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The graphic above is based on a psychological study of tension and suspense in 2015.

>>BUILDING TENSION WITH THE SIX KEY COMPONENTS

CONFLICT: Your character wants something but they can’t have it - not without a struggle. Do they want to escape? Do they want to save someone? To create tension, it’s so important to make sure your readers know what your character’s goal is.

UNCERTAINTY: We need to make our characters fight for their goal by throwing obstacles at them. The more impossible the task seems, the more your readers will doubt your character will succeed.

ANTICIPATION: This is where foreshadowing comes in. If something bad is going to happen, allude to it and build that atmosphere. Inject fear into the hearts of your readers.

EMOTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE: If we want our reader to want to see our character succeed, then we need to make sure there’s an emotional reason for them wanting this goal. What will happen if they fail? The stakes need to be clear and important to our character in order to make our reader care.

LACK OF CONTROL: One way to increase tension is to pile obstacles onto your character which are beyond their influence. If they feel lost despite their efforts, achieving their goal seems more impossible and, as mentioned above, that helps build “uncertainty”.

TEMPORAL ASPECTS: If your character has a set time in which they must achieve their goal, then will this add a ton of tension. And if you have succeeded in making clear, emotional stakes then the reader will be biting their nails as they count down alongside your character.

If you feel your manuscript is lacking in tension, analyse it for the six above components. Every story needs “conflict”, “emotional significance” and “uncertainty” to be obvious. If you are confident all three are clear, then try ramping up “lack of control”, “anticipation” or “temporal aspects”. All six aspects should be present for a story to really shine, but sometimes they might be more vague. For example, it might not be a set time limit but an inevitable event and this also touches on anticipation and lack of control.

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i heard merlin whump fic recs... please... f e e d m e . . .

OH MAN AM I GLAD YOU ASKED DFGHRFGGFFGHGFG PREPARE FOR,,,,,,,,,,,,,, A DELUGE,,,,,,,, OF MERLIN PAIN,,,,,,,,,, 

Unbreakable by eight0fhearts

S4 timeline, multi-chapter, complete, and whoo, this one is where it’s AT, my man. A whumpist’s bread-and-butter, if you will. The Quintessential Enchanted!Arthur-hurts-Merlin fic, and oh, MAN, does this author do it SO WELL fghnrfhbfgb like,,,, eight0fhearts,,,,,, teach me,,,,,,,

Trigger warnings for physical + verbal abuse, of course, but I really think that goes without saying for that one!! And it’s not SUPER graphic, either, at least not in my opinion?? 

Worse Things by Kita Hart

S4 timeline, one-shot, and not necessarily “whump” in the strictest sense of the word, more like,,,,,,,, Merlin is a fucking idiot who tries to cope by stuffing his feelings down and Not Thinking About It, but luckily Arthur and the knights are Ultimate Bros™ and give him lots of comfort. Again, not necessarily whump, but VERY cute, and a rare opportunity for Merlin to get some TLC the series never gives him. 10/10 would recommend. spoilers for 4x08. 

Trigger warnings for physical + verbal abuse. 

Please Help My People by M1ssUnd3rst4nd1ng 

Between S4 and S5, in-progress, anD???? EXTREMELY GOOD. CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH. LIKE,,,,, I DONT WANT TO SPOIL,,,,, BUT MERLIN,,,,,,, GETS HURT,,,,,, A LOT,,,,, AND THINKS ARTHUR,,,,,,, DOESNT CARE???? VERY GOOD EXTREMELY ANGSTY MUCH WHUMP SO ABUSE VERY EXTREMELY GOOD. CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH HONESTLY. OH ALSO IT’S A REVEAL FIC AND IT’S BASED OFF “GOD HELP THE OUTCASTS” FROM THE DISNEY ADAPTATION OF THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME WHICH IS,,,,, MY FAVORITE DISNEY FILM,,,, EVER,,,,, SO,,,,, THERES THAT,,,,,,

Trigger warnings for physical + verbal abuse, and I think Merlin also gets flogged at some point?? I can’t remember gffgfgb iTS EXTREMELY GOOD THOUGH

Bandits, it’s Always Bandits! by Adeliade 

Anywhere from S4 to S5 timeline, one-shot, and your obligatory Merlin-gets-hurt-and-tries-to-hide-it fic!! Very well-done, too, we get to see the knights and Arthur being protective of Merlin!! And Arthur yells. a lot. it’s really fucking good omg.

