Spoilers for 5x08 and 5x09. Missing scene/tag: Merlin tells Arthur of his suspicions and where he really was the passed few days

"The prophets do not lie. And Arthur will meet his end on this mighty plain. Just not today. Not for a very long time." In which Merlin finds a way out the prophecies and he will do whatever it takes to correct his mistakes; whatever the cost. May or may not have character death. Why don't you read and find out?

Merlin doesn't take kindly to being forgotten, Mordred has an epiphany, and Arthur just does his best. AU ending to 5x09 "With All My Heart".

Something seemed to be playing on Merlin's mind and Arthur was determined to get to the bottom of it. For one thing; he was his friend, king and master. For another thing; reports were boring and it seemed like a better thing to do.

The fated Battle of Camlann has come and gone. Merlin has trouble believing the past ten years were worth it. Leon helps him remember why they were. No slash.

Getting out of the dress was definitely harder than getting into it. But finding Arthur again was a challenge all of its own. Spoilers for 5x9

An unknown knight arrives at Camelot to challenge Merlin to single combat, a fight to the death. He accepts it willingly, but will he be able to survive the duel without using his magic?

Waiting for Arthur to return, Merlin uses the Horn of Cathbhadh three times. And Arthur begs him each time, don't look back.

Merlin waits for Arthur to wake up from his last test to remove the curse from the death of the unicorn

When Arthur Pendragon's father orders him to marry by his 25th birthday or lose out on his inheritance, he fears for the future of the charity he has intended to set up ever since he was a teenager. One night, drowning his sorrows in a local bar, Arthur witnesses one of struggling magician Merlin Emrys' shows. Screw the person his father wants him to be. [ModernAU]

While roaming the castle, Merlin stumbles across a strange device -a laptop?- revealing a whole new world to him: Whump Fanfiction. He sees that YOU, not Uther or Morgana, are responsible for his life's problems, and declares war on all whumpers...

Or, How to Drive Merlin Completely and Utterly Mad. Gwaine finds out about Merlin's magic and Merlin ponders the moral implications of turning friends into toads.

In which Arthur decides to write the greatest fan-fiction ever, Merlin is scarred for life, and Emachinescat continues to satire everything that just so happens to wander into her line of sight.

Mysterious conditions force Merlin to serve a visiting noble who can't return to his estate due to a horrible winter storm. The lord begins to act abusive and questions arise about where his first servant has disappeared. Can Arthur save Merlin in time? S4

Slash. It takes all the self-restraint in Arthur's body to not get off the bed, grab his sword, and go down down to the feast and cut Lord Cedrick's throat open. Merlin/Arthur.

AU. Arthur catches sight of a nymph in the forest, and thus begins an obsession which will change his life to the core. Arthur/Merlin.

Merlin had never thought that Arthur would forget him. But he did. And it's killing him. No slash.

It turns out all Merlin needed was Arthur to blame him for Gwaine's foolishness. Spoilers for Season 4. No slash, cause bromance is too awesome. One-shot

But when he saw a young, blond boy enter with his breakfast tray that was most definitely not his manservant, Arthur felt himself go from calm to irate in a few second flat. Consequently, the first words out of his mouth were: “Where’s Merlin?”

Consequences of a trip to the tavern are discussed in the kitchen. Gossip blossoms, but who knows what really happened..? Drunk!/Hurt!Merlin, Caring!Arthur; Oneshot.

Merlin succeeds at getting Arthur to Avalon and saving his king. But the price the Sidhe claim for Arthur's life might be higher than what Merlin bargained for. So without a proper grasp of what he got himself into this time, he and Arthur return to Camelot. Merthur and a lot of angst (and some mystery)

Tag to 4x07 We never did get to see Arthur make a proper apology to Merlin at the end of that delightful episode, so here is my fluffy, banter-filled, bromance-tastic, version of how it -must- have happened. Please R&R!

Arthur was going to get Merlin back to Camelot if it killed him. He wouldn't leave him here alone.

Camelot is dying, choking on an illness that Gaius can't explain. Arthur and Merlin are doing all they can, but soon enough one of them will fall. Can they be saved? No Slash, post season 4.

In which Merlin learns that while Arthur enjoys insulting him, he despises when others insult his court sorcerer. Set in that distant day when Arthur is king. Not slash.