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“Right,” the stranger says, and nods sagely. “So you’re a bit of an arse, then?”
“I’m not,” Arthur says, strangled.
“Clearly,” says the stranger in an oddly cheerful tone, and sticks out his hand. “I’m Merlin. I can keep this very short. I’ve spent four years as a barista in another coffee shop, then went to art school, failed utterly and horribly, and now I’m back to being a barista. I’m a hard worker and am immune to people shouting at me, because I’m a starving artist, which means I know how to deal with negative feedback very well. So. That’s me. I didn’t bring a CV, sorry.”
Or: In a final bid to find happiness after leaving his job at his father's company, Arthur opens a coffee shop. Merlin just wants to make latte art.
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10 Jul 2025
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The creatures stepped forward, long, narrow muzzles agape. The sun did not deter them, merely setting their subtle scales agleam. Thick saliva dripped from their jaws, smattering on the ground, yet they did not lunge forward to strike. Instead, they waited, their gaze unblinking as they stared.
At first, Arthur thought they watched the knights, but when he shifted his stance, their eyes did not follow him, Instead, it was someone behind him who held them captivated.
Merlin.
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A chance encounter with a monster in the woods makes Arthur realise just how powerful Merlin's magic is, and the lengths he would go to in order to keep him safe.
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24 Aug 2024
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Merlin has carved out a nice little life for himself on the outskirts of Camelot, where magic is held in far less suspicion than in the citadel. It's lonely, but peaceful. One day, the Knights of Camelot come to arrest him for the sorcery he has failed to hide well enough, and a hostile, awkward first meeting with the prince will force him into new situations and change his life in ways he never thought possible.
In which Merlin doesn't go to Camelot, but meets Arthur anyway.
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- Part 1 of The Last Dragonlord
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23 Jul 2024
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“I’m sorry, there must be a mistake.” Uther furrows his brows. “That is my son’s manservant.”
“This is Emrys, the most powerful sorcerer who will ever walk the earth. It is our deepest honor to be able to offer his hand to your son.”
“Merlin?” Arthur asks, looking across the hall. Merlin looks the palest and the smallest Arthur has ever seen him. He looks like a scared animal that knows it’s about to be trapped, and that’s when it clicks for Arthur that no part of this is a joke. None of it. “Merlin, what are they talking about?”
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21 Jun 2024
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There are sorcerers among the nobles of Camelot's court. Uther is determined to hunt the guilty down so he summons them all to his castle to begin a witch hunt. Unfortunately for the king, Meravice Emmett IV (the famed Duke of Threlia, of course), is also hunting for the sorcerers.
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Merlin fulfills his life long dream of being an undercover noble. He's having the time of his life until he realizes pretty much everyone is going to die.
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Bookmarked by linotheghost
18 Jun 2024
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When a new position is made in the royal household to oversee the servants, Arthur didn’t think much of it. It was only days later when he noticed the mysterious injuries appearing on frightened servants that the prince decided to go undercover and to find out what is going on.
Meanwhile, Merlin thinks the newest servant is a mess.
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Arthur learns what it is like to be a servant and learns some interesting thing about his own servant.
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Bookmarked by linotheghost
16 Jun 2024
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The Secret Society of Protectors of the Mental and Physical Sanity of the Royal Household by amariram
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
08 Dec 2023
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SEQUEL OF "The Royal Household Survival Code for the Preservation of the Physical and Mental Health of the Knights and Not-Knights".
Leon had been there when Merlin and Arthur had almost killed each other the day they met. He'd been there when Arthur had gone mad because Merlin had drunk poison for him. He had been there when he had found them in the middle of the night walking around the castle talking about 'poetry'. It had been there when Arthur had found out about Merlin's magic, and it had also been there when Arthur had become increasingly jealous and possessive of Merlin.
So, Leon had always been there, right?
Whether he wanted it or not. And often, very often, he didn't want to.
And now he had missed the one important moment, the one when it was worth being there.It wasn't fair, it really wasn't.
