morgana paints merlin's lips red and he paints camelot the same (even her king) (...especially her king)

arthur and gwen get engaged. lancelot and merlin mourn together in different ways

arthur finds a hidden trove within camelot that is teeming with magical knowledge

destiny has a funny way of playing out. merlin did not grow up in the city and has no knowledge of court traditions. the druids are very secretive. how was merlin supposed to know when he was getting married?

arthur has had enough of the tavern excuse and devotes himself to exposing the blatantly obvious lie he just wasn't expecting there to be so many more to follow

A collection of oneshots from the author's existing fanfiction, with a primary focus of WHUMP! according to predetermined prompts. Indulgent and gratuitous pain, agony, angst, etc.! Canon pairings, no slash.

Nothing left him feeling more cold than the absence of what he once had, not the rain nor the near freezing…. Sometimes, he wished what happened to Will had happened to him instead. Sometimes he wishes he had been the one to die.

Hunith receives a letter from Merlin after the episode, The Last Dragonlord.

Cenrid needs an army and peasants make expendable soldiers. An AU for what would have happened if Merlin was conscripted into Essetir's army before coming to Camelot. Merlin's not as naive as he would have been had he just been a farmer. As such Merlin knows not to wholeheartedly trust advice from strangers (or dragons). Takes place at the start of season 1.

Alternate version of a missing scene from S1 ep10, the episode where Ealdor gets attacked. This is Merlin asking for an audience with the King.

Merlin is frustrated that after years, his Once and Future King has yet to truly soften towards magic. He leaves Camelot for the Perilous Lands, followed by Gwaine and Mordred. By leaving, Merlin unexpectedly sets in motion becoming a king in his own right and unifying the five kingdoms with Arthur, along with their Queens.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. - Daniel J. Boorstin. Choices make change. The real question is whether for good or for ill and if, in the end, it even matters at all. Sequel to MMM!

Merlin wakes up in the dungeons. And that is when he remembers... Arthur knows... Arthur knows he has magic.