#merlin fanfic
SunlitKisses
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Rating: General Audiences-Pairing: Gwen/Arthur-Words: 1316
Pure fluffy fluff featuring Arthur taking Gwen for a picnic in the beautiful autumnal sunlit forest
Written for @arwenfest day 1 - Kisses(andSunlight) and @merlinbingo square - Nose Kisses (and bonus prompt Autumn)!!!
My AO3 - Question Time
Thank you so much for the tag @arthur-rex!
How many works do you have on Ao3? 140…. I can’t quite believe that… I’ve only been on Ao3 for about 13months…
What’s your total Ao3 word count? 303,317
How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? In the past 15 years or so I have written for (that I can remember) 10 fandoms. In order (I think) Harry Potter, Tamora Pierce, Twilight, Merlin, Supernatural, Glee, Gilmore Girls, Dragon Age, Thunderbirds and Medici. But the only ones I still write now are Harry Potter and Merlin. Only a small fraction of these ever got published online. And only my Merlin fics are on Ao3!
What are your top 5 fics by kudos? (watch me turn this into shameless self promotion )
1)Secrets & Lies - Merthur - Arthur knows about Merlin’s magic and has to stop anyone else finding out.
2)Identity Reveal - BAMF Merlin magic reveal.
3)But You Love Me - Merthur - fluffy love confession after Merlin gets hurt protecting Arthur.
4)Caged - Different first meeting - Merlin caught by a witchfinder and brought to Camelot.
And then these two are tied right now with the same number of kudos:
5)Blackberries, Griffins and a Kiss For You - Mercelot - Lancelot buying gifts for Merlin.
5) “Huddling for Warmth” - Merthur - What it says on the tin, fluffy get together!
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Always! I feel like if someone has taken the time to tell me they like my fics, then I want to let them know that their comments made me smile! Although sometimes it takes me a long time to get around to doing so because when I first read nice comments all I am capable of doing is making incoherent happy noises and grinning at my laptop screen.
What is the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? ProbablyDefiance - I even added a note at the end with a reassurance that it doesn’t actually end in the way it seems to! (Despite the sad ending, please do read it though! It’s Arthur trying to defy Uther in a matter of using magic to save Merlin’s life…)
Do you write crossovers? Not really.
Have you ever received hate on a fic? Once. It was truly horrible and it almost put me off writing for a while, but some lovely people in the fandom encouraged me to ignore it and carry on!
Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I do indeed! All different kinds! I started with a rather longer than I expected Gwaincelot fic at the end of 2020, and then after a few more here and there, I opened the floodgates with Kinkalot!(More shameless self promotion of course - I shouldn’t be allowed to answer questions like this, I just turn the whole thing into a personal advert! )
Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I’m aware of! I hope not.
Have you ever had a fic translated? About ten years ago or so one of my Glee fanfics was translated into Italian. The girl who translated it was lovely and translated all the reviews back into English for me as well!
Have you ever co-written a fic before? Me and my sister have co-written several Harry Potter fics together - but we’ve never finished any of them - maybe this year we’ll get to that….
What’s your all time favourite ship? Merthur. Hands down. It was my first ever ship and it will always be my favourite. But close second are Mercelot and Arwen and, of course, Gwaincelot (and many more!)
What’s a wip you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? I currently have 81 wips…. I really want to finish all of them, of course, but I know some of them will never be done.
What are your writing strengths? I think I’m good at description and little details to make things really seem real. And lots of people tell me I’m good at writing dialogue - which I find weird, because I would have said that was one of my weaknesses!
What are your writing weaknesses? Sentence structure - I use far too many commas and run-on sentences. And too many adverbs. And sticking to a plan! I never stick to the plans I make before I start writing. And I’m not great at thinking up complex plots for long stories - although I would love to be able to write them.
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Oooh I love it, I’ve done a little bit of French, Italian and Spanish for a couple of bilingual characters in other fandoms before. And for Merlin fics I do it a lot. Using Old English for Merlin’s spells - creating new spells is one of my favourite things to do!
