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All in all, Arthur was one of those men about whom it could be said that their heart was in the right place, although he did take great pains to hide it. Still, the core of decency made Merlin endure the thick layers of arrogance (and their thin crispy crust of arseholery) with more patience than he’d ever thought possible. There was indeed a promise of greatness about Arthur that Merlin was willing to believe in.
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Merlin learns to live and work by Arthur's side. And vice versa.
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24 Jun 2025
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every turn of phrase brings an image to mind in the loveliest of ways
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carved my name wrong on that gravestone (you don't even know my date of birth) by deniigiq
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
18 May 2025
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“Arthur, listen to me,” Merlin says suddenly in a tone so gentle that Arthur forgets what he was about to say right then and there.
“I’m—I’m listening,” he says.
Merlin lifts his head from his nest of arms and passes a thumb over the scab forming in the very center of his lower lip.
“I fucking hate you,” he says.
(Arthur accidentally reveals Merlin's magic to the world, then accidentally bonds them together before he's king, thereby throwing their prophecy way off course. He tries to make it up to Merlin by making a place for him in Camelot, but that proves to be far more complicated than he can manage on his own. Meanwhile, Merlin finds a smartphone in a wishing well and tries to electrocute a paramedic.)
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Post-canon AU / Canon AU from S2. It's been ten years since Arthur drifted away from him on the Lake of Avalon, but even inside Camelot's walls, Merlin is still lost. Hiding from those who know him and cut off from his former life in self-imposed exile, he can't resist the temptation when a mysterious stranger offers him the chance to set things right. Merlin returns to the past, to an innocent, simpler time, armed with the knowledge of Arthur's fate. He knows the odds (and the stubborn people - Arthur in particular) are stacked against him and the obstacles he must overcome seem insurmountable. Can destiny be nudged enough to save Arthur's life, and is the price too high?