i know the bbc merlin fandom is a bit dead but like, i’m rewatching the show again and like this whole idea came to my head for a sir gwaine x female!reader short story… like, pendragon!reader… somebody stop me before i dive deeper into this
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I’m here to challenge you to write something about Gwaine with that half-ponytail thing going on. Literally, anything lol
omg ofc I'm late but YES this turned out quite sweet (not good but like, the setting is sweet)
"Gwaine?", you called as you stuck your head through the door to your shared chambers. You'd been searching the whole castle for him. "Gwaine? Love?"
So he wasn't here either. Wonderful. You sighed and closed the door again, walking back down the hallway. You barely had any more places to go.
"Looking for someone?"
Lancelot was grinning as you gazed up at him.
"Yeah", you laughed, running a hand through your hair. "You don't just happen to have stumbled upon Gwaine?"
"Actually I have. He's at the stables. Don't ask me why though."
You raised your eyebrows but smiled and patted his shoulder, already walking by him again - at least now you had somewhere to search where you had an actual chance at finding Gwaine. "Thank you, Lance!"
Five minutes and a ton of stairs later, your heart was pounding and your breath came ragged but you'd reached the stables and there was indeed someone whistling inside. Carefully, you opened the door.
"Gwaine?", you called softly. You readied yourself to repeat it, but his head had already popped up behind one of the horses.
"Princess!", he greeted, and had it not been for the absurd image of the situation, you would've hit him for that nickname.
But like this.... he looked hilarious. And absolutely adorable. And if it weren't for the dirt on his cheek and the hay in his hair, he probably would have looked very, very attractive. Not that he didn't. But it kind of ruined what could have been a very sexy look.
You crossed your arms and laughed at him.
"I have never once seen you put your hair up", you told him as his grin widened further and further. "Honestly, nor have I seen you here.... caring for the horses?"
Gwaine reached up to touch the bun his hair was trapped in as though he had just remembered that it was there. Which you could tell by his expression was certainly not the case. He looked way too smug.
"Oh? You like it?"
His grin turned cheeky and you shook your head in response, not quite believing that Gwaine was totally glossing over half of your questions (namely whatever he was doing in the stables the whole day), but then again you didn't care enough to get your answers just now to call him out.
"If I say yes, does that mean you'll wear it like that more often?", you asked instead.
Gwaine put down something he'd been holding and stepped away from the horse, grabbing onto your waist to pull you into a hug once he got close enough - something you usually would've protested against considering how muddy he was, but you hadn't seen him all day and clothing could easily be washed again after all.
"Maybe", he teased.
You grinned and reached up with one hand to rub some dirt off of his cheek. "Well then, yes, I certainly do like it."
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I am not a medievalist. I have no plans to become a medievalist. But I will say, so far every portrayal of Gawain that I’ve seen in media is completely valid and they all pass my own personal vibe check. Merlin’s version is just pure ADHD and eat the rich vibes. There’s an absolutely bonkers novel called By Force Alone (basically Arthuriana by way of Tarantino & Scorsese) which depicts Gawain as a traveler in an eldritch land (Faerie), sorta like the scientists from Annihilation. Dev Patel’s version leaps before he looks and chops off the Green Knight’s head in a show of performative masculinity. They’re all just like me fr
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Gwaine DOES care about Merlin in a better ways than Arthur and you’re right to say it! The first time I watched Merlin I thought all the teasing was fun and cute, but then I watched it again and the way that Arthur treats Merlin is ACTUALLY mean sometimes. But Gwaine is a saint, love of my life
yEAH! I honestly wish that Arthur had more character development when it comes to how he treats Merlin. even just a subtle amount more than Arthur being nice only when he is vulnerable or Merlin is about to DIE.
Gwaine has a massively different background than Arthur, but he is still a legitimate noble that treats Merlin with respect, even after he is knighted. After Lancelot died Gwaine became the last remaining knight to have had a personal relationship with Merlin before being knighted AND IT SHOWS!!!
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