One Word at a Time!
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A series of unrelated Golden Age oneshots.
1. An Ordinary Day (to Celebrate) - It's been one year since the magic ban was lifted.
2. Petulance is Catching - Arthur is sick and refusing to rest. Merlin has a few tricks up his sleeve.
3. I See the Pain Now - On the anniversary of Kilgharrah's defeat, Arthur notices Merlin is absent from the festivities.
4. "I'm an Uncle!" - After the birth of Arthur and Gwen's first child, Arthur joins his friends (and family) in celebration.Series
- Part 1 of One Word at a Time!
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It's a difficult day for Merlin. Gwaine comes to comfort him.
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Gwaine supports Merlin, Merlin proves his trust, and the subsequent heartfelt confessions properly returns their friendship to what it was before the reveal.
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- Part 2 of One Word at a Time!
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After a hard day's battle in Camelot's (somewhat) Golden Age, Merlin is prevented from stewing alone for too long by a certain king.
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Merlin is hurting, physically and beyond, and Arthur takes care of him.
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- Part 3 of One Word at a Time!
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“All right,” Merlin said, setting his satchel on the table and dropping his bedroll on the floor. He waved a hand at Arthur without looking over at him, already rolling up his sleeves and striding to one of the supply shelves along the walls. “Sit down. Let’s get that properly cared for.”
After a cold winter's patrol, king and sorcerer climb up to the physician's tower. Gestures and symbols may have been needed once, but after so long together, simple friendship comes too easily to need the props and canes of royal propriety and airs.
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- Part 4 of One Word at a Time!
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A few months after the end of season two, Arthur and Merlin are captured. Arthur is knocked unconscious first, followed shortly by Merlin. When the two wake up, it seems the situation is even worse than it usually is…
Ambiguous/Open-ended Capture AU. Updates possible.
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- Part 5 of One Word at a Time!
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"No-angst-allowed" Merlin drabbles and short oneshots (all unconnected) ♡
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- Part 6 of One Word at a Time!
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"All the angst allowed" Merlin drabbles and short oneshots ;)
As stories are all unconnected, you will find individual warnings on each chapter, so you can easily read what you like and skip what you don't. Plan to update fairly regularly!
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- Part 7 of One Word at a Time!
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Arthur's chamber doors fell shut with a dull thump, and Uther stood still before them, his feet frozen to the floor. The state of his son's body was burned into his memory, the image fraying at the edges and pulsing in the center.
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Arthur's early recovery from a torture situation.
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- Part 8 of One Word at a Time!
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"Yes," she said, smiling slightly. She reached out and squeezed his arm, and Merlin looked at her with full eyes, his mouth twitching with emotion. "It's really true, Merlin. He's coming back soon. So much sooner than we ever thought possible."
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- Part 9 of One Word at a Time!
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Arthur had seen horrors before. Witnessed them, bore them, even committed them. But what had been done to Merlin...
They didn't even know the full extent, because Merlin physically couldn't speak of it. Perhaps he couldn't even remember, if his mind had retreated far enough. But what they did know was awful enough.
Arthur would never forget the sight of his dearest friend hanging limp, dragged from the depths of a pit by the cold iron chain around his waist, too near death from starvation, pain, and magic depletion to even notice the flogging pole he'd been headed toward.
Golden Age with scars — recovery arc post Merlin's capture & torture.
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- Part 10 of One Word at a Time!
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A short-lived bodyswap enchantment puts Merlin into the life of a prince and Arthur into the life of a servant. Things go badly, and Arthur ends up with a punishment that Merlin is going to have to live with.
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- Part 11 of One Word at a Time!
- Part 6 of Reelin's Land of Myth Prompt Fills
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Arthur is injured. Part of recovery is massage. Touch-starved Arthur might want the comfort more than he wants to be out training again.
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- Part 12 of One Word at a Time!