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empiresgleam · 2 months

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Sneak peak of the forthcoming Chapter 8 of Empires Gleam, in which Merlin has gone back in time to save them all, and ended up in a friends-with-benefits situation with Arthur. Mutual pining while having sexy trysts all over the place... chef's kiss.

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"Ready? Pull!" shouted Arthur, drawing his bow.

Merlin flicked a hand and a clay disc ricocheted into the air. Arthur took the shot and felt in his bones that it was flying true towards the target. But at the last second the disc zinged out of the way and the arrow landed harmlessly in the grass.

"Sorry? Should I go easier on you?" asked Merlin, with an innocent smile.

Arthur glared. “I can't handle anything you’ve got, Merlin.”

Merlin smirked and crooked a finger to pick up Arthur's arrow and float it back to him.

"Again," sighed Arthur. "Ready? Pull!"

This time, the arrow hit the clay disc dead on, but Arthur knew enough about Merlin now to anticipate the second surprise disc. He whipped a dagger out of the top of his boot and threw it, managing to hit the second target mostly by sheer luck.

Merlin's jaw dropped open.

"Arthur, ye gods," he said.

"That's what happens when you’ve been trained to kill since b-" said Arthur, but was cut off by Merlin's mouth landing hotly on his.

Afterwards, when they were lying on the grass, letting the night air cool their heated skin, Merlin asked, "Do you want to tell the others about this place?"

Arthur looked around the aerie, at the neat acres of mossy grass, the high stone walls covered in thick ivy that looked a hundred years old, the blossoming trees, the cozy outbuildings. He took in the whole massive arena, ringed with iron braziers, a fire burning merrily in all of them, giving a warm tone to Merlin's skin that matched his eyes, which were more often gold than blue here.

"Not right now. But eventually," he conceded. "Only because it seems a shame to let all your hard work go unappreciated."

Merlin pressed his face into Arthur's shoulder, pleased as a cat at this simple compliment.

"But not now, right?" Merlin said. "It's too– too– convenient to give up."

"Right. Exactly," said Arthur, with a shiver. Convenient. That's all it was.

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Then there was the quiet summer morning when the unicorn stepped out of the trees.

Merlin looked at Arthur's raised crossbow, looked at the unicorn, remembered a labyrinth and a beach and a riddle of poison.

Arthur put a finger to his lips.

Merlin tackled him into the dirt.

“Wow, unnecessary,” said Arthur. “I wasn’t going to shoot it. I remember the story of the prat and the unicorn.”

“Couldn't risk it,” said Merlin. “Can't rest my whole fate on whether you are or are not a prat.”

He was lying heavy on top of Arthur, panting.

Arthur said, “You know, I’ve heard that unicorns only appear to virgins. If you’re so worried, we could make sure that neither of us ever sees one again.”

He grinned, thrust his hips suggestively, and reached up for a kiss.

Merlin tasted salt on his tongue and remembered the smell of the sea, sitting across from Arthur, two goblets between them, deciding who would die to save Camelot from the unicorn’s curse.

Tomorrow, instead of making a noble sacrifice for each other’s lives, they would probably trade furtive kisses in the armoury.

And– momentarily– horribly– Merlin wished he’d let the unicorn die.

“No!” Merlin pushed off Arthur and got to his feet roughly. “It’s getting late. Let’s get back.”

He felt the pressure of Arthur’s gaze, but avoided it all the way home.

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New chapters coming soon to Ao3.

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joruni · 1 year

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When Arthur gave him a task of going to the market, so he could replenish the ink that spilled at Arthur’s outburst, Merlin was actually glad for once. Arthur’s worry was making him so irritable that being near him was getting hard.

Merlin however could not be really mad at him.

He understood the situation and weight that rested on Arthur’s mind.

Summer was extremely dry and harvest was poor. On top of that, many villages stayed empty after the Dorocha incident and patches of land were not being farmed. That left Arthur with a decision, should he increase taxes for the palace and risk starving his people, or leave them at their current level and the palace would run out of food, before solstice.

Merlin saw what toll the situation was taking on Arthur and his reluctance to commit a decision… He was running out of time however.

Merlin was wrecking his brains about possible magical solutions with Gaius every evening, nothing would however work in a discreet enough fashion.

And then Merlin felt the tingle of magic while walking past one of the stalls. He stopped and scanned the fares presented. Trinkets and baubles. One object however made him pause with familiarity.

It was a mirror, that was an exact twin to the one in Arthur’s room and it had a slight aura of magic to it.

Merlin quickly grabbed it and examining the backside he found a writing… or not a writing - a spell!

Murmuring it under his breath did nothing, until he flipped it over and instead of his reflection Merlin found an image of a dimly lit room.

The room that was painfully familiar, because it showed the reflection of the mirror in Arthur’s room!…

Well, that could not well stay out in the public! The possibilities of its misuse if wrong person got to it were horrible.

Merlin quickly ended the spell and payed for the mirror.

Clutching it protectively close he was about to leave back for the palace, when his eyes fell on another thing on merchants table that made him pause…

It was not exactly a common object and with the bleak situation in Camelot as it was that fall, the object like that was buried at the edge of the table, with little chance of someone buying it.

Who would need a carnival mask, when there were no chances of banquets that year?

