BBC Merlin Fanfiction Masterlist
Merlin
ETA: 13/02/2016: If you're looking for the Merlin/Arthur fic 'Silver Chains': after a lot of thinking, I've decided I'm no longer comfortable having fic with that subject matter (ie rape, sexual slavery) on my account. I regret writing it and I'd prefer if anyone who might have downloaded a copy not share it online. Sorry for any broken bookmarks etc.
Drabbles (two hundred words and under)
Title: Faults
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 188
Title: Immortal
Characters: Gaius
Wordcount: 142
Title: Suspicions
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 102
Title: Being Someone
Pairing: Merlin/Nimueh, with hints of Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 176
Title: Changes
Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: 113
Title: Untitled post 1x13 drabble
Characters: Nimueh
Wordcount: 100
Title: Gwen Knows
Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: 232
Warnings: Major character death
Ficlets (under one thousand words)
Title: Untitled
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 273
Summary: Missing scene from 1x04.
Title: Trusting
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 261
Summary: 'Has it ever occurred to you that you're too trusting?'
*Title: Intimate
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 640
Summary: Arthur always gets what he wants.
Title: Worth This
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 311
Summary: Merlin dies to save Arthur's life.
Warnings: Character death
Title: What Just Happened?
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 712
Summary: Merlin’s realisation that his relationship with Arthur has changed rather a lot comes rather too late.
Title: Better in red
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~600
Summary: Arthur thinks Merlin looks better in red. And in a dress.
Title: Knossos, 1425 BC
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~800
Summary: Minoan!AU - bull-leaping. Arthur likes to leap over bulls. Merlin likes to watch.
Title: Avast!
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~800
Summary: Arthur is a pirate. Merlin is a ninja. Who will win their epic fight to the death?
Title: In Which a Misunderstanding Occurs
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 458
Summary Merlin decides to try his hand at a protection spell. Hijinks ensue.
Title: Never Have I Ever
Rating: PG
Characters: Merlin, the Great Dragon
Wordcount: 308
Summary: Merlin and the Great Dragon play Never Have I Ever.
Warnings: Implied character death
Title: Behind Closed Doors
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin with voyeur!Gwen
Wordcount: ~600
Summary: Gwen overhears some very private goings on in Arthur's chambers.
Warnings: Spanking, d/s, voyeurism
Title: Greg the Talking Sword
Rating: G
Characters: Arthur
Wordcount: 373
Summary: Arthur's sword starts talking to him.
Title: Not Even A Little
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: ~900
Summary: Arthur had given a lot of thought to what his first time with Gwen would be like. He'd imagined flowers and candles and maybe music, and to be honest, pretty much anything but this... A.K.A, the one where Gwen pegs Arthur and he likes it.
Warnings: Pegging, Threesome
Title: Rain
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~400
Summary:It is raining, and Arthur is dying. He doesn’t remember how it came to be so; he doesn’t know what they were fighting over, or if they’re still fighting, because the world has narrowed down to breathing till he no longer has the strength.
Warnings: References to violence and character death,
Title: Dresses
Rating: PG
Pairing: Freya/Vivian
Wordcount: ~500
Summary: anon AU. Freya was looking for a job in the kitchens of Olaf's castle, but somehow she got hired as the Lady Vivian's new maid instead.
Title: Cookies
Rating: PG
Pairing: Freya/Elena
Wordcount: ~200
Summary: lena tries to bake Freya cookies as an early birthday present. Mess and snuggles ensue.
Title: Breakfast
Rating: PG
Pairing: Elyan/Percival
Wordcount: ~350
Summary Three days, Arthur had said. Three days, and then Elyan and Percival were to pack up the camp and go back to Camelot. It’d been three days and they weren’t back.
Title: Treachery
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~300
Summary: "I'm in charge right now, Arthur." As ridiculous as that idea was, some treacherous part of Arthur had to go and like it.
Multi-Parters
*Title: Not how it should be
Rating: PG
Pairings: Merlin/Nimueh, and later Arthur/Merlin and Merlin/Gwen
Parts: Four (Incomplete)
Summary: AU. Based on the idea of Nimueh noticing Merlin before he arrived at Camelot.
*Title: Tainted
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Implied Merlin/OC (non-con)
Parts: 6 (Incomplete)
Summary: AU. Merlin is a slave belonging to a warlord who attacks Camelot.
*Title: Familiar
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, which slight hints of Arthur/Gwen and Arthur/Morgana
Parts: 2 (Complete)
Summary: A spell erases Arthur's memory. Hijinks ensue.
One-Shots - under two thousand words
*Title: Done
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen and Merlin/Morgana
Wordcount: 1,165
Summary: Merlin is arrested for using magic.
Warnings: Character death
*Title: An Inconvenient Enchantment
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~2000
Summary: Bodyswap. Merlin discovers a spell that would allow one to see from someone else's point of view. Walk a mile in their shoes, so to speak.
