#Merlin fic idea

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

I wish we got a scene where Morgana tried to out Mordred as a sorcerer/druid to Arthur and he just didn’t care.

Specifically I want Arthur to say the line “Magic didn’t make you evil, Morgana. You did that all on your own.” While going full protective older brother mode on Mordred and being ready to commit war crimes to keep the kid safe.

I want Mordred to try and apologise to Arthur and Arthur to be completely fine with it, or even happy at the realisation of “THATS where I know you from! You’re the druid boy!”

I just think that it would be a little bit heartbreaking for Morgana to have to see Mordred having magic, being accepted and loved by Arthur in the way she could’ve had, and then needing to confront that she isn’t actually that good from an objective moral standpoint.

Meanwhile, Merlin’s in the background like “Shit, now I gotta save Mordred or Arthur’s gonna get himself killed. Damn it, that prat is too noble for his own good.”

[obsessionrepression]

Kind of want a fic of Arthur being sent on a quest to kill Magic itself, the god of magic, the most powerful sorcerer to walk the Earth, Emrys, and Merlin is just standing in the background sweating

Ok, so maybe Uther hears from some captive druids about Emrys and how he’s magic itself, god of magic, so on so forth. So obviously, to get rid of magic in the world, this Emrys guy has to be killed! So Uther sends Arthur on a quest to get rid of magic once and for all, and of course, Merlin is along for the ride. This could be a pretty cool concept and magic reveal I think. I’m no good at writing though so please someone write this

[princess-of-morkva]

Merlin and Arthur as Orpheus and Eurydice

so we all know about how Orpheus's challenge was actually impossible from the start because if you truly love, you always turn back?

now make it merthur

merlin bargains with the sidhe, the keepers of arthur's sleeping soul in avalon, to allow him a chance to get arthur back. and to do that, he has to lead arthur out of the underworld without turning back to look at him (we all know the story).

arthur, having just woken up and absolutely confused about everything that's going on, keeps pestering merlin with questions, and most importantly, why wouldn't he look at him?

at some point, merlin can't take it anymore, overwhelmed with grief and longing as he is, he forgets himself, just for a second, and turns around to tell Arthur off as he's done many times before.

the second their eyes meet, merlin realises his mistake.

the next second, he's standing in front of the sidhe council again. arthur isn't there.

he is then told, that the price for disobeying the rule was for him to be trapped in avalon instead. arthur can still return to the world of the living, but he now has to do it on his own.

they also say that there is still a chance for merlin to leave avalon, but that is only possible if someone comes for him the same way he has come for arthur - through overcoming the boundary between life and death by the force of their love for him.

merlin doesn't even consider that an option, seeing that there is no one left alive to even remember him, let alone love him. he doesn't think it possible someone could love him, really (merlin's s5 incredible low self esteem "he won't even notice i'm gone")

imagine his surprise when arthur comes barging into avalon demanding merlin be handed back to him

[magiccourageandstrength]

Merlin Sword Fighting Headcanon

You know the headcannon where Merlin knows how to use a sword and turns out that he’s basically a master because of how much training he does with Arthur.

I think that it would be hilarious if he was only able to beat Arthur. Not because he’s skilled with a sword but because he knows Arthur’s every move. He’s been practicing with him for years, he’s bound to anticipate the next strike.

When it comes to any other knight though, Merlin has no idea what to expect. Because he doesn’t know them like he knows Arthur. When he spars with any of the other knights he loses, but when he spars with Arthur he wins in 2 minutes tops.

Imagine Arthur making him fight all of the round table knights and then him (maybe as some kind of punishment for being in the ‘tavern’). Merlin loses to each and every one of the knights. Arthur has been calling him names and poking fun at him as he does.

The tables completely turn when it’s Arthur’s turn to fight him. The knights gather round to watch as Arthur struggles to surprise Merlin with his attacks. Merlin even manages to get in a few jabs before he disarms Arthur.

Merlin brags about it for a week at least and Arthur sets up a private sparring session with him so he can become less predictable.

if there is a fic out there like this please tell me

[magicourageandstrength]

Merlin’s birthday

I need more fics where Merlin doesn’t know his birthday.

Cause he grew up out in the country, and of course they lose track of the days out there. They don’t have a calendar. It makes sense that he might not know the exact date he was born.

