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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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Bookmarked by Merlinsimpala67 (wapjackles)
24 Jun 2026
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When a new position is made in the royal household to oversee the servants, Arthur didn’t think much of it. It was only days later when he noticed the mysterious injuries appearing on frightened servants that the prince decided to go undercover and to find out what is going on.
Meanwhile, Merlin thinks the newest servant is a mess.
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Arthur learns what it is like to be a servant and learns some interesting things about his own servant.
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Bookmarked by Merlinsimpala67 (wapjackles)
28 Apr 2025
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truly don't think I've ever read such an in depth analysis of bbc merlin
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Merlin accidentally reveals his magic to Arthur. It goes about as well as he can expect. Only Arthur is still furious about the lies between them, and refuses to let Merlin back into his role as manservant. So Merlin requests to be made a knight. If Arthur can't trust him to be a friend, at least Merlin can continue to save his life. Their friendship hangs in the balance, and it is unclear whether they are going to come through on the other side stronger than ever, or broken beyond repair.
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Bookmarked by Merlinsimpala67 (wapjackles)
20 Apr 2025
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What Arthur knows: Merlin, his clumsy and foolish servant, is actually quite smart. He’s also loyal, and brave, and in many ways the reason Arthur has so many good people in his life.
The goal: Make Merlin realize how important he is to Arthur, no matter how stubborn he's clearly chosing to be about it.
What Arthur does not know, yet: Merlin has magic. Also they're very slightly a little bit in love.
It's going to take them a while to figure it all out. Meanwhile the knights have known for ages, Gwen figures it out pretty quick, and pretty much all of Camelot has also known ever since that weird peasant stumbled through the gates and challenged the Prince all those years ago.
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"How to win over your manservant one argument at a time and convince him it was all his idea."
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Bookmarked by Merlinsimpala67 (wapjackles)
19 Apr 2025
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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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Bookmarked by Merlinsimpala67 (wapjackles)
16 Apr 2025
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WOW. very detailed character analysis and I think very realistic fic about how merlin and arthur would act given these circumstances. truly incredible.