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    “I’m leaving.” Merlin says, because this situation already cost him his Duolingo streak, and he’s too tired to deal with Arthur when the food Gaius is serving him looks like it belongs on a list of war crimes committed by the Canadian soldiers.

    “Where to?” His mentor asks, and Merlin shrugs, before going to his room and packing his bag.

    “India. Gaius, I have decided I don’t give a damn, especially not when having to eat that bland food. I’ll be back in three months, make sure Arthur doesn’t die when I’m out.”

    “Merlin!” And maybe, if he was younger and didn’t travel back to the past last month, he would’ve actually cared about the ‘eyebrow of disapproval’.

     

    Or, a 1500yo Merlin gets zapped to the past during his vacation to Cuba. You’d think he’s happy to see Arthur again. He’s not.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Arthur is, in general, very sure of himself. However when he is told by his father that Merlin clouds his judgement and then discovers Merlin’s magic soon after, he is conflicted between what is best for Camelot and what is best for himself. Can those ever be the same thing?

    (All happy endings here because I don’t have the heart to put these boys through anything *too* bad.)

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Arthur watches Merlin closely. He’s stiff and rigid pressed against the far wall and it takes the king only a moment to realize Merlin isn’t readying himself for a fight—he’s terrified.

    “Please don’t be afraid.” Don’t be afraid of me.

    xXx

    Arthur finds out about Merlin’s magic. He handles it about as well as you’d expect.

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    09 Jun 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 18

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    There was something familiar in the way Arthur knew him, something easy in the way he recognised him, the way he looked at him, the way they were with each other - Merlin didn't know if he could bear it changing.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Attempting to capture a rogue Druid, Merlin is struck by a spell that was meant for Arthur. Afterward, things get a little... fuzzy.

    In which Arthur grieves (though not for long) and Gaius frets (and Gwaine gets quite, quite drunk) and Merlin... Well, he learns that no matter what form he takes, his heart will always beat for Arthur.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Arthur had been watching Merlin ever since he had first met him. He was watching Merlin just like he watched the entirety of his kingdom to protect and defend. But as fate intertwined their lives closer and closer, Arthur started feeling like watching might just not be enough.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    They say the druid in the forest who guards the sword in the stone has never woken. Unchanging, no matter the season, no matter how many years go by; lost in a dream that will only be broken by the Once and Future King.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Arthur notices Merlin’s arms.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Merlin paused, took a deep breath, and a delicate, red band appeared in front of him, softly flowing in the breeze. It was wrapped around his wrist and then disappeared into the distance.

    Merlin took it between his fingers, held it as he focused on the gentle pull he felt. With his eyes, he followed the faint thread into the distance and couldn’t help but wonder who might be awaiting him on the other side.

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    09 Jun 2024

  10. Public Bookmark 69

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    Arthur has returned.
    He and Merlin have gotten together, and together they saved the world with almost no one the wiser.
    They think their job is done, but as magic is revealed to be re-emerging, and not all of it in the right hands, they must build a new Camelot in this modern world to deal with the emerging threats.
    Meanwhile, the trauma Merlin brushed aside for centuries, even after Arthur’s return, will not be ignored anymore.

    Expect fluff, angst, humor, banter, and lots of Merthur!

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    09 Jun 2024

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    Merlin is not in love with Arthur. Arthur is not in love with Merlin. It's as simple as that.

    But then, an impulsive decision made in the heat of the moment changes everything between them. The casual, friendly touches turn into fleeting kisses and meetings in hidden alcoves.

    It's not anything serious though. Merlin and Arthur are still definitely not in love.

    Or are they?

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    09 Jun 2024

  12. Rec 79

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    With a gasp, Arthur wakes.

    He wakes to the warmth of the blankets around him, the sight of the stars above and Merlin’s hand grasping his. He wakes surrounded; by softness, by love, by light. Gasping in breaths, he wakes holding tightly onto Merlin’s hand, tethering himself to the word through that strong, sure grip.

    He wakes and he’s not alone and everything's better.

    He settles back down, his breath not quite steady yet, but getting there. He holds on tight to Merlin’s hand, looks up at the stars and lets himself drift back off to sleep, safe in the knowledge that he’s free.

    ~~~

    Merlin and Arthur are held captive together for a month in the dark.

    Back in Camelot now, the two face all they went through with the help of one another, their friends, and the night sky.

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    09 Jun 2024

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    “I’m the king,” Arthur says grumpily, swallowing around the stone that has settled in his throat, “I can wear what I want.”

    “What about what I want?”

    “I’m the king,” Arthur repeats slowly, since Merlin is being particularly thick, “and so you can also wear what I want.”

    Or, Arthur dresses Merlin, which goes about as well as you would expect.

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    09 Jun 2024

  14. Rec *

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    In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
    His name...

    Merlin.

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    A complete rewrite of BBC’s Merlin

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    09 Jun 2024

  15. Public Bookmark *

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    Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".
    Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.
    Cover art by Lao-Pendragon

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    For many long years Merlin waited.

    For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was also born to wait. Even if it took a thousand years. Even if the wait seemed never to end.

    Until one day, suddenly, it did.

    When Arthur stumbles from the Lake of Avalon 1,500 years after his death, he finds a world unlike the one he knew. Faced with the loss of everyone he loved, and the threat of impending prophecy, Arthur must learn what it means to be not just a king, but the Once and Future King. Merlin does all he can to guide him, even as he struggles to hide his love for his king, and his fear of losing him again.

    Story includes sass, banter, horseplay, & True Love.

     

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    09 Jun 2024

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