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Gaius is nearing the end if his life's path. There has been, for the most part, little joy in it.
He would only like to see his nephew one more time.
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For you, My Love, I will paint the world red by yinnish for turborat
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
03 Mar 2024
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“How ‘bout you? How did you get your place in the sky?”
“Through my irresistible charm and unique talents, of course.”
“…You sit in a tavern drinking and flirting all day.”
“Nah you see, that’s where you’re wrong. I’m observing. Observing and fishing.”, emphasising the last word by having his eyes glued to a passing woman’s breasts.
“You…observing?”
“Yep.”, grinning slyly he lifted his jug, “Who do you think pays for all this?”
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“Do you enjoy this? Killing people?”
“Yes. Does that make me a monster?”
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“I’ve always been a monster in other peoples eyes. Now I simply chose to embrace it.”
Stepping closer, lifting his lovers jaw and looking deep into his eyes he stated, “You could never hate me, could you.”
In short, Merlin is killing people left and right, protecting Arthur and gathering allies. He started enjoying it too, a quality that was surely fired on by the personality traits of a dragon manifesting.
Enjoy Merlin going berserk with him and Arthur fucking in between in differently detailed scenes and ways (including flashbacks of the first time etc). Morgana and Merlin as a magical bamf duo happens as an act of revenge at the end. -
Sir Arthur, Not Of Camelot by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
25 Feb 2024
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Uther, King of Camelot and father to Arthur Pendragon, was in mortal peril.
This, in itself, was not news; Uther, by dint of a recalcitrant, bloodthirsty personality backed by military power and an unshakable belief in the Divine Right of Kings, had made a great deal of enemies in his day, and, in truth, made new ones almost daily.
But this time was different, in that it was entirely Arthur’s fault.
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OrAfter Arthur accidentally puts his father's life in jeopardy, he must ride out of Camelot, with Merlin at his side, on a journey with no real end goal in sight
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When Merlin is caught trying to help a wrongly convicted man, Arthur claims responsibility and takes the punishment for him. While Merlin struggles to process what Arthur has sacrificed for him, Arthur finds himself having to reconsider his relationship with his father, his kingdom, and the people he has sworn to protect.
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The guards took this as their cue, and on Uther’s order Merlin felt his shirt torn from his body with a sound all too much like tearing flesh for comfort. Stood only in his worn brown breeches and weathered boots, he could feel for the first time how fiercely the sun beat down on his bare skin: how exposed he was, with nothing but air between his unprotected back and the whip.
And he was terrified.
It was then that another voice was raised above the crowd: one voice, in all that discontented hush, that dared to ring out above the rest.
“Father! It was me. I ordered him to do it.”
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- Part 1 of The Truth Will Set You Free
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merlin and arthur have a chat under the stars in ealdor
technically part two to "rescue" but can be read as a standalone
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- Part 6 of Fluffuary 2024
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Standing there, in the middle of the doorway, was Merlin. The sorcerer was covered head to toe in mud and gods-know-what-else from the stables. The sight wasn’t frightening on its own, but Arthur inhaled sharply in fear once he saw his lover’s face.
The king was convinced that if Merlin wasn’t as stupidly loyal to Arthur as he was, the sorcerer would’ve killed him long before now.
“Hello, my bird,” Arthur greeted him sweetly, shifting his mother's sigil from his left hand to his right behind his back. “I assume the stables have been cleaned?”
“You’re such an ass.”
or, merlin’s birthday is coming up, and arthur has the perfect day planned for his sorcerer
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This means something ~ but I don't know what by HadrianPeverellBlack
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Jan 2024
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Giving to someone your family's sigil is like adopting that person as a brother or confessing your feelings.
Arthur tries to do the second one.
And Merlin, well, is simply Merlin.
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Merlin couldn’t remember the last time he’d hugged or been hugged by someone. He had grown to love Camelot, its landscapes and its people. Camelot had sunken into his bones and had started feeling like home. He had Gaius, he had Gwen, and, sometimes, even Arthur. Yet the loneliness never truly left him.
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Arthur’s father was not a very tactile person, and could not be called affectionate in any breadth or sense of the word when it came to physical touch. While he shared and experienced camaraderie with his knights, it was limited to pats on the shoulder and thumps on the back.
What he had with Merlin… it was different, and he was slightly unsettled by how much he needed it.
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In which Merlin and Arthur suffer seasonal bouts of loneliness, and the combined friction of their pain leads to Merlin confessing his magic to Arthur. (Not without serious emotional subtext, a massage representing the last vestige of Merlin's heterosexuality and a little display of magic).
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‘Tis the season of Yule and the halls have been decked… with the wrong mistletoe! Now a cold has been passed around and Merlin is stuck taking care of the knights instead of enjoying the festivities with them. But perhaps a little magic can lift their spirits…
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On his father’s funeral day, Arthur brings home a man he scarcely knows. What was supposed to be a tryst to forget about grief unexpectedly becomes exactly what Arthur needs.
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- Part 13 of NSFW Bingo Fills
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Arthur works late and Merlin waits for him to come home. Arthur just feels really loved
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“Who is this?” Gaius finally asked.
Merlin yelped in surprise as he turned fast enough to almost lose his balance and stumble. The purse of Gaius’ lips and the raised eyebrows told Merlin his mentor was struggling not to laugh at the display. Merlin wouldn’t admit it, but he appreciated it.
“I found him on the street, I think he’s a druid. He can use mindspeech, but he can’t or won’t speak to me. I don’t really know who he is or where he’s from, but he needs help, Gaius. I couldn’t just let him freeze and starve out there. It’s just for a few days, I promise –”Or
Merlin finds Mordred on the street on a cold and rainy night and decides to take him in. He starts teaching the boy how to control his magic and Mordred soon becomes Merlin's ward.
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you're the medicine to my pain by heartsocold
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
21 Nov 2023
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A collection of sicktember ficlets.
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Arthur comes out to his father. It does not end well.
But instead of talking to Merlin about it, he overthinks it in his head.
Until one night, it all comes crumbling down.
But Merlin is there to help pick up the pieces.
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- Part 14 of The Series of Merthur Fluff
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When Arthur gets sick, he becomes a whiny, demanding mess. Who can deal with that when trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world? Apparently, only Merlin can. Until Arthur wakes up to find him gone.
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- Part 2 of Hugs at World's End
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But there were moments when there was no destiny, when he was just Merlin and he was just Arthur… And, in those rare gentle moments, he was utterly consumed by devotion and all he wanted was to cup Arthur's face with his hands and tell him that it would be alright, that he didn't have to suffer through it alone, that destiny was a burden they both shared… It was moments like these when he was convinced that a simple kiss to Arthur's lips would make everything better…even if it would forever shape the future they were destined to build.
Or: Arthur is feeling insecure after a long day and Merlin reassures him in the best way he can.
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Arthur immediately tried to blink the tears away. He shouldn't be crying, not in front of Merlin, he already made him worry more than enough. He should get up and show that he's alright and that he can take care of himself and that there is no need to worry, and tomorrow he will come to lectures in time and catch up with everything he missed in last days. He shouldn't cry and he surely shouldn't let anyone see him like this.
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Arthur wants to surprise Merlin with a home-cooked dinner. It does not go according to plan.
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- Part 4 of Whumptober 2023
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Merlin is so proud of what he did.
Arthur not that much.
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Arthur wakes up one morning from a very real and vivid nightmare. But when is a dream not just a dream?
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