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Family Tree by everydayistuesday Ship: Merlin/Arthur Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur Rating: Teen Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Crack treated seriously-ish, Arthur finds out about Merlin’s magic, getting together, a smidgeon of hurt/comfort Summary: Contrary to popular belief, Arthur isn’t stupid. He knows that Merlin has secrets. As a matter of fact, he knows exactly what Merlin has been hiding from him for all these years: his grandfather is none other than Dragoon the Great. This… explains a lot.

[merlinrarepairfest]

Title: More Than Being Unknown AO3 username: solsprite | @jayprobably Rating: T Warnings: mild violence, internalised transphobia Medium/Word Count: 4,535 words Pairing/main characters: Leon/Merlin Up to 10 tags: trans!Merlin, trans character by trans author, everyone in Camelot is emotionally constipated, angst with a happy ending, first kiss

Summary:

“Please just—don’t tell Arthur. I’ll go. I’ll leave Camelot as soon as I can, but let me take my secrets with me. Let me say my goodbyes.” “Merlin.” Leon’s always steady voice sounds devastated, and it takes Merlin by surprise. The sheer depth of concern in it is the complete opposite of the reaction he was expecting and he finds he has to look away for a moment to collect himself. “I won’t tell a soul,” Leon continues, despite the fact Merlin can’t even meet his eyes. Sincerity bleeds into his words, the raw emotion from a moment ago seemingly in check, though when Merlin forces himself to look at Leon again, worry is etched clearly on his face. “Nobody is going to make you leave Camelot. I’m just so very sorry you’ve been carrying this alone for so long.”

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59918920

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He Keeps You Safe by hagstoned Ship: No ships/gen Main Characters: Merlin, Lancelot Rating: General audiences Warnings: Choose not to use archive warnings Major tags: Lancelot & Merlin Friendship, Character Study, Canonical Character Death Summary: ‘Lancelot speaks to him as if they are friends, but Merlin holds himself at a remove. He doesn't understand the rules of this relationship, because this is what he knows to be true: people who know his secret will kill him; people who don't know his secret can be his friends; and friends who know his secret end up dead. Merlin looks at the man across the campfire and understands that in the great game of life, with all its checks and balances, one of them will die from this.’

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Karma Pulled Us to Our Feet Now by thesongistheriver Ship: Merlin/Arthur Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Mordred Rating: Teen Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: modern AU, getting together, first kiss, misunderstandings, babysitter AU Summary: When Morgana has a work trip over Mordred's half-term, Arthur gets to play full-time parent instead of part-time uncle. He's definitely not developing a crush on the father of one of Mordred's classmates they run into at the park. .. .. Merlin enjoys the extra time with his babysitting charges over half-term, so he supposes he can tolerate the arrogant twit whose son invited Tristan to play footie. If only he weren't so gorgeous. .. .. In which everyone makes assumptions, the kids ship it, and two very smart men are very stupid about each other.

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talk (let's have conversations in the dark) by everydayistuesday Ship: Merlin/Arthur Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur Rating: Teen Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Arthur knows about Merlin's magic, Merlin doesn't know that Arthur knows about his magic, hand holding Summary: Arthur and Merlin are trapped by a rockfall. Arthur wants to know about Ealdor. Merlin wants to get out of this without having to reveal his magic.

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now come the days by diaryofatrekker Ship: Merlin/Arthur Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur Rating: Explicit Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: PWP; bottoming from the top; coronation sex Summary: Merlin wants to celebrate Arthur's coronation.

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Daffodiles and Lillies by Keeperofdragons Ship: Gwen/Morgana Main Characters: Gwen, Morgana Rating: General audiences Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Morgana/Gwen, Soft Morgana, established Morgana/Gwen Summary: Daffodiles and Lillies Life and Death Fear and Hope But most importantly Love

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cherry trees and other plants by diaryofatrekker Ship: Merlin/Arthur Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur Rating: General audiences Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Merlin builds Arthur his mother’s garden.