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Arthur shows Merlin his secret room of memories.
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- Part 5 of MERTHUR SAD AND SOFT
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When castle gossip reveals an old noble tradition, it threatens to break not only Merlin's faith in Arthur, but the Round Table's as well
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Set in 1800’s England.
Arthur and Merlin meet each other accidental when they are both strolling the quiet streets late at night, dressed in more common clothing than they are both used to as to not get recognised. But when Merlin finds Arthur at the ball, he is not the same man that he met on those streets.
This Arthur is a terrible person and there’s nothing that can change that. Or so Merlin believes.
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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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Merlin was trained as an assassin before he went to Camelot
He was sent to Camelot to kill Arthur
But he obviously didn’t
Because he felt some unknown connection to him
It was their destiny
You know, them being two sides of the same coin and all that
Chaos and magical adventures ensue
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Merlin always suspected destiny had it out for him. That suspicion became certainty when Arthur decided to stage a play.
About Emrys.
With glitter.
Arthur calls it cultural integration. Merlin calls it a war crime. Possibly several.
Or: The one where Arthur discovers ‘theatre’ and Merlin discovers existential regret.
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Some say Camelot’s laundry is cleaned by a miracle. Others say by a fairy.
Really, it’s just Merlin.
Merlin, who has no idea he’s become a divine cleaning entity.
Or: what if Merlin using that stain removal spell in Episode 1 of Season 4 somehow led to the formation of a fanatical cult, ritual sock parades and Arthur in crop tops?
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- Part 1 of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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When Merlin's magic is revealed, Arthur is enraged he feels like his whole world is falling apart. Merlin the man he lov- his servant, just his servant, has magic.. everything his father had hated and taught him to despise is the man kneeling Infront of him, his most trusted friend.. his companion.. the man he loves- no. Loved.
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I had an idea for a Merlin/Arthur Alpha/Alpha canon fic. We see don't see alot of Alpha/Alpha fics, including in this fandom. I have have some hopefully nice scenes for this fic. I hope some of you will enjoy! 🥺
There will be multiple chapters, but honestly I have no idea how many. I also can't figure out how to get it to show "1 of ?" 😭
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“Merlin, you’re not fine! You’re- you’re so far from fine! You died right before my eyes!” Lancelot shouted, disbelieving his own words as he tries to convey the seriousness of the situation. “Right here Merlin! In my arms!” His chest heaved with the unspoken words he wanted to express even as they died on his lips.
________Everything changes when Merlin discovers the real destiny the fates had in store for him. The real meaning of the title he was given at birth, Emrys.
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- Part 1 of Merlin immortal au
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The obvious solution is dinosaurs, duh by Phoenixfangirl
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV), Star Wars - All Media Types, DCU, Jurassic Park - All Media Types
10 Jul 2025
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Mary suzette is just a silly 19-year-old girl. With the responsibility to make sure every major villain in the Multiverse dies. It should take her years on top of years to finish the task.
Too bad the ancient fae who recruited her didn't account for the fact that Mary is a huge Jurassic Park fan and incredibly lazy
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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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There's Things I Want to Say to You, but I'll Just Let You Live by merthur_lover_12
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
25 Jun 2025
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Set in season 5. Arthur knows about Merlin's magic, but doesn't know about the prophecy. Arthur and Gwen are married and are trying to conceive an heir, but they are having a problem. Gaius is trying to help them medically, but realizing that the problem might not be medical... but is in fact a matter of the heart.
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Testing Food for Poison Is a Love Language in Camelot by IfandWhenDeath
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jun 2025
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Arthur has tried everything. He’s given Merlin flowers, he's taken the man out on nice walks through pretty nature—because Merlin is in love with plants or something—that he’d tried extra hard to make sure wouldn’t be interrupted by bandits, assassins and such, and he’s even tried to set a do some of Merlin’s chores for him as a show of his helpfulness, though that one hadn’t quite gone to plan. But the man still wasn’t getting it. Arthur needed a new plan, he really did, but he felt as if he was running out of ideas.
Arthur makes Merlin test his food for poisoning. Or; alternatively, Arthur doesn't know how to ask Merlin to sit and eat with him when he's having dinner, so he comes up with a brilliantly idiotic plan.
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“Sit down. Also, please remove the plate from the air.” Merlin does as he’s told—for once—and sit’s in the chair next to Arthur’s, who of which is sitting at the head of the table like normal.
“So, you’re a…”
“A sorcerer, yes.”
“I was going to say an idiot, but sure.”Revealing his magic to Arthur happens in the weirdest, stupidest way, but somehow the idiocy does not end there. He tells his king the truth, maybe minus a couple of details involving people close to him, and then lets the man deal with it in his own time. Merlin's aware he's a unique person, but to think he's that much of an idiot that everything he mentioned—destiny, dragons, coins and such—is a complete lie? Well, that's just insulting.
Or, the magic reveal fic where Arthur doesn't believe how powerful Merlin is because he thinks his servant is too stupid for it to be true.
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It all makes perfect sense! by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
18 May 2025
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After years of increasingly dangerous magical attacks, Arthur finally decides that he should know his enemy, and cracks open a bestiary to study monsters. To his shock, the book talks about people who were *born* with magic, and suddenly everything makes a lot more sense, because one of the entries reads as though it was written with Merlin specifically in mind!
Alternatively: Arthur picks up the medieval equivalent of a D&D manual, and puts two and two together, but still somehow arrives at three
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Set directly after Arthur's return in "The King's servant."
Arthur is now aware of Merlin's new role in the royal household.
Oh, and they're lovers now <3Series
- Part 2 of The King’s servant
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Arthur: The Untrue King of England by JR_Holmes
Fandoms: Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms, Original Work
16 May 2025
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A comedic retelling of the Legend of Arthur Pendragon of the Britain.
(The first few chapters are to be released at once. The rest will be released daily/weekly/sporadically when I finish writing it.)
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- Part 1 of Tales Surrounding the Untrue King
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What Goes On in the Mind of a Dollophead by InkandAlchemy
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Merlin (TV) RPF
10 May 2025
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What I think will go on in our favourite dollophead’s mind once he begins to realise that Merlin, in fact, is NOT just a manservant. He has become so much more.
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Arthur is on his final breath, that is when Merlin finally tells the truth. How every move Arthur has made had been him, it had been Merlin all a long. He in fact has magic, the one thing Arthur said he hated, but he could never hate Merlin, not now.
"Just hold me..." Arthur would tell him, stopping Merlin's movements at once, he was his king. Every order, Merlin would follow till death. Till death.. Was this his destiny to watch him die right before him.. Surely not. These minutes of silence, Arthur takes time to remember what all Merlin has done for him all he's done.. Merlin has done so much, but he has magic, how had he not noticed this? Merlin, a sorceor, the most powerful at that? What are the chances of that?