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“You don’t seem like a king.”
Arthur lowered the scroll onto his lap, curious and maybe a little offended. “Why not?”
Merlin shrugged. “You don’t sound like a king, for one.”
“And pray tell, Merlin, how is a king supposed to sound?”
“I don’t know,” he muttered. “Strong. Powerful.” Suddenly Merlin sat up straight, puffing his chest out and pinching his face into a rugged scowl. His voice pitched low, sounding odd in his young body. “My name’s Arthur Pendragon,” he imitated theatrically.
Arthur couldn’t help his amused snort at his antics. “Wrong," he said, returning to the scroll. "A king doesn’t have to say his name, the people would already know it.”
Merlin smiled, a teasing gleam in his eyes. “A good king doesn’t,” he mumbled under his breath, obviously still intending for Arthur to hear.
“The only reason I don’t ‘sound like a king’ is because I have to put up with all your insolence.”
That gloating smile grew on Merlin’s lips. “A good king wouldn’t put up with that either.”
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A stray spell turns Merlin back into his childhood self. Somehow, even through Merlin's fear and Arthur's ineptitude with children, they still find a home in each other's company.
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While a new batch of prospective knight enter Camelot, one knight has an unfortunate encounter with Merlin. Once said knight begins to threaten Merlin, Arthur steps in.
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Merlin gets hit with a spell meant for Arthur, and gets transported to another dimension where he had died during The Poisoned Chalice.
Meanwhile, his Arthur believes Merlin to be dead, and spirals.
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In pursuit of a sorcerer, Arthur and his knights stumbled into a cave. As the ceiling collapsed on them, Merlin had no choice except to reveal his magic or let all his friends die. That choice was not a choice at all.
As Merlin's magic began to run out and tensions with the knights run high, it seemed he might have made the wrong choice after all.
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- Part 14 of Kink Meme Fills
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The Time Tried our Souls, and Through the Darkness we Overcame by mollrach13
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
16 Sep 2012
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A fill for this prompt at kinkme_merlin: Merlin goes through a lot of trauma and has gotten very used to hiding it, moving on (or at least appearing to), and coping silently and without anyone noticing, because most of the time no one can know something happened. One day something traumatic happens to him, which everyone knows about, and everyone is waiting for Merlin to snap, only for him to...not. Arthur is caught between worried and suspicious, and sets about to get to the bottom of this.
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For the prompt: Someone tells Arthur about the legends of Emrys, an all-powerful warlock whose destiny is to protect Arthur and his kingdom and help bring about an age of peace. He is told that Emrys is someone close to him, and has hidden his identity and trials over the years to protect himself and make sure he can continue on at Arthur's side. When Arthur asks who it is, the person turns to Arthur and shrewdly asks: "Arthur, who do you want it to be?" ... Arthur's mind automatically goes to Merlin.
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Finished 6/13/25
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Merlin's guide to avoiding conversations and becoming a war hero. by sweetcherrynature
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
10 Aug 2024
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In which Gwen and Arthur marry to help in an ongoing war, and Merlin misunderstands and thinks they are breaking up with him. Making him run away and return as a war hero instead of having a single conversation.
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After finding out that his soulmate is the crown prince of Camelot (and with that the son of the very person who executes people with magic), Merlin wants to leave Camelot as soon as possible.
After finding out that his soulmate is an unknown peasant boy, Arthur wants to learn as much as possible about him, which he is sure his father would disapprove of.
Soulmate AU: The first words your soulmate speaks to you are written on your wrist
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soulmate au, kinda cute, got to the part where they are fighting a griffin and Lancelot do be there
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Merlin and Arthur keep meeting at a series of weddings.
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Sometimes your knight in shining armour (figuratively) gives you the shirt off his back (literally).
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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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Arthur hadn’t thought much of what his greatest fear would be until it was carved into his skin. The only thing worse was finding out what everyone else was afraid of.
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when they said angst and canon compliant THEY MEANT THAT SHIT
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“Oh” The servant said as if he were completely unbothered by the noise that had spooked the rest of them, all of them grabbing at their weapons. “That would be for me” There was a sly grin growing over his features. “It’s best if you don’t fight it” he glanced at all of them. “They can be so very protective”
i.e Merlin kidnaps himself (basically) so he can talk about Lancelot
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- Part 9 of Dialogue I wrote in my notes app
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(only rated teen because of the swearing - none of the torture scenes are written from Merlin's pov so there is nothing graphic)
Never in Arthur's life did he think he would feel pain like this. His blood freezes, his whole being wanting to die at the sound. Never did he think he would hear such an agonising, painful sound. The screams rattle through his body, twisting his gut and his mind feels like it's being torn apart.
The horror must show on his face, but even so, Leon is too slow to catch his falling body. He feels sick and he can't breathe and his throat constricts as he listens to the sound of Melrin's screams. His lover's screams.
The sound is horrifying. Raw emotion piles upon raw emotion as the screams continue, long screams that reflect the agony Merlin must be feeling.
or the fic where the knights and Merlin get kidnapped, but they don't leave without Merlin being tortured first.
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- Part 2 of Merlin <3
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It isn't a secret that Merlin doesn't like to undress around others, and it hasn't really concerned Arthur until now. But a mistake while swimming with the knights starts giving Arthur ideas, and he doesn't like them one bit.
A scars/magic reveal in which Arthur comes to the wrong conclusions and both boys are extremely confused.
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“See,” Merlin said, still with that stubborn set to his jaw, but there was a slight tremble in his voice, now. “This is what you get for sticking your nose into things not concerning you.”
“Sticking–“ Arthur boggled. “Not concerning– YOU ALMOST DIED!” He bellowed from the top of his lungs.
“Whoo boy,” he heard Leon say from across the clearing.
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"I've come for the truth." Uther took up the space in front of Merlin, glaring down at him. "You are a sorcerer?"
Merlin glanced at Gaius with pleading eyes, but he was unable to tell a lie. "Yes."
In which an accidental magic reveal and a truth potion lead to initial heartache and soul-searching for Arthur and Merlin, followed by long-term happiness all around.
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- Part 3 of My Merlin Holidays fics
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It had started with the trees.
For hundreds of years, the Perilous Lands sat, a dead, barren wasteland whose inhabitants only consisted of monsters.
And then suddenly, it wasn’t.
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- Part 1 of The Road Home
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A few drabbles revolving around our favorite OT5.
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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.