Anger, annoyance, exasperation, indignance, and finally acceptance...AKA the Five Stages of Grief (Pendragon Edition).
"You talk to the horse.” He pointed out. Merlin narrowed his eyes.
“I whisper to the horse."
"...am I supposed to not hear it?” Arthur asked. Merlin wondered how likely it would be that he also heard him whispering magical spells if he heard him murmuring to the bloody horse. “Also, only you would choose such a ridiculous name.” He muttered. Merlin swallowed. This wasn't a problem at all, right? Right.
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Merlin knows Arthur well. Better than he knew himself apparently. What he hadn't expected was for Arthur to know his servant just as well... This causes problems. (also known as "The Time Merlin Had a Mental Breakdown Over Arthur Being a Normal Human")
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21 Nov 2024
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Being a prince, the only person Arthur might ever reasonably expect to call sweetheart or my dear or darling is whichever princess he inevitably ends up marrying. Certainly no one else deserves any terms of endearment from him.
Except Merlin, of course, but that's just because idiot seems to suit him so well.
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21 Nov 2024
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There, thought Arthur proudly. He had conquered the stupid curse, and he wasn’t going to say one more single thing until he was locked and bolted in his chambers.
Merlin levelled him with a look, which obviously meant Arthur had said all this out-loud.
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20 Nov 2024
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Every Triangle's a Love Triangle When You Love Triangles! by watchriverdale
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
11 Apr 2024
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Because Merlin’s luck really is just that terrible, it starts on Gwen’s wedding day. Or, maybe it restarts. It’s sort of hard to tell.
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20 Nov 2024
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“Merlin doesn’t lie to me,” says Arthur, clear and even. “There is no doubt—”
“Of course I lie to you,” says Merlin, choosing this terrible, horrible moment to become lucid. “I’ve been lying to you since we met.”
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- Part 2 of author’s faves
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20 Nov 2024
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My suggestion? Run.
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- Part 82 of Merlin's magic
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19 Nov 2024