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How A Little Kindness Changes The Course of Camelot by Daughter_of_Thranduil
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Sep 2025
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“Some believe that it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found it is the small things; everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love.” - Gandalf
Truer words were never spoken.
Some of the legends give Arthur an additional half-sister, Elaine. Here’s how her existence as a background character, despite performing no great deeds or showing no particular extraordinariness, prompts an earlier magic reveal and a happier ending than they all originally got.
Will be canon compliant until the end of Season 3, then verge into AU territory, where everyone stays alive.
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Sequel to “Trillium”.
So, they did it. Arthur and Merlin defeated the rebel barons on Camlann and ascended to the throne of Camelot. Morgana and Mordred suffered the druid massacre, but managed to regain faith in the Once and Future King. But as what was called the Golden Age unfolds, they begin to wonder: was it all worth it? As they seek their place in the new Albion, amid its forest roads and grand castles, they wonder who they are in the story of Arthur and Merlin: heroes or villains?Series
- Part 2 of Druidic Flowers
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it's what you do when you love someone by AppleSapling, withhardshipease
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
22 Sep 2025
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an epistolary retelling of merlin, where fate is a touch kinder than it once was.
or: merlin writes letters to will, hunith gives morgana a much-needed haircut, and they all share custody of aithusa.
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[Podfic] it's what you do when you love someone by AppleSapling, BardicRavenReads (BardicRaven), CarCrash_Pods (429_CarCrash), Flowerparrish Pod Collabs (Flowerparrish), lilolilyrae, Nymphie_Wolf, part_the_salt (pass_the_salt), pezzax_multivoice, ReformedTsunderePodfics (ReformedTsundere), robinfaipods (Robin_Fai), septemberbells, withhardshipease
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
22 Sep 2025
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an epistolary retelling of merlin, where fate is a touch kinder than it once was.
or: merlin writes letters to will, hunith gives morgana a much-needed haircut, and they all share custody of aithusa.
Podfic of it's what you do when you love someone written by withhardshipease for PodTogether 2025.
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”I remember following you. You said you had something for the hangover I was going to have”
Something clicked in Merlin’s head, “Oh bugger”
Arthur was glaring at him now. “Merlin, what did you do?”
I.e Golden age Arthur and Merlin travel back in time hungover and have to figure out how to get back.
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“... Is she sure it was him?” Mordred asks, somewhat dubiously. “Merlin’s not usually the type to get—”
“My lord, she says the man in question was shirtless and barefoot, levitating three inches above ground in the middle of a meadow, with a staff in hand, of the magical kind I mean, and his eyes closed as in prayer, and seemed to be chanting a curse …”
Arthur does curse at that, under his breath. It echoes, pointedly, across the Council Room.
“… then a huge beast appeared, grasped him about the waist in its maws, and ran off.”
[Or, during Albion's Golden Age, Dagonet the Aspiring Bard makes it to Camelot Castle in search of employment, and ends up roped into much more than he had bargained for.]
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- Part 3 of There Are Other Places
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Set one year after series 5 in an alternate timeline where Arthur survives Camlaan.
For one year, Camelot has had time to adjust to a new age where the magic ban has been lifted and sorcerers can practice magic freely without the fear of being hunted and killed. However, the lift on the ban hasn't come without a price - riots plague the streets of Camelot and with the people fighting amongst each other, King Alined of Deorham seizes opportunity to invade.
However, to invade successfully, Alined needs to remove the one person at Arthur's side that would sure be a problem if he gets in the way - Emrys.
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You'll ruin your eyes (the "Notice Me!" remix) by Salamandair for Moonflower999
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
17 Jun 2025
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Arthur is being annoying while Merlin is trying to read in their bed, which isn't unusual.
What is unusual is how persistent he is about it.
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“I’m sorry, Arthur,” Merlin breathed. “Seems like all I do is lie to you.”
“Tell me something, then,” Arthur said. “The truth, just this once. What do you feel for me?”
