#Aithusia

[summertimeroses]

just came across a fic where aithusia is still a dragon but is disguised? can shapeshift? into a human form (smol child) with merlin as her father and now i’m obsessed with the idea of this dynamic, so consider:

- dragonlords all have dragon forms. merlin has a dragon form

- dragons all have human forms. kilgharrah as a man, bitter and cryptic and scarred from the purge, angry for being chained. aithusia, a young child, bone-white hair flowing long over her shoulders. her arms bend wrongly at the joints and tiny, paper-thin scars cover her body, from her time with the sarrum of amata

- there’s a distinction between the magic of dragons and the magic of dragonlords. the markings of dragons are different. their eyes in human form are all amber-gold, something in their teeth not-quite human. dragonlords are the natural leaders of the dragons, often more powerful in certain magics, especially in human form.

- in books of magical creatures and sorcery, dragons and dragonlords are put side by side, but categorised separately, for the difference in their appearance and abilities in magic. the sketches all show men with a beastly shadow, enormous and scaled and expressions set equally angry.

- the dragons are all kin, so culturally they all have a responsibility over the young. this counts doubly for dragonlords, protectors of the dragons. this makes merlin the natural guardian of aithusia.

- merlin, after rescuing her from the sarrum, returns to camelot with a tiny, fragile girl in his arms, bundled in rough blankets. the only explanation he gives is my daughter before he’s pushing past arthur to take her to gaius, get her injuries seen

- alternatively, merlin approaches arthur asking for time off to go retrieve his daughter, the same way he asked it for his mother. he’s pale and shaken but there’s a steel in his expression that arthur doesn’t know what to do with

- also, merlin sired a child. his manservant.

- there’s about a million different magic reveals in this. too many to list, but the ideas are exploding in my brain. arthur, clocking on to the fact that aithusia is so obviously a magical child. arthur, heartbroken that merlin didn’t trust him. arthur, initially scared of what he sees as a beast. arthur, in awe of the dragon form, realising the power merlin has.

- the angst of merlin trying to hide her magic in camelot when she’s such a powerful child. the angst of him bringing her to camelot and revealing her existence to arthur only to immediately make plans to send her away to someone trusted, maybe hunith, and arthur doesn’t understand what he means by ‘she’s not safe in camelot’ until he does.

- gwen being so gentle with her. arthur being scared to break her. leon picking her up and letting her curl into the crook of his neck as he carries her back from somewhere she’s wandered off to.

- all the knights being doting uncles (most especially gwaine)

- arthur learning of what the sarrum did to her and why, and rethinking his stance on magic. arthur thinking of all the magical children killed too young, first tortured or persecuted. thinks of all the fear and grief they did not deserve to carry.

- merlin educating arthur on magic after the reveal. taking him to lessons with aithusia to teach her control of her magic, the pair of them watching her fly free in her natural form in the woods for a while. her injuries are healing, slowly, with the help of gaius and merlin’s magic.

- mordred, despite merlin’s suspicions, working hard towards earning trust he isn’t sure how he lost, and starting with proving he can be trusted with aithusia. he is, admittedly, really good with her and she loves him, so merlin can’t completely begrudge it. it leads to conversations that change all their fates.

- aithusia’s first language being the tongue of the old religion. the language of spells. she knows not to speak to avoid getting caught (merrlin tried his best to explain) but once, she slipped up around arthur. all of them freezing, even though arthur knows. the guilt he feels at her terror.

- kilgharrah’s anger at camelot manifesting again somehow. an attack of some kind. arthur being confronted with the question of the magic ban repeal and how to balance keeping his people safe from magic and reparations for decades of the oppression of magic users.

the fic that fuelled this is called The Darkest Dawn by spacegirl7 and quite a lot of the above takes elements directly from the fic, so definitely go read and check it out, it’s so good. i have been thinking about it and its premise for days.