What was the first fandom you wrote for? Unofficially, Harry Potter - but that was before I had ever even heard of fanfiction or fandom, as far as I was concerned I was just playing writing with the characters. The first thing I deliberately chose to write and publish fanfiction for was… Twilight.
What’s your favourite fic you’ve written? Oh dear, that’s like asking a mum to choose between her children! I know it sounds arrogant, but I really do like all of my published fics - I wouldn’t publish them if I didn’t like them myself. Ummm… Can I pick three??? It’s my blog, I can do what I want. I’m going to pick three that I really like but that have been slightly overlooked in hit numbers on Ao3 (just because I am an utterly, utterly shameless self promoting prat)
1) Rub-Dub, Just Relaxing in My Tub - Ace Leon having a nice relaxing bath whilst all the other knights go to a brothel.
2) Of Tea and Dragons - Arwen - This is the first ever modern AU I wrote, Gwen meeting Arthur and Merlin in a tea shop.
3) The Prince’s Breakfast - Pre-slash Merthur - Morning domesticity interrupted by a cute kitten!
I know, I know. Ignore my self-indulgent promoting. But what’s tumblr for if not for advertising your fics! Ok, I’m done now! I promise!
Tagging: I haven’t been around on tumblr for a while so I have no idea who has already done this, so I am tagging ANYONE WHO SEES THIS AND WANTS TO DO IT!!! (Anyone who managed to wade through all of my self promotion deserves to do a little promoting themselves too!!)
A Boyfriend is Not Just for Christmas
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HappyChristmaseveryone! Have a modern AU Merthur fake dating fic!
Rating: Teen and Up
Words: 24,256
Summary: To make his mate, Will, stop teasing him, Merlin makes up a boyfriend. The only problem is, his mum now wants him to bring his boyfriend to the family Christmas party.
Merlin has to persaude his sort of friend, Arthur, to pretend to be that boyfriend for the party. Surely they can fake being in love for one day…
Featuring fluff, banter, arguments and confessions, with a splash of pining and obliviousness on the side. All topped up with Christmas spirit!
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Snippet:Chapter1- under the cut!
Merlin looked up from his plate of rum cake, poking his tongue out to catch the sticky crumbs off his bottom lip, when his mum walked into the room, still talking on the phone.
“… yes, see you on Saturday, Uncle Gaius,” she was saying. “And you’ll finally get to meet Merlin’s boyfriend… Yes, I know! Absolutely lovely…”
Merlin had frozen at the word boyfriend, his next forkful of cake halted halfway to his mouth, his jaw dropped open in surprise.
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A Boyfriend is Not Just for Christmas
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HappyChristmaseveryone! Have a modern AU Merthur fake dating fic!
Rating: Teen and Up
Words: 22,273
Summary: When Merlin’s mate, Will, was teasing him about being single, Merlin cracked and simply invented a boyfriend to make Will shut up. Things got a little out of hand when Merlin continued to embellish the lie until he had a fully-formed pretend serious boyfriend that his mum wanted him to bring to the family Christmas party…
It was only when his friend, Gwen, pointed out that the boyfriend Merlin had made up sounded a bit like Arthur that the idea of asking the prat to pretend to be his boyfriend at the party formed. Perhaps not the best idea ever - Merlin just hoped to be able to make it through the party without anyone guessing the truth.
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Snippet:Chapter1
Merlin looked up from his plate of rum cake, poking his tongue out to catch the sticky crumbs off his bottom lip, when his mum walked into the room, still talking on the phone.
“… yes, see you on Saturday, Uncle Gaius,” she was saying. “And you’ll finally get to meet Merlin’s boyfriend… Yes, I know! Absolutely lovely… Alright, bye.”
Merlin had frozen at the word boyfriend, his next forkful of cake halted halfway to his mouth, his jaw dropped open in surprise.
