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    Arthur was used to being trotted out by Uther as Camelot’s shiny, young ambassador. Though he didn’t care much for Cenred, he certainly wasn’t afraid of him. No, it wasn’t Essetir that bred knots in his stomach.

    For reasons that Arthur did not yet understand, it was the humble village of Ealdor that loomed specterlike over the journey ahead.

    When a diplomatic visit to Cenred's kingdom takes Arthur and Merlin through Ealdor, Arthur must confront a secret he has kept from himself since Merlin arrived in Camelot.

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    “So,” Kay said, “royal life seems to be treating you well.”

    Arthur laughed. “Yeah, well, it’s the best money can buy so can’t complain.”

    Kay snorted. “You can’t?”

    Arthur’s smile felt ridged. He forced a laugh, coughing into his fist, the uncomfortable feeling just at the edge of his mind. “Of course not. This is all - all I could have asked for.”

    . . .

    The season two rewrite of my servant!Arthur au!!!!

     

    (It gets worse before it gets better)

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    Please take a look at the announcement in Chapter 18.
    ___
    A series of loosely connected stories where Arthur isn't an idiot, Merlin isn't a clumsy, poor thing... Though that depends on your perspective. The consequences of some events knock on the door at the least opportune moments, the idea that a person's worth isn't determined by their birth sprouts green leaves, and readers learn what the show didn't reveal.

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    “The druid girl-”

    “Kara. Her name’s Kara.”

    Or

    Arthur has a much needed talk with a certain druid knight, and it might just change everything.

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    As peace with the druids looms near, Arthur spends an evening in his chambers thinking back on all the hands that have shaped him over the years.

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    When Arthur is born, Ygraine dies and Uther vows vengeance against all magic.

    When Arthur is four, Nimueh decides to take matters into her own hands and casts an enchantment on the prince as penance for his father. One which can only be removed by a magic user willing to undo the enchantment for the sake of helping Arthur, and no other reason.

    When Arthur is seven, the truth of the spell's nature comes to light.

    When Arthur is fifteen, the rumours of the worsening enchantment spread among the kingdoms until news it has been removed take their place and his father tells Arthur he must never let anyone know the truth of the matter.

    When Arthur is twenty, he lives with the firm belief the enchantment will never be lifted.

    When Arthur is twenty, a boy named Merlin arrives in Camelot and, by a streak of luck, becomes the enchanted prince's manservant...

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    To his utter surprise, the boy wrenches himself out of Arthur’s grip and stares at him with bewildered eyes before they become very wet again and his face scrunches up to cry.
    “You’re mean!” He cries brokenly, covering his face with his hands as he starts sobbing again.

    “Wait, no!” Arthur panics, feeling utterly stupid. “I didn’t mean it like that! Oh, please don’t cry!” His vision becomes a bit blurry, and he feels so horrible in a way he’s never felt before. Not even when he had accidentally tipped over the cauldron filled with a potion that Elle had spent months working on.
    And that had been pretty horrible. He was grounded for a week.

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    Uther Pendragon makes a deal before Arthur's birth: his next child in exchange for enchanted weapons and armour for his upcoming battle. Arthur grows up surrounded by magic, and far enough away from Uther's teachings. When he's ten summers old, he meets a crying boy in the forest, and they strike up a friendship.

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    Merlin, who was in every way possible, Arthur’s complete opposite.

    Where Arthur was sharp, Merlin was soft. Where Arthur was rude, Merlin was kind. Arthur’s blonde hair shone like the sun in the day, while Merlin’s raven hair reflected the moonlight like stars. Arthur’s deep plain blue eyes that met Merlin’s pale ones, with small golden flecks inside. Where Arthur was afraid to touch, Merlin was tactile. When Arthur bit back his words, Merlin rambled them.

    ~~~

    Arthur is sharp, with rough edges and solid stone. Merlin is gentle, with round edges and a soft centre.

    Merlin rounds Arthur's edges, and Arthur loves Merlin.

    But his confession comes too late.

