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He was always there—quiet, steady, the one who never walked away.
Until the day he did.
When fear meets truth and power is mistaken for betrayal, everything breaks. What follows isn’t war, but silence. A vanished friend.
And Arthur is left with nothing but silence… and the ache of what he’s lost.
But some scars burn with more than pain—
and even now, love remembers how to breathe.A slow-burn hurt/comfort story of betrayal, grief, and the long road to healing—where even the deepest wounds can lead back to love.
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To save the Prince, Merlin's magic is revealed and King Uther sentences him to death, to be burned on the stake. However Prince Arthur has a different plan, where he decides to run away with Merlin, forsaking his rights to the throne and to serve a self-voluntary exile beside Merlin.
This journey covers riches to rags, roads of difficulties and staying incognito from both foes and allies yet under the worst circumstances the duo finds themselves nurturing a bond stronger than friends whilst learning to embrace their flaws to adapt and overcome hurdles together.
Slight Inspiration: From the scene where Arthur tells Gwen (his literal queen) that if he wasn't the King, he would become a farmer and bring Merlin with him.
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"Let him think I hate him. If that’ll stop him from risking his neck for me over and over again, then it’s a sacrifice I don’t have to think twice about."
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Arthur finds out Merlin has magic. He also finds out how often Merlin risked his life for him and so, he does the only thing he can think of to protect him: banishment.
Hurt and angry, Merlin leaves and swears to not look back.
But, when two years pass and Morgana shows up at Merlin’s door, urging him to fill Gaius’ position as Court Physician, Merlin agrees. He really doesn’t know why, but Arthur is sure Merlin would do just about anything to get on his nerves.
Unprepared for the shock of seeing Merlin back in the castle, Arthur is forced to speed along his plans to lift the ban on magic. But between stubborn councilors, a mysterious plague, a still angry Merlin, and Morgana being Morgana, Arthur is fairly certain he’ll lose his mind before the first year of his reign even ends.
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As a prince and then a king, there have been certain expectations of Arthur. A king is expected to be a leader, to be experienced, both on the battlefield and in the bedroom. As Arthur has grown from a prince into a king, he has done what his knights, his soldiers, even the other nobles expect of him. But he has never truly enjoyed it.
When Arthur lets it slip to Merlin that he doesn’t actually believe most sexual acts to be enjoyable, Merlin takes it upon himself to prove Arthur wrong. What follows for Arthur is the realisation that he is in fact attracted to men, sex in fact can be good and he does in fact have a submissive side.
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“Merlin. Even if you’re … even if you’re right, it doesn’t matter. It’s too late. He’s going to kill me. And I—listen to me, you idiot. I don’t want you to watch. And I don’t want you to be next.”
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After confronting Morgause's vision of his mother, Arthur rides for Camelot, intending to make his father pay for his hypocrisy. He falls short of luck, for the King has fallen back on the counsel of his faithful Witchfinder, Aredian, who is convinced that Arthur is not Arthur, the crown prince, but a changeling, bound to Morgause's will and let loose upon Camelot to usurp Uther of his crown.
As Arthur is dragged away to the dungeons, sentenced to a death by fire, Merlin must race against time to change the course of events which seem to spell out Arthur's demise. Time is scarce, however, and for all intents and purposes, it might be too late already.
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- Part 1 of There Are Other Places
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“Merlin, I'm the greatest swordsman in the five kingdoms.” Arthur boasted. “I’ve fought more battles than I can count.”
”I’m aware, sire.”
”And I’ve always survived.”
”Not always.” Merlin muttered.
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The day Arthur dies is the day Merlin refuses to let end. Again. And again. And again. Merlin’s stuck in a spiral—a dizzying, cruel dance of death and reset. With each attempt, his heart grows heavier, his magic darker, until all he can do is break.
And when the shards of his despair drag Arthur into the storm, the past and present shatter, leaving nothing but raw truth and fragile hope.
Now there's no more running. Just the two of them, the end of the world, and everything left unsaid.
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One way the battle of Camlann could have gone. On the night before the battle, Merlin only has one request for Gwaine.
"When I'm dead, I want you to remember me for *who* I was, rather than *what* I was. If you can."
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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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While out patrolling, they save a couple from bandits. Although, everything gets revealed for Merlin as they bow down to him, not the others.
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Arthur Pendragon has spent his whole life untouched—by kindness, by desire, or anything resembling real intimacy. It never mattered. Not until a certain annoying manservant came to Camelot—Merlin—who disregarded all strict royal etiquette and showed no restraint when it came to sudden, reckless displays of affection. Now, there’s something impossible in the space between them, something Arthur doesn’t know how to name—only that he aches to close the distance.
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A slow-burn touched-starved Arthur Pendragon story.
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Guys, there was only one bed.
Guys, some obscure quest in the cold far-up mountains made them "huddle for warmth".
Guys, they might give in to this farm fantasy of theirs.
Can't I just put all the tropes in there?
This fic is rated MSI for Maximum Self Indulgence.