“Cup of tea, Merlin? Hello? Merlin?” Hunith snapped her fingers in front of his face to get his attention. “Tea?”
Merlin’s fork dropped back to his plate. “Oh, uh…” He shook his head quickly to focus on what his mum had just said. “Yes please.”
“I was going to offer you a piece of rum cake as well, but I see you’ve already found it.” Hunith gave him a fondly reproachful glare.
He grinned sheepishly. “It’s very good.”
“As long as there’s enough left for Dad when he gets home.”
“I’ve only had one slice!” Merlin protested.
Raising her eyebrows, his mum tipped the red sparkly cake tin towards him, showing how much of the cake was missing. “One slice?”
“Ok, so it was a big slice…” Merlin hedged, licking his lips again enthusiastically. “But it’s really yummy!”
“Thank you,” Hunith said with a soft chuckle, then tutted and cut herself a small slice. She ruffled Merlin’s hair, poured two cups of tea and came to sit at the table beside him.
Chewing slowly, Merlin swallowed his mouthful and took a gulp of tea, before looking up at his mother. “Mum…” – she hummed questioningly – “Why did you tell Gaius that he’d get to meet my boyfriend?”
A Boyfriend is Not Just for Christmas
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HappyChristmaseveryone! Have a modern AU Merthur fake dating fic!
Rating: Teen and Up
Words: 24,256
Summary: To make his mate, Will, stop teasing him, Merlin makes up a boyfriend. The only problem is, his mum now wants him to bring his boyfriend to the family Christmas party.
Merlin has to persaude his sort of friend, Arthur, to pretend to be that boyfriend for the party. Surely they can fake being in love for one day…
Featuring fluff, banter, arguments and confessions, with a splash of pining and obliviousness on the side. All topped up with Christmas spirit!
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Snippet:Chapter1- under the cut!
Merlin looked up from his plate of rum cake, poking his tongue out to catch the sticky crumbs off his bottom lip, when his mum walked into the room, still talking on the phone.
“… yes, see you on Saturday, Uncle Gaius,” she was saying. “And you’ll finally get to meet Merlin’s boyfriend… Yes, I know! Absolutely lovely…”
Merlin had frozen at the word boyfriend, his next forkful of cake halted halfway to his mouth, his jaw dropped open in surprise.
“Cup of tea, Merlin? Hello? Merlin?” Hunith snapped her fingers in front of his face to get his attention. “Tea?”
Merlin’s fork dropped back to his plate. “Oh, uh…” He shook his head quickly to focus on what his mum had just said. “Yes please.”
“I was going to offer you a piece of rum cake as well, but I see you’ve already found it.” Hunith gave him a fondly reproachful glare.
He grinned sheepishly. “It’s very good.”
“As long as there’s enough left for Dad when he gets home.”
“I’ve only had one slice!” Merlin protested.
Raising her eyebrows, his mum tipped the red sparkly cake tin towards him, showing how much of the cake was missing. “One slice?”
“Ok, so it was a big slice…” Merlin hedged, licking his lips again enthusiastically. “But it’s really yummy!”
“Thank you,” Hunith said with a soft chuckle, then tutted and cut herself a small slice. She ruffled Merlin’s hair, poured two cups of tea and came to sit at the table beside him.
Chewing slowly, Merlin swallowed his mouthful and took a gulp of tea, before looking up at his mother. “Mum…” – she hummed questioningly – “Why did you tell Gaius that he’d get to meet my boyfriend?”
“Because he will, won’t he? James is coming to the Christmas party, yes?”
Oh shit! ‘James’ was the boyfriend that Merlin had made up a few weeks ago when his mate, Will, had been teasing him about being single. Again. For about the hundredth time. His mum had overheard and had been so happy for him, that he hadn’t been able to bring himself to tell her that it wasn’t true. And then things had got a little out of hand when Merlin’s ridiculous imagination and inability to just shut up had meant he continued to embellish the lie until James was a fully formed serious boyfriend that his mum couldn’t wait to meet.
