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Merlin Fanfic: The Watcher
"The man portrayed here is old, very old. We know this by the wrinkles on his face, by his long beard and hair. But look at his clothing, the way he stands. He is armed, but not dressed for soldiery. He’s dressed normally, like a citizen of the medieval period as we know it. See his sword, resting tip-down on the ground. It’s like he’s holding it for someone else.” George holds his arm out and waves. “And he is clearly grieving; look at his face.”
George Brass works at a museum dedicated to Arthuriana, which hosts a very interesting statue. He has his own theories about what it means.
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Someone needs to write an au where Merlin is an anonymous author who writes a story about two best friends, inspired by his friendship with Arthur, just having random adventures and going trough highs and lows of their relationship while still always caring for each other and wanting to do everything in their power so that the other is safe.
The story somehow gets really popular and almost everyone says that both characters, especially the one inspired by Merlin, are gay for each other. Merlin dives in deeper and realizes „Oh fuck, I was indeed in love with my best friend, Arthur Pendragon“
#merlin x arthur#merlin emrys#merlin tv#merlin#bbc merlin#merlin bbc#merthur#bbc merthur#merthur fic#if someone writes this I‘m going to cry#i might write it myself#merlin fandom#merlin fanfic#fic rec#merlin fic rec#arthur pendragon
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If all the Arthurs I created met each other
There's already a post with my Merlins meeting too here ➡︎ LINK
Arthur from "The Dragonlord's son series"🐉: I'm just saying, my Merlin is better than yours.
Arthur from my "Merlin as a familiar/shapeshifter falcon AU" 🦅: No, mine is better! He can shapeshift!
Arthur from my "Time travel AU" 🕐: (laughs) They all can shapeshift, boy. Don't believe yourself special.
Arthur 🦅: Don't call me boy! I'm 18! 😡
Arthur 🐉: So? We're in our 20's (pointing himself and Arthur🕐). We're older than you.
Arthur 🕐: I'm actually 40.
Arthur 🐉: What?!😨 But you don't look like 40.
Arthur 🕐: Well no, my body is 20 but my mind is 40. It's a long story.
12 year old Arthur from "From the grave to the cradle" ⛏️: (enters) Sorry, I was milking the cows. What did I miss?
Arthur 🦅: (pointing at Arthur ⛏️) See! That's a boy! (happy) I'm not the youngest anymore! Wait... (looks at Arthur ⛏️, confused) Did you say "milking the cows"?
Arthur ⛏️: Yes, I'm a farmer.
Arthur 🐉, Arthur 🦅 and Arthur 🕐: (shout, very surprised) A FARMER?!😱
Arthur ⛏️: (defensively, crossing his arms) Yes, and I'm very proud of it! 😠 What are you anyway?
Arthur 🐉: The prince.
Arthur 🦅: Me too.
Arthur 🕐: We're all princes, little one.
Arthur ⛏️: (shocked) I'm the only one who isn't royalty? (pouts) Awww, that's not fair. ☹️
Arthur 🐉: (kind of sad) Wait, does this mean Merlin is never going to be your servant?
Arthur ⛏️: (shouts, escandalised) Merlin is your servant?! 😨
Arthur 🐉: (relieved) Oh, so you do know each other. Good.
Arthur ⛏️: It is not!😠 How can you have your friend as your servant? That's horrible!
Arthur 🦅: Well, tecnically, in my case he isn't my servant, he's my pet.
Arthur ⛏️: WHAT?! 😱😡
Arthur 🦅: I mean... half-animal friend companion? 😅
Arthur 🕐: (To Arthur 🦅) You're not helping your case. (To Arthur ⛏️) I'm really curious, how did you became friends with Merlin?
Arthur ⛏️: (smiles) Oh, we've been friends since forever. We live in the same village.
Arthur 🕐: Which is?
Arthur ⛏️: Ealdor.
Arthur 🕐: (realising what happened to this Arthur) Oh, boy...
Arthur 🦅: (still confused) But... but you're from Camelot.
Arthur ⛏️: (ofended) No! I'm from Essetir. I would never associate with the likes from Camelot. They kill people like Merlin for sport! They are murderers!
Arthur 🐉: (starting to understand, increasingly disturbed) Arthur... Who are your parents?
Arthur ⛏️: Hector and Adeline from Ealdor, why?