Trigger warnings for violence and broken bones!!

At a Loss for Words by staymagical 

S4 timeline, multi-chapter, complete, and VERY good omg!!!! Merlin gets captured by slave traders, the knights are extremely protective of him, Arthur is extremely protective of him, Gaius is extremely protective of him!!!!! And ohhhhhhh the physical whump is JUST the tip of the iceberg. this author doesnt fuck around.

Trigger warning for,,,,,, everything tbh lmao most notably forced drugging and a resultant addiction + withdrawal, slave!Merlin, physical + verbal abuse and disabled Merlin ((and no, he doesn’t find a magical cure. I told you this author doesnt fuck around.)) 

Different by 1917farmgirl 

Early S1 timeline and????? so cute???? Merlin’s struggling to adjust to life in the city and his duties to Arthur, and the other servants aren’t making it easy for him. Admittedly, all the actual hurt happens off-screen, but it’s still a nice look into Merlin’s sense of separation and loneliness from other people, and his desperate desire to find a place where he fits in. Also some absolutely GOD-TIER fatherly!Gaius like holy shit who the FUCK gave this author the right to give me feels abt a crusty old physician. 

Trigger warnings for bullying!!  

Silence Cuts Loudest Through the Chaos by 1917farmgirl

Early-series timeline, post-S2, if I’m not mistaken, incomplete, and SO. MUCH. WHUMP. I DONT WANT TO SPOIL BUT MERLIN IS A SLAVE. ARTHUR THINKS HE’S DEAD. MERLIN GETS BEATEN. AND STRIPPED OF HIS MAGIC. AND  STARVED. AND OVERWORKED TO THE POINT OF PRETTY MUCH COLLAPSE. AND DID I MENTION ARTHUR THINKS HE’S DEAD AND THEN HE FINDS OUT HE’S NOT AND bhytghgfrtyhtfrgbhgtfgbhn SO. GOOD. LITERALLY WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT. WHAT. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT!!! PLEASE!!! TELL ME!!! BECAUSE!!! I DONT KNOW!!!

Physical + verbal abuse, torture, slave!Merlin, magic suppression, all the good stuff!!!

Ignis Fatuus by Ericka Jane 

S4 timeline, picks up shortly after 4x03 if I’m not mistaken, three-shot, complete, EXTREMELY FUCKING ANGSTY LIKE HOLY SHIT I WAS. I WAS NOT PREPARED. Really can’t say much without spoiling, but Merlin and Arthur get kidnapped!! Merlin is protective of Arthur and Arthur is protective of Merlin and Merlin gets tortured and a magic reveal and Arthur is many shocked much surprised o h m y l o r d its good!!!

Torture and magic reveal!!

Burning Amidst an Ocean by LFB72

Anywhere from S4 to S5 in timeline, multi-chapter, complete, aND EXTREMELY GOOD OH MY GOD LIKE I,,,,, SCREAMED,,,,,, SO MUCH,,,,,, MY FIRST TIME READING THIS I COULD NOT BELIEVE!!!!! HURT!MERLIN???? SICK!MERLIN??? FEVERED!MERLIN??? DELIROUS!MERLIN??? SCAR REVEAL????? FREYA REVEAL????? MERLIN ALSO NEARLY DROWNS IN LIKE CH1 LIKE LET THAT SINK IN SHIT GETS REAL IN CH1 AND DOESNT STOP FROM THERE ITS S O G O O D OH MY GOd!!!!! 