#bbc merlin #merlin #dragonlord merlin #the last dragonlord #merlin headcanon #merlin headcanons #aithusa #kilgharrah #dragons have human form au #arthur pendragon #guinevere #gaius #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #the darkest dawn by stargirl7 #merlin fic rec #merlin fic recs #merlin fanfic #merlin fic #merlin fanfiction ideas #accidental baby acquisition #merlin is a father #merlin bbc

[jackalspine]

IHHHG NO WAIT

Merlin AU where Merlin is tired of waiting for Arthur so he turns aithusia and himself into stone for until he and any of his reincarnated friends can reunite

There’s always been dragon statues around Pendragon Manor and Arthur has always been told to not touch or play on them he’s never been the type to disobey his mother so he keeps a distance from them throughout his childhood. His half sister Morgana jokingly gives the old one in the garden a kiss which accidentally brings it to life

Meanwhile Reincarnated Gwaine stumbles upon a beautiful statue in an old town square. It turns into Merlin upon touch and now they’re both on the run for section 95 or something. they’ve supposedly destroyed a national historical monument (Merlin) and are to be fined money neither of them have. Merlin is looking for his daughter who he ASSURES him is still alive and the man’s memory is spotty at best. It’s too bad Gwaine’s a decent guy and is currently helping his new recently un-petrified friend in his endeavors.

#bbc merlin #merlin au #stone au #??? #statue au #?????? #not sure what to call it but I’m having FUN

[emma-d-klutz]

Me online: I think everyone sits on Batman’s lap and he doesn’t react. I think Wonder Woman can pick up any of her friends like ferrets whenever she wants. I think Superman lays with his head against peoples’ chests and listens to their heartbeats. I wrote a fanfic just so I could give one character head pats. I think the Bats sleep in a pile. I think the Teen Titans sleep in a pile. I think the Gaang sleeps in a pile. I think Morgana and Aithusia sleep in a pile. I think Pheonix and the Fey clan sl-

Me irl: Nobody fucking touch me.

#I am so touch starved (IN THEORY)

[drarrysbutterfly]

Arthur dealing with the dragons

Aithusia: *hisses*

Arthur: I know merlin already fed you

Aithusia: *hisses louder*

Arthur: alright you drive a hard bargain I’ll give you some treats

#mlm #love #enemies to lovers #merlin #merlin and arthur #cool dragon

[gremlinbehaviour]

The Dragon's Daughter

For @camelove2021 day 4: Cupid's Aro

Wordcount: 666 (not intentional)

AU in which Kilgarrah is more than a bitter old lizard and actually takes care of Aithusia instead of letting her wander off to be captured, imprisoned, and maimed

(Yes I know Aithusia is male in canon but fuck that no she's not)

Read on ao3

“Aithusia, you must slow down if you’re going to catch anything,” Kilgarrah counseled. The younger dragon had just failed an attempt to grab a rabbit, which was about the right prey for her with her current size.

“Why?” She asked. It was her new favorite word. Kilgarrah had forgotten how curious young dragons were. It seemed to him like a being with thousands of years to explore the world wouldn’t be so desperate to learn about it so quickly, but any time he tried to explain that to the little dragon she just asked him 'why' again.

“Because a rabbit can reach its hole before you catch up to it if you’re too far away when it spots you.”

“Mmmhmmm!” Aithusia hummed. She was still learning how to speak, and sometimes reverted to whines or other non-human, and also non-dragon, speech.

“Yes, I know it’s frustrating,” Kilgarrah agreed, recognizing her tone. A few weeks ago he would have just snapped at her to be patient, but he had learned that if he did that, she would just fly off and hide somewhere far too small for him to follow her. Although she usually could be lured back out with food, the older dragon always worried that she wouldn’t return to him, so he’d slowly had to learn to be more patient himself. More fatherly. And gradually, Aithusia stopped running away from him quite as much.

"Why don't you fly over to the next field and try again?" He suggested. "I'll wait for you here." His bulk would scare off any prey if he went with her, but he'd be close enough to catch up to her with one powerful stroke of his wings if she ran into trouble. Kilgarrah could admit to himself that he was incredibly protective of her. When she'd first hatched from her egg, he'd had trouble identifying the feeling, since he hadn't felt it in over twenty years. After so long trapped in that accursed cave beneath the castle, the only emotions he was used to feeling were anger and despair. It was only after Merlin remarked on it that he recognized the instinct for what it was.

"You'd do anything for her, wouldn't you?" The young dragon lord had remarked, looking up at him with that same boyish wonder as when they'd first met.  Aithusia has fallen into a blackberry bramble and gotten thorns stuck between her scales. Kilgarrah himself was far too large to be able to help her, so he'd nestled the injured little dragon between his own wings and flown as close to Camelot as he dared before calling out psychically to the sorcerer. It was a huge risk that he would be spotted, and normally he never came so near unless Merlin had summoned him , but he'd had to get Aithusia help. The dragon lord had of course been more than happy to assist, cradling the little dragon in his lap while carefully removing the thorns from her hide.

