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When Merlin is late bringing him dinner and looks disheveled when he finally appears, Arthur doesn't think anything of it. When his servant begins to act oddly, however, he grows suspicious, until there can be no doubt that there is something wrong with Merlin : the dagger aimed at his throat is enough of a clue.
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22 Jul 2026
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During a winter hunting trip, Merlin finds he still has much to learn about Arthur.
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19 Jul 2026
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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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18 Jul 2026
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Arthur feels quite foolish, now, upon realizing that the invisible guardian force he’s been sensing and the peculiar haze about Merlin were one and the same. And that they were both magic, the whole damn time.
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17 Jul 2026
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Merlin may be the worst manservant ever, but when he breaks his arm and Arthur has to care for him, he quickly discovers that he's kind of terrible at it, too.
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09 Jul 2026
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In which Merlin is punished for saving his life for the thousandth uncredited time, and arguing with Uther is the stupidest thing Arthur's done until the next thing.
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04 Jul 2026
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As always, Merlin had caught him by surprise.
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03 Jul 2026
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"The Servant's Feast takes place every December and marks the night of an old Roman holy day," Gaius said, using his imparting-knowledge voice. "All the servants will sit in the great hall and the nobles with serve the feast."
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03 Jul 2026
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The coin metaphor goes literal.
Written for magog_83's prompt: An Ealdor tradition.
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28 Jun 2026
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Cupboard Confessions (The Lesser of Two Evils) by EachPeachPearPlum for fancyh
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
19 Jan 2019
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“I can explain?” Merlin says, and since Arthur doesn't immediately interrupt him he figures he might as well carry on. “I'm being blackmailed, and the first thing you need to know is that it's really not my fault.”
Arthur huffs, low and almost inaudible; Merlin’s going to continue being optimistic and call it a laugh. “Oh, really?” he asks. “Tell me, Merlin, how exactly is this not your fault?”
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16 Jun 2026
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In which Arthur’s cousin is a flirt, Arthur is ruffled, and Merlin remains unbothered.
If he dreams of Merlin that night, a shadow stroked across the bartop, with a dark faceless figure draped alongside him, licking whispers into his ear, dribbling alcohol into his open mouth, onto his tongue, down his throat—
—well, then that’s got nothing to do with anything at all.
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16 Jun 2026
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"I know what this is, Merlin."
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03 Jun 2026
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There are many reasons that Merlin is a horrible manservant. Most of the time, Arthur is the one who suffers from Merlin’s unscrupulous behaviour, and it’s this fact only that has saved Merlin’s job. Because, as much as Merlin lacks the qualities for being a properly attentive manservant, his unique view on the nobility’s importance—namely, non-existent—means that he is probably the closest thing Arthur’s ever had as a friend.
Not that he’d tell Merlin, obviously.
Or: Five times Merlin wears Arthur's clothes out of need, and one time because Arthur asks him to.
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20 May 2026
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Coda to ep 5x2. On the way to Ismere, Merlin falls prey to the harsh winter.
It’s what Arthur should’ve done in the first place, when Merlin was dying of the cold: pried open this searing place in him to reach his heat; let it save them both.
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19 May 2026
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ask me why (my heart's inside my throat) by Scarlet_Ribbons for Imagined
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
24 Nov 2022
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“You’re hurt.”
“What gave you that impression,” Arthur says as he smiles at another couple, this pair far less egregious than the first. “I’m doing perfectly alright.”
Merlin snorts. “The next time you lie, my Lord, perhaps try to be more convincing?”
[Arthur's overcome with a temporary bout of amnesia. He has no idea why Merlin's acting so odd, but knowing him, it can't be good.]
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15 May 2026
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the prophetic spring by yellow_caballero
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), Young Justice (Comics)
27 Oct 2019
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When Tim Drake was seven years old he found 4chan. This would eventually kill him, and then proceed to kill very many other people afterwards, thus adding to the website’s already considerable body count. It would also save a few lives, which was a first for 4chan.
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- Part 3 of Reverse Robin AU
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24 Apr 2026
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Arthur's never been much for pining, but he's never been much for lying, either.
Not even to himself.
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12 Apr 2026
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He only meant to complain; you didn't take serving girls on hunting trips, and the alternative interpretation didn't even occur to him until Merlin said indignantly, "I'm not going to do that!"
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- Part 10 of Merlin works
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08 Apr 2026
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"Well," Morgana said, looking pleased, "Maybe Arthur won't actually throw the tourney this year."
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22 Mar 2026
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"You're not just an ill-starred sorcerer who only knows a few cleaning spells, are you," Arthur said dully.
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20 Mar 2026