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Arthur could never remember the exact moment he fell in love with Merlin. Maybe because he always has been. Or maybe it was such a gradual fall, he didn’t even notice until he’d hit the bottom.
And here he is, Crown Prince of Camelot, pining after his own manservant like a blubbering fool.
The truth is Arthur had been up for half an hour. But he knows by now, if he waits long enough, Merlin will start tugging on his arm, dragging him out of the bed.
It’s stupid. It’s a stupid thing to want. It’s a stupid thing to look forward to each morning. A small, nimble hand around his wrist, pulling him into the cold of the day, and usually, onto the floor.
But Arthur doesn’t get the privilege of touch very often. That’s what it is, isn’t it? A privilege?
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- Part 1 of The Measure of a Good Man
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12 Dec 2022
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“It is not like you,” Arthur muses suddenly, and very, very quietly, “to lie to me.”
Merlin’s lungs freeze in his chest. “What?” he chokes out.
Or: yet another 5x05 The Disir AU.
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- English
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- 1/1
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15 Nov 2021
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Merlin's job as PR junior on the royal account isn't as glamorous as people believe: Most nights, he's saving Arthur, Duke of York and black sheep of the family, from possibly committing monarchy-shattering shenanigans. When tragedy hits and Arthur is now second in line to the throne, the public doesn't react too favourably to the new Prince of Wales.
A solution has to be found and Merlin's contribution is key to the problem: Roped into posing as Arthur's fake boyfriend, he's supposed to make Arthur's popularity levels rise with his steadfast and relatable presence and elevate him from scandalous rake to romantic figure...
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- English
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- 96,152
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- 2
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- 536
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30 Aug 2021
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After Merlin is captured by sorcerer with twisted intentions, Arthur must venture after him. However, what he finds is more than just his friend in chains, but an entire new way of seeing him.
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- Part 1 of Soul Bound
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23 Jan 2021
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Merlin was no royalist. Useless spongers, the lot of them as far as he was concerned. So he wasn't too pleased when he was forced to spend his summer work placement with the worst sponger and biggest waste of space of them all - Prince Arthur Pendragon.
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- English
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- 55,565
- Chapters:
- 3/3
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- 1
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16 Jan 2021
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Merlin and Prince Arthur have been in a relationship for a while, unbeknownst to others. Arthur is ready to take the next step and make them official, but Merlin isn’t yet. The restrictions on his life and the mere idea of the lack of privacy seem too much for him to bear.
Separated over Christmas, overworked and overwrought, an accident befalls Arthur.
Cue a worried Merlin racing overnight on a trouble-ridden trip to Scotland on Christmas Eve.
Well, the course of true love, never did run smooth...
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Aka, the Christmas modern royalty au
nobodyAoigensou asked for.Series
- Part 1 of In For Keeps 'verse
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- English
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- 21,140
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- 1/1
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15 Jan 2021
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Modern royal AU. When Arthur, the Prince of Wales, was seventeen, he made a mistake that is still haunting him. Eight years later, can he finally make it right?
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- English
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- 21,574
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- 1/1
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- 145
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13 Jan 2021
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“Just prove your dating worth and I’ll write you a recommendation.”
Merlin studied him. “Prove my dating worth? So, what –take you out on a few dates to show you I can really do this?”
Arthur shrugged, a smile on his lips.
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A new dating app requires Merlin to list down three exes as references. Naturally, Arthur is one of them.
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- Part 9 of Modern Merthur AUs
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07 Jan 2021
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A map of the Kingdoms of Albion, based on show data, canon maps, historical maps, and a bit of fudging to get it all to fit together nicely. Canon-compliant and based circa season 2. Includes chapters on: demographics, travel on foot/by horse, and known locations.
Now contains a detailed map of the Kingdom of Camelot!
Please feel free to use this as a fannish resource!
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It began with a chance meeting. And from there, everything fell to pieces. A new game began and they called it the Hunt. The goal? Jinx as many Slytherins after lights out as possible - prefects and Head Boy are worth more. But, as they say, boys will tease the girls they fancy.
Bookmarked by merlinian
01 Jan 2021
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Not a pairing you'd think to seek out, but WORTH IT i swear. I love this story :)
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“If I can’t protect you…or Sam, or Jack, then what is the point of me? That’s all my life has been about and now, I can’t heal, I can’t kill, I’m a liability.” Cas continued, speaking softly, his lips turning into a frown.
