#Arthur x Gwen x Merlin

[akelafang]

Arthur having to explain his love life to the council: I'm married to Gwen, who is in love with Morgana, I'm also in love with Merlin, and everyone but Morgana is in love with Lancelot. It's really not that complicated.

[jakeonao3]

Heald hine fæst and hæl

mergwenthur, 2.2k words, WIP

After he got his magic back, Merlin goes to Camlann to save Arthur, who's already been struck by Mordred's blade. Since there's nothing else he can do, Merlin takes the wound for himself.

tags under the cut

Additional Tags: Battle of Camlann, Post-Battle of Camlann, Near Death Experiences, Immortal Merlin, Merlin is Emrys, BAMF Merlin, Canonical Character Death - Mordred, Merlin Loves Gwen Pendragon, Merlin Loves Arthur Pendragon, Merlin's Magic Revealed, Arthur Pendragon Finds Out About Merlin's Magic, Gwen Knows About Merlin's Magic, kind of, Everyone Finds Out About Merlin's Magic, Married Gwen/Arthur Pendragon, Sharing a Bed, Caring Merlin, Forehead Kisses, First Kiss, Kissing, Neck Kissing, Biting

[toshsato]

MERLIN Rewatch: 4x06 A SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS

I was just trying to help. I thought you needed some rest.

[sundry-whovengerslocked]

going through the loki tag after finally watching the season 2 finale, I'm starting realize that the Merlin and Doctor Who fandoms are the only ones that understand the true power of poly shipping

[glove23]

Arthur Pendragon/Gwen/Merlin

[merlinrarepairfest]

Title: the gold and the rust Writer: Shana_Rose | @shana-rosee Rating: T Warnings: None Medium/Word Count: 1,176 Pairing/main characters: Mergwenthur Up to 10 tags: Mergwenthur, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Battle of Camlann, Hurt Arthur Pendragon, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Established Relationship, POV Merlin, Sleepy Cuddles

Summary:

The bright light of early morning hit aggressively against his eyes. Merlin winced, scrunching his eyes in hopes of the light going away. He pressed his head further into his arm, resting on top of the soft sheets of the bed. His back was aching from sleeping in a chair. Just as he wondered why he would sleep in such an uncomfortable position, he bolted up. His breath caught in his throat as he turned his head towards the head of the bed. - Arthur survives Camlann.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51432988

[malainastarling]

i found a gwen centric fic in my gdrive

and its only got 2k on it. but I could not shut up about it at work!!! (my queer friends at work are very supportive) because the main ship is gwen/morgana (I think) but like I'm gonna go through and edit what I have and try to clean it up (its literally 9 years old lol). but like is there even a gwen/morgana fandom? (I have no idea if I'm gonna keep it gwen/morgana though like my instinct is to make it super long and have morgana go off the deep end and maybe make it merlin/gwen/arthur endgame???)

anyways I'm not gonna start posting the fic until I've finished the first draft. I

[adageyer]

ethically sourced from tumblr

[starchaser45]

The pendragon siblings are so fruity I can't with them Arthur offers to compete in a death match instead of Merlin and Morgana going to basically reveal herself to Gwen to give her a chance to survive by her side in one episode COME ON YOU GUYS ARE GAAAYYYYYY!!!!

[thefirstwormonyourcorpse]

"his life is worth a thousand of mine" sounds like a line from a tragic romance, classic novel that puts others like it to shame.

and yet, it is literally from bbc merlin, a show about a magic servant that tries to sacrifice himself for the life of his prince everyday.

but tbh, king arthur and merlin are a tale of tragic romance and a classic novel.

