Post by Arctura on May 8, 2015 22:38:43 GMT
Unless stated otherwise, all of the below stories can be found on AO3, Archive Of Our Own. (I just don't like the general quality of FF.net.)
My apologies in advance if you don't like Merlin and Arthur together romantically, because most of these stories contain that. Some have a stress on the relationship and others are more "implied" romance--meaning, a lot of the fluffy scenes are 'offscreen'. Regardless of any present Merthur, be assured that I have excluded any stories with explicit sexual content. (Sidebar: If I, in the future, list any stories with such content, take comfort in that I will never list mindless PWP's. xD There will always be plot.)
And the ones that aren't Merthur, are probably either a.) completely gen i.e. no relationships or b.) Merlin/Arthur bromance/friendship/whatever-you-want-to-call-their awesome-bond-that-is-totally-riddled-with-subtext.
Reincarnation AU (Immortal!Merlin ftw)
To Walk These Hallowed Grounds (WIP)
Author: loki_godofmischiefandlies
Summary: Merlin has waited over a thousand years for Arthur to return. Loneliness, depression, guilt, anger, he has felt it all. Although now it is mostly anger. Tired of waiting in isolation for the Once and Future King, Merlin has built a life for himself. He is still reluctant to leave the lake for longer than a few days at a time though, but when he gets called in as an Arthurian Myth expert to help operate what will be the largest Renaissance Faire in the United States, he cannot ignore the pull.
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
ARCHIVE WARNING: Graphic Depictions of Violence (None so far)
Relationship: Merthur (Hasn't happened yet)
Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwaine, Elyan, Percival, Leon, Lancelot, Gwen
Chapters: 5/?
Published: 3/9/15
Updated: 4/7/15
archiveofourown.org/works/3512720/chapters/7722857
a half of a whole (cannot truly forget the other) (WIP)
Author: Steamcraft
Summary: From the majority of the patients in Camelot Mental Health Institute, Colin Morgan - or Merlin as he insists to be called - seems the most normal aside from the delusions. Bradley only wishes he'd stop calling him Arthur for gods sake because now he dreams of legends.
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY (Author didn't list this as a warning or trigger, but I think a frank discussion of mental illness counts.)
Relationships: Merthur/Brolin (Hasn't happened yet), (Initial) One-Sided Arwen, Gwencelot, Perwaine, Leon/Morgana,
Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Uther, Alice, Will, Elyan, Gaius, Freya, Morgana, Kilgharrah, Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival, Leon
Chapters: 11/?
Published: 6/8/13
Updated: 6/3/15
archiveofourown.org/works/834159/chapters/1587853
The End of All Things (FINISHED)
Author: juxtapose
Summary: As humanity begins to lose their five senses one by one, social media is used by the Once and Future King to keep the world from losing its collective mind, and Merlin and Arthur keep each other from losing theirs.
Rating: Mature (Remember my author's note above where I said no explicit sexual content? Well, uh, there is a wee scene at the very end. It's sort of broadcast, so you'll know when to expect it and skip it if you wish. It's honestly--in my opinion--not that explicit. It's...tasteful. And contextually sad. VERY SAD.)
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationship: Merthur
Characters: Merlin, Arthur
Chapters: 1/1
Published: 3/8/15
archiveofourown.org/works/3503069
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc (WIP)
Author: hitome_bore
Summary: History books would not remember Gaius’ death precipitating the greatest war Albion had ever seen. That blame rested entirely on the shoulders of an inexperienced sorcerer and the Prince whom he’d lied to a hundred times over. Future!fic with a time travel twist. Inspired and loosely based on Disney's The Sword in the Stone. General spoilers for the first half of season two.
Rating: Explicit
ARCHIVE WARNINGS: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage
Relationship: Merthur, Arthur/OC
Characters:
Merlin, Arthur, Gaius, Morgana, Gwen, Uther, Geoffrey of Monmouth
Chapters: 12/?
Published: 7/15/11
Updated: 10/8/11
archiveofourown.org/works/224614/chapters/339791
Emrys Ascending (WIP)
Author: tricksterity
Summary: In the depths of the Crystal of Neahtid, Merlin sees the resurrection of Lord Voldemort, an event that will tip the balance of the world so far out that only he has the power to intervene and set it right, or stop it from ever happening. For that, he'll have to pose as a student and attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The only problem is, he's been chosen instead of Cedric Diggory as a Triwizard Champion, and there's a recently reborn Arthur Pendragon in Gryffindor House.
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationship: Merthur
Characters:
Merlin, Arthur, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Arthur, Albus, Cedric, Female OC's, Male OC's
Chapters: 18/?
Published: 8/19/13
Updated: 6/30/2013
archiveofourown.org/works/932981/chapters/1815838
Time for a Change (WIP)
Author: birdie7272
Summary: Arthur came back, but he came back wrong. The prophecy Merlin clung to for all those years never mentioned that possibility. He can't fix this on his own. He needs Arthur. The real Arthur. Even if he has to go back in time to get him.
Rating: Mature
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationship: Merthur
Characters: Merlin, Arthur
Chapters: 7/?
Published: 2/25/15
Updated: 6/11/2015
archiveofourown.org/works/3431651/chapters/7520813
Merlin spec script by Bradley James (FINISHED)
Author: ciaan
Summary: What if they let the actors write episodes?
