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bbc merlin - 03x09 Love in the Time of Dragons

obsessed with arthur's faces throughout this whole scene. what a little loser.

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something i will never move on from is how merlin changed since season one. how he became a shadow of a shadow, the remains of a dream, the silent echo of who he once was.

he killed himself to become Himself, and in the end it was for nothing.

in the end, there was blood and silence.

merlin held arthur's body in his arms and thought that maybe, in that field, in front of that lake, there might had been two corpses.

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The Merlin theme was totally meant to be a slow tragic love ballad and not the jaunty little tune played so quickly in the show intro.  I mean just listen…

sheet music

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Sometimes, I think about how Merlin purposefully turned Arthur against magic twice—the first time to save his soul and the second to save his life—so when he finally told Arthur he was a sorcerer, it was the ultimate bamboozle.

“How could the bumbling idiot I’ve known all these years have been my greatest protector the whole time?” Yeah, sure. But also: “How could a sorcerer have chosen me over magic? Over his own freedom and the freedom of those like him? Over the gods who created him and the religion that saves him?” It’s one thing to die for someone and another thing entirely to give up who you are for them.

Obviously, Merlin was wrong, and that’s why playing God had an effect opposite to what he’d intended. But I think it’s so interesting to consider how Arthur might have viewed this confession. He was betrayed by Morgana because she loved herself more than her own brother and betrayed by Uther because he loved himself more than his own son. And all of this while Merlin, at first, fell in love with the cause and, then, even more with the man behind it. His loyalty to and love for Arthur was so pure it turned sinful, and I don’t think Arthur would have ever gotten over that. If he hadn’t died.

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absolutely adore your art!! and the way you draw characters, may i humbly request a merthur hug

@myoonmii thank you :) hugs for you! and a closeup under the cut.

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i just saw this image and merthur looks so HOT HERE?? 😭😭 is this an edit or an official poster? Does anyone have an HQ version of this?? I NEED IT i think im going to die if i dont find it

edit: rambling bcuz i think this is so cool UGHH

Like guys this is so merthur coded like THEY’RE FINALLY STANDING NEXT TO EACH-OTHER FACE TO FACE LIKE TO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN ON THE SAME PEDESTAL. ITS LIKE ENDGAME MERTHUR 😭😭 ESP WITH MERLIN’S EYES GLOWING GOLD LIKEEE UGHHH AND EXCALIBUR IN THE MIDDLE??? OH MYGODD I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE IS PEAK MERTHUR THEYRE SOOO 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶😭😭😭😭😭😭 PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW WHO CREATED THIS MASTERPIECE ok but like imagine this is merthur but theyre lovers and arthur knows abt merlin’s magic and just UGH excalibur is the symbol of their love

And this i need to know where both of this pic came from pleaseee

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my favourite merlin blog keeps posting about merlin's longish hair in series 1 or 2 that curls in the back, ive become obsessed? could you please draw your vision of this :)

merlin pre-evolution. fluffy little lad and his beautiful big puppy eyes, not yet jaded by the world </3

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uther doesn't approve of bottom!arthur, but nevermind the relationship with his manservant

[ALSO, thank you guys so much for all the love in the last merlin meme redraw, i really didn't think it would get that much attention!! :00 so thankyaa <3 you're amazing]

i'm so glad my parents don't follow me on tumblr

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We're TRENDINGG for no REASONN just like god DECREEDD, so here are 5 fics that would steal your breath away:

1. My breaths are run by your compass by regulusrules. [T] [20K+] [post-camlann fix-it] [golden age but merlin stabs arthur in his heart first].

Not because it's my fic and it's genuinely so insane you won't believe it, but honestly, it's the best idea I've ever come up with, even better than the widely beloved my heart is readily yours. For me, it's the perfect continuation of their story, and the most unhinged plot twist you could find in a fic.

2. Half of my soul by @clockwrkpendrxgon. [G] [2K] [MCD] [golden age growing old together]

This fic is half of my soul, or what the poets say. It's so much better as an ending than what they've given us. At least this is filled with such golden love it makes you ache. At least this makes sense.

3. from hearth and ashes, we’re reborn by @remuscariad. [G] [5K] [canon era magic reveal].

This fic is so good you'll be on your knees from it. The prose, the characterization, the tropes used... it will linger in your mind and fester there from how beautiful it all is. And the art in it by @onepeppercorn... stunning.

4. Our broken pieces by @aramblingjay. [T] [10K] [canon era established relationship]

You can pry this fic from my cold dead hands. I will never stop recommending it until it gets the fame it deserves. One of the most beautiful fics ever written about them, and genuinely encompasses their characters so perfectly.

5. gentle as an early spring breeze by @prattery. [G] [2.5K] [canon divergence golden age]

They are alive and in love and we're all living in this fic because it's what they righteously deserved. The way their life was written here and the love between them... I swear this author could write anything and I'd kudos it before even reading it.

[For more recs]

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It’s always either or

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shmollest

(I love them)

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sunkissed ❤

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PLEASE IVE BEEN ON MY KNEES CHANGE THE PROPHECY

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Season 3 Episode 12 The Coming of Arthur

That is Merlin’s jacket on Arthur. Oh god. Merlin put his jacket over Arthur to keep him warm at night. You can go ahead and kill me.

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These are the tiny moments I love. It’s the way Arthur’s eyes don’t leave Merlin after he looks away. Not only do they not leave him, but you can literally see his eyes flick around Merlin’s face.

It’s a moment just for Arthur. To observe and appreciate his friend up close. He even does a little gulp as he’s taking in his side profile, his cheekbones, his chin. His Merlin.

Arthur loves Merlin. He was destined to.

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Do you constantly think about how BBC Merlin randomly gave Arthur and Merlin a psychic bond which never comes back again until the very last episodes when Merlin communicates with Arthur telepathically through his dreams or are you normal

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Arthur's Dilemma by @schweet-arts

Completed 17 April 2024 in honour of Why Is Merlin Trending? Day 😂

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