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1. Wither and Bloom by TheDeathsWish

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   11 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Lancelot (Merlin)
   • Leon (Merlin)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table (Merlin)
   • Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin)
   • POV Outsider
   • POV Alternating
   • Merlin-centric (Merlin)
   • i asked myself 'what does merlins whole deal look like to an outsider' and this was the answer
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Attempt at Humor
   • there's some fun sandwhiched in between all the drama
   • For a Little Treat
   • BAMF Merlin (Merlin)
   • POV Original Character
   • POV Multiple
   • my oc Got Out of Hand and Became This. if youre not into reading fics with oc's you might want to skip this! he is heavily utilized.
   • i couldnt fit one of the boys into his role so i thought. well. lets Create Our Own Boy. and then he Became A Situation. so here we are.
   • Murder
   • Attempted Murder
   • Kidnapping
   • Getting Together
   • First Kiss
   • Good Morgana (Merlin)
   • Morgana Knows about Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
   • Merlin & Morgana Friendship (Merlin)
   • i love them
   • fast paced - i wanted particularly the first chapter to feel like snippets of episodes
   • one character is living a murder mystery while the other is living a villain of the week show
   • first fic in my series of dnd inspired merlin fics!
   • Assassination Attempt(s)
   • this is really an excuse to write Creature Merlin
   • Or as I prefer to refer to him: Apex Predator Merlin
   • yet again the canon timeline means nothing to me
   • im here for a fun time not a canon compliant time
   • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
   • Thank you TheGreatKateWeatherMachine3415 for giving me the perfect term for what this became which is as follows
   • Enemies to Buddy Comedy

   Summary

   Wither and Bloom
   2nd-level Necromancy
   Casting Time: 1 action
   Duration: Instantaneous
   You invoke both death and life upon a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within range.
   —
   Arthur’s little manservant Merlin was a fucking liar, Larkin just couldn’t prove it.
   —
   The man was dead at their feet.
   [...]
   “Are you alright?” Merlin asked; eyes wide and chest heaving. He held the sword in his hand awkwardly and his words shook escaping him, but he could not pull the wool over Larkin’s eyes any longer.
   Larkin scowled at him. “I knew you’d show your true colors eventually.”

   Series

   • Part 1 of Merlin: Grimoire

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   38,811

   Chapters:

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