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by bumblebeewriter
It's cold and a half-asleep Arthur wants Merlin to tend to the fire...without leaving the bed.
Or, an alt title "Just Use Your Magic, Idiot."
Words: 1452, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin), Arthur Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin), Magic Revealed, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Established Relationship, Canon Era, Idiots in Love, Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Living Together, Moving In Together, Sassy Merlin (Merlin), Huddling For Warmth
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by TheCourtSorcerer
"I hear…this is a—ah, a betrothal ball?” Merlin asked, cocking an eyebrow. Arthur barely bit back a laugh, knowing what he’d said hadn’t actually been funny. Oh, dear gods, he’d just met the man and he was already a mess.
“It is,” he managed to confirm, somehow maintaining coherency.
Or
Arthur's parents host him a ball to find a bride. Arthur thinks it's stupid and pointless...until Merlin arrives.
Words: 2373, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 150 of Merthur Drabbles & One Shots
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Ygraine de Bois (Merlin), Uther Pendragon (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Canon Era, Ygraine Lives (Merlin), Smitten Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Prince Merlin (Merlin), Prince Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Charming Merlin (Merlin), Betrothal Ball, Royal Merlin (Merlin), Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, First Kiss, Getting Together, Fluff
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by kickassfu
Obviously he doesn’t go away even if Arthur ignores him so why bother? Glancing up he notices the dark bags under Merlin’s eyes, how gravity seems to pull at his body, almost as if it’s almost impossible for him to still be standing up but he’s doing it nonetheless by sheer force of will. The contrast between his cheerful speech and exhausted body does not go unnoticed.
“What’s wrong?” he asks, forcing himself to stay seated. Forcing himself not to touch every inch of Merlin’s body to be sure he is unharmed. Stopping himself from asking a million and one questions; unwilling to give himself away, even as he’s sure the love he suffers from is written upon his forehead for anyone to see.
Words: 1000, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: POV Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Requited Unrequited Love, Angst, Fluff, Love Confessions, Getting Together, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Short & Sweet, Short One Shot, Sleepy Cuddles, if you squint there is an allusion to Arthur being horny, which is why teen and up ig, kiss
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by heartsocold
It’s ironic that of everyone Merlin has ever met, Arthur’s the one who gives the best, most intimate hugs. And yet, it's only ever Merlin that initiates it.
Words: 1285, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English
Series: Part 16 of Requests, Prompts and Drabbles
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Merlin is a good boyfriend, Arthur Pendragon Needs a Hug (Merlin), Hugs, Introspection, Kinda?, Drabble, Character Study
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by ariadne_odair
“Where do I sit?”
Arthur doesn’t reply. Merlin looks away from the ceiling and back to where Arthur is lying next to him. Arthur, who is sound asleep, snoring, and paying no attention to Merlin's current emotional turmoil.
Admittedly, this isn’t that surprising considering it’s one in the morning.
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It's Merlin's first council meeting as Court Sorcerer and he's maybe, possibly, just a tiny bit nervous.
Words: 1303, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Court Sorcerer Merlin (Merlin), this is just unapologetically soft and that's all I have to say about that
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by messandahalf
Merlin has always felt somewhat responsible for the other serving staff in the castle, since he has been in service for longer than most of them by now. Therefore, he always sacrifices himself when less than desirable nobles come to visit the castle. He doesn't tell Arthur, though, seeing as the King already knows and turns a blind eye to everything that happens during his guests' stays in his castle's walls.
Words: 6820, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Original Male Character(s)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Implied/Referenced Abuse, Hurt Merlin (Merlin), Love Confessions, First Kiss, Getting Together, King Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin), Protective Merlin (Merlin), Secrets, Lies, Light Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Rated T for the previously tagged Implied/Referenced Abuse
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by Misplacedprincess262
When Merlin and Arthur show up to the training fields looking a bit rumpled, some assumptions are made that lead to a recreation of Arthur and Merlin's second meeting when Merlin first came to Camelot.
Words: 3462, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Leon (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: idiots to lovers, Canon Divergence, arthur knows about magic because it gives me anxiety when he doesn't, Gwaine is a little shit, the first episode was horny AF but I thought it could be hornier, episode 1 references, First Kiss
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by dragon20
The prince should have a favour, right?
Words: 805, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Leon (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Lancelot (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Fluff, First Kiss, Idiots in Love, Oblivious Merlin (Merlin), everyone knows except Merlin
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by andiwriteordie
Finally, the man tears his gaze away and meets Arthur’s eyes once more. “I seek the aid of your Camelot,” he says, but his voice sounds more hesitant now, as if he’s had to change his response for some strange reason.
Merlin can’t help but believe that reason is him.
“As for who I am,” the man says with a bit of a chuckle, and he glances around the room again at familiar faces, at his friends. “I am Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot.”
Or:
When a mysterious stranger shows up to Camelot claiming to be Arthur from the future and seeking help for his sick consort, Merlin learns some things about himself, about Arthur, and about a future he never dreamed was possible.
Words: 16645, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Lancelot (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin & Morgana (Merlin), Morgana & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Good Morgana (Merlin), Time Travel, Arthur Knows About Merlin's Magic (Merlin), Arthur Knows About Morgana's Magic (Merlin), Oblivious Merlin (Merlin), Oblivious Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Consort Merlin (Merlin), Married Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Implied/Referenced Torture, Season 5ish?, Except Lancelot is alive bc I say so, No beta we die like everyone but Merlin, This was so self indulgent
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by bazkaban
Arthur is once again under a spell and it's once again up to Merlin to fix it.
(different ending to s02e10 sweet dreams where merlin is the true love)
Words: 2014, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Kilgharrah (Merlin)
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Merlin (TV) Season/Series 02, Episode: s02e10 Sweet Dreams, True Love's Kiss, Not Canon Compliant, but mostly canon, merlin is arthur's true love instead of gwen, This has probably been done before, i haven't written fic since 2019 but i was possessed
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by Fantasy_lalaland
Arthur is determined to defeat his sister, even if it means defeating magic itself. When the opportunity arises, Arthur is more than ready to end their sibling rivalry once and for all.
Only. . . ridding the kingdom of magic comes with many grave consequences. One of which manifests in the form of a magic-less sorcerer with big ears and an affinity for calling the king a dollop head.
Words: 1613, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Timeline What Timeline, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Magic Revealed, Oblivious Merlin (Merlin), Misunderstandings, Canon Era, People are alive because I want them to be, Merlin and Arthur are basically an old married couple
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