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Title: here is the deepest secret nobody knows
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 581
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Merlin wanted Arthur to know all of him, and all that he had been through. But Arthur couldn’t, how could he? He hadn’t lived Merlin’s life. He hadn’t waited. And Merlin didn’t know how to express it in words himself.
Notes: On AO3 here.
Written for Prompt #352 - i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) for Camelot Drabble. Sorry, this drabble is a bit lazy, but I felt the poem itself screamed post-canon Merlin with a newly returned Arthur. The poem Merlin recites is [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in] by e. e. cummings.

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Title: Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Court Sorcerer in a Tub
Rating: Mature
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon
Word Count: 1525
Summary: “Merlin, you and I both know that water in the tub is stone cold. Surely you weren’t planning on presenting the King of Camelot with an ice bath? Heat it up.”

Merlin looked over at the door in confusion and reached down to picked up the buckets and started to make towards the door. Damn Arthur, now he had to go and haul another several dozen buckets of water up all those stairs, ensuring they actually were hot to begin with.

“Oh, stop running away and looking confused, Merlin. We both know you don’t need buckets.”

Merlin froze mid-step.

“Heat it up. I won’t ask again,” Arthur commanded.
Author’s Notes: Written for @merthurdaily‘s 10 Years of Merlin & Arthur celebration - Day 4: Scenery/Locations Also on AO3 here.

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Title: Stepping Up
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur/Gwen (Merlin), Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Uther Pendragon, Hunith (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Leon (Merlin), Elyan (Merlin), Will (Merlin)
Word Count: 48,272
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Arthur is a closeted Olympic snowboarder who has only just started to come out to his close friends and family. To the rest of the world, he’s Arthur Pendragon, Team GB’s Golden Boy and best hope of getting a gold medal in the Olympics after coming home with the silver in Sochi (and fuck wasn’t that an experience, worrying about being outed in homophobic-central Russia. To be honest, Arthur feels guilty he even attended those games).

The pressure on Arthur is immense, but as long as he can keep his head down and get on with things, he’ll be fine. Cue Merlin Emrys, a newcomer to Team GB and up-and-coming figure skater who is determined to make his mark on the scene. And he’s fucking hot.
Notes: A huge, huge thank you to Schweet_Heart my beta reader (and a fantastic writer!), who has been so, so wonderful and helpful with this fic. I wouldn't be anywhere near as good as it is with her! And thank you to Kitty for hosting the Merlin Olympics again. Merlin Olympics was my first Merln fest, so it will always have a special space in my heart. This started out as an idea that I thought would run up to 10K, almost ended up at 37K and now is almost 49K. I also want to thank everyone who listened to me talk about this fic endless in the Merlin Chat.

With regards to warnings for the fic, please do be aware that there are some parts where homophobia and homophobic slurs are mentioned, as well as flashbacks to events where they are used.

I also wanted to add that this fic was inspired by Gus Kenworthy, an American freestyle skier and an interview he did with the BBC here.

On AO3 here.

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Title: My Hero
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character(s): Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Gaius
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 9405
Summary: A Superman AU of sorts.

Merlin Myddrin and Arthur Pendragon are best friends and roommates who work together at the Camelot Times. Merlin has been head over heels for Arthur since the moment they met. But all Arthur can talk about is the mysterious superhero who has recently started saving people across the city. Arthur is desperate to land an interview with the man and is under a lot of pressure from his father to get an interview or else lose his job.

Little does Arthur know that the mysterious hero Emrys is closer than he thinks...
Notes: delicirony, I really hope that this fulfills your prompt. I tried my best to write within the spirit of the prompts you gave, even though I didn't follow them exactly. I've always been a big Superman fan, so this is what really called to me in the end (although I did end up writing a 600+ word plot for a You've Got Mail AU, so who knows maybe that will eventually see the light of day if I get the time to write it). I tried to include as many of your likes as the boys would allow in the story. It turned out to be quite a lot longer than the 5000 word limit as this one got away from me, oops! I'm sure you'll all forgive me though, as it is Christmas. :)

Also a big thank you to my beta luxorien for the last minute beta. Very much appreciated!

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Title: Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Pairing(s): Merlin/Other (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Word Count: 1,325
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Merlin is punished again with a night in the stocks after covering for Arthur. Things don't go quite how he expected when he feels a man pressing against his back.
Warnings: Implied Rape/Non-Con, Dub Con
Notes: This was written for Pornalot 2017. Also on AO3 here.

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