Arthur 🦅: Those are not-
Arthur 🕐: (covers Arthur 🦅 mouth quickly)
Arthur ⛏️: (a little sad) I know they are not really my parents, but they adopted me when the real ones abandoned me as a baby. So I love them as if they were. (smiles brigthly) I wouldn't change them for anything, even if they are not royalty as yours. So the king of Essetir adopted you instead? That's so cool! Even if you have your friends as your servants.😊
Arthur 🐉: ...
Arthur 🕐: ...
Arthur 🦅: I'm going to tell him.
Arthur 🐉 and Arthur 🕐: Don't you dare! 😡
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Okay so everyone in the Merlin fandom who reads this needs to reply with their absolute FAVORITE Merlin fan fiction. All ships welcome! Please help me out here, I wanna read what y’all are reading!
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Do u have anymore merthur fic recs love? 💕
yes, always!! i don't know what you're into so here's just a wild mix of a few ones i loved a lot lately
tongue tied by watchriverdale
3.6k words, rated T, curse fic
for the good of the kingdom by magog_83
12.6k words, rated T, jealous!arthur
unafraid and true, giving their very best by withlightning
723 words, rated E
Quickening Days by Fahye (published 2008)
22k words, rated M, time loop
something you don't even have a name for by nextstopparis
2.6k words, rated E
The History of Two Conversations (On Paper) by takadainmate (published 2009)
11k words, not rated, epistolary elements
i hope there's something in there for you!! 🥰
#asks#merthur#merlin fic rec#i really want to start reccing more fics also for non-merthur pairings#but for some reason it makes me nervous. as if anyone is going to judge my tastes lol#also i am so glad i turned anon back on again i am enjoying getting asks so much
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just came across a fic where aithusia is still a dragon but is disguised? can shapeshift? into a human form (smol child) with merlin as her father and now i’m obsessed with the idea of this dynamic, so consider:
- dragonlords all have dragon forms. merlin has a dragon form
- dragons all have human forms. kilgharrah as a man, bitter and cryptic and scarred from the purge, angry for being chained. aithusia, a young child, bone-white hair flowing long over her shoulders. her arms bend wrongly at the joints and tiny, paper-thin scars cover her body, from her time with the sarrum of amata
- there’s a distinction between the magic of dragons and the magic of dragonlords. the markings of dragons are different. their eyes in human form are all amber-gold, something in their teeth not-quite human. dragonlords are the natural leaders of the dragons, often more powerful in certain magics, especially in human form.
- in books of magical creatures and sorcery, dragons and dragonlords are put side by side, but categorised separately, for the difference in their appearance and abilities in magic. the sketches all show men with a beastly shadow, enormous and scaled and expressions set equally angry.
- the dragons are all kin, so culturally they all have a responsibility over the young. this counts doubly for dragonlords, protectors of the dragons. this makes merlin the natural guardian of aithusia.
- merlin, after rescuing her from the sarrum, returns to camelot with a tiny, fragile girl in his arms, bundled in rough blankets. the only explanation he gives is my daughter before he’s pushing past arthur to take her to gaius, get her injuries seen
- alternatively, merlin approaches arthur asking for time off to go retrieve his daughter, the same way he asked it for his mother. he’s pale and shaken but there’s a steel in his expression that arthur doesn’t know what to do with
- also, merlin sired a child. his manservant.
- there’s about a million different magic reveals in this. too many to list, but the ideas are exploding in my brain. arthur, clocking on to the fact that aithusia is so obviously a magical child. arthur, heartbroken that merlin didn’t trust him. arthur, initially scared of what he sees as a beast. arthur, in awe of the dragon form, realising the power merlin has.
- the angst of merlin trying to hide her magic in camelot when she’s such a powerful child. the angst of him bringing her to camelot and revealing her existence to arthur only to immediately make plans to send her away to someone trusted, maybe hunith, and arthur doesn’t understand what he means by ‘she’s not safe in camelot’ until he does.
- gwen being so gentle with her. arthur being scared to break her. leon picking her up and letting her curl into the crook of his neck as he carries her back from somewhere she’s wandered off to.
- all the knights being doting uncles (most especially gwaine)
- arthur learning of what the sarrum did to her and why, and rethinking his stance on magic. arthur thinking of all the magical children killed too young, first tortured or persecuted. thinks of all the fear and grief they did not deserve to carry.
- merlin educating arthur on magic after the reveal. taking him to lessons with aithusia to teach her control of her magic, the pair of them watching her fly free in her natural form in the woods for a while. her injuries are healing, slowly, with the help of gaius and merlin’s magic.
