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“Never wander alone, my darling, or Jenny Grinteeth will get you,” Hunith used to say. “Or if you forget, make sure you say the rhyme - that wards her off.”
Jenny Grinteeth leave me be, my mother loves me, leave me be.
Jenny Grinteeth is a game they play. But as Merlin is sucked into life at Camelot, he wanders alone more than ever. He is surrounded by people, but he doubts they love him; they can’t really even know him. The loneliness becomes so routine, he forgets his mother’s warnings and the funny, little rhymes, which might otherwise have saved his life.
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Morgana ties Arthur's life to Merlin's, thinking that it'll be much easier to kill a helpless servant than the King of Camelot.
Aka, Morgana unwittingly binds Arthur's life to the most powerful sorcerer to walk the earth.
Aka, not only can they physically not leave each other's sides, but also anything Merlin feels, so does Arthur--and vice versa.
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What if Merlin and Hunith did run away with Balinor, never to return to see the face of Uther Pendragon again? Merlin, age 10, is stumbling throughout the forest enjoying his own little, isolated world until a mysterious boy makes an appearance. His name? Arthur Pendragon.
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Each of the knights helping Merlin after he gets injured (With a bonus of Mordred at the end)
TW is read the tags ig (It's an injury fic, you can guess)
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Merlin has been wandering for centuries. Waiting for the exact, unknown time that Arthur shall rise again.
He becomes a lady of King Henry VIII.
He meets Robin Hood and they share a fondness that once reminded him of a certain Prince.
He bumps into Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General, more times than he would like, dying a different death each time.
But he always comes back.
He falls in love and, in turn, becomes a father, a grandfather, and a lonely old man still waiting, waiting, waiting.But this is Matty's story - Merlin's granddaughter. And the ghost of Arthur follows her everywhere.
This fic is completed, so don't worry about me not updating it. All in due time :)
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Merlin groaned, opening his cold blue eyes to glare at Arthur. He struggled, twisting wildly, but Arthur was too strong. That’s not Merlin, Arthur thought as the stranger’s chilling stare seemed to penetrate his soul. It can’t be.
“Who are you?!” Arthur demanded, a raw edge of desperation in his voice.
The stranger who looked like Merlin grinned ferally. “Don’t you recognise me?” He crooned in a sickly-sweet voice. “I’m your servant, Merlin.”Merlin's first murder attempt nearly succeeds, and Arthur realises how much his servant means to him.
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Everybody has their own coping mechanism. With how much Merlin does and how many secrets he holds, it serves him right to have a couple at least. This one is just unorthodox.
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In which Leon stumbles across a group of new knights tormenting Merlin, and the sight manages to jar free the buried memories of his time under the Lamia's sway.
He does something about it, and about the feelings he has for Merlin that he's spent far too long ignoring.
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merthur microfic prompt week three: touch
merthur gets separated, merlin talks that talk, merthur gain a child?
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- Part 3 of merthur microfics💖
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Merlin returns to the spot where Arthur died every year on the anniversary of his death to drink his pain away. His excessive drinking usually results in a vivid hallucination of Arthur. This year, the hallucination of Arthur is more real than past years, causing his heart to break even more. But what Merlin doesn't know is that finally, after centuries of waiting, Arthur truly has returned.
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When Arthur returns after over one thousand years, he doesn't find Merlin waiting for him. What he does find, is a collision with a car.
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A hidden cave, tucked away from the world, holds memories of Arthur and Merlin's most vulnerable moments — from stolen kisses and heated arguments to quiet nights of comfort and longing.
Years pass, kingdoms rise and fall, and the world changes beyond recognition, but the cave remains the same — a timeless keeper of their love, pain, and all the unspoken words left behind.
It's a story of love that never quite fit into the world around them, of two souls finding solace in a place where time seemed to stand still. Even as centuries go by, the cave remembers it all.Merlin belongs to BBC, I do not own it. I write just for fun.
Actually the story is quite short, still I hope tag slow burn will suit here.
