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Merlin has spent fifteen hundred years waiting for Arthur Pendragon to return.
When it finally happens, Arthur is arrogant, spoiled, and convinced that Arthurian legend is a complete waste of time.
Naturally.
As if that weren't enough, the rest of the knights begin turning up, Sir Leon starts writing him impossible letters from the sixth century, and a series of increasingly disastrous events threatens to upend all of their lives.
Merlin always thought the waiting would be the hard part.
He was wrong.
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The Magic of Healing by celestianorwoodofficial, StormBr1nger
Fandoms: Animator vs. Animation (Short Films - Becker), Merlin (TV)
19 Jun 2026
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It’s been several hours since the fight that took his brother’s life and Chosen is still reeling. But there’s no time because all of that fighting caught the attention of hired mercenaries who have come to deliver punishment for Chosen’s crimes. While escaping, Chosen is hit and falls into the water. Before he has a chance to orient himself or recover, he’s surfacing somewhere totally new. Then going back under. Curse his inability to swim.
Merlin was sending off his king when the world decided to throw him a curveball in the form of a weird teenager who he had to save from drowning. He is so not in the mood for this.
TLDR: Merlin now has a younger brother.
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Arthur stood frozen in the corridor of cells. He refused to turn around back to that room of death. He wouldn’t look or even go near the poor forgotten bodies until one man was in his presence alive and well. Because he had to be, he couldn’t be in that mess of burnt flesh and blood. Merlin couldn’t have been captured or held here. It wasn’t true, he didn’t, none of those bodies could be him. But he knew that scrap of fabric. He had given that neckerchief to him himself, it was a birthday present.
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6 months after banishing Merlin for magic Arthur believes his former manservant has been tortured and murdered. Now 3 years later they finally succeed in repealing the magic ban and are ready to welcome the druids back to Camalot, but when the Druid Lord Emrys has been targeted by Morgana the King sees it as his duty to send aid.
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"Was there... was there truly a need for you to kiss me, Merlin?"
"You were drowning, Arthur. Believe me, kissing a stubborn, ungrateful royal idiot was not on my itinerary today."One is an Ezaki, a prince searching for the Lake of Avalon to tear down the walls between their worlds. The other is a sorcerer, risking everything to seal the sword forever within its hidden waters.
Beginning in Constantinople, the heart of the Eastern Roman Empire, and stretching deep into the Sassanid Empire to the ancient city of Gundeshapur—this is a journey set in 540 AD, where real historical events interweave with a high-stakes "Enemies to Lovers" romance.
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Long ago, as humans and Ezakis faced mutual destruction, their kings knelt before the sacred sword in the Lake of Avalon. A history written in blood was sealed with peace, and the Khazar Era began.
Until Uther Pendragon rose to power and turned that peace to ash. Desperate, humanity turned back to Avalon. The lake's magic raised a colossal, insurmountable wall between the two realms. The magic was never to be broken; the gate, never opened. Yet, on the day the world tore in two, a power was born to change everything—Merlin.
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It was supposed to be a nice break from the monotony of the castle. Instead, Arthur woke up trapped in a tiny cell with a worryingly unconscious manservant. Cue Arthur stressing and Merlin waking just in time to fight their way free. But will Merlin look at Arthur the same way after what he did to get them free? What's the difference between self defense and murder?
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“Well, this is a nice change of scenery.”
“It’s a prison cell.”
“I was being sarcastic.”Series
- Part 4 of Merlin One-Shots
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Arthur Pendragon has spent his whole life untouched—by kindness, by desire, or anything resembling real intimacy. It never mattered. Not until a certain annoying manservant came to Camelot—Merlin—who disregarded all strict royal etiquette and showed no restraint when it came to sudden, reckless displays of affection. Now, there’s something impossible in the space between them, something Arthur doesn’t know how to name—only that he aches to close the distance.
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A slow-burn touched-starved Arthur Pendragon story.
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Guys, there was only one bed.
Guys, some obscure quest in the cold far-up mountains made them "huddle for warmth".
Guys, they might give in to this farm fantasy of theirs.
Can't I just put all the tropes in there?
This fic is rated MSI for Maximum Self Indulgence.
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The laws of Camelot are clear: no animal that does not serve for hunting may cross the castle walls.
But when the new King Arthur discovers that his closest advisor has defied the rules for a small, snow-white, blind puppy, the destiny of Albion takes an unexpected turn. Amidst secrets shared with the most loyal knights, Morgana's cunning, and the warmth of a love that defies royal decrees, a new law is about to be written... one dictated by the heart.
