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A spell gone awry leads to some major complications for the Prince and Servant. Merlin uses a potion that will allow him to take on Arthur's pain. He just didn't realize there was one tiny problem with the potion. If hiding his magic had been a challenge before...how was Merlin going to keep his secret and his head now?
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- Part 28 of Would You?
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A bandit’s knife should have ended him. Instead, it cracks Merlin wide open. In the rain-soaked chaos of the ambush, Arthur and his knights witness what Merlin truly is, and he is far too unhinged to die quietly. Arthur is furious at the secrecy, shaken by the cost, and utterly undone by how much he wants him. A confession, a crown’s choice, and a law rewritten, because Camelot was never meant to burn Merlin at the stake.
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A complete re-write of Merlin with a female Merlin. Lots of Gwen and Merlin and Morgana friendship and bullying Arthur.
"Look at the fire, see how the logs crack with the flames, that will be your bones if you are discovered. Look at how the bark crumbles into ash, that will be your skin peeling apart. You must keep your magic secret or this will be your fate”
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- Part 1 of Of Spells and Swords
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When the war ends, Arthur finally captures Emrys — the sorcerer who burned Camelot and shattered the life they once shared.
Merlin is chained, starved, and defiant; Arthur is haunted, furious, and unable to decide whether he wants answers or revenge.
Between threats and silences, the past claws its way back.
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Merlin has magic,” Uther’s words hit Merlin like a ton of bricks, the spirit disappearing as if it was never there.
Merlin closes his eyes, letting out the breath he’s been holding. He feels his back hit the door behind him, holding himself up against it. He doesn’t look at Arthur, just waits.
One breath, two breath, three breath. Nothing.
Merlin opens his eyes, looking up, half expecting Arthur to have disappeared to alert the guards. Arthur is staring at him, he is stock skill, breath coming out ragged and uneven. He looks crushed and not just from expelling his father’s spirit but that must also have contributed to it.
“Arthur,” Merlin tries, swallowing when his voice shakes with the anticipation of Arthur’s reaction.
“Is it true?” Arthur asks, his voice quiet but stern, he still holds the horn tightly in his grip by his side, his knuckles white with the force.
“Arthur I-“
“Yes or no, Merlin,” Arthur interrupts, voice suddenly louder in the empty corridor, he looks Merlin in the eye while he nods wordlessly before looking away, “you-you do. You would betray me? You?”
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The Warlock and the Dragonlord: The Sidhe by NotAllWho_Wonder_AreLost
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
25 Sep 2025
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You definitely want to read the previous works to understand this.
Arthur and Merlin are getting closer to their brotherhood, and after the scare over the summer, they have a hard time wanting to leave each other's sight as it is. But now, they are back in Hogwarts, so everything should be safe...
Right?
Well, maybe if they weren't so highly wanted, they would be. But now they become part of the big plan of the newest villian, and his plan has been one long in the making. Can the Brotherhood escape what this man deems as their fate?Series
- Part 5 of The Warlock and the Dragonlord
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The Warlock and the Dragonlord: The Dragons by NotAllWho_Wonder_AreLost
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
25 Sep 2025
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Please read previous works in the series to understand!
The Sidhe has left his mark, but even though they escaped his clutches, it doesn't mean the Sidhe's plans are over. He goes to Romania and starts to put his plans into action. But Morgana and Charlie Weasley refuse to let the man win and take off with their dragons. With a nightmare as guidance and a warning, Morgana knows what they must do.
Call the Brotherhood.
Field trip to Romania, anyone?
Terrible summary, I just want to get this next part postedSeries
- Part 6 of The Warlock and the Dragonlord
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Merlin has been wandering for centuries. Waiting for the exact, unknown time that Arthur shall rise again.
He becomes a lady of King Henry VIII.
He meets Robin Hood and they share a fondness that once reminded him of a certain Prince.
He bumps into Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General, more times than he would like, dying a different death each time.
But he always comes back.
He falls in love and, in turn, becomes a father, a grandfather, and a lonely old man still waiting, waiting, waiting.But this is Matty's story - Merlin's granddaughter. And the ghost of Arthur follows her everywhere.
This fic is completed, so don't worry about me not updating it. All in due time :)
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Merlin and Leon are kidnapped, and Merlin has been forced to drink some strange potion. Why is Merlin acting so different now?
TW: Kidnapping, Swearing, Killing, Some violence (Not really graphic? But do let me know if I should say it is graphic).
(Please let me know if I need to add anymore TWs or tags)
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Merlin was not about to go falling in love with the first person they clapped eyes on. That was what happened in fairytales and a multitude of unpleasant events usually occurred between falling in love and the ending of the tale. Besides, Merlin was there to see the world, not the inside of other people’s mouths.
