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You live once upon a dream by TJ_The_Kelpie
Fandoms: Free Rein (TV), Scottish Mythology, Beauty and the Beast (2017), Merlin (TV)
08 Dec 2025
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Selkies are beings that can shed their skin and become human.
Kelpies are shapeshifting water spirits that usually take the form of a horse but can be human too.
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With the arrival in Camelot of Lucan, who appears to come from faraway lands, Merlin's alarm bells start ringing. The presence of this strange boy unsettles the warlock, but his closest circle does not seem concerned.
Could this Lucan be a spy for Morgana? Or is he really just a simple apprentice?
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- English
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- 4,640
- Chapters:
- 1/?
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How A Little Kindness Changes The Course of Camelot by Daughter_of_Thranduil
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
06 Dec 2025
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“Some believe that it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found it is the small things; everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love.” - Gandalf
Truer words were never spoken.
Some of the legends give Arthur an additional half-sister, Elaine. Here’s how her existence as a background character, despite performing no great deeds or showing no particular extraordinariness, prompts an earlier magic reveal and a happier ending than they all originally got.
Will be canon compliant until the end of Season 3, then verge into AU territory, where everyone stays alive.
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“One of my girls mentioned she saw a new face at the market today. A pretty boy looking for employment. I have a proposition for you, if you want to accompany me inside,” the woman said.
Her voice was warm and her smile almost motherly. It made Merlin ache for the comfort of his home. He looked at her uncertainly. Merlin may have had a sheltered upbringing in his small farming village, but he could imagine what kind of work she had to offer him, and he wasn’t sure he wanted it. Still, he stood up, shaking slightly from hunger and exhaustion. There was something in this woman’s eyes that compelled Merlin to trust her.
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- Part 4 of Teagirl's bingo fills 2023
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Elia travels with her brother Gwaine, unaware that her life is tied to a royal secret. When her path crosses with Arthur Pendragon’s, she becomes entangled in battles, intrigues, and a romance that could change not only her destiny, but the fate of Camelot itself.
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This is an AU that diverges from the series canon. Some events and timelines may not match exactly, and I apologize for any variations. The story is set roughly between seasons 3 and 4, with creative liberties to allow Elia’s character development. -
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"I thought you said they didn't curse strangers at the door, Merlin?”
"They don't. Usually."Six months after Arthur's return from Avalon, Merlin decides he's ready to interact with the wider world and volunteers them to help with a friend's trick-or-treating (because that shouldn't be too hard, right?). Except there's a faerie, and a curse, and now, along with dealing with these pesky feelings, they've got to solve what's going on.
Podfic of Something wicked by paintedpigeon.
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Ancient Melody: An old druidic slang term referring to the Call to Destiny. All people will experience this calling at some point in their lives, with many druids describing this as sounding like an enchanting song. Those who try ignoring it will often find that they cannot do so for very long.
A travelling bard is a wonderful guise for a druid. They go wherever they wish, never staying in one place for long enough to be found out. However, like all druids, Wren has avoided Camelot like to plague for fear of being caught.
However, when she learns Merlin, her childhood best friend, is in Camelot after his own Call to Destiny, Wren decides it’s time to go too.
She’s been ignoring her destiny, her call for far too long out of fear. But now, she knows it’s time to listen. Time to follow that Ancient Melody to Camelot and see where it leads her.
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Arthur, the knights, Gwen and Morgana woke in a strange forest, filled with magic. Without Merlin. None remember how they got there. Begrudgingly setting aside their hatred, they traversed through the forest stumbling upon a village. None of the villagers had ever heard of Camelot, and practiced magic freely. Thankfully, the Court Sorcerer happens to be visiting the village for business. He offers them help in figuring out what happened to them.
What happens when the Sorcerer turns out to be Merlin?
What happens when they realize Merlin barely remembers anything?
What happens when Merlin tells them about his king?
What happens when they find out Merlin has a new life, without them?
How will they get past this?Read to find out.
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- Part 1 of My Merlin AUs
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Un incontro inatteso tra due fanciulli dà il via a una serie di eventi che porterà entrambi a fare i conti con la sfida più grande della loro vita. E, mentre Merlino e Artù compiono il loro destino, lo stesso accade anche per i giovani Doryan e Lucan, intrecciando la loro storia con quella del re di Camelot e del suo fedele servitore.
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Merlin is recovering from a flashback
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- Part 9 of Whumptober 2025
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- English
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- 259
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Time's Twisted Fate - Prologue by Hatbug
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
07 Oct 2025
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Amelia Moore lived a comfortable life of whimsy and curiosity until one exhibition deep into the caves of Snowdon changed her life. Now she battles through time against Titans and Demons, surrounded by characters of legend she grew up adoring. As well as some that history forgot. The question remains, though, can the witch get home, or is her life forfeited to destiny?
