#merlin is a bamf

[merlinmylove]

King Arthur; Why is everyone afraid of my servant? He’s as precious as a rose petal!

Meanwhile, Merlin, standing behind his throne staring down the court: Yeah, i’m precious

[ollyrewind]

Look at him. I would die for him. I would kill for him.

Either way — what bliss.

[cadvix]

Day 13 (officially day 15): Grimoire

This is a bit rushed, cause I am severely lacking in time right now, but whatever. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Also if I’m not replying to comments, my apologies. I’ve tried, but it doesn’t seem to work a lot of the time. I’ll reply as soon as it works again.

[merrilinie]

Typical trope of the woman being better at archery than the man but the woman is Merlin and the man is Arthur (and the Knights).

It’s probably a bet or Gwaine trying to flirt with Merlin, or maybe Leon worries about his safety to the point he makes him, but one of the Knights offer to teach Merlin to shoot. They figure he’ll be safe as you normally need some distance to shoot and doesn’t require too much strength. (in the instance of Knights, they tend to not realise that a bow string is very taught and hard to pull if you want to shoot well as they are already sturdy in muscle.)

Gwaine goes to hold onto Merlin’s me show him a proper form but Merlin just scoffs and shoos him away.

Arthur finds it hilarious that Merlin is so confident as he thinks it will be funny to watch him embarrass himself, until he watched Merlin pull the bow with more ease than even the most trained archer.

Cue them watching Merlin shoot every target with as close to perfection as one can get (without controlling the wind).

Putting the bow down and blushing despite his prideful grin, Merlin just shrugs at them as if he didn’t just blow all their minds, “We had survive somehow in the village.”

Gwaine cackles with glee while Leon debates for illy picking up Arthur’s jaw.

[mandoriana]

Arthur: Good morning everyone, I'm glad you came to this meeting because I have an announcement to make.

Merlin positions himself smiling behind his king's chair.

Arthur: I have decided to revoke the law that prohibits magic!

Counselors: What! But that's ridiculous!

Merlin stares at the counselors.

Arthur: I know it will be difficult to accept, but *begins to give a speech about empathy and humanity*

Merlin turning into a demon behind Arthur to keep the counselors silent while the king speaks.

Merlin's stare - "Just agree with him."

Arthur: Understood? *hopeful*

Counselors *trembling*: Y-Yes, sir...

Merlin growls 👹

Counselors: YES MY LORD!

Arthur *radiant smile*: Great!

Merlin purrs 🥰

[takingasterix]

Queen Guinevere's guard dog (AKA the Court Sorcerer of Camelot)

quick little thing because i got bored and LOVE this concept

[justaz]

arthur and the knights getting cursed so they can’t hold a weapon, fight, and can barely walk. clumsy x1000 blast. the cure is idk somewhere in the woods or with the druids or something idk idk don’t ask me. anyways they get ambushed and arthur and the knights cant fight so merlin is like “damn it” and pushes them all back and looks at arthur and is like

merlin: you can’t fight so i’m going to fight them.

arthur, stumbling over his own two feet even while merlin is pushing him up against a tree: you can’t fight

merlin: i can. i’m going to. what i need you to do is wait, alright? you’re going to be mad, i get that, but that’s going to have to wait until later. can you do that?

arthur: you can’t fight, merlin.

merlin, rolling his eyes: will you just listen to me for once? be mad later. appreciate that i’m saving your life right now.

merlin, leaving arthur to fall flat on his face, muttering under his breath: like always

and then woosh merlin saves their lives and is a bad ass sorcerer yippee gwaine is very turned on and so is arthur but he’s also definitely pissed while lancelot is so proud of his bestie (and a little turned on)

[tansyuduri]

Art by @kairennart for Chapter 8 of "Let Our Souls Resist On Together"

“You have a choice, Emrys,” the Sidhe continued. “If you kill us, you will be alone forever. Everyone around you will die again and again, but you will not. We can kill you so that you can join him. It's that or be separated forever.”

Don’t fall for it . Arthur almost prayed. Merlin, don’t listen to this.

Then, Elaine spoke. “Merlin.” Her voice was empathetic. “Merlin, if you need to accept the offer, you can. We will stop the Sidhe. We will take care of this. We will save the Keepers. You can trust in us and join him.”

NO! What was she doing? NO!

Merlin pulled Arthur into his arms, cradling his head against his chest. He held it in place with one hand as he started to tremble.

“Merlin… It's alright. We’ll defeat them. You’ve done enough,” Sebile spoke.

Anger flared in Arthur as he heard the others let Merlin march to his death. Then, it faded: if he couldn’t judge Merlin for making that choice, how could he judge the others for letting him? He wanted to scream, to do anything to stop this; but he was trapped inside his own apparently dead body.

Then Merlin started talking, still cradling Arthur to himself, and Arthur realized the trembling he was feeling now was not anguish but rage. Pure and terrible rage.

“I don’t know what I would have done, but you made a mistake.” Merlin’s voice was sheer ice, with an undercurrent of fire, breaking from the depth of his anger

“You think I could ever hold him in my arms and not realize he’s alive?”

Read it here!

[silverameco]

so basically by the end of the series Merlin is the king's personal servant, a skilled physician, is actually quite good with a sword, has three aliases (emrys, dragoon, the dolma), is the last dragonlord, AND the most powerful sorcerer ever. no wonder the man is tired.

[merlinmylove]

Arthur is cursed into eternal sleep

He is not waking up, and everyone is lost for answers on how to save their King.

Except no one knows Arthur is wandering around as a spirit, or a ghost, perhaps his soul is outside his body. The usual trope.

He can see and hear everything — but he cannot talk to anyone. He is completely helpless.

One night he sees his uncle enter his rooms with a blade in hand. It’s an ornate dagger carrying the House of Du Bois sigil. He leans over and holds it to his throat.

“Not so powerful now are you, My Lord” He sneers. Arthur feels dread wash over him like cold water down the back of his neck.

His uncle!

His own uncle, his last living relative and direct ties to his mother was about to slit his throat while he slept. Arthur was about to watch his own death and there was nothing he could do.

Agravaine is testing different angles. “How shall it be, huh? Quick and simple? A clean cut?” He paused. “No. My sister died a painful death, her blood spilling out as she lay dying, just so Uther could have an heir. You shall die a similar way.” Agravaine was entirely too pleased as he looked down on his sleeping nephew.

“No one can help you, no one can save you now, not even Emrys”

As the man begins to add pressure on his hand and aims for the neck to cut, Merlin enters from the servants door as if he had been summoned by the Gods.

Arthur has never been more elated and scared at the same time.

Agravaine is frozen in place. Merlin, moving quicker than Arthur has ever seen him move, is by Arthur’s side and holding his hand over Agravaines.

“Ah, Merlin” Lord Agravaine is cheerfully calm, as if he hadn’t just been caught attempting regicide. The blade was still pressing against Arthur’s throat.

“I was just helping my newphew shave. It’s so dreadful to see him like this” He tutted with a condescending tone.

“I shave His Majesty every other day” Merlin’s cold stone voice is like thunder from clear sky.

He grips the knife with his hand, and if the blade cuts into his skin, he shows no sign of it. In fact, Merlin’s face remains impressively blank throughout their silent conversation.

“I think you should leave now.”

Found out and frustrated, Agravaine drops the blade onto Arthur’s chest and moves towards the door. A few droplets of blood splatter against the white linen of his shirt.

Merlin stays still with his eyes focused on Arthur’s breathing chest. Only when the traitor reaches the door does he speak.

“Lord Agravaine” Merlin’s words stop him in his tracks.

“What?” He spits out, no longer able to conceal his true feelings. Disgust and hatred is clear in both in his voice and in his features. The older man turns and stares at the servant.

Arthur fears for both of their lives.

“I wonder what Queen Ygraine would think of your actions here tonight.”

“I beg your pardon!”

“I wonder what your sister would think if she knew that you were having an affair with her husband’s bastard daughter” Merlin elaborated. He looked entirely too comfortable taunting the man.

