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He could burn him.
That’s what one did with sorcerers wasn’t it? The moment that marred his first day in Camelot and the moment that signified its bitter end, the one and the same.
But no.
That wasn’t fair to himself or Mordred.
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He took another drink—larger this time, truly letting himself sit with it “Fine,” he admitted, “it’s exceptional. The best I’ve tasted this year.”
Merlin’s grin softened into something quieter. “You mean that?”
Arthur felt warmth that had nothing to do with wine. “I don’t say things I don’t mean.”
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It had been Leon's idea, the letters, Arthur thought the idea foolish but had fallen into the habit regardless.
He burns them once written, the worries of a prince are much too dangerous to be falling into the wrong hands.
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or Arthur writes letters about life in Camelot. His worries. His fears. Letters that unknowingly end up in Merlins living room— in 2012
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His eyes narrowed, scanning the landscape that surrounded him. He could see the dust rising in the plains below, clouds of it hanging thickly in the air. Then, faintly, the silhouette of a rider, barely upright in his saddle. Golden hair caught the dying rays of the sun.
It had been years since he’d seen that face. He wished he could say it had been years since the name crossed his mind, since he felt the sting of betrayal and the weight of choices that neither of them had ever really owned up to. But there he was, slumped against his horse, riding as if his life depended on it.
Merlin should have kept his head down. Should’ve turned around, packed up his camp and ridden until daybreak. This wasn’t his fight, not anymore. Any hopes of a peaceful life within the law had died with Freya.
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Fandoms: Marvel, DCU
08 Jan 2025
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*taps Mic* is this thing on?
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Starts after 'A Servant of Two Masters'. Arthur, worried about Merlin's excessive drinking and scars on his neck, starts trying to snoop around to see how he can help his manservant with whatever demons are driving him to the tavern. Instead, he stumbles across the webs of lies his friends are spinning around him. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, though Arthur had never needed to bear such weight on his own - but until he finds out what everyone is hiding from him, that is exactly what he'll do.Tags are slightly misleading, please see series notes for more details.
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- Part 2 of Virtues, Chicken, and Destiny
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17 Dec 2025
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“Merlin,” Arthur says, and his voice has calmed, but there is still steel in the substructure of it. “You asked me to conjure fire; tell me how you've got the burn scar on your chest.”
It is everything Merlin can do not to laugh, hysteria gathering in the hollows of his teeth; of course, this is the scar that Arthur would ask about first. “No. Ask about another one.”
An attack gone wrong leaves Merlin and Arthur stuck in each other's bodies. While Merlin thinks the most complicated part is that Arthur ends up with his magic, it does not take long until he is reminded that it can always, always get worse.
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- Part 60 of Merlin Stories
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17 Dec 2025
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Awaiting Command by ChaoticWriter235
Fandoms: The Mechanisms (Band), The Ignominious Demise of Dr. Pilchard - The Mechanisms (Song)
15 Dec 2025
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Jonny has gone decades without falling back into the safety that Cerberus once provided him, it was simply to keep that part of him away from the surface, but sometimes one simple sentence can cause Cerberus to surface, make him obedient and compliant.
[Inspired by the fic Your Dog To Seize by troubleshootsback]
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When Caerleon attacks Camelot, more than one secret is uncovered. In the face of a hopeless battle, will Arthur make the right choice?
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26 Aug 2025
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Merlin's been tipping sideways for a while now. This is how he finally falls.
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We saw in canon how Merlin changed through-out the seasons of the show from young, cheerful, pure and naïve boy to expressionless, morally dubious, borderline depressed man even when Arthur was alive and well. I just wrote this thinking what would happen if Arthur had lived but Merlin was still hidden.- Language:
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26 Aug 2025