“Uh… I’m not sure if he can make it. I, um, think he might be busy.”
Hunith looked crestfallen. “Oh, that’s such a shame, Merlin. Everyone was so looking forward to meeting him.”
So am I, Merlin thought to himself, stuffing another large forkful of rum cake into his mouth to give himself a moment to think.
“Does James know how important it is to you that he’s here?” Hunith asked, patting Merlin’s hand.
“Um… no…?” Merlin shrugged, chewing his cake slowly as his brain whirred with panic, desperately trying to think up a solution.
“Oh, Merlin sweetheart.” Now his mum looked genuinely sad and Merlin felt his heart clench. “I just don’t want you to be lonely this year.” She shuffled her chair a little closer to his and stroked his hair softly. “I know Will will be bringing – oh, um, I’ve forgotten the name of this one… And Mordred is bringing Kara…”
And that was a bit of a kick in the teeth too; his younger cousin Mordred, barely even seventeen, already had a serious relationship before Merlin had managed to get one.
“I’ll, uh…” Merlin wracked his brain for a way out of the situation. And settled for a lame option to hopefully buy himself a little more thinking time. “I’ll talk to him.” With that he leapt up from his seat, scooped the last bit of cake into his mouth before hurrying to the dishwasher and shoving his plate and fork in. “I’d best go and get ready for work.”
As soon as he was out of his mum’s eye-line in the hallway, he turned and thunked his head against the wall, groaning quietly to himself. How did he always manage to get himself stuck in such situations?
This was chapter 1, please click HERE to read the rest!!
Written for @merlinchristmasbingoand@merlinbingo’s December flash bingo!
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Arthur: needs 12 knights to fight the dragon and they’ll all most likely, almost certainly die
Leon: VOLUNTEERS FIRST
The other eleven, wearing armour and stuff: die
Merlin, not wearing armour or anything except his normal tunic shirt pants and boots: also survives which isnt surprising to us but should be sus to the characters
LEON: FLIPPING SURVIVESAND HE LITERALLY NEVER DIES
NOT FACING THE DRAGON
NOT WHEN FIGHTING LITERAL SKELETONS
NOT WHEN MORGANA TAKES OVER WITH AN I M M O R T A L A R M Y.
NOT WHEN THERE’S EVIL SPIRITS WHOOSHING ABOUT TURNING PEOPLE TO ICY DEAD BODIES
NOT WHEN A SNAKE LADY IS SEDUCING A GROUP OF THE KNIGHTS INCLUDING HIM AND NEARLY KILLS THEM (but Gwen saves the day, hooray!)
NOT WHEN MORGANA TAKES OVER AGAIN
NOT IN THE F I N A L BLOODY BATTLE WHERE E V E R Y O N E E L S E D I E S
THE ONLY OTHER PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE ALL OF THAT ARE MERLIN, GWEN AND GAIUS (other people survive some of the last ones but never every single thing)
Conclusion: Leon is immortal
Leon IS immortal..it’s a fact!
One of my favorite Merlin fics ever is one where Merlin and Leon become very good friends while living through ages waiting for Arthur
Oh@vickytokio you can not mention that fic and not provide me with a teeny tiny linkpretty please???
@pendragonlord-at-camelotand@justabitofwhump sorry for the delay. I read this fic over 3 years ago and had a hard timefindingthe linklol
Hope you have fun, it’s truly such a nice read
Lancelot being in love with Arthur’s sibling would include headcanons
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A/N: hii love!! OMG A LANCE REQUEST I’M SKKSKSKS thank you so much for this, I hope you like the outcome
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- Honestly, Lancelot tried to blame himself for how he felt when he was near you
- But how could he, when you were such an incredible person? How wasn’t everyone in love with you?
