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Months before Arthur becomes crown prince, an assassination attempt is made on Uther’s life, and he is left with no choice but to ascend the throne.
It changes nothing. It changes everything.
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BBC Merlin re-written. Season 1 king Arthur and onto the other seasons.
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05 Sep 2026
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Arthur Pendragon has spent his whole life untouched—by kindness, by desire, or anything resembling real intimacy. It never mattered. Not until a certain annoying manservant came to Camelot—Merlin—who disregarded all strict royal etiquette and showed no restraint when it came to sudden, reckless displays of affection. Now, there's something impossible in the space between them, something Arthur doesn't know how to name—only that he aches to close the distance.
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A slow-burn touched-starved Arthur Pendragon story.
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Guys, there was only one bed.
Guys, some obscure quest in the cold far-up mountains made them "huddle for warmth".
Guys, they might give in to this farm fantasy of theirs.
Can't I just put all the tropes in there?
This fic is rated MSI for Maximum Self Indulgence.
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04 Sep 2026
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When castle gossip reveals an old noble tradition, it threatens to break not only Merlin's faith in Arthur, but the Round Table's as well
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01 Sep 2026
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As Merlin looked back in bewilderment, he found how, right in Camelot's courtyard, in front of every eyewitness, commoner and nobility—
Arthur Pendragon was on his knees.
“Merlin,” Arthur began breathlessly, tears painting his stance with plea, begging and not caring how he, the king, was now kneeling for a servant in front of his citizens who never saw him kneel for anyone before. “Please, Merlin, I beg you, I plead of you— just give me five minutes then sentence me to hell afterwards for all I care.”
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Diamond of the day fix-it, with a secret that only Arthur Pendragon knows.
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26 Aug 2026
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When Morgana invokes a long forgotten spell, the ancient and powerful Court of Magic is summoned to pass judgment on Uther Pendragon and his bloodline for their crimes against the magical world.
But for the verdict to be carried out, every seat on the Council must be filled, and the chair of the Dragonlords has long stood empty.
Now Merlin faces an impossible choice: side with his people and end Uther’s reign of terror, or save Arthur.
Now combined with The Paper King
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28 Dec 2025