Rating: General Audiences
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationships: Arthur/everyone
Characters: Bradley, Arthur, Merlin, Morgana, Gwen
Chapters: 1/1
Published: 9/20/12 (actually written October 2010)
archiveofourown.org/works/517488
My apologies in advance if you don't like Merlin and Arthur together romantically, because most of these stories contain that. Some have a stress on the relationship and others are more "implied" romance--meaning, a lot of the fluffy scenes are 'offscreen'. Regardless of any present Merthur, be assured that I have excluded any stories with explicit sexual content. (Sidebar: If I, in the future, list any stories with such content, take comfort in that I will never list mindless PWP's. xD There will always be plot.)
And the ones that aren't Merthur, are probably either a.) completely gen i.e. no relationships or b.) Merlin/Arthur bromance/friendship/whatever-you-want-to-call-their awesome-bond-that-is-totally-riddled-with-subtext.
Reincarnation AU (Immortal!Merlin ftw)
To Walk These Hallowed Grounds (WIP)
Author: loki_godofmischiefandlies
Summary: Merlin has waited over a thousand years for Arthur to return. Loneliness, depression, guilt, anger, he has felt it all. Although now it is mostly anger. Tired of waiting in isolation for the Once and Future King, Merlin has built a life for himself. He is still reluctant to leave the lake for longer than a few days at a time though, but when he gets called in as an Arthurian Myth expert to help operate what will be the largest Renaissance Faire in the United States, he cannot ignore the pull.
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
ARCHIVE WARNING: Graphic Depictions of Violence (None so far)
Relationship: Merthur (Hasn't happened yet)
Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwaine, Elyan, Percival, Leon, Lancelot, Gwen
Chapters: 5/?
Published: 3/9/15
Updated: 4/7/15
archiveofourown.org/works/3512720/chapters/7722857
a half of a whole (cannot truly forget the other) (WIP)
Author: Steamcraft
Summary: From the majority of the patients in Camelot Mental Health Institute, Colin Morgan - or Merlin as he insists to be called - seems the most normal aside from the delusions. Bradley only wishes he'd stop calling him Arthur for gods sake because now he dreams of legends.
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY (Author didn't list this as a warning or trigger, but I think a frank discussion of mental illness counts.)
Relationships: Merthur/Brolin (Hasn't happened yet), (Initial) One-Sided Arwen, Gwencelot, Perwaine, Leon/Morgana,
Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Uther, Alice, Will, Elyan, Gaius, Freya, Morgana, Kilgharrah, Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival, Leon
Chapters: 11/?
Published: 6/8/13
Updated: 6/3/15
archiveofourown.org/works/834159/chapters/1587853
The End of All Things (FINISHED)
Author: juxtapose
Summary: As humanity begins to lose their five senses one by one, social media is used by the Once and Future King to keep the world from losing its collective mind, and Merlin and Arthur keep each other from losing theirs.
Rating: Mature (Remember my author's note above where I said no explicit sexual content? Well, uh, there is a wee scene at the very end. It's sort of broadcast, so you'll know when to expect it and skip it if you wish. It's honestly--in my opinion--not that explicit. It's...tasteful. And contextually sad. VERY SAD.)
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationship: Merthur
Characters: Merlin, Arthur
Chapters: 1/1
Published: 3/8/15
archiveofourown.org/works/3503069
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc (WIP)
Author: hitome_bore
Summary: History books would not remember Gaius’ death precipitating the greatest war Albion had ever seen. That blame rested entirely on the shoulders of an inexperienced sorcerer and the Prince whom he’d lied to a hundred times over. Future!fic with a time travel twist. Inspired and loosely based on Disney's The Sword in the Stone. General spoilers for the first half of season two.
Rating: Explicit
ARCHIVE WARNINGS: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage
Relationship: Merthur, Arthur/OC
Characters:
Merlin, Arthur, Gaius, Morgana, Gwen, Uther, Geoffrey of Monmouth
Chapters: 12/?
Published: 7/15/11
Updated: 10/8/11
archiveofourown.org/works/224614/chapters/339791
Emrys Ascending (WIP)
Author: tricksterity
Summary: In the depths of the Crystal of Neahtid, Merlin sees the resurrection of Lord Voldemort, an event that will tip the balance of the world so far out that only he has the power to intervene and set it right, or stop it from ever happening. For that, he'll have to pose as a student and attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The only problem is, he's been chosen instead of Cedric Diggory as a Triwizard Champion, and there's a recently reborn Arthur Pendragon in Gryffindor House.
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationship: Merthur
Characters:
Merlin, Arthur, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Arthur, Albus, Cedric, Female OC's, Male OC's
Chapters: 18/?
Published: 8/19/13
Updated: 6/30/2013
archiveofourown.org/works/932981/chapters/1815838
Time for a Change (WIP)
Author: birdie7272
Summary: Arthur came back, but he came back wrong. The prophecy Merlin clung to for all those years never mentioned that possibility. He can't fix this on his own. He needs Arthur. The real Arthur. Even if he has to go back in time to get him.
Rating: Mature
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationship: Merthur
Characters: Merlin, Arthur
Chapters: 7/?
Published: 2/25/15
Updated: 6/11/2015
archiveofourown.org/works/3431651/chapters/7520813
Merlin spec script by Bradley James (FINISHED)
Author: ciaan
Summary: What if they let the actors write episodes?
Rating: General Audiences
NO ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY
Relationships: Arthur/everyone
Characters: Bradley, Arthur, Merlin, Morgana, Gwen
Chapters: 1/1
Published: 9/20/12 (actually written October 2010)
archiveofourown.org/works/517488
