#pining arthur

canon era | Arthur POV | restrained angst | s5ep08

Merlin circled the table as if nothing was wrong, as if his two-day disappearance didn’t meant anything at all. He moved with care, favouring his right leg; but whenever he forgot himself and stepped on it properly, he began to limp without mercy.

No—of course he offered no explanation for his little truancy. As always. And what explanation was there to give? Everything was plain enough. It wasn’t as though he’d merely been worn down by a long road…

No. Explanations were for men who didn’t have some girl on their mind.

Let it be a bet, or some Emrys related magical thing.

Arthur kept complaining about it at the beginning, because a relationship with Merlin??? Are you insane?

Except, as Arthur creates more and more settings to make Merlin fall in love with him, he keeps falling for Merlin instead.

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Merlin: so, all of this was a scam for that? Arthur, you idiot, you could have informed me and I would have pretended -

last updated:  21 Sept 2024

authors

vintagelilacs

aus and fusions

arranged marriage au, pt 2, pt 3

college/university au

different first meeting au

hanahaki au, pt 2, pt 3

high school au, pt 2

hogwarts au

modern au, pt 2

modern with magic au, pt 2

modern royalty au, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8

pride and prejudice au

regency au

social media au, pt 2

soulmate au, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8, pt 9, pt 10

s2e10 fix it

wing fic

arthur

actor!arthur, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5

bond girl!arthur

detective!arthur

himbo!arthur

jealous!arthur, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8

pining!arthur, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8, pt 9

pregnant!arthur

protective!arthur, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7

oblivious!arthur, pt 2, pt 3

spy!arthur

virgin!arthur

merlin

assistant!merlin

bamf!merlin

consort!merlin, pt 2, pt 3

detective!merlin

druid leader!merlin

enchanted!merlin

exhausted!merlin, pt 2

flustered!merlin

hurt!merlin, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4

irish!merlin

jealous!merlin

knight!merlin

oblivious!merlin, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6

pining!merlin, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5

royal!merlin, pt 2

selkie!merlin

spy!merlin

virgin!merlin

other tropes and categories

00q fusion

5 + 1 things, pt 2, pt 3

accidental marriage

amnesia

angst with a happy ending

arthur courts merlin

arthur finds out about balinor

arthur finds out about freya

arthur knows about merlin’s magic

arthur loves merlin’s magic eyes

arthur’s donkey ears

arthur returns, pt 2

balinor lives

bathing

bed sharing, pt 2

bedside vigils

bets

comfort fics

coming out

crack, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4

dragon dads

drunkenness

enemies to lovers

fake/pretend relationship, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5

fandom iconic fics

fav aus

fav fics

figure skating

flowers, pt 2

fluff

forced proximity, pt 2

fuck or die

getting back together

getting together, pt 2, pt 3

getting together with the help of technology

hurt comfort

hurt no comfort, pt 2

hypothermia

kid fics, pt 2

kinktober

love spells and potions, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4

lovers to enemies

magical exhaustion

magic reveal, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8, pt 9, pt 10

married/engaged merthur

meddling knights, pt 2, pt 3

merlin dies

merlin goes insane to get arthur back

merlin knows about arthur’s pining

merlin leaves camelot

merlin sleeping in weird places

merlin teaches arthur about sex/kissing

morgana and merlin friendship

not actually unrequited love

ot4

outsider pov

parties

protective!knights

remixes

role reversal

royal balls

scar reveal

secret relationship, pt 2

theatre/drama

time travel

truth potion

underappreciated fics

weddings

wedding stopping

Author: supercalvin

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 3,836

Details: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Friends to Lovers, Pining Arthur, Fluff and Humor, Childhood Friends, Wager.

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Pity Fuck (It's the Puppy-Dog Eyes)

Rating: M

Main Pairing: Merlin/Arthur

Additional Pairings: Leon/Arthur, Percival/Arthur, Gwaine/Arthur, Lancelot/Arthur, past Gwen/Arthur, implied future Gwen/Lancelot, Merlin/Freya

Summary: Arthur has shagged everyone in their little group of friends at some point or another. Everyone except Merlin. And Merlin wants to know why.

Warnings: Canonical character death (but due to terminal illness this time), lots of swearing and casual sex (none explicit)

"I don't expect you to."

"I'm sorry."

"...I know." – Prince Arthur and Merlin

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Characters: Arthur Pendragon, Merlin, Morgana Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Angst Summary:

Merlin falls into love with Arthur so easily it hurts. And thus begins a love story that lasts fifteen years.

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"I have a feeling that Merlin would be interested in knitting, so I would like to see him knitting? Even knitting sth for Arthur? Idk, it sounds cute like Merlin is :))"

Merlin knitting is my new headcanon <3

Hope you like it thanks for the ask!

Now i will go cry because i just cant draw fireside lighting :')