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You've Got Your Reasons by CandiceWright, FervidAsAFlame for deathcomeswithakiss
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
09 Apr 2020
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Arthur is the perfect flatmate -- he pays his rent on time, works so much that he’s not even home half the time, and is totally okay with Merlin’s magic. Best of all, Merlin is pretty sure that Arthur has a crush on him -- that is, until he stumbles across a list of things that Arthut hates about him.
Merlin is upset of course, but he pushes aside his feelings to focus on being a better roommate so that Arthur will renew their lease for another year. Most of the things on the list aren’t that hard to correct … so how come Arthur seems to get more and more annoyed as Merlin improves his behaviour?
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14 Feb 2026
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“I’m the king,” Arthur says grumpily, swallowing around the stone that has settled in his throat, “I can wear what I want.”
“What about what I want?”
“I’m the king,” Arthur repeats slowly, since Merlin is being particularly thick, “and so you can also wear what I want.”
Or, Arthur dresses Merlin, which goes about as well as you would expect.
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14 Feb 2026
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The sob that escaped him was a tiny thread of sound, little more than an embellishment upon the air. He did not wail. It was too big for that, too much, all the more painful for being unexpected. Not Arthur's betrothal, but his own reaction to it. It was as if all the nebulous uncertainty of the day had crystallised into a blade.
Worse, he had no one to blame but himself. He had never told Arthur how he felt. It had always seemed like a step too far, and now it was too late.
Tomorrow, he would pick up the pieces of himself and find the strength to bear the scars of it. He would be the friend Arthur needed, and he would pretend that was enough.
Tonight, he mourned.
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When Arthur announces his courtship to Lady Aveline of Spirehold, Merlin resigns himself to never speaking of his love. Yet the universe has other ideas. Stuck in the same, repeating day, can Merlin find his courage and break free, or will he lose his last chance to speak of what lingers in his heart?
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15 Jan 2026
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Me @ Merlin Writers: What if You Didn't Murder My Favorite Characters? by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle
Fandom Merlin (TV)
05 May 2020
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This is just me being salty and writing a bunch of AUs where certain characters survive and are awesome later on in the series (none of them are related). They all have some sort of relationship with Arthur. Here's What I got so far and an updated version of what is officially coming.
- Balinor Lives: Returning the Favor
- Gwen and Merlin’s Friendship Lives: Loyalty before Royalty
- Will Lives: In Which Arthur Lets a Sorcerer Live and Regrets It
- Freya Lives: The Prince Who Cried Witch
- Lancelot Lives: Calling the Middle Man
- Uther's Redemption Arc Lives: Fool Me Once
- Hunith's Relevance in the Show Lives: Exceptionally Exceptional
- Ygraine Lives: The Only Rules that Apply to Rulers
- Alator Lives: The Salt of the Forsaken
- Aithusa's Potential Lives: 10 Reasons Not to Fight a Dragon (a Guide by Arthur Pendragon)
- Deagal Lives: The Servant's Apprentice
- Mordred Being Good Lives: Guarding the Guardian
- Gwaine and Merlin's Love Lives: Needless to Say
- Elyan Lives: (Not Written Yet)
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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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25 Dec 2025