- mordred, despite merlin’s suspicions, working hard towards earning trust he isn’t sure how he lost, and starting with proving he can be trusted with aithusia. he is, admittedly, really good with her and she loves him, so merlin can’t completely begrudge it. it leads to conversations that change all their fates.
- aithusia’s first language being the tongue of the old religion. the language of spells. she knows not to speak to avoid getting caught (merrlin tried his best to explain) but once, she slipped up around arthur. all of them freezing, even though arthur knows. the guilt he feels at her terror.
- kilgharrah’s anger at camelot manifesting again somehow. an attack of some kind. arthur being confronted with the question of the magic ban repeal and how to balance keeping his people safe from magic and reparations for decades of the oppression of magic users.
the fic that fuelled this is called The Darkest Dawn by spacegirl7 and quite a lot of the above takes elements directly from the fic, so definitely go read and check it out, it’s so good. i have been thinking about it and its premise for days.
#bbc merlin#merlin#dragonlord merlin#the last dragonlord#merlin headcanon#merlin headcanons#aithusa#kilgharrah#dragons have human form au#arthur pendragon#guinevere#gaius#fanfic#fanfiction#ao3#the darkest dawn by stargirl7#merlin fic rec#merlin fic recs#merlin fanfic#merlin fic#merlin fanfiction ideas#accidental baby acquisition#merlin is a father#merlin bbc
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are you a long-suffering merlin fan? If so, perhaps you'd enjoy my new fic, which is a comedy of errors starring a poor little chambermaid who is roped into helping Merlin hide from his own inauguration feast -- unaware that he is the fabled sorcerer Emrys. It's a sweet little outsider pov romantic comedy that made me giggle the whole time i was writing it. Will make you hungry for fruit tarts, though. 9k words, finished.
#merlin is feral the entire time btw. no thoughts just prey animal instincts#ulla the confused chambermaid is now my magical daughter i love her so much#she was so fun to write. merthur rly is insane to literally everyone around them#merlin#merlin bbc#merthur#merlin x arthur#merthur fic#merlin fic#merlin fic rec
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“Damn it!” Merlin swears. “What am I to tease you for if you make all your posh problems relatable?”
“Oh, how ever will you keep my ego in check?” Arthur asks.
“I do, now, consider it my solemn duty to ensure your head doesn’t grow big enough to block out the sun.”
Chapter 3 (Arthur Pendragon Might be Gay) of I Don’t Know Anything, But I Know… now posted.
(Teenage AU. Merlin and Arthur are paired together for a school project. Merlin’s got a chip on his shoulder. Arthur’s trying to figure out his sexuality. And they’re both crushing on the other.)
#merlin#bbc merlin#merthur#merlin bbc#merlin emrys#merlin fanfic#merlin fic rec#fanfic#merlin x arthur#merthur fanfic
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It’s fic rec time :}
Please Hate Me, I am Difficult to Love (Loving You is Like Breathing) by portently (on ao3)
Teen Audiences and Up | No Warnings Apply | 17,096
Merlin/Arthur Pendragon | Complete
Arthur should have hated what he saw. He should have been recoiling in disgust. Magic was cruel, disgusting, and violent. It corrupted and brought only pain to those around it.
But everything had been so gold, so full of life, so beautiful.
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In which Arthur befriends a sorcerer hiding in the forests while hiding his identity as the Prince. As they navigate their budding relationship, the two explore what it means to be good and what it means to be loved.
My addition: It was so cute! Seeing Arthur come around to magic especially in such a short period of time was so fun to watch. Also, it changed the dynamics very interestingly in which Arthur never registered as a prince to Merlin, and was, this time, the one keeping secrets.
The characters are well written and so fun to watch dance around each other as always, even in a completely different *shrugs* everything.
#merlin fanfic#merthur fanfic#merthur#merlin fic rec#merthur fic rec#portently#teen audiences and up#ao3#fix rec#au#bamf merlin#powerful merlin#strangers to lovers#first kiss#angst with a happy ending#rooks recs
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Title: Spoils
Rating: explicit
Warnings: mentions of rape of background characters, abuse, violence,
Summary: After Arthur claims Emrys as spoils of war he must protect him from the savagery that is Camelot since his father’s death. Featuring soft, protective Arthur, sassy Merlin, and evil Agravaine.
