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To have never met by skydancer04
Fandoms: 盗墓笔记 - 南派三叔 | The Grave Robbers' Chronicles - Xu Lei
18 Feb 2021
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Xiaoge, I am lucky to have met you.
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On lives cut short; whether to have known and lost or to have passed by in ignorance.
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Of Having and Losing by skydancer04
Fandom 盗墓笔记 - 南派三叔 | The Grave Robbers' Chronicles - Xu Lei
18 Feb 2021
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When the kingdom of Tir Draig is invited to sign a peace treaty with Camelot, Arthur expects only a long series of boring meetings and endless negotiations. He does not expect to fall head-over-heels for the ethereal young Prince Merlin himself, nor is he powerless to stop himself from making possibly the worst decision of his life.
Or... possibly the best.
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23 Jun 2026
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Arthur needs a dragon lord. Pity the last one is his childhood friend, who hasn't replied to any of his letters.
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22 Jun 2026
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“Might I ask you what do you think of Arthur?” Uther asks.
“Arthur? Oh, that’s easy,” Merlin says. “He’s a pompous, arrogant, self-important prick, whose compassion I’m sure will make him the greatest king that this kingdom will ever see.”
Uther needs a moment to work through all that.
“Romantically,” he clarifies. “I meant romantically.”
(Uther learns that Merlin is the son of the last dragonlord. He sends him away with Balinor in exchange for a promise that Kilgharrah will not attack Camelot again, and in doing absolutely shatters Arthur's heart. In a flare of fatherly regret, he does what he feels he must to soothe Arthur's distress, which includes trying to figure out what it is that Arthur likes so much about Merlin in the first place.)
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22 Jun 2026
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life is war in a masquerade (such a beautiful mess we made) by fallenfairytale
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
09 Mar 2026
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Camlann is over, but the cost of survival is only beginning to surface.
In the uneasy calm after the war, Arthur tries to rebuild a kingdom while Merlin carries the weight of what it took to keep him alive. Magic is no longer a secret, peace is fragile, and something between Arthur and Merlin has shifted in ways neither of them fully understands.
Glances linger too long. Touches feel too charged. Old boundaries refuse to hold.
And beneath Merlin’s skin, something ancient has begun to stir—something fierce, possessive, and far older than the kingdom they are trying to rebuild.
This is a story about aftermath and wanting, about love that grows in the ruins of war, and about the terrible truth that sometimes you would give anything for the one you love—only to discover that some prices do not stop at sacrifice.
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22 Jun 2026
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“They think I’m your-!” Merlin all but shouts before slapping a hand over his mouth, patches of red high upon his cheekbones.
Arthur swallows heavily over a suddenly dry mouth. “So it seems,” he stammers.
“Well that’s-” Merlin’s voice is two octaves too high and he clears his throat, “That’s ridiculous. That’s madness. You’re right, Beddyn’s men are useless. See the strangest things, this lot, impossible things.”
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Arthur very much likes his bed. It's warm and comfortable and most importantly all his. There isn't a time he'd consider letting anyone else take some of his plush blankets or kick his feet, let alone letting his guard down enough to sleep beside them.
At least, there wasn't. Over the years, things have a terrible habit of changing. The closer Arthur finds himself drifting towards his manservant- his friend- his best and only friend- the more he finds himself reaching for his warmth and squinty-eyed smiles. After all, what could possibly weave its way between the trust they've built?
Or: Five times Arthur shares his bed with Merlin and one time Merlin shares his bed with him.
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21 Jun 2026