Near-drowning, serious illness, hallucinations + delusions, mainly just things like that!! 

Don’t Abandon Me by staymagical 

S4 to S5 in timeline, one-shot, and whump is off-screen buT DOES IT MATTER WHEN ITS THIS GOOD??? NO. IT DOESNT. ABSOLUTELY NOT. AT ALL. SUPER GOOD SHGTFGHNGFGBHFGBH AND GUILTY!ARTHUR TO BOOT??? Your essential Merlin-gets-tortured-for-information-about-Arthur with some nice twists!!! another by the author who doesnt fuck around. gotta remember this one.

Referenced torture, also starvation and thirst, but all only mentioned!!

Beyond Recall by laurajslr 

S4 to S5 timeline, VERY LONG multi-chapter, complete, and ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE honestly I CANNOT speak of this one highly enough. I’d argue it’s not so much a Merlin whump as it is just,,,,, a lot of manipulation? I’m going to explain it very badly so bear with me, basically Merlin loses all his memory of Camelot and Arthur and the knights, like he remembers nothing from the first episode onward, but it’s due to blunt-force head trauma rather than magical means, so that’s a twist!! But without his memory, he’s manipulated into serving another king who’s got an agenda AGAINST Arthur, and plans to use Merlin as a SPY for him AGAINST Camelot!!! So then it gets REALLY good !!! gosh just you WAIT and SEE I cOULD NOT put this one down it’s so good!!! kept me hooked all the way through!!!

warning for head injuries, obviously, but also magic reveal, psychological manipulation, essentially a slave!Merlin fic, but in a very unorthodox sense.

Dark Thoughts by Stealth Dragon 

One-shot, complete, dbhgfghgfghbgf sUPER GOOD!!!! Something,,,,,,, magical happens?? And gives Merlin the temporary ability to read minds, and then there’s this CREEPY-ASS MOTHERFUCKER WHO HITS MERLIN he’s some kind of lord, i think?? I haven’t read this one in, gosh, YEARS I’m probably not remembering parts of it right. that’s the main gist anyway.

Warning for attempted non-con, physical violence, and some pretty graphic imagery!!

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by LFB72

S4 maybe pre-S5 timeline, multi-chapter, complete!!! sggfgfgvf l i s t e n,,,,, i havent read this one in a while but it is GOOD omg I’ve been meaning to reread it I just haven’t found the time yet but I remember there’s definitely a stone in there somewhere that detects magic, and Arthur gets his hands on it, I think it might actually be a gift from a visiting lord or something, and if Merlin goes ANYWHERE near the stone, the stone is a little bitch squealer, so Merlin’s gotta find a way to NOT set it off and still be near Arthur. cUE MAGIC SUPPRESSION!!!! rare example in which Merlin is a willing participant!!! have I mentioned magic suppression fics are my FAVE because magic suppression fics are my FAVe. fuckin fight me.

aforementioned magic suppression, like really graphic, too, goes into detail about how painful and damaging it is to block it up like that. kudos to the author for doing that. also magic reveal and violence!! 

Honestly, I’m probably forgetting several hundred, there are just so many good ones, but this compilation is a pretty good start at least. Honestly, the authors mentioned on this list have a LOT more fics than just the ones I mentioned, I just picked my personal hurt!Merlin faves!! i hope this feeds you for now lmao if you want any more pLEASE feel free to ask because let me tell you i could talk all day and every day about Merlin whump lmao.

((((also I’m onceandfuturewarlock on both Fanfiction and AO3, and i write whump as well!! i’ll be the first to admit it’s not v good, absolutely NOTHING on anyone else on this list, but both my fics Do You Feel Like a Young God and Heavy Stones Fear No Weather have some hurt!Merlin that i took far FAR too much pleasure in writing lmao. Heavy Stones has referenced non-con, though, and Do You Feel Like a Young God has on-screen non-con, as well as physical + verbal abuse, so stay safe!!!)))))

Anyway, I hope you like the list!! <333

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