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    Merlin is a beautiful mermaid prince who desperately wants to go to the land. Arthur is a human prince who feels drawn to the sea. They were never meant to meet each other, but a seastorm changes that. Merlin exchanges his beauty for legs, they meet again. They realize they can learn a lot more from each other than they thought they would. And Merlin learns the right people will find him beautiful anyway.

    AKA The Little Mermaid/Vaiana Merthur au nobody asked for.

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  1. Public Bookmark 73

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    He recoils in shock and terror when he sees its limbs – twisted and wrong. Its skin is torn open in places and hanging down, he can see the whiteness of bone beneath the torn flesh. A thick spurt of blood wells to the surface and splatters onto the floor between him and the sink.

    The creature snarls and Mike screams.

    It drops to the ground, twisting in mid-air to land on all fours. Its head is twisted in the wrong angle, its spine is sticking out from its back. More blood falls as the flesh is jostled. A thick, rotting smell fills the air.

    Mike keeps screaming.

    The handle jangles again, harsher this time. Will’s voice filters through, he sounds panicked. Mike can’t make out the words over the sounds of his own screams.

    The creature titters, skittering forward, and Mike stumbles back. He hits the door with a loud thud. He’s still screaming.

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    08 Jun 2026

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    Literal piece of art! Absolutely fantastic!

    All forms of Horror, super original S5 style fic but literally nothing from canon happens and it's more canon to me than canon could ever be.

  2. Public Bookmark 38

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    Arthur ignored him. “What’s your name?”

    The man deflated. “Merlin.”

    “Merlin, as in, the wizard?”

    “No. Merlin, as in, the bloke who was closing up shop but couldn’t because a royal prat barged in here and tested his remaining patience.”

    “Doesn’t ring a bell.”

    “Bet it doesn’t. Doesn’t seem like much goes on up there.”

    “Well." Arthur forced a wide smile. "Aren’t you quite the charmer?”

    uhhhhh in which arthur's the prince of wales and merlin hates him lol

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    05 Jan 2025

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    When due to a lucky coincidence, ballet dancer Merlin gets the chance play the the role of White and Black Swan in Swan Lake, he is beyond elated. That is until he realises he will be dancing alongside the golden boy of Camelot Ballet, Arthur Pendragon - an arrogant twat and Merlin's personal nemesis. Can they overcome their differences, or will their mutual animosity destroy the production and their career?

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    15 Sep 2024

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    It's 1913, the practice of homosexuality is unlawful, so is the practice of magic. When Arthur Pendragon and Merlin Emrys meet as Cambridge undergrads, they're both hungry for a real and true connection without secrets. For a short time they believe they may have found it. But war breaks out and separates them, and it seems unlikely that they will meet again. After all, what are the odds?

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    06 Aug 2024

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    After centuries of waiting for Arthur’s return, and the ancient king showing no sign of resurrecting anytime soon, Merlin decides to turn himself into a stone statue and wait out the remaining years in a semi-conscious state. He places a charm upon himself, making it so that he will change back once Arthur returns and finds him. A plaque on the statue’s plinth reads as much: “Whoever holds dominion over this soul of stone / Need only touch it to turn it to flesh and bone.” It becomes something of a must-try in the city, and despite thousands of people interacting with the statue every year, no one succeeds in turning him back into a human. That is, until one day…

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