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Arthur Pendragon is a wealthy and successful corporate lawyer who suddenly meets Emrys, a low class escort who is hired to be Arthur's company for several business and social functions. However, things will get complicated during his week-long stay with Arthur because, as they will find out, feelings can't be control, and sometimes they are inconvenient.
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- Part 3 of modern retellings
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It has been some time since Uther's death and magic is still forbidden in the Kingdom of Camelot.
After Merlin is forced to use his magic to save Gwen's life within the castle's very walls, Arthur finds evidence to convict an innocent woman of sorcery.
Gwen finds out that Merlin was the one responsible for the act that saved her, and offers to support Merlin, along with Lancelot and Gaius, in coming up with a way to help the wrongfully accused from meeting an undesirable fate.
When they can't think of a timely solution, Merlin forces it upon himself to take matters into his own hands and reveals his magic to Arthur.
Follow the story and watch it unravel as Arthur decides if he will follow the path of his father or become the once and future king Camelot deserves.
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“All I do know is that I had help. Someone knew I was in trouble and…sent a light To guide the way.”
And so someone had. And that someone seemed to come back, over and over again.
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Arthur’s heart dropped to his feet. “It’s too hard, Gaius. I can’t do it anymore.” Arthur had never heard Merlin in so much pain before. Not when they’ve been attacked or kidnapped or almost killed. But that, it sounded like Merlin was choking on his own cries, on his own tears, and it took everything Arthur had for him to not ram the door open in that moment. “I can’t keep lying to him. I can’t keep doing this to Arthur!”
Merlin and Gaius were always so busy running around the citadel trying to stop assassins and sorcerers and everything else in-between that they often forgot other people were around. Whether it was the fact that their door being closed didn’t suddenly mean no one would ever be able to hear them, or the fact that talking loudly in a hallway wasn’t a secret place, the two of them seemed to give out more of their treason acts than they knew.
With the Guards and Knights of Camelot stumbling across these two men in various stages of illegal activities, just how long can Merlin stay off the pyre and keep his head? And just how long will it be until it’s Arthur himself who overhears one of their conversations about all the ways they break the law?
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Arthur is relieved when Balinor the Dragonlord agrees to help, but dismayed when he refuses to come back to Camelot. Instead, Arthur is stuck waiting in the middle of nowhere while Balinor calls the dragon. To make matters worse, Arthur’s idiot manservant clearly has a massive crush on the guy: despite him being a grumpy, straggly, cave-dwelling sorcerer, who makes terrible cabbage pottage, Merlin hasn’t taken his eyes off him! Arthur will tolerate this nonsense for a couple of days, but only because he must save Camelot.
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Another present-day Merthur fic, where Arthur returns!
*Not related to Once & Forever*
When Arthur reappears 1500 years later, both he and Merlin have to adjust to their new reality. -
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When a ghost allegedly haunts Camelot’s halls, the Knights of the Round Table embark on a midnight investigation. Leon’s sceptical, Percival’s hiding on top of the table, Arthur’s hunting for snacks, and Merlin…is why there’s a ghost rumour in the first place.
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- Part 4 of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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Merlin can’t remember the last time he’s locked his bedroom door, if ever. But he chooses not to think about it. He merely sulks his way back to his bed, taking a moment to contemplate taking off his trousers and tunic from the night before. He decides not to think about that either.
Instead, he decides not to think at all. He just falls back into his bed, covers up his body more so in shame than for warmth, and closes his eyes.
Basically Merlin is sexually assaulted and this story follows how he and everyone else deals with it.
Spoiler alert: THEY DON'T HANDLE IT WELL.
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"Sure. Do I know you?" Arthur replied easily.
Merlin held out a hand for Arthur to shake. "I'm Merlin."
"So I don't know you?"Merthur Spider-Man AU
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- Part 1 of Your Bright Blue Eyes
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He grips the reigns in clenched fists, trying to stay mounted as his horse wildly dashes through the snow and underbrush, dodging trees in its panic to flee the beast that had frightened it. Merlin can hear the knights following on their horses, hoof beats pounding into the snow. He tries ineffectively to stop his frightened mare, but it is of no use, she keeps chase deeper into the forest.
“Merlin!”
He peers over his shoulder to see Arthur close behind, chasing the shrieking animal, which upon further inspection, Merlin realizes is another boar, this one overgrown and fiercesome. It’s tusks like daggers, the length of a man’s forearm, and razor sharp. With wide eyes he meets Arthur’s, which are staring back at him with poorly concealed worry.
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Merlin, recently appointed the Court Sorcerer, and Arthur have finally started courting, but Merlin has some retroactive jealousy regarding to how Arthur had been with his other lovers in the past.
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Merlin only meant to light a candle and check on the prince. He didn’t expect to find Arthur disheveled and distressed. Of course, Arthur being Arthur, his pride won’t let him admit he needs anything — least of all company. Good thing Merlin is just as stubborn as him, as well as patient and understanding.
aka, Arthur is hurting and in need of a hug and Merlin is trying to be there for him.
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“Never wander alone, my darling, or Jenny Grinteeth will get you,” Hunith used to say. “Or if you forget, make sure you say the rhyme - that wards her off.”
Jenny Grinteeth leave me be, my mother loves me, leave me be.
Jenny Grinteeth is a game they play. But as Merlin is sucked into life at Camelot, he wanders alone more than ever. He is surrounded by people, but he doubts they love him; they can’t really even know him. The loneliness becomes so routine, he forgets his mother’s warnings and the funny, little rhymes, which might otherwise have saved his life.
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Gwaine spends another night drinking away his problems at the tavern, while Merlin spends another night complaining to Gwaine about Arthur.
Why couldn't Merlin just see he belonged with Gwaine and not the entitled princess?
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- Part 7 of Eras Tour (Merlin's Version)
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- English
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Arthur goes to meet the dragon Merlin keeps speaking of and he is NOT impressed.
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Uther thinks Arthur and Merlin are together. Neither corrects him.
Now the kingdom thinks so too. Servants, knights, Gwen, and Morgana all have opinions.
It’s ridiculous, it’s awkward… and Arthur isn’t sure he actually wants to fix it.Series
- Part 2 of A Royal Mess
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So yes, Merlin was getting annoyed. How was he meant to get Arthur to remember if the man remained stubbornly opposed to falling in love? There was a way to have the Arthur that knew of their shared history, and his magic, and the solution was right there and this dickhead was keeping it from him by being happily single.
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Or, when Arthur returns, he does not remember his life in Camelot. Fortunately for Merlin, he just needs to get Arthur to fall in love and his memories should be returned to him. Unfortunately, in typical Arthur fashion, he seems to be making this as difficult as possible- completely uninterested in all the modern-day Guineveres and only wanting to spend time with Merlin.
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It was Gwaine's birthday at the tavern, and he proposed they play a game. It began innocent enough, but soon some truths were revealed.
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Never have I ever medieval version -
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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Merlin visits Lake Avalon every year on the anniversary of Arthur's death. Every year, he makes the same wish - that he would once again be reunited with Arthur.
Merlin lies down in the grassy outcrop that replaced the dried up lake and dreams of Arthur. He still thinks he's dreaming when Lake Avalon fills back up with thrashing, frigid water and threatens to take him away from the land of the living.
When Merlin is drowning, he dreams of Arthur's face. He dreams that he feels Arthur's strong arms holding him once again, pulling him from the grasp of the lake and onto the safety of the shoreline.
Merlin still thinks he's dreaming when Arthur speaks to him and reassures him that he's here to stay. It's almost too real for Merlin to handle.
But, what if it wasn't a dream, after all?
*updating as I write*