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Arthur gave Merlin his cloak thinking only of the warmth it would offer in a snowstorm. He never thought his manservant may be mistaken for him and snatched by bandits. Nor did he expect his dashing rescue of Merlin to turn his world so utterly on his head.
Because the bandits hadn't kidnapped a prince. They'd snatched a sorcerer, and now captivity is the least of anyone's problems.
A golden age awaits, but can they claim it together, or are they doomed to fail?
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05 Jun 2026
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Falcon's Roost by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
05 May 2025
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When Hunith sent Merlin to Camelot, it was less about people in Ealdor growing suspicious, and more about people from outside of Ealdor trying to find Merlin... what happens when a diplomatic mission reunites Merlin from a figure from his past?
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23 May 2026
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Merlin gets hit with an aging spell.
It doesn’t turn him 80. It turns him four.
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23 May 2026
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“I’m leaving.” Merlin says, because this situation already cost him his Duolingo streak, and he’s too tired to deal with Arthur when the food Gaius is serving him looks like it belongs on a list of war crimes committed by the Canadian soldiers.
“Where to?” His mentor asks, and Merlin shrugs, before going to his room and packing his bag.
“India. Gaius, I have decided I don’t give a damn, especially not when having to eat that bland food. I’ll be back in three months, make sure Arthur doesn’t die when I’m out.”
“Merlin!” And maybe, if he was younger and didn’t travel back to the past last month, he would’ve actually cared about the ‘eyebrow of disapproval’.
Or, a 1500yo Merlin gets zapped to the past during his vacation to Cuba. You’d think he’s happy to see Arthur again. He’s not.
(Qpr Merthur people, read the tags)
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21 May 2026
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Everyone insisted that Arthur needed time to process, to accept that Merlin was gone. The only problem was that Merlin wasn’t.
Arthur didn’t know how to explain it without sounding like Uther when he’d seen Ygraine in the well, like he was losing his mind and looking for ghosts. He didn’t know how to look at his court and make them understand that Merlin had once told him about nature, about the sacred connectedness of the earth, and asked Arthur if he felt it. He didn’t know how to say that he hadn’t felt it back then, but that he did now. He felt it all. He felt Merlin in it.
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Merlin saves Arthur's life at Camlann at the cost of his own. Merlin can't die, so it's not that simple.
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17 May 2026
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Arthur is convinced he is alone in this world, as his scars are his own and no one else's.
Merlin was taught to hide his scars from a very young age.
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17 May 2026
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Don't Hide Your Flaws (I'll Cause Them All Again) by livinginthetheater
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
17 Aug 2025
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No servant should have so many scars. When a visiting knight sees Merlin's, he can only come to one conclusion: King Arthur is a violent abuser, and Merlin must be protected at all costs.
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- Part 7 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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10 May 2026
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Wither and Bloom
2nd-level Necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Duration: Instantaneous
You invoke both death and life upon a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within range.
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Arthur’s little manservant Merlin was a fucking liar, Larkin just couldn’t prove it.
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The man was dead at their feet.
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“Are you alright?” Merlin asked; eyes wide and chest heaving. He held the sword in his hand awkwardly and his words shook escaping him, but he could not pull the wool over Larkin’s eyes any longer.
Larkin scowled at him. “I knew you’d show your true colors eventually.”Series
- Part 1 of Merlin: Grimoire
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10 May 2026
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Merlin hadn’t done anything dumb or self-sacrificial like Arthur had feared—that was the silver lining. But that left him with one conclusion. Arthur had died by Mordred’s blade. He was no mortal, not any longer. He was a ghost.
or—it's been a few months since Camlann, and Arthur reappears as a ghost, cursed to be unseen and unheard by his loved ones left behind. It's too bad no one in Camelot is powerful enough to see and interact with ghosts . . . right?
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- Part 8 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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09 May 2026
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There's a place up north, they call it the Valley of the Waters, where villagers appear dead on their doorsteps. Despaired, hopeless, there is noone else to turn to but the king of Camelot. It's a three day ride to the valley, four days before the next person dies, and years of history between him and Merlin. It's on Arthur not to drown in it.
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09 May 2026
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Merlin can't always use magic to protect Arthur and Camelot, so throughout Merlin's decade spent by Arthur's side, the knights of Camelot teach Merlin a thing or two about holding his own.
Or, 5 times a background knight teaches Merlin a different fighting skill, and the 1 time Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table find out (in the coolest way possible, of course).