- His heart beated faster when you laughed, when you smiled, when you so much as greated him at the city
- The thing Lancelot found the most beautiful about you though, was the fact that you did not make a difference between people regarding their social position
- You treated everyone the same, were they a simple blacksmith or a princess, and that was fascinating to him
- Lance knew better than to try to act on those feelings
- You were a noble, he knew he had no chance
- Also, the King would probably have him killed for even getting close to you
- Also, Arthur was not at all pleased about those feelings at first
- Not because Lancelot was not a noble or something like that, but because he was a jealous brother and it was actually kind of funny
- Merlin laughed so hard whenever Arthur saw you and Lancelot together that he would make Arthur so mad he would have to polish his armour twice on the same day as a punishment
- Lance was so noble he would not make any moves on you, afraid of being too forward since he had no evidence you felt the same way about him
- But then he did, when you put aside your manners as a noble and everything you had been thought about prudence and simply kissed the man
- Lancelot thought that amazing kiss would be the end of him
- To have you in his arms, well, that meant everything to him
- You began to do a bit of sneaking around after that, because there was no doubt left about your feelings for one another
- If Uther even dreamed about it, you two would be in trouble
- Merlin knows about you two, of course he does. The young man is very perceptive and being your friend, well, he saw the feelings right in your face in no time
- Arthur takes a while to figure it out
- When he does though, he is outraged, finding it absurd that Lancelot had sneaked his way into your heart and chambers
- But then, he got a glimpse of just how much you loved each other one day and then the future King of Camelot had no option but to accept your relationship
- He loved you, and he was happy you had found someone so good, loyal and trustworthy as Lancelot to have as yours
- When he tells you that, you practically jump out of happiness and hugs your brother tightly, because his support meant the world to you
- Lancelot shakes his hand and smiles like he had never before
- Actually, he was very certain he was living the best time of his life
- He had you, after all
- And no treasure was greater than that to him
Past, present, future - Lighthouse_on_the_sea - Merlin (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
After a series of difficult times, Merlin decides he needs a change of scenery, so he moves to New York to live near his best friend Gwen.
It is well known, however, that you cannot escape from your past and when one night Merlin’s past shows up at his door, Merlin’s life changes again.
or: 8.400 million people in New York and Merlin manages to meet the only one he had hoped never to see again.
Now it’s finished
and for once I’m so proud of myself it’s a strange feeling that I’m not used to…
Please read and tell me what you all think
Past, present, future - Lighthouse_on_the_sea - Merlin (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
After a series of difficult times, Merlin decides he needs a change of scenery, so he moves to New York to live near his best friend Gwen.
It is well known, however, that you cannot escape from your past and when one night Merlin’s past shows up at his door, Merlin’s life changes again.
or: 8.400 million people in New York and Merlin manages to meet the only one he had hoped never to see again.
Now it’s finished
and for once I’m so proud of myself it’s a strange feeling that I’m not used to…
Please read and tell me what you all think
PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n
CHAPTER ONE - THE BAD FEELING & THE TREASURE CHEST
Merlin had a bad feeling about this.
Admittedly, he got a bad feeling every time Arthur decided to go galavanting into the forest. Usually, it was for some stupid errand or quest, but his time the king hadn’t even bothered to provide his reasoning. Also, there must be a less dangerous route away from Camelot. Bandits, sorcerers, monsters, and assassins - and that angry old lady once - always found Arthur like bees to a hive. At this point, it was rare that they didn’t get chased, maimed, or attacked in one way or another. But did that deter His Royal Pratness? No. No, it did not.
“Arthur,” Merlin whined as he adjusted in his saddle and slouched forward, “I don’t like this. My arse hurts. I’m tired. I’m thirsty. We’ve been riding for hours and you haven’t even told me where we are going!”
“I understand your limited mental capacity makes this difficult, Merlin, but try to remember that I am the king. You can’t speak to me like that. And if you stopped sitting like a pouting child then maybe your scrawny arse wouldn’t hurt.” Arthur replied boredly, running his gloved hand through his hair. It stuck up sporadically, wet from dewy fog surrounding them, “So do me a favour and shut up, Merlin.”