*Title: Labels
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin preslash
Wordcount: ~2000
Summary: Arthur liked to have people sorted out and labeled in his head. He didn't like them to surprise him.
Title: Lingering
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Merlin, Uther, slight Arthur/Merlin, if you look for it.
Wordcount: ~1,400
Summary: It just didn’t seem right. Uther was all fire and rage and passion, someone who should go out with, with… well, not exactly in a blaze of glory, but with some drama. With some… well, with some passion.
Title: Changing Arthur's Sheets: Merlin-Style
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~1000
Summary: “Don’t you ever want to just, y’know, let go?” said Merlin.
Title: Tactile
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~2000
Summary: Arthur discovers Merlin's secret spanking kink.
Title: Powers of Seductment
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~1500
Summary: Merlin attempts to seduce Arthur, but he's not very good at it and Arthur is as oblivious as ever. Hijinks ensue.
Title: Pink and Sparkly
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Freya/Vivian
Wordcount: ~1600
Summary: Modern AU. It was just like Vivian to buy a sparkly pink strap-on. Vivian and only Vivian.
One-shots - Over two thousand words
Title: Head Over Heels
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: Merlin's been very distracted lately. Arthur thinks he's fallen for someone, but who?
Title: Is and Was and Will Be
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur... ish. Pre-slash.
Wordcount: ~5000
Summary: 'Arthur hadn't always been Merlin's destiny'.
Warnings: Mindscrew, character death (sort of)
Title: Ariel
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~7,500
Summary: AU. Merlin is a spirit bound to serve the Pendragon family.
Title: I Can See That You're Thinking About Having Sex With Me But I Am Not Into You
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~3,700
Summary: Based on this prompt on the old Kink Meme: AU. Arthur can read minds.
Title: Of Pandas and Poltergeists
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~2500
Summary: Modern AU. Arthur is a ghost. Now available in French, translated by benebu.
Title: Firsts
Rating: NC-17 (but in a cute fluffy way).
Pairing: Merlin/Gwen
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: Merlin and Gwen share first times.
Title: Wedding Daze (which is a pune, or play on words)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: In Which Morgana is annoying, Sophia is a back-stabbing gold-digger, Arthur is confused, and Merlin is madly in love with him (no accounting for taste).
Title: Suits You Sire
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin/Morgana/Gwen
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: In which hats are fashionable, Arthur is stressed, and Merlin has magic hands. For camelotsolstice .
Title: Sneedronningen
Rating: R
Pairings: Gwen/Morgana, with Arthur/Merlin, Morgana/Nimueh, and a little Gwen/Lancelot and Gwen/OFC
Wordcount: ~26,000
Summary: 'Fairy tales are never easy, are they? No, of course not. People wouldn’t tell them if they were.' Winter has taken Morgana, and Gwen will go to the end of the world to get her back. Modern AU/reincarnation
Warnings: Dubcon, aftermath of violence
Title: Rainbow Cake
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, references to others
Wordcount: ~16,000
Summary: In which Arthur comes out the closet, eats a lot of rainbow-coloured food, and really wants to kiss Merlin.
Warnings: References to homophobia
Title: Ways to interpret an image, or, the life and times of Excalibur
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: ~7400
Summary: For You Reflect Me by nyargles: Moments from the life of Excalibur, from its forging to its finally destiny, intertwining with Arthur and Merlin's relationship. And also there's a Star Wars reference.
Warnings: Major character death of a semi-permanent nature. Probable self-harm/suicide triggers. Some gore/blood. General angst. Massive tonal shifts/mood whiplash.
Title: My Biology Does Not Define Me (But It's Fun): a Tragicomedy in Three Parts
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Alpha/Omega AU. Everyone expected Prince Arthur to be an Alpha, but he turned out to be just a Beta. Everyone thinks Merlin is a Beta, but he's secretly an Omega - and a very unconventional one.
Warnings: Sexual assault, rape threats, themes of slavery.
Don't Say It - M-preg series
Title: Don't Say It
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~12,000
Summary: Arthur gets pregnant. Angst ensues.
Warnings: M-preg, dark!fic, slight gore, non-consensual pregnancy
Title: Her Fathers' Daughter
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen, Merlin/Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: ~10,000
Summary: Sequel to Don't Say It. Merlin and Arthur's daughter comes to Camelot to find her father.
Warnings: Mpreg. But it's all in the past.
Sky!Verse
Title: The Sky Comes Crashing Down
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin. Some Arthur/Gwen if you squint.
Wordcount: ~11,000
Summary: Written for this prompt at kinkme_merlin. Arthur is a researcher who does crude experiments on captured sorcerers. When he slowly begins to see Merlin as another human, he also starts to question the ethics of his research.
Warnings: Dark!fic. Dark!Arthur. Torture, mindrape, character death. Possible triggers in the form of medical procedures. Rated for general disturbing content.
