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Camelot fell, but Merlin lives on. He's lived many lives over the years, guarding the place his pain stems from during most. When his magic isn't enough to hide Camelot castle and its found by an odd group of archeologists, he does what he does best- creates a new life to continue protecting his past.
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Merlin lost Arthur five years ago and the pain still cut deep every time he got out of bed.
His panic attacks hadn't got any better in the years that had passed, in fact they had gotten worse. His breath often went too shallow, head spinning as he gripped his palms too hard.
There was no one left to help him either.
Mordred was dead, Morgana was dead, Gwaine, Lancelot, Elyan, Arthur... all dead.
Even Gaius was lying on his death bed in his old age.
Merlin was left with nothing. Gwen was busy trying to run a kingdom, Percival had gone off the rails after Gwaine's death and no one could get too close to him. And Leon, he was stretched thin trying to support everyone.
But Merlin had some things to sort out.
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Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky by jungvaa for Anjiaa
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
05 Jul 2025
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"Merlin never stopped looking for him, his king.
He was forgetting, though. He was forgetting Arthur’s voice, his crooked smile, his eyes. He had sobbed in a tavern when he realized that he couldn’t remember what Arthur’s loud laugh was like. But his warmth in his last moments was still haunting Merlin. His body getting heavy between the warlock’s arms when he died. His whimpers before dying. His tiny ‘thank you’. They were haunting Merlin; in his nightmares, in his daydreams. They never stopped.
Centuries had passed. Merlin was still here, living hundreds of lifetimes. He was witnessing the history; empires fell, new countries got founded, people killed and died.
And Merlin was all alone"
A fic where Merlin found Arthur again, but didn't last long.
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After centuries of silence, longing, and grief, Merlin is finally reunited with Arthur, the man he loved in secret during their time in Camelot. Now free from duty and destiny, the two slowly rebuild their bond in a quiet lakeside cottage—navigating memories, healing old wounds, and learning how to love each other openly
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letting go of the ghost of Arthur in the doorway by HeraLysistrataEliaVisenya
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
28 May 2025
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Decades after Arthur's death, Gwen and Merlin share a moment together
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- Part 12 of Poetry
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- English
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- 73
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a violent peace this decision with it brings (the Sun, for sorrow, shall not show his head - all are punished) by HeraLysistrataEliaVisenya
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
05 May 2025
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In which Camelot does actually get destroyed as the Disir warned (because apparently the writers think that Arthur's death is synonymous with Camelot's destruction)
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- English
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- 1,253
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When Merlin finally finds Arthur, he is but one moment too late.
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There is no fix to this, child. (Or is there?) by Upsidedown_Tendou
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
10 Apr 2025
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“There is no fix to this, child. The events of the story are unfolding exactly as is written.”
“YOU. LIE!”
Killgarah sighs, blowing the dust coating the earth under them away and shifting on his haunches. He’s not getting through.
(Aka Merlin not being able to except that Arthur is going to die, and then once he is not being able to accept that he’s gone for good and going god mode)
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waiting to be picked, come on cut me free by goodluckbabe69
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
27 Jan 2025
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As he climbs off the bed and backs into a corner, looking around frantically, the bedroom somehow doesn't feel unfamiliar. If anything, it feels calm and safe which is confusing until the realization hits him like a truck, and he nearly falls to his knees from the tidal wave of feelings that wash over him. He'd heard about this from his parents.
He has a soulmate.
Soulmate AU where you can be blessed with a future vision of yourself and your soulmate, Henry's version <3
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- Part 2 of living la dolce vida
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She didn’t know why, but she sank to the ground beside him. She laid a soot covered hand on his cold cheek, brushing a tear still wet on his face. Her eyes felt hot, her throat scratchy and tight.
This was her brother.
She had killed her brother.
// Based on Antigone, Morgana buries her brother after she killed him against Morgause's wishes.
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"Burning Love, With a Yearning That Won't Let Me Be" by green_passenger
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
09 Dec 2024
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Merlin tries to move on. He really does.
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- 386
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John gets into some trouble with a the Del Lobos. They nearly destroy something precious to him.
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Merlin tried to prevent Arthur’s death, but no magic could help.
Arthur closed his eyes only to wake up in the times that were forgotten, left behind. Where everyone was so much more happy.Arthur was in the past, and he would do the best to change the terrible future he lived in.
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Heaven is Not Fit to House a Love (Like You and I) by Sweetnessofspring
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
20 Nov 2024
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The Diamond of the Day Part 2 from Arthur's perspective starting from him waking up after Merlin has carried him from Camlann. The journey of Arthur grappling with his feelings of betrayal surrounding the reveal of Merlin's magic while also slowly realising that he is and always has been, in love with his manservant.
A mixture of the canon scenes + extra scenes to further explore the shift in dynamic between Merlin and Arthur.Title from 'Francesca' by Hozier.
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The King Who Never Was by callum_its_3am
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Merlin (TV)
19 Nov 2024
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In a twist of fate, Arthur Pendragon, the once valiant King of Camelot, finds himself resurrected in the body of Daenerys Targaryen, a princess of House Targaryen, after his death. The year is 67 AC, a time of relative peace in Westeros, but the looming threat of the Long Night casts a long shadow.
Trapped in a world unfamiliar yet eerily similar to his own, Arthur must navigate the complexities of Targaryen politics while preparing for the inevitable darkness. With the fate of Westeros and possibly the world resting on his shoulders, he must harness the power of dragons, the last remnants of ancient magic, to defeat the impending threat.
This is a tale of destiny, sacrifice, and the indomitable spirit of a king reborn.
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Or, the author just wants a Merlin x HOTD crossover. This fic will be LONG, bear with me. Extremely self-indulgent.
Jaehaerys Arc I: Ch 1 - ??? (Ongoing)
The Great Council Arc II: ???
Viserys I's Reign Arc III: ???
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Written on Twitter so semi-conversational style.
S5 au where Gwen kill Arthur and Merlin is struggling to cope.
Queens Morgwen, protective knights, morally grey Arthur, Merlin struggling to reconcile the destiny he obsessed over with the man Arthur truly was, and trying to figure out how to go on now that he doesn't have a king and a destiny to live for.
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- Part 3 of Social Media Fics
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A brief look at Arthur’s thoughts as he was dying and coming to terms with Merlin’s magic.
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When Albion's need is greatest, King Arthur shall rise again…
Too bad the prophecy never specified just when that need was.Series
- Part 2 of Picki's Fictober 2024
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Tell You My Sins (And You Can Sharpen Your Knife) by imfeelinguntouchable
Fandoms: Six - Marlow/Moss
20 Aug 2024
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Lina is a good person. She doesnt deserve this.
Right?
But Kitty and Anna are lost in their new relationship, Cathys so worried she's throwing up meanwhile Jane wants Anne to stop.But Anne wont. Why? Not because Lina deserves this. Because she needs it. Or so she claims.
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“So, how do I look?” by Freak_Sh0w_Fiction
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Merlin Series - Mary Stewart
02 Aug 2024
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Morgana had been plagued with nightmares of horrific images for years. Night after night her mind puts her in twisted scenarios that never repeat. She is cursed with being in continuous agony that never stops.
Yet there was one thing that always stayed the same.
A man of taller stature looked upon her with dead eyes.
It only gets worse when she figures out who he is.
(Inspired by the amazing creator on TikTok @imagine.to.be.a.pike)
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