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    At sixteen, Prince Merlin saw his kingdom destroyed and was forced into an engagement with King Cenred just because of his magic. Now, two years later and on the eve of his wedding, Merlin's crew takes him out on a final voyage before he's forced to give up his beloved ship and way of life forever in exchange for a life of darkness with Cenred. But it isn't long before the trip takes a turn for the worst and Merlin finds himself kidnapped yet again, this time by the unfairly hot and unbearably arrogant Prince Arthur Pendragon of Camelot, the very same kingdom with a reputation for making sorcerers’ heads roll. This should be fun...

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    Arthur and his knights, and Merlin, set out on a quest to find the last dragon lord. It’s a desperate last-ditch effort as they seek out the only hope they have for subduing the dragons rumored to have recently awakened.

    As their journey grows more dangerous Merlin’s magic becomes harder to hide.

    But Merlin isn’t the only one with a secret.

    (This is much more vampire themed than it sounds.)

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    The day Arthur gets kidnapped is the luckiest day of his life - he just doesn't know it yet.

    An AU in which Balinor finds a lost child and takes him home, and Arthur gets to do some growing up without Uther.

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    This had only happened because Merlin wasn’t paying attention.

     

    ***New chapter!***

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    Finley has a good life. Two loving fathers who also happen to rule over the most prosperous kingdom in all of Albion. One a dashing noble who gave them a good education in all things political as well as on the battlefield. The other kind and gentle, who taught them all about sorcery and medicine (which is a lot less to learn with the help of said sorcery).
    In addition an entire army of the best trained knights in the entire kingdom to protect (and entertain) them. It's like having a government assigned big brother. But like 37 of them.

    All things are well, aren't they?

    Well for Fin, they aren't.

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    Arthur Pendragon may not be the most patient of men, but he'll wait forever if it means Merlin will come back.

    Fortunately, it doesn't take forever.

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    It shouldn't be a surprise, really, if the knights think punching each other in the arm is a viable and efficient way of cheering each other up, that they also think insulting each other is a perfectly good way to show affection. Insults are compliments, threats are reassurances, and actual bodily harm is considered good manners or at the very least the mark of genuine companionship. Basically, take everything Merlin's ever been taught about how you actually treat the people you care about and flip it on its head, because stars know that if any one of these men actually behave as though being nice won't incinerate them, the world will actually end.

    Alright, maybe he's being a bit harsh.

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    Merlin is forcefully made King Uther's ward after living peacefully in Ealdor for 18 years. Now he must learn the ways of court life while studying and hiding his magic, and annoying a pratish prince as much as possible (who he does not have a crush on, no matter what Gwen and Morgana say).

     

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    When Arthur told him that Camelot needed an alliance with a wealthy lord in case of war with Essetir, Merlin didn’t expect his past to come back to haunt him. He thought he had left it behind, but the face that kept him awake so many times at night is back in the castle, and the buried memories resurface, shattering his life once more. He is terrified, dying to tell Arthur the truth, but Camelot needs this alliance. What will happen when everything around him starts crumbling down, and will he eventually reach for help?

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    Zeldris and Arthur are finally free of Meliodas’ judgmental gaze. The former Gamma has decided to discard his role as a leader of the ferocious Demon Gang and instead live out the rest of his days with Arthur and his brother. Their relationship is still in the shadows; with only a select few knowing about this secret, some more forgiving than others. However, their troubles are just starting to stir for the both of them. With more eyes on them, more questions being asked, and more doubts looming in the air, Zeldris and Arthur are desperate to keep things as quiet as possible. How far are they willing to go to finally be able to live in peace?

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    In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name:... Well, Arthur doesn't know his real name, but he'd bloody well like to find out.

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    Arthur has known about his destiny to unite Albion as the Once and Future King since he stumbled on that ridiculously large Dragon his father had imprisoned under the castle when he was a young child. Now, all he has to do is find Emrys - his prophesized magical partner, navigate becoming the Crown Prince of Camelot and his father's hatred of all things magic, and survive the frankly insane amount of attacks against him by angry sorcerers. If only his idiot manservant could be on time to work for once.

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    An ambitious canon rewrite of Merlin season one from Arthur's POV, if he was already pretty cool with magic from the start but was still just as oblivious to Merlin as he was in the show.

