#……so…..who beg on rambly tags? congrats you win. i simplified nothing. i merely elaborated

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I was thinking about merthur and shadowpeach, and my brainrots gave me thoughts about shadowpeach in merthur's positions. My first thought was macaque as merlin cause of the devotion to their king, and extreme loyalty. but Emrys is the absolute most powerful person in the universe, kind of like wukong.

But if wukong was in merlin position, no way he wouldnt blow his secret in a week and/or overthow urther (and either place himself as king or macaque)

see, here’s the thing: shadowpeach and merthur are on 2 opposite sides of the devotion spectrum despite both leading to each pairing’s destruction and doom

merthur is devotion in silence and secrets and devotion in sacrifice. both of those idiots have a habit of doing selfless and self-sacrificial acts out of devotion and loyalty. but it was choked by prophecies and generations of harm

shadowpeach is devotion in self-destruction and shared secrets and silent paths made together. they fought together without any needing to hide. their care was open and understood by others. but it was ruined by the hubris of one who wished to conquer the stars just to ensure his loved were protected. the devotion soured into a resentment of their past joys because they didn’t know how to stop themselves from reaching more than they should have

#gonna try and simplify what I mean in the tags (place your bets on how I do) #shadowpeach began as a relationship built on devotion with no secrets. both were aware of each other’s actions & both understood #the other completely. however their relationship ends in ruin because of previously held expectations of each other and held back #communication. their devotion for each other destroys them and ends with the two as enemies and a broken friendship. the devotion is #still there but it’s more faint and needs mending #merthur begin with their bond needing some mending. they met at odds and could not stand each other. and yet there grew a devotion #one a little quicker because some dragon made known to merlin about his destiny but I digress #but there was devotion and un real able loyalty even at the lowest of times. EVEN WHEN MERLIN CONFESSED AND ARTHUR WAS DYING!! #they end their relationship with their devotion stronger than ever. a devotion that transcends time and life. their devotion is carved into #the prophecies and no one can erase them away. theirs is a devotion of unconditional love #……so…..who beg on rambly tags? congrats you win. i simplified nothing. i merely elaborated #bbc merlin #merthur #lmk #shadowpeach #tbh i dont think i can place any in the other ship’s roles #swk cannot be Arthur because he is the one with immeasurable power #Mac can’t be Arthur because he isn’t the one who wants to be king #Merlin can’t be swk bc he wasn’t a fan of kingship or flaunting his powers nor would he wreak havoc in heaven or be sealed under a mountain #Arthur can’t be Mac because he is not a fan of being the man behind the scenes or the warrior of the story #but they are so similar #but so different too #their dynamics are basically a reverse of each other(ish) #but yeah