Escaping from the tower they've lived in their entire life, Merlin has a chance encounter with a stranger in the forest that uncovers a path they'd always been told would end in a sheer drop. In tentatively following it, they begin to realise that there is more to survival than fear and that, to truly live, sometimes you have to take a few risks. And pull a few legs along the way.
Written for Merwaincelot Week 2025 (day 7: mistaken identity)
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Promise me you won't get hurt (I can use my charm to fix it) by gloriask
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
21 Sep 2025
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Merlin kept getting hurt because:
1. The king’s chambers held the most comfortable bed he’d ever known.
2. Injuries offered rare, guilt-free stretches of rest.
3. When he was hurt, Arthur turned unfailingly tender.
4. And sometimes… Arthur went beyond tenderness.Series
- Part 28 of Merthur fic
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An Arrow, Hit in the Heart, Aimed at the Soul by Crazy_Clumsy_Clever_Cupcake
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
21 Sep 2025
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They were going on a hunting trip, like they’ve done so many times before and of course Merlin had a funny feeling again. Only this time, not everyone could be saved.
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"Let him think I hate him. If that’ll stop him from risking his neck for me over and over again, then it’s a sacrifice I don’t have to think twice about."
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Arthur finds out Merlin has magic. He also finds out how often Merlin risked his life for him and so, he does the only thing he can think of to protect him: banishment.
Hurt and angry, Merlin leaves and swears to not look back.
But, when two years pass and Morgana shows up at Merlin’s door, urging him to fill Gaius’ position as Court Physician, Merlin agrees. He really doesn’t know why, but Arthur is sure Merlin would do just about anything to get on his nerves.
Unprepared for the shock of seeing Merlin back in the castle, Arthur is forced to speed along his plans to lift the ban on magic. But between stubborn councilors, a mysterious plague, a still angry Merlin, and Morgana being Morgana, Arthur is fairly certain he’ll lose his mind before the first year of his reign even ends.
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- Part 1 of All of You
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What if Merlin's father knew about Hunith's pregnancy before he left? What if he didn't leave? What if Merlin was raised by the druids and he knew about he destiny for years before he arrived to Camelot?
What if Arthur wasn't totally brainwashed by his father? -
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Merlin slips into the chainmail, remembers how Arthur once helped him put on his gloves in Ealdor when they were trying to protect his village from being sieged. His magic tingles under his skin, recently recovered after the Crystal Caves. He wonders if wearing this armor, the king’s spare armor, if he could be disguised when using magic to stop the fighting before there are more casualties. Maybe he could even convince Morgana and Mordred that he’s Arthur, and distract them while Arthur leads Camelot to victory elsewhere on the battlefield.
A "Song of Achilles" x Merlin and Arthur fic.
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Merlin arrived in Camelot months ago, as a scrawny fourteen-year-old with nothing to his name but magic that would get him killed. Now he's fifteen, apparently made a good impression with the King and as a reward (?) he gets to be manservant to His Royal Pratness, Jr. himself, and is *also* apparently supposed to keep said monarchal clotpole alive long enough to change the world for the better. And be Gaius's apprentice in the healing rooms. And keep his magic tamped down enough to not have his head detached by way of axe, or skin removed, or burned to a blackened husk, or whatever else the glorious King decides is appropriate punishment for a sorcerer that day.
Now, he's only fifteen. But he can totally handle this, right? Easy peasy.Series
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It has been some time since Uther's death and magic is still forbidden in the Kingdom of Camelot.
After Merlin is forced to use his magic to save Gwen's life within the castle's very walls, Arthur finds evidence to convict an innocent woman of sorcery.
Gwen finds out that Merlin was the one responsible for the act that saved her, and offers to support Merlin, along with Lancelot and Gaius, in coming up with a way to help the wrongfully accused from meeting an undesirable fate.
When they can't think of a timely solution, Merlin forces it upon himself to take matters into his own hands and reveals his magic to Arthur.
Follow the story and watch it unravel as Arthur decides if he will follow the path of his father or become the once and future king Camelot deserves.
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When Merlin’s magic gets revealed, Arthur doesn't take it well. Arthur wants to put Merlin on trial as per his father's laws, and Lancelot disagrees, and Merlin is left breaking.
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- Part 10 of Merlin <3
- Part 29 of Whumptober 2025
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“Never wander alone, my darling, or Jenny Grinteeth will get you,” Hunith used to say. “Or if you forget, make sure you say the rhyme - that wards her off.”
Jenny Grinteeth leave me be, my mother loves me, leave me be.
Jenny Grinteeth is a game they play. But as Merlin is sucked into life at Camelot, he wanders alone more than ever. He is surrounded by people, but he doubts they love him; they can’t really even know him. The loneliness becomes so routine, he forgets his mother’s warnings and the funny, little rhymes, which might otherwise have saved his life.
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What if in Sins of the Father, Arthur did kill Uther? And what if Merlin took the blame?
Not my idea! Credit to Bbnbhb