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  1. Summary

    Stories ideas that took over my brain, but are probably not going to become more than these little things.

    You are welcome to contact if you: want more info, want to help me flesh some of these out more, or even to take over and continue any/use the ideas yourself. (If continuing or using ideas, please credit me in a way <3)

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    My first Whumptober - Linked Universe Style!
    Thank you for checking stuff out, hope you enjoy,
    -Vi

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    A series in which my favorite character has to go through things because that's what I do to these poor fictional characters.

    It gets worse before it gets better <3

    The first four fics can be read as standalone, but the ones after that are more important to stay together, so not so much for those.

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    Mostly unrelated works that all lean toward hurting my favorite character in one way or another because it isn’t happening enough in canon- Thank you for reading!

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    Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless.

    Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back.

    (For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)

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    04 Jun 2026

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    “Well, I’ll be damned!” The old man crowed and tugged Merlin closer “How have you not seen it, Uther? The resemblance is uncanny!” He beamed, ruffling the servant’s hair “Sorry, son. You look like an old friend of ours. Good ole’ Balinor. A member of court before Uther chased him away.” The man snorted and Arthur’s gaze jerked up.

    “Balinor?” He asked sharply and turned where his father was taking a sip of his wine “The dragonlord?”

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    An old friend of Uther’s drops by and notices Merlin looks familiar. Arthur remembers Merlin’s reaction to Balinor’s death and puts the pieces together.

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    02 Jun 2026

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    "Don't you think, should Arthur have magic, should Arthur be Magic, that we ought to support him?" Gwaine asked quietly, his voice low and gaze serious.

    Merlin let out a high pitched and bird-like noise in response.

    (Or the one where Grettir was more vague and so there's much confusion in who is Courage, who is Strength, and who is Magic. But especially that last one.)

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    31 May 2026

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    Arthur has a truth serum, Merlin lies more than he tells the truth. Who else would Arthur use it on?

    Russian Translation|русский перевод

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    30 May 2026

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    The world is falling into winter. Camelot is falling into war. Arthur will do anything he can to keep his kingdom safe, and he will use whatever weapons are at hand - but, to his horror, his decisions turn out to have severe consequences for Merlin. Naturally, Arthur decides that it is his duty to protect his loyal servant from the shocking truth...

    “Let me see if I’ve got this straight,” Lancelot said, beginning to grin. “You want to teach Merlin to use magic – without letting him notice that he’s using magic?”

    “He must not find out. If he finds out he has magic, he’ll – why are you laughing? This is no laughing matter, Lancelot!”

    Set soon after Season 3.

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    28 May 2026