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To lose a manservant once may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose him twice looks like carelessness. When Merlin vanishes in the mines of Kemeray, Arthur's search for him uncovers decades of secrets and betrayals. But the sudden appearance of a baby white dragon bodes well for Albion, for Merlin and Arthur, and for the land that they will build together.
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"It's poisoned, Arthur."
Arthur's eyebrow disappeared into his bangs, and he smirked that dangerous smirk that meant Merlin was in for it. "Oh, it's poisoned, is it?"
"It is, I swear it," Merlin said, trying to convey how seriously he believed it by not breaking eye contact with the prince, pleading silently for belief.
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Merlin is mentally Ill. This is his... journey? Start to finish of... healing? That's the word I want to use. He gets better in the end. Please remember mental illness wasn't really acknowledged in this era. They didn't have a word for depression or a diagnosis like nowadays, but people felt that common ground of low mood, they would have somewhat known it existed.
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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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“No, I’m not going to give you extra time to turn my knights against me.” The dragon seated on Merlin’s shoulders let out an indignant chirp as the tugging on his jacket jostled the small creature.
“Sorry girl” Merlin said softly, gently stroking the side of her head. The king watched in horror as the small beast curled in closer to Merlin's neck.
“How exactly did you manage to acquire a dragon.”
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When Merlin tries to sneak a freshly hatched Aithusa into the castle, Arthur finds out immediately. What follows is Arthur discovering a thing or two about dragonlords, like that Merlin is one. -
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When Merlin left for Camelot, he had been escaping more than just the fear of being discovered. For he had already been discovered by someone who would use his power against him. But after ten years of living at Arthur's side, he had nearly forgotten his tormenter. Until he appears in Camelot for a tournament.
Suddenly everything Merlin had built begins to fall apart and he is unable to save himself. Will Arthur notice what is wrong with his servant and will he be able to help.
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- Part 1 of The Essetir Nightmares
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What if Merlin and Hunith did run away with Balinor, never to return to see the face of Uther Pendragon again? Merlin, age 10, is stumbling throughout the forest enjoying his own little, isolated world until a mysterious boy makes an appearance. His name? Arthur Pendragon.
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They’re trapped in an abandoned, dying castle, where the air is too thick and the light is too dim, and the worst part is that Merlin can’t use his magic.
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Hi, I'm Living and these are my Merthur fics. duh :)
If you like Arthur being down bad (and oftentimes stupid) and Merlin being god-levels of powerful, featuring the caring and comic-relief cast of knights, then you're in luck.
(I watched BBC Merlin for the first time in 2016, and I think Merlin is one of the best fictional characters of all time. Much of this is self-indulgent, Merlin-getting-the-respect-he-deserves kind of stuff. If you like strong/brave/wise/powerful Merlin, who handles everything on his own because he loves his friends too much to endanger them, then you'll like these. Also a lot of humor, or at least an attempt at it. Go nuts :)
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Under the guidance of the mysterious Lady of the Lake, Arthur spends the many years between his death and his revival in the realm of Avalon. There’s plenty of deals to make with the Sidhe, prophecies about magic to unravel, and mostly—there’s Merlin to watch, on the other side, always waiting for Arthur.
A tale spanning centuries, as Arthur finally returns magic to Albion.
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"All the angst allowed" Merlin drabbles and short oneshots ;)
As stories are all unconnected, you will find individual warnings on each chapter, so you can easily read what you like and skip what you don't. Plan to update fairly regularly!
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- Part 7 of One Word at a Time!
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One day the kingdom of Camelot receives a message that Cenred, the King of Essetir, died of an illness. The king and his son decide to invite the new king to Camelot, not knowing that it wouldn't be Cenred's son Mordred, but his secret, and gorgeous, husband Merlin instead, who Arthur almost instantly falls in love with.
Merlin however, held quite a few secrets which were yet to be uncovered, regarding his marriage with Cenred, his mental stability, his magical abilities and whole of Essetir.- Language:
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The lamia episode but if Merlin and Gwaine were together. + the much needed apology after what they did to Merlin.
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- Part 1 of Merlin Oneshots
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Merlin feels overburdened and under the weather, but he doesn't want to add stress to Arthur's efforts in revitalizing his kingdom after recovering the throne from Morgana, so he tries not to take it personally when Arthur gives him a hard time. But when reports tell of a dragon within Camelot's borders and Merlin gets dragged along on a mission against his nature, the king only seems to double down on his mistreatment of his servant, making protecting the royal clotpole a lot more difficult as he fights off an untreated fever.
"Any time he felt as though he was getting somewhere with his destiny something would come around and ruin it. And more often than not, that something was Arthur."
AU where Arthur knows that Merlin used magic to help him recover his kingdom from Morgana in The Sword in the Stone. Only, Merlin doesn't realize.
Writing by DollopheadedMerlin & Art by jupiterflytrap for the Merlin Reverse Bang 2023
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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.
Pre-slash but gen if you squintSeries
- Part 1 of Defiance
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In which Leon stumbles across a group of new knights tormenting Merlin, and the sight manages to jar free the buried memories of his time under the Lamia's sway.
He does something about it, and about the feelings he has for Merlin that he's spent far too long ignoring.
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don’t blame me (love made me crazy) by Isthisusernameavailableornot
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Once upon a time, long, long ago—well, more like 20 years ago—Ygraine married Uther in front of all the people of Camelot. Instead of a honeymoon, Uther purged all the kingdoms of magic and brought decades of stability to the land.
He rounded up all the sorcerers and their sidekicks—basically, all the really interesting people—and he booted them off to the Isle of the Lost with a magical barrier to keep them there.
That’s where Merlin grew up: no magic and no way out. Or so he thought.
Prince Arthur grew up in a peaceful land, surrounded by his people, who were devoted to him, and parents who loved him. Still, there was always a shadow cast onto Camelot by the Isle that loomed just on the horizon.
His first proclamation as Crown Prince sends shockwaves through the kingdom: four misfits from the Isle are to be brought into Camelot.
Chaos ensues.
Or, a Descendants-inspired fic.
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Prince Arthur Pendragon, always had something dark inside him, and he made his hatred clear to everyone. But it turns out that everything changed, when he found a little wizard named Merlin in the forest. Arthur never thought he could feel love, but when he saw Merlin he knew he must be his. So, watch their adventure while maintaining their love relationship. All this, hiding Merlin's magic from King Uther, while Arthur makes it clear that Merlin belongs to him.
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Merlin thought he understood why Arthur had come. He had no regrets. He'd said good-bye to his mother and made peace with what his king had to do. He only hoped that one day Arthur would understand all that Merlin had done.
But Merlin had never been more wrong in his life.
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When the well-being of Camelot's greatest hangs in the balance, Merlin undergoes the trial of the Arcane Dominion. He is alone, forced to enter a magical realm and confront a dangerous enemy in order to save his friends. Little does he know, those very friends are watching his every move. Trapped by the magic of the trial, Arthur and the knights are made to witness Merlin's journey - and discover some uncomfortable secrets along the way.
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