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When Merlin's magic is exposed shortly before season 2 starts, the path of destiny starts changing forever. Now on the run with Arthur, Morgana, and Gwen. Merlin hopes to convince Arthur that magic is totally good instead of him and Morgana just being an exception. Morgana, meanwhile, hopes to convince him to usurp his father. As allies are gathered and Arthur realizes the injustice in his kingdom, it looks more and more like he will have to act in a drastic way. A way he dreads.
Meanwhile, Arthur and Merlin are growing closer and closer and might just have feelings for each other. Something they probably should be better about realizing, considering the example of Gwen and Morgana right next to them.
In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom now rests on the shoulders of four, their names: Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere, and Morgana
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- Part 1 of Different Destiny
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Arthur is growing his hair out, Uther has a problem with this
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Merlin has lived a hundred lives. A healer. A chef. An architect. A man lost in the quiet rhythm of the world.
In the year 2025, he works at a small art museum, curating an exhibit of Arthurian legends. The paintings unsigned, half-forgotten are more than historical curiosities. They are memories. His own. Each brushstroke a thread tied to a man he can’t afford to forget.
But even memory fades. After fifteen centuries of waiting, Merlin’s grasp on the past begins to blur until a stranger walks in. A young man with familiar eyes.
But the question was, was it really Arthur returned ? Or just another echo — a face that haunts every lifetime?
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After successfully breaking off Arthur and Guinevere's engagement, Morgana is horrified to learn that Arthur plans to remarry. She is determined to eliminate this new threat, whatever it takes; but what exactly bothers her so much?...
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Arthur is spiralling while his father's condition rapidly declines. After a particularly taxing day, he can't bear the weight of his emotions and so seeks comfort in anything he can get his hands on - namely wine and Merlin.
Loosely set during the events of His Father's Son and inspired by the photos in Dale McCready's archive of Arthur looking all rugged and depressed lmao. -
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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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In which Merlin is immortal, used all of his free time to do things because he'd go crazy otherwise and got filthy rich like an old vampire without meaning to, hung out with Shakespeare and a bunch of other people because why not, got gifted a pretty Cadillac that he hates by a charity he'd forgotten he'd donated to, and has a too-high alcohol tolerance for his liking.
Oh, and he bought Avalon Lake.
Because "Shut up, I just like looking at this lake and no, I don't need help."
And a bunch of other mansions and estates and penthouses all over the country because "What if he wants to live somewhere else, I need to have OPTIONS."
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On their way back to Camelot, Merlin and Arthur get ambushed by bandits. Arthur gets hurt in the fight, and Merlin—instead of acting like a proper servant to the king—shuts down all of Arthur’s protests and makes them share a horse so that Arthur can rest. Now, for the remainder of their way home, Arthur is seated behind Merlin in the saddle and given nothing but time to contemplate the longing in his heart.
The warmth that Merlin offers in the crisp air—Arthur’s arms wrapped around Merlin’s middle, his chin on Merlin’s shoulder—might just finally make him act on his feelings.
Written for Fluffalooza 2025 and my Merlin Bingo card 2025.
Prompt: first kiss
Square H2: horses+ ART
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- Part 6 of My Fanart 🎨
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After Arthur and Merlin get together, nearly successful attempts on Arthur's life reveal Merlin’s long-instilled toxic self-blaming mindset and Ideas about destiny. Can Arthur get through to the man he loves?
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- Part 15 of Tansy's Merlin Shortfics - Cannon AU
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The Warlock and the Dragonlord: The Dragons by NotAllWho_Wonder_AreLost
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
28 Oct 2025
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Please read previous works in the series to understand!
The Sidhe has left his mark, but even though they escaped his clutches, it doesn't mean the Sidhe's plans are over. He goes to Romania and starts to put his plans into action. But Morgana and Charlie Weasley refuse to let the man win and take off with their dragons. With a nightmare as guidance and a warning, Morgana knows what they must do.
Call the Brotherhood.