Title: All the King's Horses
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, some Morgana/Gwen
Wordcount: ~11,000
Summary: Modern AU. Arthur tries to make things right, he really does, but it never feels like enough. Maybe he is losing his mind.
Warnings: Dark!fic. References to torture and dehumanisation, though nothing explicit. Past character death. Alcoholism. And:
Suicide of a major character.
Title: Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Morgana/Gwen
Wordcount: ~6000
Summary: Prequel, sequel, and, uh, midquel. 'It is ludicrous that these animals are allowed to live after harming, sometimes killing innocent people. We put down dogs that bite. It would be injustice not to apply the same to a beast just because it has a human face.'
Warnings: Dark!Fic. Torture, both physical and pyschological, though nothing too explicit. References to major character death and suicide.
The Wrong Trouser Leg of Time - a multiverse
Title: The Wrong Trouser-Leg of Time
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~12,000
Summary: For this prompt over at kinkme_merlin. Arthur thinks the space-time continuum is messing with him, but perhaps it's actually making things the way they're meant to be.
Warnings: Strong language, moderately explicit sex
Title: A Tale of Two Arthurs
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~13,000
Summary: Arthur and Merlin's relationship develops in both universes. Pre/sequel to The Wrong Trouser-Leg of Time.
Warnings: Strong language, explicit sex
Vampire!Verse
Title: Vampires and Werewolves and Flatshares, Oh My!
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, with Freya/Elena, Arthur/Gwaine and references to Arthur/Vivian
Wordcount: ~26,000
Summary: Written for this prompt on
kinkme_merlin: Merlin (a vampire) and Arthur (a werewolf) share a flat but living together turns out to be slightly difficult since werewolves and vampires usually don't get on very well...
Warnings: Language, fantastic racism, touch of angst.
Title: The Underground People
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairings: Freya/Elena, background Arthur/Merlin, some Freya/Morgause: references to Merlin/Other, Freya/Other and Elena/Other(s)
Wordcount: ~14,000
Summary: Freya and Elena met in the 80s at Glastonbury, or possibly at some other festival, or maybe just in a pub. Elena proceeded to dip in and out of Freya's life for the next three decades. Chaos and ultimately romance ensues. Also they're both vampires.
Warnings: References to violence, bloodplay in a vampire context, fantastic racism.
Title: Talking About Monsters
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, some Arthur/Vivian, Arthur/Gwaine
Wordcount: ~46,000
Summary: Arthur Pendragon didn’t know very much about werewolves growing up - or much about the supernatural at all, really. He grew up in that comfortable, upper and upper-middle class bubble of nice and normal, where the supernatural was something that happened to other people. Arthur gets turned into a werewolf, kicked out of his old life, and moves in with a vampire. Then things get complicated.
Warnings: Themes of bigotry/prejudice, self harm, depression, substance abuse, references to canonical character death.
Kink Meme Fills
Title: Untitled modern AU - Limping
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Modern Day college AU, Merlin with a (permanent - not that he'd just stubbed his toe) limp when they meet.
Warnings: References to canon-compliant character death
Title: Untitled Dollhouse AU
Rating: Hard R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Arthur is a wealthy client of the Dollhouse and Merlin is a doll.
Title: The Sleeping Demon
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin pre-slash
Prompt: AU in which sorcery is thought to be the result of demonic possession.
Warnings: Aftermath of graphic violence
Title: Hot Wax is Hot
Rating: Hard R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Merlin or Arthur (or both) are on the swim team and to reduce drag have decided to get rid of all their body hair. Difficult by yourself so need the other's help. Pain/pleasure complex leads to much unexpected sticky sexy tiems. ^_^
Title: Untitled
Rating: R
Pairing: Merlin/Morgana
Prompt: Morgana riding Merlin, pinning his wrists, putting a hand over his mouth.
Title: Untitled modern AU - AvPD
Rating: Hard R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Arthur loves Merlin and Merlin loves Arthur but Merlin has avoidant personality disorder and starting a relationship is hard on both of them.
Title: Untitled Gladiator AU
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Roman AU. Merlin is the Roman Emperor (or possibly the emperor's son). Arthur is a gladiator who he becomes obsessed with.
Title: Saving Him
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: One of them kills the other
Warnings: Major character death
Title: Mercy
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Mercy
Warnings: Violence, character death (minor/OC)
Title: Chaste Belt is Chaste
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: One of them wears a male chastity belt.
Title: Prince, Prisoner, Little Bird and Fly Away
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin (Arthur/Other, Merlin/Other)
Prompt: Both sex slaves
Warnings: Slavery, dub/non-con, suicidal thoughts, references to violence and character death
Title: White Feathers
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin (Arthur/Gwen, Gwen/Morgana, Arthur/Other)
Prompt: Merlin is Arthur's guardian angel - image prompt
Warnings: Alcoholism, suicidal thoughts
Title: Untitled Chrestomanci AU
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Fusion with Diana Wynne Jone's Chrestomanci series
Warnings: Character death (but he gets better).
