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A war rages between Camelot and the magical kingdom of Avalon. King Uther and King Balinor’s armies have been trapped in a stalemate for the last three years. However, King Uther suspects that the war is about to tip into his favor, now that he has kidnapped Avalon’s young prince. Little does he know that fate has a different plan and that his own son may be the undoing of his vicious plot.
Prince Arthur, barely a dozen summers old, watches as his father locks a young boy in the highest tower of Camelot. Curiosity draws him in, but it’s Merlin that keeps drawing him back. He quickly learns that the war is not what his father told him, and he must make his own choice to protect his kingdom or the innocent.
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- Part 31 of Would You?
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*Remastered*
Updates Mon/Wed/Fri till complete.After King Uther tricked Balinor into chaining the great dragon Kilgharrah, Gaius must sneak the dragon lord out of camelot to escape the purge. He sends Balinor to the border of Camelot and Lot's kingdom, a little village called Ealdor where he may hide out with Gaius's half sister Hunith. Unbeknownst to Gaius, Hunith and Balinor fall in love and become with child. That child- is Merlin.
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Merlin arrived in Camelot months ago, as a scrawny fourteen-year-old with nothing to his name but magic that would get him killed. Now he's fifteen, apparently made a good impression with the King and as a reward (?) he gets to be manservant to His Royal Pratness, Jr. himself, and is *also* apparently supposed to keep said monarchal clotpole alive long enough to change the world for the better. And be Gaius's apprentice in the healing rooms. And keep his magic tamped down enough to not have his head detached by way of axe, or skin removed, or burned to a blackened husk, or whatever else the glorious King decides is appropriate punishment for a sorcerer that day.
Now, he's only fifteen. But he can totally handle this, right? Easy peasy.Series
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Beyond the Castle Walls by paladinstormblessed
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Over the Garden Wall (Cartoon & Comics)
28 Nov 2025
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"Welcome to the Unknown, boys."
The man looms over them, his dark outline filling Arthur's vision, and his booming voice fills his ears. The felled tree next to them howls in anguish, leaves blowing through the hollow axe-strikes to form teeth.
"You're more lost than you realize."
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Arthur Pendragon, eleven years old and the Prince of Camelot, finds himself lost in the middle of a dark forest. His only companion is an odd, quiet boy who seems to wish he was far, far away from him. The two must find a way home, even if it means resorting to the use of sorcery. But perhaps sorcery is much closer to him than he realizes.
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Merlin moved to Camelot as a child with his mother to escape being hunted in Ealodr. On his first night he bumps into an arrogant, pompous, no good golden prince who threatens him with a sword. When Uther pulls him away and bans Merlin from ever coming near his son again, Merlin knows they are destined to be friends.
The boys keep their friendship hidden from the public and grow up together, learning from each other in ways no one else could understand. It was all running smoothly… until Merlin had to save his life using magic, and accidentally cementing his place as Arthur’s manservant. Now the boys have to hide that they even know each other, Merlin’s magic, and any other feelings that may get in the way as they try to guide Camelot into a golden age.OR
Merlin and Arthur meet as boys and grow up together as mates secretly. Eventually Arthur realises that feeling the way he does about Merlin isn’t how a friend should feel and Merlin is obviously clueless. They’re both clumsy idiots and apparently, stupid boys.
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“You don’t seem like a king.”
Arthur lowered the scroll onto his lap and peered over at the child, curious and maybe a little offended. “Why not?”
Merlin shrugged. “You don’t sound like a king, for one.”
“And pray tell, Merlin, how is a king supposed to sound?”
“I don’t know,” he muttered. “Strong. Powerful.” Suddenly Merlin sat up straight, puffing his chest out and pinching his face into a rugged scowl. His voice pitched low, sounding odd in his young body. “My name’s Arthur Pendragon,” he imitated theatrically.
Arthur couldn’t help his amused snort at his antics. “Wrong," he said, returning to the scroll. "A king doesn’t have to say his name, the people would already know it.”
Merlin smiled, a teasing gleam in his eyes. “A good king doesn’t,” he mumbled under his breath, obviously still intending for Arthur to hear.
“The only reason I don’t ‘sound like a king’ is because I have to put up with all your insolence.”