When Arthur finds this out he’s absolutely bewildered, like ‘what do you mean you think you’re 22’.

Arthur makes it his mission to find out the day he was born and surprises Merlin with a party or something.

[bellalunadreams]

Merlin Cinderella au 🫣

I’m not good at writing but, I think it would be really cute to have a Cinderella au with everything being the same (setting and Arthur being the prince wise)

It would take place when Merlin just comes to Camelot, and instead of living in the castle, Gauis has a house/healing center in the lower town.

I don’t think the evil stepmother and sisters would come into play. But it would just be Merlin coming to Camelot like in the show and becoming quick friends with people in the kingdom (huge ‘everyone loves Merlin’ believer)

Uthur wants Arthur to marry to continue the bloodline and to secure him as next in line to rule. So he holds a ball for all eligible (noble) suitors in the kingdom (suspended disbelief of Uthurs possible bigotry 💀)

Merlin wants to go cause he thinks it’ll be fun but he can’t since he’s not a noble. He goes looking through Gauis’s old magic books to find a spell to change his appearance and accidentally summons a fairy godmother.

He gets his disguise but it’ll only last till midnight so he makes the most of it and causes as much mischief as possible, when else is he ever gonna get an opportunity to get into the castle and get away with anything he wants with no repercussions? (No one will recognize him 😈)

Arthur is overwhelmed with everyone practically throwing themselves at him so he gets away to the gardens( or something of that sort)

There he spots Merlin setting up a prank or something. He questions what he’s doing and Merlin says something like “are you a snitch?”

Merlin and Arthur proceed to pull pranks on a bunch of the nobles and Arthur has the time of his life for the first time in forever. Merlin doesn’t treat him like the prince, he treats him like just some guy and Arthur loves it.

They settle down back in the gardens with them both in a fit of laughter after their last joke. One of them makes a comment about having not danced the entire night. With the overbearing music of the hall muffled by the quiet of the garden, they dance together under the moonlight.

Arthur makes a comment about not even knowing Merlin’s name when the bells chime for midnight.

Merlin’s eyes widen like saucers and he takes off, shouting apologies as he goes. And in his rush off his neckerchief snags on one of the flower bushes.

Arthur finds the neckerchief and swears he’ll find that mysterious man again.

Merlin makes it back to Gauis’s hut just in time as the spell wears off and passes out in bed

The next morning there’s a royal decree to find the man danced with the prince and lost his neckerchief getting away

I feel that Arthur would be really determined to find him. And he would know that Merlin was not a noble, no noble would behave the way Merlin did.

Arthur would personally go through the whole kingdom, house to house if he had to.

I feel like they would meet again in a really funny way too. Like Merlin would be delivering something for Gauis and they would run into each other like how they met in the show.

As soon as Arthur would hear his snarky comeback he would know that it’s him lol

Arthur would propose to him on the spot with the neckerchief

And they would live snark-ly ever after

[starrieisdelusional]

Morgana-Arthur Role swap au

foaming at the mouth at evil arthur because of that one fanart sebehdndbgs obsessed:

morgana and arthur swap roles. Morgana ruled as queen with gwen at her side to honor uther’s legacy and arthur doing absolutely everything to tear the kingdom apart.

arthur went rogue for all the hypocrisy and lies of uther reign. He was furious about his mother, the final straw when his father drives a sword into his lover’s heart.

Morgana keeping everything in order so the kingdom wont fall apart in the lost of their two kings. because this will be the kingdom that brings the golden age.

arthur despises it. Every single person who spouts about destiny and prophecies. a child cruelly treated just because he’s the one who’ll bring arthur’s end. His heart ache. He made an oath to bring ruin to camelot with excalibur on his side.

**more ramblings

[merlinmylove]

I have an idea for a Merlin fic but life is chaos so I cannot write it:

So for whatever reason Arthur is away (probably visiting some Lord or Nobel House) and Merlin stays behind (who knows why).

Uthers manservant is ill so he requests Merlin (after all he’s the crown prince’s manservant he should be good enough for the king).

