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Arthur could see his father glaring down - face red and eyes narrowed as he looked at Merlin with clear distaste.
"Once this over, sorcerer...I’ll burn you."
"You’ve already tried that," Merlin’s voice answered and Arthur had to bite his fist to keep from making any noise. “You need to accept you can’t kill me… Hand me that blanket, please.”
“I’m sure there must be some method… Beheading?”
“No, we tried that.”
“Hanging?”
“I just sort of... Swung there, remember?”
There was another pause.
“I should have made you keep that dragon below the castle so I could feed you to it.”
“Kilgharrah? He won’t eat me, but if you want to torture me than making me listen to his nonsense for an hour might do it.” Merlin said and there was a soft sigh from the other end of the room. “I’m glad you agreed to help me though. Usually I have to do the grunt work of saving Arthur myself.”
“I can’t wait to kill you.”
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Uther finds out about Merlin’s magic, but can’t seem to kill him. Merlin is just trying to protect Arthur. They become a begrudgingly effective duo. Arthur doesn't understand why they think he isn't noticing this.
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21 Aug 2026
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Merlin can’t remember the last time he’s locked his bedroom door, if ever. But he chooses not to think about it. He merely sulks his way back to his bed, taking a moment to contemplate taking off his trousers and tunic from the night before. He decides not to think about that either.
Instead, he decides not to think at all. He just falls back into his bed, covers up his body more so in shame than for warmth, and closes his eyes.
Basically Merlin is sexually assaulted and this story follows how he and everyone else deals with it.
Spoiler alert: THEY DON'T HANDLE IT WELL.
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21 Aug 2026
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“Gwen, it’s terrible,” Merlin said. “He’s polite! He’s kind, even!”
“And that’s a problem?” Gwen asked, dryly.
"I’m going to have to go through an entire week serving the perfect Golden Prince, and then go back to my Prince Prat, and I think it’s going to break me, Gwen. He’s going to get me used to it, and then it’ll be back to mile-long lists, and being called stupid instead of spectacular and how am I supposed to handle that?”
Gwen said, hesitantly, “I thought you liked Arthur?”
“I do,” Merlin said, sounding even lower than before. “I have to.”
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When a visiting Prince visits Camelot, and takes Merlin as his servant during his negotiations with The Crown, Merlin finds himself being seen in a way he'd always wished Arthur would see him, and doesn't know what to do with any of it.Series
- Part 1 of The Grail Knight
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19 Aug 2026
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Now that Arthur has realized just how much his manservant cares for him, he's determined to woo him, marry him, and live happily ever after.
If only it were that simple.
~A direct sequel to A Few Of My Favorite Things~
Alternate title: five times Arthur tried to woo Merlin, and the time he finally got it right
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18 Aug 2026
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In which Arthur Pendragon, who has long been plagued by his manservant's accidental innuendo and unknowingly inappropriate touches, is finally prodded into doing something about it
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18 Aug 2026
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Leather Means Assassin by Katasstrobee for Isthisusernameavailableornot
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
21 Apr 2025
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By some magical accident, an older Merlin steps into Camelot, 10 years ago. Only now, he's buff and good with a sword, looks good in armour, is a fucking assassin, and claims to be Arthur's husband.
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"The crest on it means you're a member of the royal family." said Leon, red-faced and about to burst a vein or two, making them all jump.
"Something like that." Merlin grinned.
"What?" Arthur choked out.
"Oh we're married. Did I forget to mention?" Merlin asked with an innocent tilt of his head
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"Relax, darling. I've been begging His Royal Prat-ness for a vacation for ages. I'm starting to think you actually want to see me on my hands and knees."
Arthur dropped his sword with a clang, felt the need to lie down for a while. Merlin laughed and took a hold of his bicep. "Come." He said. "I'm dying to see everyone."
And Arthur let himself be man-handled and dragged along like a boy toy. Because this was his life now.
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17 Aug 2026
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5 Times Merlin disguised himself. And 1 time he stops hiding
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When Gwaine finds out about Merlin’s magic, he convinces Merlin to use it for funs sake.
He learned of the Dolma and Dragoon and immediately makes Merlin come up with new diguises.
And he does it, so Merlin can hear how Arthur talks about Merlin behind his back.
Which is surprisingly positive. And partly embarrassing, but Arthur doesn’t even notice how obviously he’s pining.
