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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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"He truly is a self-destructive monster; the purest form of magic itself."
"He deserves it. Just one. "
"Why does he feel like this? Why does he feel like he wants to rip his heart out? Why does it feel like it’d be better if he wasn’t here to burden everyone?"
"why does he feel like he would be better off dead?"
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Merlin’s life is falling through his fragile little fingers like sand.
Enjoy! <3
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- Part 1 of Mentally-Ill Merlin (Merthur)
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Arthur remembers how his life has changed since his daughter, whom he had as a teenager and of whom almost no one knows that she is his daughter, appeared in Camelot, and he also remembers a fateful night that changed the kingdom.
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A serious illness is taking over Camelot little by little, leaving victims in its wake.
Things get worse when the king himself falls ill, luckily he has Merlin by his side, who is not going to let anything bad happen to him. -
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It seems that Arturo is just having the worst day of his life and Merlin doesn't really help (actually he helps a lot, thank you)
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Hosting a ball for the winter solstice seems like too much work to Merlin, too much running around filling up goblets with wine, but when Arthur asks him to dance, the evening starts to look up for Merlin.
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My way of reconciling the fact that they never had dancing or a ball in Merlin, but with Merthur, obviously.
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After a rather strenuous week in the forest, Arthur’s offer of his bath to Merlin blurs the line between prince and servant, forcing the two to confront the potential of a relationship between them.
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The one where Merlin & Arthur face their feelings after making out in the prince’s tub.
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A/N: Though this canon divergence is set somewhere between end of Season 3 and early Season 4, I have moved up some of Season 4’s events to suit my storyboard needs. (ie. Gwen & Arthur’s relationship failing after S4E9 doesn’t go as written- this leaves both Arthur and Merlin a bit apprehensive about starting a relationship together.)
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"I don't want to hear excuses, Merlin. How useless are you? I don't even know why I keep a bastard servant like you around!"
As soon as he spoke the words, Arthur knew he had made a mistake.
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A bad meeting with his father, Arthur retires to his chamber fuming. His anger seeps out with a slip of the tongue and slaps Merlin squarely in the face.
Arthur thinks he's done for. He has finally managed to push everyone he cares about from his life.
But Merlin... is not any ordinary servant. And Arthur is not any ordinary prince. Now, to only find proof. -
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Arthur was a battle-hardened warrior, trained to think in a snap and move quickly on his feet.
But at that moment, he froze.
He heard a cry of pain.
Merlin's cry of pain.
After a mission gone wrong, Arthur and Merlin, both terribly injured and barely upright, have to make their way through the forest and reach safety in Camelot. But even then, Merlin's still not safe, for the bonds of class and hierarchy put his life at risk, especially as Uther as king.
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Ambrosius. Merlin, Ambrosius: The Tales of Merlin's Other (Other, Other) Job by schiwalker
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
02 Jun 2024
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Merlin didn't mean to become the Spymaster of Camelot, honest.
It just kinda…happened.
It's not Merlin's fault that when the Purge happened, the previous Spymaster was a known (but not very powerful) sorcerer, and was also young enough to have not yet taken on and trained a successor. In all the chaos, Uther had had to be much less discerning about choosing the man's replacement, and his focus was, and continues to be, locating ‘evil sorcerers’ rather than literally anything else.
In the end, Merlin was the perfect storm of charisma, power, knowledge, connections, and skill.
“And yet, Arthur’s socks are still ranked among my top three worst smells ever smelt.” Merlin scrunched his nose, thoughtfully...
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Is Camelot a happy place to live?
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- Part 1 of My Lady, Albion
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How Leon Acquired The Best Servant In All Of Five Kingdoms While Arthur Cried by quotidian_void
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Apr 2024
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Merlin flung his arms up. “See? This is the acknowledgement I wanted. How much effort does it take to just say that?” He rolled his eyes.
Leon pursed his lips. “Well, how long will you be willing to offer your services?” he asked.
“You seriously can’t be considering it,” Percival said incredulously.
“Why not?” Merlin argued. “I’m happy to be Leon’s temporary servant. Although,” he turned to him, “just pretend it’s a permanent thing to Arthur.”
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Merlin becomes Leon's servant to spite Arthur.
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- Part 4 of Merlin + [character] crackfics
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Arthur smiled very faintly. He gave no reply, a testament even beyond his appearance to how weary he was. His eyes were bloodshot and lined by heavy bags, the lids sagging. He still wore armor, dented and grimy, and his chainmail was ripped. Over his right knee, his breeches were torn, and beyond the hanging cloth, Merlin could catch a glimpse of a crusty gash.
“Come on,” he said, moving the last step or so to grab Arthur by his shoulder and steer him toward the changing screen. “A bath and some food will do you some good.”
i.e. Soft hurt/comfort after a nasty battle.
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Merlin prepares a bath for Gwen after she is released from Morgana's enchantment. He questions whether she is still his friend, now that she is queen. She asks for his forgiveness.
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- Part 6 of Land of Myth One Word Prompts
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Merlin is a poor kid from a far off village who ends up becoming a thief in the big city. He sends what little money he makes back to his mother.
Arthur is the crown prince of Camelot. Merlin tries to pick his pocket and bites off more than he can chew.
This is incomplete and disjointed but I have included what all happens so the story makes sense.
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- Part 2 of Unpolished and Unfinished Drabbles
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“Gwen, it’s terrible,” Merlin said. “He’s polite! He’s kind, even!”
“And that’s a problem?” Gwen asked, dryly.
"I’m going to have to go through an entire week serving the perfect Golden Prince, and then go back to my Prince Prat, and I think it’s going to break me, Gwen. He’s going to get me used to it, and then it’ll be back to mile-long lists, and being called stupid instead of spectacular and how am I supposed to handle that?”
Gwen said, hesitantly, “I thought you liked Arthur?”
“I do,” Merlin said, sounding even lower than before. “I have to.”
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When a visiting Prince visits Camelot, and takes Merlin as his servant during his negotiations with The Crown, Merlin finds himself being seen in a way he'd always wished Arthur would see him, and doesn't know what to do with any of it.Series
- Part 1 of The Grail Knight
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Gwaine enters a Mercian tavern and finds more than just ale.
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- Part 15 of Kinkalot 2023
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Merlin is still frozen to the ground, unable to process the fact that Arthur saw him do magic. He doesn’t know what the King could be thinking right now. He knows Arthur and him were close, and Arthur’s opinions on magic were changing, but would it be enough? Would it be enough to save Merlin?
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Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic, and it is angsty for a total of five minutes until they kiss and make up. -
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Merlin, a powerful sorcerer as well as an Omega, always believed that Arthur Pendragon, an Alpha, was the love of his life. Clearly, one-sided romances never last longer than a few years, especially if said Alpha only saw Merlin as a best friend. Sure, Merlin is meant to carry out a great destiny but did the entirety of his life consisted of loneliness?
In the face of death, Merlin is saved by a handsome stranger and the Omega clearly has no choice in the matter. Merlin falls hard for the Alpha and funny enough, he didn’t even know the man’s name yet.
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I am your king ~ bring me to my knees for you by HadrianPeverellBlack
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
20 May 2023
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Arthur sometimes just doesn' t want to be king.
Arthur decides to ask Merlin for a big favor.
Merlin accepts and maybe he likes a little too much to see Arthur desperate for him.
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- Part 7 of Merlin Bingo 2023
- Part 9 of Camelot stories