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A simple missing person's case takes a turn for the deadly when Private Investigator Merlin Wyllt stumbles across the corpse of the woman he was supposed to find—and Detective Inspector Arthur Pendragon accuses him of her murder and the several others that have occurred across Londinium. Though his name is quickly cleared, Merlin keeps getting thrown together with Arthur while in pursuit of the real murderer, and quickly they learn two heads are better than one. And after a bone-chilling discovery, they'll need every advantage they can get to stop the storm brewing on the horizon, ready to leave total annihilation in its wake.
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In a universe with a singular beginning and multiple endings, there are, too, multiple Merlins. But, there is only one Arthur Pendragon. And he dies in every ending, leaving immortal Merlin broken every time.
To save his best friend from witnessing one tragedy after another, Arthur takes matters into his own hands—and denounces the destiny between them for good.
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Merlin grows up in a world where Arthur is never born and tries to cope with a never-ending longing.
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Bookmarked by KingmakerOnPaper
16 Sep 2025
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It's Samhain night and the party from Camelot are sitting around a large camp-fire and telling each other scary stories. Odd things start to happen when Merlin takes his turn, and the line between fact and fiction soon becomes blurred.
Bookmarked by KingmakerOnPaper
15 Sep 2025
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Ahhhhh so good! Great twist! Made me cry a little!
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When Merlin returns to Arthur after barely surviving the serket sting, he is met with unexpected concern instead of their usual banter.
Or, how the conversation in 3x02 The Tears of Uther Pendragon (Part 2) could have gone.
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15 Sep 2025
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In the weeks following being revived by the Cup of Life, strange circumstances have been following Leon. The fire in his chambers seems to light and douse itself, the wind dances across his face, and water seems to caress his hands. But nothing is stranger than the root that shoots straight up from the ground to save his life from an arrow aimed at his heart. And stranger still is the answering blossom of warmth in his chest when it does.
But what does it mean? Surely, it can't be magic. Magic corrupts. It's to be reviled. He can't have magic.
Can he?
And why is Merlin suddenly so interested in him?
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31 Aug 2025
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Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Apr 2022
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Hermione straddles the Muggle and Magical worlds as a medical researcher and Healer about to make a big discovery. Draco is an Auror assigned to protect her from forces unknown – to both of their displeasure.
Features hyper-competent, fiery Hermione and lazy, yet dangerous, Draco. Slow burn.
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28 Aug 2025
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Merlin and Arthur tag along with Harry Potter (and the Prisoner of Azkaban) by SnufflesThePig
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV)
15 May 2025
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Draco notices things.
It’s what he does.
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Merlin and Arthur tag along with Harry Potter (and the Philosopher's Stone) by SnufflesThePig
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
02 Dec 2021
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Merlin’s been keeping a close eye on the Riddle boy. It’s the flirting with the Balance that sets Riddle apart, makes him Merlin’s business. Merlin’s never gone out of his way to involve himself. When Riddle drags a baby boy into his mess, though, it’s too far. It’s a little too close to that life-for-a-life business. A little too close to Queen Ygraine’s death. Arthur agrees.
They’re not the only ones watching. Albus Dumbledore has inserted himself and is already deconstructing the situation, putting measures into place and making plans. The boy is taken care of. Merlin and Arthur make some plans of their own.
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Merlin and Arthur take note the night Harry Potter cheats death (the first time). When the boy turns 11, they decide it's high time they went back to Hogwarts.Series
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Through the Eyes of Minerva's Owl by Morena_Evensong
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
24 Aug 2013
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When Albion calls Merlin, he returns to puzzle out why. Meanwhile, two years of peace are shattered when Harry Potter is attacked and left badly beaten, the Elder Wand stolen from his grasp. Then a sword appears in front of Buckingham Palace and a dragon escapes from Wales. As the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix scramble for answers, Merlin gathers his allies (both old, new and unexpected) as he prepares to greet Albion's Darkest Hour. Morgana declares war in a single, devastating blow that leaves England's wizards stunned beyond words, making it clear that the time of the Once and Future King is upon them... if only they knew where he was. Will wisdom learnt through the eyes of Minerva's owl be enough to prevent disaster?
Mostly cannon-compliant for both series.
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Bookmarked by KingmakerOnPaper
08 Jul 2025
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Arthur knows Morgana would rather have her father back, but that doesn’t mean she gets to take his. Yet Arthur’s father seems like he rather wants to be taken. Happy to have a daughter, whereas Arthur has never managed to convince himself that his father is happy about him at all.
Tintagel was to welcome him.
(Or, Arthur leaves the summer Morgana comes to Camelot, and manages to find first a bird and then a friend.)
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14 Jun 2025
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A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love...
This story was inspired by the thought of Prince William of Wales (and indeed the current Max von Hapsburg) studying at the University of St Andrews; it is also, as the title suggests, at least a little inspired by the operetta 'The Student Prince'.
Grateful thanks to Lamardeuse and DarkEmeralds for Beta and cheerleading!
::2019 note: This story was written BEFORE the TV show introduced the character of Gwaine. It's not that I can't spell, or that I'm perversely writing him out of character - I incorporated other characters from Arthurian legend (Kay, Gawain etc) into my story, and lacking prophetic abilities, my versions naturally don't mesh with the versions subsequently introduced into the show.::
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- Part 1 of The student prince
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Bookmarked by KingmakerOnPaper
09 Jun 2025
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“They say Emrys tamed the great dragon of Camelot and sired the white dragon of Albion-”
“Sired?” Gwaine interrupted “This Emrys fellow is going around siring dragons? How exactly is that happening? Sex with other dragons?” He asked and despite the situation, Merlin flushed. The man in question blinked, looking equally baffled by the question. From the corner of his eye, Merlin could see Arthur pinching the bridge of his nose.
