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A kinkmeme fill that spawned into a massive show-style re-write of the second half of Season 4. The fics largely correspond to specific episodes. Each story has a theme attached to it - because you can't build a kingdom on Strength, Magic, and Courage alone.
Arthur had never looked forward to becoming king, but the crown has never felt so heavy as the moment he realized everyone he loved was lying to him. If he wants answers, he's going to have to find them, himself.
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12 Jan 2026
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(Hope)
Morgana has finally made the move they've all been dreading: invading Camelot, with Agravaine leading the charge. Arthur and Merlin are ousted, half his knights are locked up by his sister, and the rest are scattered among his missing people. Running into the frankincense smugglers he'd spent the last year looked for is just cosmic mockery of his failure as a king. Guinevere waits in Ealdor, danger closing in whilst Arthur and Merlin have a lot to explain.
And Arthur finally gets to see that stupid rock in the forest everyone's been nattering on about. What idiot thought sticking a sword in a stone was a good idea?
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- Part 7 of Virtues, Chicken, and Destiny
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12 Jan 2026
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(Loyalty)
Merlin's revelation has left Arthur and his Knights shattered, Princess Mithian has come offering a practical marriage deal to unite Camelot and Nemeth, and Agravaine continues his manipulations. Arthur is scrabbling to recover his friendships, prevent a marriage deal, and prepare for whatever Morgana is planning next - and barely keeping from falling over the edge."No heart, no heartbreak" is starting to sound better and better every day.
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- Part 6 of Virtues, Chicken, and Destiny
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12 Jan 2026
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(Respect)
With Guinevere gone, the hunt for Morgana continues. Unfortunately, the knights walk into an enchanted shrine and leave with a vengeful spirit. Even with Agravaine laying low and limiting his schemes, there is still much to fear in Camelot. Devastation lurks not just within the castle walls, but within their hearts. Some old secrets finally being dragged into the light, casting shadows in their wake.Sometimes, the truth is the most devastating blow of all.
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- Part 5 of Virtues, Chicken, and Destiny
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11 Jan 2026
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(Faith)
Despite all the strife from Morgana and the lamia, there's finally good news to be had. Arthur has proposed to Guienvere - and Lancelot is back from the dead! Between preparing to wed the love of his life, and one of his best friends returning from the dead, Arthur couldn't be happier.He should have known it was too good to be true.
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- Part 4 of Virtues, Chicken, and Destiny
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11 Jan 2026
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When Arthur orders Merlin to clean out the anteroom of his chambers, an impressive amount of junk is unearthed, along with some surprising treasures and a few secrets.
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09 Jan 2026
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how great your love is (then sings my soul) by sunsetuniverse for callie_caje, SuperHeroTiger, lunasquared
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
10 Apr 2025
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Set in late S4 — Aithusa longs for her lord's return.
Aithusa’s call is never answered, and her lonely heart aches for it. She waits in the shadows of the forest, heart wide open, breath misting in the cold night air, listening for an answer that never comes. And every time, the silence presses in a little tighter. She would give anything, anything, for her lord to come down from his castle and come to her. She doesn’t care if he comes wounded or weary, angry or grieving—she just wants him near. Just wants to feel his presence, his magic, his soul close to hers again. She would trade all the stars in the sky, every last dragon’s song, just to have him back at her side.
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- Part 1 of merlin & dragons
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09 Jan 2026
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“Merlin, I'm the greatest swordsman in the five kingdoms.” Arthur boasted. “I’ve fought more battles than I can count.”
”I’m aware, sire.”
”And I’ve always survived.”
”Not always.” Merlin muttered.
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The day Arthur dies is the day Merlin refuses to let end. Again. And again. And again. Merlin’s stuck in a spiral—a dizzying, cruel dance of death and reset. With each attempt, his heart grows heavier, his magic darker, until all he can do is break.
