10 Works in Ficsread2022
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Last thing Arthur remembers, he was out with Leon on a hunt. So when he wakes up and finds himself in a strange bed with a terrible wound on his chest, he is understandably confused. Even stranger is the boy who says he's there to take care of him.
As Arthur recovers, he learns more about this mysterious boy. What he finds out about the boy—and about himself in the process—is more than he bargained for. But Arthur hopes that it'll be enough to explain whatever the hell happened to him and his missing knight.
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I'll Weather Every Blow by the_nerdiest_insanity for SnufflesThePig
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
16 Dec 2022
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When soulmates can feel each other's pain, it takes Arthur a shockingly long to to figure out Merlin is the one sharing with him. Yet as Arthur keeps getting increasing worse injuries, he's left to wonder what the hell Merlin is actually doing!
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- Part 1 of Feel Your Bruises On My Skin
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Merlin's half-lidded eyes looked up at him, eyebrow raising in an imitation of his mentor. "Like I said, I'm tired," he said, monotone, staring at Arthur passively through eyes he was fighting to keep open.
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Merlin is tired when he brings Arthur his breakfast and Arthur wants to know why
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Merlin vents and then tooth-rotting fluff happens
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“I’m surprised you’re even still alive, sire,” Merlin hears one of the knights saying as he approaches, completely innocent. “You know, considering the constant attempts on your life and all. I mean—”
Merlin still doesn’t know why the words affect him so much, but they do nonetheless; the bundle of firewood falls out of his arms, unbidden, and he isn’t able to hear the clattering sound it makes over the sudden ringing in his ears.
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Why did they want Merlin? Did they know who he was? Or was it just because he seemed like the weakest of the group. If he does end up being captured, and it is because of his magic, how on earth will he explain it to Arthur? And how did they even know about him in the first place? The druids, Kilgarrah. Gaius and Lancelot, along with his mother, were the only ones who knew, and he knew none of them would ever betray him willingly. An ice-cold feeling ran up his spine as he thought of his mother - had they captured her? tortured her for information?
He stumbled as a sharp feeling of pain hit his leg, one of the bandits was on his heel and had lashed out with their sword, nicking Merlin's leg in the process.*
aka merlin gets hurt by bandits and arthur takes care of him
TW: mild description of a wound, its not that bad but i want people to stay safe <3
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Love Is The Flower You've Got To Let Grow by Bard of Camelot (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Jul 2022
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Merlin's soulmark shows him his soulmate's favourite flower, indicating that he's met them and that THEIR soulmark has also developed.
There are only two problems.
One, Merlin has met at least a dozen of people on that day.
Two, he never really decided what his favourite flower was.OR
A soulmate AU based on tattoed flowers (explanation in notes.)
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- Part 1 of aSiC's Soulmate AU ficlets
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Merlin had often asked himself the same question over the years; how long would it take for everything to go to shit? Because there was so much that could go to shit.
His magic, for one, could be found out. Or, his friends could get dangerously hurt, Arthur could get into a kind of trouble that Merlin wouldn’t be able to rescue him from. And the worst? Arthur could find out about the giant red dragon that covered his chest, neck and shoulders, the same dragon that covered Arthur too, the mark that linked them in life and love; their soulmarks.
But Merlin has the worst luck, it’s already a miracle none of this has happened yet. But he speaks too soon because this all happens within the span of three days.
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Bosom Friends by NamelesslyNightlock, Rabentochter for AeonTheDimensionalGirl
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
01 Apr 2022
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The Knights of Camelot have discovered Merlin’s secret—and in doing so they realise that in order to help their friend keep his happiness, they’re going to have to get him away from Arthur. Gwaine’s pretty confident they can manage it, but nothing goes quite the way he expects.
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Set after season 3 and before season 4.
Merlin falls in a frozen river, and his friends warm him back up.
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When Merlin arrives in Camelot, it is at his mother's request. All she wants is to keep him safe. He has a feeling she didn't predict he would find his soulmate there, however, and finally begin to see color in the world. Too bad his soulmate is a royal prat. With Uther bearing down on magic with an iron fist, not completely trusting the soulmate bond either, is it really in their best interest to be together?