“Oh, commenting on my capacity is brave, sire. Seeing as your head is the size of a farmer’s prize pumpkin. And yet, I swear I can hear the wind whistling through one ear and out the other.” Merlin smiled smugly at himself, “I bet you don’t even know where we’re going. You’re just trying to pretend because you can’t admit we’re lost. Prat.”
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KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n
Published on Ao3
CHAPTER FIVE : THE AMBASSADOR & THE PHYSICIAN
“Your father would never have allowed such leniency,“ the ambassador snapped. "It is reckless and immoral. You are but a child meddling with things you do not yet understand. Magic is corrupt. It causes plagues, drought, famine, and disaster!”
“Magic does not corrupt people. Fear does. Power does. Perhaps you are right to fear those with such immense power to cause what you have described. However, that is not the majority. Many can at most light a candle, mend a broken bone, or calm a fever. Magic has existed far longer than man has. If they all wanted us dead, if they had that power, then we simply would be. Hundreds were slaughtered by my father. Do you truly believe they would have allowed that to happen if they had the choice?”
Merlin gasped and the intelligent declaration echoed through the stunned throne room. Arthur twisted towards Haldorwin, his body tense like a hunting predator. The man stuttered under the scrutiny. Knights and servants began to whisper amongst themselves, and Merlin strained to see past their bobbing heads.
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KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n
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CHAPTER FOUR : THE BREAK UP & THE SERVANT
“I would be able to dress just fine if my shirts had been hung and my pants folded instead of the other way around. I can’t find a bloody thing, it’s so disorganized!”
Merlin had doubled over and wheezed behind a closed fist upon the glorious sight he was met with that morning. Arthur had his breeches on backward, his shirt far too small, and his shoes on the wrong feet. At this point, the only explanation Merlin could accept was that Arthur did this for comedic purposes. The king had dressed himself just fine on several occasions in the past. This whole joke had started when Merlin commented that perhaps Arthur didn’t need his help dressing anymore, now that he figured it out. Arthur had agreed, and then the next morning Merlin found him with his arms trapped in his shirt and a hole in his breeches.
“Well, it looks like you found everything just fine. You just weren’t sure what to do after that…”
“That’s absolute nonsense!”
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KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n
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CHAPTER FOUR : THE BREAK UP & THE SERVANT
“I no longer require a manservant. If you need anything for your apprenticeship please feel free to let me know at a later time. I have a meeting to attend to. Excuse me.”
“Oh no, you’re not going anywhere! It’s been a week without a single word from you. Then I hear - from Gaius, not you, I might add! -that you’ve lifted the ban on magic? And when I come to thank you, I find your room looking like a bloody tornado went through it. We have to talk about this! You… this room is… it’s destroyed! You don’t think this is any cause for concern? You don’t think it’s a little important?”
Arthur hummed stiffly. As Merlin got closer he saw more of the physical damage done to the king. His hands were swelling, and surely he’d broken knuckles. Merlin reached out gently, and Arthur’s grip loosened from the quill. His palms were bloody from crescent-shaped cuts, his fingers swollen and red. How Arthur was even moving them was a mystery and likely causing even more damage. “Arthur, your hands! We have to get you to Gaius! I could fix your leg, but I can’t set broken bones. They’ll heal wrong…”
“That’s precisely why you should commit to your studies. I will visit Gaius after this meeting. You should leave, Merlin.” Arthur shook his head and snatched his hand away. “I’m fine.”
✨ KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n ✨
Published on Ao3 and Fanfiction.net
CHAPTER SIX : THE WITCH
Arthur approached a cell and held out the key so tightly his knuckles went white. The torch in his hand flickered around the room before catching the figure sitting in the corner. The witch… She looked up at him slowly. In the light of the fire, the woman’s gray hair shined gold, and her wrinkles seemed darker and bolder. She stood and calmly stepped towards the bars.
“A visit from the king himself. What an honor.” Her gentle voice was laced with mirth. Arthur felt wrongfooted at her apparent lack of contempt for him.