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/54090355
A man who cannot make use of his spoils deserves no spoils at all. A blind man deserves no beauty. A deaf man no music. An illiterate is wasted in a library.
Arthur’s never taken spoils of his own. He can no longer say he’s saving his claim for Emrys with Emrys at his feet. They’re linked by prophecy and war, and Arthur is obligated by the expectations of being king.
#merlin#bbc merlin#merthur#merlin fic#fanfic#arthur pendragon#merlin x arthur#Ao3#Merlin fic rec#Merlin bbc
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My people! I just read what had got to be one of the most incredible merlin fics out there: Teach a man to fish and he'll never run out of ale by Doctor959 on ao3.
Merlin? Powerful, skilled, sassy, traumatised, knows his way around a tavern and isn't useless in a fight (without magic!) either. Let me introduce GWAINE his friend, brother and father figure(!?!?!?), he basically adopts Merlin after he had to flee Ealdor and got himself in a bit of a pickle.
And the chemistry between Merlin and Arthur is screaming crying throwing up good.
And the cherry on top of all that is good Morgana bonding with our boi Merlin.
OH AND UTHER GETS BULLIED A LIL
#Teach a man to fish and he'll never run out of ale#Doctor959#merlin#bbc merlin#merthur#arthur pendragon#gwaine#lancelot#the knights of the round table#fic rec#merlin fic#merlin fic rec#Ekfjgjwklw
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Arthur has his priorities straight XD
FANFIC -> "The Dragonlord’s son series"
#merlin bbc#bbc merlin#merlin#merthur#merlin fanfic#merlin prompt#merlin fic#merthur fic#arthur and merlin#merlin and arthur#merthur fanfiction#merthur fic rec#merthur fanfic#merthur prompt#merlin fic rec#The Dragonlord's son series
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This fucking took me out
EVERYONE WHO HASN'T YET NEEDS TO GO READ "Where I'm Meant To Be" by WhiteRoseCottage. The premise is perfect and it's so funny and sweet. I love the idea that Merlin didn't spend a thousand years wallowing in grief and that, while Arthur is undoubtedly the love of his life, he had a full and interesting life without him, with friends, jobs, hobbies and even lovers (William Shakespeare and him was the crack ship I didn't know I needed). He's such a brave, loving and resilient person and it seems like a waste to have him go through eternity depressed. Just thinking about the entire century he spent waiting for Arthur near the lake makes me want to fight God.
#i finished it in one sitting#was thinking about it today and knew i needed to tell the world about this story#bbc merlin#merlin emrys#bbc arthur#arthur pendragon#merthur#merlin fanfic#fic rec#merlin fic rec#merthur fic rec#fanfic
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re: your notes on your most recent reblog.... do you by chance have some recs for arthur-gets-turned-on-by-merlins-magic fics? 👀 👀 👀
yes, though truthfully not too many!! not all of these are porny or 100% focus on magic kink. i'm sure these fics are quite popular already - but i hope you enjoy this little selection hehe
bound to the ground (by the loneliest sound) by objectlesson
1.8k words, rated E
i could read this every day for the rest of my life.
Safekeeping by schweet_heart
5.5k words, rated E
this tangled thicket by objectlesson
6.5k words, rated E
Splitting the Road by queerofthedagger
3k words, rated T
Revelation by lamardeuse
5.4k words, rated E
Light and Dark by Tierfal
742 words, rated G
Revelation by ella_bane
737 words, rated E
Your Eyes Glow by Eldritch_Ambrosia
3.2k words, rated E
magic in your eyes by OnceFutureEmrys
1.3k words, rated G
bonus not-really-magic-kink-but-kind-of: in effrontery by withlightning
1.6k words, rated E
i am always looking for more like this too <3
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You Have To Chase It
Author: arthurandhisswordbros
Rating: M
Setting: Modern AU, Post 5x13
Word Count: 41,938
Summary:
“Oh, I don’t know who he really is—no one does,” she says. “Although, some people think he’s probably a grad student doing some avant-garde project for a thesis or something. Others think the whole account is just an elaborate advertisement for Budweiser.”
Arthur doesn’t understand most of what she just said but nods anyway.
Squinting her eyes, she gauges his confusion regardlessly. “It’s someone pretending to be the famous sorcerer. See here, this is his most recent tweet.” At Arthur’s odd look, she clarifies, “It’s like a message that everyone can see.”
