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Leon's life is saved by the cup of life, but there's an unexpected side effect. Merlin helps him cope with his immortality and they grow closer.
Meanwhile, Arthur can't seem to trust Merlin.
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27 Jul 2026
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Merlin kills every living thing he touches. When he raises a magical army to invade Camelot and force a repeal of the ban on magic, he insists that no one dies...and ends up married to King Arthur. How can he navigate a marriage with someone he can't even touch, especially when his chest feels so warm all the time?
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27 Jul 2026
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When Arthur confronts his father after learning the truth of his mother's death, Merlin can't bring himself to lie to Arthur about it. He convinces Arthur to give his father a trial instead of killing him. Arthur becomes king after his father's sentencing, and Arthur begins the process of righting his father's wrongs.
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27 Jul 2026
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Merlin's magic was revealed and now everyone has to deal with it in an official capacity since tragically most of these characters work in government. Arthur, predictably, is struggling to cope.
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- Part 1 of Reveal One-Shots I Wrote in 2014
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26 Jul 2026
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Let us take back the Castle now, and you can behead me later, Sire. by coldishcase
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
26 Apr 2021
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An AU of the season 4 finale, wherein Arthur refuses to abandon his castle during Morgana's seige, and Merlin refuses to use magic to take away Arthur's will, so they're at an impasse.
Rather than break his moral code to bewitch Arthur, Merlin decides to break his secrecy. If Arthur doesn't want to leave his Castle... fine. They won't. Merlin will just have to take it back for him... and all that entails.
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- Part 2 of Merlin 2021 Rewatch Canon Divergent Drabbles & Fics
- Part 1 of Taking Back The Castle (season 4 finale au)
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- English
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- 39,790
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- 12/12
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- 11
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- 504
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26 Jul 2026
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When Leon's father's health takes a turn for the worse, Arthur seeks out a magical being who may be able to help him. However, during their search, Arthur and the knights learn a dark secret about Merlin's past, his hidden family, and life-altering connections to Camelot years before he ever went.
Basically a kind of dark, very relationship-based story about Merlin's magic being revealed. And Merlin is a badass.
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- English
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- 60,077
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- 13/13
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- 160
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25 Jul 2026
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Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless.
Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back.
(For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)
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- 93,814
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- 6/6
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- 747
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24 Jul 2026
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Arthur says some misogynistic bullshit to a sorceress, she tries to turn him into a girl, but Merlin jumps in front of the spell.
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24 Jul 2026
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A curse placed on Camelot reveals everyone's worst fear. (I don't know how to do summaries rip all my fics usually stay in drafts)
A Merlin fic in 2022? It's more likely than you think
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24 Jul 2026
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22 Jul 2026
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Merlin extends the hand of friendship to Mordred, and it changes everything. Merlin and Arthur's great destiny is on the horizon, but can fate be thwarted, or will Morgana find a way to use Arthur's Bane against them?
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- Part 2 of Destiny Dawning
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- English
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- 35,835
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- 17/17
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22 Jul 2026
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“Gwen, it’s terrible,” Merlin said. “He’s polite! He’s kind, even!”
“And that’s a problem?” Gwen asked, dryly.
"I’m going to have to go through an entire week serving the perfect Golden Prince, and then go back to my Prince Prat, and I think it’s going to break me, Gwen. He’s going to get me used to it, and then it’ll be back to mile-long lists, and being called stupid instead of spectacular and how am I supposed to handle that?”
Gwen said, hesitantly, “I thought you liked Arthur?”
“I do,” Merlin said, sounding even lower than before. “I have to.”
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When a visiting Prince visits Camelot, and takes Merlin as his servant during his negotiations with The Crown, Merlin finds himself being seen in a way he'd always wished Arthur would see him, and doesn't know what to do with any of it.Series
- Part 1 of The Grail Knight
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- English
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- 33,135
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- 6/6
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- 345
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Bookmarked by DazedSilver
22 Jul 2026
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“I love him.”, Arthur said this before he had a chance to wince at his words. The moment froze between them. Arthur had so many regrets, he would love to just fling himself out of the window right now. But then Merlin's sacrifice really was in vain.
“You what?”, Uther's eyes were wide in shock. Maybe a little disgust at the prospect of a noble liking a servant.
Arthur swallowed down his pride. He had just thought about what was more important than pride and honor. He could make this sacrifice. 'For Merlin.', he thought.