Title: The First Rule of Time Travel is Don't Talk About Time Travel
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Ben/Jethro
Prompt: Jethro (Colin's character from Doctor Who) meets and thoroughly fucks Ben (Bradley's character from Dis/Connected).
Title: All Kinds of Awkward
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: They are halfway to the bed, tugging at each other’s clothes before they notice Uther sitting on Arthur's chair.
Title: Best Laid Plans
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Figging as punishment with bottom!Merlin
Warnings: Figging, spanking, humiliation, D/S, dub!con
Title: Awake
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: In which Arthur finds a piece of paper in Merlin's chamber; reads the note that's scribbled down on it; doesn't realise it's a magic spell; doesn't realise that his eyes flare red while reading it; comes to the shocking conclusion that he's a sorcerer and that his magic has been lingering inside him all this time, waiting to be unleashed; flails around, doesn't know how to act around his father anymore; eventually seeks Merlin's help. Written for the Spring Fever exchange.
Warnings: Violence, graphic execution of an OC.
Title: Cockblocking
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Intercrural Sex
Warnings: Dubcon, touch of orgasm denial, abuse of power
Title: Untitled Eurovision AU
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: They both take part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Arthur is the already popular singer performing with a lot of dancing and lights and everything. Merlin is a newcomer, standing alone on stage only with his guitar/piano...
Title: In Which Merlin is a Chair
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, solo!Arthur
Prompt: Merlin is turned into a chair by an evil witch. Arthur sits on him. For Kink Me Bon-Bons.
Warnings: Objectification, transformation-into-inanimate-object kink.
Title: Good Twin/Evil Twin
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Other
Prompt: (841) I accidentally had sex with my boyfriend's twin brother last night... and he didn't stop me. (1-841) Wow, how was it? (841) Fantastic, but that's not the point!
Warnings: Dubious consent, infidelity, mild homophobia.
Title: Arthur in the Sink
Rating: PG-13/R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin preslash
Prompt: Merlin is friends with Morgana and Gwen and is at their flat one day when Arthur turns up staggeringly drunk. He thinks merlin is a burglar, tries to tackle him and ends up sitting in the sink (somehow). Then he puke on merlin's shoes.
Warnings: Language, intoxication
Title: Can't Do it by the Book
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, background Arthur/Gwen
Prompt: Arthur is due to be married but under his father's instruction (for fear of illegitimate heirs) Arthur has not indulged in any sexual activity and is completely inexperienced. So, to prepare him for his wedding night and subsequent married life, Uther hires Merlin, a tutor who is a few years older than Arthur, to give him lessons and educate him using books etc. However it isn't long before both Merlin and Arthur decide that a more "hands-on" approach would work better and Uther realises he's made a big mistake.
Warnings: Mentions of marital rape.
Title: Compulsion
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Merlin is a vampire and Arthur is his "very human" boyfriend. Arthur doesn't like the idea that vampires feed on humans, so every time Merlin needs to eat (and feeds on Arthur) he uses compulsion on him afterwards to make him forget what he's done. For summerpornathon '13 Challenge XXX.
Warnings: Themes of sexual assault, dubious consent, mindwipe/mind control, bloodplay, vampirism.
Title: The Engraving
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Knights
Prompt: Camelot has been stricken by a terrible drought! Fortunately, Merlin has found a magical ritual that can bring back the rain. Unfortunately, it requires group sex - and Merlin is a virgin. For Kink Me Bon Bons.
Other Merlin Fic
Title: Merlin the Evil Overlord
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Nimueh, Gwen/Lancelot
Summary: 'Hallo! I'm Merlin, your Evil Overlord!'
Warnings: Crack. Craaaack.
Title: The Hat
Rating: PG-13 - R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Gwen, Arthur/Merlin/Lancelot, Arthur/Merlin/Morgana/Gwen
Warnings: Crack.
Title: Pornathon Entries '09 - Post One/ Post Two/ Post Three
Rating: Various
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Gwen
Title: Pornathon Entries '10 - Post One/ Post Two
Rating: PG-13 - NC17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Nimueh, Merlin/Arthur/Sigan
Title: Pornathon Entries '11 - Masterlist
Rating: G - NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Elena/Vivian, Merlin/knights, references to others
Title: Pornathon Entries '12 - Masterlist
Rating: G-NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Freya, Merlin/Elena, Freya/Morgana, Freya/Elena/Vivian
Title: Pornathon Entries '13 - Series on AO3
Rating: G-NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Morgana, Gwen/Morgana, Gwen/Merlin, Freya/Vivian, Arthur/Gwen, Ygraine/Nimueh, Freya/Elena, Gen.
Title: Pornathon Entries '14 - Series on AO3
Rating: G-NC-17
Pairings: Gwen/Morgana, Elena/Vivian, Freya/Mithian, Freya/Morgause, Morgana/Morgause, Gen.
