The others would accept him, the King would praise him, but there was no warmth in a world in which your kin deserted you.

There was no way she could not hate him; not when he had left her alone.

It would taste too much like farewell, and Merlin wasn't ready to say it.

Your very own prince charming, with a dash of fairy godmother — those had been Gwaine's words on his toast.

This is a story about Merlin and the coming of Arthur. Set around 2017 in England.

But Lady Morgana holds him close when he feels the thread of his father's life snap, and he thinks he may not be alone after all.

Waking up — still drunk and naked — was also something Gwaine had long since grown used to.

You can't stand to be powerless, and waiting is mostly made of not being able to do anything.

Could them – or anyone, really – ever understand what it was like to be Arthur and Merlin?

Even when you had little idea about his troubles, you never left.

Step 2030: Hopes to All-Gods-that-Ever-Were he says yes.

He was a man that would bow to no one, a man to rule and not to follow.

Arthur wants to rake the leaves, Merlin wants to play with them - and then everybody wins.

The thing is, being a knight? Totally overrated.

It is only fitting that she, who devoted her life to destruction and hatred would become witness to the ultimate ruin of the world they had once lived.

It couldn't go on – she couldn't handle it; she couldn't handle Camelot thinking about it. And Camelot deserved better than an unsteady Queen.

There was nowhere they could claim to belong, but among the trees and the dirt, the leaves and wells, the birds and flowers, in the midst of nature, wherever it was.

He was a man that would bow to no one, a man to rule and not to follow.

Gwen would never know if what pulled her heart down was the weight of the crown or the absence of Arthur by her side.

For Arthur, his name had always been at the same time a deep irony and a strong burden.

He speaks as if it is nothing, to have three years of her life missing all of a sudden.

Merlin's life wasn't his own to offer, and she knew the law would claim him something just as precious as he saved the man he was bound to serve.

How was he supposed to explain to Arthur that his sister had decided to go out with him, a man? [MorganaxLeon]

(Traduction) La seule chose que Merlin faisait, c'était de prendre sa dose quotidienne de café. La "Princesse" d'à côté n'avait aucun droit d'être aussi désagréable. Ni d'être aussi vaguement familière. Merlin ne pensait pas revoir cet homme, mais il le destin semblait ête en marche une fois de plus. (UA Réincarnation et Café)

The year is 2017, and King Arthur is back. He finds Merlin- who comes with a couple surprises- and tries to understand how modern day life works. But with Arthur's return came the forces of evil rising again. Will Arthur triumph over evil? Or will events play out as they did once before? This is the story of The Once and Future King.