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Merlin dreamt of a man with golden hair, a golden heart, and eyes that mirrored the ocean. A man who haunted him until his last day in his small village.
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- Part 1 of fata viam invenient
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If Gansey succeeded at finding Glendowers secret grave, surely he can figure out how to make king Arthur return.
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Arthur died. Merlin didn’t.
That should’ve been the end of the story.But from the shores of Avalon, the Once and Future King watches his sorcerer live through every loss, every century, every name carved in stone.
Merlin mourns. Again. And again. And again.
Until a son is born — and lost.
How many lives must pass before destiny calls again?
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Merlin never wanted to come to Camelot. But with his home reduced to ashes and nowhere else to turn, he has no choice but to seek refuge with his uncle, a court physician under King Uther’s rule. All he wants is a quiet life—one of healing, learning, and keeping his strange gifts hidden.
But the moment he steps within Camelot’s walls, he feels it. A presence watching. A hunger waiting.
Prince Arthur Pendragon is nothing like the noble protector of legends. He is ruthless, possessive, and drawn to Merlin in ways neither of them fully understand. Every time Merlin tries to escape, Arthur is there to catch him—tender, terrifying, and utterly unwilling to let him go.
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- Part 1 of Unbreakable Chains
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Merlin has failed his destiny. This is true, and has been true for a thousand years. Without Arthur to unite Albion, the magic of the world has started to disappear and fall apart, until the world itself has started tearing to pieces. Merlin finds himself, alone and alive at the end of the world, trying to find a moment of peace before the world tears him apart, the void taking him lucky last.
But then Kilgharrah, who shouldn't even be alive, finds him, and takes him to what remains of The Fates, who tell him that he could have a second chance. He can't keep his memories, but they can send him back to a point in time of his choosing, with a single message. Fueled by centuries of reflection and regret, Merlin knows exactly what to choose.
He chooses to let Uther die.
The night before Uther's fight with the Black Knight. The message?
Give the sword to Arthur. Now.
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When the attempt at healing Uther backfires and kills him instead—thereby reinforcing Arthur’s hatred of magic—Merlin decides that the time has come to give up on destiny and leave Camelot before he can make things even worse. After giving up his magic so that it might guard the citadel in his absence, he sets out for Ealdor for some much-needed rest. He is pleasantly surprised when Gwaine rides out after him to escort him on the journey. The question is why…
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“Yes, well, perhaps trying to control your mind wasn’t the best strategy. Better to let you remain in full control this time.”
Merlin was even more confused, but he knew that this sure as hell wasn’t going to end well. Morgana was powerful– maybe not as powerful as him, but still powerful.
“Though you probably won’t be fully sane by the end of it anyways,” Morgana said in a frenzy, like the thought had possessed her entire being. “It’ll be inevitable. Arthur has to die, and it will be by your hand.”
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Morgana traps Merlin in a time loop, where the condition for breaking out is Arthur's death.
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His eyes narrowed, scanning the landscape that surrounded him. He could see the dust rising in the plains below, clouds of it hanging thickly in the air. Then, faintly, the silhouette of a rider, barley upright in his saddle. Golden hair caught the dying rays of the sun.
It had been years since he’d seen that face. He wished he could say it had been years since the name crossed his mind, since he felt the sting of betrayal and the weight of choices that neither of them had ever really owned up to. But there he was, slumped against his horse, riding as if his life depended on it.
Merlin should have kept his head down. Should’ve turned around, packed up his camp and ridden until daybreak. This wasn’t his fight, not anymore. Any hopes of a peaceful life within the law had died with Freya.
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A series of one-shots to be based around the Merlin RP I have the pleasure of being a part of!
Merlin is tired of everyone, Arthur is whipped (kinda?? read more later), Morgana is little sister energy to the max, Gwen is a sweetheart, Lancelot is supportive all the way, etc etc!
(dedicated to our biggest fan, shadowling!)
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To mess with a dragon's treasure is the epitome of foolishness. To be a dragon's treasure is a double-edged honor foolishly refused.
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Merlin finds a new way to protect his most important person just when he needs it; too bad he looks a little too terrifying to be any sort of comfort.
COMPANION FIC TO A DRAGON'S TREASURE, but can be read alone if desired.
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- Part 2 of A Dragon's Tail
- Part 2 of The Ark of Merlin
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If serving Arthur was Merlin's destiny, then why was Morgana the one he felt inexorably drawn to?