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- Part 11 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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06 May 2026
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'Merlin?' he began, casting a frown in his manservant's direction. 'Why is your druid name on this shrine?'
'I don't have a druid name. It's just the name the druids call me.' Merlin scowled, no doubt hearing how foolish he sounded. His ears were red – embarrassed, not angry, if Arthur had to guess – and there was a faintly mulish slant to his expression.
'That's nice of them to pray for you,' Gwaine said cheerfully, taking the rock from Arthur's grasp. 'Asking the gods to give you patience to help you deal with the Princess here, no doubt.' He elbowed Arthur in the ribs, grinning as he scowled in response.
When riding out to warn a druid camp of an imminent attack from Uther, Arthur and his knights discover that Merlin is far more than just a sorcerer. Does he have the strength to save one of the Old Gods, or will he perish in the effort?
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03 May 2026
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Morgana ties Arthur's life to Merlin's, thinking that it'll be much easier to kill a helpless servant than the King of Camelot.
Aka, Morgana unwittingly binds Arthur's life to the most powerful sorcerer to walk the earth.
Aka, not only can they physically not leave each other's sides, but also anything Merlin feels, so does Arthur--and vice versa.
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01 May 2026
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After an unfortunate encounter with a sorcerer seeking vengeance, King Arthur is turned into a bear, leaving Merlin to deal with a new threat to the kingdom without knowing what happened to his king, his Arthur.
As he searches for his missing king, Merlin soon finds a new travel companion in a friendly bear.
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Merlin accidentally reveals *everything* to Arthur without realizing it's Arthur.- Language:
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28 Apr 2026
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After the events of Gaius's abduction, Merlin's anger towards Arthur and Agravaine grows. Unsure of his place in Arthur's life and the weight of his own growing grief and shame, Merlin decides his only action is to leave Camelot.
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23 Apr 2026
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Arthur is a Sword by HiddenDreamer67, KnightsWaypoint (BreadBoxRye)
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
04 Apr 2026
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When a mysterious sorcerer comes to Camelot, Arthur becomes trapped in his own sword, mere moments after witnessing Merlin use magic. Simultaneously, Merlin is cursed to be mute. The poor warlock is unable to explain himself as he listens to Arthur-the-Sword shout at him, and Merlin frantically journeys to save them both from their curses.
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21 Apr 2026
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"You have magic." Arthur declared, eyes wild in his panic.
He had seen Merlin. His clumsy body had brushed all inelegance away seamlessly, arm lifting and eyes flashing amber in one movement. Arthur felt a breath at his neck, all too late, before Merlin spoke a forgotten language and snap.
A thousand sunrises shone in his eyes as Merlin ruined Arthur's life.
or: Merlin has magic and refuses to sleep, and Arthur doesn't deal with either of those things well.
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21 Apr 2026
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"Merlin wants to follow Arthur, to never lay his eyes off of him, to treasure every fleeting moment they have left. He wants to never look at him again, to avoid the inevitability of losing him. Because no matter how many times he’s saved Arthur’s life, how many threats he’s stopped and will stop in the future, he will lose him. He will lose him and be forced to keep living until he forgets that Arthur ever existed."
Merlin finds out he's immortal.
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20 Apr 2026
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My answer to Tumblr's @merthurmicrofic prompt: Family (Or at least that's how it started off. I'll have to somehow shorten it to fill that prompt.)
I've lost sight of the meaning of "microfic"Merlin, Arthur and his Knights are en route to speak with a Magic encampment, when they're ambushed.
The battle is bloody, and they're going to lose.
Then Merlin does what Merlin does. And Arthur must decide what to do about that.
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- Part 7 of Mia Answers Merthur Prompts
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19 Apr 2026
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For a split second that lasts eons, Arthur exists in that horribly weightless space before gravity conquers, and then he's falling. Distantly, he hears Merlin cry out his name in panic, and then he’s bracing himself for impact.
An impact that never comes.
Silently hoping, begging, for anything but what he knows he’s about to see, Arthur turns his head to look.
And sees Merlin, hand outstretched, and eyes ablaze with gold.
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Faced with the revelation of Merlin's secret and a sudden internal war between duty and sentiment, Arthur must make a decision that will affect both of their fates. And when Merlin is gravely injured, the time to make that decision rapidly dwindles. Arthur must quickly choose what matters most: the demands of the law, or those of his heart.
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18 Apr 2026