Merlin, however, sees it for the first time from the eyes of a maid, a knight, a royal, a stable boy, a barkeeper etc.
Surprisingly enough, Gwaine doesn’t even ask Merlin to prank Arthur. He just makes him listen.
And that’s how bitter and depressed season 5 Merlin gets healed from his paranoia and self depreciation.
Based of this post: https://changelink.tumblr.com/post/670487263667535872/embed
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- Part 60 of Merlin's magic
- Part 5 of The eternal suffering (BBC Merlin)
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17 Aug 2026
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Every ten years or so a tournament is held between all the five kingdoms. In which one (strongest of the kingdom) sorcerer is chosen as a representative of their king/queen/crown bearer.
The monarchs, however, do not choose the sorcerer for themselves, which Arthur is thankful for, since magic is still banned in Camelot. Instead, they are chosen by the mirror of truth. It shows the face of the strongest sorcerer in said lands, so Arthur can reach out to them.When the mirror finally chooses the participants, Camelot's champion is......... well i mean, who is the strongest magic user in Camelot? Exactly!
It's Morgana.
After all, Merlin was born in Cendred's kingdom.
(original post: https://changelink.tumblr.com/post/654168268169428992/embed)
EDIT: Now available in Russian: https://ficbook.net/readfic/10887772Series
- Part 54 of Merlin's magic
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17 Aug 2026
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“I love him.”, Arthur said this before he had a chance to wince at his words. The moment froze between them. Arthur had so many regrets, he would love to just fling himself out of the window right now. But then Merlin's sacrifice really was in vain.
“You what?”, Uther's eyes were wide in shock. Maybe a little disgust at the prospect of a noble liking a servant.
Arthur swallowed down his pride. He had just thought about what was more important than pride and honor. He could make this sacrifice. 'For Merlin.', he thought.
Because life is always more important. Arthur closed his eyes to brace himself for what he was going to say next.
Just so he wouldn't have to see his father's reaction.“He's my consort.”, he added and almost broke at his own words. Lying was always hard. But nothing had ever compared to this.
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- Part 28 of Merlin's magic
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17 Aug 2026
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The Walls Have Ears (It’s Alright, It’s Just Merlin!) by writersagainstnamingcharacters
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
03 Aug 2026
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“Not guilty,” Merlin spits out. “That wasn’t even magic.”
“The smoke looked like a cat!” Uther protests.
“Like a cat sitting down, which is a relatively nondescript shape!”
“So you admit it looked like a cat!”
“Only vaguely. God, not everything is sorcery, you stupid arrogant old coot!”
The court gasps. Gaius looks like he wants to melt into the floor. Gwaine looks five seconds away from bursting into laughter, which will likely get him banished again. Lance also looks like he wants to laugh, but only because Merlin knows what to look for.
“That’s treason, boy,” Uther spits back.
“And so is magic. God, make up your mind on what reason you’ve decided on for executing.”
“I SAW YOU!” Uther roars. “You were smiling at the smoke! You were making a mockery of Sir Ulfius’ funeral!”
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After Merlin gets accused of having magic for stupid reasons, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Arthur is going to have the worst week of his life, but Uther will be having a worse one. After all, doesn't that bastard deserve a little magical chaos in his kingdom?Basically, Merlin decides to go a little crazy and haunt Uther specifically.
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15 Aug 2026
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Arthur never expected to have a deaf manservant.
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He certainly never expected to fall in love with the rude, infuriating boy.- Language:
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15 Aug 2026
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“Where did you learn to do that?” Gwaine asked, following Merlin up the bank.
“This is how normal people fish,” Merlin replied dryly. “Not trying to stab them with swords.”“This is a knife,” Gwaine retorted, sounding every bit as sulky as he felt.
“Still, you didn’t catch a fish.”
------------------------------------------------------Gwaine saves a young Merlin from a beating and ends up with a new little brother to take care of on his travels.
Or, what would Merlin be like if he had Gwaine influencing him over his formative years?
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11 Aug 2026
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Canon-era AU. With the threat from Morgana and her forces growing by the day, coupled with the legalisation of magic in Camelot still in its infancy, Arthur feels that his kingdom is floundering. He agrees to a political marriage with Merlin, the young leader of the Druids, in order to secure Camelot's future and to ally himself with the one person who might be able to defeat Morgana. A marriage of convenience soon starts to become something more, and Arthur finds himself learning things about himself and his kingdom he would never have imagined, while forging a genuine connection with someone who seems to truly understand him.
