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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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11 Aug 2023
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"Arthur, you don't reeeeally need to attend that meeting, do you?" - Arthur’s cock, presumably
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31 Jul 2023
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When Merlin is nowhere to be found and no other servants are available, Gwen is ordered to wake the Prince of Camelot.
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27 Jul 2023
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from hearth and ashes, we’re reborn by remuscariad for regulusrules
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
20 Aug 2023
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The disbelief knocked the air out of Arthur’s lungs, harsher than a fight or a battle wound ever did, like a bang straight to the chest. It was all he felt at first, and he wanted to double over with it, to scream that this couldn’t be either fair or true. Merlin couldn’t be a sorcerer—he just couldn’t. But it soon dissolved, and Arthur’s feet were steadied by abrupt smoldering rage, blinding the familiarity of the boy in front of him.
“Are you going to kill me, Arthur?” Merlin asked, a bittersweet smile on his lips, with the tip of Arthur’s sword flashing at his throat.
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15 Jul 2023
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In which Arthur punches out Merlin’s boyfriend in a bar.
Merlin would classify it as an all-around respectable first snog, were he not already in a relationship with a completely different person.
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12 Jul 2023
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up where they stay all day in the sun (The "I am your Husband" Remix) by PapySanzo for MyKingdomComeUndone
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
05 Jul 2023
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A hand reached for his forearm, and Arthur whirled around, only to discover none other than the strange man from the restaurant standing in front of him, face flushed and panting slightly.
“You just left,” the man complained between breaths. “You can’t do that, it’s really bad form to leave your husband behind like that!”- Language:
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06 Jul 2023
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A hand reached for his forearm, and Arthur whirled around, only to discover none other than the strange man from the restaurant standing in front of him, face flushed and panting slightly.
“You just left,” the man complained between breaths. “You can’t do that, it’s really bad form to leave your husband behind like that!”
Arthur felt like he’d stepped through the looking glass. He couldn’t have heard that correctly, could he? For a second there, it had almost sounded as if the man had referred to himself as Arthur’s husband, which was ridiculous, of course. He’d never even seen the man before, and he certainly hadn’t married him.Series
- Part 4 of MFBC Mini Challenges
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06 Jul 2023
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"And 'I wish to spend more time with you.'" Arthur looked at Merlin for the first time since he had entered the shop that day. Merlin wished he wouldn't. "And..." Please, enough, go tell those things to her yourself. I don't want to hear them! "'I love you.'"
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02 Jul 2023
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Cornelius Sigan deals Arthur a heavy blow, but fails to knock him unconscious for long.
Unable to move or help defend his kingdom, Arthur is forced to bear witness to Merlin's heroics...and treason.
"Better to serve a good man, than rule with an evil one!"
Arthur's discovery will change destiny itself as he refuses to fall into tragedy or lose the one person who matters most.
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09 Jun 2023
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“Come along Arthur,” the man says at last and Arthur represses the urge to pump a fist, “let’s see what more you can do.”
Arthur turns to his father who merely nods his approval, already walking away. The man looks at him with expecting eyes, holding out a hand and Arthur takes it. They walk side by side. Hand in hand.
This is the beginning of the end, of course.
But Arthur is only eight. How was he supposed to know?
Or, a story about trauma, shame, and the resilience of the human heart.
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28 May 2023
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“Ok,” Merlin says before he can talk himself out of it, and suddenly they are signing up for the two week introduction to Italian cookery course. Their elbows knock as they fill out the sheets, and Merlin hides his pleased smile.
When someone tries to take Arthur’s spot the first lesson, Merlin politely tells them he’s saving it for a friend if they don’t mind, thank you very much.
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17 May 2023
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Arthur doesn’t need practice.
He has natural talent.
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09 May 2023
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When Merlin ends up working as a waiter at The Night of the Senses, he doesn’t expect to enjoy the bondage performance, let alone to receive an invitation to next month’s BDSM party by the mysterious Prince. Merlin ends up discovering a side of his sexuality he never even knew existed. If only it weren’t so hard to trust and let go…
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- 5/5
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05 May 2023
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Gwaine and Percival take matters into their own hands when Arthur and Merlin fail (and fail and fail and fail) to act on their very obvious chemistry.
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03 May 2023
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Every time Merlin has ever dated someone, they have inevitably found their true love and dumped him. Now Morgana wants him to use his 'superpower' to save her brother from a lifetime of misery. Merlin, foolishly, agrees.
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03 May 2023
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A hot day on a hunt leads to Arthur finding something shocking out about Merlin. This in turn leads to another revelation, and then another.
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01 May 2023
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only love can thaw a frozen heart (and some are worth melting for) by borealisaurora
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Apr 2023
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It seems like every magic user in Albion knows that Merlin is besotted with Arthur, and many believe that Merlin and Arthur need to get together in order for their Destiny (TM) to be fulfilled. When a witch takes it upon herself to speed this along and puts a curse on Merlin that requires True Love’s kiss to lift it, chaos ensues.
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27 Apr 2023
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Knowing that the Old Religion is dead, Merlin spends hundreds of years as a priest of small parishes or as a monk, trying to find solace in the quiet of living in monasteries rather than believing the Christian God would bring Arthur back from the lake. But, from his side, Arthur can see him and prays. Yet, in this game of good and evil, someone listens and makes Arthur a tempting offer.
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- Part 8 of Merlin Bingo 2023
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- English
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- 6,244
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- 1/1
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20 Apr 2023
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“Merlin has magic!”
It was all that Uther needed— that momentary hesitation in Arthur’s physique... that doubt thrusted upon him ever since the day he had blinked into a world without loving guardians... that silent second of shock emanating from both sides, surrendering to circumstance and fate.
It was all that Uther needed to thrust the sword he had into the sorcerer’s chest.
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18 Apr 2023
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Arthur and Merlin are being chased by Morgana and end up in quite an awkward situation...
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- Part 4 of Merthur
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18 Apr 2023