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Three moons ago, the knights found out about Merlin’s magic, and all is well. They have inside jokes now. Sure the ban hasn't been discussed, but Merlin doesn't have to lie to his friends anymore, and that's all he can focus on now.
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Did they really find out?
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“What’s wrong with you Merlin? You haven’t said a word all day. There’s something disconcerting about the absence of your incessant prattle.” Arthur’s voice had that funny little whine to it that showed up when he was trying to hide his care beneath a barb or a prod.
“I would have thought you’d be grateful for the reprieve, Sire” Merlin’s voice had been listless barely able to muster the energy to answer his King. His heart ached in his chest with the effort of showing up when all he wanted to do was hide himself away.
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In the aftermath of the Lamia, the Knights and Arthur must find a way to help their gentle friend return to them. Along the way Merlin learns that he is not alone and there is much that he can hold dear.
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- Part 7 of Beyond Merthur series
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Arthur tends an injured Lancelot.
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Arthur had seen horrors before. Witnessed them, bore them, even committed them. But what had been done to Merlin...
They didn't even know the full extent, because Merlin physically couldn't speak of it. Perhaps he couldn't even remember, if his mind had retreated far enough. But what they did know was awful enough.
Arthur would never forget the sight of his dearest friend hanging limp, dragged from the depths of a pit by the cold iron chain around his waist, too near death from starvation, pain, and magic depletion to even notice the flogging pole he'd been headed toward.
Golden Age with scars — recovery arc post Merlin's capture & torture. Fully written and updating regularly!
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- Part 10 of One Word at a Time!
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Arthur Has Returned. Magic has come back to the world. And just as Merlin and Arthur are preparing for their wedding, an ancient foe strikes at Arthur from within. (In more ways than one) as they try to face this new threat, Merlin starts to reel, realizing that Arthur being immortal now means Arthur will have to face the pain of losing everyone he cares about, besides Merlin, again. Furthermore, Merlin realizes he himself has gotten closer to the new knights and sorcerers than he let himself get to anyone in hundreds of years... And he doesn't know how many more times he can take the pain of losing people he cares about. Soon, Merlin has to face the unthinkable, and an enemy that is fully willing to take advantage of his pain.
Expect Angst, Humor, Banter, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort and lots of Merthur.
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- Part 3 of A Land of Modernity A Time of Magic
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It sniffed the air. "Emrys? Magic itself serving a Pendragon, Uther's son, a corrupted Camelot."
The raven haired man tensed at those words a jolt of fear rushing through his body. But he couldn't get distracted now. He pressed the panic down so hard, he felt like he might vomit.
He was turned to the monster, all the knights were behind him, so he couldn't see the shocked expressions on his friends faces when the words sank in. Lancelot tried to get closer to Arthur in case he wouldn't take the revelation well, but one of the wolves bared his teeth and snapped at him warningly. So far Arthur had only stilled. His hands had fallen uselessly to his sides, eyes fixed on the back of Merlin's head.
"I don't serve the king and I don't serve Camelot. I only serve Arthur. I am loyal only to him. If you touch him, you'll die."
Another vicious snarl left the wolf's throat. "We'll see."----
Or Merlin has to reveal his magic to safe his friends and Arthur is head over heels for him. Gay fluff with plot and a bit of smut in between (warnings in the chapters for that) Have fun reading
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“I’m not going to bed, Merlin,” Arthur drawled, his eyes rolling as if shocked that Merlin was incapable of staying up to date with his every whim and fancy.
“Alright…” Merlin hesitated, “So, I get the night off then?” He grinned hopefully but his face fell when he saw the wicked gleam in Arthur’s eye. “No, whatever it is that you want, the answer is no.”
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The night before Arthur's birthday, he decides to go on a little nighttime trip and of course he drags Merlin along with him.
Set between seasons 2 and 3 (while Morgana is still missing).
Title from 'Marjorie' by Taylor Swift.
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He felt weird. It was interesting, to say the least. Like there was a tiny weight on his chest that was strapped to him and he couldn’t unclip it. Merlin started feeling it early in the morning but it got lighter as time went on. Now, here in the hall with lots of people talking and eating, too many hands with knives to keep track of, it started to get heavier. The invisible person in charge of the harness keeps slipping more and more behind the strap and it’s getting too tight.
Merlin has a lot on his plate, more than anyone really knows. So one night at a feast, he starts to panic. He always forgets Kilgharrah can telepathically speak to him, and somehow the stupidily vague, extremely unhelpful lizard knew that something was just wrong.
