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Arthur is young, gorgeous, talented, and captain of one of the best football teams in England; his life should be perfect. But he can't keep a girlfriend for more than a few months, and it's not just because he isn't ready to settle down. When his most recent girlfriend dumps him, he has a rough night at the pub and has to be dragged home by his neighbour, Merlin. Merlin is an archivist, a Ph.D student, and he hates football almost as much as he hates Arthur. They both have their own reasons for not wanting to spend time with each other, but after that disastrous night, remaining silent neighbors doesn't seem like much of an option anymore.
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- Part 1 of Archivist
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15 Aug 2020
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Arthur is the first openly bisexual Leading Man on the popular dating show, Most Eligible, where he’s meant to find his one true love—and get engaged. He comes to the show with the goal of finding a wife, but he still has to date all of the male contestants. And one of them, a certain Merlin, keeps making it harder and harder to stick to his original plans. Arthur knows what he wants though, and he’s pretty such it’s Mithian. Or is it Elena? Could it be Gwaine? Maybe it’s actually Merlin after all? What a pickle.
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11 Aug 2020
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“Be at ease, Emrys. We are the Vilia, spirits of the river. We have healed you.” The warlock opens his mouth to ask a dozen more questions, but the spirits speak before he can. “We implore you to listen for there isn’t much time. We know what the Once and Future King is preparing to do. A blood sacrifice to appease the veil and its guardian.” They have Merlin’s full attention now. “We are here to tell you that there is another way. The choice will be yours.”
Merlin’s breath catches in his throat. Maybe, for once, no one else will need to die. “Tell me.”
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- Part 3 of Gaylienz's Kinkalot 2020
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- 3/3
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07 Aug 2020
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“He’s more than just a servant. He’s a prince. And I’m in love with him.”
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The bandits didn't see any reason to keep Merlin alive when Arthur was the one with real ransom value. Arthur claims that Merlin is much more than a servant...in multiple ways.
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07 Aug 2020
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Merlin infuriates him. Arthur throws things, calls him names, but Merlin gives back just as hard with his cheeky grin and clever retorts. Arthur pretends it’s annoyance that makes him repeat the insults—clot pole, dollop head, prat— to himself as he lies in bed, tracing the words over and over again in his head until they’re etched there.
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One-shot about Arthur loving boys (and Gwen. But mostly Merlin).
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29 Jul 2020
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When Arthur comes out to his father, the last thing he expects is to end up in an arranged marriage. But that’s exactly what happens.
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- 15/15
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28 Jul 2020
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Merlin decides to tell Arthur his secret. After all, he’s his best friend. He deserves to know. What could go wrong?
Turns out, very much can go wrong.
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23 Jul 2020
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Arthur’s stray thoughts and fantasies about Merlin that he never dared to speak aloud.
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23 Jul 2020
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"i always thought you were the bravest man i'd ever met" scene rewritten
What if Arthur noticed how devastated Merlin looked?
What if he asked him what was really going on?
What if Merlin for once decided to be honest?
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19 Jul 2020
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Overwhelmed by the continued weight of his destiny, Merlin decides to take a trip to Ealdor just in time for Harvest Festival. Arthur, still dealing with his new duties as king and the death of his father, tags along.
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- Part 1 of Elements
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18 Jul 2020
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14 Jul 2020
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Gwaine and Merlin go way back, in a very frivolous sense. When Arthur’s pickups fail, they cheer him up by joking about an item on Merlin’s bucket list: a hot threesome. And Merlin gets to strike it off his list.
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14 Jul 2020
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As it turns out, Arthur was slightly distracted from telling the knights that he did in fact, find Merlin and make sure everything was alright.
And he's got a Council meeting today. This should be fun.
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- Part 106 of Quarantine Drabbles
- Part 3 of Promise
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- English
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- 1/1
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09 Jul 2020
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Arthur found Merlin in his chambers, curled so tightly around a pillow he worried he'd hurt himself. He held his servant until they fell asleep, sheltered in the darkness of the curtains.
They should know that falling asleep in the afternoon is a guarantee that they'll wake in the middle of the night, when trying to figure out if something is real or just a dream can be...interesting.
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- Part 101 of Quarantine Drabbles
- Part 2 of Promise
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- English
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- 1/1
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- 6
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09 Jul 2020
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Merlin's been off the past few days. Arthur knows. The knights know. They just have to figure out why. Well, no.
Arthur has to figure out why. The knights are making sure he knows that if it's his fault they won't be happy.
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- Part 58 of Quarantine Drabbles
- Part 1 of Promise
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- English
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- 1/1
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08 Jul 2020
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Arthur is angry and frustrated, but Merlin knows how to make him feel better
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- 1/1
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06 Jul 2020
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"You can take Daisy out to fetch the cloak-"
"How do you know that?"
Arthur closed his eyes, expression riddled with irritation before turning to look at Merlin expectantly.
"Know what?"
“The mare I use. You know I call her Daisy? I never told you that." Merlin explained. Arthur stared for a few moments. He could see the flicker of emotions pass easily over him. Anger, annoyance, exasperation, indignance, and finally acceptance...AKA the Five Stages of Grief (Pendragon Edition).
"You talk to the horse.” He pointed out. Merlin narrowed his eyes.
“I whisper to the horse."
"...am I supposed to not hear it?” Arthur asked. Merlin wondered how likely it would be that he also heard him whispering magical spells if he heard him murmuring to the bloody horse. “Also, only you would choose such a ridiculous name.” He muttered. Merlin swallowed. This wasn't a problem at all, right? Right.
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Merlin knows Arthur well. Better than he knew himself apparently. What he hadn't expected was for Arthur to know his servant just as well... This causes problems. (also known as "The Time Merlin Had a Mental Breakdown Over Arthur Being a Normal Human")
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05 Jul 2020
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Merlin was the conventional target picked by the acting school bully, Valiant Adder. Despite being a nasty homophobe who never missed an opportunity to humiliate Merlin, the jock had never really physically assaulted Merlin, until one day he did. The assault followed by a serious accident culminated on Valiant’s expulsion from Camelot High. Just when Merlin thought he was finally free, another jock, Arthur Pendragon, took Valiant’s place.
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- English
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- 14,887
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- 1/1
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- 1
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- 26
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04 Jul 2020
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Arthur has been with Merlin for four months when he finally decides to tell his father.
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- Part 2 of Modern Day Romance
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24 Jun 2020