@asorcerersays: Guys why did he have to be so hot and like,,,funny? Like it’s been forever and I still miss him. He was pretty dumb though.
Arthur knows his face must look disgusted. “For everyone to see?”
Or, Immortal!Merlin goes on Twitter to complain about his dead king. Unrelatedly, Arthur joins Twitter.
Comments: Oh boy was this fic ever *chef’s kiss* I absolutely loved Merlin and Arthur’s twitter interactions (even though the didn’t realize they were actually talking to each other *cries*). And I honestly loved the original characters and Arthur’s found family he makes. The build up to when Merlin and Arthur finally meet in person!!!! Incredible. Read this fic if you haven’t! You won’t regret it!
#merthur fic rec#merlin fic rec#rating: m#modernau#post5.13#40k50k#relationship: get together#merlin: immortal#theme: arthur returns#theme: internet and fandom#theme: epistolary#theme: fluff#theme: angst#theme: slow burn#~#mod danielle
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hey! im obsessed with arthurs welsh christmas, that fic altered my brain chemistry. im searching currently, but i was wondering if you could rec any more of your merthur fics that are similar? (I think i specifically enjoyed arthurs pov and the whole low stakes of it all, just them falling for eachother.) it was so lovely. thank you for your help and also for writing such an incredible story, should be a real hallmark movie tbh.
Omg this was such a nice ask to see! If you’re looking for similar things, right off the bat would be
A B&B Romance in Modern Wales
Arthur Pendragon works sixty hour weeks and is devoted to his family name, until one night Uther goes just a bit too far. Restless and confused, Arthur gets into his car and drives until he can't. It is the middle of the night in a small village in Wales, and a helpful officer directs him to a B&B for the night.
There he finds a kindly innkeeper, his very weird historian gremlin nephew, odd people, odd situations, and even odder - himself.
A slightly absurd and very gentle story about coming back to yourself, finding a true family, and realizing that historian gremlins are actually really hot and rather amazing, and perfect to fall in love with.
That’s the most similar to Welsh Christmas. Features small quirky town, low stakes, and falling in love.
There’s also
Then and Now
Merlin skips a year of school when he is seven and ends up in Year Four instead of Year Three. The older kids all pick on him and the worst is by far Arthur. A stolen book brings Arthur and Merlin together, and they become best friends. Sadly, nothing they do can stop Arthur from being sent away.
Morgana pressures Arthur to hit on a guy in the pub. He does it to shut her up, but it turns out Emrys is actually a lot of fun to be around. One date turns into many. Arthur has never been happier.
Seems like fate had something else in store for Arthur and Merlin after all.
It’s a shorter fic, but you get childhood cuteness and then grown up flirtation and dating.
The Ethics of Sleeping with a Hot Stranger
In which Merlin meets Arthur at a club and goes home with him, only to find out that Arthur's occupation is less than undesirable. Good thing he has supportive friends who won't at all roast him for his poor life choices.
Merlin finds out Arthur is a cop and has a small crisis about it. But it ends in fluff and explanation of Arthur’s poor choice in career.
The Boy I Love, He Got Wavy Black Hair
Merlin heads out early one morning to help Lancelot in his classroom. When he meets Arthur at his office for lunch, his hair is different. Arthur is not a fan.
This one is a bit different since it’s established relationship, but Merlin catches lice. Much Arthur dramatics and teasing ensue.
Lastly, if you’re willing to go outside of straight up modern au, there is
You Hear Him Howling Outside Your Kitchen Door
Merlin thought a type-a student trying to break into his office to replace a section of an essay would be the strangest thing to happen to him, but then a man shows up on his doorstep naked and seemingly drunk. Giving that man a helping hand opens up the door to a strange hidden part of society in London. There is a group of lads who all live together and take way too much enjoyment in playing football together, but there is something more to them than meets the eye. Merlin just hopes it won't affect his growing relationship with their unofficial ringleader Arthur Pendragon.
It’s an urban fantasy au where all the knights are werewolves. It’s still got that fluffy falling for each other low stakes romcom vibe, but there also happens to be werewolves.
I hope these give you something to start with @isuckatbeinghappyallthetime! Thank you so much for reading my fics and for asking for more! That means so much to me!
#bbc merlin#merlin#merlin fic rec#bbc merlin fic#bbc merlin fanfic#merthur fanfic#merthur fic#merthur#my fics#merlin/arthur#merlin x arthur
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