And when the shards of his despair drag Arthur into the storm, the past and present shatter, leaving nothing but raw truth and fragile hope.
Now there's no more running. Just the two of them, the end of the world, and everything left unsaid.
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09 Jan 2026
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“Track him, corner him, subdue him… just like we would with any dangerous creature.”
“Not a creature, Arthur. Just Merlin.”
Merlin wasn’t supposed to hear them—but now he’s running, heart pounding, as the knights of Camelot—his friends—close in. They’d sounded so certain, so cold. He didn’t stop to ask how or why, he just ran. Now he doesn’t know where he’s going, only that he has to keep moving.
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09 Jan 2026
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It roared, and she and Merlin were on the ground, and for just a moment, she caught a glimpse of the gold in Merlin’s eyes. Why wasn’t he doing anything?
Then with a pang like a sword in the stomach, she realized he didn’t want to use his magic where she could see.
“Do it,” she said. “Please, Merlin, it’s okay. Use your magic.”
She realized immediately that this was a mistake because Merlin stared at her with startled horror that had nothing to do with the monster.
“What?”
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09 Jan 2026
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When Arthur and his knights are led into a trap and captured on Dyfed’s territory, Gwen is prompted to invoke the right of single combat. But, when Dyfed’s chosen champion is revealed to be a powerful sorceress, Merlin must take on the guise of Emrys to fight for Camelot. In doing so, the young warlock will discover just how much he is willing to sacrifice for his friends, and for the future he believes Arthur Pendragon is destined to create.
“It had never been the dragon’s prophecy he believed in so fiercely– it was Arthur. If Arthur died here, it would be like losing a part of himself. He would forever be incomplete. Severed. Merlin would remain frozen in time.”
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09 Jan 2026
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Will does the only reasonable thing that someone fresh out of a mental hospital with no support system does - he leaves, and goes on a road trip to the Pacific Northwest.
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Season 2 AU.
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- Part 1 of i come from mockingbird states
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28 Dec 2025
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“You were very angry when you arrived.”
Will’s eyes flicker to his, and his nose screws up almost incredulously. “Someone tried to kill you.”
“Hardly,” Hannibal replies, trying hard not to laugh. Will’s answering glare is rather lovely. “Incapacitate, yes. Nonetheless, that is a rather interesting point, considering you’ve tried to kill me.”
The fingers on his shoulders clench down enough to hurt, but Hannibal doesn’t flinch. “Exactly. You aren’t allowed to die unless it’s by my hand.” Will growls. The dark, possessive undertone to his words hit Hannibal’s lungs like a sudden crack of thunder.
_________________Alternatively: Set after Randall Tier and before the Vergers show up. Hannibal gets mugged on the way home one night, resulting in some rather superficial injuries. Cue one very angry, very jealous Will Graham and a night that changes the game between them forever.
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22 Dec 2025
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"We should do something tomorrow."
"Did you have anything in mind?"
“It’s your birthday.”
Ah, he wishes it were so simple. If Hannibal were to wish for anything, it would be Will Graham underneath him, gasping, moaning, whispering his name while he placed claiming bites on his beautiful, porcelain throat. Such an image is so lovely… and so achingly far away. There is nothing wrong with wishing for it, but if it is a boundary that is never crossed, Hannibal can live with it. He can live this quiet, friendly, occasionally bloody life they live simply as friends if it means he continues to have it.
That does not mean Hannibal won’t settle for his second favorite. (It isn’t really settling though; their shared hunts are the greatest adventures he’s ever had.)
“Well, there is that dreadful Senor Pérez down at the docks…”
_________________A year after the fall. Hannibal and Will are friends and partners in crime, but nothing more. Hannibal is... fine with that. He is content having Will in any way that he is allowed if it means Will stays.
Today is Hannibal's birthday. Will surprised him with a kiss.