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Morgana is the darkness to Merlin's light. A series rewrite where Merlin and Morgana fall in love. See the return of Season 1 Morgana, an arguably better written character, and follow our favourite enemies to lovers duo through season 3 into a reimagined seasons 4-5.
“You need to put aside your ego and hurt and do the right thing, the selfless thing, like old Morgana would have. The Morgana who got herself chained in the dungeons because her maid’s father was unjustly executed, the Morgana who hid a scared Druid boy from Uther, the Morgana who rode two days to a village in another kingdom to help my mother. That Morgana could go down in history not as the rightful Queen of Camelot but as the High Priestess who helped the Once and Future King bring magic back to the land of Albion."
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[Podfic] I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours by pendr_gon by AllureReads (its_the_allure) for pendr_gon
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
30 Jun 2025
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Arthur keeps his mark hidden, for two reasons.
A podfic of "I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours" by pendr_gon
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An Arrow, Hit in the Heart, Aimed at the Soul by Crazy_Clumsy_Clever_Cupcake
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
30 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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Agravaine's treason has been revealed at last. But this is only the beginning for Arthur Pendragon, for forces he can't hope to understand conspire to take the throne, and he won't be able to defend it alone.
Merlin Emrys has left Camelot behind him. Or so he thinks. When faced with the hardest decision in his life, he'll have to decide what is most important to him.
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Merthur Endgame
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- Part 3 of Alive from Whispering Pines
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Merlin saved Freya. He broke her curse — and together, they had a son: William.
For years, Merlin has hidden them from Arthur and all of Camelot. But one night, Mordred follows him… and uncovers the secret Merlin swore he’d protect with his life.From that moment, nothing can ever go back to how it was.
Arthur’s world, Camelot’s future, Merlin’s heart — everything begins to unravel.This is an alternate what if where betrayal, love, magic, and loyalty collide — and no one will leave unscathed.
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Merlin was seriously out of it. Perhaps if he wasn't injured or he had managed to get an hour more of sleep, he wouldn't be in the situation he was now, because when Arthur demanded Merlin light a fire to deal with the awful cold of winter, he didn't even hesitate to turn to the fireplace and light one... with magic. When he turned round to see Arthur facing him (wasn't he behind the changing screen), it suddenly dawned on Merlin what he had just done.
A sleep deprived Merlin accidentally reveals his magic to Arthur and the king just laughs. What happens next results in an angry Merlin.
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“The druids call me Emrys. They consider me one of the Old Gods made flesh. My mother sent me here because she was so scared of what would come of me in my village. People had already started to take notice of strange things happening around me, no matter how hard I tried to hide my power. It took a long time for me to understand my power and even longer for me to accept it, but from my first day I’ve been saving Arthur’s ass from every sorcerer, assassin, and dumb decision that threatened his life.”
or Merlin's magic is exposed and Uther realizes just who he appointed as Arthur's manservant
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Arthur Pendragon and Merlin were literally from two different worlds. One is a prince from a great kingdom and the other a common farm boy from the next kingdom over. These two should have never met.
But that was before they realized their parents were once friends and arranged the two of them to marry when they reached adulthood. That was before Uther turned on magic and Hunith went on the run with her infant son.
Now, twenty years have passed and the Prince, Arthur Pendragon is far out of his depth. After four months of marriage and learning what he has about Merlin, he knows that things need to change, but doesn’t know what can be done.
And with every attempt at trying going wrong, with mysterious boys showing up wanting to be a knight, strange physician’s trying to coerce his consort away, even stranger ladies who’ve seen to weaken Arthur’s brain, and the arrival of an odd Druid boy they need to risk it all just to get to safety…will Arthur ever get things to go right?
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- Part 2 of A Marriage that Started a Legend
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Everything That Was Once Hidden (Becomes Something Held) by maeven_k
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
28 Jun 2025
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“It’s my job to protect you,” Merlin whispers.
Arthur’s brow creases. “At the cost of yourself?”
Merlin gives a crooked, painful smile. “That’s what protection is, isn’t it?”
Arthur doesn’t speak; he doesn’t know how to respond to that, how to even begin to unravel the lifetime of sacrifice tangled in those few words. Instead, he reaches out. Slowly. Gently. Fingers brushing Merlin’s forearm. Merlin flinches, not because he’s afraid, but because the touch is kind.
“Let me help,” Arthur says, voice raw. “Just this once. Let me take care of you.”
It's time for someone to hold what was once hidden.
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The Gods play games with us mere mortals. This is a fact. They see our scheming and planning and laugh at us.
Sometimes they punish us. They smite those who anger them. They kill crops, send plagues or floods. This is also known.
But less known is sometimes. If we are lucky. They may on a whim decide that a mere moral deserves to have their deepest secret desires fulfilled. Merlin didn't expect to be noticed by a god and yet here is one crouched before him.
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A Merlin/Arthur story about breaking up, falling back in love, and along the way being gifted something precious by a god.