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The cold throne of Camelot, built on steel and harsh battlecries, is a seat Arthur Pendragon has been trained his entire life to take. Uther Pendragon is nothing more than a living corpse that still waits for an estranged daughter to return to him, and when the responsibilities of ruling the kingdom Arthur stills thinks of as his father's come down on him, he buckles beneath it. The council that should bow to their king regent is full of men with veiled ideas and eyes that glitter in the wake of Arthur's grief, boys that are hardly more than children kneel to be knighted, and sleep does not come to him no matter how his eyes close or his limbs weaken. As Arthur contends with challenges that burn bright in the light of day and brighter still in the gloom of his mind, he learns the comfort of fearless words from the clear-eyed servant he calls a friend, and discovers that Merlin is not only an extension of Arthur, but a man with insight, kindness, and his own tribulations.
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- Part 1 of Kingdoms
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08 Mar 2026
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"The king sent me to get you," Merlin said, with a tone that implied strongly that he wasn't rolling his eyes where Arthur could see, but just wait until his back was turned. "He said you're to get changed into formal clothes and meet him in the Great Hall, there's a delegation coming from the Summer Court."
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- Part 12 of Astolat Sampler
- Part 11 of Merlin works
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14 Feb 2026
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With Perks (or: Clues you are Dating: A Guide by Arthur Pendragon) by Leandra
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27 Oct 2021
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Merlin is the perfect boyfriend - sweet, caring, sexy. And he's Arthur's best friend.
When Merlin suddenly announces that he doesn't want to date right now, it's Arthur who benefits from Merlin's newfound spare time. From friendly dinner dates to watching movies to all the little gestures - where does the friendzone end and something else begin?
In hindsight, maybe his best friend kissing him on the kiss-cam at a rugby game should have clued Arthur in?
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A classical university take on "Didn't Know they were Dating", written for Prompt #22, Kiss cam! from Merlin Fluffalooza 2021My fluffy offering full of autumn winds, hopefully feeling like a warm cup of cocoa by the fire :-)
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21 Jan 2026
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"Did you know, Merlin, that you have the most distracting mouth in all the five kingdoms?"
A clatter sounds through the room—Arthur's half-polished hauberk falling to the stone floor—and Merlin squawks, "I have what?"
"And not just because of the nonstop prattle that's always coming out of it," Arthur grouses. "It's just too goddamn pretty. Incompetent manservants are not supposed to have pretty mouths, I'm quite sure there's a rule against it."
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16 Sep 2025
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“Perhaps we are doing her a favor then,” he says, pausing to chew the inside of his cheek before adding in a measured, careful voice. “I wouldn’t want to live without my love, either.”
Arthur whips around in the saddle to stare at him, eyes hard and dark, like the storm clouds building on the distant horizon. “What love? You haven’t got a love,” he snaps, like he’s the sole keeper of all Merlin’s secrets.
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16 Sep 2025