Field trip to Romania, anyone?
Terrible summary, I just want to get this next part postedSeries
- Part 6 of The Warlock and the Dragonlord
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Could've followed my fears all the way down (at least I'm trying) by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Oct 2025
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Merlin was supposed to be the most powerful sorcerer to ever walk the earth. Magic itself. The one destined to bring peace, the immortal Emrys the druids whispered about, half god, half myth.
And yet, he couldn’t even heal a fucking paper cut.
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Merlin’s magic has always failed him when it comes to healing. So when Arthur is fatally injured before his eyes, Merlin has only one choice left - to break every rule of nature to keep him alive.
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"You are my heir. The future of Camelot rests on your shoulders. But you have yet to prove me that you are fit to carry this heavy responsibility."
That stung more than Arthur wanted to admit. No matter how hard he tried, it never seemed to be enough.Series
- Part 3 of Teagirl's Whumptober 2025
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Arthur remembers how he got the callsign. His leadership qualities, his boldness, bordering on stupidity, alongside his, how Merlin would grow to call it, ‘pratishness’, granted him the callsign ‘King’.
Where were all the king qualities tonight, then?
TOP GUN x MERLIN AU
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WHUMPTOBER 2025:
No. 25: Collision Course
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- Part 6 of Slayspeare's Whumptober 2025
- Part 1 of Top Gun x Merlin AU
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A complete re-write of Merlin with a female Merlin. Lots of Gwen and Merlin and Morgana friendship and bullying Arthur.
"Look at the fire, see how the logs crack with the flames, that will be your bones if you are discovered. Look at how the bark crumbles into ash, that will be your skin peeling apart. You must keep your magic secret or this will be your fate”
If you want somewhere to discuss this work with me or others I've made a discord server https://discord.gg/MeB6ufKQy
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- Part 1 of Of Spells and Swords
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For both Leon and Arthur their duty is most important.
For Leon it´s his duty to his future king, for Arthur it´s his duty to his father and people.
And neither of them will anyone or anything stop them from fulfilling their duties.Series
- Part 24 of AI-less Whumptober 2025
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It has been more than two thousand years since Arthur's death in Camelot. Magic no longer exists in this new age and yet dark creatures have emerged and destroyed human civilization. Only those who can fight or hide can survive in this new world where modern weapons are ineffective against beasts.
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The Once and Future King has returned to protect his kingdom, accompanied by his most loyal knights - and Merlin, of course. Together they will have to solve the mystery of where the creatures have come from and how to defeat them. In the meantime, Arthur will have to learn to come to terms with feelings for his former manservant that he thought he'd managed to bury. It would be a lot easier if he could figure out what Merlin was hiding from him...again.
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Sir Arthur, Not Of Camelot by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
19 Oct 2025
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Uther, King of Camelot and father to Arthur Pendragon, was in mortal peril.
This, in itself, was not news; Uther, by dint of a recalcitrant, bloodthirsty personality backed by military power and an unshakable belief in the Divine Right of Kings, had made a great deal of enemies in his day, and, in truth, made new ones almost daily.
But this time was different, in that it was entirely Arthur’s fault.
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OrAfter Arthur accidentally puts his father's life in jeopardy, he must ride out of Camelot, with Merlin at his side, on a journey with no real end goal in sight
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Merlin worked silently on the remedies mixed with magic as he cleaned and secured the wounds. Anger brewed in the pit of his stomach. Whishing that he could just kill the king and be done with it.
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A spell gone awry leads to some major complications for the Prince and Servant. Merlin uses a potion that will allow him to take on Arthur's pain. He just didn't realize there was one tiny problem with the potion. If hiding his magic had been a challenge before...how was Merlin going to keep his secret and his head now?
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- Part 28 of Would You?
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A re-write of the confrontation scene in S2 E1 between Merlin and Cedric, but Arthur was conscious (debatable) and overheard their entire conversation. What better way is there to find out your best friend is a sorcerer?