Otsanda
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There was very little gentleness in most of Arthur's physical interactions. He was a warrior, but even outside of that, his role as a leader meant that by necessity he had to maintain a certain distance and decorum that contained a different kind of violence. Sometimes he wondered if the safety of that distance was worth the ache of isolation.
Or: 5 times Arthur noticed Merlin using his gentle hands to tend to his knights and one time Merlin took care of Arthur himself.
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The woman’s striking bright red lips parted in a dramatic gasp as her full cup upended itself over Merlin. It was shockingly hot, immediately seeping into his stupid snowman sweater and staining it brown. He had known it was coming— he had done it on purpose and he was still surprised. Gwen smashed into Merlin from behind and suddenly all four of them were toppling like festive dominoes to the cafe floor.
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Or... the silly morgwen & merthur holiday coffee shop meet-cute microfic that nobody asked for.
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Gwen once saw Merlin lick an apple before giving it to the Prince Regent.
She knew, of course, that he regularly stole food from Arthur’s plate before serving it; Gwen typically didn’t think anything of it. Surely Arthur would have made a fuss years ago, if it bothered him. The two of them had always had a peculiar and certainly unconventional working relationship.
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On a long and winding road midway between the sea and the city, and at the edge of a dense and dark forest, there was a town called Eastgate.
Although Eastgate was by all accounts an ordinary town, there were several things that made it unique. Eastgate had an oddly high proportion of books to the number of inhabitants, a strategic importance that kept nobles interested enough in its security to have appointed a guardian, and a single ancient hawthorn tree.
The tree had been there before Eastgate and as the town had grown, the tree’s presence was honored. It was a symbol and a promise and— some believed— a gateway.
So, when the local innkeepers’ daughter disappears and her dear friend Nina comes to Lady Azira for help, they find themselves standing at the ancient tree and seeking answers from those beyond the Forest.
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One Thousand Sea Creatures: a Buttons OFMD SMAU by Idiotsatsea, LoopyDangerFrog, Otsanda
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
31 Jul 2023
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An OFMD SMAU but it’s just Buttons listing 1,000 different sea creatures.
Originally created for Twitter by users @221_Otsanda, @idiotsatsea, & @loopydangerfrog
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“I didn’t know!” Merlin’s voice rises in pitch now to match Arthur’s. “I didn’t know what you would do, not at first—”
“And what about after I helped you get the druid boy out of the castle? Hmm?”
Arthur has Merlin there, or at least he thinks he does. Certainly, Merlin deflates a bit, and the strange, heavy atmosphere that had settled over them seems to lighten slightly. But the next words out of Merlin’s mouth are, “So I was supposed to just let you make me leave too? I couldn’t do that, Arthur, I wouldn’t. Not then, not ever.”
“I wouldn’t have sent you away,” Arthur protests before he can think better of it. He’s struggling to hold onto the anger, the betrayal, but in the face of Merlin’s own evident pain, his overwhelming instinct is to make it go away. “I would have never sent you away, Merlin!”
“Why not?” Merlin demands.
“Don’t—” Arthur swallows hard. “Don’t pretend you don’t know,” he goes on, barely more than a whisper. “Not now.”
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In which Arthur finds discovers Merlin's magic due to Merlin's own bleeding heart, they acknowledge the bond they share, and Arthur realizes that he never had to know about Merlin's magic to truly know him anyway.
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24 Jun 2026
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Despite all the supposed trips to the tavern none of the knights have seen Merlin drunk. They decide to rectify that. A poor decision, really.
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18 Jun 2026
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He needs to think of something else, something else, come on, Merlin, this isn’t working. He hones in on a man further up ahead leaning against the wall of a bank, staring at his mobile. He’s blonde and his coat looks expensive and that’s apparently enough for Merlin, who beelines for him.
The blonde looks up, startled, as Merlin grabs his arm.
“Pretend I know you,” he says in a rush, knowing he must seem deranged, “this guy is following me.”
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17 Jun 2026
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Built to fall apart - and fall back together by Saltedkiss for a13merlinfan
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Apr 2026
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Three years have passed since Camlann. King Arthur's army was victorious, but at what cost? When Arthur found out about Merlin's magic and the lies he's been told all those years, something broke within him.
King Arthur may have lifted the ban on magic, but the distance between King Arthur and Court Sorcerer Merlin grows wider each day. Can they find the way back to each other and to the bond they once shared?
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15 Jun 2026
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Faithful Knight, Patient Poet, Gentle King by HigherMagic for lecterisms, red_right_ankle
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
18 Oct 2021
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"I hope you live a long and happy life, Sire," Gwaine says, with a pitiful attempt at his usual tavern drawl that does nothing to hide his solemnity, his sincerity. Arthur's eyes betray nothing as he takes his seat at the head of his dining table and gestures for Gwaine to join him at his right side. Gwaine settles, and sighs, and says after another swallow of too-sweet wine, "And I hope that his and mine lasts just a little longer."
Gwaine is the villain in this part of the story. He accepted that a long time ago.
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15 Jun 2026