Note:** Story created with the help of AI, but all ideas are my own. Tags will be added as the story progresses.
I should mention that English isn't my first language, so I apologize if there are any spelling mistakes throughout the fanfic.
The chapters will be short, I'm warning you now, but that doesn't make it any less of an important story.
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When Gwaine finds out he's pregnant, he isn't sure what scares him more: carrying a child or becoming somebody's father. Over the next nine months, he and Merlin navigate doctors, dysphoria, baby names, nursery paint, financial worries, found family and the terrifying reality that a tiny person is about to depend on them for everything.
Or: Merlin and Gwaine are having a baby.
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Aroace Merlin and aromantic Gwaine are friends with benefits, using sex for stress relief, physical pleasure and emotional comfort.
Arthur is asexual and very in love with Merlin.
This seems like a recipe for disaster, but can they make it work?Series
- Part 5 of Teagirl's bingo 2026
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Young Hearts, Run Free by NotoriousJYT
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
13 Jun 2026
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The night before Arthur faces his uncle's wraith, Merlin gives him a sword, a favour, and—unexpectedly—his heart. What begins as comfort before battle becomes something neither can deny: a bond that burns gold in their chests and rewrites the prophecy itself.
But Camelot is no place for love that defies a king's law. When the Questing Beast appears in the Forest Sauvage and Morgana's magic begins to wake, Arthur must choose between the prince Uther demands and the king Albion needs. Between fear and wonder. Between destiny and desire.
Merlin and Arthur were once two sides of the same coin. Now they are becoming something far more dangerous: one heart, one destiny, and a love the land itself has begun to answer.
Canon divergence (mostly). Fast spark, slow-burning consequences. Epic scope, intimate moments, awakened magic, and a love that changes everything.
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In a shop queue, a stranger says something he can pretend wasn’t meant to be heard.
Gwaine pretends it didn’t matter.
Merlin doesn’t try to fix it. He just stays.Series
- Part 12 of Pride month <3
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Merlin and Arthur have been together for two years. So, when Arthur finally got up the courage to propose, the last thing he expected was to hear the word no. What he really didn’t expect was that Merlin wouldn’t even explain why he won’t marry him. Obviously, Merlin’s magic wasn’t the only secret he had been keeping from Arthur all these years.
But there is little time to solve his relationship woes as a new king who has just ascended to the throne in a neighboring country has demanded immediate audience in Camelot.
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- Part 33 of Would You?
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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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“Can I help you?” The man shoved past him, not even the slightest bit put off by the biosteel onesie in red and gold. He unlocked the purple door with a wave of his hand (that’s not right, Arthur’s brain insisted) and shoved it open.
“Sorry, I just…” All the words he wanted to say died somewhere between his brain and his mouth. Everything felt wrong but his heart eased up for the first time since he woke up in the middle of what he assumed was a park with a head injury and no memories. He pulled in a deep breath, set his shoulders, and tried again. “I think I belong to you.”
There was a tense moment where neither man breathed.
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Superhero Arthur gets amnesia and decides to crash on Merlin's couch while Merlin's doing his best to "save" the city.
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Part three of the Where the Quiet Things Grow saga
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Post Not All Dragons and Dandelions, a direct continuation of Beneath the Roses (though can be read without reading either)
·༻𐫱༺·After a disastrous confrontation with his father, Arthur Pendragon finds himself on the run with his soulmate. He learns that really, he knew absolutely nothing before Merlin came into his life, everyone he thought were his enemies are friends, his friends are all cruel people (one more princess joke Gwaine... see what happens) and his sister is a meddling witch. No, really.
Oh, and apparently his soulmate is a god.
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A story of subterfuge, humour, falling in love, overthrowing a tyrant king and cheese that tastes like apple pies... or something like that.
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- Part 3 of Where The Quiet Things Grow
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Merlin/Sherlock Crossover Idea by heroly3 for sherlockruiningmylife
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Sherlock (BBC TV 2010)
06 Jun 2026
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Merlin becomes Sherlock's adopted younger while waiting for Arthur to come back.
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Merlin protects Arthur from an attack at a feast with the help of a few observant knights. Because, if Merlin's got a funny feeling, the Knights of the Round Table are ready to aid The Plan. The problem? Merlin never has a plan. And, when it's over, Arthur wants to know why he wasn't a part of this nonexistent plan — and has some apologies to give.
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“Well, that didn’t end the way I expected, but at least nobody important died.”Series
- Part 2 of Merlin One-Shots
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