14 Bookmarks by Onceandfuturequeen02
List of Bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Arthur and Gwen are on a picnic date having a perfectly lovely, happy time together. Merlin is there too. He's very distracting. His big, stupid eyes. His funny, stupid jokes. His gentle, stupid hands. Arthur thought he knew who the third wheel was, but now he's beginning to wonder…
Canon era, AU. Around S2 but Arthur and Gwen are dating. Uther is still alive and Morgana has not yet encountered Morgause or decided to betray them. Arthur POV.
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Merlin had dressed Arthur every day for a lifetime. It was a universal truth, no matter the mission: if Arthur wasn’t ready, Merlin would make sure he was.
But Merlin never talks about the way the armor had felt when he touched it for the last time.
A little oneshot about Merlin's grief Post-Camlann. Can be read as Merthur or gen.
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Arthur tries to pick a wife. It doesn't quite go as intended.
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
“Is this how you want to rule?” Merlin continued. “Is this the king you want to be?”
Arthur watched his father’s blood gather on his blade. No better than him.
--
Or: Merlin still saves Uther, but he doesn't lie for him.
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
When Merlin and Arthur made it back from Camlann, Gwen was sitting on the throne.
...
The way Merlin really ended.
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
I'll Get Your Longing Glances (But She'll Get Your Ring) by Sweetnessofspring
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
09 Jun 2025
Tags
Summary
He could almost convince himself he believed that. He could almost convince himself that the nausea in his stomach was a result of Camelot’s cuisine. Almost. Not quite though. He had always known this day would come, he had encouraged it in fact. Unfortunately, despite the years he’d had to prepare himself for this moment, nothing could dull the pain of knowing the man he loved, the man he had pined for, that he’d dedicated his life to, would be marrying Merlin’s best friend.
OR
Merlin has to watch as King Arthur marries Guinevere despite the fact that he is desperately in love with him. A canon-compliant exploration of the ending of 'The Sword of the Stone Part 2' as we don't get shown enough of it in the actual episode.
Series
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
“I’m not going to bed, Merlin,” Arthur drawled, his eyes rolling as if shocked that Merlin was incapable of staying up to date with his every whim and fancy.
“Alright…” Merlin hesitated, “So, I get the night off then?” He grinned hopefully but his face fell when he saw the wicked gleam in Arthur’s eye. “No, whatever it is that you want, the answer is no.”
OR
The night before Arthur's birthday, he decides to go on a little nighttime trip and of course he drags Merlin along with him.
Set between seasons 2 and 3 (while Morgana is still missing).
Title from 'Marjorie' by Taylor Swift.
Series
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
“The king. Wants. To. Fuck. Me,” Merlin says slowly. Arthur can only stare.
Or...Merlin is assigned to serve King Uther for a week and misunderstands the King's instructions. He bursts into Arthur's chambers in a panic convinced the King is trying to sleep with him.
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
10 Jun 2025
-
Tags
Summary
“If I do this, if I cast this spell, there’s no telling where it will take you.”
There’s only one thing Merlin needs to know. “Will Arthur be there?”
Freya nods hesitantly. “I believe so, yes.”
And that’s all that matters.
“Then do it.”
-
And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Nov 2016
Tags
Summary
Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".
Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.
Cover art by Lao-Pendragon------
For many long years Merlin waited.
For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was also born to wait. Even if it took a thousand years. Even if the wait seemed never to end.
Until one day, suddenly, it did.
When Arthur stumbles from the Lake of Avalon 1,500 years after his death, he finds a world unlike the one he knew. Faced with the loss of everyone he loved, and the threat of impending prophecy, Arthur must learn what it means to be not just a king, but the Once and Future King. Merlin does all he can to guide him, even as he struggles to hide his love for his king, and his fear of losing him again.
Story includes sass, banter, horseplay, & True Love.
Series
- Part 1 of We Begin Again
-
Tags
Summary
Once again Arthur couldn’t help drawing comparisons between Merlin and the stable boy. They were both insolent and irreverent, had a penchant for getting under Arthur's skin, and neglected the use of his proper titles. Most of all, Arthur desperately wanted it to be him.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 13,319
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 125
- Kudos:
- 2,804
- Bookmarks:
- 435
- Hits:
- 24,217
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
16 Apr 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Merlin fake his death and comes back as another
Quite long
Magic reveal
Angst, mourning -
Tags
Summary
In the middle of some quest or another, Merlin, Arthur and the knights find themselves stuck in the middle of a shrine being told that, if they wish to proceed unharmed, they need only speak their true names and titles. Straight-forward enough, right?
Wrong. Merlin really hates the Old Religion sometimes.
-
Tags
Summary
When Morgana’s magic is discovered, Arthur turns against his father to protect her, leading to both of them, plus some friends, fleeing Camelot with prices on their heads. That should be enough stress for anyone, but Arthur can’t stop thinking about the fact that Merlin seems to be avoiding him…
In which Arthur and Merlin both know they’re in love, but they still can’t seem to get it together. Also, there’s a coup.
-
Tags
Summary
A hand grasped his arm, sending a brief thrill down Merlin's nerves as he was forced around to face the person behind him. Armour gleamed in the firelight: supple chainmail glinted, and the solid iron of a pauldron curved lovingly over one broad shoulder. The length of a sword blade separated them. The point hovered, steady and sure, over Merlin's heart, braced to run him through, but he did not care about any of that. He was too busy drinking in the sight of the man before him.
He could never forget him, no matter how many centuries had passed.
'Arthur?'
When Merlin ultimately fails in his destiny, the fading remnants of magic that linger in the modern world fling him not just back in time, but sideways as well. He ends up in a Camelot where all his friends are alive, well and aware of his magic.
He ends up in a Camelot where his alternate self died almost a year ago.
Can he, Arthur and their friends still forge the golden age he was once promised, or will grief and suspicion tear them apart?
Series
- Part 1 of Hiraeth Universe
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 507,440
- Chapters:
- 100/100
- Collections:
- 16
- Comments:
- 10,707
- Kudos:
- 10,397
- Bookmarks:
- 2,814
- Hits:
- 588,499
Bookmarked by Onceandfuturequeen02
15 Apr 2025
Bookmarker's Collections:
Bookmarker's Notes
Masterpiece ❤️❤️
