#and was SURE i still had in my bookmarks. but cannot find even after trawling through searches/tags/30+ pages of my ao3 history

[riverblujay]

there is no greater mourning than accepting after multiple hours that you will not be able to find a very good fic you suddenly had a hazy memory of. you can only hope it has not been deleted and that maybe, against all odds, it will return home to you someday

[merlinfic]

group ask for lost fics #26

Hi y’all! Below are a few lost fics that us mods just can’t seem to find. That being said, we’re hoping that you lovely followers are able to help! If anyone knows any of the fics below please reply or send in an ask with which anon/user and group ask that the fic corresponds with!

Note: previous group asks and all lost fics!

Anon 1 asked:

Hello, thank you for all your work for this fandom!! I was wondering if you could find a fic I read a while back and lost -- Merlin is saving Arthur and gets injured, and he hides it well enough that Arthur just gets annoyed with him for being dramatic? And eventually there's a magic reveal, as well as merthur endgame. It was on ao3, if that helps! If not no worries <3

Anon 2 asked:

Okay, i always lose this fic and i'm never able to find it again even though i know it's somewhere on this blog... It's the one where merlin falls off a cliff and then arthur kisses him when he gets to merlin and merlin thinks it was just adrenaline? Thank you in advance, I'll make sure to bookmark this time lol

Thanks to @thatsniceiguess for sending in take my hand (there's a world I need to know) by ariadne_odair (need ao3 account)!

Anon 3 asked:

Hello, I would like if you could help me find a fanfiction that I read a few months ago. I can't remember the name but I remember that in the story Arthur took a gap year and he met Merlin on a train to Paris, I think, after they spent that year together, Arthur leaves and he goes 5 years without seeing Merlin. It's more or less that, I also remember that Morgana marries Gwen. I would be very happy if you can help me, I love your incredible work💖

Anon 4 asked:

I recently (as in like this week) read a fic where Gwen walks in on Merlin and Morgana are practicing magic. She runs out but Arthur goes and grabs her and explains that he knows. No matter what I search I can't find it!

Thanks to an anon, that could be Flank to Flank and Facing Forward by ohHeyThereBigBadWolf

@yankee-doodle-danger asked:

Hi! First of all I adore all the work you’re doing! I was looking for this very specific fic. Merlin and Arthur were both vampires who were going on a hunt. Percival and Gwaine were hunters, and at one point Merlin gets buried in a coffin with a stake in his heart while Arthur searches for him. This fic is driving me crazy so if anyone knows what it’s called it would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you so much!!

@ntjnke asked:

Hi there! I'm forwarding this ask from @FyMerlinxArthur. It sounds amazing, but I can't find it with my pretty simple searching skills. I was wndering if your mods would be more successful. The ask might take 2 boxes, bc I don't want it cut off, since all there are are content clues: "Hi ! I’m hoping if you can help me? I’m looking for a fic that I read a year or two ago where Arthur has a son who has magic. Merlin and Arthur are together raising the child, but Merlin is still a manservant. They are hiding their son’s power from Uther. In one part the son runs off to find his mother and it was revealed that Merlin is actually the other parent. Somehow he and a fairy had switched bodies and Merlin nor Arthur were aware and Arthur slept with the fairy (it was during one of their off periods and Merlin was traveling). The son was dropped off as a baby anonymously but no one could deny that it was Arthur’s. It was about eight chapters long when I read it on ao3. I’m not sure if it was posted on any other website. Thank you so much !!

Anon 5 asked:

Hi! I've been trying to find this story and I've searched every tag I can think of on AO3 but it's a Merthur story where Arthur has a habit of sleeping with servants and Merlin walks in on him a few times. And I think Arthur ends up with a servant that looks like Merlin. I'm also wondering if there are stories similar to this one? Thank you so much for all you do!

@oceancliffs asked:

hey, i��ve trawled through all the possible tags i can think of and cannot for the life of me find this fic. basically arthur is super in love with merlin but won’t act upon it because of the power imbalance and is convinced that merlin would go along with it if he ever made a move simply bc he’s the prince/king. it isn’t “for merlin’s honour” though!!

Glad you found it! For those interested it’s Knowing and Nobility by srin!

@fall0utmind asked:

LOST FIC--- It's short and on AO3. It is about Arthur realising he likes Merlin but also Merlin's previous loves, esp Gwaine and Lance. At one point Arthur finds out about this (Merlin accidently says) and is like you slept with not one but two of my knights?! He's like shocked and jealous. Hopefully that's somewhat useful! Thank you

Anon 6 asked:

Hi again! You've helped me before so I'm hoping you can help me now. I've been looking for a fic I read a while back where Arthur returns and tires to rekindle his relationship with Merlin but Merlin refuses. I remember Arthur saying, "Is it because you're old now? I don't care about that." They start living together and there's a guy from the grocery store who likes Merlin and Arthur sets them up on a date. Thank you so much!!!

@entertainmeh asked:

Hi I cannot express my gratitude enough hbxsjnszjn, the nights I spent reading amazing fics thanks to you!!but anyway I've come to ask about a fic I read a good while ago.. Arthur decided to teach Merlin how to fight with swords, but Merlin fell of a Cliff or sth and Arthur thought he died but turns out not and he had to drag him back to Camelot were he eventually died and then arthur bargained for Merlin's life with the triple goddess. There was magic reveal too. Do you know it?? Take care <333

Thanks anon for sending in The Best and Worst of Times by theimportanceofcurves!

Anon 7 asked:

i have lost a fic 😢 in it, it was expected for merlin to be arthur's bedwarmer, and basically uther forced them together, but arthur was a sweetie and even went to a brothel to learn how to not hurt merlin and stuff. I think they got magically married at some point. it had many chapter, and it was unfinished the last time I read it and... now I can't find it anymore 😢😢😢 help

Thanks to @thinkingabouttyrus for sending in Manservant by MerthurDestinies (WIP)!

Anon 8 asked:

Hi, I lost a fic and your recent posts about uni/college made me remember it existed in the first place lol so I'm seeking your help. I only remember little so it's fine if you can't find it. It was set in uni, and at first Merlin and Arthur didn't like each other. I remember them being very different since Merlin was poor, and that (at the end?) there was a touching rooftop scene (which I think ended with some heavy petting). Sorry if it's too little :(

Thanks to @hernativelanguagewasthought for suggesting a whole lot of history (you and me) by ladililn!