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Merthur receives a surprise neither of them expected, turning not only their lives upside down, but also those of everyone around them.
Will they be able to find their happy ending, while hiding everything from King Uther with the help of their friends?
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Stay tuned to find out and keep reading. It's going to be a multi-chapter story. The number of chapters is unknown yet, but more tags will surely be added soon. So stay tuned for updates.
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"It tears through my head, does it haunt you too?
Never really said that I loved you, too
Lucky, lucky you, 'cause I'm fortune's fool
Such small words but they hit so huge"
- Creatures in Heaven, Glass AnimalsIt hurt to still love him. To know you will be forever tied to him. The betrayal hurt the most, the secretes and they lies. But who was he to know. After all, he was just a pawn in fate's game of life.
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What did the Fisher King mean when he said this is an arrival of a new time? What if Merlin got sick of waiting for Arthur to protect magical people? What if Emrys and the once and future king are the same person?
Featuring Merlin becoming a king but staying with arthur (for now) , all the people we never see again making their way to his kingdom so we see them again. And Merlin leaving Camelot fully when Arthur doesnt believe him over Agravaine.
A semi complete re-write of merlin from S3 E8 then following the episode structure with added detail along with what happens in the episode until season 4 the Secret sharer. Unless i write something in an episode that changes cannon assume that everything happens as normal.
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The Warlock, the Witch, and Their Feral Chaos Gremlin Child by icwasher
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
23 Aug 2025
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Morgana has a vision that leads to her discovery of Merlin's magic and the strings of fate that tie her, Merlin, and Mordred together. This is mostly a good thing.
Or: Morgana and Merlin adopt Mordred and chaos ensues.
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Merlin tells Gwaine about his magic in a moment of vulnerability, and Gwaine starts paying more attention to Merlin’s mental state.
The castle residents express protectiveness and disapproval over the twos growing closeness.
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- Part 1 of But When He Walks In
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An Arrow, Hit in the Heart, Aimed at the Soul by Crazy_Clumsy_Clever_Cupcake
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
22 Aug 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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“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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The arrow shoots right towards Merlin spooking his horse. The horse kicks up throwing Merlin off.
He hits the ground hard and as dust swirls around him he hears Arthur scream "MERLIN". He lifts his head to see Arthur staring at him concern written all over his face. He's just about to tell Arthur he's okay when a bandit comes up behind Arthur.
"WATCH OUT" Merlin yells as the bandit raises his sword. The Knights turn but there is no time for them to reach Arthur. Merlin reaches out his hand, his eyes glow gold, he mutters a spell and the bandits drop dead.
I've separated this fic into 2 chapters so you can avoided the trigger warnings if you need to. 1st chapter is trigger free. Trigger warnings listed in author's note of ch 2
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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 experiences life as a dragon and Arthur plays the part of a princess
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- Part 1 of The Ark of Merlin
- Part 1 of A Dragon's Tail
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Merlin has a habit of keeping Arthur out of trouble, without the prince noticing of course. But when it's the warlock's turn to keep himself from harm's way he's not as on top of things as he'd like to believe, leaving the task up to those closest to him. A series of connected short stories featuring our favorites from Camelot and their mission to keep one selfless sorcerer safe.
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Merlin can’t remember the last time he’s locked his bedroom door, if ever. But he chooses not to think about it. He merely sulks his way back to his bed, taking a moment to contemplate taking off his trousers and tunic from the night before. He decides not to think about that either.
Instead, he decides not to think at all. He just falls back into his bed, covers up his body more so in shame than for warmth, and closes his eyes.
Basically Merlin is sexually assaulted and this story follows how he and everyone else deals with it.
Spoiler alert: THEY DON'T HANDLE IT WELL.
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Merlin really didn’t understand why Arthur kept assigning him more guards. He was Camelot’s Court Sorcerer and, oh you know, the strongest warlock to ever live. He really didn’t need the protection, but his stupid overly protective husband just refused to see reason. Though maybe all the trouble Merlin got into every time he left the castle wasn’t helping his argument.
Or the 5 times Arthur adds a new guard to Merlin’s protection detail and the 1 time Merlin does something about it!
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- Part 12 of 5+1 Murther Stories
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Merlin sometimes thinks he's been cursed. Not only was he born with extremely powerful magic, he also presented as an omega. A male omega in a world run by alphas that would see him as a prize or trophy, something to tie up and forget about. And now, he's in Camelot, the most dangerous place for someone like him to be. Merlin must keep both of his secrets close to his chest and stay away from Uther and other foes. But why does he feel a pull towards Uther's arrogant alpha son? And why is fate so cruel by pushing them together every chance it gets?
Arthur was comfortable and... not happy, but alright with his position in life. Sure, he didn't always agree with his father's treatment of people suspected of sorcery, but who was he to question the King? Until a scrappy, raven haired peasant calls him out for being an arse and then becomes his servant. But as much as Arthur tries to hate Merlin, he constantly finds himself being drawn to the enigma of a man.
Will they learn to get along? And will Merlin be able to help Arthur become the King he's destined to be?
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No one survives the Dorocha’s touch.
Not even Merlin.
At least that’s what Arthur and the Knights think after Merlin saves Arthur’s life by throwing himself at the Dorocha.
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Arthur and the knights believe Merlin has died after being struck by the Dorocha and bury him accordingly before continuing their quest to close the veil and save Camelot. But we all know that even the Dorocha cannot stop Merlin.
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Each of the knights helping Merlin after he gets injured
TW is read the tags ig (It's an injury fic, you can guess)
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Morgana kidnaps Merlin after finding out he is Emrys, hell bent on getting revenge for the death of her sister.
Arthur is struggling to process Merlin's magic and years of lies, while also losing his mind with worry in the search for his friend as the chance of finding him alive dwindles.
Angst ensues.
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This is how the revelation of Merlin's magic should have happened.
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- Part 15 of MERTHUR SAD AND SOFT
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Merlin est amoureux. Il est amoureux de ses chevaliers: Arthur, Gwaine, Leon, Perceval, Elyan et Lancelot.
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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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Camelot is made of many people working to help the king and her people. This is a collection of people going about their lives and seeing the chaos that is Arthur and Merlin.
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Alternatively, I wondered how people who just wanted to live in Camelot viewed it all and thus, this was born.
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Really just an excuse to write about people seeing Merlin as a terrible servant who's somehow friends (?) with the king.