Merthur Fic Recs

My name is Erin. I ship Merthur/Brolin! My other BBC Merlin blog is clotpollarthur.

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Hello! Welcome to merthurao3recs! Here you will find a treasure trove of Merthur fanfiction! Everything is tagged, so feel free to search by author! Also, please tell me if any links don’t work or are incorrect! Lastly, feel free to submit Merthur fanfiction!

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Thank you! I honestly wish I could just read smutty smut (especially of the gay variety) for a living. Why do I need a job/career?? I just want to read fanfiction for my entire life. haha ;-;

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Hi! First of all, thank you for being amazing!!

I’m looking for some canon-era fics where Merlin has to deal with assassins/people trying to hurt Arthur, with bonus points if Arthur doesn’t know about it and/or he finds out in the story. I just really love BAMF Merlin and him being appreciated!

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Hiya love, thanks for your kind words!

I have a few on my mind— all excellent, chef’s kiss with cherries on top, I’d wipe my memory just to reread them all over again.

1. A Leap Of Faith by @fancyhwrites. 5K, M.

Author’s Summary:

Ambushed on a hunting trip, Merlin pretends to betray Arthur to save his life. But in order to get home, Arthur must trust Merlin like never before, or risk losing everything.

2. What I'd Have Done by @flight-of-fantasy. 119K, G.

Author’s Summary:

For better or for worse, Arthur knows Merlin's secret. The problem? Merlin doesn't know Arthur knows. This leaves Arthur with a predicament... and an opportunity. A test. Three trials and three opportunities for Merlin to prove he doesn't deserve death. Arthur hopes he will pass them. Maybe then the image of Merlin's golden eyes will stop haunting him.

3. Splitting the Road by @queerofthedagger. 3K, T.

Author’s Summary:

Merlin and Arthur get kidnapped. Unfortunately for their captors, it really is a tremendously stupid idea to put magic itself into cold iron.

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I’m Here  

Author: raven wilds

Rating: Explicit 

Word Count: 9,073 

Details: Alternative Universe - Modern Setting, Friends To Lovers, Angst With A Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff And Angst, Character Death, Engagement, Kissing, Smut, Porn With Feelings, Top!Merlin, Bottom!Arthur, Protective Arthur, Pining Arthur, Gwaine Being Gwaine (Merlin), Happy Ending, Grief, Mourning, Angst. 

Summary: Merlin and Arthur meet for the first time on the day Merlin gets engaged to Gwaine. A month later, Merlin’s life falls apart and it is Arthur who is there for him, helping him pick up the pieces. But when Merlin decides he’s ready to begin his life again, Arthur realizes he's at risk of being relegated to the friend-zone - and he's definitely not going to let that happen.

A story about loving, grieving and finding love again.

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Let Our Souls Resist On Together

Author: tansyuduri

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 50,349

Details: Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Protective Merlin (Merlin), BAMF Merlin (Merlin), BAMF Arthur, Post-Canon, Post-Episode: s5e13 The Diamond Of The Day (Merlin), Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Humor, Banter, In Character, Canon Compliant, Canon Universe, Canon/Modern Fusion, Modern Era, Arthur Pendragon Knows About Merlin’s Magic (Merlin), Post-Season/Post-Series 05, POV Merlin (Merlin), POV Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Soft Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Sassy Merlin (Merlin), Merlin Needs A Hug (Merlin), Caring Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Fake Character Death, Kissing, Boys Kissing, Sharing A Bed, Worried Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Worried Merlin (Merlin), Established Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Established Relationship, Enchanted Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Battle, Fight Scenes, Plot, Post-Battle Of Camlann (Merlin), Modern Setting, Immortal Merlin (Merlin), Immortal Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Immortality, Flirting, Action, Snogging, Cuddles, Kidnapped Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Weddings, Wedding Fluff, Arthur Pendragon Returns (Merlin), Hurt Arthur Pendragon (Merlin).

Summary: Arthur Has Returned. Magic has come back to the world. And just as Merlin and Arthur are preparing for their wedding, an ancient foe strikes at Arthur from within. (In more ways than one) as they try to face this new threat, Merlin starts to reel, realizing that Arthur being immortal now means Arthur will have to face the pain of losing everyone he cares about, besides Merlin, again. Furthermore, Merlin realizes he himself has gotten closer to the new knights and sorcerers than he let himself get to anyone in hundreds of years... And he doesn't know how many more times he can take the pain of losing people he cares about. Soon, Merlin has to face the unthinkable, and an enemy that is fully willing to take advantage of his pain.

Expect Angst, Humor, Banter, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort and lots of Merthur.

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My Atoms Love Your Atoms

Author: Leandra

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,497

Details: Rimming, Anal Fingering, Age Difference, Idiots In Love, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Awkward Questions.

Summary: “What are you doing with that kid?” Leon asks, interrupting his perusal of Merlin’s physique. “Are you even gay?”

Arthur turns to face his friends, trying not to feel affronted by the candid question. Leon is one of his oldest mates and Arthur supposes that arriving with Merlin’s hand clutched in his at their weekly pub crawl is reason enough to pose those questions.

