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just a couple of sneaky bois and their army of knights sneakin!
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you know how in 5.13 arthurs like “i tried to take your head off with a mace” and merlins like “and i stopped you, using magic” and arthurs immediate reply to that is “you cheated” … and i guess i was just thinking about the breathy little laugh merlin lets out in response to that. bc like i just noticed how maybe it was a little bit of relief and awe. because like. he just talked to arthur. about magic. about using magic From The Beginning. against him in a fight. and arthurs immediate response, his most natural reaction to that, was to comment on merlins poor sportsmanship. out of anything he couldve said something about. the first thing that came to mind was merlin not playing fair. which. idk. IDK!!!
still!! thinking about this!!!!!!
Season 1 Episode 7 “The Gates of Avalon” Holliday Grainger as Sophia in Merlin (2008–2012)
Flowers for his dollophead.
Done in Autodesk Sketchbook.
bbc merlin is like a mold that you scrape off your bathroom ceiling knowing damn well it's going to come back
No thoughts. Just the idea of Leon finding out about Merlin’s magic post canon and not giving a single fuck, but absolutely crashing out when he realizes that: No, Merlin and Arthur weren’t fucking, they were just being complete and utter idiots that were oblivious to their EXTREMELY OBVIOUS FEELINGS for one another.
Leon: “Screw your Magic. Because the fuck you mean “No Arthur is just my King” YOU SAID HE WAS UR DESTINY??? THE FUCKING DRAGON (BECAUSE APPARENTLY THAT’S A THING NOW) SAID HE’S LITERALLY YOUR OTHER HALF? HOW ELSE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT AS OTHER THAN HES UR SOULMATE??? “
Merlin: *thoughtful* “… huh”
Leon *in tears* : “FUCKING P O E T R Y! DO YOU COMPREHEND THE KIND OF MENTAL DISTRESS YOU TWO CAUSED ME? AND IT WASN’T FUCKING CANON???”
Merlin: “… tbf the Dragon was really cryptic”
Leon: *incoherent screaming*
(Leon is tired. Leon is also unfortunately immortal. Leon wants a vacation. Spoiler: he will not get one. #LetLeonSleep2025)
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the dynamic between two people who love a third person so much and come to understand each other because of that is so important to me. you would put them first, and so would i. you understand why we have to save them from themself. i trust you with their life, and so, that means more than if i trusted you with mine. the love doesn't have to be the same, but it's powerful enough that you understand why you're not the only satellite drawn into their orbit.
This is how Arthur got every single one of his round table knights. The table is round because they're all orbiting Merlin (while Merlin orbits Arthur).
Honestly devastating that we didn't see more instances of Merlin just throwing hands with people for Arthur. Like we got Cedric, but in most cases he uses his magic and like work with what you got buddy, but he's a country boy he's gonna know how to scrap whether or not he's good at it. It's a shame the writers didn't add another Cedric type of situation where Merlin just fucking loses it and starts fistfighting some bitches
FIRST FIC IN AGES!!!!!
“Far be it from me to criticise our beloved King—” And here it comes. “But I do think that Camelot might profit from, shall we say—tighter reins?” There we have it. Gwaine’s theory was proved. This idiot, out of some sense of arrogant pride, thought Arthur to be a weak king and decided to take the matter—with the accompanying power and riches—into his own hands. And for some reason, he had chosen Gwaine, out of the entirety of Camelot, to be included in his plans. God must really hate this man because he certainly had the worst luck.