Nobody but Merlin apparently as the copper half mask of aa owl called to him just as much as the mirror did.

Not with magic though… No. The mask sparked an idea that might just resolve Camelot’s problems.

If he could not use magic in a discreet enough way. then it was maybe time for Emrys to present himself more boldly. More like a help in kingdom’s time of need.

More like a magical mirage from the other side of the mirror…

Merlin bought the mask and hurried with his spoils to his room.

He had an introduction between a king and sorcerer to plan.

#bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #king arthur #fic snippet #the idea for this was in my mind for about 5 years #so I am going to present it in pieces on here so I can finally release it into the wild #not fic

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jackwolfes · 6 months

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happy wip wednesday from the dawn of my merthur era 😌

Arthur is already pulling his bloodsoaked sword back, letting it tumble to the floor with a clang, then stepping into Merlin’s space and grabbing him by the elbow. That single point of touch flares like a sparkler, the only thing keeping him upright. His legs are shaking, and they're shaking badly. He's almost surprised that Arthur keeps a hold of him, but leans into the steadying weight.

The hand Arthur stretches out to lift Merlin's chin makes him flinch, and this time he nearly does fall over. Arthur's other hand let's go and grabs him around the waist lightning quick, catching him before he falls. "You have a cut on your throat," he says, voice quiet enough that no one else is likely to hear. There's a dark look in his eyes. "I wanted to check that it isn't serious."

Merlin swallows, only now starting to feel the dull pain. He lifts his chin up, practically feeling Arthur's eyes on his skin. "Is it going to kill me?"

A tiny flicker of amusement dances across Arthur's face. "You'll probably live. If you nick yourself shaving as much as you nick me I have to assume you've had worse."

#merthur #bbc merlin #wip wednesdays #fic snippets

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tsundanire · 4 months

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Christmas In Camelot Ch8 Snippet

Gwen had shifted her living room about, adding extra pillows and blankets around the room to make it extra cozy. There were two couches available for claiming, along with one armchair, but the rest of the space was organized to fill the voids between in an almost semi-circle facing the blank wall.

Lance had a projector and screen they used for special occasions just like this which was absolutely lovely and truly gave a magical feel to the whole movie night.

What Arthur hadn’t accounted for was the fact that there were a lot more couples this time around than there had ever been in the past.

Gwaine, the last bastard standing, was stuck flicking off all the lights as the paired up couples snuggled up on various close spaces. That Merlin had chosen the tight space between Arthur and the side arm of the couch was thrilling and equally terrifying.

Internally, Arthur was screaming. Externally, he was probably developing a bit of a sweat and maybe some clammy hands. This close, he could smell the soap still lingering on Merlin’s skin, and the delectable cologne he must have dabbed on before coming over. The thought that Merlin might have done that on purpose, like prepping for a date, filled Arthur with a feeling he could only describe as ‘rumbly like a lion’s purr’.

#merthur #christmas in camelot #christmas fic #merlin/arthur #arthur pendragon #merlin bbc #merlin #snippet #my writing

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that-bloody-witch · 1 month

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a snippet from the merthur fic I'm writing

“I can’t,” he whispered, voice breaking over the syllables like waves on a rocky shore. “I’m not sure I can keep him alive if I let go.” Gaius felt a sharp intake of breath as wide, golden eyes met his. This was much worse than he had feared.

“You must,” he pleaded, “set him down, hold onto him if contact is needed, but I cannot work if I cannot see the damage.” The words, at last, seemed to convince Merlin into action. He took short, unsteady steps to the table, and laid his King down without letting go entirely. Arthur’s gloves had been removed, at some point, and Merlin’s first clenched around limp fingers like a prayer. At once, Gaius began ordering the guard to help remove his King’s armor, cutting his shirt off entirely so as to not disturb whatever fragile stasis Merlin had upheld this long. “What happened, my dear boy?”

“Camlann was worse than I imagined.” His voice was still shaky, but seemed to steady itself as he regaled the battle. Gaius took his tale in stride, nodding along in encouragement as he cleaned Arthur’s skin enough to see the wound’s extent. He took the story in as graciously as he was able, barely pausing as Merlin recounted laying waste to Morgana’s army, and the lady herself, with lightning. His apprentice spoke of a sea of bodies, of barely arriving in time to be of any use at all, of being too late to help Arthur when he was most needed. “They’re dead,” the words shattered over thin air as Merlin spoke them, seeming to finally run out of whatever strength he had pulled out of himself.

“This wound should have killed Arthur,” Gaius whispered, feeling every year of his life in contrast to his young King. He had birthed the boy, now man, had held his squalling, naked body as Uther mourned his wife. The only thought which seemed to rise above the cacophony in his head was a prayer, to anyone who should listen, that his old hands would not carry Arthur into death as they had life. “Merlin, what exactly have you done to keep him breathing?”

thanks to @star-rie for the prompt which inspired this its gonna be a massive fic probably broken into a few chapters. I'll try to post updates as I can but I prefer to wait until a fic is finished to upload the entire thing <3

#merlin #merthur #my fic #current wip #bbc merlin #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #king arthur #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 fanfic

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eldritch-ambrosia · 2 months

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WIP Ask Game

I've seen a few posts like this and wanted to give it a try!