Every time his thoughts followed this trail, he felt the press of the dragon’s prophecy, Kilgarrah’s rasping words so potent it was as if they were etched into his skin like scales. Arthur was the one he was meant to serve. Arthur was the one who would make it safe for magic users to thrive once again in Camelot.
So why was it Morgana he couldn’t help but fixate on?
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OR A Morgana-centric BBC Merlin rewrite in which Merlin doesn't blindly listen to Gaius and finds connection with Morgana amongst the dangers of Uther's court. Burdened by destiny but hounded by desire, Merlin navigates the treacherous path of fate. Morgana attempts to walk the righteous road but makes difficult, and often bad, choices in her quest for a just world.
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Our Fates by Aglarien7
Fandoms: Vita Merlini | The Life of Merlin - Geoffrey of Monmouth, Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
25 Aug 2025
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One day, a battered old wizard appeared at Merlin’s door, mad as a bat. Gaius and Merlin would have turned him away, had he not borne an eerie resemblance to Merlin.
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When Arthur is called for judgement by a mysterious magical entity he must decide once and for all who he is. An extension of his father? Or a man brave enough to forge his own legacy.
When Mordred is forced to confront a part of his past he thought he'd left behind, he must decide where his loyalties truly lie.
Aka, I've always hated "The Disir" and "The Drawing of the Dark", so here's my kind-of fix-it.
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Chasing Ghosts While Pursued by Demons by JetGirl1832, tomatopudding
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Supergirl (TV 2015)
25 Aug 2025
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It has been several months since Lena Luthor had the memories of her former life as Morgana Pendragon awakened. Now she's just trying to live her life, love her girlfriend, and learn her magic. It doesn't take long before this fairly peaceful existence is interrupted by the return of someone Lena has never expected to see again. Little does she and Merlin know, Lex Luthor is hiding a secret in his mind. An enemy Merlin hasn't had to deal with for a long time.
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Desperate to save the man who had watched over him for centuries, Aithusa unearthed fragments of a different prophecy—one capable of righting past mistakes and restoring the light that had once dwelled in his Lord’s eyes.
And so, the dragon made a choice.
Aithusa “retrieved” the mortals named within the prophecy, conjuring an earthquake to sweep them into his grasp before catapulting them fifteen hundred years before the world they knew.
They were familiar with the tale of King Arthur, anyway, so they would manage. And having thrived in their own time, why should the sixth century prove any different?
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Aithusa could scarcely endure the sight of Merlin mired in gloom, such a pitiful shadow of the man he had first encountered. So, naturally, he unearthed a discarded prophecy—one with the faintest hope of fixing Merlin’s utterly dreadful one.
Cue a dragon causing a not-so-natural disaster, abducting three twenty-first-century young adults, and flinging them headlong into the age of Camelot.
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A Song Woven in Night Sky and Stardust by AnaWayne
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV)
24 Aug 2025
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When a star falls, the whole world shifts.
In a world of ice and fire, the stars begin to sing. -
A song of 10 Kings by wanhedaforever
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Supergirl (TV 2015), DCU, Once Upon a Time (TV), She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018), others - Fandom
24 Aug 2025
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Continuation to Of Swords, Hearts and Magic
With war on the horizon and a ancient enemy rising again, Kara must not only protect her Kingdom but everything and everyone she loves.Series
- Part 2 of Avalon series
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Like a mad dog after a rabbit (I keep running) by begaydocrimes10001
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
24 Aug 2025
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Arthur woke up. This was a shock since he last remembered a sword being pushed through his stomach.
(Arthur experiences a time loop after a noble successfully kills him. Anytime he dies, he wakes up the morning of the arrival of his would-be murderer. As the loops continue, the secrets he learns begin to stack up, and there's enough to shatter what he believes about his family, his life, who he loves, and what his duty is to Camelot. Here's to hoping he can uncover each lie before the weight of them crush him.)
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Basically stuff i wished they had in the show and a fanfic ideas i had sooo yea!
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London, 19th century. The midst of an artistic revolution. When Arthur, the subject of dozens of paintings, is introduced to an up-and-coming artist with experimental ideas, he could never have imagined where modelling for him might lead. Pre-Raphaelite-ish, Arwaine, Merthur, self-indulgence. Enjoy!