Merlin Bingo 2021
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“Merlin, I didn’t know you were in the States!” Arthur greeted with a grin that sent butterflies loose in Merlin’s stomach.
“I—yeah, I just got here last Monday!” Merlin laughed, gleeful and excited to see his old friend. “Gods, it’s been ages! What are you doing here?”
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Merlin & Arthur, old childhood friends, meet at a bar in the States after seven years of not seeing one another.
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- Part 1 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 23 of Merlin In The Modern Era
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“Why on earth were you even in fight, Merlin?” Hunith asked, exasperated.
The silence that fell over the car following her question was deafening. Arthur glanced at Merlin, meeting his eyes as he worried his bottom lip anxiously. Merlin’s brows furrowed, and he tilted his head. A silent question. Arthur just smiled, before letting out a sigh and straightening up in his seat.
“It was my fault, Ms. Emerson,” he announced
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Merlin gets in a fight at school, and Hunith has to drive him to A&E. Arthur feels guilty.
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- Part 2 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 8 of My Melee Challenge Fills
- Part 24 of Merlin In The Modern Era
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The man paled, stumbling back into the water again, this time until he was standing thigh deep, with wide eyes. He looked shaken and slightly frightened. “You’re the prince!” He exclaimed.
“I am,” Arthur confirmed, frowning. Normally people were reassured when they learned he was the prince! Not frightened! Not unless… “You’re a sorcerer?”
“Selkie,” the man corrected, voice harsh and biting, “I won’t let you kill me! I’ve done nothing wrong. The rumours are fake, lies—I’ve never hurt anyone!”
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Looking for a resting place for the evening, on his way home to Camelot, Arthur stumbles across a handsome selkie named Merlin.
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- Part 3 of Merlin Bingo 2021
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“Anyway,” Arthur cleared his throat loudly, picking up his quill and dipping it in the ink. He ignored the way his hand trembled as he did. “What are you still doing on the floor? You should have finished that a candlemark ago. The fire still needs stoked, the bed made, the curtains drawn, my sword polished—”
“You know, you order me around a lot when you’re ignoring your problems,” Merlin cut him off, though his voice held no playfulness or annoyance. It was gentle and concerned.
Arthur just scoffed and pressed his quill to the parchment harder than necessary. “I order you around a lot because you’re my servant.”
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Sometimes, it's overwhelming. Never a chance to be simply him, always a prince, always an heir, never a man, never a son. Sometimes, he just needs a break. A pause in time. Sometimes, he just needs to be held.
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- Part 4 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 103 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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“It’s not what it looks like,” Arthur swore, his eyes wide. His hands flew up in a surrendering gesture, his wand dropping to the floor of the Astronomy Tower with a clatter. He winced at the noise as it echoed.
Merlin stared at him, horrifyingly silent. Any other time, Arthur would have laughed at the fact he was still in his uniform so late past curfew, but now… Now, all Arthur could think about was how careless he’d been.
And…how bloody ethereal Merlin looked in the moonlight.
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Arthur had the best plan to get close to Merlin, and it was going great. Until...he gets caught, right when he's finally working up the courage to ask out his friend.
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- Part 5 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 105 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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In moments like these, Arthur truly wondered if he was human, and not some…otherworldly, magical being exploring the planes of this realm. He was ethereal, in every aspect of the word.
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Merlin & Arthur sneak away for some time alone together, and Arthur is madly in love with his betrothed.
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- Part 6 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 9 of My Melee Challenge Fills
- Part 106 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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dancing on the edge [of something new] by TheCourtSorcerer for aeternanyx, OnceFutureEmrys, Lady_of_theStars
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
18 Sep 2021
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“Don’t you just love this?” Merlin called out, laughing still, as he finally stopped spinning to look at the King. “It’s so—”
“Beautiful?” Arthur offered up, walking over to his Court Sorcerer. He knew he wasn’t talking about the snow, but Merlin didn’t need to know that.
Though, maybe he already knew that—if the blush that rose to his face was any sign, he did.
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Merlin drags Arthur out in the middle of the night to experience the first snowfall of winter.
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- Part 7 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 107 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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The evening had started out normal. Merlin accompanied Arthur as his servant to the feast welcoming King Aluan—Camelot’s latest guest—and he had been a model servant the entire evening! Until the visiting King, drunk and unaware of his misunderstanding, asked Arthur why his consort was serving him.
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- Part 8 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 109 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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little moments by TheCourtSorcerer for Lyskari, Zaharya, OnceFutureEmrys
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Sep 2021
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Sir Leon, though, did not believe it to be his business to ponder on. Surely, if they were anything more than close friends, they would have come and told the population of their affair. And if they were, and they hadn’t…well, it wasn’t any of Sir Leon’s business what his King did in his own time.
Which is why, frozen in his spot behind the trees, Sir Leon felt as though he was intruding on a deeply personal moment.
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On Morning Patrol, Leon comes across a sight he's sure was never meant for his eyes.
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- Part 9 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 110 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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“Didn’t even bother getting dressed,” Merlin sighed, shifting to rest his chin on Arthur’s shoulder, his lips by his ear.
This time, as Merlin slowly rolled his hips against Arthur from behind—his erection pressing against him—Arthur actually got the hint. He hummed softly as he pressed back into his husband. “You’re insatiable…”
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The morning after Merlin & Arthur's wedding, Arthur wakes happily to his new husband -- who already knows just how to start their first day married.
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- Part 10 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 111 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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“Hey,” Merlin answered from the other side of the line, “so, I was just wondering if you would mind if I stayed—”
“Come home,” Arthur cut him off, voice urgent and almost desperate, “come home, Merlin, as soon as you can.”
There was a pause.
“Is everything okay, love?”
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Even when he's not there, Uther can't seem to stop causing problems in Arthur's life. Luckily, when this happens now, Arthur has Merlin to hold him as long as he needs.
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- Part 11 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 27 of Merlin In The Modern Era
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Arthur glanced back, and presumably noting his confusion, waved a hand vaguely at his back. “You know—with your wings. Have you ever flown?”
“Oh, right.”
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Arthur can't help but wonder, now that he knows about Merlin's wings, if he flies.
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- Part 12 of Merlin Bingo 2021
- Part 10 of My Melee Challenge Fills
- Part 113 of Merthur Short Fics & One-Shots
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Arthur’s heart sank when Gwaine pulled back and pressed his lips firmly to Leon’s in a quick kiss, which Leon reciprocated before stepping back and sitting down once more. He couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t believe it.
Gwaine was cheating on Merlin!
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On his way home, Arthur sees Gwaine out with another man. Thinking Merlin and Gwaine were in a relationship, he's horrified to find out Gwaine is cheating on his best friend.
Now, he's only left with one question. How does he tell Merlin?
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- Part 5 of Whumptober 2021
- Part 28 of Merlin In The Modern Era
- Part 13 of Merlin Bingo 2021