18 Bookmarked Items in Merlin
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A collection of unrelated and standalone magic reveal one-shots, because my favourite thing about the Merlin fandom are the reveal fics. Most of these will be centered around Arthur and Merlin, but not all. All are set during the canon era.
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but if we fall / I only pray / don't fall away from me by Katiebabyangel
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jun 2026
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After revealing his magic, Merlin promised his king that he would tell him if he was hurt or needed help. The aftermath of an assassination attempt sent him, injured, stumbling into Arthur's chambers to fulfill his promise. Once he did that, he figured he could finish getting ready for the visiting delegation and wrap up his chores. He wasn't sure why Arthur was being so weird about it. He was only lightly shot.
Based on the prompt:
"I have to tell you something."
"Can it wait? I'm busy."
"It's urgent."
"Okay, fine. What's so important that you had to interrupt me?"
"I've been shot."
"Why didn't you lead with that?"Series
- Part 3 of Merlin One-Shots
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Merlin can't always use magic to protect Arthur and Camelot, so throughout Merlin's decade spent by Arthur's side, the knights of Camelot teach Merlin a thing or two about holding his own.
Or, 5 times a background knight teaches Merlin a different fighting skill, and the 1 time Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table find out (in the coolest way possible, of course).
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- Part 11 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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Merlin hadn’t done anything dumb or self-sacrificial like Arthur had feared—that was the silver lining. But that left him with one conclusion. Arthur had died by Mordred’s blade. He was no mortal, not any longer. He was a ghost.
or—it's been a few months since Camlann, and Arthur reappears as a ghost, cursed to be unseen and unheard by his loved ones left behind. It's too bad no one in Camelot is powerful enough to see and interact with ghosts . . . right?
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- Part 8 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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“Gwaine,” Merlin informed, and he was just teasing Arthur, trying to rile him up about his ego. “Is the whole package.”
“Gwaine has the concentration span of a newborn lamb.” Arthur declared, angry, and Merlin rolled his eyes.
Arthur has an unreadable expression as his eyes dart over to look at Gwaine, then back at Merlin.
He scoffed and grabbed his own sword before marching onto the field, Merlin watching as he dropped his hands off his waist, rolling his eyes exasperatedly at Arthur’s constant peacocking.
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Inspired by that one deleted scene of Arthur defeating all the knights out of jealousy
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Merlin does not like Arthur Pendragon. Arthur Pendragon does not like Merlin. Unfortunately, Uther Pendragon would like his son to do well in his Physics GCSE and Merlin is in need of cash. How did we get to Year 11 Prom?
Secondary school AU. Contains gratuitous bus-taking and explicit mentions of actual physics.
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Arthur texts the number this cute guy gave him at the bar. Merlin replies and yes he is super cute but he wasn't there at the bar that night.
Someone has a lot to explain.The one where Arthur's pride is wounded. Merlin is as sassy as ever. Lance is a bi disaster and Gwen is still in denial.
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- Part 9 of ✨✨My Merthur Aus ✨✨
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you're the medicine to my pain by heartsocold
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
21 Nov 2023
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A collection of sicktember ficlets.
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(19.44): You may have had a lucky escape
(19.52): well that’s good to know
(19.53): congrats on being alive btw
(19.53): thought you’d ghosted me there.
(19.58): considered it. You sound like a right prat
(20.01): and you seem completely charming
(20.03): Sarcasm doesn’t read well in text, you dollophead
(20.04): not sure I got that lucky escape you mentioned after all.
(20.04): are you always this rude to strangers?Series
- Part 3 of yearly Merthur fics to heal my soul ✨🧡🍂
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Where a visiting noble flirts with Merlin, Arthur gets very jealous, the knights tease, and Merlin ends up showing his deep loyalty to Arthur in a way only he can.
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Merlin celebrates his twenty-fifth birthday with his co-workers, including the boss he is secretly sleeping with.
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"You are my heir. The future of Camelot rests on your shoulders. But you have yet to prove me that you are fit to carry this heavy responsibility."
That stung more than Arthur wanted to admit. No matter how hard he tried, it never seemed to be enough.Series
- Part 3 of Teagirl's Whumptober 2025
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Arthur lies to a sorceress and gets slapped with a truth spell. Awkwardness ensues.
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I needed to get my mind off this election- so here is this :)
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Colin comes back to the flat in the evening to find the fridge door covered in magnetic words. Bradley makes a grand ta-daa gesture towards them. "Fridge poetry! We can be creative! And leave cryptic messages for each other!"
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Arthur knows what to expect since the moment Merlin doesn’t respond to his usual lunch break text. He wraps things up faster that day and leaves the office at least an hour early. He doesn’t waste time buying groceries or picking up takeaway as he would on any other Friday night. It wouldn’t be of use anyway if he’s right about the reason of Merlin’s radio silence.
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Five times Arthur celebrates Merlin’s birthday, and one time he actually celebrates it on Merlin’s birthday. (Arthur is a prat.)
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Merlin jumps in front of a spell to save Arthur. They're not injured, and no one can figure out what's happened.
Then Arthur and Merlin figure out they're tied together. They can't move further than a few feet apart. How in the hell are they supposed to get on with their lives like this?
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- Part 83 of Quarantine Drabbles
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