ETA: 13/02/2016: If you're looking for the Merlin/Arthur fic 'Silver Chains': after a lot of thinking, I've decided I'm no longer comfortable having fic with that subject matter (ie rape, sexual slavery) on my account. I regret writing it and I'd prefer if anyone who might have downloaded a copy not share it online. Sorry for any broken bookmarks etc.
Drabbles (two hundred words and under)
Title: Faults
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 188
Title: Immortal
Characters: Gaius
Wordcount: 142
Title: Suspicions
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 102
Title: Being Someone
Pairing: Merlin/Nimueh, with hints of Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 176
Title: Changes
Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: 113
Title: Untitled post 1x13 drabble
Characters: Nimueh
Wordcount: 100
Title: Gwen Knows
Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: 232
Warnings: Major character death
Ficlets (under one thousand words)
Title: Untitled
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 273
Summary: Missing scene from 1x04.
Title: Trusting
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 261
Summary: 'Has it ever occurred to you that you're too trusting?'
*Title: Intimate
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 640
Summary: Arthur always gets what he wants.
Title: Worth This
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 311
Summary: Merlin dies to save Arthur's life.
Warnings: Character death
Title: What Just Happened?
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 712
Summary: Merlin’s realisation that his relationship with Arthur has changed rather a lot comes rather too late.
Title: Better in red
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~600
Summary: Arthur thinks Merlin looks better in red. And in a dress.
Title: Knossos, 1425 BC
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~800
Summary: Minoan!AU - bull-leaping. Arthur likes to leap over bulls. Merlin likes to watch.
Title: Avast!
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~800
Summary: Arthur is a pirate. Merlin is a ninja. Who will win their epic fight to the death?
Title: In Which a Misunderstanding Occurs
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: 458
Summary Merlin decides to try his hand at a protection spell. Hijinks ensue.
Title: Never Have I Ever
Rating: PG
Characters: Merlin, the Great Dragon
Wordcount: 308
Summary: Merlin and the Great Dragon play Never Have I Ever.
Warnings: Implied character death
Title: Behind Closed Doors
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin with voyeur!Gwen
Wordcount: ~600
Summary: Gwen overhears some very private goings on in Arthur's chambers.
Warnings: Spanking, d/s, voyeurism
Title: Greg the Talking Sword
Rating: G
Characters: Arthur
Wordcount: 373
Summary: Arthur's sword starts talking to him.
Title: Not Even A Little
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: ~900
Summary: Arthur had given a lot of thought to what his first time with Gwen would be like. He'd imagined flowers and candles and maybe music, and to be honest, pretty much anything but this... A.K.A, the one where Gwen pegs Arthur and he likes it.
Warnings: Pegging, Threesome
Title: Rain
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~400
Summary:It is raining, and Arthur is dying. He doesn’t remember how it came to be so; he doesn’t know what they were fighting over, or if they’re still fighting, because the world has narrowed down to breathing till he no longer has the strength.
Warnings: References to violence and character death,
Title: Dresses
Rating: PG
Pairing: Freya/Vivian
Wordcount: ~500
Summary: anon AU. Freya was looking for a job in the kitchens of Olaf's castle, but somehow she got hired as the Lady Vivian's new maid instead.
Title: Cookies
Rating: PG
Pairing: Freya/Elena
Wordcount: ~200
Summary: lena tries to bake Freya cookies as an early birthday present. Mess and snuggles ensue.
Title: Breakfast
Rating: PG
Pairing: Elyan/Percival
Wordcount: ~350
Summary Three days, Arthur had said. Three days, and then Elyan and Percival were to pack up the camp and go back to Camelot. It’d been three days and they weren’t back.
Title: Treachery
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~300
Summary: "I'm in charge right now, Arthur." As ridiculous as that idea was, some treacherous part of Arthur had to go and like it.
Multi-Parters
*Title: Not how it should be
Rating: PG
Pairings: Merlin/Nimueh, and later Arthur/Merlin and Merlin/Gwen
Parts: Four (Incomplete)
Summary: AU. Based on the idea of Nimueh noticing Merlin before he arrived at Camelot.
*Title: Tainted
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Implied Merlin/OC (non-con)
Parts: 6 (Incomplete)
Summary: AU. Merlin is a slave belonging to a warlord who attacks Camelot.
*Title: Familiar
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, which slight hints of Arthur/Gwen and Arthur/Morgana
Parts: 2 (Complete)
Summary: A spell erases Arthur's memory. Hijinks ensue.
One-Shots - under two thousand words
*Title: Done
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen and Merlin/Morgana
Wordcount: 1,165
Summary: Merlin is arrested for using magic.
Warnings: Character death
*Title: An Inconvenient Enchantment
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~2000
Summary: Bodyswap. Merlin discovers a spell that would allow one to see from someone else's point of view. Walk a mile in their shoes, so to speak.
*Title: Labels
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin preslash
Wordcount: ~2000
Summary: Arthur liked to have people sorted out and labeled in his head. He didn't like them to surprise him.
