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Merlin, Prince of Dracaneard, only meant to go visit Camelot in secret so he could see the land of prophecy and meet his uncle. He really didn’t intend to save Prince Arthur’s life or be given a job as his manservant for the trouble.
But it’s a good way to get to know the prince who is prophesied to unite Albion and bring back magic by Merlin’s side, isn’t it? And it’s not as if Arthur knows that his newest servant is the crown prince to Camelot’s enemy.
Surely, this won’t turn ten shades of complicated all too soon.
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29 Mar 2024
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One (1) Daily Shoulder Pat by Android_And_Ale
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
18 Jan 2026
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Shenanigans ensue when one middle finger to the Academy too many gets Starfleet Cadet James T. Kirk booted off planet for a summer internship aboard the V.S.S. Sh'Raan.
He's hiding a major secret from the oh so earnest and helpful Vulcans, but the longer he's on the ship, the more Jim starts to wonder if they're keeping secrets from him, too.
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Captain Spisee handed Jim a heavy sheet of rich, cream paper embossed with gold dusted Vulcan calligraphy bearing the ship’s name. It was a bit cheap by the standards of Vulcan stationary aesthetics, but shipboard life meant some sacrifices. In the most elegant handwriting he’d ever had the privilege to lay eyes on, it read:
Human Enrichment and Optimal Health Program:
- One (1) Daily Shoulder Pat (more provided upon request)
- Seventy (70) Seconds of Hug Time Per Week (divided between crew members as you deem necessary)
- Three (3) Discrete Instances of Daily Praise
- Three (3) Structured Entertainments per week
- Minimum of One (1) Social Companion per meal (more available upon request)“We would appreciate detailed weekly feedback on the efficacy of our Human integration efforts."
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20 Jan 2024
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When Prince Arthur vanishes in the middle of a hunt, replaced by a significantly older—and more kingly—version of himself from the future, the world goes a bit topsy turvy. This really isn't Merlin's fault. But somehow, he needs to fix it anyway.
[Takes place after 3.01/3.02 The Tears of Uther Pendragon]
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- Part 1 of Moments Like These
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19 Jan 2024
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18 Dec 2023
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“Have I ever been a good manservant?” Merlin asked, because he couldn’t very well say ask me for something else and see what I wouldn’t give to you. It should have been more insulting that this of all things was what finally made Arthur relax.
Merlin confuses a typical favor with one of the gift-giving, courtly variety when Camelot hosts a winter tournament. Arthur tries his hand at courtship.
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04 Dec 2023
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“Damning?” She whispers fearfully.
“To Hell,” Merlin whispers back. “You don’t know what King Arthur is capable of.”
Ulla swallows again. Perhaps Emrys really is chained up in one of the castle dungeons.While awaiting the inauguration feast for Camelot's new mysterious court sorcerer, a young foreign chambermaid becomes wrapped up in harboring a fugitive manservant hiding from King Arthur. Comedy, terror, and fruit tarts ensue.
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25 Nov 2023
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The Roommate Fic is here! Featuring humanitarian!Merlin, head-over-heels Arthur, domestic vibes, a peace lily named Lily, Resistance: Avalon, Merlin’s hoop earring, Morgana & Gwen’s penthouse flat, the Bachelor, carpools and croissants, vegan meals, Merlin as an Aquarius and Arthur as a Leo who acts like a Cancer, mornings reading on the balcony, Charlie the cunt, Welsh sheep, vomit on Arthur’s loafers, heroic spider rescuing, a lap pool, lots and lots of pining, and tooth-rotting fluff.
Warning for mentions of drug use and unsafe sex. Mainly, please be aware that this fic features an unhealthy relationship (not M/A though!). If references to abusive tendencies, coercion, cheating, manipulative language, etc. will disturb you, I recommend you do not read. Stay safe and healthy, folks!
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28 Sep 2023
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“Why didn’t you ever tell me?” Arthur asks. For a few seconds, the silence feels like it heralds the rolling thunder—an incoming storm, so destructive it will tear down the castle. Then Merlin grins, and it’s a soft, forlorn little thing, and the thunder never comes.
“Sometimes,” he says, very, very quietly, in a way that Arthur didn’t know Merlin could sound like, “it turns out that fear is a little bit stronger than love.”
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04 Sep 2023
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Sir Arthur, Not Of Camelot by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
19 Oct 2025
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Uther, King of Camelot and father to Arthur Pendragon, was in mortal peril.
