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“Might I ask you what do you think of Arthur?” Uther asks.
“Arthur? Oh, that’s easy,” Merlin says. “He’s a pompous, arrogant, self-important prick, whose compassion I’m sure will make him the greatest king that this kingdom will ever see.”
Uther needs a moment to work through all that.
“Romantically,” he clarifies. “I meant romantically.”
(Uther learns that Merlin is the son of the last dragonlord. He sends him away with Balinor in exchange for a promise that Kilgharrah will not attack Camelot again, and in doing absolutely shatters Arthur's heart. In a flare of fatherly regret, he does what he feels he must to soothe Arthur's distress, which includes trying to figure out what it is that Arthur likes so much about Merlin in the first place.)
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what's a warlock to do? by Jennieblack
Fandoms: The Witcher (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Merlin (TV)
16 Apr 2022
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Merlin was so confused. What the hell was happening? He tried push away from the giant now holding him, only to realise he had very little strength. Slowly he looked at his arms. Fuck, he thought. Those are not my arms. Those are baby arms. The spell must have changed him more than he was expecting. He kicked himself mentally for not researching more into the spell he used more. How is he supposed to live as a baby. He was over 1500 for fucks sake!
"what will you name him, my lady" the first giant asked.
"he will be Julian, Julian Alfred Pankratz" she replied.
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Arthur Pendragon has finally claimed the throne, but the crown is heavier than he imagined. Weary of the relentless pressure from the Council to marry and secure an heir, he turns to the only person he trusts for an escape. Merlin, eager for a reprieve from the stifling court and a chance to visit Hunith, readily agrees to a journey to Ealdor. However, their quiet retreat is shattered when they stumble upon a lone child in the depths of the woods—a discovery that changes everything.
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Deep in the woods on the way to Ealdor, Arthur and Merlin stumbled upon a lone child. Though they took her in out of necessity, Arthur saw it as an opportunity, a life where he, Merlin, and this child could finally be a family.
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Merlin didn’t know what was happening. All he knew was he was lost and hurt. He just wanted to go home, but everything was so big and scary. But the man with gold hair seemed very nice. He promised to help him find home. The only question was, could he trust a stranger.
Or Merlin gets hit by a spell and turns into a child and Arthur does everything he can to bring Merlin home.
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- Part 26 of Would You?
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When Gwaine finds himself in a bind and can’t attend his latest gig as a pretend rental boyfriend, he begs Merlin to cover for him. A certain blond is worried about how his father would react to him bringing a boyfriend home for Christmas but doesn’t want to subject a real boyfriend to the potential backlash. With the amount of money being offered, and Merlin’s conscience reminding him that this is the first time the reason for a rental boyfriend makes perfect sense, Merlin can’t bring himself to let Gwaine - or the client - down.
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just tell me when it's over. we'll do it again. by SchrodingersHalfling
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
08 Jun 2026
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Arthur heard the wet and rasping sharp inhale but didn’t understand until he heard Gwaine’s shrieking, “holy fuck!” and spun around in time to see Merlin fling himself upright, a hand flying to his chest as he bent double, he heard the sick cracking of Merlin’s shoulder being shoved back into place by some invisible force.
And then Merlin was scrambling up, slipping in his own blood to skitter across the floor to fall into Leon’s lap. “Please, wake up,” Merlin whispered, falling forward to press his forehead to Leon’s.
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Destiny Is A Scam and So Is This School by GAMERBLADE
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Jun 2026
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Merlin has survived dragons, destiny, kings, magic-hating monarchs, and the emotional devastation of watching everyone he’s ever loved die.
So really, he thought, a simple trip to the wizarding world for tea couldn’t possibly be that bad.
He was wrong.
Now he’s somehow become the unofficial emotional support adult of Hogwarts, is being hunted by the house-elves because he keeps fixing castle structural problems himself, dealing with a basilisk situation that Merlin is “pretty sure he dealt with once already, back in the 5th century.” and trying to stop Gilderoy Lockhart from deciding that he is his "professional rival."
Merlin regrets stepping outside...
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- Part 1 of Merlin at Hogwarts!
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Merlin reaches Avalon too late. Arthur dies with love on his tongue, and Merlin’s answer follows him across the water.
In the light of Alban Hefin, death opens one last road - but neither destiny nor love will let them walk it unchanged.
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Merlin knows this Lancelot isn't his, but he wants to ignore that truth.
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It was secret: behind closed doors they were closer than what people saw them to be. No one knew that the two had been courting for years, no one knew that Arthur had proposed underneath a willow tree, no one knew that Merlin said yes.
No one knew until it was too late.
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Gaius is a quiet man, leading a quiet life in quiet, if a bit cluttered chambers, in the heart of Camelot. And then Merlin comes along. And suddenly, things are not quiet. [Father's Day fic.]
