That pretty much sums up Merlin's life. A series of drabbles and short stories. Don't own, no slash, prompts welcome, and some threads will be continued from my previous story, Merlin Headcanons.

Arthur's birthday isn't really his favorite time of year, for obvious reasons, but Merlin is going to fix that. Provided this pesky little cold of his doesn't get in the way, of course. One-shot. Post-S4. Merlin-gets-sick-and-tries-to-hide-it fic. Arthur's probably OOC.

Newt hummed softly as he stroked the fur of the poor, trembling creature he'd discovered a few hours ago. It had beautiful fur, kaleidoscope eyes, and... a penchant for shoelaces?

Hard work being a shape-shifter. You shed your skin like a snake, and you carry on. No matter what form you take, destiny walks in your shadow and sits heavy on your shoulders.

As Iãgaw slowly and maliciously destroys Arda, Legolas and the Fellowship head to Rhun in a desperate search for the only things that can slay the demon: the Black Weapons. Meanwhile, Thranduil and his allies struggle to hold the Darkness back, a war unlike any other rising up to drown the world in chaos. All the while dangerous new enemies hunt them from the shadows. HIATUS. Sorry

Arthur realizes something about Merlin he had never noticed before. Disclaimer: IDOM *This story has been sitting on my computer half written since 2015*

The Oath binds the sons of Feanor tightly. Too tightly to even allow them to die.

Helena falls in love with the boy with raven-black hair and sparkling brown eyes. So it goes.

tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway. - mergana

Neville never knew his parents, not as they used to be.

In another lifetime, Mary Winchester survives November 2nd 1983.

Collection of random, unconnected drabbles. Some angst, some fluff, some introspection.

The past begins to blur. It looks like an oil painting left out during a storm. He forgets how he came to be in the Crystal Catacombs, and when Katara asks him why he was thrown into that dark, dank hole of a cave, he drops his head into his hands because he can barely remember.

Draco Malfoy and Ron Weasley had very different childhoods.

An English colloquial expression referring to a reaction, usually in anger, though the color red symbolically represents both anger and love. After the death of the Druid girl, Gaius notes some odd behavior from his young ward. Post-"The Lady of the Lake," Freylin.

Merlin is not the useless idiot that he is assumed to be. This collection will explore times when Merlin surprises people with skills they do not expect him to have. Part 1: Kindness, Part 2: Languages, Part 3: Hard-working

One by one, the peoples of Middle Earth dwindled. The Age of Men had come, and theirs had ended. Some went quietly. The dwarves, though? They'd never been the kind to wash the dishes quietly, much less die.

After everything that's happened, it's possible they might be a bit overprotective of their youngest sibling. (An AU in which everyone lives, Susan has good reasons for her actions, and several poor boys have to deal with the fact that Lucy's family has weapons and is not in the least afraid to use them.)

Companion oneshot taking place right after Tempting Fate. Raime was right all along, and completely justified in saying "I told you so." He only asked for one thing as a reward: to ride a dragon.

In this long-awaited sequel for To Be A King, secrets will be uncovered, old friends will show their true colors, and loyalties will be put to the ultimate test.

He… likes the colour. Was red his favourite colour, before? He doesn't know. Maybe it was. [A bucket full of Bucky-feels, and a sort-of origin story for the red Henley Bucky's wearing in the Cap 3 trailer. Cross-posted at AO3.]

The horses are in agreement: Arthur ought to treat Merlin at least as well as the best warhorse in the stable, and they are going to show him how. One-shot.

When Merlin discovers that his father was an estranged prince and he himself is now the only heir to the throne of a magical kingdom, he is forced to leave Camelot for the perils of a royal court. Will Merlin be able to win Arthur's favor again before Morgana launches an attack on a defenseless Camelot? Will he be able to defend his own kingdom at the same time or will all be lost?

Arthur finds out Merlin's secret in the worst possible way. Set after 4x08 with the premise that Lamia incited the knights to greater violence than we saw on the show, and Merlin suffers from Post-Traumatic-Stress. Reveal fic, no slash. UPDATE: One-shot extended into a full-length fic, completed. Cover art by Phoebe594.

Mithian has been working herself too hard. Merlin tempts her to bed with their favorite game.

Also titled; Bruce is from Ohio. All the Avengers are reverted to their first languages. Rhodey would like to go back to bed, and also for Steve and Tony to stop arguing with each other in Irish and Spanish, respectively.

Before they swore their allegiance to Prince Arthur at the Round Table, their loyalty had already been earned by the servant at his right hand. From the POV of Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival, Guinevere, Gaius, and finally Merlin himself. **UPDATE** Upon request (though belatedly delivered) a second chapter has been added with Arthur's POV.

An overworked Merlin gets some TLC from his friends.

Five year-old Legolas is captured by orcs and taken to Dol Guldur, where he is given to an assassin to be trained. The Nazgûl underestimated their assassin's new-found hatred of the Enemy however. Their plan backfires when a deadly but good Legolas escapes, hiding from the kin who think him dead and killing orcs from the shadows...

Arthur's journey to Avalon is painful in more ways than one. Already struggling to cope with his deadly wound, he also has to deal with the increasingly shocking confessions of his manservant... (Cover art by Wil1969).

Merlin stays the night for the first time and Mithian marvels at how far they have come.

It takes the Avengers a surprisingly long time to figure out why Steve doesn't want to live in the tower.

Steve thought that agreeing to live in the tower would help his life settle down. He was so wrong. Rated for Clint's dirty mouth.

A friend comforts you when you get dumped. A best friend goes up to him and says "It's because you're gay, isn't it?" - Merlin and Gwen's friendship explored through the 'A friend will/A best friend will' quotes

Bullets make a smaller hole going in than they make going out. John knows this - he's a doctor, and he's been shot. He never thought he'd compare Sherlock to a bullet, but then, that was before the damned genius jumped off a building and tore John to shreds. Oneshot. 2x3 spoilers.

Contrary to popular opinion, Gwaine was actually quite used to rejection. Merlin did not reject him. What he did was worse. NOW COMPLETED.

It's Merlin's job to look after Arthur, certainly, but sometimes – when Arthur's sure no one (his servant especially) is watching – he likes to look after Merlin. Over the years, Arthur's gotten quite good at being sneakily affectionate. No slash. No spoilers. Sneakily fluffy. Oneshot.

Prompt: So depending on which of the various different combination of years you use to do the math, Steve is like 22-26 years old, yes? I would like to see the rest of the Avengers suddenly realize just how freaking young Steve is. He's such a sound leader and amazing tactician and he's experience so much war and loss and he has is so mature/patient...

The knights discover that Merlin has some issues with their campside etiquette, and set about trying to retify it.

The God of War, Ares, has his hands in everything. In the hearts of the men, in the weapons drenched with spilt blood, in the meddling of the gods. It's his game.

A young door warden of Rohan observes a certain Elf on the way to Helm's Deep. Movieverse