20 Works in Past Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
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The circle has opened and closed many times whilst Merlin continues to play his part as Guardian of the Crystal Cave. Now, in the 21st century, the story is set to start again.
This time, however, the Round Table will need Morgana's dubious help in order to defeat their enemy. Neither human nor beast, could this foe be too powerful for even the legendary Emrys?
“For he will always appear when Albion has need of him and you will always be there to guide him.”
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- Part 3 of Master of Time
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Six months after Merlin is killed in a campus shooting, Arthur sits outside a grief support group with a phone full of messages he could never answer. At home, Bali (Balinor) and Yggi (Ygraine) have maths homework waiting.
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Camelot fell, but Merlin lives on. He's lived many lives over the years, guarding the place his pain stems from during most. When his magic isn't enough to hide Camelot castle and its found by an odd group of archeologists, he does what he does best- creates a new life to continue protecting his past.
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He could burn him.
That’s what one did with sorcerers wasn’t it? The moment that marred his first day in Camelot and the moment that signified its bitter end, the one and the same.
But no.
That wasn’t fair to himself or Mordred.
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Merlin is content just existing, even nearly 30 years after he had entered Camelot.
Mordred is discontent with Merlin settling for less than he deserves.
Though the two have orbited and tolerated each other for many years in a professional capacity as Court Physician and Court Sorcerer, they have hardly interacted outside of that. After Mordred nearly dies and ends up in the Court Physician's care, the Court Sorcerer decides it's finally time for Merlin to accept that he deserves to be taken care of, too.
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letting go of the ghost of Arthur in the doorway by HeraLysistrataEliaVisenya
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
28 May 2025
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Decades after Arthur's death, Gwen and Merlin share a moment together
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- Part 9 of Poetry
- Language:
- English
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- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 3
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Might switch from first person to 3rd when i feel like it. might let you know.
SUmmary: Merlin gets sick of Arthurs bullshit and decides to run away. Lancelot and morgana come with and on the way they find mordred. Merlin discovers that there was a castle built for Emrys and was crowned king of the druids.Also arthur and merlin were in a situationship before merlin left so there might still be some tension. Pardon my spelling english is my first language but im bad at typing and theres no autocorrect on ao3.
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Merlin works at Medieval Times (the dinner and show place) and meets reincarnated Arthur when he applies to play King Arthur. The story ensues as Merlin tries to convince him of who they both are while they both fall in love (all over again).
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- 2,552
- Chapters:
- 1/?
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legacies by angstyloyalties
Fandoms: Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Merlin (TV), Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia (Movies)
25 Dec 2022
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A shift of magic between the worlds takes the Pevensies, Arthur, and Merlin to Narnia where the king's gone missing, a power-hungry witch from the past has her sights set on the throne, and everyone has to deal with secrets, ghosts, and half-remembered lives.
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- Part 2 of echoes of reigns foretold
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Then Merlin fell silent, not telling her anything about Camlann, just staring and staring at the corner of the rug. There was a crest there, a golden drake on a shield of red. The house of Pendragon.
Except part of it was missing, leaving a threadbare smudge. When Merlin had pulled at the loose strand, it had come free, and taken the dragon’s wing with it.
It wouldn’t be able to fly, Gwen thought, broken like that. How could it keep living when half of it was gone?
After the battle at Camlann, Gwen is Camelot's Queen. But how can she be the ruler her husband needed, when she barely understands why she is the one left holding his seal? How can she accept sorcery when her truest friend - the only link to magic she has - is no longer speaking to her? And how can she unite the lands of Albion when she doesn't know why she is doing it? Who she is really doing it for?
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Every morning, Gwen makes the same detour on her way to the office to visit a coffee shop. And to catch a glimpse at her favorite barista. While she’s not lacking bravery, she never had the right push to make something of it. Until Morgana gets involved and starts meddling in Gwen’s love life (again).
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You've always seen them. The titles of a person's soul, a person's destiny. But a human can only have one. So when you were walking by the lake one day, you saw a figure sitting there, bowed by the weight of the world. And he had multiple titles. Who is this mysterious man? And why does he speak so bitterly of Destiny?
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Basically, Morgana gets reincarnated and Merlin needs a therapist because Arthur should never have died. (And I am terrible at summaries.) -
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Arthur had a plan for today. He was going to wake up, go on a run, get coffee on the way to work, come home and watch movies until bed time. He's not exactly sure how Morgana managed to drag him off the couch, all he know's is that he's back in his highschool assembly hall in a stuffy suit, wishing he were literally anywhere but here.
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He Wasn't Man Enough For Me by badluckvixen13, badluckvixen13 (fanaticmusings) for fanaticmusings
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
07 Aug 2019
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It's Gwaine's engagement party, and Arthur has just arrived with his new wife.
If he wasn't the more sensible half of his relationship, he might cause a scene.
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- Part 11 of Media Series
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Ever since he was bitten at age five, Remus Lupin has turned to starvation to cope when his back's against the wall, always managing to narrowly avoid confrontation or intervention by carefully controlling his disorder. But 50 years on, his guilt at surviving the Second Wizarding War when Dora and Sirius did not has seen his illness slowly spiral out of control. Now he must figure out, once and for all, whether he wants to live, and if so, whether it's too late for him to turn things around.
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Eventual pairing: Remus/Severus; references to past Sirius/Remus, Remus/Nymphadora. Other than Remus' and Severus' canon-divergent survival, which will be explained, all other deaths happened as in canon.
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- Part 1 of Wriggle up on dry land
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It's two years after Merlin's untimely demise that Arthur meets Percival. His world would never be the same again, and for that, he is grateful.
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Merlin has always been in love with Arthur. Of course, nothing could ever come of it. They're servant and king, after all. But especially because he's getting married to Merlin's best friend, Gwen. During the wedding, Merlin reflects and tries to let go.
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- Part 1 of Merlin Songfics
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Arthur finds out he didn't die after all, but everything around him is different, including Merlin.
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- Part 2 of The Other Side of the Coin
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For the Prompt: 047:"My ex just invited me to their wedding and I need you to be my date so it doesn’t look like I’ve spent the last few years failing to get over them."
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- Part 1 of Merlin Drabbles
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Arthur, Gwen, Merlin, and Morgana have a plan that involves their partners, a long table, and an even-longer table cloth. All of it makes for a delicious dinner, as long as Uther doesn't figure it out.
Includes mild exhibitionism, sex under a table, blatant heterosexuality.
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