Merlin is now stuck as Uthers servant for a week and I really want to see Merlin try to wake the King up with “rise and shine!! :D”

He talks too much and is entirely too familiar with the King, taking liberties and speaking out of turn, mentioning Arthur by name and not title, is always late with lunch but somehow…

Uther finds him fascinating. He knows Merlin is completely loyal to Arthur (he said so himself in the show). He understands Merlin hears castle gossip like most staff, but he is actually able to understand the significance behind the rumours. Merlin is also trusted by the knights and has insight into the lords and ladies of the court. He sees things, he hears things. Uther can use this

As a physician in training, he is able to treat Uthers old knee injury, and he is clearly learned. He can read and write better than some of the noblemen he’s met. One day Uther enters his chambers and finds Merlin bent over the desk looking over the grain reports “did you notice Lord Chester had been underreporting his grain storage for three years and is selling it under the table to a foreign king?”

Merlin is a terrible manservant…but Uthers clothing had never been cleaner, his armour so polished, his bathwater so hot and his notes so organised. Merlin is continuously late and covered in mud or moss, but somehow Uther finds he doesn’t mind as long as Merlin keeps feeding him important castle gossip.

Arthur gets Merlin back at the end of the week, and Merlin can finally breathe (he’s been a nervous wreck for the last seven days). Uthers servant recovers and the King has a functional servant again as is befitting his station.

But Uther is now willing to overlook some of Merlin’s …ridiculousness and familiarity with Arthur…after all, he’s realised Merlin does have some uses, even though he’s always late with breakfast.

Scenes like this:

“You’re the clumsiest excuse for a servant I’ve ever met!”

“Yes, Arthur says I have the elegance of a newborn lamb”

“Why is there a twig in your hair? It’s unbefitting of your station as servant of the King”

“I fell asleep in a ditch, anyways have you heard Lady Carteret has been seen buying hemlock at the apothecary? I’m sure Lord Carteret is soon to be missing, poor sod”

“Can you never bring me my breakfast on time?!”

“Sorry Sire, the poison tester died this morning after drinking your tea, so I had to brew it myself, and we’re in need of a new poison tester. And in totally unrelated news Lord Milder was seen fleeing the castle”

“Rise and shine!! The sun is up and you should be too!”

“Is this really how you wake your King? And where the hell is my breakfast!”

“Well Arthur usually throws a pillow at me even though it’s my job to wake him in the morning - that lazy arse!”

[hannahhook7744]

Modern Merlin Reincarnation Idea:

The knights, Gwen, and several other players from Merlin are reincarnated. Some more aware of their past lives than others.

Gwaine and Will, being two of them.

Long story short, both Gwaine and Will want their shit and their friends’ shit back from a museum and team up to steal it back, completely unaware that the other is also reincarnated up until the point Merlin and (an immortal) Leon catch them in the act of stealing from THEIR museum.

[xxv2axx]

Guys, guys! Hear me out...!!!

Merlin... And "Anyone But You" crossover fic!

Tell me someone can see my vision! PLSSS

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

I’m tempted to write the knights (plus Merlin, Gwen, Arthur, and Morgana obviously) having game night but reincarnated in the modern era, knowing they can’t kill each other but also wanting revenge for 1500 year old grudges.

Morgana would be petty towards Merlin and Arthur still, but whenever she says something about Merlin killing her, Gwaine just rolls his eyes like: “Oh no. The horror. I can’t even begin to imagine what torture you must’ve suffered.” Completely deadpan followed by “go fish, witch.” Or “uno, fuckers!”

Arthur makes Merlin constantly skip turns. Merlin gets annoyed but Arthur says he can’t cheat if he’s missing turns. (He’s more salty about Merlin cheating at dice with his magic than anything else)

Elyan and Leon gang up against Gwaine as revenge for all the tavern tales he told on long patrols.

Leon changes to colours he knows Merlin or Arthur don’t have and just says “Poetry” to explain why he’s upset. Merlin starts playing the ghost busters theme on his phone and Arthur is stuck between being traumatised and wheezing on the floor. Leon’s just wondering if that’s worse because at least ‘poetry’ would’ve meant they’d gotten over the pining. Whatever Merlin’s talking about with ghost busters means he didn’t walk into anything Merthur happening but also means he’s got another reason he was underpaid.

Gwen makes Morgana +16 and Morgana complains that they’re friends. Gwen looks her dead in the eyes and says “We were friends. Want a reminder of what happened?” And Morgana silently counts 16 cards. (They’ve made up about it all, but it’s still used as ammo to be petty and competitive on game nights)

Lancelot and Merlin have their own thing going on, no one can tell if they’re working together or trying to destroy each other. They all know better than to question it.