Here's are the titles/brief ideas for my current wip Merlin fics. If you're interested, feel free to ask about the one that intrigues you the most and I'll post a snippet or say something about it!

The Wedding Knight (Merwaine, Explicit)

secret relationship rumors (Merthur)

pwp, Your Eyes Glow Ch 2 (Merthur, Mature/Explicit)

carving wooden dragons as gifts (Mercelot)

arthur returns after five years (Merwenthur)

whump, love triangle, Waiting on You Ch 6 (Merthur)

Rival Princes AU (Merthur)

Cowboy Gang AU (Merwaine)

pwp in the rain/temple, Eye of the Storm (Merthur)

Artist/Secret Wealthy Patron AU (Merthur, Explicit)

ygraine is summoned

searching for Emerys (Merthur)

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georgies-ftts · 28 days

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Random snippet of the new update on my merthur fic The Lost Raven on AO3!!!!

Tags include: Hurt/comfort, Blood & Injury, Hurt Merlin, Hurt Arthur Pendragon, Believed Character Death, Protective Knights, Injury Recovery, Gwen and Arthur Love Eachother Like Siblings, Passing Out, Infection, Fever, Everybody Lives/Nobody Dies, Everybody Lives Except Morgana And Mordred, Post Battle Of Camlann, Battle of Camlann, Worried Arthur Pendragon, Protective Arthur Pendragon,

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There’s another strangled cry that erupts from behind Gaius’ shoulders and Arthur lurches forward, hand outstretched and he isn’t too sure what he aims to do. Maybe pull Gaius away and stop the horrific noises that tear from Merlin, maybe offer his own hands as aid, he has to do something. He has watched through Merlin’s suffering for far too many years, he cannot continue it now but just as he manages to pull himself away from his stance there’s another unwelcome hand on his shoulder and firm fingers are digging into his skin, pulling him back, securing unstable legs in place.

“However much you want to, you cannot help, Arthur. You’re not well.” Gwaine’s accent is thick, masking yet not quite enough to hide the worry that finds the miniscule cracks in his facade and seeps through.

“I-”

“-am my King, Arthur, I am well aware but you are also my friend and I’m telling you, Merlin has all the help he needs. What you need is to get those wounds checked and take a damn breath before you send the Kingdom into a frenzy looking for a new heir that it does not need.” Gwaine speaks quietly yet clearly and every word echoes through his ears like he’s back on the battlefield, alone and tunnelling.

“I can’t leave him-”

“An hour, Arthur. That’s all it will take, I promise.”

“I can’t.”

“I promise, Sire .” Arthur meets brown eyes as Gwaine moves to stand in front of him, his eye is mottled purple, dried blood stains his jaw. Digging fingers turn commanding and Arthur feels himself accept the pull, straining his mind not to tumble over his own feet as he’s turned around but then there’s a gasp laced with agony sounding from behind him and he’s lurching back towards the cot. Then he catches the flick of matted brown hair in his tunnelled vision and the sight of Gwaine’s own watering eyes as he manages to wrangle his arm ahead of the king and then Arthur is being shoved back, a searing burn erupts from where his blood seeps from his leg. Then the door slams shut and Arthur can’t quite remember who he is anymore.

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danveresque · 8 months

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Stuff in my WIP folder(s)

Tagged by: @owlpockets

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you asks with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

My list includes partially posted and unposted items:

True Romance (WenZhou)

Eldorado (Robron)

Switched (Stucky)

... and Future (Merther)

Bane (Jack/Daniel, good lord this is old)

Tiberius (Kirk is raised by Nero AU)

Project 2 Sides (Merlin waits for the return of the King)

How Soon Is Now (Groundhog day Merthur)

Project Idris Elba Bond (based on Tumblr gifset I think)

Chronicles (Nicky/Joe, love through the ages)

Nicky & Joe untitled arranged marriage fic

Bed Penny (a The Mummy Kirk/Bones AU, which in my heart I know I won't bother to finish - the canvas is too big, my brain too little and I'm already finishing an AU based on The Mummy)

Project if we are fated the Wen Kexing edition

Tagging: @destinaf, @thegrrrl2002, @jess-the-reckless, @kuwdora, @lunarriviera, @pertifity, @raelee514, @suzvoy, @shetiger, @etriva

#writing #works in progress

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cbk1000 · 4 months

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WIP ask game

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Tagged by @the-pen-pot Now you guys have to see how uncreative I am. lmfao

Forty-First Merthur One-Shot

2011 Cambridge Michaelmas Term October

All Creatures Great and Small AU Sequel

Cave Fic

Penis One-shot

I don't know who all has WIPs, so consider yourself tagged if you want to participate.

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star-rie · 15 days

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episode dedicated to merthur kiss that happened in s2 in my merlin fix-it au:

episode starts with a villain laughing evilly in the background, plotting the downfall of uther pendragon, using his newest magic-imbued deviceTM. intro rolls and it cuts to merthur banter, and uther announcing that there will be another tourney this year, the one with the horses and archery.

(merthur in the training field)

Merlin: Why are nobles so obsessed with tournaments??? Aren't you guys tired of it? We JUST had one last month (thinking about the chores he had to do)

Arthur: I don't know what you're talking about Merlin. You’re insufferable, stop being such a loser

Merlin: oh I'M the insufferable one?? have you seen yourself in the mirror???