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The Immortal and the Revenant by RileyWilliamsJr
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV)
18 Apr 2020
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As usual, Merlin has utterly failed in keeping a low profile by inadvertently getting himself dragged into a mess of a situation that appears to have something to do with a seemingly unkillable snake man, a toad woman, an order of phoenixes, and a boy named Harry Potter who, he quickly finds, is equally bemused by his current predicament. When he discovers how lost the boy is, he resolves to help him and his friends get rid of this dark lord--as well as their malignant (and worse, ineffectual) new teacher.
Translation by EstherM available on AO3 and at: https://www.lofter.com/front/blog/collection/share?collectionId=16968473
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In an attempt to reconcile with Gwen, Elyan decides he wants to do something nice for her. In order to do that, he recruits none other than Merlin to help him out. However, Elyan quickly finds that even the simplest of tasks are an adventure when Merlin’s involved and while trying to make things right with his little sister he realizes he may have accidentally adopted a little brother as well.
Other shit goes down too. For instance, Arthur suspects a courtship between Elyan and Merlin and partners up with a clueless Percival to figure it out. Gwaine and Lancelot fear Merlin is involved in some dangerous magical predicament he’s not telling them about. And Leon and Gaius vent over a cup of tea.
So really a bunch of unlikely duos spring up. When in May……. I guess.
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Arthur drinks a sleeping potion and he is trapped outside his own body, wandering the room as a ghost.
Merlin saves the day and his life.
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Arthur looked at himself in horror. He must be still sleeping, he assumed. This is all a nightmare. This isn’t real. He reached over to touch his face but his hand phased through it like he was made of fog.
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“I wonder what Queen Ygraine would think of your actions here tonight.”“I beg your pardon!”
“I wonder what your sister would think if she knew that you were having an affair with her husband’s bastard daughter” Merlin elaborated. He looked entirely too comfortable taunting the man.
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What if an old court musician returned to Camelot after many years away to discover how the city had changed in his absence, and to find out what had happened to that talented servant boy he had to leave behind.
Heavily inspired by Harmony - basically a sequel/follow-up fic. Can probably be read as a standalone though.
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- Part 24 of My Lady, Albion
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A Witcher and A Bard Walk Into Camelot by thenerdyindividual
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), The Witcher (TV)
31 Jan 2022
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Geralt needs to get to a hunt on the other side of the continent, and asks Yennefer to get him there via portal so he isn't away from Ciri for too long. Jaskier goes with him to gather material for new songs. Only Yennefer's magic is still not as controlled as it once was, and her portal takes them somewhere else entirely. Camelot. There Jaskier finds a new muse in the form of King Arthur's manservant, Merlin.
Set at the end of Season 2 of Witcher, and between Season 4 and 5 of Merlin.
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- Part 1 of Merlin and The Witcher Walk Into A Bar
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Merlin accidentally makes everybody in Camelot fall in love with him. Everybody except Arthur, that is.
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Fools of Us All
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Merlin accidentally makes everybody in Camelot fall in love with him. Everybody except Arthur, that is.
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Of Swords and Lionhearts by swanmochi for fallenfairytale, purplederpleghost, multiplefandommess
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
26 Oct 2020
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Merlin's insistence on following Arthur and the knights to battles had not gone unnoticed by people. Why would this defenseless, weaponless servant be present in dangerous and life-threatening battles? Gwaine, along with Morgana and Gwen, took matters to their own hands.
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In which Merlin learned to fight with a sword and let us pray for poor Arthur because if he thought Lancelot was hot when he demonstrated his sword skills, he wouldn't be prepared when a BAMF, sword-wielding Merlin hit him with the force of a thousand butterflies.
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- Part 1 of Swords and Spells
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"Let's do something," Merlin ran his fingers through Lancelot's hair. "We stay here for ten minutes. And then I hunt something with magic, and you help me gather this damned chamomile I need."
“Are you saying I can’t hunt on my own?”
“I’m saying you had a rabbit right in front of you and it hopped away.”
Lancelot squinted at him. He doubted they would only stay for ten minutes, but the offer was too good to refuse.
"Sounds like a plan."
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Merlin and Lancelot made a habit of cheating on their tasks with magic. One day, reports arrive of wyverns attacking villages' livestock.
(Or: 4 times they were not exactly productive when hunting out in the forest + 1 time a hunt went much better than expected.)
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If I Throw Away my Fear and Pride to set Things Right by Hazardous_Material
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
09 Apr 2026
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At some point the monster chasing Merlin had had names that meant something to him.
Percival
Elyan
Lancelot
Gwaine
Leon
ArthurBut not anymore. Now, the group of knights slinks through the forest at break-neck speed, with such a degree of practiced and lethal unison they may as well have been the golden dragon curled on each of their shoulders.
So Merlin is running.
Merlin is running for his life.
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Merlin accidentally reveals himself as a sorcerer to Arthur and the knights. A very traumatizing 24 hour sorcerer-hunt proceeds this, that leads to a very conflicted Arthur, a very injured Merlin, and a very angry Gwaine.
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