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Merlin and his new role as the seneschal of Arthur
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- Part 54 of Merlin Bingo 2024
- Part 2 of Merlin the seneschal of Camelot
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Didn’t want to be emotional, does that make me a coward? by goopygunkyguy
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
25 Nov 2024
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In the land of myth and magic there are soulmates, the one magic type Uther can do nothing about. Whenever half of a soulmate pair gains a permanent scar it paints itself onto the other's skin with lighter lines and the pain is shared for every bump, even if just for a moment.
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Merlin has quite a lot of scars and has done quite a lot of bumps, Arthur has never seen his scars but he’s there for most of the bumps - he’s even caused some. So why is the way he found out from Merlin’s incompetence and falling straight into his table?
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“Good evening, my love! What kept you so long?” Arthur greeted him warmly as soon as he walked into the room.
“Your what now?!” Merlin blurted out wide-eyed. Surely he couldn't have heard that right.
But Arthur was unfazed by his apparent confusion and promptly planted a kiss on his lips as if it was the most natural thing in the world for him to do.
Merlin accidentally stumbles into a timeline where Arthur seems to think he is his lover, and a very affectionate one at that. Now he just has to figure out how he got there, how can he get back to his own time and why Arthur keeps thinking about poetry.
But little does he know that in this world he is a noble too and they are to be married within a month...
Or: Arthur is not emotionally constipated and Merlin doesn’t know how to deal with that.
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Matilda "Tilly" Swanson was a klutz who never really wanted to be a maid. Arthur Shelby was a manic wreck who never wanted the maid to begin with. What happens when a miserable old sod starts to find comfort in his younger and silly maid?
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I am terrible at blurbs. Arthur is a Priest, Merlin is not. Here is an except I have not been normal since thinking about this story so please enjoy.
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Father Arthur Pendragon walked down the decorated aisle of his church, grabbing at the holy texts left on the pews. Normally this would be the job of the altar boys, but alas, there weren't many of them anymore. Arthur could almost feel as the people of Somerset began drifting further and further from the word of God, apart from the forever loyal parishioners. Not that Arthur could blame them.
His thoughts are interrupted by a low voice with a thick Irish accent.
"It has been many years since I've stepped foot in a Church." The voice said, and as Arthur turned around, the books he held almost fell out of his grasp.
In front of him, stood the most beautiful man Arthur had ever laid eyes on.
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For as long as Arthur can remember, he was told to never show any emotions. “Emotions are a sign of weakness,” Uther would say. And yet, it seemed like Merlin’s feelings were his strength.
He’s noticed the open happiness that comes out when his mother calls, or the blazing anger when Arthur didn’t reciprocate his willingness to talk, or the waves of sadness as he played the piano for his late father. It’s not like he wanted to distance himself from Merlin. He didn’t mean to come off as cold and heartless. It’s just how it had to be.
____________________Arthur Pendragon has always wrapped himself in armor, shielding himself from the world. But as Merlin makes his way into Arthur's heart, Arthur is left struggling with emotions he’s not ready to face, torn between fear and the undeniable pull he feels toward the one person who knows him better than anyone else.
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Grief is an all-consuming thing, pushing and pulling at every muscle until it becomes too tiring to think of anything else. But Merlin thought, without any doubt, that awaiting Arthur’s prophesied death to be much more brutal than any other loss he had ever suffered. And even though Balinor’s recent passing haunted his every step, Merlin was sure keeping all his secrets to himself would protect all that was between him and Arthur.
Unfortunately, Arthur was adamant about figuring out what was bothering his manservant so much, but it only grew worse once Merlin heard of a curse befalling the druids.Or; a story where Merlin struggles with his father’s recent death, and where Arthur is concerned about Merlin, but can’t get his manservant to open up about his growing burdens... Until he does.
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Merlin was the flower of Camelot. He had been stepped on, bruised, and beaten. Every spring he came back better but a little more broken.
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Arthur fucks himself on a statue. Said statue isn’t as unmoving as he thought.
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Merlin doesn't expect to hear Arthur's thoughts at all, but magic is cunning like that. What if his thoughts are darker than Merlin would guess, though, what will happen then?
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Arthur's trying to get better at doing things for himself: a new apartment in a new city, pub quiz with his sister and her girlfriend, getting in touch with his sexuality in practice as well as in theory ... until some of those attempts start to overlap.
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- Part 1 of watch the circles take you home
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Morgana finds out that she is with child. They do their best with Arthur to come up with a solution while staying as connected as ever.
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- Part 4 of We are each other's weak spot