“I am sorry for any harsh treatment you have received. That was not my intent.” He’d noticed the bruises circling her frail wrists, likely from the iron cuffs used to chain her. She followed his gaze and rubbed at the marks sorely.
“Was it not? You are your father’s son. What would he think, seeing you getting friendly with an ‘evil sorceress’ now?”
“I do not find you evil in the slightest. I heard you used magic to rid your granddaughter of a fever. That doesn’t sound like the work of a villain. You had the power to save a child from suffering - despite the risk for yourself - and you saved her. I think you are brave.”
✨ KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n ✨
Published on Ao3 and Fanfiction.net
CHAPTER FIVE : THE BAN ON MAGIC
“Arthur knows I have magic, Gaius.”
The physician stilled and looked fearfully towards the door as though guards were sure to march through it at any moment. He stood and pulled Merlin up with him, pacing in the small space between benches.
“Are you certain, Merlin?”
Merlin nodded jerkily and ran a trembling hand through his hair. “He saw me, Gaius. We got trapped. There was a monster. I tried to keep Arthur away, where I didn’t think he could see me. I killed it. With magic. But he saw everything.”
Gaius looked up sharply and let out a huff of air. He muttered to himself and sat down, only to stand right back up again. Trying to stay calm, Gaius used his best ‘caring doctor’ voice. “And then what, Merlin? What did he say? What did he do? How much time do we have?”
“He started crying…”
“Merlin…”
“He didn’t yell at me. He didn’t get angry or threaten me. He… he didn’t say anything. He just asked me if I was coming back to Camelot with him or not. I don’t know what he’s going to do. H-he won’t listen to me. He didn’t ask for any explanation. I made him cry, Gaius. I know I should be scared, but I never imagined he’d react like that…” Merlin broke down, his body heaving with sobs. He choked on his words and hugged his arms against his chest. He felt so guilty and so anxious that he thought he might vomit.
“I-I convinced myself that it was because of Uther that I lied to him. Then Uther was gone, and I kept lying! I had excuses. I said Arthur wasn’t ready… o-o-or that he was too against magic. Or because of the dragon. Or you. Or my mum. But… he didn’t say anything about the magic. He let me use it to get us free and to heal his leg. He just - I… I don’t know. Gods, he looked so hurt. I can’t even - I don’t know what to do - I… I don’t know what to do! Sometimes he’s such a rude stuck up arrogant prick, and other times he’s so caring and brave and kind. He didn’t say he if was going to hurt me but didn’t say he wasn’t either. I-I don’t know how much time we have!”
Chapter 5 yayyyy
✨ KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n ✨
Published on Ao3 and Fanfiction.net
CHAPTER FOUR : THE MIND
Arthur couldn’t get enough air into his lungs for the life of him. With every step his horse took, another doubt rattled in his skull. Camelot was eons away, and Merlin’s nervous form suddenly felt foreign. It seemed like a great earthquake had slammed through his world, leaving it smashed and shifted, turned upside down. But also, everything now made sense…
‘Of course.’ Arthur’s mind screamed at him, 'Of course!’
He spiraled helplessly, the years and years of suppressed knowledge and suspicion all bubbling to the surface.
'I let it happen. I should have known. How could I be so blind? Of course, Merlin betrayed me! He lied to me. It was all a lie -everything- and I - I knew Merlin was lying to me all this time - and I didn’t even care. I ignored all of the signs because I just wanted so bad for it not to be true. Merlin’s a sorcerer.’
'Warlock,’ Arthur corrected himself. That’s what Merlin called himself.
'He’s had magic this entire time. He acted as though he were an idiot but made me out to be a fool. He pretended that he was weak. Then he killed that creature with his mind. His hands blazed with fire, yet he felt no pain. I am weak. I should have known better. All this time… And that wasn’t Merlin’s only lie, was it?’