“Uh…I actually don’t know.”
“But you’re Emrys,” Merlin reminded the imposter with a sigh “You don’t remember siring any dragons?”
“I said it was an off day!” The man complained, trying to cross his arms despite being upside down. Merlin took a long breath. Lancelot had already walked away, but that did nothing to hide his howling laughter.
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The knights keep hearing various (dramatic) rumors about the great and mighty Emrys. Everyone is such a gossip. Merlin is trying not to have a heart attack. Lancelot is loving life.
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Destiny is Calling (Pick Up The Damn Phone) by Definately_not_a_cat, madasahatter (gaytriangle)
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Sherlock (TV)
26 Oct 2025
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Arthur dies.
Camelot burns.
And yet, despite it all, Merlin survives.
He persists, long after his friends have perished, experiences the rise and fall of empires, watches man walk on the moon- but Sherlock Holmes?Meeting him may cost Merlin everything (Including, predictably, his sanity).
Or: Merlin decides to move to inner city 20th Century London to pull his life back together. Instead, he meets John Watson and Sherlock Holmes and- well let's just say his life gets a lot more interesting then he had planned on.
[The mature rating is mostly for some more heavy handed crime scene and murder descriptions, as well as some focus on mental health. Don't worry though! We add warnings in the start-of-chapter notes, and mark parts to skip.
It isn't nearly as serious as the tags suggest, we promise there’s loads of fun stuff in here too to balance out the angst (like ample sass and sarcasm; this is a Sherlock Merlin crossover, after all)]
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Bookmarked by KingmakerOnPaper
24 May 2025
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THIS IS SO GOOD! One of my absolute favs! Can’t wait for book 2!!
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The Magic Of Friendship by BabyStepsAreStillSteps for Summer_Meadows
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
11 Apr 2023
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Merlin had thought he didn’t know what he was getting into when he cleared the air and agreed to stop hating Mordred, but it turned out the knight, not the warlock, was the one who was completely unprepared for what it would mean to be considered Merlin’s friend.
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- Part 2 of The Beginning of the (Fri)end
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Arthur could see his father glaring down - face red and eyes narrowed as he looked at Merlin with clear distaste.
"Once this over, sorcerer...I’ll burn you."
"You’ve already tried that," Merlin’s voice answered and Arthur had to bite his fist to keep from making any noise. “You need to accept you can’t kill me… Hand me that blanket, please.”
“I’m sure there must be some method… Beheading?”
“No, we tried that.”
“Hanging?”
“I just sort of... Swung there, remember?”
There was another pause.
“I should have made you keep that dragon below the castle so I could feed you to it.”
“Kilgharrah? He won’t eat me, but if you want to torture me than making me listen to his nonsense for an hour might do it.” Merlin said and there was a soft sigh from the other end of the room. “I’m glad you agreed to help me though. Usually I have to do the grunt work of saving Arthur myself.”
“I can’t wait to kill you.”
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Uther finds out about Merlin’s magic, but can’t seem to kill him. Merlin is just trying to protect Arthur. They become a begrudgingly effective duo. Arthur doesn't understand why they think he isn't noticing this.
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Arthur gave Merlin his cloak thinking only of the warmth it would offer in a snowstorm. He never thought his manservant may be mistaken for him and snatched by bandits. Nor did he expect his dashing rescue of Merlin to turn his world so utterly on his head.
Because the bandits hadn't kidnapped a prince. They'd snatched a sorcerer, and now captivity is the least of anyone's problems.
A golden age awaits, but can they claim it together, or are they doomed to fail?
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The Very Last Place One Expects to Run into One’s History Professor by RileyWilliamsJr
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
26 Oct 2020
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Group projects are the worst: everyone knows that. Harry had been focusing on keeping his friendship with Ron and Hermione intact during their History of Magic project, but in actual fact, that didn’t turn out to be the problem. No—because something always has to go wrong in Harry’s life, they have instead encountered a mishap with the Time-Turner Hermione was apparently using to take even more classes than usual, so instead of squabbling in a nice little Welsh bookshop, they are now squabbling in a remote forest, surrounded by medieval knights who keep brandishing swords and shouting in a foreign language. But that somehow isn’t the weirdest part: because standing amongst the knights, unarmed and wearing ragged clothing, is (for some godforsaken reason) Hogwarts’ new history teacher.
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In the midst of capturing a magical creature, Merlin is transported to a world where Camelot is home to thousands of magic-users. King Uther is nowhere to be found, Arthur is a prince again, and Queen Ygraine sits on the throne.
Merlin plans to get back to his own reality, to his own Camelot. To do that, however, he must have access to information that is inside a shielded castle protected by powerful sorcerers. The only way in is to participate in the Apprentice Exam and be an apprentice to a magic-user included in Camelot's court. Should be easy . . . right?
Conspiracies are afoot and Merlin just knows that, somehow, he is or will be involved. Just his luck.
ARC 1 CONCLUDED!
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- Part 1 of The Wishes Chest Box
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Concatenate: To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things depending on one another.
Lancelot and the knights confide in one another following Merlin's revelations about the trenches of World War One. A Hiraeth missing scene
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- Part 2 of Hiraeth Universe