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“You defended a Pendragon! Who is going to defend you?”
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"I will."or
What if fate was a person? What if the prophesy of Arthur's death, was not destiny but a choice. And what if Camlann was never meant to be the fatal battle.
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Basically what would happen if the real danger for Camelot had appeared earlier.
What would Merlin have chosen, if there was no other way to save Arthur and Camelot without revealing himself.
And what would Arthur do, if there was no one left to save Merlin.-
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After losing Arthur, Merlin semi-accidentally travels back in time. In an attempt to change the future, Merlin takes Morgana under his wing and trains her in magic, all the while trying to pretend he's not still in love with an Arthur who doesn't remember that they used to be married (in the future, that is), keeping an eye out for Morgause, and juggling Camelot's run of the mill crises. You know, the usual manservant stuff.
Aka two idiots make a mess for 55k lmao.
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When the King is attacked in his tent on patrol and falls into an unending sleep everyone is worried. What they don't know is that Arthur is fine. In fact he is standing right here next to them, watching them all fret over his prone body. To stave off the boredom whilst a cure is found Arthur takes to wandering the castle and soon discovered a hidden side of Camelot he never knew about.
Or: Arthur's soul gets trapped outside his body and takes to following his servant around. He gets an interesting insight into Merlin, his servant's life and just how much Camelot needs the man.
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The knights reflect on the exact moments in which they realized they would die for Merlin.
Meanwhile Lancelot and Gwaine panic as they realize they both know Merlin's secret, convinced they're thinking of the same thing.
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Merlin can't always use magic to protect Arthur and Camelot, so throughout Merlin's decade spent by Arthur's side, the knights of Camelot teach Merlin a thing or two about holding his own.
Or, 5 times a background knight teaches Merlin a different fighting skill, and the 1 time Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table find out (in the coolest way possible, of course).
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- Part 11 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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In pursuit of a sorcerer, Arthur and his knights stumbled into a cave. As the ceiling collapsed on them, Merlin had no choice except to reveal his magic or let all his friends die. That choice was not a choice at all.
As Merlin's magic began to run out and tensions with the knights run high, it seemed he might have made the wrong choice after all.
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- Part 14 of Kink Meme Fills
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Merlin accidentally turns himself into a child and even though everyone handles it differently they can all agree 'Little Merlin' is rather cute.
Except Arthur, of course.
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After the disastrous end of his betrothal to Gwen and the regret of his offer to Princess Mithian, Arthur swears off finding a wife until he's ready to wed. When Merlin offers himself to Arthur as bedmate, Arthur suggests they hand-fast in secret for a single year of mutual pleasure without obligation. As their year together unfolds, and secrets and betrayals unravel around them, Arthur and Merlin learn there is no such thing as uncomplicated pleasure. Everything they thought they knew can change in the span of a single year.
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Canon era favourite! <3
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Une romance plutôt simple mais joliment narrée, avec un soupçon d'aventure et de drame pour pimenter. L'exploration des sentiments d'Arthur vaut le détour, qu'il s'agisse du rapprochement qu'il établit entre Gwen et Merlin ou de sa première réaction à la découverte que Merlin est un sorcier. L'écriture est fluide, l'ensemble constitue une lecture agréable, superbement illustrée par des scènes à l'aquarelle pour ne rien gâcher.
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Arthur and Merlin have a special relationship. They always have, even when they were prince and servant. While many question it when first noticing, eventually it becomes an understanding in Camelot—and even among some other countries—that where there is Arthur, there is Merlin. And, where there is Merlin, there is Arthur.
OrArthur and Merlin's relationship as witnessed and explained by others.
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Five times someone realizes that Merlin is the Queen, one time Merlin realizes it himself, and one time he owns it.
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“The shifting of fates, Merlin. The death of that prince you serve. Surely you can feel it coming.”
Merlin shook his head, less because he disagreed and more because he didn’t understand how the dragon could be so confidently wrong about the source of this problem.
“Arthur’s been enchanted into love with the Lady Vivian,” he explained, “but that wasn’t Morgana. Or, I’m almost certain it wasn’t Morgana. Do you know of a way to break a love enchantment? He’s about to get himself killed.”
“The witch must be dealt with, or she will be your doom.”
An alternate take on series 2 episode 10, and what that means for Destiny through series 3 episode 2 and beyond.
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Some tellings of Arthurian mythos say that the greatest warlock to walk the Earth and personal mentor to the Once and Future King experienced time backwards. (I don't really get it, but it worked in The Sword and The Stone cartoon, right?)