This fanfiction is part of a series.

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The Salt On His Skin

Author: Leandra

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,497

Details: Sex On The Beach, Pride, Gay Pride, Pride Parade, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Love Is Love, Brighton Pride, Pride.

Summary: Arthur wasn’t a party person and hated going to clubs, but one look at their new Pride coordinator, Merlin, had been enough to convince Arthur to take on truck duty this year.

He now turned to look over his shoulder to where Merlin was standing at the turntables, headphones over his dark curls, loose tank top hanging off his shoulder. His long, slim fingers moved surely over the dials on his soundboard. Merlin’s music selection was effortlessly cool and laid back, a combination of indie house and new rave.

Catching his look, Merlin gave him a small wave, his smile wide and generous.

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Brighton Pride, a company truck and a long walk up the beach...ending with, you guessed it...

This fanfiction is part of a series.

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My Way Home Is Through You

Author: Leandra, evaelisaa

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 118,842

Details: Alternate Universe - Canon, Modern Era, Time Travel, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Arthurian, Magic, Dragons, Everyone Knows About Merlin’s Magic (Merlin), King Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Court Sorcerer Merlin (Merlin), Age Difference, BAMF Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon Returns (Merlin), Awesome Gwen (Merlin), BAMF Gwen (Merlin), Bearded Arthur, Time Fuckery, Britonnic.

Summary: In the 21st century, Merlin Emrys is recovering from his stressful job as a paramedic at his father’s veterinary clinic in Wales. While undertaking a hike of the surrounding area, he stumbles upon a mysterious stone circle that seems to call to him...

In the sixth century, King Arthur Pendragon finds a young, confused man in the woods. Even though the stranger doesn’t speak Britonnic, he immediately makes it clear that he thinks Arthur and his knights are a bunch of prats…

Displaced in time and burdened with an unexpected new gift, Merlin needs to find his way back home. Meanwhile, Arthur is facing tough decisions of his own, as he too has to choose the path he’s going to follow.

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Just A Teenage Dirtbag, Baby

Author: Leandra

Rating: Explicit / NC17

Word Count: 1,490

Details: Comeplay, Anal Fingering, Age Difference, Felching, Rimming, Dirty Talk, Finger Fucking, Anal Sex, Grownup Arthur Pendragon, Teenager Merlin Emrys.

Summary: It’s weird, having a boyfriend who’s a grown-up, Merlin thinks. He doesn’t particularly like it when Arthur pays for things for him, but Arthur usually waves it off. Whereas Merlin has to save every penny so he can survive the month on his allowance and the little he makes from restocking shelves at his local Boots, Arthur has a well-paying job. He owns a car and has his own flat, while Merlin still lives on campus in a shared dormitory. He has a side of the bed and prescription reading glasses and he actually pays for his Netflix account. There’s a fucking Weber grill on his balcony and a Vitamix blender in the kitchen.

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Part of the "Want Me" series, but works perfectly well as a really filthy standalone. I mean, just look at the tags ;-)

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Contact High

Author: Leandra, PapySanzo

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 84,289

Details: Drama & Romance, Modern Era, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - College/University, College/University AU, Student AU, Food As A Metaphor For Love, Food Porn, Food Kink, Food Sex, Neurodivergesrsity, Neurodivergent Arthur Pendragon, Vlogger Merlin Emrys, Food Vlogging, Vegan Merlin, Past Drug Use, Past Drug Addiction, Recovery, Recovery From Addiction, Fluff & Angst, Fluff & Smut, Filmmaker Arthur Pendragon, Making Films, Bottom Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin Is A Little Shit (Merlin), Mutual Pining, Enemies To Friends To Lovers, Tattoos, Tattooed Merlin (Merlin), Tattoo Kink, Angst With A Happy Ending, Misunderstandings.

Summary: After a toxic relationship, Arthur is afraid of getting hurt again, but then he meets Gwen, a scriptwriter he collaborates with in one of his film classes. To win her heart, he plans to cook her the best vegan food she has ever had. The idea would be brilliant, but Arthur is neither vegan, nor can he cook. In a desperate move, he enlists the help of Merlin, the obnoxious barista who works at his favourite coffee shop by day, and is a vegan food vlogger by night.

With his past as a young offender, and a history of addiction, Merlin can’t find a job as a chef, and his dream of opening his own restaurant someday seems unreachable. He pours all his passion into his food videos, but while his recipes and personality have what it takes, his video making skills are subpar at best.

Arthur and Merlin put their animosity aside and strike a deal: Merlin will cook for Gwen, and Arthur will claim he made the food, while in exchange, Arthur will help Merlin make better food videos.

It seems the perfect way to meet everyone's needs…

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A Kind Of Magic

Author: Leandra

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 20,731

Details: Sharing A Bed, Fluff, Fluff And Smut, Alternate Universe - 1980s, Modern Era, Alternate Universe - Summer Camp, Alternate Universe - Modern With Magic, Summer Camp, Love At First Sight, Infatuation, Pining Arthur Pendragon (Merlin).