Title: Lingering
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Merlin, Uther, slight Arthur/Merlin, if you look for it.
Wordcount: ~1,400
Summary: It just didn’t seem right. Uther was all fire and rage and passion, someone who should go out with, with… well, not exactly in a blaze of glory, but with some drama. With some… well, with some passion.
Title: Changing Arthur's Sheets: Merlin-Style
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~1000
Summary: “Don’t you ever want to just, y’know, let go?” said Merlin.
Title: Tactile
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~2000
Summary: Arthur discovers Merlin's secret spanking kink.
Title: Powers of Seductment
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~1500
Summary: Merlin attempts to seduce Arthur, but he's not very good at it and Arthur is as oblivious as ever. Hijinks ensue.
Title: Pink and Sparkly
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Freya/Vivian
Wordcount: ~1600
Summary: Modern AU. It was just like Vivian to buy a sparkly pink strap-on. Vivian and only Vivian.
One-shots - Over two thousand words
Title: Head Over Heels
Rating: G
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: Merlin's been very distracted lately. Arthur thinks he's fallen for someone, but who?
Title: Is and Was and Will Be
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur... ish. Pre-slash.
Wordcount: ~5000
Summary: 'Arthur hadn't always been Merlin's destiny'.
Warnings: Mindscrew, character death (sort of)
Title: Ariel
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~7,500
Summary: AU. Merlin is a spirit bound to serve the Pendragon family.
Title: I Can See That You're Thinking About Having Sex With Me But I Am Not Into You
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~3,700
Summary: Based on this prompt on the old Kink Meme: AU. Arthur can read minds.
Title: Of Pandas and Poltergeists
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~2500
Summary: Modern AU. Arthur is a ghost. Now available in French, translated by benebu.
Title: Firsts
Rating: NC-17 (but in a cute fluffy way).
Pairing: Merlin/Gwen
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: Merlin and Gwen share first times.
Title: Wedding Daze (which is a pune, or play on words)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: In Which Morgana is annoying, Sophia is a back-stabbing gold-digger, Arthur is confused, and Merlin is madly in love with him (no accounting for taste).
Title: Suits You Sire
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin/Morgana/Gwen
Wordcount: ~3000
Summary: In which hats are fashionable, Arthur is stressed, and Merlin has magic hands. For camelotsolstice .
Title: Sneedronningen
Rating: R
Pairings: Gwen/Morgana, with Arthur/Merlin, Morgana/Nimueh, and a little Gwen/Lancelot and Gwen/OFC
Wordcount: ~26,000
Summary: 'Fairy tales are never easy, are they? No, of course not. People wouldn’t tell them if they were.' Winter has taken Morgana, and Gwen will go to the end of the world to get her back. Modern AU/reincarnation
Warnings: Dubcon, aftermath of violence
Title: Rainbow Cake
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, references to others
Wordcount: ~16,000
Summary: In which Arthur comes out the closet, eats a lot of rainbow-coloured food, and really wants to kiss Merlin.
Warnings: References to homophobia
Title: Ways to interpret an image, or, the life and times of Excalibur
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: ~7400
Summary: For You Reflect Me by nyargles: Moments from the life of Excalibur, from its forging to its finally destiny, intertwining with Arthur and Merlin's relationship. And also there's a Star Wars reference.
Warnings: Major character death of a semi-permanent nature. Probable self-harm/suicide triggers. Some gore/blood. General angst. Massive tonal shifts/mood whiplash.
Title: My Biology Does Not Define Me (But It's Fun): a Tragicomedy in Three Parts
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Alpha/Omega AU. Everyone expected Prince Arthur to be an Alpha, but he turned out to be just a Beta. Everyone thinks Merlin is a Beta, but he's secretly an Omega - and a very unconventional one.
Warnings: Sexual assault, rape threats, themes of slavery.
Don't Say It - M-preg series
Title: Don't Say It
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~12,000
Summary: Arthur gets pregnant. Angst ensues.
Warnings: M-preg, dark!fic, slight gore, non-consensual pregnancy
Title: Her Fathers' Daughter
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen, Merlin/Arthur/Gwen
Wordcount: ~10,000
Summary: Sequel to Don't Say It. Merlin and Arthur's daughter comes to Camelot to find her father.
Warnings: Mpreg. But it's all in the past.
Sky!Verse
Title: The Sky Comes Crashing Down
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin. Some Arthur/Gwen if you squint.
Wordcount: ~11,000
Summary: Written for this prompt at kinkme_merlin. Arthur is a researcher who does crude experiments on captured sorcerers. When he slowly begins to see Merlin as another human, he also starts to question the ethics of his research.
Warnings: Dark!fic. Dark!Arthur. Torture, mindrape, character death. Possible triggers in the form of medical procedures. Rated for general disturbing content.
Title: All the King's Horses
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, some Morgana/Gwen
Wordcount: ~11,000
Summary: Modern AU. Arthur tries to make things right, he really does, but it never feels like enough. Maybe he is losing his mind.
