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Arthur stands, released from the magic that was pinning him down. "Merlin," he says, again, and the gravity of what Merlin's done catches up to him.
"Oh," Merlin says, and then he's on his knees.
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17 Feb 2026
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In general, Arthur cares not a whit for flowers or longing glances or the hesitant brush of fingertips across palms. He has no interest in any of it and thinks the whole thing is stupid.
In general, anyway.
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- Part 2 of lamentations on a theme
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16 Feb 2026
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The Camelot Chronicle presents.....How to Woo a Guy in 31 Days!
Everyone thinks Merlin has more game than Arthur, who takes full offense to that, thank you very much. Like he always does, Arthur rises to the challenge to prove himself: Can he successfully romance Merlin, of all people? Even with all the support from his knights and a large book of rather dirty pick up lines (Thanks, Geoffrey), seducing his manservant proves to be harder than anything he's done before.
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Arthur wishes he could climb inside of Merlin’s ribs, let him be held by the soul of his beloved in their final resting place. Here in the cradle of devotion shall he decompose. When they are one with the earth again, let the tombstone lament the piety of a king to his sorcerer.
"Here," it would read, "lies the feeble prince and his titan." Here, among the strewn about bodies of their enemies and the knotted roots of the woods, they would stay.
Or, Merlin is felled by a bandit and Arthur falls apart.
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16 Feb 2026
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Unfortunately for Merlin, it’s getting terribly hard to get Arthur alone, these days.
(Or: Five Interruptions)
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15 Feb 2026
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MY STUPID IN LOVE BOYS AND ITS WRITTEN BY ONE OF MY FAV DESTIEL WRITERS I FORGOT YOU HAD A MERTHUR PHASE
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Once Arthur becomes king, he quickly learns a lot about Druid cultural practices as he prepares for his political marriage to a warlock.
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15 Feb 2026
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Arthur is getting desperate. He doesn’t understand what he is doing wrong and he’s running out of ideas.
At this point, it’s just hilarious how all of his attempts to propose failed. What is it gonna be next? A meteor crushing the whole city? A zombie apocalypse? The Second Coming?
OR 5 times Arthur tries to propose but fails + 1 time he succeeds. Kind of.
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13 Feb 2026
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In a world where Arthur and Merlin never went to Ealdor, Merlin is home visiting his mum. People soon are getting annoyed about all his talk about this Arthur chap, they don't believe for a second that Merlin of all people could be close to the king. Until the king pays a visit.
Written for prompt #87 at Merlin Muses Prompt Fest
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13 Feb 2026
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The time has come to welcome magic back into the Kingdom, now Arthur knows that Merlin has it. Though, of course, Merlin only has a little, but if he has any at all, then it can't truly be evil.
Welcoming magic of course also means welcoming the druids, who request Arthur makes a long lasting commitment to magic to prove the truth of his words.
By marrying Emrys.
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13 Feb 2026
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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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12 Feb 2026
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In an effort to prepare against future attempts on Arthur's life, the knights are sharing their suggestions for ways to kill the king.
Merlin's been lucky enough to observe some experts (and idiots) in real-life attempts, so has his answer ready suspiciously fast.
Really, he's put a lot of thought into it.
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12 Feb 2026
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When Merlin uses a spell to make his ears less conspicuous, Arthur's the only one who doesn't seem to think it's an improvement.
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11 Feb 2026
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Clearly Arthur agrees, because he frowns in confusion. "I know that we don't speak about it often, but it can't be that shocking."
Elyan frowns. "Don't talk about it often? This entire kingdom does nothing but talk about it. Your father had it outlawed, Arthur."
What?
"Had it outlawed? Really?" Percival asks, and Leon's expression surely mirrors Arthur and Percival's. "I knew it was frowned upon, but I didn't think it was outlawed."
There's a beat of silence, where everyone is looking very confusedly at one another, and Leon is beginning to think that they're not all having the same conversation.
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Or, in which Arthur tries to stage an intervention for Merlin, but the Knights can't figure out whether the intervention is about Merlin's magic or his sexuality.
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Inspired by a Tumblr post by bamboozledcorvid (see beginning notes)
Title from Do I Wanna Know by Arctic MonkeysSeries
- Part 1 of Secrets
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10 Feb 2026
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In which Lancelot and Arthur have very differing ideas on what Merlin’s secret is.
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In which Arthur realizes Merlin has stopped speaking and takes drastic measures to get his voice back
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- Part 2 of A Land Of Myth
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10 Feb 2026
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It's been nearly five years since Merlin disappeared when Arthur retook the castle from Morgana. Since then, Arthur has been steadfastly working to make up for his past failings and trying to make magic legal. He's told his best chance for advice is with the sorcerer-quasi-god Emrys, so he decides to seek the man out for help.
If he has a second reason relating to Merlin, that's entirely his own business. He's the one that's mourned the man he loved for five years, after all.
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09 Feb 2026
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A trap in the woods allows a meddling, mysterious stranger to render Arthur and the knights unconscious, leaving only Merlin and Lancelot alone. The two of them must complete 3 trials to get their friends back.
With Merlin's powers it should be a cinch, but unbeknownst to them, Arthur and the knights can see everything they're doing—and Lancelot has decided now is the best time to have a personal, in-depth conversation about Merlin's power and recklessness.
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- Part 5 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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08 Feb 2026
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“Please fire me,” Merlin laughs. “I dare you to sack me for longer than two days.”
“You don’t think I can make it two days without you?” The idea is absurd. As if he needs Merlin of all people.
“You haven’t yet.”
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Or: Arthur doesn’t know what the point of his manservant is. (Until, of course, he does.
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- Part 1 of All That Your Love Can Bring
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Bookmarked by CBlue
08 Feb 2026
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It’s not like he wanted to give Arthur a favour. He was practically duty-bound, obliged as his servant to make sure that Arthur was in the best possible condition before going to fight in a tournament with the best of the best.
Or Merlin's thinking about giving Arthur a favour at the latest tournament. It doesn't quite go as planned.
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08 Feb 2026
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In many ways, things are the same as ever.
It’s only… Well, back when Merlin still had things like secrets, or privacy, or self-respect, he would have thought that of the secrets, the magic would have been the one to truly catch Arthur’s interest.
But no. It’s the other secret that Arthur picks and plucks at.
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07 Feb 2026