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When Merlin's magic is exposed shortly before season 2 starts, the path of destiny starts changing forever. Now on the run with Arthur, Morgana, and Gwen. Merlin hopes to convince Arthur that magic is totally good instead of him and Morgana just being an exception. Morgana, meanwhile, hopes to convince him to usurp his father. As allies are gathered and Arthur realizes the injustice in his kingdom, it looks more and more like he will have to act in a drastic way. A way he dreads.
Meanwhile, Arthur and Merlin are growing closer and closer and might just have feelings for each other. Something they probably should be better about realizing, considering the example of Gwen and Morgana right next to them.
In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom now rests on the shoulders of four, their names: Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere, and Morgana
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- Part 1 of Different Destiny
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Only weeks away from being a parent for the second time, Arthur finds himself contemplating all the things he had missed with Balinor. Though he knew it was no fault of his own he’d been held captive by Uther for those precious first months, Arthur can’t stop himself from feeling regret.
Balinor wants to help his dad feel better, but when his spell goes awry…well, you can bet he’s going to be grounded for all eternity. At least as soon as Arthur figures out a way back home.
Or the third installment of The Once and Future Dad’s with some family bonding and time travel gone wrong.
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- Part 3 of The Once and Future Dads
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Arthur has had it! He’s done with Merlin and his stupid self-sacrificing, self-sabotaging bullshit! After a dramatic reveal, and an even more terrifying injury, Merlin finds himself struggling to let his body heal. Enter Arthur who is determined to make sure his new lover gets some proper rest.
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- Part 30 of Would You?
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After successfully breaking off Arthur and Guinevere's engagement, Morgana is horrified to learn that Arthur plans to remarry. She is determined to eliminate this new threat, whatever it takes; but what exactly bothers her so much?...
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It is Yuletide in Camelot. On the eve before Yule, Arthur and Merlin profess their love; but then Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic and years of deception. Arthur is angry until the spirits of Yuletide show him the full truth about Merlin. There is some anger and angst along the way, but an eventual happy ending makes for a satisfying holiday story. This tale is, of course, inspired by Dickens' timeless Christmas story: "A Christmas Carol."
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In which Merlin is immortal, used all of his free time to do things because he'd go crazy otherwise and got filthy rich like an old vampire without meaning to, hung out with Shakespeare and a bunch of other people because why not, got gifted a pretty Cadillac that he hates by a charity he'd forgotten he'd donated to, and has a too-high alcohol tolerance for his liking.
Oh, and he bought Avalon Lake.
Because "Shut up, I just like looking at this lake and no, I don't need help."
And a bunch of other mansions and estates and penthouses all over the country because "What if he wants to live somewhere else, I need to have OPTIONS."
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After Arthur and Merlin get together, nearly successful attempts on Arthur's life reveal Merlin’s long-instilled toxic self-blaming mindset and Ideas about destiny. Can Arthur get through to the man he loves?
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- Part 15 of Tansy's Merlin Shortfics - Cannon AU
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A DEADLY SICKNESS WAS SPREADING THROUGH CAMELOT, killing every living being on its path. With his father bedridden, Prince Arthur Pendragon had to try to save his life. His courageous and noble intentions were enough to make one of the Gods themselves appear before him.
Arawn, the God of Death, spoke of the Quest of the Holy Grail. Its magical blood that could save Prince Arthur's land. With this, he left the Prince.
In a hidden village, surrounded by magic itself, lived Merlin. A sorcerer that could heal any ills, except the one that ravaged the land. He, too, heard tale of the Quest of the Holy Grail. And, for the cause, decided to become Prince Arthur Pendragon's squire. For his own safety, Merlin kept his magic hidden, because the King was unkind to such practices.
Little did this unlikely union know that love could grow between a prince and his squire. How their fates were undeniably tied together. The two sides of the same coin.
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When Aithusa hatches, Merlin’s magic reacts instinctively: not with celebration, but with fear. The newborn dragon is transformed into a human baby, meant to shield her from a world Merlin doesn’t trust. She will only transform back to her true form when Merlin, himself, feels safe in the future Arthur is meant to build.