Arthur: May I remind you that insulting royalty equals to spending the night in the dungeons???

Merlin: And yet you never sentenced me, not even once 😄

Arthur: 😁…it's such a shame, archery isn't my strong suit

Merlin: I know, you really suck at it, but what can I say Prince Arthur? you got to spare one of your talents for us country bumpkins, you can't have it ALL sire

(a squire interrupts their conversation)

Squire: excuse me sire? can you show me how to use the bow?

Merlin: go ahead arthur show him how it's done (know how much arthur sucks at archery, thinking: arthur will embarassed himself)

Arthur: (not falling for it)...why don't you show them instead merlin??

Merlin: wait what?

Arthur: oh i heard how much you've been dying to show your ways with the bow, go ahead!! this is your chance!! (took the bow from the squire's hand and shove it into merlin's hands)

Merlin: oh nonoonononono, i'm not-

Squire: Merlin can do archery??

Merlin: NO!, Arthur: YES! (at the same time, they look at each other)

Arthur: yes.

they banter for a very LONG time before Merlin gave up and demonstrate it for the squire, and to arthur's surprise Merlin is actually VERY good at it. the squire thanks him and merlin returns to arthur

Arthur:

Merlin: ????? what???

Arthur: i never knew you're proficient in archery

Merlin: i'm not??

Arthur: oh yes you are Merlin! Stop being so modest!

Merlin: (scoffs) i don't know what you're talking about

Arthur: (rolled his eyes, his face lit up) i know merlin! why don't you join the tournament!

Merlin: what.

Arthur: 😁😁 you should! it's open for everyone this year! maybe it will stop you from complaining about every tourney that’s conducted on camelot!

Merlin: stop being ridiculous

Arthur: I think it's brilliant! look i'll even be your personal trainer!

Merlin: Arthur, never in a million years would i sign up in an archery tournament

Merlin: YOUR SIGNED ME UP FOR THE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT???? (in arthur's chambers now, shoving a scroll of parchment into his face)

Arthur: (took the parchment) interesting lineups this year, no worries Merlin! i'll take care of you 😁

Merlin (already pale): you got to be kidding me

Arthur: oh relax! worse case you're just going to lose at the selection, then you can go back to polishing my armor 😉

Merlin: 😊

montage of arthur personally training merlin. it timeskips to the selection round. Merlin is in a tent dressing himself up

Merlin: (very nervous, mumbling to himself) oh my gosh, oh my gosh, what if something goes wrong, ohh nooo what am i going to do...

Arthur: (scaring him from behind) stop being a nervous wreck merlin!

(merlin actually jumps, arthur took pity on him and pulls him up, brushing off dirt out of his gears)

Arthur: (notice that merlin didn't even put the gear correctly) honestly merlin, can't you even do anything right??? (start fixing his gear)

(Merlin is nervous, still staring at the floor)

Arthur: (putting a hand on his shoulder) Merlin

Merlin: (looks nervously at him)

Arthur: (serious) you know, no matter what happens, i'm always here for you. you have my full support merlin, even gwen and morgana and gaius. if someone made fun of you, i will send them straight to the dungeons

Merlin: (a little less nervous now knowing that arthur is supporting him) thank you...

Merlin enters the selection ground, with the entire court watching him. He focuses on his target, feeling his surroundings with his magic, and it actually hits. gwen cheered at him from the crowd. gaius and morgana gave him a smile. uther was impressed. arthur beams at him from the royal chair, so proud with him.

it was break time and merlin saw the a participant doing very suspicious stuff (it's our weekly villain), he tries to follow him but arthur surprises him from behind

Arthur: you did it!! (putting an arm over his shoulder, ruffling merlin's hair)

Merlin: ow!! arthur!! (smiling bashfully)

Arthur: that was incredible! who knew you could be so good at archery! while riding a horse no less!!!

Merlin: oh stop it...(still smiling while trying to find the villain, arthur notices)

Arthur: is there a problem...?

Merlin: Hm??? oh no no...

Arthur: (looks at the direction he was looking at, notices a scrawny men) was there something particular about that guy...?

Merlin: what guy?

Arthur: that guy (points at the guy)

Merlin: i uh...no it's nothing (smiles at him)

Arthur: (not buying it) Merlin he is not the weekly sorcerer trying to kill my father right?

Merlin: (haven't even concluded that far) what?? no!! (actually considering) could be????

Arthur: (internally: merlin is on his bs again) could be???

Merlin: i don't know!!! I was right about the troll!!

Arthur: lady catrina

Merlin: RIGHT!!!

Arthur: (doesn't actually believe the guy is evil) tell you what merlin, you can continue to participate in the tournament, while i stalk after this guy

Merlin: WHAT??

Arthur: Merlin as your personal trainer i don't think now is the right time to snoop on other participants

Merlin: Arthur, for all we know, he could actually be evil!

Arthur: (patting him in the back, laughing haughtily) don't worry merlin!! he's not evil!!