Percival wins because everyone always forgets about him.

Please tell me you see the vision.

[obsessionrepression]

What if post Battle of Camlaan, the only way for Merlin to save Arthur would be for their two halves to become one whole? So I’m thinking maybe they’re both two halves of one soul, and using Merlin’s magic, they become one again, like one single person. Maybe Merlin was trying to give away his immortality and did this accidentally, or maybe he knew what he was doing. Not sure, but I wonder what they would be like as a single entity.

[princess-of-morkva]

have you ever imagined a scenario where arthur is reborn in modern times and remembers everything. so he misses merlin very much and wants to find him again. and he does.

but merlin doesn't remember.

for whatever reason, really. maybe he was reborn after killing himself at some point, because he waited too long. maybe he erased his own memory because remembering was to painful. we don't know any if that.

only that arthur is now here and merlin looks at him, with no hint of recognition, and asks

"sorry, who are you?"

[procrastinatorrex]

Pot bunny for you to adopt or release into the world to be adopted:

Arthur asks Merlin his opinion on magic. Maybe Merlin has a moment of bravery, maybe Arthur calls him on his bullshit. After all, Merlin was born outside of Camelot. So Merlin gives a partial truth.

Gaius is currently a physician. Merlin is learning from him. Gaius was a healer. He cannot teach Merlin, not without risking both of their lives. And Merlin cares about Arthur, about the knights. They lead dangerous lives, the job demands it. Medicine can only do so much, and Gaius turned to medicine to make up for what he lacked in power. He's knowledgeable, and he's also old. That knowledge could very well die with him.

And Arthur reads between the lines. Maybe he realizes Merlin can do magic, and was able to all along. Maybe he just decides to let Merlin try, since he is related to Gaius. If magic does run in families, Gaius was able to stop at his King's command so Merlin may be able to as well.

Maybe he allows medical use of magic and starts from there. Maybe he's still too wary of magic to do that, but he trusts Merlin and uses him alone as a trial run. Either way, Merlin feels he can breathe a little easier. Especially when Gaius teaches him a spell to minimize the damage of a concussion.

Ah! This is my first ever ask! That's so fun. Thanks for the plunnie, I'm happy to use it, and/or for others to adopt if they'd like to (so feel free to adopt this plunnie if you are reading this and interested!). I really like the angle of "magic is useful leave me alone", because it's true, and I think Arthur would be practical enough to realize that... though maybe after he got done being mad. I also think it's funny, the dynamic of "oh well, Merlin's only doing it a little bit, it's probably ok" and then whoops... he's the most powerful sorcerer ever... 😅

tbh I think you could even extend it a bit to the realization that Uther himself has been OK with magic when it served him (i.e. the castle being built with magic, Nimue, etc,) in the past. This is a very cool idea! I don't know that it's short enough for me to put a snip here for you, but I'll tag you if/when I write it up and add a link!

I'd probably do this as Merthur, H/C, and Partial Magic Reveal in the first or second season.

So, to conclude-- thanks for the ask! If you have any ideas you'd like to request that are shorter I'm happy to spin up a drabble, other than that I will use this plunnie if I can for sure! Cheers!

[magicourageandstrength]

Imagine this

Arthur and Merlin get cursed by a sorcerer/sorceress to feel pain when they get too close to each other. The opposite of the forced proximity trope.

When they finally figure out how the curse works, they don’t seem that worried about it. Arthur jokes about how Merlin was annoying him recently and Merlin mentions getting some time off for once.

However, it’s so hard for them to stay away from each other. They keep accidentally getting too close to one another. It gets so bad that they have to be dragged to Gauis by some knights that found them passed out in the hallway.

Arthur and Merlin are more bothered by the curse than they would care to admit. They make a silent promise that they won’t leave the other alone for at least a week when it’s done.

as always, send me any fics that are like this

[starrieisdelusional]

you know what i want to see? powerful merlin with his staff, fighting alongside with arthur and excalibur. But just like excalibur, arthur has a part on making the staff, specially made for merlin.

and later swapping place ( i don’t have a picture for arthur 😭)

i made a snippet based on this:

…and if you are interested on a fix it au:

To find my other ramblings about this AU, filter with the hashtag #must we really rely on fate?