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(@thisisjustmefangirling I hope you don't mind if I make this a post)

I haven't read any fanfic in a while actually and there's only a few in my bookmarks (none of them recent), but hopefully there's at least one you've not read?

Arthur's All-Albionian Mind by watchriverdale (12K words)

"You two do know it's not Misrule, right?" Merlin and Gwen swap bodies. Arthur is normal about it.

Dragon's Hoard by liviapeleia and Mirayla (6k words)

Five times Arthur and Gwen notice something weird about Merlin, and one time he shows them everything.

dragon-shifter merlin! fun and cute.

Every Triangle's a Love Triangle When You Love Triangles! by watchriverdale (11K words)

Because Merlin’s luck really is just that terrible, it starts on Gwen’s wedding day. Or, maybe it restarts. It’s sort of hard to tell.

You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son by BlueberryAsh (20K words)

It had seemed like a good idea at the time. a.k.a. the fic where it all goes to shit but at least Arthur figures out what he really wants from life. More or less.

extremely vague summary and I cannot remember what it was about at all now, but I bookmarked it and I don't bookmark fics that often so I guess I really liked it?

when it was easy to say (in praise of you) by Imagined (11K words)

Gwen and Arthur set out to court a reluctant Merlin. Fortunately, Gwen knows exactly how Merlin wants to be loved.

Choose and Choose and Choose by fleete (12K words)

Arthur and Gwen make a sexy addition to their fantasy life in the form of a big-eared manservant. Neither of them actually intends to turn said fantasy into reality. That part happens by accident.

sorry, I imagine you will have read it (I've recced it before, my own merwenthur fic's based on this) but I think it's worth reccing (reccing?) it again. it's short and sweet. everyone, read it if you haven't.

+ bonus:

this isn't a merwenthur fic, it's actually arthur/gwen with a small side of merwaine, but merlin comes back from a stay with the druids with tribal tattoos and gwen is extremely fascinated. she tells arthur and they have sex about it. not merwenthur but something adjacent, I think:

Enough (to scratch the surface) by sophinisba (6K words)

After Merlin comes back from his time with the Druids, the queen can't stop thinking about his tattoos.

if anyone has any others to rec, feel free to share <3

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GUINEVERE 4.13 / 5.13: Queen Consort → Queen Regnant

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BBC MERLIN | 1x01: The Dragon's Call

Happy 15th anniversary to the show!

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Merlin | 1x12 To Kill the King

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Merlin, legs shaking, slides down against the tree at his back. Arthur, breathing hard beside him, slowly sheathes his unused sword. The woman on the ground, a sorcerer, remains still, body crumpled like a puppet with its strings cut. Dead.

Silence.

Painful, vibrating silence.

Merlin's fingers flex, brittle with tension. He feels unmoored, unbalanced. Mouth dry, throat catching as he swallows, he stares up at the taut line of Arthur's shoulders, stiff and still as an animal sensing danger, threat.

He feels torn—between begging, desperate, for Arthur's understanding; or shouting at him. He's angry. He's frightened—aching, already, at the thought of Arthur turning to him with a cold gaze, or worse, a fearful one.

Arthur lifts a hand to his face, and rubs at it.

"Well?" Merlin can't help but break the silence. Can't help the provocation that follows: "Are you going to execute me?"

"For God's sake, Merlin," Arthur says, quietly, and finally turns.

A stone plummets heavily through him at the look in Arthur's eyes. Not fear. Not hatred. Not distrust.

Shock.

Hurt.

He scrambles to his feet. "Arthur—"

"How long?" The words seem wrenched out of Arthur now, heaved up, like he's choking on them, body desperate with agitation. "How long have you—lied to me? I thought—"

"Arthur," he says, louder this time, stumbling towards him, head still light from the magic he'd cast only minutes ago. "I couldn't fucking tell you."

"Yes, you could have!" Arthur shouts, wrenching his gloves off and throwing them hard at the ground, fingers trembling at the fastenings of a vambrace. "What, did you think—Did you think I would—?"

Merlin reaches him, gets a hand on the back of Arthur's neck, bare skin to skin. "I couldn't afford to trust anyone, alright?" He presses their foreheads together, damp with sweat. Arthur's eyes are shut now, mouth twisted, grief-stricken. "Not with this. No matter how badly I—wanted to. I wanted to, every fucking day. Arthur, you prat."

And helpless, burning up with it now, he does the other thing he's wanted to do, every one of those days:

He kisses him.

unbalanced @merthurmicrofic {354 words}

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Holliday Grainger as Sophia in Merlin (2008–2012)

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Morgana Pendragon | 1x06

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He's just sleeping he's just sleeping he's just sleeping he's jus Ko-Fi

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MERLIN ❦ 4.13 | The Sword in the Stone: Part Two

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I straight up love it when the universe proves Arthur wrong

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Meet the Parents

MERLIN | 1x10 & 2x13 "The Moment of Truth" & "The Last Dragonlord"

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I'm back from vacation and have my drawing tablet again, so here is a Morgana Pendragon. My sisters and I watched at least a whole season of Merlin this past week.

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Prologue of Destiny Rekindled

-> A fan-comic im working on :)) Can't wait to post

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“There, on the sill, was a blue butterfly, its antennas twitching to every movement, moving its head in all directions as Arthur came into its view, though it didn’t fly away right away. Instead, it stared right at the blonde, its tiny feet pulling it closer to the man.”

- The Blue Butterflies Follow You (so do the moths)

collab with @dissatisfied-waking for @bbcmerlin-reversebang

A big thank you to @feuxx for being an absolute champ beta!

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I don’t believe in death

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MERLIN | 5.13 The Diamond of the Day, Pt. 2

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merlin: (opens a jar of pickles with magic)

lancelot: