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Arthur has always taken Merlin on every mission — unarmoured, untrained, endlessly reckless.
It never used to matter.
But lately, every danger feels sharper. Every close call lasts too long.
And Merlin is starting to notice the way Arthur hovers… and how the prince’s worry is beginning to look a lot like something else.
A slow-burn story about devotion disguised as duty, love revealed through quiet choices, and the people who become home when the world turns dangerous.
Love wins — even when it has to fight for it.
Written with a companion playlist (linked in the notes) :)
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18 Dec 2025
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What if Spencer Reid joined the BAU a bit later, and was a bit younger than in canon.
20 year old Spencer Reid joins the BAU around season 4. He struggles to find his place within the team.
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25 Oct 2025
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The Intelligence Control and Analysis Program by inkandpaperqwerty
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
25 Jul 2019
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Aaron Hotchner couldn't ask for better agents than David Rossi, Derek Morgan, Emily Prentiss, and Jennifer Jereau. In fact, he prides himself on heading the best team the BAU has to offer. Still, he's not so arrogant he doesn't know when it's time to call for help, so when his team hits a brick wall with a ticking clock, he reaches out to the Intelligence Control and Analysis Program. ICAP sends him a mountain of files, all of them good candidates, but Hotch is repeatedly drawn to the same file. Genius #2036334-4383 has three doctorates and a high success rate with the Bureau, though he's never been in the field. According to his file, he has behavioral issues and doesn't play well with others, but Hotch doesn't see that being a problem. It's a temporary arrangement, after all.
What's the worst that could happen?
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- 16/16
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20 Oct 2025
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Recently appointed as Pendragon Consulting’s director, the last thing Arthur wanted was to have an intern entrusted under his responsibility.
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- Part 1 of The Intern
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- English
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- 274,468
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- 29/29
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19 Oct 2025
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Clay is supposed to be starting his life anew, putting Crestmont and Hannah and the past few years and all his mistakes behind him. Except now he finds himself clinging to Tony, both to their long-distance friendship and this notion of his that Tony must be attracted to him. He makes quite a few more mistakes in the process of figuring out why that even matters.
Tony is trying his best to be a good friend, and only a friend, but Clay is making that as difficult as possible.
(The agonizing path Clay takes to accidentally falling in love with his best friend while repeatedly upending both of their lives.)
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03 Jun 2025
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take me away to someplace real by alifeofourown
Fandoms: One Direction (Band), X Factor RPF
17 May 2012
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Niall feels like he might just end up cracking under the pressure at this point.
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22 Sep 2023
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At sixteen, Prince Merlin saw his kingdom destroyed and was forced into an engagement with King Cenred just because of his magic. Now, two years later and on the eve of his wedding, Merlin's crew takes him out on a final voyage before he's forced to give up his beloved ship and way of life forever in exchange for a life of darkness with Cenred. But it isn't long before the trip takes a turn for the worst and Merlin finds himself kidnapped yet again, this time by the unfairly hot and unbearably arrogant Prince Arthur Pendragon of Camelot, the very same kingdom with a reputation for making sorcerers’ heads roll. This should be fun...
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- 35/35
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26 Aug 2022
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7 years ago, Arthur banished Merlin after finding out that he possessed magic, destroying the love they had built in the process. Now, with Camelot under threat from Morgana, Arthur swallows his pride and seeks help from the one person he knows he can trust. Merlin reluctantly returns to Camelot - with a son in tow. Arthur must try to make amends for the past while he struggles to reconcile the fact that Merlin's son is connected to him in a way he could never imagine.
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17 Aug 2022
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In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
His name...Merlin.
OR
A complete rewrite of BBC’s Merlin
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- 50/50
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21 Jun 2022
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Heartbreak, Secret Friends, and Stupid Doodles by i_know_its_0ver
Fandoms: Merlin - Fandom
24 Apr 2011
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Modern uni AU: Merlin has a secret crush on Arthur, who has no idea who he is. When Arthur has a bad break up, Merlin takes it upon himself to cheer him up. Secretly, of course.
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- 35,842
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- 6/6
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02 Jun 2022
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Lay Your Head Down on the Shoulder of a Good Friend by Skitz_phenom
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
31 Oct 2019
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With Camelot readying for the upcoming gathering of rulers of the Southern Kingdoms to discuss peace, Uther has tasked Arthur with an additional duty: befriend the Prince of Essetir and learn anything he can of King Balinor, and of magic, and of dragons, that might be of interest should the treaty not succeed.
That's easier said than done, as he and Prince Merlin don't exactly hit it off immediately. But, befriending Merlin and learning of magic and life in Essetir leads Arthur down the paths of discovering long held secrets surrounding his own birth, and his mother's ill health, and his father's hatred of all things magic.
Adding even more complications to the mix are rowdy knights, frustrating princesses, a possible traitor in their midst, and an overly-verbose dragon; not to mention the burgeoning and peculiar feelings for his fellow prince that Arthur struggles to put a name to.
