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    In a world where Arthur and Merlin never went to Ealdor, Merlin is home visiting his mum. People soon are getting annoyed about all his talk about this Arthur chap, they don't believe for a second that Merlin of all people could be close to the king. Until the king pays a visit.

    Written for prompt #87 at Merlin Muses Prompt Fest

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    24 Aug 2026

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    Arthur, Merlin, and the knights stop in at a local tavern for a hot meal and drinks. They don’t expect knights from the nearby kingdom to drop by as well or for one knight in particular to take a rather special interest in Merlin. And, honestly, they aren’t having it.

    Basically Merlin starts a tavern brawl but really it’s not his fault.

    He can’t help he’s pretty.

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    23 Aug 2026

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    'Merlin, my friend. What –?'

    'I need your help hiding a body.'

    Every man in the antechamber froze, the silence thick and breathless. No one so much as moved as they all stared at the threshold, where the door stood ajar only a fraction, blocking them from view.

    Yet it was Lancelot's reply, carried on the edge of a weary sigh, that made disbelief stutter in Arthur's chest.

    'Again?'

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    A fragment of overheard conversation leads Arthur and his knights deep into the Darkling Woods, where the truth about Merlin's magic finally comes out.

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    22 Aug 2026

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    When Merlin opened his eyes to see Uther Pendragon in all his menacing glory standing in the middle of his hospital room, he was almost certain that he must be high on painkillers, because there was no way, there was absolutely no way, that Uther Pendragon was standing in the middle of his hospital room.

    “You’re awake,” Uther said, his voice almost pleasant. Merlin was immediately suspicious but the feeling was more muted than he usually felt when Uther showed up unannounced in his life – or rather Arthur’s life that Merlin was intrinsically a part of. Actually, everything was rather muted and hazy, which might be because Merlin was high on painkillers.

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    20 Aug 2026

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    Merlin is sent alone, without Arthur on a mission to Northumbria to lift a curse that is killing its people. While he's gone, Merlin and Arthur exchange letters that become increasingly revealing. Missing one other seems to be the push they need to cross that line between being friends to something more.

    But the situation in Northumbria soon becomes more dangerous and Merlin's life is put in danger. Arthur learns the hard way just how much he needs Merlin by his side.

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    18 Aug 2026