ashesandart
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- Merlin (TV) (4)
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When will Merlin cease this nonsense? He has mastered the impossible: dragging Arthur feet first down the stairs of Camelot’s class structure until he’d tasted the dirt his poorest people slept on, while still managing to always put Arthur first. It is a contradiction, a contrast Arthur cannot rationalize. But damn it all, he wishes Merlin might try putting himself first for once. If not for Merlin’s own happiness, or their friendship which is the most precious thing Arthur has ever been trusted with, then for the hope-cum-desire that Merlin might one day return his romantic feelings not out of obligation but out of want.
Merlin serves. Serves looks, serves dungeon time, and serves Arthur.
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- Part 2 of The Golden Age
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Arthur, and Merlin, and a camping expedition gone wrong-- until it goes just right.
A Drabble for Dopamine with the prompts: Merlin/Arthur, Getting Together, Fluff
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“Lord Geoffrey,” Arthur sighs, rubbing a hand along his brow in frustration. “We’ve talked about this. I am not, at this point, interested in marriage.”
Geoffrey looks over at him then, lips pinched and eyebrows high on his forehead. “No sire. I shouldn’t think you would be the right person for this, anyways. Forgive me for saying so, but I hardly think there’s a magical being in all of Albion that would happily marry you, the son of Uther Pendragon.”
Arthur flushes in anger and embarrassment, despite how he privately agrees with Geoffrey. It shouldn’t bother him so much, really— after all, he intends to marry for love. Still, the claim that no being of magic could ever love him stings for a reason he can’t quite pin.
“No, I was thinking marrying off your Court Sorcerer might be a more effective strategy for gaining magical allies.” Arthur chokes on his own spit.
Camelot has legalized magic, but needs a magical political marriage to seal the deal. Merlin gets courted. Arthur pines, stresses, and pines some more.
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- Part 1 of The Golden Age
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Arthur, Morgana, and Gwen had no idea what they were involving themselves in by volunteering to defend Ealdor—and Ealdor wasn’t ready for them either. Squashed between the Ridge of Ascetir and the White Mountains, Ealdor was offered unique protection from authority coming from either Camelot or Cenred’s kingdom. In other words, magic was used with an unusual degree of freedom, and it would surely be used while they were there.
Canon divergence of ep. 1x10 The Moment of Truth, imagining that magic is actually very commonplace is Ealdor. This fact causes Merlin some stress on the trip from Camelot to Ealdor with Arthur, Morgana, Gwen and his mother, and he must find a way to warn his friends of the magic they will see, no matter the outcome.
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This is an ongoing series of mostly unconnected Golden Age Camelot oneshots. Most are either romantic or queer-platonic merthur or merthur pre-slash. Enjoy! :)
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All of my Merlin-related fics in one collection.
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It's been nearly five years since Merlin disappeared when Arthur retook the castle from Morgana. Since then, Arthur has been steadfastly working to make up for his past failings and trying to make magic legal. He's told his best chance for advice is with the sorcerer-quasi-god Emrys, so he decides to seek the man out for help.
If he has a second reason relating to Merlin, that's entirely his own business. He's the one that's mourned the man he loved for five years, after all.
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05 Jan 2026
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aaahhhhh arthur loves merlin sm I’m in tears
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A map of the Kingdoms of Albion, based on show data, canon maps, historical maps, and a bit of fudging to get it all to fit together nicely. Canon-compliant and based circa season 2. Includes chapters on: demographics, travel on foot/by horse, and known locations.
Now contains a detailed map of the Kingdom of Camelot!
Please feel free to use this as a fannish resource!
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28 Sep 2025
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Arthur met Merlin on a cold day in June.
There weren’t meant to be cold days in June, but it was fitting because Arthur wasn’t supposed to meet Merlin that day.
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Arthur Pendragon is at an all-time low: he's still suffering from the day he nearly dueled his father to the death, his sword arm has been wounded so grievously he may never fight again, and, worst of all, every last soul in Camelot and the kingdoms beyond have had magic forced on them overnight. Now Arthur must contend with the chaos of magic run rampant, his father's dangerous instability, Morgana's increasing distance, catching Merlin in more lies than he can count, and the magic that is now threatening to consume him—all while searching for a way to break the curse before it consumes them all.
It's not going to be easy: Arthur grapples with a destiny he's not sure he can handle, and a past he'd rather forget—and if he wants to save his people, he must be prepared to confront hard truths and harder choices. It's a trial by fire, one that risks destroying everything Arthur has left to hold dear should he fail. But with enough courage, enough understanding, and maybe just a touch of magic, there's nothing he can't face.
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- Part 1 of the greatest works, liz edition