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Merlin was a kind and gentle soul, sometimes too kind and too gentle for his own good. Or you know, his own wellbeing. Arthur on the other hand, well…there was a reason that Arthur’s manservant was considered off limits. Any who dared harm him was not long for Camelot (or this world for that matter).
Or the five people Merlin unintentionally gets exiled, and the one he gets exiled on purpose.
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- Part 13 of 5+1 Murther Stories
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29 Jan 2026
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your words are the lifeblood rushing through my veins (your shine burns brighter than a hollywood star) by stolenstars for OnceFutureEmrys
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Dec 2022
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This is wrong, this is so, so wrong. He needs to tell Merlin who he really is. He shouldn’t be doing this – whatever it is that this is – when Merlin doesn’t even know the half of what he’s getting into. When Merlin doesn’t know who Arthur really is. When Arthur can feel himself falling in love with a man who knows him better than anyone else in the world yet doesn’t know him at all.
But Merlin’s hand in his feels like everything he’s ever wanted, and there’s always tomorrow to tell him. Everything was too perfect, too earth-shatteringly wonderful to risk.
Until it wasn’t.
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27 Jan 2026
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It’s not that Lancelot thinks he’s entitled to anything. It’s not even that it burns to watch the two people he loves most revolve around a man he highly respects. Truly, it has nothing to do with either him or Arthur, he considers, watching Merlin quietly clean the knights’ swords by the light of the moon.
It’s just that he thinks Merlin deserves better, sometimes.
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- Part 4 of Liz's Merlin Bingo 2023
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27 Jan 2026
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Merlin supposed they could have gone on like that for years, quietly together, but Arthur has been ready to tell Camelot that Merlin is his for a long, long time.
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- Part 4 of There's Magic in Camelot
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15 Jan 2026
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The Prince, despite his best efforts, could not stop his hand from shaking as he held his sword to Merlin’s- no, not Merlin’s- pulse. The boy tried to crawl backwards a bit, away from the sharp edge, but Arthur just moved forward with him. The sword trembled with adrenaline against the sorcerer’s pale skin. Arthur couldn’t help but notice the boy’s ruddy cheeks, bright red from the cold and exertion. The snow made light dance in his tear tracks. The neckerchief that Merlin commonly wore was discarded on the snow; It must have fallen during the fight. It left his smooth neck exposed to the cold, riddled with goosebumps, and unmarred save for the blood-soaked steel, pressing in on his pulse point. Arthur could not deny that the… thing wearing Merlin’s face was beautiful.
Merlin is forced to reveal his powers during an attack. Chaos and angst ensue. I feel like most people give Arthur too much credit in magic reveals.
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14 Jan 2026
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“If not me rushing out to knock out that man, you’d have been riddled with bullets by now.”
“You? That's bloody hilarious. I could take you apart with one blow.”
Merlin wiped blood from his lip, adrenaline surging, mixing with something hotter. Arthur's grip tightened, bodies pressed close in the shadows, the alley reeking of garbage and gunpowder.
“Okay. We'll try.” Merlin muttered, dropping to his knees on the gritty pavement. His nose throbbed, blood trickling steady, but he didn't care. He fumbled Arthur's belt open, yanking down the zipper with bloody fingers.
Agent Merlin nearly lost the man he loved.
So did Agent Arthur.
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- Part 38 of Merthur fic
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06 Jan 2026
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What matters is that you waging a war in the kitchen on my behalf by gloriask
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
28 Dec 2025
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He would do something useful. Something modern. Modern husbands took care of their partners when they were sick. They cooked. They provided nourishment. How hard could it be?
Arthur propped his phone against the kettle and squinted at YouTube.
“Easy chicken noodle soup,” the video chirped cheerfully.
Arthur narrowed his eyes. “We’ll see about that.”
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- Part 36 of Merthur fic
- Part 3 of Arthur Returns 21st Century
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05 Jan 2026
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“Sometimes,” Uther said, leaning forward, “no matter how strong you are alone, you will need someone else by your side. Someone who will make your days easier.” He looked at Merlin expectantly. “Do you understand what I’m suggesting?”
“… You want us to… visit more often?”
“No!” cried Uther.
“No,” Merlin echoed, shaking his head.
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Merlin doesn’t want to think about his relationship with Arthur, because there is nothing to think about. His relationship with his friend/boss/blond jerk whose life he happened to save when they first met, is completely normal. The people in his life disagree.
AKA “5 times the people around Merlin try to tell him something + 1 time Merlin tells Arthur something” (though not strictly structured as such)
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01 Jan 2026
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The first bad thing is that Merlin doesn't bring him breakfast.
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30 Dec 2025
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The secret Merlin was hiding was something even his mother didn’t know about. It was something that happened a year before he came to Camelot. He was young and wanted to see the world that was further away from Ealdor.
