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Arthur’s death should have been the end.
But it wasn’t.
One moment he was breathing against Merlin’s shoulder — the next, he was simply gone, his soul slipping from reach before Avalon could take him.
Not resting.
Not at peace.
Lost.
Merlin could have learned to grieve a death.
But how do you mourn someone who isn’t anywhere?
So he searches.
Through fractured timelines. Through gentler worlds and crueler ones — worlds where Arthur lives without him, dies without knowing him, or almost remembers but not quite.
In every life, Merlin finds him.
In every life, he loses him all over again.
Until, at last — once, for the first time across lifetimes — he is not too late.
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- Part 6 of A to Z titles but mostly unrelated
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Never cheat your king (unless you want to have a good time) by ClaireBonnefoy
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
10 Oct 2025
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It was usual, these days, to see the king's servant in the tavern with him and his knights. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary to see said servant teasing the king. But when Merlin cheated him in the dice game, that had been enough, and it was time for Arthur to finally deliver his punishment (in the most pleasurable way he could).
Kinktober day 10: PunishmentSeries
- Part 2 of Merlin Kinktober 2025
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His beautifully awful words would drown his thoughts for the next few hours.
“Just-just-just hold me”
But Merlin could not hold onto him any longer, as Arthur’s body lay limp and cold. Soon he would fall through his hand like sand, and find a place within the lake.
Merlin had seen death—Merlin had been the cause of death—but nothing compared to the emptiness he felt as Arthur’s skin no longer gave him the warmth he longed for.
Merlin’s cheeks were dry and salty and his mind rang a constant buzz.
It was as though his limbs were directing him, his mind back-seating, as he prepared his final goodbye to his king.
This was not how it was supposed to go, this was surely not the end of their tale.
Merlin lit the boat, and the body—Arthur’s body. The flames grew red, and hot.
He felt it again, the stab of pain. His legs went weak and his vision began to blur as he saw his other half drift off into the World of The Dead.
No
This was all wrong. Arthur and Merlin were two sides of the same coin. Where would that leave Merlin? Off falter forever, forced to walk Albion alone for an eternity?
No
He would sooner have chaos than let this be the end.
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After the king is declared dead, Gwen searches for Merlin.
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Merlin slips into the chainmail, remembers how Arthur once helped him put on his gloves in Ealdor when they were trying to protect his village from being sieged. His magic tingles under his skin, recently recovered after the Crystal Caves. He wonders if wearing this armor, the king’s spare armor, if he could be disguised when using magic to stop the fighting before there are more casualties. Maybe he could even convince Morgana and Mordred that he’s Arthur, and distract them while Arthur leads Camelot to victory elsewhere on the battlefield.
A "Song of Achilles" x Merlin and Arthur fic.
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Fate/Absolute Fake [ENG] by Sesaria_Herluna
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV), Fate/Grand Order
28 Sep 2025
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In Harry’s sixth year, Snape delivers troubling news to the Order of the Phoenix: someone has gifted the Dark Lord with an ancient grimoire, one that speaks of an impending Holy Grail War. The prize for the victor? The universal wish-granting device known as the Holy Grail.
Snape brings a copy of the text. Alarmed, the Order decides they too must enter the war. Both factions choose their candidates, waiting for the Command Spells to appear before summoning their Servants. The Holy Grail War begins.
And Merlin, having foreseen the incineration of the world, once again steps onto the stage of history.Master–Servant Pairs:
Saber — Arthur Pendragon | Master: Harry Potter
Archer — Pikoi-a-ka-Alala | Master: Dolores Umbridge
Lancer — Loki (Albus Dumbledore) | Master: Severus Snape
Rider — Kilgharrah | Master: Merlin
Caster — Tom Riddle / Lord Voldemort | Master: Morgan Faye
Assassin — La Llorona | Master: Amos Diggory
Berserker — Harry Potter [Alter] | Master: Lord Voldemort
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Alter Ego — Nimueh (?) | Master: Apostle of the Foreign GodIf you're not familiar with some of the canons, it's fine. I tried to make it easy to read for everyone.
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What if in the gambling scene in the tavern, where Merlin cheats using his magic, Percival saw him doing it?
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- Part 1 of Give Merlin a break<3<3<3
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As night settles upon them, Arthur knows he is not long for this world, and yet, first, he must witness the death of his sister, the last of light as it fades from her eyes.