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    Sequel to Of Sorcerers and Nonchanters

    BBC Merlin but not like you know it.
    A role reversal.
    What if not having magic was illegal?
    What if Merlin was the prince instead of Arthur?
    What if Arthur was Merlin’s manservant?
    How would all of this change the story that we all know and love.
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    Mordred had gotten what he had wanted.
    He had spread his hatred, his death and his destruction, killing and tearing down those that were in his way to the throne. He had slain countless of innocents including Ygraine, a loss that lay heavy inside of Arthur’s chest. He was barely holding on since his return to the world of the living he was sure that soon he was going to break. However, he was not going to let anyone see, he had to be strong, he had to be stoic and he had to be brave. He was Arthur Pendragon, the supposed King of a broken kingdom and supposed king of a dying race. The weight was on his shoulders and he did not have time to stop and think. If he did that, he probably will never return to his feet again. At least not whole.
    .There was a great fight ahead of them that they were going to have to be ready for.
    No matter what.

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    Merlin gets sick on an errand and is stuck in Ealdor. When delivering the medicine, Arthur accidentally discovers Merlin’s magic while he is asleep, and wants to protect him when they return to Camelot. The only way is to supervise him when he is asleep, which makes for an awkward sleeping situation. The two become more and more close and the boundaries between magic and love become blurred as Arthur asks himself the question: how much is too much change?

    “Some things,” he continued, “when hidden, become explosive. Secrets create guilt where there is none. If people ask questions, let them. We don’t have to say anything more than the truth.”
    “What do you know?”
    “More than I should,” he rose up one step, now eye-to-eye, “and yet, less than I want to.”

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    The lake of Avalon lies still in the sunlight when suddenly the surface is broken by a king returned.

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    Arthur always had a complicated relationship with his father.

    Basically a character study of Arthur's relationship with Uther. Small divergence from canon to fit my understanding of Arthur's character.

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    When Balinor dies, Merlin tells Arthur the truth. He commands the dragon to leave, but then leaves Camelot, too.
    Some time later Merlin and Arthur meet again...

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    Noun. iactūra f (genitive iactūrae); first declension. a throwing away. throwing overboard, jettison quotations; (figuratively) sacrifice.

    That night in the cave, a man was supposed to have been pushed off by his possessed best friend and potential love interest and land in front of his other love, whose memories would be erased of him to save her from the trauma of seeing him die. That man was also supposed to come back a vengeful wraith, determined to get revenge on the friend who he thought betrayed him, the one who lost his arm to a kitsune disguised as a dog.

    But that didn’t happen.

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    Arthur was surrounded by his friends, but he never felt more alone.

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    Arthur remembered that there had been a job. He didn’t remember what the job had been, if they’d been actually hired or it was just a hunch, how it had gone, if it had been a haunting or a cryptid or a witches’ coven or anything else, but he remembered that there had been a job.

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    Death was violent. It brought rage and pain wherever it went, and did all it could to hurt Arthur.

    It chased him round the world, through every twist of his life and yet never managed to grasp him.

    And yet, Arthur could not run forever, it was destiny for the two to meet.

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    BBC Merlin but not like you know it.
    A role reversal.
    What if not having magic was illegal?
    What if Merlin was the prince instead of Arthur?
    What if Arthur was Merlin’s manservant?
    How would all of this change the story that we all know and love.
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    “How do I know I can trust you,” Arthur narrowed his eyes.
    “I guess you don’t,” the man grinned, his tone of voice verging on irritating. “You will just have to trust me.”
    “That sounds like a mistake.”
    “More than this?” the man gestured to the stocks. Arthur could feel something slimy sliding down his forehead threatening to drip into his eye. The man removing this delicately, the tips of his fingers caressing Arthur’s skin in the process. The pair staring at each other for an intense second. Arthur’s heart squeezing in his chest though he didn’t know why. There was something about this man, something that was familiar but so new at the same time. It had been a long day, that was all.
    “Fair enough,” Arthur sighed moving his head to the side to allow the man’s hand to fall away that had been lingering. “I err…Might have punched Prince Mordred.”

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    Blood was dripping from his mouth- it had splattered against his hand as he was coughing, but right in the middle of Arthur’s palm he saw bloodied shapes. Moving them closer his eyes widened realizing what they were.

    Flower petals. He coughed up flower petals.

    “Shit.”

    Arthur passed out clutching the petals in his hand.

    /AKA Arthur has Hanahaki for his best friend Merlin- which wouldn't be a problem if Merlin liked him back! Because he didn't- right?

    //AKA aka I love when Arthur has hanahaki instead of Merlin- Also I've never seen a modern AU Merther Hanahaki fic- so I'm here to deliver!

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    Arthur is at Pride, and it’s great! Just wonderful, really.

    Except that it isn’t.

     

    Or Arthur doesn’t enjoy the crowds and the noise and the way that calibrating other people’s identities forces him to think of his complicated relationship to his own.

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