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- 97,589
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- 21/21
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25 May 2022
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Pain and murmuring woke Ragnar. The pain was entire.. the murmurs were easier to ignore but more distracting, as Ragnar tried, with bleary eyes, to watch his priest's lips form the soft, unrecognizable words of prayer, steady and repetitive.
“Do not try to bring your God here, Athelstan, I think it will be too cold for him. He will not want to come.”
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In the haze of his dying moments, Ragnar dwells on one of his fondest memories
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28 Jan 2022
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Missing Links by spagbol99
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
26 Jul 2024
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The Rogues are back; Tony Stark couldn't even be mad about it - it was his idea after all. He's an Avenger and that means protecting the Earth at any cost - even if he has to deal with a certain star-spangled man and his sullen sidekick. After all, he's been through worse in his life; the loss of his wife and the disappearance of his son 12 years ago. Compared to that, this would be a walk in the park.
Bucky Barnes is back on US soil as a free man. But freedom is more than just physical. On top of that, Steve is desperate for him to be the man he was before. The only problem is; that man is long dead.
Peter Parker has been through the mill but he knows he just had to adapt, roll with the (many) punches and keep going. Spider-man is his safe place now, the one time he could truly feel like himself. Like he is making a difference. He'd make sure no one would suffer like he has, even if he has to track down the perpetrator himself.
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- 77/77
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04 Jan 2022
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Title taken from a lyric from Save Today by Seether
Ralvez through the eyes of someone else. Set post season 12, which I haven’t watched but I’m taking a stab at, so this is definitely AU. Rossi chose to take Cruz’s position to get out of the field due to his increasing age. Emily promoted JJ to second-in-charge, and hired a young rookie to fill the empty profiler spot. Spencer and Luke ended up taking the new agent under their wing. But the affectionately nicknamed “Rook” (by Spencer) is like Spencer in ways that they really rather wish he wasn’t.Bookmarked by riverray
10 Oct 2021
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“I couldn’t protect him, Dave. Within half a year, I’ve failed him twice.” Aaron balanced his head onto his fingertips.
“You didn’t fail him, Aaron. Not now, and not when Maeve was murdered. We’re a team; no one is at any greater fault than the other for what’s happened . . .”
Aaron let out a heavy, lamenting sigh. “For this unsub—whatever the motivation was before, subjugating a law official is going to give him a transgressive high. Reid’s time with him—however short or long—is going to be unpleasant.”
Peculiarly dismembered men are unearthed in the forest, and the locals request the assistance of more experienced investigators. The profile is complex and mercurial, leaving the team without substantial evidence to work with. So they wait on their perpetrator to ignite a series of events that will supplement their data for assessment. They don’t foresee that data being one of their own. Darkness descends.And yet.
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- Part 1 of Illuminate
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02 Oct 2021
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You can hold my hand (if you let me hold yours too) by amithia, ElizaStorms
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
17 Jul 2021
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Arthur has long since begrudgingly admitted to himself that his feelings might run a bit deeper than just a harmless case of infatuation. But it isn't until Merlin's mortally injured in an ambush that Arthur learns to what lengths he's willing to go to save him.
Especially when it turns out that his manservant is also a sorcerer and has magically bound himself to Arthur.
And why is it that Arthur doesn't exactly mind?
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- 1/1
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17 Jul 2021
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Arthur had never thought he’d see Merlin again…least of all on the battlefield
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- Part 3 of Kings of Camelot
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- 40,689
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- 16/16
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13 Jul 2021
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Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table must travel to the Isle of Mona, invited by the eccentric royal family to help teach Arthur about governing a kingdom where magic is a free practice. As a condition of Morgana's surrender the ban was lifted in Camelot and Arthur asked Merlin to learn magic so he had someone he could trust to help him govern. Merlin has been playing the struggling apprentice for months, learning everything he can and pretending not to already know it all.
However, when they land in Mona, all the magic users recognize Emrys and treat him as such. Merlin is forced to confess all to his king and the knights, who agree that until the treaty is signed and they return home, they are going to have to act as if this is all normal. Cue shenanigans, tournaments, worshipers, and more secrets than Arthur knows how to deal with.
The story is a slow burn and a lot is going on, Merlin is polyamorous and Arthur decides he can live with that. This is my first long story, I will try to update often, let me know how I am doing!- Language:
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- 27/?
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11 Jul 2021
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It's a great time for Camelot. Morgana's plans have been thwarted and King Arthur sits on his rightful throne once again.
But during the celebrations, a simple misunderstanding leads to confusion, heartache, and the discovery of love. And with Arthur, Lancelot and Gwaine too caught up fighting for Merlin's affections, an unexpected foe reveals himself and kidnaps Merlin.
Will the three of them be able to save Merlin in time?
And most importantly, who gets to win Merlin's heart?
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10 Jul 2021
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The knights, Arthur, and Merlin can never have a normal border patrol without some form of trouble. When bandits manage to sneak up on them and Merlin gets injured in the process, Arthur has to watch over his manservant as the knights race to get help.
Will they get some form of aid in time or will Arthur have to watch his best friend slowly bleed to death?
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- 2,295
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- 1/1
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05 Jun 2021