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    "The point is, you're going to be his boyfriend."

    The moment froze. The look on Arthur's face was priceless. Morgana cursed that she had put her phone back into her pocket. She would have loved that expression as a sticker. Arthur neither flushed nor paled. He looked like he was watching as someone very slowly swung a bat at his face. Finally, he sputtered a completely exasperated: "WHAT?!"

    "You're welcome."

    "Hold the fuck on." Arthur covered his face with one hand. "Can you like... start from the beginning? I'm not even gay, in WHAT world would I be dating Merlin Emrys?"

    Aka: A fake relationship AU

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    Arthur Pendragon and Merlin were literally from two different worlds. One is a prince from a great kingdom and the other a common farm boy from the next kingdom over. These two should have never met.

    But that was before they realized their parents were once friends and arranged the two of them to marry when they reached adulthood. That was before Uther turned on magic and Hunith went on the run with her infant son.

    Now, twenty years have passed and the Prince, Arthur Pendragon is far out of his depth. After four months of marriage and learning what he has about Merlin, he knows that things need to change, but doesn’t know what can be done.

    And with every attempt at trying going wrong, with mysterious boys showing up wanting to be a knight, strange physician’s trying to coerce his consort away, even stranger ladies who’ve seen to weaken Arthur’s brain, and the arrival of an odd Druid boy they need to risk it all just to get to safety…will Arthur ever get things to go right?

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    1400+ years after The battle of Camlann, the gang is all reincarnated and got their memories back. Gwaine convinces Merlin to join him, Gwen, Leon, and Lancelot at the beach where a disaster ends up being a blessing in disguise.

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    When Leon discovered Merlin's magic the night before the battle of Camlann, he whole-heartedly expected to be struck down by the god of magic that had apparently been living amongst the people of Camelot for years. At the very least, he was prepared to go down fighting, as useless as that would be in the face of a god who had just easily destroyed a cliff in order to block the mountain pass.

    What Leon certainly wasn't expecting was for Merlin to decide that they were now close friends. What the hell was Leon supposed to do now?

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    A surprise attack on the way back to Camelot from Queen Elena's coronation leaves Arthur stranded in the forest. His only company? A little boy who looks suspiciously like his Court Sorcerer... Featuring De-aged!Merlin, Gwen learning how to be a boss-ass Queen, and a cameo from Tristan and Isolde. Part 4 of my 'Destiny Rising' series.

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    one bed trope for Merthur because i don't see enough of the trope on Ao3!!
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    "MERLIN!"
    Merlins eyes burst open as strangled gasps leave his gaping mouth. His lungs burn for oxygen and a cold sweat settles on him from his body's struggle. Arthurs eyes are panicked and frantic searching merlin's as if he may disappear any minute.
    'Merlin you have to breathe.'
    A calloused hand is placed on his shaking chest, guiding his breathing in and out.
    'you're okay, i've got you'

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    When king Uthur of Camelot declared war on magic the queen of Arisla had faith in the great prophecy. So rather then wage war on a man grieving for his lost wife she hid Arisla away. Emrys and the true king of Avalon will bring magic back. And when they need it Arisla will be there to help them. But will King Arthur except the help? Or will he turn magic away out of fear and hatred?

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    “Galiad, fifth son of Chrockland, former Knight of Camelot, for your grievous crimes against the crown, I hereby sentence you to execution, death by beheading–”

    Galiad fell to his knees, ears ringing. He never should have tried to kill the King. It had been a stupid, reckless decision, and he could not believe he’d been so easily bribed into it.

    He had let his ego get the better of him, and now, here he was, on his knees in the throne room, fighting back tears, trying not to throw up all over the stone floor, begging for his life to be spared.

    And here’s the real kicker; he wasn’t even on trial for the attempted murder of his King. His Majesty didn’t know about that.

    No, Galiad was on trial for the crime he’d committed against King Arthur’s manservant.

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    A stressed out Arthur really puts his foot in it when he makes Merlin feel like he means nothing. Before Arthur's able to apologise, Merlin is kidnapped through a strange magical portal. When Arthur and the knights follow, they had no idea what they were stepping into

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