Merlin: but-

they were interupted by gwen hugging him, and morgana congratulating him. merlin stops worrying about the participant. time skips to scenes where merlin keeps training for the tournament, while arthur snoops around this 'evil participant'

arthur thinks its a joke, doesn't ACTUALLY think that he's evil, and snoops around for fun. until he actually brings out his magic-device thingy and arthur went straight to merlin

(in the camp when the first round about to begin)

arthur: you're right he's absolutely evil

merlin: knew it

arthur: i will tell my father!

merlin: (stops him) arthur, we don't have proof

arthur: i'll just order a search on his room

merlin: you need to be more careful than that

arthur: fine then merlin, what do you suggest?

merlin: right after the first round, i'll help you

arthur: alright then, good luck out there (double checking merlin's gear, and merlin DID mess up the gear on his arm, arthur fixes it for him)

merlin: okay (gulps)

merlin went through the first round. but before arthur can reach him, the evil sorcerer went to him first

villain-of-the-week: congratulations on passing the first round

merlin: thanks… (suspicious but can't let it show. merlin accidentally stare at his necklace and was enchanted by it)

villain-of-the-week: i trust that we will be good rivals in the future?

merlin: (smiles) why of course

the villain leaves, arthur goes to him

arthur: that nasty scumbag, what does he want merlin?

merlin: (still smiling)

arthur: merlin??

merlin: (blinks) who?

arthur: the bloke merlin!! the evil sorcerer!

merlin: (confused) arthur, he's not evil, he's very nice actually, i hope he wins…

arthur: something is very wrong here...

merlin: he's a very pleasant guy arthur, you should learn to be like him

arthur tries to get merlin out of the daze, but merlin is just not having it. arthur eventually gave up, and tries to warn the others but they are enchanted too, the villain tries to enchant him but he avoided him. only he and morgana was left unaffected

arthur: he enchanted the entire court!

morgana: tell me about it, gwen has been fawning non-stop. it's driving me a little insane actually

the days goes by as morgana and arthur tries to stop the villain, but everyone is just complying to him. and arthur notices that the villain is always closing on his manservant. one time arthur notices him and merlin in the yard

villain: i wanted to congratulate you

merlin: that's very kind of you

merlin has been passing through the rounds, they are now in the semi-finals, merlin wasn't planning on winning this far but the enchantment made him feel obligated to this villain, he's planning to give up to him once they are in the finals

villain: i trust that the prince is very proud of his servant

merlin: he is…

villain: (gets closer to him) you are a very talented man indeed, i wonder what else you can do…maybe you can…show me in private…?

merlin: oh...i don't know...i’m not-

arthur: (already putting an arm over merlin's shoulder) what he meant to say was you should leave

merlin: oh arthur he's just-

arthur: leave.

villain: (bows) sire (leaving)

merlin: what was that about??

arthur: he was going to hurt you

merlin: nonsense! (batting away arthur’s arm) why are you being so dramatic arthur??

arthur: (a bit frustrated that his efforts are failing for the last few days) oh i’m dramatic!? I’m not dramatic at all merlin!

Merlin: (pissed off at arthur) i don’t know what you want anymore arthur! You signed me up on this tournament when i didn’t want to! And now that i’m actually winning, you don’t want me to talk to other competitors?

Arthur: no-

Merlin: (a bit of merlin’s pent-up emotions bleeds, fueled by the enchantment) do you actually have ever think about anyone other than yourself?! Merlin this, merlin that, do you know how bloody exhausting it is to be your servant?! Have you actually considered what i want Arthur? You are an asshole! A gigantic stuck up git that won’t care about anyone other than yourself!!And when i’m actually winning you can’t even cheer me on? Do you actually care about me or i’m just another accessory to you? You don’t even train me anymore!!

Arthur realizes that he has been neglecting merlin in the past few days, in favor of catching the villain. Skipping their practices, ignoring him on the tournament. And he never got his consent to enter him into the tournament

Arthur: i-

Merlin: no arthur! Screw you! (Storms off)

arthur mulls over merlin’s words while trying to catch the villain with morgana. The final tournament rolled around and when merlin and the villain is going to face each-other off, did arthur finally realizes what he actually wants

Arthur: he’s going to kill merlin

Morgana: what??

Arthur: he doesn’t want to kill father, or you, or me! He wants to kill merlin!!

morgana and arthur scrambles to defeat the villain, while the finale is happening arthur is facing off the villain

Villain: well this looks like it’s going to be your resting place arthur pendragon

Arthur: please, try me

They fight in an intense battle, Arthur finds out that no, the villain is not a sorcerer after all. He’s like valiant, only a fool messing around with witchcraft

Arthur: why are you targeting my manservant??

Villain: oh arthur pendragon, there’s a lot of things that you don’t know about him….

Arthur: what do you mean

Villain: let’s just say he’s not what he is….have you ever heard of emrys??

Arthur: i heard it a few times before

Villain: you will soon encounter that name again, especially in the presence of your servant

Arthur doesn’t really give a piss about what he means, so they fight in silence after that. Arthur lost and the villain grins

Villain: be grateful i’m not ending your life right now, but i don’t see how your life will last much longer with the death of your servant….

The villain enters the finale with merlin. They are to shoot eachother with a dummy arrow. The first person to hit the other’s armor wins. Buf ofc the villain’s arrows are actually deadly. But when he almost hits him, Morgana managed to trip him with her magic.