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- Part 1 of Time's Twisted Fate
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- English
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- 534
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A companion piece to Their Strength, Their Shelter, in which we find out what happened to Merlin after the ambush.
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Whumptober 2025 - Day 1 - “Please don’t cry.” | Lamb to the Slaughter | Ceremony | Beg for Forgiveness
Whumptober 2024 - Day 23 - Broken PedestalSeries
- Part 1 of Whumptober 2025
- Part 22 of Whumptober 2024
- Part 2 of Courage, Strength, and Magic
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Emrys is a God. A child of the air, earth and sea, born long before magic used words which are now old, and born longer still before humanity had listened to him as he whispered his truth to a lonely young woman.
They have seen empires, great and small, as they were built. And watched as they fell, brought low by one reason or another.
Yet, when the eldest Pendragon of the Bloody Tyrant Uther, runs scared into his realm, unbalanced and half mad, what’s Magic Itself to do but lend a kind hand?
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Princess Ygraine knows her family is a little different, with the King and Queen and their companion, Merlin. To her, Merlin is the quiet constant holding their world together. But when she discovers Merlin's magic, Ygraine makes it her mission to show everyone—including Merlin himself—that the love of her family is a far stronger force than the fear he carries, and that some secrets are too important not to share.
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Journey of surprises by Fantasticoncer, Red_Feather (Ze_Red_Feather) for TheOneWithWritersBlock, Nads, Annabel Lee Fae (Annabel90), dance_of_pales, Fanficcrazygirl
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Batman Beyond, 七つの大罪 - 鈴木央 | Nanatsu no Taizai | The Seven Deadly Sins - Suzuki Nakaba (Anime & Manga), Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
15 Aug 2025
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It's been ten years since Melody and Sapphira defeated Thénardier and they plus Harry have settled down to raise their own children, but just because they have stopped travelling to focus on their families doesn't mean the adventures of going through the infinite universes are completely over and done with.
Now that they are all grown up as well and having gotten the permission to go ahead, it's the turn of their younger siblings Aislinn and Cathan to go on their own adventures, make many new friends and hopefully find the answers to several questions the family have been asking themselves for many years
How did a former friend turned enemy who was killed years ago suddenly show up as a child in front of Sapphira's and Ferdinand's doorstep? Who will become the future partners of Aislinn and Cathan? And who exactly are the mysterious foursome of Dream, Hero, General and Angel they have met years before?
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- Part 15 of Old souls
- Part 2 of Journey of a Lifetime Extended Universe
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“I told Arthur I had magic.” He states. He looks down. Not shameful, but as a shell of the man he once was. “And told him to kill me.” Merlin choked out, beginning to notice the tears filling his eyes and throat.
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“One more step and your friend is dead! Drop your sword!” Arthur nodded, “Okay, okay.” he agreed. Sword falling to the floor. Merlin’s brows furrowed. What the hell was Arthur doing? He shook his head in the man’s grasp.
Arthur didn’t bring any other weapons with him today. Merlin hunched his shoulders, hating the feeling of the man touching him. “You tryna die? Stop squirming! Or would you like to say some last words to your mate?”
Merlin gasped for air as the man’s hand left his face. “Let him kill me!” he screamed.
“Are you insane?!”
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Gaius and Merlin talk about what happened while he was out of town. How he begged Arthur to kill him.
Bandits attack, ruining any sense of peace.
Merlin stays clumsy.
He falls asleep in Arthur's arms after crying.------<3
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- Part 16 of Mentally-Ill Merlin (Merthur)
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I Miss Me by IHaveTooMannyPlants
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
31 Jul 2025
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This fic is a combination of a BBC’s Merlin set in the future/ current times but it's more of an Adjacent timeline to ours, OC insert, and a bit of Arthurian myth set in the modern day.
This is my first story so sorry if it's bad
Even though it's an OC insert it can be read as a self-insert.Summary
Two immortal beings try and get five knights and one king to complete one quest. But they all keep getting distracted -
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Merlin saved Freya. He broke her curse and they had a son: William.
For years, Merlin has hidden them from Arthur and all of Camelot. But one night, Mordred follows him… and uncovers the secret Merlin swore he’d protect with his life.From that moment, nothing can ever go back to how it was.
Arthur’s world, Camelot’s future and Merlin’s heart.
Everything begins to unravel.This is an alternate what if where betrayal, love, magic, and loyalty collide.
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Set in Season 1, Gwen’s older half-sister returns to Camelot for the annual tournament after having been given away to be raised by her father and his wife as a child after their mother died. She dresses and acts as a man, signing up to the tournament under a fake name as women are not allowed to participate, wanting to follow her dreams to become a knight.
She receives unexpected support by a lady who soon reveales herself to be non other than King Uther’s ward. -
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Merlin’s idea of setting up a day art camp for the kids in his village leads him into revisiting an old skill of his.
(Work of: 10.7. 2025)
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- Part 10 of Aithusa, put it down!
- Language:
- English
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- 1,031
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