Summary: It’s a shockwave, travelling through Arthur’s body, a tidal wave rolling through his limbs, a thousand fists to his stomach. It rips him apart in an instant and moulds him back together just as quickly, leaving him gobsmacked and buzzing and overwhelmed.

The attraction is so sudden, so intense, that he feels crippled in the aftermath. He’s never felt anything like that before, never experienced an emotion like this. Arthur wishes he could pretend it’s anything but what it is, but it’s undeniable. He’s swept away by lust and a staggering sense of rightness, but worst of all, by a terrible knowing. It’s love-at-first-sight and it’s just as horrible, as exciting and as overwhelming as people have claimed. Arthur attempts to deny it right away, because this isn’t supposed to happen. He’s been so good at being indifferent.

Written for Fluffalooza's Red Thread of Fluff Challenge: 1980s / there was only one bed / party

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The Planets Bend Between Us

Author: Leandra

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 40,390

Details: Alternate Universe - Bakery, Northern Ireland, Pining Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Fluff And Smut, Christmas, Christmas Smut, Christmas Fluff, New Year’s Eve, Sharing Clothes, First kiss, Getting Together, Smut, New Year’s Kiss, Bakeries, Baked Goods, Christmas Cookies.

Summary: When Arthur drops out of university, his mother sends him to work at Aunt Alice's bakery in Northern Ireland in the busy weeks leading up to Christmas. Helping out in the bakery is hard work, but Arthur doesn't mind so much, not when the deal is sweetened by one of Alice's bakers. Merlin is beautiful and kind, and he has sacrificed his long-term relationship in order to follow dreams that lead him out of the village he's spent all his life in.

Arthur has always thought himself to not get attached easily to other people romantically, but when Merlin, against all odds, shows interest in him, things get even more complicated....

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‘Tis The Season

Author: Caledonia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Word Count: 23,834

Details: 2020 Advent Fics, Advent Calendar Prompts, Fluff, Each Chapter Is A Mini Fic, Ficlets, Established Relationship, Merlin Has Magic. Friends To Lovers, Snowed In, Flatmates, Alternate Universe - Roommates/Housemates, Living Together, Boss/Employee Relationship, First Kiss, Canon Era, Strangers To Lovers, Christmas, Christmas Fluff, Christmas Romance, Yule Celebrations, Collection, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting.

Summary: A month full of miniature Merthur ficlets - each chapter is a stand-alone mini fic. Happy December!

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Driving Home

Author: FutureAlien

Rating: General Audience

Word Count: 7,701

Details: Christmas Eve, Hanukkah, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst With A Happy Ending, Not Actual Unrequited Love, Friends To Lovers, Fluff, First Kiss, Caring Merlin (Merlin), Jewish Merlin, Christmas, Christmas Dinner.

Summary: "There’s only a few of them around the office today. Most people have already gone home, taken the week off to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. Arthur will have leave soon, too. It’s a long drive to Camelot Manor, and the roads will be packed with other people desperate to go home.

Not that Arthur is desperate. He isn’t even sure he’s really going home."

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Arthur is driving home for Christmas for a dinner with his father. After last year's debacle following his coming out, he'd really rather spend his Christmas Eve somwhere else. Or rather, with someone else.

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Hallmark Boyfriends

Author: MuseOfWriting

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 4,952

Details: Fluff And Smut, Semi-Public Sex, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Christmas, Christmas Romance, Airports, Traveling, Strangers To Friends To Lovers, Airport Romance.

Summary: It's Christmas Eve and Arthur's just been dumped. Strangely, so has the handsome stranger he meets in the airport departure lounge.

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(How To Not) Fuck Up The Friendship

Author: cominupforair

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 4,985

Details: Friends With Benefits, Pining, Angst With A Happy Ending, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, POV Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Pining Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Mutual Pining, Miscommunication, Misunderstandings, Alternate Universe - Roommates/Housemates, Living Together, Mutual Pining.

Summary: Arthur can’t figure out when or how he began having feelings for Merlin.

Nor when their friends-with-benefits situation became something more.

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When The Love Light Gleams

Author: rageynerd

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Word Count: 1,389

Details: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting: No Powers, Home For Christmas, Meeting The Parents, Hot Chocolate, Dorks In Love, Teeth-Rotting Fluff, Christmas Fluff, Christmas Romance.

Summary: Merlin is home for the holidays, and he's brought Arthur, who is rather nervous to be meeting Hunith for the first time.

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It's Always Darkest Before The Dawn

Author: rageynerd

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Word Count: 4,407

Details: Evil Morgana (Merlin), Canon Era, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s04e01-02 The Darkest Hour, Episode Rewrite, Huddling For Warmth, Body Heat, Pining Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Getting Together.

Summary: When Merlin is attacked by the Dorocha, saving Arthur's life in the process, Arthur refuses to let him die. He's freezing to death, and they can't make it to Gaius in time, so he takes some advice Gaius gave him long ago.

He strips.