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Merlin wanted a tattoo.
Arthur wanted to stop wanting things he couldn't keep.Series
- Part 5 of Merlin BBC fics
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03 Jun 2026
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Chief Detective Inspector Arthur Pendragon is the star of the Camelot police force, the youngest detective inspector in history, and son of Commissioner Uther Pendragon. Emrys is the elusive vigilante with strange powers that Arthur has been chasing for over a year. And Merlin? Merlin is the awkward forensic scientist with a tragic past who just happens to moonlight as said vigilante. But when Arthur stumbles onto a string of murders that just happen to involve sorcerers, truths will be revealed and he will have to decide if Emrys is truly an enemy or a friend-or perhaps, so much more.
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- Part 1 of Heroes
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12 Apr 2026
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The Prince, despite his best efforts, could not stop his hand from shaking as he held his sword to Merlin’s- no, not Merlin’s- pulse. The boy tried to crawl backwards a bit, away from the sharp edge, but Arthur just moved forward with him. The sword trembled with adrenaline against the sorcerer’s pale skin.
Arthur couldn’t help but notice the boy’s ruddy cheeks, bright red from the cold and exertion. The snow made light dance in his tear tracks. The neckerchief that Merlin commonly wore was discarded on the snow; It must have fallen during the fight. It left his smooth neck exposed to the cold, riddled with goosebumps, and unmarred save for the blood-soaked steel, pressing in on his pulse point. Arthur could not deny that the… thing wearing Merlin’s face was beautiful.
Merlin is forced to reveal his powers during an attack. Chaos and angst ensue. I feel like most people give Arthur too much credit in magic reveals.
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10 Feb 2026
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"Zeitnot (chess): German for time trouble. Zeitnot occurs when a player needs to play several moves in a very short period of time in order to reach the time control defined for the game."
When twenty-three-year-old Laurent wakes up on the morning of the Battle of Marlas in his adolescent body, he has to figure out how to keep Auguste and Damianos alive through the end of the day.
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25 May 2025
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And then Damen was face to face with Prince Auguste, the man he had thought to defeat and maybe kill on the battlefield all those years ago.
“Well, he certainly looks capable.”
Auguste’s tone matched the look on his face. Detached, uninterested. He regarded Damen for a moment or two before stepping around him to take a look at Lou.
The gasp was unexpected.
Even more unexpected was the desperate, broken: “Laurent?”
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For seven years, Lou the Unnamed Veretian has lived a life of comfort in the Akileon court, after Damen finds him bloody and injured in the woods. For seven years, the fate of Laurent the Prince of Vere has remained unknown after he escapes from a camp without anyone noticing. For seven years, the evil plot to take over two kingdoms remains hidden in the mind of the one person who already stopped it once, but doesn't remember.
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22 May 2025