That gloating smile grew on Merlin’s lips and Arthur knew he was going to lose this battle. “A good king wouldn’t put up with that either.”
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One hand clutched the fabric around her shoulders, while the other held up the missive. “This is from my brother.” It wasn’t a question, but that dark head bobbed once in answer. “My brother who is in Camelot. And you…” She trailed off, finally taking in the man in front of her. Broad shoulders hidden under a heavy riding cloak hinted at his physique; a warrior's stature. She spared a look back up into those eyes that seemed darker than pitch, unable to place why they seemed so familiar. It took just a moment longer for the realization to make itself clear; this was no stranger.
“Balinor,” her voice was once again quiet.
His answering smile was a small, wan thing. Even so, the lines around his eyes came forward with it. “Hunith.”
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Merlin is younger when he goes to Camelot. Gaius wasnt able to care for him so Morgana volunteered.
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Gaius tells him near the end of their lesson that sometimes, people’s personality traits can indicate their secondary gender. That plants an idea in Merlin’s head. Gaius then tells him that sometimes alphas and omegas can, consciously or not, tell the secondary gender of someone who hasn’t presented because of their enhanced sense of smell. That reinforces the idea in Merlin’s head.
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Merlin was Uther Pendragon’s Ward. He is only ten summers. He’s a late bloomer. It changes things.
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- Part 1 of The one where Merlin is Uthers Ward
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"Right. And my father is off zipping on dragons every other week."
"And," the boy continued serenely, swaying with the wind a little, "right now, they're telling me you're a prat."
written for @merlinmicrofic's september 2025 prompt "i hear you"
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- Part 2 of merlin micro fic prompt fills
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My sleepless nights are not white, barely scattered with stars by IfYouNeedToBeMeanBeMeanToMe
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
22 Aug 2025
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A short one-shot with the thoughts young Merlin endures during a sleepless night in Eldorado
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When a relative Balinor thought never would be heard from again pops up on Merlin’s phone, an explanation to their boy is due.
(Work of 6.7. 2025)
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- Part 6 of Aithusa, put it down!
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【授权翻译】哈利波特与神秘术士（Harry Potter and the Whims of the Warlock） by freyambrosius
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV)
21 Jun 2025
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某天，亚瑟·韦斯莱带着一个似乎从天而降的神秘男孩回家，哈利，罗恩和赫敏，甚至德拉科·马尔福的生活都从此发生改变。哈利必须在三强争霸赛中努力存活，而在所有人都对新朋友那神秘的过去感到困惑时，哈利收获了比他预想中更多的东西。
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Arthur finds out that Merlin is regularly bullied by the village's children for being born out of wedlock. This time, though, the bullies take it one step further and decide to push Merlin down the well.
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- Part 5 of The knight, the mother, the prince and the warlock
- Part 2 of Teagirl's bingo 2025
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Arthur seeks help on how to deal with his previous poor intentions towards Myrddin, orphaned child of hunith and his adopted son.
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Merlin is 9, and has gone to play with his best friend Will. But on their way back, the old wooden bridge gives way beneath them, and it’s a deadly fall to the rocky stream below…
Hunith comes running, fearing the worst.
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- Part 5 of Tales of Childhood in Ealdor
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Febuwhump Day 24 - Forced to Beg
Wrapped around her two year old son, kneeling on the ground in front of a knight, a man wearing chainmail and Camelot’s blood red cape, Hunith throws every bit of desperation she can into her words, aimed at the knight himself and whatever gods might hear.
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- Part 24 of Tri's Febuwhump 2025
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5-year-old Merlin does not want to get out of bed, or get dressed.
Hunith has to manage her frustration and stay calm, or they’ll never get to the harvest festival.
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- Part 4 of Tales of Childhood in Ealdor
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While playing in the woods with his dragon companion, Aithusa, 10-year-old Merlin meets a new friend, a boy close to his age with blond hair and an enthusiasm for play-fighting.
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She had to protect Merlin. She had to keep her son safe. She'd promised herself the day he was born that she'd do anything to guarantee his safety. Anything.
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Whumptober 2024 - Day 7 - Only for Emergencies - Magic with a CostSeries
- Part 2 of The Raven-Haired Child and the Golden-Haired Prince
- Part 7 of Whumptober 2024