Drose
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Navigating life events that turn his world upside down, including his ascension to the throne and a revelation that rocks him to his core, Arthur's ever-evolving relationship with Merlin becomes the most important of his life. No one ever said love was easy.
“I would die before I hurt you,” Arthur said, his voice strangled. “I would kill anyone who ever tried to do you harm and it pains me to think that you could ever fear me.”
“I don’t understand,” Merlin said breathlessly. “You’re the king, you – ”
“I’m not standing here as a king, Merlin!” Arthur shouted, his voice breaking as he did so. “I’m standing here as a man, a man who believed he knew you completely, a man who thought you were the one constant in his life, a man who thought…who thought you were his,” he finished, horrified to feel tears pricking his eyes.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 102,622
- Chapters:
- 18/18
- Comments:
- 1,122
- Kudos:
- 5,256
- Bookmarks:
- 1,618
- Hits:
- 159,256
Bookmarked by Drose
14 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“Merlin. Even if you’re … even if you’re right, it doesn’t matter. It’s too late. He’s going to kill me. And I—listen to me, you idiot. I don’t want you to watch. And I don’t want you to be next.”
or
After confronting Morgause's vision of his mother, Arthur rides for Camelot, intending to make his father pay for his hypocrisy. He falls short of luck, for the King has fallen back on the counsel of his faithful Witchfinder, Aredian, who is convinced that Arthur is not Arthur, the crown prince, but a changeling, bound to Morgause's will and let loose upon Camelot to usurp Uther of his crown.
As Arthur is dragged away to the dungeons, sentenced to a death by fire, Merlin must race against time to change the course of events which seem to spell out Arthur's demise. Time is scarce, however, and for all intents and purposes, it might be too late already.
Series
- Part 1 of there are other places
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 80,930
- Chapters:
- 17/17
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 439
- Kudos:
- 891
- Bookmarks:
- 197
- Hits:
- 16,920
Bookmarked by Drose
13 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Set after the Battle of Camlann, Arthur is sure his only venture next is spending the rest of his days finally figuring out the mystery that is Merlin. It’s been two years since Merlin’s magic was revealed and Arthur was finally starting to not only tolerate magic in his kingdom but come to accept the fact it had always been there and will always be. But his progress is shaken, however, when he and Merlin are suddenly expected to navigate their way through a new, and perhaps the most challenging, undertaking yet….
Fatherhood.
Basically Arthur and Merlin become parents, a bit unwillingly, through magic and prophecy. But their unwillingness is short lived as becoming fathers forces them to address their own feelings for each other and what it all means for the future of Albion.
Series
- Part 1 of Age of Albion
Bookmarked by Drose
13 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Merlin had failed. Despite all his efforts, Arthur had ended up dead in his arms on the shores of Avalon, so close to salvation. Surely, this could not be how their shared destiny was supposed to end? No, it was all Merlin’s fault—he had made all the wrong choices, misinterpreting prophecy after prophecy. If only he could go back and try again, now that he knew better, maybe he could right his wrongs. Maybe he— Oh. Maybe he could go back…
Ignoring Kilgharrah’s protests about the impossibility of what he aimed to do, Merlin let all his power loose, becoming one with the fabric of the world and the magic he was born of. After following the bond he shared with Arthur through the winding paths of time, he finally emerged a decade into the past, having successfully seized a second chance to get this whole destiny thing right. Unfortunately, he would have to win Arthur’s trust all over again, seeing as Merlin was alone in remembering anything of the future he was hoping to change. Or…was he?
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 64,290
- Chapters:
- 23/23
- Comments:
- 316
- Kudos:
- 2,380
- Bookmarks:
- 658
- Hits:
- 36,501
Bookmarked by Drose
12 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Arthur only has room in his heart for one love but that love is as unattainable as the stars. Warned by a group of passing druids that if he is not wed by Beltane's eve, he is in danger of certain death and the collapse of his kingdom. Arthur cannot bring himself to stray from his true feelings and marry another.
Can he force himself to remarry or will Arthur defy fate and wither before his time?
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 57,492
- Chapters:
- 6/6
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 90
- Kudos:
- 793
- Bookmarks:
- 187
- Hits:
- 11,293
Bookmarked by Drose
12 Jun 2026