He tries to get up but he feels himself paralyzed and passes out (it revealed later that arthur had slathered his sword with chemicals and managed to wound the villain). Everyone snaps back to their senses and camelot cheered on their new winner. Uther congratulate him and merlin still blushed like a child, embarassed

(Morgana and arthur from the crowd)

Morgana: i’m glad it turn out well

Arthur: me too

Morgana: we’re going to be in so much trouble for disappearing on the tournament (they didn’t sat at the royal seat for the past few days, always watching silently from the crowds)

Arthur: it’s fine, i’ll do anything for him, thank you morgana (looking at merlin who’s getting carried up by the crowds, and merlin cheering at them. Arthur is too embarrassed to go up to him, still thinking about their fight)

Scene cuts to the castle once the tournament is over, in arthur’s chambers at night, arthur was getting ready for bed on his own, trying to dress without merlin. Merlin enters the room, taking pity on arthur

Merlin: you look pathetic, let me (helps arthur into his sleeping attire, which is just his pants)

Arthur: thanks…

*silence*

Merlin: (biting lip) I- , Arthur: (looking sideways) So-

Arthur: you go first

Merlin: no you

Arthur: you Merlin

Merlin: (sigh) fine (preparing himself) i’m really sorry…for what i said back then, after the semi-finals…i don’t know what happened back then, something came over me and i just- i’m really sorry arthur, i really am. I didn’t mean any of that and i-

Arthur: no merlin….i should be sorry. You’re right, i’m a stuck up git. I overworked you too much at times and I force you into things that you didn’t want to and i can be a prat. I know i’m not perfect, and i’m really sorry…

Merlin: (feels bad, but awed by arthur’s apology) arthur-

Arthur: and as your future leader too. You need to tell me when i’m crossing the line, i know i can be a bit to much at times, and i really appreciate your honesty. i…want to be the king my father am.

Merlin: (caress his hair) arthur…but you’re already so…brilliant and amazing…and everything that Camelot needs. You don’t need to become like your father, you’re already perfect the way you are. i trust the reign you will bring someday. You will always be my once and future king

Arthur: (leans on him) thank you

They stare at each-other. Arthur drawing the lines on merlin’s faces and staring into his eyes

Arthur: i never knew how curly your hair is Merlin: i tried to straighten it like yours, never works Arthur: or how sharp your cheekbones are Merlin: i get that a lot, the kids in ealdor thinks im a phantom Arthur: or how blue your eyes are….(arthur trails the merlin’s lids, until he stops on his lips)

They inched closer to each-other until their lips touch. The kiss was light, and tentative. Testing the waters. Arthur nibbles into it, once, twice, and Merlin nibbles back. Arthur forgot how long it was, maybe it was only for a second, maybe a minute. Before merlin parted from him, leaning away

Merlin: no Arthur: no? Merlin: (tries to get away from arthur)

Arthur suddenly realizes that he’s kissing merlin. He, prince arthur had just kissed merlin, his manservant, a servant, a male servant. And arthur drops his hand from him as if on fire. Merlin didn’t say anything and left wordlessly. Arthur goes to his bed, still reeling over the fact that he just kissed Merlin, tucks himself under the covers.

Outside the hallways merlin is walking towards gaius’s chambers, hand pressing over to his lips. Before he continues to walk away.

END

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nellie-elizabeth · 6 months

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tagged by @awildwickedslip, thank you!!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

103.

2. What’s your total AO3 wordcount?

1,825,148

3. What fandoms do you write for?

magicians and roswell, new mexico primarily! Also wrote a good omens fic recently but that might be a one and done for now.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

tales from a bookshop (good omens post season 2, fairly sure I'll never write anything this popular ever again because holy shit)

Lover's Touch - Queliot fic!

Promises - Queliot fic!

Maybe This Time - Queliot fic!

Fragments - Queliot fic!

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do! I didn't used to in my earlier fandom days but now I'm pretty consistent about it.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I once wrote a major character death fic for Queer as Folk where Justin died. Not really my style anymore. Back in my ff.net days I also wrote Merthur major character death fic, I'm just remembering.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I always try and do happily ever afters! A lot of my stories end with a sense of "and then they continue on their adventures, and life isn't always simple or easy", so in terms of the most pure, joyful ending? I guess I'll go living proof, which is the end of my episode series for Roswell, NM, which is just a "now they're married and happy forever" fic.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have before, but not as a rule. Once got called an abuse apologist & incest support (oh the horror /s) for exploring the canonical close friendship (not even a romantic relationship!) between two dudes from Shadowhunters lmao. And there's a troll in the Roswell fandom who writes hilarious and idiotic unhinged rants and I've been hit by her before, but she's got a scatter-shot approach and attacks a lot of people, so, at least I know it's nothing personal.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Yep! What is meant by "what kind" here? lol. I'm pretty vanilla. Mostly m/m, but I usually don't pass over the chance for m/m/f. I actually recently wrote my very first m/f full-on sex scene ever for a little Magicians snippet, Kady/Penny lol.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

No, I don't wrote crossovers in the sense that characters from various worlds don't meet each other in my fics. HOWEVER, two of my favorite things I've ever written have been Magicians AUs that crossed over the characters from that show with the full plot from other films. One is The Old Guard (A Comet Pulled From Orbit), and one is When Harry Met Sally (When Quentin Met Eliot).

