Arthur had made some grand case out of it, begging Uther to spare him in private. Uther had seen the look in his eyes, the way his shoulders trembled. And he knew then that killing the boy with Arthur there would be too much of a spectacle. A/N: My mandatory and severely depressing: Merlin-Burns-On-The-Pyre story.

Arthur knew Merlin had a secret, and it was driving him mad. A botched attempt on the castle presents the king with a means of getting the answers he craves - but at what cost? Arthur's actions not only risk his servant's life, but all they have built. Contains: hurt/comfort, angst, and Merlin whump. Reveal fic.

"No! Merlin no!" It was getting hot now, thick black smoke was starting to block her face from his gaze, but still he smiled on, for her. 'It's Ok, Mother, I won't feel it.' Though the heat was becoming unbearable.

Merlin is forced to reveal his magic to protect Arthur and Camelot from a vengeful sorcerer who knows who he truly is. Set sometime after Season 4. No slash.

If it had been a different Arthur he may have been able to appreciate that Merlin's neckerchief was simply his equivalent of a towel. (Or, a collection of shorts exhibiting the many uses of a certain warlock's neck wear. No Slash)

A young Merlin and Arthur story. Hunith was scared. Her son's magic was out of control. There was only person she could think of that could help her... and he was in Camelot. Please review!

Poor Merlin. He almost loses his mother. Then he almost loses Gaius. Then he loses his first love. Then he lost Morgana. Then he loses his father. How much can Merlin take before he reaches his breaking point? *MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ALL EPISODES*

"One more word out of you, and you shall be the one in exile." Really, that threat, like the stocks, was starting to lose it's potency. Merlin was willing to risk it.

Arthur hits Merlin in a fit of anger. No Season 4 spoilers. KMM prompt inside.

The battle has been faught, and Arthur is silently counting in the living. Then there's Merlin. Maybe sad and/or shocking if you're the sensitive type, hense the rating.

Lord James is a lord of higher standing with one very bad habit. He collects things he believes are beautiful. What will Arthur do when this lord with dubious intent sets his sights on Merlin?When Merlin goes missing on the lords last day in Camelot Arthur's in for quite the adventure if he wants to recover his servant intact.

"It was a weed. It was a curse. And it was cruel. When you bargain your soul, it may have even been deserved." Inspired by Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray," a surprise Halloween fic written for The Heart of Camelot's Halloween challenge. Very, very AU. See warnings inside. Cover made by the wonderful MildeAmasoj.

Merlin saves the day - yet again - when he manages to get an injured Arthur and knights to safety. But Merlin's troubles are far from over when an investigation into what had happened to the king and knights leaves him in a bad way, and now it's Arthur and Gwaine's turn to be there for him. Gen, friendship.

Merlin has taken off, Arthur isn't happy. A sort-of tag to the season four finale. Gen. Friendship.

Missing scene for Arthur's Bane part II, so spoilers. Lots of spoilers. Merlin is having a really, really bad day. Gen, friendship, and you can probably guess what this story is going to address ;)

A band of renegade druids kidnap Merlin in order to use a dragonlord gift he never knew he had against Camelot, and end up releasing the dragon within. Gen, friendship.

Arthur has to sack Merlin after he screwed up in front of an important delegation of kings. He doesn't know how he did it, but Merlin is sure he took the slide to hell. Warning:Helpless!Merlin.

When Agravaine interrogates Merlin about Emrys, he did not expect his anger to get the better of him. Nor did he anticipate Sir Percival seeing, a severely broken jaw, or an extremely unimpressed king. No slash.

Merlin is tired of hiding his magic but when the time comes that it is revealed by accident, it might turn out to be the biggest mistake of his life. Now Merlin doesn't know if his and Arthur's friendship is to fall to ashes or be reborn from them.

It was like being on the edge of waking. Knowing he was trapped inside himself, with one purpose consuming his mind as he was powerless to stop it. Morgana would kill the king with Merlin's hands, but he would fight. On his life, he would fight. *AU version of A Servant of Two Masters*

When an incident on a patrol almost ends badly for Merlin, Arthur decides to solve the problem before his manservant gets himself killed. (No slash, but plenty of bromance)

Arthur nearly loses Merlin on one dark night in a hospital.

Or in which Leon notices something important, bandits are idiots, Elyan has a plan, Merlin is mugged (sort of), and Arthur is confused. Slight Crack! Possible OoCness. No Slash. Rated K for one swear word, it's Gwaine, what did you expect?

One-shot: When Arthur was a boy, Uther told him that nothing worthwhile was every easy. Why, then, was it so easy to fall in love with Merlin?

AU linking between Season 5 'The Hollow Queen' and 'With all my heart'. Merlin has yet to get over the poisoning, and Gwen takes advantage over the situation. Will Arthur discover her betrayal in time to save his friend? Merlin whump, bromance and hurt/comfort.