Merlin fic recs bc I found some gold back then!
- Coming Up Roses by MerlinLikeTheBird - gwaine pov, everyone loves Merlin, magic reveal, merthur
- The Devil's in the Details by somethingaboutwriting - magic reveal, everyone's an idiot
- Family Matters by watchriverdale - Merlin and Morgana bonding with Aithusa. Love this.
- You're Awful, I Love You by raven_of_hydecastle - Mergana but love potion. Funny af š.
- doe eyes by Sharedo - Mercelot. Cutee
- I Also Have Magic by OwlsWithFins - Mercelot. What the title said lol
- Capes and Cornflowers by injeong - Arthur get the shovel talk
- Finding Merlin by Drag0nst0rm - I read this every week lol.
- Think Think Brain BlastĀ byĀ Bonfirefly - everyone have magic... Or do they??
- Sweet, Angelic and Clumsy Boys Dominate the World: A Guide to Conquering Camelot Before Lunch by DaegalĀ byĀ quotidian_void - Merlin and Daegal šš
- Merlin's way by Donaji25
- The Parallel Palace by PaperInfinity - angsttt
- A Loyal TraitorĀ byĀ the_fandoms_have_risen - this one gives me shivers.
- Dark; Dark and Deep by bad_peppermint - the vibe y'all... It's so alluring and dark.
- As You Held Me Down, You Said: by Ynnealay - literally my comment:
- Crown to Rust by Xenosangui - incomplete/ongoing.Royal! Merlin. So so good!!!!! I would give my kidney to read another chapter.
- The Waking Hour by The_Pen_and_the_Sword - it's just angst and extremely powerful but detached Merlin. I love this sm but if you're looking for bromance or merthur this wouldn't be your cup of tea.
- A Warlock's Wish by vividpast - a fandom classic.
- The Impersonated Self by fourleggedfish - not even kidding, this series is my favorite fic EVER. It's the existentialist crisis of Merlin and exploration of his lore and destiny and so on. Merlin and Arthur needs therapy more than they need each other honestly.
- Only A Boy by RiddellLee - another fandom classic. Merlin in HP world. Reread this three times sue me.
- Loyal 'Til the End by misti4492 - another classic.
- Destiny's Path by MonJoh - Mergana. My favorite.
- When Love Was An Act of Defiance by Artugus - Mercelot my doomed baby.
- in my end you were my beginning by no_nutcracker - anything by this author honestly. Heart wrenchingggggggg. Author got PhD in the art of heart wrenching and tear jerking and a Master is devastation and angst.
- TetheredĀ byĀ Personaje - it's so sad I don't know what else you want me to say š (also check out other work by the author)
- (In)convenient Coverups by Wh0re4Hugs - fake relationship hehe
- If It Is Not for Love by discoXena
- Will You Still Love Me When I Got Nothing But My Aching Soul? by nie_narzekam - also check out other work by the author for more Lancelot shade angst.
- with these tender hands (love me gently) by Imagined - ABSOLUTE FAVORITE.
- Arson in ScotlandĀ byĀ Uniasus - this is technically more Merlin/Gwaine but the endgame is Gwaine/Merlin/Lancelot. I LOVE THIS. It gave another take of what happened during those hundreds years for Merlin. He actually moved on, get with other people, build a business. What I love the most is the dynamic of Merlin with the others when they came back. It's so realistic bc it's not perfect, far from it. There's a hundreds of years gaps between them and it showed. Lancelot is the best one and only, Gwaine is trying, Merlin is tired, the other knights including Arthur are doing their best but it's awkward and jagged. I wish that this fic is longer or there would a be a fic based on this one because the concept is so interesting and unique I want to see more of it š.
- Between Then and Now, Life Happened by mollrach13 - okay this is another Gwaine/Merlin/Lancelot but HEAR ME OUT: I love angst. When Gwaine is trying to be Merlin's wife when suddenly Merlin's dead wife come back to life (rhetorically ofc, the wife part, not the coming back to life).
- Some Sunny DayĀ byĀ longleggedgit - endgame actually Merthur and I respect the author for that. Their writing is simply stunning. But Arthur's a major asshole.