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah, a few times! Used to happen a lot back with old ff.net stuff, and I recently had my good omens fic translated.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

I'm co-writing a series right now! First time I've ever done it and it's a blast.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

uhhhhh don't make me choose? lmao. In terms of fandom engagement and longevity I guess Queliot at this point. But in terms of... the ships that made me discover and appreciate and explore fandom in the first place? Kirk/Spock and Brian/Justin. Classics.

16. What are your writing strengths?

dialogue and tone setting, I think?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

plot details (I get bored and distracted mapping things out)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

tbh I usually wince when I see it in fic? I'm not a fan. It always feels a little silly. Maybe very very sparingly if there's like a singular phrase or term of endearment or something but I'd rather just indicate that someone is speaking another language rather than write it out. I feel like it can often be tokenizing if you just have one character who's bilingual and you give them little one-liners in a different language. Idk. If the author is bilingual and doing a thing, then that's awesome. But I can usually tell when someone's just using google translate for stuff lol.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Gilmore Girls!

20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

I'm gonna cheat and name one each for my two big fandoms. Also idk if these are my favorites but they're two I really love that aren't my most popular:

Regrets, or the Absence Thereof (Magicians)

all the roads that lead you there (Roswell)

tagging @portraitofemmy @spiders-hth-is-an-outlier @orchardsinsnow @r-dtoblack and YOU if you're reading this and want to play!

#my posts #my fic #fic talk

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wordsinhaled · 19 days

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WIP tag game

tagged by @xx-vergil-xx (ahhh, it's so good to see you around, friend!!!! i hope you're doing well! and thank you for the tag <3)

RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

time for me to give titles to all the random things i have in my tumblr drafts at the moment, lmao.

fluffy merwaine aka the one where they're courting

angsty pining merwaine, aka the one where gwaine is in love with merlin

merthur AU longfic where arthur grows up in ealdor

hawk!merlin AU

assorted good omens WIPs (mostly angsty post-s2 reunion fics) - if you ask for this one i'll give you random lines from one of them!

tagging @pellaaearien @eidetictelekinetic @thesongistheriver @fabledfrog

#<3

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jackwolfes · 7 months

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ty to @femboykaz for tagging!! (via @ americanbeautiies)

When did you post your first ever fanfic?

So the first thing I EVER posted was on FF.net in like, 2011. And it was really bad Hetalia fanfic (in my defence, I was literally 12). My history with fic writing is basically a cycle of on/off phases but I've been consistently "on" since mid-2020.

First characters you wrote for?

I flat out refuse to out myself for exactly who I wrote for at the very very start but I will say that I had bad taste and have always been a rarepair at heart (by which I mean fucking good luck guessing)

Main characters you currently write for?

still in the solid clutches of my Wylan & Jesper era 💃

Characters you haven't written about before but plan to write for soon?

So because girlfriend has decided I WILL be finishing BBC merlin with them whether I like it or not (I do like it) we've been watching a lot of it and....... 👀👀👀 By which I mean I have a semi long Merthur fic in the works that I'm hoping to finish for a kinktober prompt later this month! so just. every character in merlin ig because it's a totally new fandom for me.

Fandoms you currently write for?

Predominantly SOC but there's still a fair bit of red white and royal blue, and a few small WIPs for other fandoms (currently including: merlin, a marvellous light, percy jackson/solangelo, and one check please WIP I'm DETERMINED to finish one day)

Platonic pairings you currently write for?

I just sorta slot Kaz Inej and Nina into all my WIPs for wesper to be idiots with 😅 I'd like to write more platonic wynej & jesthias though

Romantic pairings you currently write for?

I'm slightly more varied than that but like. I'm not very adventurous at the minute 😅

Your three most used tags on AO3?

So only going with "additional tags" you have: Porn without Plot; Fluff; and post-canon, which is entirely unsurprising to me 😌

Your current platform for posting works?

ao3 @ demigodbeautiies & tumblr @ jackwolfes!

Snippet of something you're currently working on?

Here's a lil bit of sex shop au aka "that au where nur semi-intentionally made Wylan suuuuper autistic"

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“No, it’s not—” Wylan blows out a breath. “Saints. I just don’t think I’m any good at being dominant. I’ve only subbed before you.”

Jesper blinks. "You're kidding."

Wylan squints at him. "No," he says, then furrows his eyebrows. "I'm really not good with sarcasm, Jesper."