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After six days of being locked up, he could feel it bubbling trying to find an escape but there was nowhere to go. No outlet. It felt like he was being held under. Not able to take a breath. Like his legs were trapped in seaweed and his body was itchy with salt water.
And it wasn’t even the worst part.
ie babies first a/b/o story
((Pls mind the tags))
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“How can I ask this of you?” Merlin whispered, “I was meant to bring peace to Albion, not destroy it. I’m no good if you get hurt.”
The king took his court sorcerer’s hands. They were trembling, frail things like little fledglings, and he gripped tight and didn’t let go, “Merlin. Camelot fights for what is right. Once magic was reinstated, I pledged to be an ally to you and your kind. I, and this kingdom, would be a disgrace to that promise if I did nothing now.”
Merlin gazed at him so desperately. Arthur didn’t know what to do with it. Merlin was always so strong, usually being the one to comfort Arthur. He was his best advisor, and his closest confidant, and he’d never seen him so anguished.
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The golden age of Albion was here, or so Merlin thought. After learning of sorcerers in the hundreds being captured and enslaved by a neighbouring kingdom, Merlin felt more useless than ever. What use is Emrys if he can't protect his people? He had to act, but he couldn't bring Camelot into it; the risk was too high. Unfortunately, his friends didn't see eye to eye with him on that, and insisted on fighting with him. Would they come out victorious?
Would they survive at all?
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- Part 1 of Merlin Hyperfixation Era
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What can you do when the person you love is slowly fading from you, piece by piece. That is all Arthur can think about as he watches his best friend fade away after a curse is placed upon him. He is loathe to await for the day when Merlin will no longer be able to feel him.
||Merlin, too slow to realise that the spell was aimed at him and not Arthur, didn’t move in time to avoid the spell coming towards him in a streak of light.||
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After Arthur disobeyed his father and retrieved the Mortaeus flower for Merlin's cure, Arthur's frantic pleading to save Merlin led to a misunderstanding that actually convinced Uther to take the flower to Gaius.
Now all Arthur has to do is explain to Merlin why Uther thinks they are lovers.
And while Uther is supportive of the relationship, he requires it kept secret. But in his paranoia, Uther misinterprets every innocent interaction between the two as something far more intimate, to the embarrassment of everyone involved.
And then the knights begin showing up...
Update 27/04/2024: This is long and in-process. So consider a break between story arcs!
Arc 1 - (chapters 1-32, 90k words) What happens when you accidentally tell your father you're gay and in love with Merlin and he ships it hard? You make it true.
Arc 2 - (chapters 33-70, 110k words) What happens when your father sends you to court someone you have no interest in? Side quests and Gwaine.
Arc 3 - (chapters 71+, in progress) What happens when your father invites every eligible woman to Camelot so you can find your wife like you promised in exchange for saving Merlin? Chaos. -
Just Between Us, I Remember It by TheDreamPriestess for FathomMeOut
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jun 2025
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Arthur knew what a Sigil represented; a concept he had been introduced to as a young prince, late on those evenings his father could stand his presence for more than a moment. A marriage proposal of the deepest and most romantic kind, a callback to the traditions of old – especially along the Pendragon line.
As such, his message was clear.
He was going to marry Merlin.
No matter what it took.
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OR: Arthur’s POV of ‘Just Between Us, Did the Love Affair Maim You Too?’
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- Part 2 of Just Between Us (It's All Too Well)
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An Arrow, Hit in the Heart, Aimed at the Soul by Crazy_Clumsy_Clever_Cupcake
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
10 Jun 2025
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They were going on a hunting trip, like they’ve done so many times before and of course Merlin had a funny feeling again. Only this time, not everyone could be saved.
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“The king. Wants. To. Fuck. Me,” Merlin says slowly. Arthur can only stare.
Or...Merlin is assigned to serve King Uther for a week and misunderstands the King's instructions. He bursts into Arthur's chambers in a panic convinced the King is trying to sleep with him.
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Gwaine has been a rogue his whole life. Well, more or less.
He never expected to see anyone twice.
Destiny had different plans.
After all, Merlin attracts rogues.