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KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n
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CHAPTER THREE : THE BEAST & THE MIND
The monster was white and skeletal, with bones protruding from its spine and joints. It crawled like an insect across the ceiling, two talons sharp and glinting from each foot. As though looking for them, it huffed and sniffed, and Merlin prayed that it was blind and would leave if they stood still without a breath. It flexed and shifted, its skin wrinkled with each movement, shining with dew. Merlin’s lungs screamed at him for air, and when he could hold it in no longer, he sucked in a breath. The creature’s head snapped towards him, beady black eyes blinking hungrily at him. It snapped its jaws with rows upon rows of teeth glinting in the moonlight, and dropped to the floor and lunged.
“MERLIN!” Arthur yelled, grabbing Merlin’s sleeve and yanking him away from it.
Merlin scrambled backward and dodged as the creature slammed past him and into the ground. The walls shook from the commotion and an idea popped into the warlock’s head. He saw Arthur slowly approach the beast from behind as it shook its head frustratedly. Merlin had to keep Arthur safe. Running forward and pushing Arthur out of the way, he screamed, “ARTHUR, GET BACK! THE CAVE IS COLLAPSING!”
When the monster lunged again, guided by his shout, Merlin rolled and shot out a hushed spell towards the cave ceiling. It shook and fell, building a blockade between them and the king. He heard Arthur yell for him, but all that registered in Merlin’s thoughts was that the king was unharmed. Now Merlin faced the beast alone.
It was a Lymocton. ‘The starving man’. He’d seen it in his book before. He couldn’t remember much, only that they had an aversion to light and heat. So he spun around, fists blazing hot with fire, and called to it, “Alright, you’ve got me now. Give it your best shot!”
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✨KING PENDRAGON by Van1llaB34n ✨
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CHAPTER ONE : THE BAD FEELING & THE TREASURE CHEST (Pt. 2)
“Didn’t peg you for an artistic soul, sire! Now you’re telling me you can draw? Hopefully better than whatever Morgana doodled on the walls.”
Arthur shot Merlin an unamused eyeroll but pushed a bound notebook to him all the same. Merlin pursed his lips and carefully opened it. The bindings were brittle, and some pages slid out, Merlin fumbling to catch them. When he did, he whistled quietly and looked up at Arthur and back at the page in rapid succession. Arthur could draw… incredibly well. He flipped through the pages and gazed at them with wonder. Some of the drawings he instantly recognized. A detailed sketch of a horse’s head. A simple outline of a hut on a hill. But as Merlin got further into the book, the drawings became grander and grander.
One depicted Morgana, with her features sharp even as a child, gazing out of her window to the courtyard. Another of Gwen’s face, her eye’s closed and smiling gently. An old man with a long beard with a cloak pulled over his head. A woman kissing a child’s forehead. He flipped through the pages enthralled by their contents. When he got to the end, he found a paper ripped out and folded in half. He looked up at Arthur questioningly, who had averted his eyes to avoid Merlin’s reaction to his work. Getting no response, he pulled the page out and opened it.
This drawing was different than the others. With the rest of his art, Arthur had painstakingly created tiny details and gentle shading. This one… the face of a young boy, was haphazard and roughly made from jagged lines and harsh shadows. Merlin ran his fingers over it and then raised it to the king.
“Who is this?”
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Lancelot and Gwaine in literally every Merlin Reveals His Magic fic:
can y’all help me find a merlin fanfic? it’s a magical tournament of all the kingdoms and a mirror chooses the strongest sorcerer from the kingdom and Merlin is worried he’ll get picked for Camelot but he’s picked for Essetir and Morgana is picked for Camelot. It has a magic reveal and they do these different tasks
UPDATE: it is Mirror of Truth by Rona23 on ao3
can y’all help me find a merlin fanfic? it’s a magical tournament of all the kingdoms and a mirror chooses the strongest sorcerer from the kingdom and Merlin is worried he’ll get picked for Camelot but he’s picked for Essetir and Morgana is picked for Camelot. It has a magic reveal and they do these different tasks