This, in itself, was not news; Uther, by dint of a recalcitrant, bloodthirsty personality backed by military power and an unshakable belief in the Divine Right of Kings, had made a great deal of enemies in his day, and, in truth, made new ones almost daily.
But this time was different, in that it was entirely Arthur’s fault.
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OrAfter Arthur accidentally puts his father's life in jeopardy, he must ride out of Camelot, with Merlin at his side, on a journey with no real end goal in sight
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05 Aug 2023
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When Arthur vanishes from Camelot, the knights must set out on a quest across the continent to find him, one that leads from the forests of Albion to the far isles of the Middle Sea. Meanwhile, Camelot lies unprotected and vulnerable to invasion by Morgana, and even greater dangers may threaten the soul of Albion itself.
Season 4 AU set vaguely between A Hunter's Heart and Herald of the New Age.
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27 Jun 2023
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“My father wishes to host a dinner for Lady Mithian and her father. They have arranged a marriage.” Arthur’s mouth barely moved. Merlin’s body ran hot. Then cold.
And then, nothing.
It was always going to happen. Merlin knew it was always going to happen, but the sudden, agonizing reminder almost brought Merlin to his knees.
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Regency Era!AU
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17 Jun 2023
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Arthur didn't speak to him for a week after he found out.
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- Part 4 of Merlin works
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14 Jun 2023
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The silhouette is backlit from the headlights on the Mini Cooper and he’s maybe hit his head harder than he thought because it almost looks like…
“Merlin?”
And Merlin feels as though his heart is exploding in his chest because that voice and his real name and as he looks up...the golden hair reflected in the light from the car.
Arthur Pendragon is standing, completely starkers, in the middle of the road leading up to Lake Avalon.
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06 Apr 2023
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(x) hear then, if you will, the tale of a true king.
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05 Apr 2023
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“Perhaps we are doing her a favor then,” he says, pausing to chew the inside of his cheek before adding in a measured, careful voice. “I wouldn’t want to live without my love, either.”
Arthur whips around in the saddle to stare at him, eyes hard and dark, like the storm clouds building on the distant horizon. “What love? You haven’t got a love,” he snaps, like he’s the sole keeper of all Merlin’s secrets.
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23 Mar 2023
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King Arthur sets out to keep his promise to the spirit of the Druid boy by repealing his father's ban on magic. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done, for reasons including but not limited to the following:
(1) He can't change the law until he understands magic better, but no sorcerer is willing to explain magic to him until he changes the law;
(2) The sorcerers all have some strange obsession with Merlin, which is awakening all sorts of feelings in Arthur that he really doesn't fancy examining too closely;
(3) He is starting to feel like the butt of some Druid-population-wide inside joke involving the mysterious phenomenon called Emrys; and
(4) Oh yeah, Morgana is still trying to kill him.
Thus he embarks on a journey of discovery, diplomacy, accountability, and self-improvement, and maybe even falls in love along the way.
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28 Jan 2023
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Canon takes a brick in the face by the name of Carver Hawke.
Or: The “modern character in Thedas” trope done a liiiittle differently. Maker have mercy on us all.
Or: I can’t find a fic where the transmigrated modern character in Thedas actually massively changes canon from DAO to DAI, so I write it myself.
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12 Jan 2023
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A History of Falling by Virgo827
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies)
24 Jun 2024
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Prince Loki of Asgard fell from the Bifrost and perished. Lukas Eld lives a quiet life amidst his fellow humans, working as a historian for a nondescript museum, and dreaming of the Void at night. When S.H.I.E.L.D. drags him in to an investigation involving magical artifacts ripped from the pages of the mythology he studies, Lukas finds himself torn between the cold ghost of the truth and the living warmth of the lie.
The arrival of Thor does not make things any easier.
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12 Dec 2022
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Over twenty years after Chancellor Palpatine's failed takeover of the Galactic Republic, Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker-Naberrie is asked to join a diplomatic mission to Mandalore to help negotiate a trade agreement with the new Mand'alor. While he is assumed to join as an observer and mediator in these talks, his real mission is to investigate rumors that the Mand'alor's child is powerful in the Force and offer a future for the child within the Jedi Order. The already difficult task compounds when he keeps failing to gain an audience with the mysterious Mand'alor, but distraction comes in the form of a strange, faceless Mandalorian palace guard he keeps encountering at night, someone he keeps gravitating towards despite himself.
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25 Nov 2022
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Arthur sustains a mortal wound in battle, and makes preparations to accept his fate. Merlin has other ideas.
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15 Oct 2022