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The Warlock and the Dragonlord: The Sidhe by NotAllWho_Wonder_AreLost
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
30 Jun 2025
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You definitely want to read the previous works to understand this.
Arthur and Merlin are getting closer to their brotherhood, and after the scare over the summer, they have a hard time wanting to leave each other's sight as it is. But now, they are back in Hogwarts, so everything should be safe...
Right?
Well, maybe if they weren't so highly wanted, they would be. But now they become part of the big plan of the newest villian, and his plan has been one long in the making. Can the Brotherhood escape what this man deems as their fate?Series
- Part 5 of The Warlock and the Dragonlord
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Everything That Was Once Hidden (Becomes Something Held) by maeven_k
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
28 Jun 2025
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“It’s my job to protect you,” Merlin whispers.
Arthur’s brow creases. “At the cost of yourself?”
Merlin gives a crooked, painful smile. “That’s what protection is, isn’t it?”
Arthur doesn’t speak; he doesn’t know how to respond to that, how to even begin to unravel the lifetime of sacrifice tangled in those few words. Instead, he reaches out. Slowly. Gently. Fingers brushing Merlin’s forearm. Merlin flinches, not because he’s afraid, but because the touch is kind.
“Let me help,” Arthur says, voice raw. “Just this once. Let me take care of you.”
It's time for someone to hold what was once hidden.
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Morgana kidnaps Merlin after finding out he is Emrys, hell bent on getting revenge for the death of her sister.
Arthur is struggling to process Merlin's magic and years of lies, while also losing his mind with worry in the search for his friend as the chance of finding him alive dwindles.
Angst ensues.
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“Shut up!” he yells, and it’s right here where he makes the biggest mistake in Mercia’s visit.
Having your head smashed into a concrete wall isn’t something Merlin would recommend. “Don’t you fucking dare yell at me. Do you understand? How dare you be so insolent. You know, I was going to give you a small kick and be done with it, let the Prince deal with you himself as I’m sure he does. But no one disrespects me like that, boy. You hear me?”Merlin knows that Arthur doesn't truly hurt him because he wants to, he knows that the prince is just used to horseplay. Merlin also knows that Arthur would never beat him, or any servant for that matter, and he's secure in his knowlegde of that. Visiting knights, however, seem to have a different idea of what happens behind closed doors, especially when they see all the things Arthur throws at his servant. So, if the prince can hurt Merlin, why can't they?
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Deep in the forest an ancient temple slumbers, the legacy of a god carved into its walls, a promise of salvation and a promise of eternity.
Arthur Pendragon didn't go looking for the prophecy of the Once and Future king, but when a stranger pushes it into his lap he can't let go. Who the hell is Emrys, and why would a sorcerer help him in the first place? The druids hold the key, but the path to discovery is long, and he may soon wish he'd never step foot on it all. When a tragic sacrifice is made, Arthur is left with a choice between betrayal and forgiveness, understanding and ignorance, love and hate.
Meanwhile Merlin would follow his king anywhere, and he has. He could never bring himself to regret following Arthur that day, but he would always wonder how different life could have been if he had somehow convinced him to just go home. Tortured peasant boys don't make good Gods, and the consequences have the potential to change the world - if he could only escape the Sarrum long enough to try.
or: The one where Emrys is a God and doesn't know it, Arthur pushes until he breaks, Sarrum is evil and Merlin never wanted any of this to happen. Mordred's just happy to be here.
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useless as wounded pride (and much more painful) by whump_a_palooza
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
20 Apr 2025
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The pain had been dormant since Merlin’s recovery. He couldn’t see the scar on his back, but Gaius assured him that it remained, and likely would remain for the rest of Merlin’s life.
The ugly scar on his back was the only proof that he had survived a serket’s sting.
Then Merlin awoke in the middle of a winter night with heat radiating from his back. He tried to reach behind him to feel the hot area, but the movement of his arm sent a bolt of pain through him. His entire body stiffened.
Something’s wrong.
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(A series of one-shots about serket stings and chronic pain.)
Chapter 1 - Flare-ups suck, and Merlin learns the hard way.
Chapter 2 - Arthur gets involved, kind of. -
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Merlin is the happiest he's ever been in his life. Camelot is safe for the time being, Arthur, Gwen, and the knights know of his magic and accept him for it, and his budding romance with Arthur is thriving. And then he falls ill to a sickness that suspiciously mimicks pregnancy... or perhaps it isn't mimicking at all.