No, Leon was upset.
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- Part 2 of The Code
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14 Jun 2024
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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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Bookmarked by linotheghost
14 Jun 2024
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The first time Leon kisses Merlin, he’s lying across Leon’s bed complaining about something Arthur’s done.
The last time Leon ever kisses Merlin, standing with him on the shores of Avalon, he thinks about that very first kiss.
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14 Jun 2024
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The Royal Household Survival Code for the Preservation of the Physical and Mental Health of the Knights and Not-Knights by amariram
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
25 Aug 2023
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Merlin was just ahead of them, talking to what the Knights recognized as Arthur's old servant, even before Merlin. The two were laughing at something, Morris' arm resting on Merlin's shoulder.
"For all the gods, we left him alone for one minute. How is it possible that someone is already flirting with him?" exclaimed Gwaine in exasperation.
"Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no, no," Elyan moaned. When Lancelot turned to look at him perplexed, he noticed that Elyan's gaze was not directed towards Merlin and Morris, but at the Castle. Lancelot frowned, following Elyan's gaze and for a second his heart missed a beat.
Arthur was marching at a charging pace towards the Tavern.
Precisely towards Merlin and Morris.Lancelot brought his hand over his eyes. What to do? What not to do? The Knights of Camelot were not used to being scared for stupid things like that. They had endured worse, They had survived that morning, they could survive everything. The Knights of Camelot were the bravest men in the Kingdom. And since Leon was not with them now someone else had to be wise in his place.
So Lancelot made the wisest decision possible.
"HIDE!"Series
- Part 1 of The Code
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11 Jun 2024
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“Merlin,” Arthur gasped softly, shivering at the cold air coming through his window, “You shouldn’t be here… it’s not safe—last time you were almost ca—”
“Shhh,” Merlin hushed him as he walked over to the bed. He climbed onto it and sat beside Arthur, reaching up and cupping his face.
“I missed you…” He whispered, a soft, adoring look in his eyes that made Arthur melt.
“I… Missed you too…"
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Prince Merlin of Lledrith, son of King Balinor and Queen Hunith, met Prince Arthur of Camelot (of Uther and Ygraine), during a meeting between the Kings to discuss alliances.
Things went downhill with the Kings. Balinor was king of a land of magic and dragons & their lords, Uther a king who fought to wipe out all magic… While a hatred formed between the Kings, neither noticed a bond forming between their sons.
Merlin and Arthur got off on a rocky start, but after leaving for a ride in the woods, they hit it off rather quickly, even with Arthur knowing about Merlin’s magic.
Now, they struggle to hide their relationship from their parents while trying to find a way to get their fathers to compromise on an alliance.
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- Part 6 of Titles From My Mutuals
- Part 41 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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10 Jun 2024
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While sheltering from a storm, Arthur, Gwen, Merlin, and the knights end up in a cave with some druids for the night. No big deal, Arthur has no problem with them. Over dinner, they trade stories, and a certain man keeps getting mentioned by the druids. Arthur inquires about this "Emrys." But, have no fear, these druids are quite musically gifted and have a song for this!
Arthur regrets asking.
Bookmarked by linotheghost
10 Jun 2024
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why were you digging, what did you bury, before those hands pulled me from the earth? by ChaoticNeutral01
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
14 Jul 2024
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In a world where Merlin sacrificed his own life at Camlann to save Arthur from death, his magic lived on and sought to protect its beloved king and kingdom the only way it could: by bestowing Merlin's immortality upon all of them. But destiny wasn't done with Merlin just yet, so Merlin is reincarnated in the modern day as an archeologist without his memories or his magic.
And one day, he gets assigned to help at a dig site that was rumored to once be the site of a powerful kingdom...
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09 Jun 2024
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Arthur witnessed Merlin's stand off against Agravaine. The question is only, if a traitor of Camelot defeats a traitor of Camelot, what is Merlin's motif? And if his devotion to Arthur is actually genuine, then what does that mean for Camelot?
