I think if you made a beautiful thing, you should share it. Don't let it get poisoned, keep the good parts, if you are proud of it, I am curious about it.
Currently debating rewriting an SBI fic I wrote a few months ago and never released. Because like. The less than desirable elements? Can be cut out so easily without disrupting the plot. And I'm very proud of the concept (it's so dumb and I love it)
Arthur grew up around both homophobia and pride parades. As such, he's been trying to be a good ally in school while avoid being ridiculed by his father for allying.
When he finally goes to study law at the local (but like, prestige) university, he meets Merlin and his friends. Like normal students they talk about their lives at a party and Arthur mentions who his dad is and Merlin is outraged because he knows who Uther Pendragon is. During the next truth or dare, Merlin (to test Arthur), dares Arthur to kiss him.
Arthur is flustered and asks him why and Merlin says "to see if you're all talk." So they kiss and something in Arthur clicks.
It's not that it's Merlin who does it he's sure, it's just the kiss itself that irreversibly changes him. After the party, Arthur confesses to Merlin that he's confused now and if Merlin would like to help him figure out his feelings.
Merlin, medicine student and hobby fassade climber also known as Emrys on the street, and openly hater Uther Pendragon, agrees.
M: I always wanted a secret closeted boyfriend
A: you don't have to be so sarcastic
M: no no no. I'm serious. I like break and entering and to piss off homophobic dads.
A: break and- never mind
To Arthur's shock, Merlin is very good at break and entering and sometimes he just suddenly walks around in the Pendragon mansion into Arthur's room, a stolen coke from the kitchen in hand.
It would be a lie to say Arthur didn't complain. But the bickering pales because he also fell brutally in love with Merlin.
First cry of my first outer wilds run! the silly space exploration game became very un-silly very quickly
(spoilers under the cut)
i found the escape pod on brittle hollow and the city built beneath it and the writing on the walls in that city? the writing on the walls? the scientist wondering where her brother is, not knowing if he was in escape pod 2 and got away or if he was in escape pod 3 and is still in the dark bramble,, the nomai wondering where their family is,, the lingering horror at having been grabbed by the dark bramble when they were just trying to get to a curious signal they found,, the dread for the fate of their friends and family in shuttle 3,,, im weeping im in tears
Welcome to my usual metas where we hyperfixate over Arthur Pendragon’s love for Merlin. Today’s episode features this scene right here:
To remind you of the context, it was s03e12 when Camelot was besieged and Arthur just ordered Gaius, Gwaine, and Elyan to go find shelter in the woods. A second later, he looks at Merlin, diverts his eyes, and tells him, “Merlin, you should go with them.”
Which btw translates, in Arthur Pendragon's dictionary, to: Merlin, I want you safe, I want you away from harm’s way, but Merlin, Oh Merlin, don’t leave me. I really don’t want you to leave me. I sustain my strength from you. You’re the bravest man I have ever met. I keep going because I know you’re there. Don’t go and leave me. I am urging you to go, but please don’t believe me.
I really just can’t. Because you guys, Arthur isn’t scared to go fight an entire army of the dead. He’s not scared that he is limping and injured and definitely won’t make it. He’s just scared to do it without Merlin.
And when Merlin looks at him and says, “Nah, I’ve seen the woods already”, Arthur knows Merlin had heard it all, and chose the kindest response possible that doesn’t spot on his worry and fear.
Connor finds the analysis of substances mentally stimulating and the different grades of fire extinguishers are a good snack for him when he sits down next to Hank for a basketball game. He sprays it into his mouth like whipped cream because let's be honest, he's as depressed as Hank is. NH₆PO₄ is used for electrical fires and oil fires which he has inside him (the substances, not the fire), so it's soothing, kind of like a good beer with the game.
*introducing you to the lgbtq+ community* aaaaand over here are the aces, and the trans folks. oh and here’s David Tennant and Michael Sheen. they’re not actually lgbtq+ but all of Michael’s characters are queer and David is VEHEMENTLY pro-trans.
I think the downright most horrific and brutal detail in the show is that Kilgharrah actually used Merlin to make sure Arthur's death happened with the pretence of protecting him
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