Or: Jack and Cas lose their powers after defeating Chuck and setting things right. Now they have to learn how to be human, and Cas struggles. Everyone lives, everyone stays together, and our boys are one big happy family.
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23 Dec 2020
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Merlin grows up in Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately, so does Arthur.
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- Language:
- English
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- 19,666
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 6
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17 Dec 2020
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“I think I’m going to be your manservant,” Merlin announces, one day, and Arthur almost chokes on thin air.
“No,” Arthur says, because Merlin is a god, for – someone’s sake, and Arthur doesn’t want the first noble to raise their hand for a reprimanding slap turned into a worm, or something worse.
Merlin simply frowns, petulant. “Why? I think I’d be quite good, if I got the hang of it.”
Arthur presses his hand over his eyes, a pounding headache in the making, and sighs.Or: Merlin wants to spend more time with Arthur, and thinks becoming the prince's manservant is a splendid idea. Arthur disagrees.
Part 2 of the Chasing Spring series.Series
- Part 2 of Chasing Spring
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24 Sep 2020
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“You’re the Prince?” Merlin says, eyeing him. He hesitates, then adds, defiant, “The Mad Prince of Camelot.”
Arthur doesn’t move. There’s quiet for a long time, then he says it. “I am.”
“You don’t seem mad,” he says.
The smile wells up from somewhere deep, and very sad. “Well, Merlin,” he says, “give me time.”Series
- Part 1 of Magical Bloody Sex Assassin
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- English
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- 28/28
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02 Aug 2020
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In a world where everyone has a soulmate (or two or three), Arthur Pendragon knows he is destined to be alone. For Arthur can see his heartstring, could follow it to where his soulmate lived, and that could only mean one thing.
His soulmate had magic, and should they ever meet, Arthur would have to kill them.Series
- Part 1 of Heartstrings
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- English
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- 29,568
- Chapters:
- 4/4
- Comments:
- 508
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- 15,376
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20 Jun 2020
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It is the 57th annual Hunger Games, and Merlin Emrys stands at the Reaping ceremony with Guinevere Smith at his side, unable to hear the roar of the crowd over the ringing in his own ears. Because Merlin is about to face his best friend and twenty-two strangers in a fight to the death, where there can only be one victor.
In a twisted game where death seems the only certainty, Merlin will find himself tested in ways no one could have ever predicted - and may even find himself fighting for more than just his own life as he enters into an unlikely alliance with Arthur Pendragon, the Career tribute poised to win it all.
Merlin/Arthur AU, set in the Hunger Games universe.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 87,540
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 559
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- 7,321
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- 127,633
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15 May 2020
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"If my father ever found out, he'd have me burned at the stake. As you can imagine, I would like to prevent that."
In which Arthur tries to tell Merlin he's gay, but Merlin interprets it as the prince having magic.
Add to this a spy, a plot to kidnap the prince and some very foolhardy women, and there is chaos galore
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- English
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- 57,396
- Chapters:
- 14/20
- Comments:
- 757
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06 May 2020
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It’s been six months since Arthur last saw Merlin: six months since he told Merlin to leave Camelot, and Merlin told him that if he did, he was never coming back. Now, the knights and Guinevere team up to get Arthur to bring Merlin back home. What better way than an imagined new magical threat building on the horizon that only Merlin can stop?
- Language:
- English
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- 32,045
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 191
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- 1,222
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16 Apr 2020
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An assassin, sent to kill Arthur, infiltrates Camelot and frames Merlin for using magic in order to get him away from the prince. When Uther sentences Merlin to death, Arthur is forced to disobey his father in order to save his friend. The events that follow change his life forever.
- Language:
- English
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- 22,018
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 114
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- 1,362
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- 200
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12 Apr 2020
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With Merlin exposed and Arthur sent away, Morgana and Gwen take on the burden of protecting Camelot. But the prince and warlock soon find themselves in over their heads, and Uther is determined to eradicate the last traces of magic in his kingdom-including the Isle of the Blessed.
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- Part 3 of The Albion Cycle
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 91,132
- Chapters:
- 28/28
- Comments:
- 575
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31 Mar 2020