"Yes, Merlin, I suppose I would," Kilgarrah admitted to the boy. Although, he really was more of a young man now. The dragon had a hard time keeping track of the ages of humans; they grew up so fast.

Much like Aithusia was doing. In less than a year, she had already tripled in weight and almost doubled in length. Despite that, it would still take her a century to reach full size, though. Kilgarrah hoped that maybe then he might be able to stop worrying so much, as she'd be too large for almost anything to pose a danger to her, but at the same time, he was selfishly glad that he'd have so long with her as a child. He would miss her antics when she grew up, he thought to himself as he watched her pursue a sparrow into the forest. The fun was good for a grumpy old dragon like him, and more than he had ever expected to, he loved having a daughter.

#camelove day 1 #day 4: Cupid's Aro #bbc merlin #merlin #kilgarrah #aithusia #kilgarrah & Aithusia #familial relationships #father-daughter relationships #fanfic

[botanicallyinclinednerd]

Merlin season 5 episode 2:

The fuck is going on with Aithusa and Morgana? That was the most Morgana I've seen Morgana in seasons

Mordred really doesn't seem that bad.

The Diamier is the thing helping Gwaine, isnt it.

Oh very good Arthur!

Banish her baby, let her live, just banish her. Oh thank fuck. I really hope he does show

Nothing good ever comes from Merlin knowing the future

Why are the only competent knights our knights?

For a very scary second I thought Elyan had been the one stabbed.

Will this become a dark Sefa origin story?

Mmm! Percival is a big teddy bear and I love him

What did happen to her? Why isn't she with big shifty dragon?

I am so fucking confused. I thought Merlin killed Morgana? And actually no! She doesn't die here, i know she doesn't, cause she manipulates Gwen later in the season. So yeah, im just very confused.

Intresting. Arthur is his bane. Makes sense honestly.

Merlin knowing the future causes it, doesn't he. His treatment of Mordred perhaps?

#liv watches merlin #merlin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #sir gwaine #sir percival #guinevere pendragon #gwenivere #morgana pendragon #aithusia #mordred #sir elyan

[fightingforcreativity]

So... this happened today before and after lecture.

I just wanted to draw a dragon and suddenly I had this.

I abhor the hand but I know it won’t get better.

I still hope this satisfies you @oestentia​

Notes to the fanart:

Pencil: HB and for shading B

Sketchbook paper

Eraser, soft

Shading done with my fingers 

Eyes: Alcohol markers (Gold: China gold, Blue: Frost Blue)

References (kinda):

Aithusia

Merlin

#merlin #j's art #Fanart #Aithusia #pencil #alcohol markers

[merlinmyrddin]

My favourite thing is how Aithusa is canonicaly born a male dragon but we all collectively decided to ignore that fact and no-one ever questioned it. Yes, this is a happy trans Aithusa appreciation post ❤

#like she's a she... and noone can convince any of us otherwise #and i think thats beautiful alright #my tiny trans heart is like 'yeah bitch' #AND HER WIKI PAGE IS BASICALLY GENDER NEUTRAL (gender written as agender) even though there is a quote where Kilgharrah #misgender her! the wiki page also said : 'we camt misquote it but also... no; we wont refer to Aithusia with its assigned gendet at birth' #am i projecting?? yes yes I am thankyouverymuch #merlin fandom #merlin bbc #aithusa #transgender headcanon #damn... i meant 'the wiki page basically said' ... not 'also'.. my brain and my hands did not communinate very well on that one... #you know what I meant right?!

[tvxcue]

kilgharrah does annoy me like when he wanted to burn camelot down and kill uther that was fun and cool but he also had to be an idiot and be like “kill the eleven year old merlin okay then just let him die don’t worry abt it he’ll be evil in the future and the fact that u tried to get him killed won’t have anything to do with it yeah try to kill your friend who’s desperate for some sort of support yeah this won’t go wrong it’ll be completely fine yeah both of these people currently trust u and have no reason to harbor ill will towards u but u should definitely try to kill them and ruin that forever.”

