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“Now tell me, how does a raven-haired beauty such as yourself manage to be a servant of the crown? That is, instead of wearing it while draped in all the finest fabrics of the land.”
“I’m no prince.”
“I’d worship you as though you were.”
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Season 3, Episode 4 of Merlin if the BBC weren’t cowards.
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18 Sep 2024
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“Gwaine no!” Merlin called, rising to his knees in a slow move to intervene, only to collapse on all fours. Gwaines’ hand halted. His strike paused in motion and fury bleeding from his eyes as he kept his attention on Arthur.
“Don’t kill him.” Merlin begged weakly, watching them closely.
Gwaine swallowed thickly, eyes darting around as he assessed his next move. He brought his sword down slowly, to point it at Arthur again.
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18 Sep 2024
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Sorcerers seize power in Cenred's kingdom, and Arthur has to deal with a barely-competent army and a grossly incompetent manservant in his quest to rid Albion of magic once and for all. Being king: not actually all it's cracked up to be.
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17 Sep 2024
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‘You are a knight, and you need to act like it. Right now, you should be at that celebration, drinking with your equals, not skulking around the castle with a servant.’
(Or, Merlin tries to be smart about it, but Lancelot is done with putting his head over his heart.)
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15 Sep 2024
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Merlin's disappeared (again), but this time he's definitely not in the tavern. And that's not the only problem Arthur has, either.
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15 Sep 2024
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Merlin's head tilted to the side as he stared at his friend in obvious bemusement. "No, but you've got that look."
"Look?" Gwaine asked coyly. "Merlin, that's just my face. Are you saying there's something wrong with my face then?"
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14 Sep 2024
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"To see Merlin standing there, his blue cloak in tatters and his eyes shining golden made Arthur's heart stop in fear for the man. Felt his stomach twist at what Merlin was doing in the name of Camelot. What he was doing in the name of duty."
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13 Sep 2024
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Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless.
Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back.
(For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)
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12 Sep 2024
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Merlin’s life, though far from simple, had always been rather straightforward: protect Arthur, put him on the throne, keep him on the throne, bring the beginning of Albion, get magic restored to the land. That was it.
And then, Gwaine kissed him.
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09 Sep 2024
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The fist came flying towards him and then a burst of pain exploded in the right side of his face, his vision flashing for a moment before returning to normal. He fell back onto the ground and it seemed the whole crowd had frozen in shock. Merlin lightly touched the side and winced when he thought of the bruise that would form there.
Or: Merlin ends up involved in a bar fight and loses.
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09 Sep 2024
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One night after some cuddling, Merlin braids Gwaine's hair, and a whole new world of possibilities opens up for our favorite knight.
Fluff and sword fights ahead!
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07 Sep 2024
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Camelot has known peace for many years, all thanks to its brave King and Court Sorcerer.
As he gets ready one morning, Arthur realizes that he isn't built like he used to be. Luckily, Merlin is on the rescue.Bookmarked by TheFriendlyGhost
07 Sep 2024
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Sadly, he can pinpoint to the day exactly when he began caving to the whims of hopeless peasants with large, tragic eyes.
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07 Sep 2024
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Gwaine's soulmate has magic. He knows this because his soulmark glows.
This wasn't as much of a problem until he started spending more time in Camelot where magic is banned, and where even someone catching sight of his soulmark could have him beheaded.
(A Merlin/Gwaine soulmate AU.)
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07 Sep 2024
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After a poorly received kiss, Gwaine is left to contemplate his place in Camelot while trying to repair the most important relationship in his life.
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- Part 1 of The Otherworld Series
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06 Sep 2024
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“Perhaps we are doing her a favor then,” he says, pausing to chew the inside of his cheek before adding in a measured, careful voice. “I wouldn’t want to live without my love, either.”
Arthur whips around in the saddle to stare at him, eyes hard and dark, like the storm clouds building on the distant horizon. “What love? You haven’t got a love,” he snaps, like he’s the sole keeper of all Merlin’s secrets.
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05 Sep 2024
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Arthur's got a mission, Merlin's got a plan, and Morgana is tempted to bang their heads together really hard.
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04 Sep 2024
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With a cold winter on the way, it's up to the Knights of Camelot to protect their friend.
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04 Sep 2024
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Lancelot lingers in darkness and awaits the world's reopening.
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- Part 2 of aere perennius
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01 Sep 2024
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The note said Merlin three days to live. Merlin is not impressed. Arthur takes it in his hand (and Leon's and Elyan's) to find the person behind it. Arthur learns in the process that his rule isn't as fair and just as he'd like it to be.
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Arthur is in Protective Mode and Merlin is a slippery little shit. Elyan and Leon are caught in it. Class inequalities are discussed, hands are cuffed (non sexy), beds are broken and shared (also non sexy).Merthur if you squint
Inspired by an amazing (unfortunately deleted) drabble on tumblrBookmarked by TheFriendlyGhost
31 Aug 2024