So he went.
Got into shit.
Came back and went to Camelot.
Saved the prince's life, became his manservant and later lover.
Life was good.
But the past decided to bite him in the ass.
Problems just loved him too much.
And someone is screaming daddy, but who?
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27 Dec 2025
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"All's fair in love and war."
"And which is this?"
"That's for you to decide."
"Well then, I know what I pick," he hummed, stepping closer to Arthur. "And who can blame me?" Merlin reached to touch him at last, hands going to Arthur's soft hips.
"Mm. I don't know. I'm not the young, virile knight I was when we met."
"No. You're better."
"You're getting sentimental, Merlin."
"Yet you're the one who married me. Sire."
In Camelot's golden age, Merlin and Arthur are heading towards middle age together. Merlin still loves Arthur’s body, with all the fervour of that young boy who answered him back when they first met.
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14 Dec 2025
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Everyone knows Jayce can’t keep a secret. He can’t help it, most of the time the urge to gossip gets the better of him.
On the other hand, no one has ever doubted Viktor’s ability to do so. He’s a trustworthy man; he’d never be the one to let something slip.
It is known. It is respected.
Well. Until the one time he really, really ought to hide something from Jayce, for the very first time in their years-long relationship.
And the worst part? It’s not even his fault.
-Written for Pregnant Viktor Week Day 1: 'Finding out Viktor is Pregnant' (and 'Telling Friends and Family')-
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- Part 1 of Slices of life
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29 Nov 2025
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“See, Merlin?” Arthur says, holding up his empty hands. “Nothing to worry about.”
It’s never nothing, Merlin thinks very loudly, but does not say.
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28 Nov 2025
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In which Arthur is in love with Merlin and decides that now he is king, it's time he shows Merlin just how much he loves and appreciates him
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The one where Arthur courts Merlin and gives him the best gift he ever could
~ Arthur, the king of Camelot, the Once and Future King, is kneeling before him on the grass, looking up at him with nothing but devotion.
Merlin’s heart skips a beat.
“Arthur what-” ~
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21 Nov 2025
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When Arthur decides he is ready to try to court the one he wants, Merlin swallows his feelings for his friend and offers to help. Some one-on-one quality time ensues, his feelings grow instead of the opposite, and everything hurts a little more than he had expected (right up until it doesn't anymore).
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21 Nov 2025
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Tom the Blacksmith gets so much more than he bargained for when he decides to adopt the baby he finds floating down the river in a basket. Eighteen years later, Merlin has grown into quite the proficient swordsman-- and quite the powerful sorcerer. When Crown Prince Arthur Pendragon convinces his father to hold an open melee with a knighthood as the prize, Merlin, his brother Elyan, and a ragtag group of commoners decide to enter. They soon discover that there is much more at play in the tournament than stuck-up knights and a contemptuous king. As Arthur becomes smitten with Merlin-- whose skill with a sword is unparalleled-- he discovers that there is so much more to this strange, mouthy blacksmith's son than he had initially imagined.
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20 Nov 2025
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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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18 Nov 2025
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Merlin has the world on his shoulders and being Arthur's Manservant is not the easiest job. He's got so much going on he doesn't notice the little things and that drives Arthur mad with want. When Uther witnesses a moment between them he's more than grateful for the King laying down the law on Arthur. A romantic involvement with Arthur is the last thing he needs, really!
Arthur has other plans as he is certain Merlin is attracted to him. He's decided that Merlin is going to be his one way or another.
Unfortunately Merlin is entirely oblivious and naive to Arthur's manipulations. He wants to believe the best in the man he idolizes. He certainly doesn't want to believe that Arthur maneuvered them into a situation he can't get out of on purpose. Arthur couldn't be that much of a Prat. Arthur realizes too late what he has done and can't bring himself to tell Merlin the truth. If he tells Merlin the truth, he'll lose his trust and love forever.
Will Arthur redeem himself? Will Merlin realize he actually wants a relationship with Arthur on top of everything else? Will Merlin forgive Arthur when he finds out what the man did?
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09 Nov 2025
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To Be Hurt, Then Healed, Then Sweetly Yield by Excited_Insomniac for s0mmerspr0ssen
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
05 Nov 2025
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A winter holiday with his sister and friends (and Merlin) goes massively wrong when a snowstorm strands Arthur and Merlin alone in the house. With hurt feelings between them, Arthur is sure the only way the day can end is with murder...
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07 Nov 2025
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Arthur thought him and Merlin getting kidnapped and tossed in an inescapable room was the worst of his luck.
If only that were true.
Or, a look into what Merlin is willing to sacrifice for Arthur and the prices Arthur is never willing for the person he loves to pay.
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04 Nov 2025