Best Short Magic Reveal Fanfics
Magic Reveal novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 5 Short Magic Reveal Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with magic reveal and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Enquiries
by StarlightInHerEyes22
All Gwaine wanted was to find out Merlin's last name. He wasn't expecting to get caught up in assassinations and intrigue, in prophecy and fate, or in a silent war that had apparently been going on since before he came to Camelot. With witch-finders and sorcerers of unknown loyalties running through
space and time takes violent things, angry things, and makes them kind
by fromfriendstothis
Arthur had been saved by Merlin.By Merlin, by Dragoon, by the man on the mountain.By magic.Merlin's magic, apparently.
When Hope Withers
by Trialbyname
“𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳, 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬!” No… he had been in it. “𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?” He had been in it. He was sure of that. “𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘢, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦.” And he had not been alone. “𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘺�
You should Never have let me Believe
by Heyup_bro
PLEASE READ THE TAGS!! I will make sure to put warnings on each chapter so you can try skip the violence but please still beware. ✧*̣̩⋆̩☽⋆༉‧₊˚✧ When the round table crew get captured by a vengeful noble while on a hunt, things quickly turn sour with their captors and Merlin is forced to choose betwe
The Weight of What He Carries
by KillingButterlies88745
When Arthur starts sensing magic, he assumes the worst. After all, magic is evil. Magic destroys kingdoms. Magic killed his mother. At least, that's what he's always been told. But as Merlin helps him investigate the truth behind his strange new ability, Arthur begins to realise that magic, and perh
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About Magic Reveal
A character's hidden magic is finally exposed — by accident, by sacrifice, or by choice — and the story reckons with everyone who was lied to. The defining trope of BBC Merlin fandom, where Merlin's secret from Arthur powered a decade of fic, though it appears wherever magic must be hidden.
Years of secrecy compress into one detonating moment, and readers love both the catharsis of the truth and the messy fallout of trust rebuilt or broken.
Common scenarios: Merlin revealing his magic by stopping a blade meant for Arthur, or a hidden witch caught mid-spell by the one person they most needed never to know.
About This List
This list of 5short Magic Reveal fanfics spans 133,357 total words. Kudos range from 32 on the newest entries to 5,643 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (3 of 5 fics).
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