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• If I Throw Away my Fear and Pride to set Things Right by Hazardous_Material

  Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  10 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)
  • Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin)
  • Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin)
  • Knights of the Round Table & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Leon & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Merlin (Merlin)
  • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Lancelot (Merlin)
  • Gwaine (Merlin)
  • Leon (Merlin)
  • Elyan (Merlin)
  • Percival (Merlin)
  • Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin)
  • Magic Revealed
  • Hunting
  • The Knights Find Out About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
  • Arthur Pendragon Finds Out About Merlin's Magic (Merlin)
  • The Knights Love Merlin (Merlin)
  • Internal Conflict
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Though its because hes trying to avoid being burned at a pyre by his boyfriend so
  • no beta we die like lancelot
  • Except we don’t BECAUSE LANCELOTS ALIVE IN THIS FIC BITCHES
  • Prince Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Hurt Merlin (Merlin)
  • Guilty Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
  • Implications of turning into a river
  • Panic Attacks
  • Arthur Pendragon Loves Merlin (Merlin)
  • Merlin is Emrys (Merlin)
  • Title from a Matthew Mole song
  • Maybe OOC
  • merlin is crazy out of it in this whole story ngl
  • Protective Knights (Merlin)
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Angst
  • Merlin Whump (Merlin)
  • Arthur Pendragon Needs a Hug (Merlin)
  • Arthur Pendragon Gets a Hug (Merlin)
  • by leon
  • we love big brother leon in this household
  • Emotionally Constipated Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

  Summary

  At some point the monster chasing Merlin had had names that meant something to him.

  Percival
  Elyan
  Lancelot
  Gwaine
  Leon
  Arthur

  But not anymore. Now, the group of knights slinks through the forest at break-neck speed, with such a degree of practiced and lethal unison they may as well have been the golden dragon curled on each of their shoulders.

  So Merlin is running.

  Merlin is running for his life.

  OR

  Merlin accidentally reveals himself as a sorcerer to Arthur and the knights. A very traumatizing 24 hour sorcerer-hunt proceeds this, that leads to a very conflicted Arthur, a very injured Merlin, and a very angry Gwaine.

  Series

  • Part 1 of When is a Monster not a Monster? Oh, When you Love it

  Language:

  English

  Words:

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