Merlin rolled his head sluggishly to look at Arthur, cloudy eyes meeting his. “Does it really matter?”
“Yes,” Arthur whispered. “It does.”
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Two years after Camlann and a year after Gwen's death, magic is still banned, and Merlin is hiding something. Arthur must come to terms with his own role in Merlin's destiny – and Merlin's place in his heart.
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“This confirms it.” Arthur goes back to his not-pouting. “Gwaine is trying to take my place as Merlin’s best friend.”
“Sire I'm sure there's another explanation-” Leon starts, a small smile on his face.
“I'm being betrayed by one of my inner circle.” Arthur laments.
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Arthur has no idea that Merlin and Gwaine are courting. Guinevere decides it would be more fun not to tell him. -
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Gwaine would like to preface that *obviously*, he never meant for any of this to happen.
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Fate is finally drawing Emrys to the Once and Future King.
King Arthur begins his reign with hope for peace. He strikes his father's magic ban and invites magic users to the castle for help drafting laws fair to all of Camelot's citizens. One of those invitations is sent to Balinor, the man he believes to be the last dragonlord. But unbeknowest to him, Balinor wasn't the last, and Merlin is one of the last things Arthur was expecting.
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Merlin revealed his magic. Arthur was angsting. Gwaine was a good friend. As it turned out a jail break trip could solve a lot of things.
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When Merlin accidentally activates a spell of good fortune, he and Arthur find themselves unable to stop tripping and falling over each other, but how on earth does that correspond to "good fortune?"
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Legalization of magic is more complicated than Arthur would’ve ever imagined. Then Arthur walked in on Merlin using magic.
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Arthur is insecure about a bit of softness to his stomach. Merlin tries to keep things in his pants.
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“You know my husband well.” Arthur smiled. He should've known this was the case.
Merlin had this tendency to…adopt, for lack of word, young boys who were lost in life.
That’s what had happened to Mordred a few years back. And with another boy called Daegel, who Arthur still didn’t really know where he came from. But one day, he was there, and Merlin decided he was to stay.
Now there were these two orphan boys, young and curious — of course, Merlin would take to them like a duck to water.
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“Well,” Arthur starts in his snippiest tone, and Merlin’s stomach sinks into the ground at it. He's aware that Arthur blames him, and he can’t even really blame him for that, because the whole thing kind of was his fault. “Well. Are you happy with yourself, Merlin? Are you pleased with your brilliant plan? Your oh-so-excellent plan, which has left us stranded in the middle of the woods with no food, no horses, no knights, and no hope of getting to Caerleon in time."
“You didn’t think it was such a terrible plan when it saved your life!” Merlin yells back.
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A skirmish with a pack of unhappy sorcerers leaves Merlin and Arthur stranded with no resources in the middle of the snow. A simple task of walking to Caerleon becomes just a little more difficult when ancient magic ignites itself, leading to banter, longing and even a water fight.
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It's the golden age of Camelot, and King Arthur had survived the battle of camalann.
Now that things are peaceful for the time being, Arthur desperately wants to take some time to rebuild some old bridges. example being, the one with the druid people.
And after finding out Merlin had magic ,three months ago, and slowly coming to terms with it, now definitely seems like a good time to begin slowly driving out the fear of magic in his kingdom. (Which was not going to be easy.)
Besides, It might do Merlin some good to be around others like himself.
So, after holding a small private meeting for his (hopefully) new allies, The druid chief Iseldir kindly invites King Arthur (and Merlin) to join his clan as they celebrate Beltane, adding, that their great leader "Emrys", a very powerful sorcerer, would be delighted to meet him, and negotiate further on where they stand. Arthur of course, happily accepts for both of them.
Only for the progressive moment to be interrupted by Merlin who, no surprises there, had just dropped the wine he was serving with a loud crash.
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Four times they didn’t say it;
One time they did.
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The story of Merlin and Arthur realizing they’re in love, told through five standalone one shots. After Camlann AU.