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“I wouldn’t touch the Major Arcana.” Arthur startled, nearly dropping the cards. He whirled around to the voice. “They get twitchy.”
An ornamental crystal ball fell onto the floor behind him, shattering into millions of tiny pieces.
Behind him was a man, probably near Arthur’s age. He registered the wide, bright eyes, pale skin, and dark hair. Arthur hadn’t heard him approach. Where did he come from?
“The—” Arthur’s eyes jumped back to the magician card, “Major Arcana?”
That sounded sort of... magicky
“Yes, yes, they get so full of themselves.” The man’s lips twitched, and Arthur was inexplicably drawn to the hint of his grin.
Or, a lot can happen when you take cover under a random shop's awning. Mostly, Arthur just wants to figure out why 'The Magician' card is always his future.
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14 Jun 2026
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Six months after Merlin is killed in a campus shooting, Arthur sits outside a grief support group with a phone full of messages he could never answer. At home, Bali (Balinor) and Yggi (Ygraine) have maths homework waiting.
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10 Jun 2026
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Best Way to Get Over Your Ex is to Get Under Gwaine by anarchycox for Stronglyobsessed
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
29 Apr 2021
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Gwaine is new to Camden, a trade to Chelsea FC and one night when Percival is taking him out and about, he sees a man in the bar ignoring everyone and reading giant old books. He falls in love instantly. But the bookish sort that he falls for, never fall for him in return.
But Merlin is a different sort all together, and he doesn't fall in love instantly. It takes a solid three weeks.
A prequel to "With Friends Like These"
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30 Jan 2026
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A flash of terribly familiar golden light filled the clearing, a deafening boom sent the knights flying backwards, and then, at last, a pair of blue eyes opened once more.
And they were met in return with the sight of shimmering gold eyes.
As it dawned on everyone what exactly had just happened, Arthur’s battle-proven instincts kicked in and overtook his petrified mind once more, playing out his body’s natural response to any worst-case scenario:
Grab Merlin and run.
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Alternatively: After a ritual goes disastrously wrong, Merlin's magic has been transferred to Arthur, who is still unaware that Merlin has magic in the first place. Believing himself to be a danger to everyone around him, Arthur sets out to live the rest of his life in self-imposed exile.
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21 Aug 2025
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Someone in the Camelot (Merlin) has rooted out a spy on the council. This anonymous person (who is obviously Merlin) put this accusation into a long letter, full of evidence from a thorough investigation and infiltration of the spy's circle within the staff. Arthur is remarkably impressed with this mystery detective (again, Merlin) and becomes set on uncovering their identity.
Merlin didn't think things would get out of hand. He only wanted to get rid of the spy publicly and legally, so he forewent the magic and decided to conduct a counterintelligence mission for months to gather evidence the old-fashioned way—like anyone would! But suddenly Arthur is searching for him, and magic or not, he learned a long time ago to stay in the shadows.
George is so tired. It is so obvious. King Arthur is disappointingly unobservant, and George cannot take this much longer.
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- Part 6 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
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30 Jul 2025