But Merlin has never felt safe. Not in Camelot. Not in his own skin. Now, with a child who looks like him and a destiny he never asked for, Merlin must confront what safety truly means—and whether he’ll ever find it.
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Arthur took a breath in.
“Is it… normal… to wish you could do things entirely differently?” Arthur wondered, wandering closer and resting his back against the wall where Merlin also sagged. It was so quiet now.
“I think you’re supposed to. It’s human nature to wonder 'what if.'”
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Basically someone on Tumblr said what if Arthur comes back only for Merlin cuz he's all that's left of Albion and I took that to heart. Merlin is dying because no one truly believes in magic anymore or something.
I read too much XIXth century literature for this to be normal, I'm terribly sorry.
This is technically a oneshot so idk what the chapters are for but heyyy
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Merlin hasn't smiled in three days and Arthur tries to change that.
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- Part 27 of Calliope's Tickletober 2025
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“You don’t seem like a king.”
Arthur lowered the scroll onto his lap and peered over at the child, 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 and Arthur knew he was going to lose this battle. “A good king wouldn’t put up with that either.”
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When Arthur returns to Merlin in 2025, both of them are ecstatic. Merlin helps Arthur getting used to the world by showing him everything.
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Basically Merlin and Arthur being weird tourists around the world. Lots of fluff (no smut, sorry, but you can imagine it, though:D), nearly no angst, just a cute tooth-rottingly sweet story to comfort your soul.
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Merlin hated his neighbor.
It wasn't an epic hatred, like the one between dark wizards and the chosen ones chosen by a Prophecy (Merlin loved Harry Potter and wouldn't apologize, sorry); it was a more... practical hatred. The kind that arose when the neighbor started the washing machine at two in the morning. Or parked in his neighbor’s driveway. Or worse yet, jogged at six in the morning in front of your door just because he was the devil's most loyal and tried to damn people to Hell by stimulating their murderous instincts.
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- Part 35 of Merlin Bingo 2025
- Part 8 of Merlin Fluffalooza 2025
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"It's not that I don't trust you," he muttered, holding an engraved metal disk, "but the last time I touched a royal artifact, I found myself speaking fluent Latin for three days."
On the bed, Arthur watched him with a mixture of curiosity and amusement.
"At least this time your hand won't burn.""Give it time."
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- Part 34 of Merlin Bingo 2025
- Part 7 of Merlin Fluffalooza 2025
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"Merlin," Arthur frowned. "You just insulted me, didn't you?"
Well, you have no proof, clotpole, Merlin thought, as Arthur chuckled.
"You look like you're insulting me."
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- Part 32 of Merlin Bingo 2025
- Part 5 of Merlin Fluffalooza 2025
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Shortly after becoming intimate with Merlin, Arthur Pendragon agrees to an arranged marriage. Merlin, realizing Arthur never actually said the words "I love you," assumes the worst.
Then he starts coughing up flowers. A little research reveals what this means. And the fact that he will soon leave Arthur forever.
Unless something changes.
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- Part 14 of Tansy's Merlin Shortfics - Cannon AU
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It has been more than two thousand years since Arthur's death in Camelot. Magic no longer exists in this new age and yet dark creatures have emerged and destroyed human civilization. Only those who can fight or hide can survive in this new world where modern weapons are ineffective against beasts.
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The Once and Future King has returned to protect his kingdom, accompanied by his most loyal knights - and Merlin, of course. Together they will have to solve the mystery of where the creatures have come from and how to defeat them. In the meantime, Arthur will have to learn to come to terms with feelings for his former manservant that he thought he'd managed to bury. It would be a lot easier if he could figure out what Merlin was hiding from him...again.
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away from the feeling of being alone (bless the telephone) by slayspeare
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
24 Oct 2025
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And just when Merlin seriously considered for the first time that maybe it was all in vain, a man came back out of that lake, shivering and cold but alive.
But it wasn’t Arthur Pendragon that came back.
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WHUMPTOBER 2025:
No. 24: Came Back Wrong | Amnesia
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- Part 5 of Slayspeare's Whumptober 2025