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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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And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Nov 2016
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Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".
Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.
Cover art by Lao-Pendragon------
For many long years Merlin waited.
For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was also born to wait. Even if it took a thousand years. Even if the wait seemed never to end.
Until one day, suddenly, it did.
When Arthur stumbles from the Lake of Avalon 1,500 years after his death, he finds a world unlike the one he knew. Faced with the loss of everyone he loved, and the threat of impending prophecy, Arthur must learn what it means to be not just a king, but the Once and Future King. Merlin does all he can to guide him, even as he struggles to hide his love for his king, and his fear of losing him again.
Story includes sass, banter, horseplay, & True Love.
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- Part 1 of We Begin Again
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Forever Is My Tomorrow by Mahogany_Rust
Fandoms: How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Epic (2013), Merlin (TV), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
16 May 2025
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It had actually been a long time since Hiccup had thought about how he would die.
When he was young, every sunrise was another gamble to see if he would get himself eaten by a dragon or somehow manage to fall off one of Berk’s many cliffs.
Perhaps Winter would finally choose to break his wiry body with illness or he would catch an unfortunate stray battle axe.
Yet here he was, 21, about to die in the wrong place (not a bad age to reach in the Archipelago when you’re Hiccup Haddock, let's be honest).But that was the thing wasn’t it? Hiccup made plenty of marks all in the wrong places.
What if one of those marks was in the future? On one unsuspecting spirit’s affections?
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It seems Merlin needs to remind Arthur who he belongs to.
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''No, clearly I have done something. Was there — had I ever given you a reason for you to feel as though you couldn't come to me with this? Did I ever make you feel unsafe? Make you feel unable to confide in me when someone's actively hurting you?''
''No, no, I — that's on me, not you,''
''Then why, Merls, why wouldn't you tell me about this? Why is it that you'd prefer being hurt overcoming to me?''
''I didn't,'' Merlin pushed past a lodge in his throat. ''I didn't know that was an option,''
Arthur's lungs burn at that.
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- Part 1 of Merlin Centric One-Shots
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Despite all the supposed trips to the tavern none of the knights have seen Merlin drunk. They decide to rectify that. A poor decision, really.
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Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Plan Your Future Based on Crystals by DSabian
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
26 Mar 2023
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The druids of old created the Prophecy of The Once and Future King.
And they got it wrong.
“They what?”
“Wrong. They misinterpreted it.” Whatshisname is excited and has no idea Merlin is about ten seconds away from having the meltdown to end all meltdowns. Possibly literally. He is really rather stupidly powerful in his old age.
“Explain. Quickly. Less excitedly.”
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There are reasons why you shouldn’t plan your future based on crystals. Or Druids. Or Dragons. Merlin would like a do-over, thanks.___
Continues on from canon, not a time travel fic.
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- Part 1 of Merlin's Unintended Do-over
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Arthur feels like he’s standing on a precipice without knowing how he got here. He swallows. “He—”
“—damned himself. So you’ve said.”
They stare at each other, and the distance between them seems to be growing in leaps and bounds. Arthur can’t remember the last time he felt so estranged from Merlin, not during the whole disaster with Caerleon, or when Merlin disappeared. Not even when—
“Then I’ve damned myself as well.”
Without intending to, Arthur pushes Merlin just one step too far. Now he's left without his manservant but a hundred questions, a world of hurt, and guilt that clings to him like a shadow. Well, and a notebook filled with drawings because apparently, Merlin can draw on top of being a sorcerer. No matter how often Arthur tells himself that he just wants to forget, he can't help but come back to the collection of sketches and notes, a chronicle of all that Merlin has done.
Maybe their story isn't quite over yet.
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- Part 17 of Merlin Stories
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Then Beg by Malachiiemryss
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), King Arthur the knights of the round table, Arthur Pendragon - Fandom, emrys - Fandom, bbcmerlin
15 Jan 2021
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In which Merlin is court sorcerer, and the knights bet that they can beat him in a fight.
Merlin happily accepts the challenge, knowing well that the knights of Camelot don’t stand much of a chance against him. He is the most powerful sorcerer in the world after all.
Meanwhile, Arthur struggles to keep his feelings for Merlin under wraps.
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Merlins a sassy shit, and Arthur’s in love with Him, obviously.-
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Jealous Alpha Arthur and Amused Omega Merlin.
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“I’m sorry, there must be a mistake.” Uther furrows his brows. “That is my son’s manservant.”
“This is Emrys, the most powerful sorcerer who will ever walk the earth. It is our deepest honor to be able to offer his hand to your son.”
“Merlin?” Arthur asks, looking across the hall. Merlin looks the palest and the smallest Arthur has ever seen him. He looks like a scared animal that knows it’s about to be trapped, and that’s when it clicks for Arthur that no part of this is a joke. None of it. “Merlin, what are they talking about?”
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this is so canon them if their relationship was romantic!!!!
cute asf!!!
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Arthur can be patient. Really.
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Merlin gets hit with an aging spell.
It doesn’t turn him 80. It turns him four.
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When a sorceress casts a whammy on Arthur, Merlin intercepts it, and secrets come tumbling out.
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To lose a manservant once may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose him twice looks like carelessness. When Merlin vanishes in the mines of Kemeray, Arthur's search for him uncovers decades of secrets and betrayals. But the sudden appearance of a baby white dragon bodes well for Albion, for Merlin and Arthur, and for the land that they will build together.
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In many ways, things are the same as ever.
It’s only… Well, back when Merlin still had things like secrets, or privacy, or self-respect, he would have thought that of the secrets, the magic would have been the one to truly catch Arthur’s interest.
But no. It’s the other secret that Arthur picks and plucks at.
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Daegal was like a flower, small and delicate yet resilient, something Merlin wanted to protect.
Daegal survives the assassin’s dagger and is healed in time by Gaius. Merlin takes him under his wing as an apprentice and finds himself enjoying his new role as a big brother. Daegal discovers where he belongs and a home in Camelot.
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- Part 2 of Tales of a Warlock and His Friends
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Leather Means Assassin by Katasstrobee for Isthisusernameavailableornot
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
21 Apr 2025
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By some magical accident, an older Merlin steps into Camelot, 10 years ago. Only now, he's buff and good with a sword, looks good in armour, is a fucking assassin, and claims to be Arthur's husband.
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"The crest on it means you're a member of the royal family." said Leon, red-faced and about to burst a vein or two, making them all jump.
"Something like that." Merlin grinned.
"What?" Arthur choked out.
"Oh we're married. Did I forget to mention?" Merlin asked with an innocent tilt of his head
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"Relax, darling. I've been begging His Royal Prat-ness for a vacation for ages. I'm starting to think you actually want to see me on my hands and knees."
Arthur dropped his sword with a clang, felt the need to lie down for a while. Merlin laughed and took a hold of his bicep. "Come." He said. "I'm dying to see everyone."
And Arthur let himself be man-handled and dragged along like a boy toy. Because this was his life now.
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When a sorcerer captures Arthur, the Knights, and Merlin, he seeks revenge for Uther's wrongdoings by wanting to give Arthur a potion that will make him endure the pain of the worst wound received by everyone in their party, while everyone gets to see the vision of the wound being inflicted. 7 painful wounds. It's too much for one man.
Merlin knows he can't let his King take that. Will the sorcerer let him take his place? What happens when the Knights see Merlin's most painful wound? How does one survive a Serket sting?
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Arthur believed Dragoon had killed his father, and so he plunged his sword deep into the sorcerer. Now Merlin was dying in his arms and Arthur was facing the future alone.
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