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- Part 1 of Happy Birthday Murder Husbands
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20 Dec 2025
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“You stay with me now, Will.” Hannibal urges, placing him back down so that he can continue compressions. He whispers please with each pump of his hands against Will’s chest and breathes life and love back into Will’s lungs. “You stay with me. You can do that, I know you can.”
Hannibal pushes and pushes and begs and goes lightheaded with the lack of air, but he cannot stop because Will still won’t wake up.
_________________Hannibal finds himself on the beach and nearly loses Will along the way.
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20 Dec 2025
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“La Belle Dame Sans Merci.” Will recites breathlessly.
Hannibal lets out a pleased hum. “The painting is a rather whimsical rendition of the muse. Keats’ poem depicts a wretched end for the knight where he awakens alone in the field, abandoned by the love of his life, whereas Dicksee’s work focuses on the maiden’s affection and the knight’s surrender to his own heart. Everything he knows and feels, it all changes when he sees her for the first time."
_________________Hannibal leaves his sketchbook in Will's car. He can't stop himself from looking inside, from wanting to know, but he never expected every drawing to be of him.
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19 Dec 2025
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Anybody who knows Hannibal Lecter knows that he is very meticulous about the state of his kitchen. After all, he spends most of his free time experimenting with culinary masterpieces from history or of his own design for both himself and the various dinner guests he has. Everything is always pristine, not a crumb or speck of grease (or blood) to be seen on his countertops. Everything is always kept in running order for convenience and efficiency.
So, when an entire row of lights above his workspace suddenly goes out, the fridge stops humming, and the clock on the oven goes black, for several, very unsettling seconds while his eyes adjust to the abrupt disappearance of light, Hannibal does not know what to do.
_________________When things start breaking in Hannibal's home, Will Graham always comes to his rescue.
Absolutely based on the "I can fix that" scene in Holes.
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19 Dec 2025
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During their first fight as a couple, Hannibal moves a little too fast, and Will just... flinches.
Hannibal has to face the music and take responsibility for the mistakes he's made and the trauma he's inflicted. Angsty, fluffy, softly smutty, and a happy ending to make everything okay again.
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19 Dec 2025
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Jack Crawford, bloody, beaten, and brave, has crawled his way out of the pantry on his belly, blood still pouring from his gouged throat. His previously discarded gun has found its way into his hand and is raised toward Hannibal, ready to put a bullet through his head, to end the Chesapeake Ripper once and for all.
Oh, but Will Graham is much faster.
Before he can do anything to stop it, Will has stepped to the side, shielding Hannibal’s body with his own just as the disoriented agent takes his shot. The pop echoes throughout the small space, shaking the walls and the Earth beneath their feet, pulling a terrified scream out of young Abigail with its power.
_________________A Mizumono Fix-It where Will takes a bullet, Hannibal changes his mind, forgiveness is bestowed, and our Murder Family gets a happy ending in Florence. Oh, and Abigail gets a girlfriend. Sogliato still thinks he's hot shit, though, that hasn't changed.
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19 Dec 2025
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“I think I’m dying.”
Hannibal blinks, feeling blindsided, before a surge of relentless anger floods every corner of his body. Will stares with that same vacant mask he’s built, giving nothing away.
“You are not dying.” He replies, sure as can be. Of course, Will isn’t dying. Ridiculous boy, how could he—
“Maybe I should.”
And Hannibal freezes.
Blood, bones, and tar all turn to ice. His spine straightens without his permission and Hannibal leans back, fixing his unmoving boy with a blank stare that reflects a calmness that he no longer feels.
Will drops his eyes, clenches his hands into fists, then releases. “Maybe I should just let whatever this is…” He swallows hard. “Kill me.”
_________________Will calls Hannibal in a panic after he sleepwalks and ends up in the woods. Hannibal finds him and gets him home safely, but there are more than just nightmares and exhaustion crawling around in Will's mind now, and Hannibal begins to realize that perhaps he pushed too far.
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19 Dec 2025