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Dragonlords in Merlin's world are a bit more active in the world of dragons than Merlin ever knew, they birth dragon young themselves.
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- Part 1 of Merlin, Mother of Dragons
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Lost and caught in a sudden snow storm, all Arthur can think about is keeping Merlin safe and warm. With no way to start a fire, things aren't looking good. If only Merlin would trust Arthur enough to use his magic. If only Merlin could stay awake.
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It’s been 1,525 years since King Arthur died, and Merlin only just learned to cope. (Only after claiming several self destructive tendencies.
Like, having an entire rooms worth of paintings and other various paarifinallia dedicated to a man you devoted your whole life to serving.)But he’s definitely better now.
And thats of course when “destiny” decides to come swinging.
(Swinging as in knocking him out, stealing his pocket change, and shoving him headfirst into a lake.)
So king arthur is awake now in our lord and savior 2024. Which means both of them have to figure out why Arthur came back in the first place, what that means for Albion, and especially what that means for them.
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"We will have to be united in secrecy. There will be no more lies between us, Merlin."
In the aftermath of battle, Kanen takes a few more moments to aim his crossbow. It's Merlin, not Will, who takes the hit for Arthur - but not before confessing he used magic to save Ealdor.
When all is said and done, Arthur, Gwen, and Morgana know Merlin’s secret - a change to destiny that has more repercussions than meets the eye.
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(Canon Divergence from s1e10 The Moment of Truth onward.)
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- Part 1 of crosswinds
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When Arthur goes on a long trip without Merlin, Merlin frets for his safety. Little does he suspect trouble will find him instead. Pursued for his newly revealed magic and injured, the question becomes: Will Arthur find Merlin in time?
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- Part 9 of Tansy's Merlin Shortfics - Cannon AU
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“You knew Merlin had magic,” Morgana accused.
“I had no idea!” Arthur snapped. “Please, this is clearly hurting him! Just get the cuffs off!”Morgana puts Merlin in a pair of cold iron cuffs and chaos ensues. Arthur takes it surprisingly well, all things considered.
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It was at the lake that they caught up to him.
He’d known for years now that they watched him from shadowy corners, waiting for a moment of some truth to be revealed, and figured that, despite that, if he didn’t give them the satisfaction, they would eventually give up. He’d thought, perhaps ignorant for the first time in centuries, that some lingering protection from lands long since weathered and changed might be offered to him. But Merlin had never prayed to a Goddess or a God. He had never sunk to his knees on lake-soaked grass for anyone other than a mortal man taken too soon.
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Merlin and Arthur travel to a nobleman's castle for a hunting trip. Little do they know this former friend and his new, not so human wife, have joined Morgana.
All it takes is a special herb to and a perfect trap to make it look like Merlin is part of their plot.Now Merlin's magic has gone haywire, and worse than that, he finds himself in a cell with a witch iron cuff preventing even that from being of use.
Not to mention a furious Arthur who now believes Merlin has betrayed him.
But what if the fact that Merlin's magic is not under its usual control is exactly the thing that saves them when things look their worst?
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- Part 11 of Tansy's Merlin Shortfics - Cannon AU
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Fit Bloke yanks the books from his hands harshly, unbalancing Merlin, making him have to stop himself from face planting by bracing a hand on the floor. Giving him a disgusted look, Fit Bloke sneers, “Get up, you look ridiculous,” before briskly walking away in the opposite direction, his leg connecting with Merlin’s shoulder and knocking him over again.
“Prat,” Merlin says, collecting himself and getting up. Fit Bloke may be a prat, and an arse, but the view of his bum when he strutted away wasn’t bad at all. In fact, it was a very peachy bum, probably from footie....
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“Morgana please stop.” Arthur tried to move forward but he was forced back to his knees.
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On patrol, Arthur and his men are attacked by some unscrupulous bandits
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- Part 22 of Febuwhump 2025
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Merlin saves the lives of Arthur and the knights at the cost of revealing his magic
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- Part 20 of Febuwhump 2025
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Without thought, he pulled Merlin against his chest, just holding him. “I know what you have been doing for me.” He gently ran his fingers through Merlin’s hair. Hoping it would give him some peace.
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“Retreated.” Sir Leon’s voice broke through the clearing, forcing the few knights that were left into action, grabbing Arthur’s wrist as he pulled him away from there.