Warnings: Dark!fic. References to torture and dehumanisation, though nothing explicit. Past character death. Alcoholism. And:
Suicide of a major character.
Title: Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Morgana/Gwen
Wordcount: ~6000
Summary: Prequel, sequel, and, uh, midquel. 'It is ludicrous that these animals are allowed to live after harming, sometimes killing innocent people. We put down dogs that bite. It would be injustice not to apply the same to a beast just because it has a human face.'
Warnings: Dark!Fic. Torture, both physical and pyschological, though nothing too explicit. References to major character death and suicide.
The Wrong Trouser Leg of Time - a multiverse
Title: The Wrong Trouser-Leg of Time
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~12,000
Summary: For this prompt over at kinkme_merlin. Arthur thinks the space-time continuum is messing with him, but perhaps it's actually making things the way they're meant to be.
Warnings: Strong language, moderately explicit sex
Title: A Tale of Two Arthurs
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Wordcount: ~13,000
Summary: Arthur and Merlin's relationship develops in both universes. Pre/sequel to The Wrong Trouser-Leg of Time.
Warnings: Strong language, explicit sex
Vampire!Verse
Title: Vampires and Werewolves and Flatshares, Oh My!
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, with Freya/Elena, Arthur/Gwaine and references to Arthur/Vivian
Wordcount: ~26,000
Summary: Written for this prompt on
kinkme_merlin: Merlin (a vampire) and Arthur (a werewolf) share a flat but living together turns out to be slightly difficult since werewolves and vampires usually don't get on very well...
Warnings: Language, fantastic racism, touch of angst.
Title: The Underground People
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairings: Freya/Elena, background Arthur/Merlin, some Freya/Morgause: references to Merlin/Other, Freya/Other and Elena/Other(s)
Wordcount: ~14,000
Summary: Freya and Elena met in the 80s at Glastonbury, or possibly at some other festival, or maybe just in a pub. Elena proceeded to dip in and out of Freya's life for the next three decades. Chaos and ultimately romance ensues. Also they're both vampires.
Warnings: References to violence, bloodplay in a vampire context, fantastic racism.
Title: Talking About Monsters
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, some Arthur/Vivian, Arthur/Gwaine
Wordcount: ~46,000
Summary: Arthur Pendragon didn’t know very much about werewolves growing up - or much about the supernatural at all, really. He grew up in that comfortable, upper and upper-middle class bubble of nice and normal, where the supernatural was something that happened to other people. Arthur gets turned into a werewolf, kicked out of his old life, and moves in with a vampire. Then things get complicated.
Warnings: Themes of bigotry/prejudice, self harm, depression, substance abuse, references to canonical character death.
Kink Meme Fills
Title: Untitled modern AU - Limping
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Modern Day college AU, Merlin with a (permanent - not that he'd just stubbed his toe) limp when they meet.
Warnings: References to canon-compliant character death
Title: Untitled Dollhouse AU
Rating: Hard R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Arthur is a wealthy client of the Dollhouse and Merlin is a doll.
Title: The Sleeping Demon
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin pre-slash
Prompt: AU in which sorcery is thought to be the result of demonic possession.
Warnings: Aftermath of graphic violence
Title: Hot Wax is Hot
Rating: Hard R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Merlin or Arthur (or both) are on the swim team and to reduce drag have decided to get rid of all their body hair. Difficult by yourself so need the other's help. Pain/pleasure complex leads to much unexpected sticky sexy tiems. ^_^
Title: Untitled
Rating: R
Pairing: Merlin/Morgana
Prompt: Morgana riding Merlin, pinning his wrists, putting a hand over his mouth.
Title: Untitled modern AU - AvPD
Rating: Hard R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Arthur loves Merlin and Merlin loves Arthur but Merlin has avoidant personality disorder and starting a relationship is hard on both of them.
Title: Untitled Gladiator AU
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Roman AU. Merlin is the Roman Emperor (or possibly the emperor's son). Arthur is a gladiator who he becomes obsessed with.
Title: Saving Him
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: One of them kills the other
Warnings: Major character death
Title: Mercy
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Mercy
Warnings: Violence, character death (minor/OC)
Title: Chaste Belt is Chaste
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: One of them wears a male chastity belt.
Title: Prince, Prisoner, Little Bird and Fly Away
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin (Arthur/Other, Merlin/Other)
Prompt: Both sex slaves
Warnings: Slavery, dub/non-con, suicidal thoughts, references to violence and character death
Title: White Feathers
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin (Arthur/Gwen, Gwen/Morgana, Arthur/Other)
Prompt: Merlin is Arthur's guardian angel - image prompt
Warnings: Alcoholism, suicidal thoughts
Title: Untitled Chrestomanci AU
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Fusion with Diana Wynne Jone's Chrestomanci series
Warnings: Character death (but he gets better).