{written for the Merlin Micro Fic prompt: "fading light"}
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- Part 15 of Merlin Microfics
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“We’re running out of time," Merlin said.
“You are already out of time. You always have been.”
Merlin felt the truth of it in his bones. He wanted to kill the old man for it.
“I’ll be back,” Merlin said. “You know I will. And I’ll remember, even when you don’t.”
Merlin woke in the woods, made sure Arthur was breathing, killed Morgana, and summoned Kilgharrah. He reached Avalon, bargained with the Sidhe, summoned Freya, tried everything he could think of. When it didn’t work, he killed himself, woke in the woods, and tried again.
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Merlin cannot die. When he does, he wakes up at the beginning of the day of his death. Merlin cannot die, and he won't let Arthur die either.
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Nothing is more tempting than the colour of your lips by woodenswords
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
30 Aug 2025
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Merlin took under his care a young seer who asked for his help. Whether out of the goodness of his heart or his guilty concience, he didn't know.
What he did know was that the woman's dreams were now foretelling the return of his king.
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Merlin buries himself in the dirt and the ground and the world changes around him. Here the furies do not reach him, here he is safe.
Or; Merlin leaves the world not long after Arthur does. It's millennia before they wake, and around them history passes.
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Merlin saves Arthur at Camlann.
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Merlin struggles to cope with Arthur's death as he awaits his king's return.
When Arthur finally does, he's faced with the task of picking up the pieces of his broken manservant.
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The scene before Morgana sets off to the Crystal Cave.
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- Part 1 of United in Darkness
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i don't think he could have done it any other way by bumblebearr for horsecrazy
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
24 Jul 2025
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Why he did it, then, we cannot tell you. It must have been that, dying, he remembered his mother; dying, he remembered his duty to her. Dying, he knew only death, and its bitterness, which is conferred on all things.
Whilst Arthur was saying, “Shh, Mordred, shh, lie still,” and cupping his quivering cheek, Mordred took up the sword beside his hand, and ran Arthur through with it.
For Merlin Micro Fic prompt: Swimming. Summary excerpt and title from horsecrazy's Whereat the Two Swore On the Field of Death a Deathless Love.
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- Part 24 of merlin micro fic
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A short Merthur drabble because I was inspired by their indescribable eye contact.
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“Merlin, I'm the greatest swordsman in the five kingdoms.” Arthur boasted. “I’ve fought more battles than I can count.”
”I’m aware, sire.”
”And I’ve always survived.”
”Not always.” Merlin muttered.
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The day Arthur dies is the day Merlin refuses to let end. Again. And again. And again. Merlin’s stuck in a spiral—a dizzying, cruel dance of death and reset. With each attempt, his heart grows heavier, his magic darker, until all he can do is break.
And when the shards of his despair drag Arthur into the storm, the past and present shatter, leaving nothing but raw truth and fragile hope.
Now there's no more running. Just the two of them, the end of the world, and everything left unsaid.
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Author Notes:
- This is the final installment of the We Begin Again series. Yes it will have the wedding. :)
- I'm posting this as a WIP (apologies) with no posting schedule so brace yourselves.
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Story Summary:
Now that Merlin and Arthur have dealt with Arthur’s return from the dead, and with their mutual love for one another, and also with that mild inconvenience of having to save the Northern Hemisphere from an ancient magical foe, they're finally able to live their lives like any two normal people in love.All they want is to forget the past, to have a long indulgent holiday road-tripping around the world seeing the sights together as a newly engaged couple, and to get married in Avalon the coming summer on the Solstice.
Surely, that’s not too much to ask. I mean, things always went totally to plan for them before, right?
Story contains: Banter, humor, misadventure, old friends and new friends, canon-level peril, fluff and feels, a happily ever after at the end, and love. Lots and lots of love.
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- Part 5 of We Begin Again
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What if when the Once and Future King arrives upon the shores of Avalon, Merlin was not there to greet him? Instead, guided by Freya and the magics of Albion, Arthur greets Merlin instead.
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Merlin and Mordred set off on a mission to retrieve Morgana after the battle of Camlann. Secrets are revealed and stories are told as the two men embark on an impossible journey. Part 6 in my Magic Reigns Free series
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- Part 6 of Magic Reigns Free