Wizard Dad

Wizard Dad is the familyship ship between Douxie Casperan and Merlin from the Tales of Arcadia fandom.

Canon
Despite Merlin's loyalty to his King he couldn't stand by while Arthur's cruel none magic law places other wizards in danger, while him being the King's adviser and friend gives him and Morgana protection. While Douxie and his familiar, Archie were forced to hide their magical abilities. Merlin kept his self met mission a secret as he saves as many wizard sand witches he could, when he saved Douxie from Arthur's knights Merlin takes him on as his new apprentice. Douxie felt honoured to be taken in by the great Merlin and hopes to become just like him, staff and all. On the survive Merlin appears to be cold towards Douxie as he has him do chores around the castle and scolds Douxie whenever he messes up or uses magic to do the chores, but they were Merlin's way to teach Douxie discipline, humanity and how magic isn't allows the seclusion. Even though Merlin doesn't say it, he does care about Douxie and sees him as a son; just has Douxie sees his master as a father figure and does what he can to please him. Douxie helps Merlin make the Amulet of Daylight before his master's battle with Morgana forces him to place himself into a death-like sleep. As for Douxie stayed young throughout the centuries and helps keep the world safe from dark magical threats with Archie, while he waits for Merlin to call upon him.

During those centuries as Douxie makes Arcadia Oaks his new home, he took Merlin's lessons to heart and even though he is still swiping floors with a broom at his café job, Douxie remembers the words Merlin told him to keep himself from abusing his magic. Douxie had changed with the world around him, while Merlin being asleep throughout those centuries is why he stayed the same man he was when Merlin and Douxie parted ways. For the sake of keeping the world safe. When Merlin's current Trollhunter champion, Jim Lake Jr. woke Merlin up from his slumber the said wizard didn't get in touch with his patiently waiting apprentice. Before or after Merlin left Arcadia with the trolls, while Douxie remains in the small town. Even though Arcadia became aware of Trolls and Aliens in their small town, the existence of wizards remined in the dark. That is why Merlin tasks Douxie to find Arcadia's Guardians when he finally called upon him. A task that wasn't worse the wait on Douxie's end as he tried to have it out with Merlin when he contacted him. After Archie found Toby, Steve and AAARRRGGHH!!! for Douxie, the said wizard is reunited with his master when they enter the book shop Douxie also works at. When the shop gets attacked Douxie tries to impress Merlin by using a fire spell to show his master that he knows the attacking creatures' weakness, but it back fired when Merlin reminds Douxie that he used a fire magic in a book shop that they need to leave before Douxie's actions burns them all.

Despite what happened at the book shop, Douxie is happy to be by Merlin's side again and they'll once again walk the halls of Camelot castle, that Merlin has given the ability to float so they'll have a safe place to retreat to. Douxie then listens to Merlin inform the others of what his master knows of the mysterious Green Knight and how he helped to save other wizards from Arthur's wrath. Along with learning about Merlin's plan to send them all to the safety of the past, but the Arcane Order and their Green Knight found them before they could. Merlin orders Douxie to keep the floating castle steady in the air while he fights them, but when Merlin's injured champion falls into the open time portal Douxie goes in after Jim with Claire and Steve. While Merlin remains in the present wondering when in time his apprentice was now trapped in.

Even though they get trapped in the mid-12th century and it being a dangerous time for anyone with magical connections, Douxie being the apprentice of the King's wizard and adviser gives him protection from the law; and Douxie uses the protection Merlin gave his past self as a means to help his trapped friends. Until they find away back home to their time without causing any dangerous changes in the past. Knowing that Past Merlin would blame Douxie for getting himself trapped in the past, even though it was Present Merlin's plan to go back in time, Douxie chose to keep his master's past self in the dark. While he masquerades as his past self to present any damage to the timeline. Once Douxie found his past self he sees Merlin scolding him for failing to do one of his tasks, it causes Douxie to remember the said moment and the Merlin said to him. Merlin's tasks for his apprentice is what kept Present Douxie from keeping his hands on his master's Time Map, and before he could try to get his hands on it again Merlin had found the Douxie that Present Douxie put to sleep. Leaving him little choice but to explain himself and the events that brought them to the past to Merlin, like he is the Merlin who is still in the present waiting. Merlin uncovering the truth could be due to Douxie saying 21st century words and hand jesters without realizing that he is very different from his past self.

When Douxie helped his friends free the trolls they had changed events that have endangered the timeline if they don't fix it. This is why Merlin chose past Douxie to accompany him on his mission to keep Arthur safe, but present Douxie places his past self to sleep again so he can take his place. Merlin wasn't fault by this but kept it quite from the others for the sake of persevering what remines of the original timeline Douxie broke. Before Douxie joins Merlin, the Time Map showed him and the others a possible past future that can save the timeline, but when Douxie tries to inform Merlin of this Arthur and Morgana had began to fight and Merlin steps in to protect the King. After Morgana lost her hand fell over a cliff, Douxie tells Merlin that the fault is his as Douxie begins to understand why Merlin wanted him to stay behind in the first place.

Fanon
After Merlin first appeared in part three of Trollhunters fans viewed him as a less liked character in the Tales of Arcadia franchise, until Wizards aired and showed a different side to him through Douxie. Who Merlin saves from Arthur's wrath and sees as a son. Merlin calling Douxie his son in his final moments had inspired fans to draw Douxie holding Merlin's staff, along with drawing them having some family-like moments during Douxie's student days under Merlin.

On AO3, the family ship has 34 fanfics.

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Trivia

 * The sense of Douxie meeting Merlin's spirit before he departs while Douxie returns to the world of the living, resembles a similar moment from Harry Potter and the Deadly Hollows.
 * The Tales of Arcadia version of Camelot is similar to the one from BBC's Merlin, but with Douxie as the young wizard in training while Merlin serves as the teacher in a kingdom that doesn't welcome wielders of magic.