TAGS LIST
Basics
ratings

G/PG Teen Mature Explicit
length

less than 7K 7K ~ 10K 10K ~ 15K 15K ~ 30K 30K ~ 40K 40K ~ 50K 50K ~ 75K 75K ~ 100K more than 100K
Genre

Canon Canon!AU modern!AU Other!AU
Relationship

get together established
Dynamics

employer & employee master & slave neighbours roommates teacher & student
Magic

Arthur Knows modern era magic reveal
Arthur
Roles/Professions

artist athlete businessman famous firefighter law enforcement lawyer medical professions musician royalty sex worker soldier spy student teacher writer
States/Feelings

caring closeted deaf or blind enchanted hurt jealous kidnapped lonely magical OCD oblivious pining possessive protective
Merlin
Roles/Professions

activist artist assistant/PA athlete court sorcerer famous law enforcement mechanic medical professions musician scientist shopkeeper slave soldier spy student teacher tech waiter writer
States/Feelings

caring closeted deaf or blind homeless hurt ill immortal insecure jealous kidnapped oblivious pining powerful protective virgin
Themes #1
A ~ H

abuse age difference amnesia animals apocalypse art asexuality
betrothals boarding school bodyguard body issues bodyswap books & literature break up bullying
camping & road trips camlann cheating coffeeshop coming out counter culture courtship crime crossover
dark de-aging death disability domesticity dubcon & noncon dystopia
epistolary elves & fairies
fairy tales family first time food & cooking fuckbuddies
gender bending gender issues grief growing up together
high school historical holidays homophobia
themes #2
I ~ Z

illness incest infidelity internet & fandom
kidnapping kink
life changes
magic persecution meddling knights military modern royalty music
non-human
office outsider POV
piracy post 5.13 poverty pretend relationships prison prophesies & visions PWP
reincarnation ritual & quests
scifi & space secret relationship senses sex work slavery small towns soul bonding spell & enchantments spies steampunk sports superheroes supernatural
time travel travel
university uther is evil
weddings & marriages western winter
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Arthur & Merlin
Arthur

actor bodyguard boss bully closeted crossdressing enchanted firefighter footballer injured jealous/possessive landlord lawyer magical out and proud I out and proud II pining protective secret admirer sick simpleton spy unpopular wooing I wooing II
Merlin

actor assassin bodyguard bullied I bullied II closeted/straight criminal crossdressing dancer dark depression/self-harm/etc. Elvish grieving hipster homeless injured insecure knight mad nurse physio priest royal sick ill spy virgin
themes
a ~ f

age difference american!AU american south amnesia angst I angst II angst III angst IV apocalypse & dystopia asexuality asylum/mental hospital australia band/music bathing/showering/water bets & dares boarding school bodyswap break up canada canon!AU meeting children circus coffeeshop (they meet in) coming out de-aging disability dragons drama club & Theatre drugs I drugs II fairy tales fluff I fluff II fluff III fluff IV (Friday fluff) fluff V forced marriages/betrothals
g ~ o

genderbending I genderbending II high school AUs historical AUs i (regency/Victorian/edwardian) historical AUs ii (1920s) historical AUs iii (1960s) horror humour hurt/comfort I hurt/comfort II hurt/comfort III incest (M/A as brothers) infidelity language barrier law enforcement library mafia/organised crime magic reveal I magic reveal II magic reveal III magical modern!AUs magical persecution AUs masquerades medical professions military/army/war model/supermodel mpreg non-human outsider POV
p ~ z

piracy post-5.13 pretend/fake relationships public transportation reincarnation I reincarnation II reincarnation (as Colin & Bradley) role reversal rom coms roommates school of magic secret relationships serial killers sex work sports I sports II spying soul bonding steampunk superheroes tattoos & piercing time travel trans* UST I UST II wedding/proposal vampires yoga
other
canon

long canon fics I long canon fics II Arthur & Merlin run away PG-13 personal favs
crossovers/fusions

50 First Dates alice in wonderland anastasia doctor who game of thrones harry potter How to lose a guy in 10 days The Hunger Games Les misérables Lord of the rings Peter Pan The Princess Bride Sherlock Skyrim Supernatural Teen Wolf You've got Mail
kinks & sexual tropes

Arthur: bottom Arthur: sub daddy D/s & BDSM exhibitionism fuck or die / sex pollen knotting/omega!verse rimming scat size queen voyeurism wall sex watersports
misc

A/M adopt a cat A/M compete on television A/M grow up together I A/M grow up together II A/M rule together Arthur POV Arthur realises how wise Merlin is Arthur thinks Merlin's dead/dying derryere masterlist episode codas fandom classics knights I (unhappy/cruel/etc.) knights II (sleep w/ Merlin) knights III (protective) long fics Merlin leaves non-explicit, not too slashy fics pre-slash
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