Hundreds of years post Arthur's death, Merlin finds himself reliving his time with Arthur, starting at their first street fight. Maybe this is his chance to change things! Maybe he's just finally lost his head and isn't back in time at all. Maybe someone just wanted to give Merlin more time with his soulmate.
Whatever the case, Merlin knows one thing: LAST TIME DIDN'T WORK! Hiding his magic and protecting Arthur from behind the scenes DIDN'T WORK! So this time he's going in blazing. Armed with magic he has perfected over centuries and a loyalty that could take out the Saxons AND the Huns, he will do everything to protect Arthur - just like he always has! What's Uther gonna do? Kill him??? Good luck, you open can of flat Mountain Dew, our boy is IMMORTAL!Series
- Part 1 of BBC Merlin: Redux
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Merlin's mother raised him right when it comes to food: you finish your plate and you don't eat other people's food. He knows this. He isn't about to go back on it.
Coming to Camelot is no different. He just has to figure out what food he can eat and he'll be alright. After all, he can't exactly expect the luxuries he had in Ealdor, now can he?
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- Part 112 of Quarantine Drabbles
- Part 1 of Hungry
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After Merlin passes out in front of them, Arthur and the knights rush him back to Gaius, worried. As it turns out, none of them have been very good about talking recently (there's a surprise), but they're working on it.
Merlin's starting to learn that he's allowed more food than he thinks.
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- Part 116 of Quarantine Drabbles
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Written for a kinkme_merlin prompt. When Gaius retires a new physician takes over and quickly kicks Merlin out of his room and takes it for himself. Arthur finds Merlin sleeping in the stables...and it's winter.
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Midshipman Percival Troyes watches his fellow sailors reunite with their loved ones after nine months on the HMS Albion.
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After his promotion to court sorcerer, nothing really changed very much for Merlin. He still acted as Arthur's servant (when he felt like it), he still apprenticed under Gaius, and he still taught Mordred to control and command his magic. But then, apparently everyone decided that that needed to be fixed.
Merlin is absolutely not throwing a tantrum. Facial hair is not a tantrum, it's very warlock-y of him, actually.
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- Part 10 of the druid boy
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Day 1: "And The Stupid Plant Forces Me To Talk, But That’s Secondary." by cactuscandle
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
01 Feb 2025
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“Got it,” interrupted Gwaine with a determined nod. “I’ve prepared for this day, Merls. Don’t worry, we know what to do.”
“We?” Merlin looked doubtful which seemed to offend Gwaine. Just then, Arthur called out for everyone to take a break and Gwaine seized the opportunity to attract the attention of Elyan, Lancelot and Percival. For a second, Arthur looked suspicious and made to follow but they breathed a sigh of relief when Leon stopped him apologetically with his questions.
“Merlin, meet your personal order of knights,” said Gwaine proudly. To the others, he declared, “Men! It is time for Operation Gold Goose to commence. This isn’t a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill!” They shared a look but nodded at once, leaving Merlin more confused than ever.
“Operation… Gold Goose?”
Or Merlin ingests a truth potion (betrayed by Gaius, of all people!) and so obviously needs to hide from Arthur, lest he learns the truth. Thank god he has his friends to fall back on.
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Day 8: “I Absolutely Love Having To Keep Two Blonde Prats Alive As Opposed To The Usual One And The Fact They’re Related Makes My Job Harder Because They’re Both Equally Dumb.” by cactuscandle
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
08 Feb 2025
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“You’re hurting me,” whined Aurelian. “Merlin, please let go! I swear I’m not gonna run. I can’t even go anywhere because I’m—”
Merlin paid no attention to his words and threw him roughly inside the Physician’s chambers. Gaius watched with mild interest from his work bench and frowned when he saw the boy. “Who the fuck are you?” asked Merlin, picking up a broom from the floor and twirling it in his hands expertly.
Aurelian sighed. It was like nobody actually paid attention to his words. “Prince Aurelian of Camelot,” he repeated duly. Gaius’ interest was further piqued as he put down his books and turned to the commotion.
“Impossible. Are you a sorcerer out to kill Arthur?” asked Merlin harshly. No point beating around the bush. To his shock, the boy snorted. “What is it?”
“That’s right, Merlin,” he said in a tone awfully similar to Arthur’s. “I absolutely travelled back in time just to do my own father in.” He laughed as Merlin’s jaw dropped open.
Or Arthur's (alleged) son travels back from the future and of course Merlin has to somehow send him back without causing massive panic. This is far easier said than done in his humble opinion.
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