Arthur tried to move in front of Merlin, to save him from his uncles anger, but Agravaine moved through him as if he was nothing but smoke.

Agravaine reaches for his sword, but Merlin is quicker. “How dare you call her that! I will strike you where you stand”

“But it is true. You claim to love Ygraine, but instead of supporting your sisters son, you betray him for Uther’s bastard child”

Agravaine moves quickly with his sword raised. Merlin stops him with the hidden sword Arthur keeps beside his bed. Only Merlin knows of its existence.

He never knew Merlin was such a skilled swordsman.

Despite his age, Agravaine would easily win a sword fight against Merlin. Arthur tried shouting for help, but no one could hear him in his ghost state.

“I’m not the sort of man you wish to antagonise.” Merlin pointed his sword at his uncles chest. “And you certainly do not wish to make an enemy of me. Just ask Morgana what happened to her sister. Or to Nimhue. Or Cornelius Segan.”

“You think you can kill me?” Agravaine laughed at him and pushed the tip of the sword away.

“Maybe. Maybe not. Who says it will be me? Tell me, my lord. Do you know the name of the servant who dresses you each morning? Could you recognise him in a crowd? Do you even know the name of the cook that makes your food? I do”

Merlin was so calm and collected it was scary. Even Agravaine seemed to be unsettled by his tone.

“I know every knight, servant, and guard in the citadel. I know who dresses you, which servants prepare your wine and who makes your food…and maybe my hand might slip...”

“You threaten to poison me like you did Morgana” He hissed in realisation.

Poisoning Morgana? When on earth had Merlin done that?!

“Maybe. Who’s to say it would be poison. I could kill you any manner I wish. Either way, you’ve overstay your welcome and I must ask you to leave the Kings chambers.”

“I’m the Kings uncle and a high lord of the council, you cannot order me about!” He was sweating with anger now, and his condescension had turned righteous.

“Guards!” Merlin shouted. Half a second later the door opened and four men appeared, swords in hand, ready to defend their King.

Arthur let out a sigh of relief. Finally, Merlin was safe.

“Yes Merlin?” Sir Alfred asked while eying the two men with their swords drawn. It was quite the scene, Arthur admitted.

“Please escort Lord Agravaine out of the Kings chambers. He is not to enter again without my permission.” Merlin lowered his sword and walked back to the bed where Arthur’s still body lay.

Agravaine laughed at this, but quickly realised that he was the only one who saw any humour in it, when two knights strong-armed him. “Unhand me at once! How dare you take the word of a servant over the word of a Lord!” His fighting was easily combated by the expert knights. He had lost.

Sir Alfred looked him in the eyes. “By orders of the King, we are to treat every word from Merlin as if they were his own. If Merlin says you’re no longer welcomed in the Kings chambers, we will act accordingly.”

They dragged the lord out of the room in an undignified way.

Arthur watched as the door clicked shut and Merlin finally showed some emotion. Falling to his knees before Arthur’s bed, he grabbed his hand and kissed it.

Heaving with tears and shock he choked out “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry” He kissed his hand again. “I won’t ever let him come near you ever again, I promise.”

Arthur wanted to assure his friend that he knew Merlin would keep him safe, that he trusted him more than anyone else in the world! But no sounds came out of his mouth.

When Merlin got up he began touching Arthur’s chest and throat, seemingly feeling his heartbeat and pulse underneath his fingers. “You’re safe, you’re safe, you’re safe”

He reaches down and presses a kiss to his forhead mumbling words mostly to calm himself, rather than to address the sleeping man before him. “Arthur is alive. He’s alive”

[goth-emrys]

The scene where merlin uses magic against agravaine always gives me chills-

[regulusrules]

Hi! First of all, thank you for being amazing!!

I’m looking for some canon-era fics where Merlin has to deal with assassins/people trying to hurt Arthur, with bonus points if Arthur doesn’t know about it and/or he finds out in the story. I just really love BAMF Merlin and him being appreciated!

💕💕

Hiya love, thanks for your kind words!