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09 Aug 2026
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Arthur survives the battle of Camlann but discovers that Merlin is a sorcerer when Merlin kills Morgana to save Arthur’s life. Feeling angry and betrayed, Arthur banishes Merlin.
Five years later, in a war-torn Camelot, Arthur is finally ready to talk to Merlin, and they realize that they can only fulfill the prophecy together, side by side.
The next morning, they wake up in the past, in their young bodies.
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“Someone or something has sent us back in time, right to the beginning, with all our memories,” Merlin says, and it’s only now that it dawns on him what that truly means. “Just imagine everything we could do, everything we could change for the better. We could make everything right this time.”
Arthur hesitates for a moment. “Can we even change the future?”
“Yes, I think we can”, Merlin answers with confidence and new-found hope in his voice.
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06 Aug 2026
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The Tiny Glow of Your Eyes by Itscanonifwewishenough
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Merthur - Fandom
23 Jul 2026
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He shouldn’t have done it.
Sleeping with his king — in the state Arthur was in that night.
The worst part is, he doesn’t even remember all of it.— Just enough.The kiss. Arthur’s mouth, warm against his own. The breathless moans pulled from his throat. The way it felt like he was drunk — but even without the potion that caused all of this, Merlin knew one touch from Arthur would make him feel like he'd spent two whole weeks drinking in the tavern.
And flashes of what came next.
Enough to know that this time, he truly fucked up.
So when he wakes, naked in his king’s bed, Merlin does the only thing he can — he grabs his clothes and runs.
He barely makes it to Gaius’s chambers, disheveled and panicked, only to find the old man already holding the book Merlin now realizes — far too late — he mistranslated.
And in that moment, it hits him. There is no undoing this.“Merlin,” Gaius says, voice low “pack your things. Go as far away as you can."
“You’re carrying His Majesty’s child.”Or
Arthur was being too much, and Merlin—a clumsy fool—mistranslated an ancient text and brewed a potion meant to calm His Majesty, only to end up pregnant with the king’s child instead.
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06 Aug 2026
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"This merits something quite special!", the king intoned. Merlin had a bad feeling about this.
"You shall be rewarded a position in the royal household."
"But I already have a position in the royal household!"This is the story of how Merlin did not get 'rewarded' by becoming Arthur's dogsbody and became an actual physician instead. Will destiny still find a way to unite the two to usher in the Golden Age they always promised us?
Let's find out, shall we?- Language:
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06 Aug 2026
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At the end of the Great Purge, twenty five years ago, Uther Pendragon banished the High Priestess Nimeuh and anyone who practised magic to the farthest corners of Camelot, a dark and desolate place soon named the Perilous Lands. In the years that followed, no one with magic dared step foot in Camelot, on pain of death.
That is until Prince Arthur's twenty fifth birthday, where he makes a royal decree inviting a sorcerer to Camelot, in an attempt to put aside old prejudices and unite the people of Camelot.
Which is a lovely speech, but Merlin knows it's a trap. It doesn't matter how distractingly pretty the Prince is, there's no way he actually means what he says about honour and justice and being a different ruler to his father.
Only the longer Merlin spends in Camelot and the closer they become, suddenly he isn't so sure.
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06 Aug 2026
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Two Sides Of The Same Coin: The Tale Of The Once And Future King by L4dyH4rm0n14
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
04 Aug 2026
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Everybody inside the walls of Camelot knew of The Great Purge that had happened twenty-two summers hence. 'Tis was the day the Pendragon Reign had fallen to meet its end.
Ygraine Pendragon had died giving birth to a child, and Uther Pendragon had been exiled from his very kingdom after admitting defeat against the Dragonlord, Balinor.
The very name, Pendragon, had been erased from the records. Never to be remembered, nor spoken of again.
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Having grown up in the confines of his small village, Arthur Pendragon has always sought out a better life for him and his father.
When Arthur ventures to Camelot in search for honest work, he did not expect to become a knight guarding the prince.
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Prophecy has been told by Kilgharrah that Merlin's destiny, the Once and Future King of Albion will rightfully claim the throne as his birthright.Bookmarked by ErvinB3
06 Aug 2026
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After the battle of Camlann, Arthur wakes up 10 years in the past.
Rewrite except Arthur knows whats going on this time.
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First fic so excuse the quality.
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- Part 1 of A Fine Place To Die
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06 Aug 2026