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Just Between Us, I Remember It by TheDreamPriestess for FathomMeOut
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
15 Aug 2025
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Arthur knew what a Sigil represented; a concept he had been introduced to as a young prince, late on those evenings his father could stand his presence for more than a moment. A marriage proposal of the deepest and most romantic kind, a callback to the traditions of old – especially along the Pendragon line.
As such, his message was clear.
He was going to marry Merlin.
No matter what it took.
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OR: Arthur’s POV of ‘Just Between Us, Did the Love Affair Maim You Too?’
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- Part 2 of Just Between Us (It's All Too Well)
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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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Merlin had always known that Arthur would never accept him. He just couldn't cope with it. That's why he was always doing idiotic things, getting hurt to get his attention. Maybe he was getting hurt to punish himself for having these feelings. Maybe he was trying to control one thing in his life. Maybe he just wanted one thing to go his way. Maybe that's why he started to hurt himself at night; when no one was looking. He thought nobody had noticed. Arthur had. Arthur saw Merlin, his best friend, fade from what used to be a seemingly happy, snarky man, to a shell. He was like a ghost in the palace walls. Arthur wanted him back. He wanted the real Merlin back.
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Five knights sit around a fire, trading stories of glory and honor. Only one tells the truth—and it isn't about the king.
Gwaine never wanted to be a knight. He stayed for a reason no one expected.
(Or: The night the Round Table finally sees the man who's been holding it together all along.)
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Merlin sat straight up, chains snapping as he did so.
The silence in the room was deafening, even more so when Merlin opened his eyes to reveal a bright shade of gold.
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Kidnapped and banished at a young age, Merlin is a prince without a crown or kingdom. Though raised with magic and sword by his side, he faces a tumultuous path that takes him to Camelot and brings with it a destiny he never believed in. But at every turn he faces the consequences of his actions, unwilling as they might be, and his two secrets—magic and his dusty title— have never been close to tearing apart the life he built for himself in Camelot until a letter finds its way into Arthur's hands.
And the two lives Merlin has led begin to bleed together.
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Five times Arthur asked about magic and one time Merlin answered.
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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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Just Between Us, Did the Love Affair Maim You Too? by TheDreamPriestess for FathomMeOut
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
14 Feb 2025
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Merlin knew what a Sigil represented; a concept he had been introduced to shortly after arriving in Camelot. A marriage proposal of the deepest and most romantic kind, a callback to the traditions of old – for those who appreciated such things.
As such, Arthur’s message was clear.
Keep it safe for my future bride.
And, well, he could do that. No matter what it took.
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- Part 1 of Just Between Us (It's All Too Well)
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Arthur and Merlin are cursed so that when Arthur sleeps, Merlin suffers. Arthur doesn't want to hurt Merlin but he is so tired and his bed is very soft.
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- Part 6 of Febuwhump 2025
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Merlin finally opens up about his past relationships.
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After Merlin's magic is discovered by Arthur, he understands the king's need for some time apart. But the loss of the king's trust is a bitter pill to swallow, and even more so the loss of his love. Forced to wait until Arthur is willing to deal with him again, Merlin begins to realize that the loss of Arthur's love isn't just emotionally painful, but physical as well. He hasn't been able to breathe without pain since that day in the forest. And his cough is producing flower petals, a sign that something much worse is going on. Merlin isn't stupid, but he without options. There's no cure, and even if there was, it's definitely not pressure he's willing to put on his love. Merlin is content with his decision.
Arthur isn't.
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Merlin lives half his life in Camelot in fear someone discovers his magic, forcing him to go in the pyre, and the other half trying to forget this probability, as the ban was lifted and with his new position as Court Sorcerer no-one can force him into the fire. But the Fear stayed.
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Arthur, Leon, Gwaine and Merlin are captured when a fight goes wrong. Even when Merlin is bound in cold iron, he'll do anything to get them all to safety.
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- Part 7 of Evedaser's Whumptober 2024
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Merlin learned early on in his career as Arthur's manservant and destined protector that sick days were not a part of his contract.
After spending the week taking care of Arthur, Merlin has finally caught the prince's flu, and all he wants is a break. But with the spring tournament about to begin, and the discovery of a murder plot, Merlin doubts he'll get one anytime soon.or
Merlin gets sick and makes it worse by working through it and getting injured.
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What is the life of a servant, compared to that of a king? by ImagineDragonlords for ladymerthur
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
08 Sep 2024
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What if, watching from a distance, Merlin could see Mordred's fatal strike coming for Arthur but was too far away to physically intervene? What if, in a final act of desperation, he used magic to swap their places at the last second?
As the sword pierces Merlin's body, Arthur’s world shatters.
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After Merlin uses his magic in front of Arthur, they talk and settle things up.
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- Part 2 of time together
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Lancelot stared at him with deep eyes heavy with sympathy and sadness, "What if a day comes, when both magic and medicine are not enough to save a life, What if Arthur died? What would become of you Merlin? i dread such a day and pray to never live and witness it."
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Merlin always knew that he could risk anything if he has to if it could save Arthur's life , he was always sure that there would be no limit to what he might sacrifice , himself included.
An enlightening conversation to how Merlin turned into a morally grey character by s5.
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Merlin escapes from Morgana before she can heal him or implant the Fomorroh, leaving him lost and injured in the middle of the forest. By the time Arthur and Gwaine find him he is sick and exhausted, but on the way back to Camelot he manages reveal something shocking - he knows who the traitor in Camelot is, and that they are in league with Morgana.
But will Arthur believe him? And what will he do with this knowledge?or
An alternative plot for s4e6 - A Servant of Two Masters, where Merlin doesn't get healed or brainwashed and remembers Agravaine brought him to Morgana. Also the classic magic confession and Merlin being our favourite self-sacrificing idiot.
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- Part 1 of Defiance
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When Merlin enters the veil of the Cailleach to stop the Dorocha’s attacks, he does succeed in saving the world. But as an immortal being, his sacrifice does not go as he expected, and Arthur and everyone else who loves Merlin are left to figure out how to rescue him.