I have a few on my mind— all excellent, chef’s kiss with cherries on top, I’d wipe my memory just to reread them all over again.

1. A Leap Of Faith by @fancyhwrites. 5K, M.

Author’s Summary:

Ambushed on a hunting trip, Merlin pretends to betray Arthur to save his life. But in order to get home, Arthur must trust Merlin like never before, or risk losing everything.

2. What I'd Have Done by @flight-of-fantasy. 119K, G.

Author’s Summary:

For better or for worse, Arthur knows Merlin's secret. The problem? Merlin doesn't know Arthur knows. This leaves Arthur with a predicament... and an opportunity. A test. Three trials and three opportunities for Merlin to prove he doesn't deserve death. Arthur hopes he will pass them. Maybe then the image of Merlin's golden eyes will stop haunting him.

3. Splitting the Road by @queerofthedagger. 3K, T.

Author’s Summary:

Merlin and Arthur get kidnapped. Unfortunately for their captors, it really is a tremendously stupid idea to put magic itself into cold iron.

[lolazoel]

I'm sorry to do this to all of you but here me out...

Butterflies

Some king, i dunno who, and also i don't care who, found out about Merlin's magic, kidnapped him and a few knights of our choosing... hm... how about Gwaine, Lance and Percy?

Merlin is shackled in cold iron, kneeling in front of the throne. Off to the side three of his friends kneel, stripped of their armour and weapons.

King: I will take those shackles off of you and you will slaughter the army of Camelot sent to retrieve you.

Merlin: Go fuck yourself

King: If you don't comply I will kill your friends.

Lance: Merlin! Don't! Whatever they will do to us, Arthur is coming! Just wait for Arthur! Don't risk yourself!

Merlin: Alright. Take the shackles off. I'll take down the soldiers.

King: *believes him*

Merlin: *kills all the guards in the room so Gwaine, Lance and Percy are free. Pushes the king into his throne before magically binding him there* You know, people always are so demanding. Do this Merlin, do that Merlin, make this happen Merlin. Do you wanna know what I wanna do?

King: *whimpers*

Merlin: I just want to make some fucking butterflies. *swarm of butterflies bursts forward from his body, fluttering towards the king and slowly eats him*

Knights: *sweatdrop*

Arthur, who just fought his way into the room to rescue his friends (internally): i'll give merlin a day off... whenever he asks.

Merlin: *watches as a butterfly lands on his finger as if he's a disney princess.* life really is much prettier with butterflies.

[reylotrash2187]

I wrote a Merthur one shot! So enjoy:

A Sip Of Honesty

By ReyloTrash2187

Rating: Explicit

Summary:

When Merlin takes a sneaky sip of Arthur’s rare bottle of wine, a gift from a far-away kingdom from a magic vine, he has no idea they both are about to unleash a truth-telling curse that makes every secret come running out. What’s a servant to do when his king starts spilling way more than he ever expected?

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Or Merlin is a clumsy idiot, Arthur's the king of Camelot, and, of course, upon drinking a truth potion the first thing they reveal is their undying feelings to one another.

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Or Arthur and Merlin share one brain cell but it's in maintenance.

Notes:

My inspiration for this one shot is the movie "Liar, Liar" (1997) and a Merthur tiktok I saw.

[mandoriana]

Arthur: ...

Merlin: ...

Demon: ...

Arthur: Let me see if I got this right. I go out hunting for a day and leave you in Camelot to rest from a cold, only to come back and find out you just won over a thousand souls from a demon in a card game?

Merlin: It was only a twenty souls…

Arthur: That’s not the point! What the hell are you going to do with damned souls, Merlin?!

Merlin: I…

Arthur: No, quiet, I don’t want to know. (turns to Demon) And you, what do you have to say for yourself?

Demon: I…

Arthur: You should be ashamed. Losing to this idiot in a card game is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen.

Demon: 🥺

[mothofmyth]

The way Merlin protects his secret with his life but the second he thinks someone he loves is in danger he comes out eyes glowing, fireballs blazing, devil may care so long as his family is safe