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The sob that escaped him was a tiny thread of sound, little more than an embellishment upon the air. He did not wail. It was too big for that, too much, all the more painful for being unexpected. Not Arthur's betrothal, but his own reaction to it. It was as if all the nebulous uncertainty of the day had crystallised into a blade.
Worse, he had no one to blame but himself. He had never told Arthur how he felt. It had always seemed like a step too far, and now it was too late.
Tomorrow, he would pick up the pieces of himself and find the strength to bear the scars of it. He would be the friend Arthur needed, and he would pretend that was enough.
Tonight, he mourned.
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When Arthur announces his courtship to Lady Aveline of Spirehold, Merlin resigns himself to never speaking of his love. Yet the universe has other ideas. Stuck in the same, repeating day, can Merlin find his courage and break free, or will he lose his last chance to speak of what lingers in his heart?
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Me @ Merlin Writers: What if You Didn't Murder My Favorite Characters? by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
05 May 2020
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This is just me being salty and writing a bunch of AUs where certain characters survive and are awesome later on in the series (none of them are related). They all have some sort of relationship with Arthur. Here's What I got so far and an updated version of what is officially coming.
- Balinor Lives: Returning the Favor
- Gwen and Merlin’s Friendship Lives: Loyalty before Royalty
- Will Lives: In Which Arthur Lets a Sorcerer Live and Regrets It
- Freya Lives: The Prince Who Cried Witch
- Lancelot Lives: Calling the Middle Man
- Uther's Redemption Arc Lives: Fool Me Once
- Hunith's Relevance in the Show Lives: Exceptionally Exceptional
- Ygraine Lives: The Only Rules that Apply to Rulers
- Alator Lives: The Salt of the Forsaken
- Aithusa's Potential Lives: 10 Reasons Not to Fight a Dragon (a Guide by Arthur Pendragon)
- Deagal Lives: The Servant's Apprentice
- Mordred Being Good Lives: Guarding the Guardian
- Gwaine and Merlin's Love Lives: Needless to Say
- Elyan Lives: (Not Written Yet)
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“They say Emrys tamed the great dragon of Camelot and sired the white dragon of Albion-”
“Sired?” Gwaine interrupted “This Emrys fellow is going around siring dragons? How exactly is that happening? Sex with other dragons?” He asked and despite the situation, Merlin flushed. The man in question blinked, looking equally baffled by the question. From the corner of his eye, Merlin could see Arthur pinching the bridge of his nose.
“Uh…I actually don’t know.”
“But you’re Emrys,” Merlin reminded the imposter with a sigh “You don’t remember siring any dragons?”
“I said it was an off day!” The man complained, trying to cross his arms despite being upside down. Merlin took a long breath. Lancelot had already walked away, but that did nothing to hide his howling laughter.
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The knights keep hearing various (dramatic) rumors about the great and mighty Emrys. Everyone is such a gossip. Merlin is trying not to have a heart attack. Lancelot is loving life.
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Uther dies instead of Ygraine when Arthur is born. Balinor helps Ygraine secure her position as regent, magic isn’t banned, and Merlin and Arthur grow up side by side. Camelot is different but not cloudless, destiny is still a troublesome thing, and Arthur is still charmingly oblivious when it comes to things that matter most in life.
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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?
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- Part 1 of Hiraeth Universe