Title: The First Rule of Time Travel is Don't Talk About Time Travel
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Ben/Jethro
Prompt: Jethro (Colin's character from Doctor Who) meets and thoroughly fucks Ben (Bradley's character from Dis/Connected).
Title: All Kinds of Awkward
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: They are halfway to the bed, tugging at each other’s clothes before they notice Uther sitting on Arthur's chair.
Title: Best Laid Plans
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Figging as punishment with bottom!Merlin
Warnings: Figging, spanking, humiliation, D/S, dub!con
Title: Awake
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: In which Arthur finds a piece of paper in Merlin's chamber; reads the note that's scribbled down on it; doesn't realise it's a magic spell; doesn't realise that his eyes flare red while reading it; comes to the shocking conclusion that he's a sorcerer and that his magic has been lingering inside him all this time, waiting to be unleashed; flails around, doesn't know how to act around his father anymore; eventually seeks Merlin's help. Written for the Spring Fever exchange.
Warnings: Violence, graphic execution of an OC.
Title: Cockblocking
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Intercrural Sex
Warnings: Dubcon, touch of orgasm denial, abuse of power
Title: Untitled Eurovision AU
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: They both take part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Arthur is the already popular singer performing with a lot of dancing and lights and everything. Merlin is a newcomer, standing alone on stage only with his guitar/piano...
Title: In Which Merlin is a Chair
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, solo!Arthur
Prompt: Merlin is turned into a chair by an evil witch. Arthur sits on him. For Kink Me Bon-Bons.
Warnings: Objectification, transformation-into-inanimate-object kink.
Title: Good Twin/Evil Twin
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Other
Prompt: (841) I accidentally had sex with my boyfriend's twin brother last night... and he didn't stop me. (1-841) Wow, how was it? (841) Fantastic, but that's not the point!
Warnings: Dubious consent, infidelity, mild homophobia.
Title: Arthur in the Sink
Rating: PG-13/R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin preslash
Prompt: Merlin is friends with Morgana and Gwen and is at their flat one day when Arthur turns up staggeringly drunk. He thinks merlin is a burglar, tries to tackle him and ends up sitting in the sink (somehow). Then he puke on merlin's shoes.
Warnings: Language, intoxication
Title: Can't Do it by the Book
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, background Arthur/Gwen
Prompt: Arthur is due to be married but under his father's instruction (for fear of illegitimate heirs) Arthur has not indulged in any sexual activity and is completely inexperienced. So, to prepare him for his wedding night and subsequent married life, Uther hires Merlin, a tutor who is a few years older than Arthur, to give him lessons and educate him using books etc. However it isn't long before both Merlin and Arthur decide that a more "hands-on" approach would work better and Uther realises he's made a big mistake.
Warnings: Mentions of marital rape.
Title: Compulsion
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Prompt: Merlin is a vampire and Arthur is his "very human" boyfriend. Arthur doesn't like the idea that vampires feed on humans, so every time Merlin needs to eat (and feeds on Arthur) he uses compulsion on him afterwards to make him forget what he's done. For summerpornathon '13 Challenge XXX.
Warnings: Themes of sexual assault, dubious consent, mindwipe/mind control, bloodplay, vampirism.
Title: The Engraving
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Knights
Prompt: Camelot has been stricken by a terrible drought! Fortunately, Merlin has found a magical ritual that can bring back the rain. Unfortunately, it requires group sex - and Merlin is a virgin. For Kink Me Bon Bons.
Other Merlin Fic
Title: Merlin the Evil Overlord
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Nimueh, Gwen/Lancelot
Summary: 'Hallo! I'm Merlin, your Evil Overlord!'
Warnings: Crack. Craaaack.
Title: The Hat
Rating: PG-13 - R
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Gwen, Arthur/Merlin/Lancelot, Arthur/Merlin/Morgana/Gwen
Warnings: Crack.
Title: Pornathon Entries '09 - Post One/ Post Two/ Post Three
Rating: Various
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Merlin/Gwen
Title: Pornathon Entries '10 - Post One/ Post Two
Rating: PG-13 - NC17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Nimueh, Merlin/Arthur/Sigan
Title: Pornathon Entries '11 - Masterlist
Rating: G - NC-17
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Elena/Vivian, Merlin/knights, references to others
Title: Pornathon Entries '12 - Masterlist
Rating: G-NC-17
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Freya, Merlin/Elena, Freya/Morgana, Freya/Elena/Vivian
Title: Pornathon Entries '13 - Series on AO3
Rating: G-NC-17
Pairings: Merlin/Morgana, Gwen/Morgana, Gwen/Merlin, Freya/Vivian, Arthur/Gwen, Ygraine/Nimueh, Freya/Elena, Gen.
Title: Pornathon Entries '14 - Series on AO3
Rating: G-NC-17
Pairings: Gwen/Morgana, Elena/Vivian, Freya/Mithian, Freya/Morgause, Morgana/Morgause, Gen.