An innocuous game of chess between two kings turns sinister when Arthur's own knights are used as the pieces—and their opponent plays to kill.

"He never does come back. Gwen waits for a week...for a month...for a year - but Merlin never returns to Camelot." One-Shot. Post-Camlann, Guinevere contemplates her husband's friendship with Merlin.

Captured by bandits, Merlin and Arthur wake up to find themselves imprisoned in an unfamiliar castle. Shackled and with no way to escape they suddenly find themselves at the mercy of an old enemy who will stop at nothing to obtain knowledge of the vaults beneath Camelot. [COMPLETE] [Co-written with GeorgeThePumpkin]

A curse lies upon that tower and the woman who resides within it. But the peril is to those who pass by.

this story will explore a different merlin a more confident and powerful individual he is experienced in the ways of the world he knows not the epic adventures he will embark on and the friendships he will form and the love he will find and the legend he will become stories is rated m (op) merlin I don't own any characters or the story full credit goes to the BBC and writers

"Why did you stop me? It must have crossed your mind if Uther is dead, that your life would be easier?" Arthur pulled back slightly, rolling his shoulder. The bed was cold and he almost just wants to jump back up.

When Arthur is assigned a servant who doesn't talk at all, it shouldn't be a problem. But he drove Arthur crazy anyway. AU

They come back as reincarnations - as the same but different, as different but the same - while Merlin stays and witnesses it all.

Gwaine réfléchit sur le fait que depuis son adoubement, Merlin lui vouvoie. Je refais ma fic parce que elle était illisible!

When Lancelot is accidentally hit by Merlin's magic and fatally injured, only a healing spell can save him. But Merlin's so overwrought with guilt, his magic has stopped responding. And his best friend is running out of time…

Merlin has finished his work for the night, but the Queen wishes him to stay. Queen Guinevere and King Arthur want Merlin to do something new, something that will make them all very happy.

After an accident, Merlin must move in with Arthur who happens to be his ex-best friend. As Arthur becomes Merlin's caregiver in his recovery will the time spent together bloom into something other than friendship for both the boys or will a huge secret tear them apart?

A Merthur Little Miss Perfect AU where Arthur's feeling the pressure and Merlin is constantly panicking even though he's not the closeted one. There are curse words and some non-explicit sexual thoughts.

Arthur walks in on Merlin using his magic to do his chores...

What I think could've happened if Arthur wasn't dying during the reveal and Merlin actually thought he would be executed. Just the aftermath of a lot of communication. (The actual reveal isn't even mentioned and this fic is crossposted on AO3)

When Uther Pendragon offers the Warlord Helios anything to make Camelot the most powerful kingdom in Albion, he never expected his daughter, Guinevere, to be the preferred payment. Betrothed to Lancelot, she and her maid are forced to flee from Camelot and everything they've ever known and thrust into a life of romance and adventure, if only briefly.

Arthur/OC - As a fire that dies down yet suddenly springs to life once more, so must life do the same. The time has come for the Once and Future King to walk the Earth once more with his family, friends, and love at his side. Follow Camelot's Archmage, High Priestess, Seer, and King as their stories play out in modern times. Modern-Reincarnation Sequel to the Draconian Prophecies.

Alternate ending for S1E13 'Le Morte D'Arthur'. Merlin prevents Gaius from going to the isle of the blessed. Will Arthur be able to save the warlock in time? One-shot, no slash, as always.

When Morgana heads on to attack Camelot's borders, Arthur comes to discover one of Merlin's most well-kept secrets... and it's not necessarily related to his magic.

Merlin's fed up and Arthur accidentally de-aging himself to an eleven year old is the last straw. But Arthur as a child turns out to be a much more vulnerable prospect than Merlin could have imagined... (warning for past child abuse)

When Arthur meets Merlin, he offers the mouthy country boy a position as his personal courtesan. But Merlin is unreasonably persistent in his refusal of the Crown Prince. Merthur. Slow burn. Eventual smut.

It's Arthur's fault that Merlin is blinded by sorcery. Merlin understands that there is nothing to be done but Arthur isn't going to just sit by and let it go.

A quest leads to Arthur and his knights being shipwrecked on an island. As they struggle against numerous obstacles, Lancelot might find a treasure even more valuable—one that awakens a heart long since closed to new love.

When Arthur died, it left a hole in Merlin's heart that would remain forever empty. He had failed, the dragon told him so. But when Merlin learns from an old friend that he has a chance to try again, he takes it.

When Merlin is hurt on a mission, Arthur has to face the fact that his manservant is a sorcerer - and that he might not survive. (Magic reveal.)