In truth, none of these (very reasonable) questions matter anymore when Arthur realises he has a massive crush on Merlin.Series
- Part 90 of Merlin's magic
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09 Jun 2024
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If It's Inconsequential Then There's Infinite Potential by thesongistheriver
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
01 Apr 2024
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Merlin leant back in his chair. “Well, I guess if it’s you vouching for him, I can at least meet him. And you’re sure he needs a flatmate?”
Gwen smiled brightly. “He does, really. And Morgana thinks—well, never mind that. Shall I give him your number?”
“Might as well do,” Merlin said. “I mean, it’s not like my situation can possibly get any worse.”
Merlin really should have known better than that, by now. His situation could always get worse.
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Merlin's got no flatmate, no stipend, and nowhere else to turn. Enter Arthur, who's a bit of a mess himself. Who knows ... it just might work.
Title from "We Can Be Anything" by Baby Queen
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Bookmarked by linotheghost
09 Jun 2024
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Five times Arthur celebrates Merlin’s birthday, and one time he actually celebrates it on Merlin’s birthday. (Arthur is a prat.)
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09 Jun 2024
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“Elena put you up to this, didn’t she?”
Spots of colour appeared on Leon’s cheeks, and he grimaced as he brandished his mobile. “It was this, or set you up on a date with her elderly cousin Grunhilda.”
“Give me the mobile, Leon. I’ll make an account.”***
Arthur is tired of people only wanting to date him for his money. After his latest break-up, about which he isn't very broken up at all, he decides dating just isn't for him. But his best friends at least want him to talk to other humans outside the office, and they get him into a fandom space on Discord.Sometimes what you don't even know you're looking for ends up right in front of you.
{Title from "Moment in the Sun" by Sunflower Bean.}
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09 Jun 2024
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For months now they've been casually meeting in the lobby of their building, and Merlin's been harbouring a (totally not creepy and perfectly normal and not at all pathetic) crush on his neighbour, Arthur. As luck would have it, they both suddenly find themselves on their own for Christmas, and well… They say there's nothing like a bit of holiday cheer to bring people together. (And pancakes. And toys. And no matter what Arthur says peppermint tea is a legitimate thing. Also cake.)
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09 Jun 2024
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"I’m tired,” Merlin said quietly as he stared into the flames. “I feel like an old man, even though I don’t look the part. I can’t even remember how long I’ve been wandering around. The lands around me are changing and I just... don’t.”
He knew Freya was looking at him, but couldn’t bring himself to meet her eyes.
“I’ve lost my magic. I’ve lost - ”
“Arthur.”
Just hearing the name was enough to make his stomach clench. Freya threw another piece of driftwood onto the fire, allowing him some time to gather his thoughts.
“I’ve lost my purpose. Even if he ever returns, what use would I be? I couldn’t even protect him with my magic, how could I ever be enough without?”-
After fifteen hundred years of waiting for Arthur's return, with little more than his own mind for company, Merlin's memories of his life in Camelot have faded almost entirely.
All this time, Arthur has been watching from behind the veil, desperate to find a way to help Merlin restore his magic. When Arthur finally makes his way back into a now unfamiliar world, he'll soon learn times have changed since he's last set foot in Albion. Retrieving what's been lost might not be as easy as he'd once thought...
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- Part 1 of Unsteady
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Bookmarked by linotheghost
09 Jun 2024
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It's Merlin and Arthur's second Christmas as best friends and co-workers at Arthur's father's company, so Merlin decides to get Arthur a gift, an Advent calendar of Hershey's kisses. But when Arthur misunderstands the meaning of the phrase "Merry Kissmas," a very silly and somewhat complicated game begins between the two of them that brings them together in ways they didn't anticipate.
Featuring lots of kissing and Merlin and Arthur being idiots.
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- Part 1 of Merry Kissmas
Bookmarked by linotheghost
09 Jun 2024