[justaz]

merthur marriage of convenience. arthur is complaining that his council is on his ass about marrying and siring an heir and they keep trying to arrange marriages but arthur doesn't fucking want any of them. merlin knows that arthur would like to marry someone he loves but he also knows that arthur has shown no interest in like anyone except when he was enchanted so like...who tf is he gonna marry? he needs to marry someone to get the council off his ass so he's just like "why not marry a friend? ik it wouldn't be a marriage of love but at least you'd have some control and choice in this." and arthur is like "hm. but who tho?"

anyways they make a list of everyone they know who can bear children (bc arthur will need an heir eventually). then they narrow it down, crossing off names like gwen bc she is happily married to lancelot and in a loving relationship with morgana (she has two hands and i love morgwencelot) and morgana (she's literally arthur's sister but they were just putting every name they could think of down first) and elyan (he may be able to bear children but they know he wouldn't be happy going through it bc of medieval dysphoria). eventually it's down to two names, mithian and merlin and arthur looks at merlin's name then up at him and is like "you're literally a trained physician so you should know this but you were literally born a man...how tf are you gonna bear children?" and my beloved genderfluid magic incarnate emrys just shifts her form to female and is like "don't be an idiot. anyways, mithian or me?"

dumb idiot whipped and in love arthur is like "you" and dumb idiot whipped and in love merlin is like "bet". anyways they marry but they're very insistent it's just as friends. lol they have to consummate the marriage the losers. they insist they did that as friends too. the entire round table has way too much fun with this. anyways they remain married "as friends" as they slowly morph into a very loving and touchy relationship "as friends" until they're like casually kissing as greetings and farewells and have that moment of "oh shit we're like actually married and in love" bc they're stupid dumb idiots.

anyways they unite albion and are recognized as high king arthur and high queen merlin and finally have an heir - the high prince/princess whatever you prefer. uhhhh anyways merthur happy ending bc i'm a sucker for it.

[akelafang]

Arthur's a wife guy, regardless of whether he has a wife or a husband or both. Man will take any opportunity to talk about his spouse/s

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Gwen: Arthur, which dress should I wear today?

Arthur: You’ll look amazing in anything.

Gwen: Thanks, but I’m actually having a hard time deciding what to wear, so I’m asking you.

Arthur: You look beautiful everyday.

Gwen: I appreciate it, this isn’t a trick question, please just tell me what to wear today.

Arthur: Absolutely anything.

Gwen: This isn’t working.

Gwen: Merlin! Red dress or light purple one?

Merlin, shouting from the other room: Red! The purple one makes you look too friendly for council meetings!

Gwen: Thanks!

[gldnstrngs]

when they serve gay x lesbian solidarity but they still end up being shipped 😔😔😔

[tiredcowboyy]

fond looks arthur gives merlin that if I was gwen and I saw them all, id immediately stop existing:

[cinnabon-sweetroll-tiramisu]

Need a fic where Arthur has to get married before he is crowned King, so he's invited countless noblewomen and royal princesses to a competition for his hand in marriage. He doesn't want to however he cannot ignore the traditions set by his ancestors.

Merlin is of course jealous but also amused. He wants to see Arthur happy and if it means helping Arthur find a suitable bride and hiding his feelings of love deeper than before so be it; that is until Arthur pulls Merlin to the side and asks for his help.

Merlin nods, he probably shouldn't have nodded, he should have ran when Arthur began grinning mischievously.

Oh no...I'm not going to like this one bit. Merlin thought.

The Crown Prince tugs Merlin along the corridor towards his sister's chambers where Morgana and Gwen were waiting for their arrival.

Morgana has a sly smirk watching him with eager eyes as Gwen stands beside her with a helpless smile as all three told Merlin, in great detail, what his mission was to be should he choose to accept it. Or should they say the illusion of accepting...they had already decided Merlin was perfect for it.

"You want me to enter the competition as the only male—in a dress might I add—to marry Arthur!?"

Morgana's smirk widens her gaze gleeful as Gwen sends him an encouraging smile, dear friend that Merlin adores but is currently in cahoots with Morgana and Arthur, is now an enemy in his watery eyes. He totally won't make blueberry muffins for her ever again! And don't even get him started on Arthur, that prat. Can't believe he felt sorry for him and wishing him happiness.

Oooohhh I'm so mad! No doubt the dress is Arthur's idea! It was one time, ONE TIME, and he thinks I wear dresses!?

"First off, I'm not a noble. There. End of story. Now if you would excuse me—" Merlin turns around to leave but Arthur quickly grabs him and throws the lad over his shoulder.

"Don't worry ladies I'll convince my—" Arthur fondly pats Merlin's bottom, "—future queen of his role and what he needs to do to win."

"NO LET ME GOOOO—"