Because life is always more important. Arthur closed his eyes to brace himself for what he was going to say next.
Just so he wouldn't have to see his father's reaction.“He's my consort.”, he added and almost broke at his own words. Lying was always hard. But nothing had ever compared to this.
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- Part 28 of Merlin's magic
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- English
- Words:
- 4,806
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 2
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- 107
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Bookmarked by DazedSilver
22 Jul 2026
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..... as if Balinor could be killed by Bandits O.o
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An alternative take on Balinor surviving and saving Camelot.
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And then proceeding to hold the entire kingdom hostage, because he has a frigging Dragon at his disposal :)Series
- Part 26 of Merlin's magic
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- English
- Words:
- 26,590
- Chapters:
- 4/4
- Collections:
- 5
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- 290
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- 4,533
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- 67,176
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22 Jul 2026
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Merlin accidentally speaks multiple languages.
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- Part 21 of Merlin's magic
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- English
- Words:
- 6,492
- Chapters:
- 2/2
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- 3
- Comments:
- 206
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- 8,428
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- 71,154
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21 Jul 2026
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In the morning, Merlin knows, Arthur will don his crown again. But for now their world is only Arthur’s drowsy kisses, and Merlin tracing circles on Arthur’s bare chest, and the night outside is deep and dark and still. There are no conspiracies, no dragons, no prophecies relentlessly unraveling.
Merlin wishes, selfishly, that dawn might never come.
(And the dawn obeys.)
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- English
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- 11,537
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- 1/1
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- 149
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21 Jul 2026
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It was over. Arthur was here. The Lamia was slain. Gwen was alright. The knights would be back to normal. It was over.
Able to relax for the first time in days, he let his knees buckle and his back slide down the wall. He hit the ground, and his vision turned to mist.
Merlin didn't make it out of his encounter with the Lamia unscathed, or so Arthur thinks when he slays the beast and finds Merlin slumped against the wall and bleeding. When he learns the true source of Merlin's injuries he is furious. He does his best to push that anger away though, because being there for Merlin matters far more right now.
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The Lamia episode but Merthur, and the knights actually injured Merlin.
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- English
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- 22,978
- Chapters:
- 4/4
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- 171
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21 Jul 2026
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“So, uh. Arthur is doing better-? Not like, healed better. But… The curse has stopped attacking him?” Merlin really tried to put as much nonchalance into his voice as possible, but Gaius knew him too well. More often than not, when Merlin did something to create problems for himself, he would leave out large parts of what had actually happened. Gaius raised his eyebrow to show Merlin he knew as much.
Finally giving up the act, he slumped down in his seat. “I kind of trapped Arthur’s soul in here with me,” he said weakly gesturing toward his head in defeat.
Gaius looked back at him with a special kind of fear. The one that came from having to hide something that could most definitely get you killed.
Pure exhaustion made his breath feel heavy as it left his lips. “He knows,” Merlin sighed, not even looking at Gaius as he confirmed his silent fear.
The cruel tone lacing Arthur’s voice only made him sink deeper. “Of course Gaius knew. After all, you’d need someone to strategize just how you could betray me best.” Merlin tried his best not to let Arthur’s hatred twist the knife buried in his heart any further.
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- English
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- 35,027
- Chapters:
- 11/11
- Comments:
- 196
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- 1,529
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21 Jul 2026
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Merlin defies his fate. He decides to trust Arthur, and their lives change forever. Together they learn to navigate their new realities, amongst friends and foes.
In other words: What if Merlin listened to his heart more and Kilgharrah less?
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- English
- Words:
- 29,249
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 133
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- 980
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- 15,752
Bookmarked by DazedSilver
20 Jul 2026
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Upon entering the Enchanted Grove on Camelot’s land, Arthur has no idea he’s about to make a unique encounter. A sensational, powerful, magical being with mycelium in his hair and an amber, glowing gaze. Arthur becomes immediately entranced with some form of spell—spores this so-called Merlin claims. Or is it destiny?
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Or: Merthur Sex Pollen but with Spores, using tentacles but that are actually mushrooms. Also they are soulmates and emotional smut takes somehow over. Also so much angst. This was supposed to be horny.
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This is cursed and the author regrets nothing.
Bookmarked by DazedSilver
20 Jul 2026