A very typical tale. A girl who doesn't know how to bite her tongue. A boy who is used to honeyed words and battering eyelashes. Also: magic, corruption and a plethora of slit throats and flesh wounds. **Retitled revamp of Lady of Steel**

One-Shots: Slavery is common in the five-kingdoms. Never did Arthur think he would end up owning one, owning a young girl the same age as his own manservant. But destiny changes swiftly, and it only takes time for the young prince to learn this. (rated M for accounts of slavery and mentioned non-con)

Doran is a young druid being held by Uther for a reason unknown to Arthur, Will, and Merlin. Their only goal is to get him out of Uther's clutches before it's too late. But what might they learn as they attempt to uncover where the boy has been hidden? - Sequel to Visiting a Friend

There is but one moment in time, that if changed can lead to a different course of destiny. However, we cannot know if this was planned by destiny or if it just is by chance or by hand of fate. But for now we will focus on the occurrences that set this course of destiny. Part 1- Prequel

Merlin tries to turn back time, but he goes just a little too far. Stuck as a baby in Ealdor, he has to navigate childhood again, which is rather inconvenient if you ask him.

The survivor of a druid massacre is hellbent on revenge against Arthur, but it's Lancelot who ends up paying the price.

Merlin becomes the Grim Reaper, in the sense that he brings Arthur's friends to Lake Avalon when they're about to die. After all, Arthur will need his knights, queen, and physician once he rises to become king once again.

A de-aged Merlin whose first course of action is to reveal his magic to Arthur. What else could go wrong?

After a failure of a hunting trip, Merlin is ill, and no matter how many other people try to care for him, all he wants is Arthur. However, Arthur is stubbornly refusing to be Arthur, which leads to a bit of a break down, a destroyed room, and a load of fluff. MERTHUR oneshot

Slavery is common in the five-kingdoms. Never did Arthur think he would end up owning one, owning a young girl the same age as his own manservant. But destiny changes swiftly, and it only takes time for the young prince to learn this. (rated M for accounts of slavery and mentioned non-con) (begins Season 3, Episode 12)

They kept getting caught in rope nets. Merlin had to wonder why.

Magic. A powerful and mysterious thing no one really understands. It is able to bring about wondrous miracles that can change the very face of earth. What if Morgana had survived after the war? What if the birth of a very special child caused a rip in the universe that changed the entire course of destiny and fate? What if he was that special child? His name was... SPORADIC UPDATES

Every year, since the fall of Camelot, Merlin has received a letter. This year, he doesn't.

Merlin's second encounter with Arthur had left a lot to be desired. Somewhere between tripping over the wood pile and falling into the fruit cart, Merlin had felt the sharp spike of Arthur's flail slice the top of his arm and if the wetness of his shirt was anything to go by then it was definitely bleeding. (Set in s01e01. Merlin gets hurt during the fight in the market.)

After taking a bolt to the chest, Merlin meets an entity. Allowing this entity to take control over his body though...well, some things aren't secret anymore. One-Shot! Mother Albion Series!

A mystery kingdom hosts their own game in a magical arena every five years. Twelve sorcerers must compete in a fight to the death match where only one Victor can be named. What happens when Merlin is chosen to compete? *Story takes place between seasons 2 and 3* *Please read the last chapter (chapter 22) before reading, thank you*

"Leon felt numb. He closed his eyes for a long moment, opened them, and reread Merlin's letter. He reread it again. And again." Sir Leon receives a letter from Merlin. Set in S5E13. One-shot.

"Some believe the fisher king is still alive… kept from death by his magic. Legend said that he left an heir, the golden princess - as they called her - imprisoned within his keep and frozen in time and in a state of near death, and that she was fated to restore his kingdom but could only come to life once he had left this world and passed his magic onto her." Gwaine/OC

Merlin might be teaching Arthurian legend—he'd lived it after all, but when one of his students finds Excalibur, it raises more questions than answers.

Merlin is confronted by his past. (Modern AU)

An AU of the series starting from "The Mark of Nimueh," where both Arthur and Morgana find out about Merlin's magic early on. This re-imagining of the entire series explores this divergent path and shows how much fate and destiny can change with the power of three.

The Knights of the Round table, Arthur and Gaius gather round to watch Merlin's life before and during his time on Camelot. NOT canon compliant. Reveal!fic OOC Merlin

After saving a damsel in distress, Lancelot finds himself the recipient of unwanted advances. She's determined to have his heart, though, one way or another…

[TRAD] Gwaine et Leon aidèrent un étranger blessé - mais chaque action avait ses conséquences. Merlin ne le savait que trop bien. Qui était le mystérieux Robin et que faisait-il à Camelot ? (de smuffly)

(One shot) Arthur died and watch all those who knew him disappear. One remained. Implied Freya/Merlin. It might have a slightly squewif plot as it's a plot bunny that came to me at 12 at night Enjoy :)