20 Works in Arthur Pendragon Doesn't Know About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)

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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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    Updates Saturdays

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    When Merlin finds out his father is a dragonlord, he finally lets himself share a secret with Arthur.

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    "I wasn't lurking," I shook my head, "And you know that. You wouldn't let them put me into the dungeon again, would you?"

    "That's why I'm giving you the chance to leave," he whispered in a low tone, fully emptying his glass now and putting it back down onto his table, "Might be embarrassing for the both of us, if the prince's servant was found in said prince's chambers after curfew." Arthur glanced at me with a smirk spread all over his lips. "Bonus points for the prince being sparsely dressed."

    OR

    Arthur finds his servant in his bedroom, searching for a rat.

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    “Some of the men…have been enchanted into women.”

    Gwaine stares at Lancelot. Lancelot stares back, thinning his lips. Gwaine tilts his head and squints slightly, trying to understand the joke. Lancelot’s eyebrows furrow and he grimaces, disproportionally upset. Gwaine’s eyes slowly widen.

    He opens his mouth to speak but Lancelot interrupts, “Yes, King Arthur is one of the affected men.”

    Gwaine shuts his mouth and nods, probably doing a horrible job of concealing his amusement.

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    Merlin only wishes to get Arthur's attention after a surprise kiss leads to Arthur avoiding him. Arthur has made it clear that he isn't interested in Merlin. Unless Merlin has it all wrong.

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    5
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    Merlin refuses Arthur's help, deciding there is a better way to defend ealdor.

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    He collapsed to the floor as he thought back to Arthur, crumbling. He was just trying to save a woman’s life, but where does it end?

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    33
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    A demonic possession reveals Merlin's crush on Arthur.

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    1,025
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    Merlin is cursed by a powerful sorcerer and loses the ability to use magic. Terrified of what could happen to Arthur without his protection, Merlin becomes a bit too protective of him.
    Meanwhile, Arthur doesn't understand why Merlin's acting so weird and paranoid lately. Much less why he basically refuses to leave his side, even if he offers him a day off.

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    merlin falling for a trap, getting captured, a dragon egg, secrets, destiny, a worried prince... what could go wrong?

    ~~~~

    dedicated to my two inspirations for this fic🩷i appreciate you both for encouraging me and inspiring me to write again!!! ive missed it🥺( heres the link to that tumblr post )

    and dedicated to my best friend, miss lana love. there are not enough words in the word that could even begin to describe my love and affection to you. thank you for being my everything.

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    From a prompt on Tumblr
    "As Arthur and the rest of Camelot get more comfortable with magic, Arthur makes a decision. He’s tried teaching Merlin every type of weapon out there, and he’s hopeless with every one of them. But, Merlin still insists on coming with him on dangerous quests. So, Arthur decides to have Merlin try his hand at magic so he has some sort of self defense"

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    In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name:... Well, Arthur doesn't know his real name, but he'd bloody well like to find out.

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    Arthur has known about his destiny to unite Albion as the Once and Future King since he stumbled on that ridiculously large Dragon his father had imprisoned under the castle when he was a young child. Now, all he has to do is find Emrys - his prophesized magical partner, navigate becoming the Crown Prince of Camelot and his father's hatred of all things magic, and survive the frankly insane amount of attacks against him by angry sorcerers. If only his idiot manservant could be on time to work for once.

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    An ambitious canon rewrite of Merlin season one from Arthur's POV, if he was already pretty cool with magic from the start but was still just as oblivious to Merlin as he was in the show.

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    The Camelot Chronicle presents.....How to Woo a Guy in 31 Days!

    Everyone thinks Merlin has more game than Arthur, who takes full offense to that, thank you very much. Like he always does, Arthur rises to the challenge to prove himself: Can he successfully romance Merlin, of all people? Even with all the support from his knights and a large book of rather dirty pick up lines (Thanks, Geoffrey), seducing his manservant proves to be harder than anything he's done before.

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    5,993
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    Merlin goes into heat while Arthur's away on a hunting trip. Will Arthur come back or will Merlin have to suffer on his own.
    Please don't hate me this is my first fic ever.

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    Merlin magics Arthur's boots to clean themselves. This is what happens next.

    A lighthearted ficlet set in early Series 1; gen/pre-slash

    Series
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    Arthur looked down between them as he heard his belt drop to the stone floor, gulping hard in anticipation, but Merlin had plans of his own.
    A surprised huff escaped Arthurs mouth as Merlin shoved his thigh between his legs, gripped hard onto his hips and lifted him onto the table in one clean motion. When Arthurs bottom hit the wooden surface, it made a small creaking sound and Arthur almost moaned, out loud.
    He looked at Merlin, breathless, wild-eyed, gulping down the last bit of his self control.
    "When did you get so bloody strong?!"

    Aka Arthur is fascinated and turned on by Merlins "sudden" strength (like all of us).

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    Day 9- Urgency

    "Right on cue, Merlin burst through the door, looking like he'd just lost a fight with a griffon."

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    “You couldn’t keep a secret if it killed you!” That’s what Arthur shouted, finger in Merlin’s face.
    The words left him before he could stop.

    Language:
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    8
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    Sometimes Merlin thinks he's crazy to enjoy serving Arthur but particularly on days like this. Arthur and Merlin have a falling out but it's hard to stay mad at each other.

    Series
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    De-Aged!Merlin is being a cutie and Arthur is being a decent person.

    Series
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    285
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    1/1
    Comments:
    12
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    561
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    30
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    8,384

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