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Low pressure tags! @crowpricorn @oneofthewednesdays @deathless--aphrodite & anyone else that fancies 🥰

#tag games

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existentialcrisisallthetime · 10 months

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So with Speak Now TV dropping, I'm obviously back on my Merlin x Taylor Swift bs, so some thoughts:

Castles Crumbling: Instant Pendragon siblings vibes; it works so well for both of them + some sprinkled Merlin failing fulfilling his destiny in the middle for extra angst

Timeless: It's giving Merthur Reincarnation au through the ages. idk how else to describe it (it would actually be really cool to have a fic showing snippets of them through the decades based on the lyrics and merlin returning to the antique shop)

Long Live: It's already a given at this point, but always worthy of mention (it's perfect on its own, even without the merlin association, which is just an added bonus in this case)

Enchanted: Obviously this works for a lot of different ships (but the answer is always merthur)

Innocent: Merlin speaking to/about Arthur OR someone talking abt Merlin (although, it could honestly work for most of the characters considering no one's innocence survived, so final answer is it works for any redeemable character, aka not uther)

Speak Now: I've read a few fics based on this one, and I love the concept (go check out All Eyes On Me by TheCourtSorcerer it's one of my favorites)

Back to December: If you haven't figured it out already, my first response is always going to be merthur, but I also think this could work really well for Lancelot and Gwen (more specifically, Lance talking about Gwen. Gwen has no reason to grovel)

Haunted: This is a Morgana song, that's just the vibe I'm getting. OR Merlin's grief and pain at losing Arthur. Alternate thought: Arthur's grief and pain at losing Merlin (temporarily or not) right after a magic reveal

The Story of Us: Could go a lot of different ways, but I'm feeling Morgana & Merlin maybe

Mean: I think a chaotic montage of all of Merlin fighting all his enemies would be funny

#throwing this into the void #all of this was really just a long way of saying I want more edits + fics with/based on these songs #i kind of want to do more of these for all her albums just to organize my thoughts (who knows maybe i'll write a few fics someday)#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #taylor swift #speak now taylor’s version #morgana pendragon #arthur pendragon #gwen #lancelot du lac

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marikn · 2 months

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A little snippet from my merthur boarding school au (wip-- fic to be posted soon!)

I mentioned this idea forever ago, and I've been thinking about it nonstop for like a year. Finally, I have enough to start sharing it!

I currently only have one and a half chapters but the plan is to post it to ao3 once I have at least three done. Stay tuned! But for now here's this :)

It had all started over the summer. The Penn family had been seated around the breakfast table, the father at the head, the daughter to his left and the son to his right. Their housemaid had shuffled in at the usual time to deliver the morning paper. As he always did, Uther Penn acknowledged her with only a nod, finished his breakfast first, and then opened the paper to the second page. Anything actually worth reading could be found there, he always said. No use in reading the gossip on the front page. His children often questioned this philosophy, but they had long since discovered that he wouldn’t be swayed from it. They’d developed their own system, anyway. While their father skimmed the inside pages, Morgana’s job was to discreetly read the front page, and Arthur’s was to redirect Uther’s attention when needed by asking about another section. This morning, he’d inquired about sports articles.

In predictable Uther fashion, he grumbled at the question and quipped something about patience, before flipping through to find the newest football passage. It was all very routine. Everything from Uther’s subtle smile as he read the passage aloud for Arthur to hear, to the mid-August breeze drifting through the open patio doors fit into the easy peace of a Sunday morning at the Penn household. The whole thing was so relaxed, in fact, that Arthur began to fall into a daze. The drone of his father’s voice mingled with the birdsong outside to create a lullaby that covered his brain in a fine fuzz. His stomach was filled after his meal and the sweet scent of the garden graced his senses with every gentle draft. His eyelids grew heavy.

It was all shattered in an instant, however, when Morgana dropped her fork. The cutlery made a loud clanging as it struck the plate beneath it, and sent a jolt of electric shock through Arthur’s entire body. All eyes turned to her. Without saying a word, she lunged for the paper and frantically smoothed it out on the table. All was silent for a moment. Then–

“Father,” she whispered, voice tense and eyes wide as they found Uther’s. She turned the paper so both her brother and father could see what she was pointing to.

There on the page, beneath Morgana’s elegantly manicured fingernail:

“—body found in Albion Woods, identified to be thirty-four year old Helen Mora. Police are opening an active investigation to gather information about the deceased and any potential leads as to her cause of death. According to the detectives assigned to the case, authorities cannot dismiss suspicions of foul play at this time…”

Arthur felt his blood go cold.

Albion Woods…

“How close to the school was she found?” Uther took a drink from his coffee, still surveying the article from across the table. There was a pause as Morgana read the passage again.

“They didn’t mention the school.”

“They’ll want to question you, Father,” Arthur said carefully. He, too, reached for his coffee and took a sip. It was cold.

“Yes, I suppose they will,” He reached to retrieve the paper from Morgana. “I’ll have to contact Geoffrey. See if we can mitigate the intrusion.”

“You’re just going to– what– pay them off?” She asked, incredulous. “This could be serious! And you’re trying to hush it up?” Uther didn’t appear to have heard her. He was busy scanning the page again. Arthur swallowed.

“She’s right, Father,” he watched Uther’s reaction closely. “It could look suspicious if one of our teachers turns up dead and we resist investigation.”

“Her death in itself reflects poorly for Pendragon. The last thing we need is an investigation.” His father took a huffing breath and tossed the paper down. He continued to stare at it for a moment, his eyes far away. There was a beat, and then Morgana scoffed and shoved herself away from the table. Arthur watched her stalk out of the room, leaving an uncomfortable silence behind her that engulfed the two still at the table. Uther had reached for his coffee again, and as he took a drink Arthur stared down at his own mug.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I know you were close.” He indicated the paper with a twitch of his index finger. Uther smiled tightly and dipped his head. Then he called for the maid to clear the table and Arthur excused himself.

#merlin au #merthur fic #merthur au #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin fic

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