#speaking #idiot dragon u could have just bitten uthers head off and kept aithusia safe but nooooooo u had to run your mouth 😑

[adraughtofamortentia]

Hi. I definitely don’t know these dragons.

Merlin, in No Requiem by tymedfire

This had me giggling. I love the point in magic reveal fics when Merlin just gets so thoroughly caught that he just goes for flat out denial.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin fan fic #fan fiction #merlin fan fiction #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #gwaine merlin #gwen merlin #dragonlord merlin #i needed aithusia fix it fics after watching some fan vids where it showed clips of her hurting yay kno #aithusia merlin

[lord-of-christmas-lights]

In An AU Far Far Away...

Human (mostly) Aithusia, with long hair dad Merlin. And Tired dad Arthur.

[ID: A slightly older Merlin sitting cross-legged, with a young, human version of Aithusia in his lap. She has short pale hair with one super long lock at the front that Merlin is braiding, very pale skin, pointed ears and is barefoot. She wears a red dress, is holding a brown cup to her mouth, and is crying. There background is white with a few gray spots. There's text next to Merlin's head saying, "Aithusia, a little accidental arson is nothing. Do you know how many times your father's had to pay for Gwaine burning town the tavern?" Under that is Arthur off-screen yelling, "Merlin!!!", in much larger, emphasized letters.]

#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin x arthur #arthur pendragon #aithusa #human!aithusa

[jackalspine]

Immortal Merlin AU where instead of wandering ALONE FOREVER he gets to wander around with his daughter Aithusia

#bbc merlin #merlin au

[x-lulu]

aithusia. the light of the sun

#lu watches #merlin

[a-small-batch-of-dragons]

Bond of Choice

Prompt: Merlin and Arthur discover that Aithusa the dragon has an unusually special bond with Arthur, of all people! She loves Merlin of course, but always plays around and makes a ruckus with him. With Arthur, though, she is stoic and protective. She senses something about the prince that no one else can- what if Arthur inherited a type of magic from his birth that isn't like Merlins? It can't be controlled or summoned, but other beings can sense it and will come without him saying a word.

Thanks for the prompt, babe!

Read on Ao3

Warnings: absolutely none my dudes

Pairings: merthur, can be platonic or romantic i don’t care

Word Count: 1606

It’s not as if they didn’t notice it, they just…didn’t think that it meant anything.

And, really, doesn’t that just sum up their whole thing?

Merlin and Arthur knew that Merlin got away with so much more than anyone else in Camelot, they knew that Arthur was able to make truly staggering leaps in logic when it came down to it. They knew that there wasn’t a single servant or guard in the castle who could hurt Merlin and get away with it. They knew that the knights were all ready to commit a coup should Arthur harm one hair on Merlin’s head.

But does that mean anything? No, of course not.

Anyways.

Aithusa is a bright young dragon. For such a small thing, her ability to move herself and control her own strength is impressive. Not that they have many other dragons to compare her to. Kilgarrah’s barely around as it is—something about the stench of Uther’s legacy gets under his scales, apparently—and, well…there are no more dragons. She carries no burden of her species, sniffing the air with the enthusiasm of a newborn and quickly taking flight into the still morning air.

Merlin sits back against the tree, his head tilting to watch Aithusia through the leaves. The field glows golden in the early morning, small tendrils of fog drifting up from the warming ground. They curl and dance around each blade of grass as she swoops low, letting the very tip of her snout skim their edges before diving back into the sky.

“She’s getting stronger,” he murmurs to himself as she coasts along a warm current of air, “and faster.”

“She’s beautiful.”

Merlin does not squeal and jump in surprise. Arthur chuckles as he sits down next to a Merlin who is panting for an unrelated reason, thank you very much. He nudges the warlock’s shoulder.

“After all these years, you’ve still never learned how to pay attention, have you?”

“Oh, I’m paying attention,” Merlin retorts, rubbing his shoulder, “just not to you.”

“How dare you, I’m the most important thing here!”

“You keep telling yourself that, sire.”

“Merlin!”

Merlin is saved from having to listen to another I-am-the-King-appreciate-me-you-dolt lecture by Aithusia crowing in delight as she spins upward. They scramble out from under the tree to see her wings spread wide, the light gleaming off her scales, through the translucent part of her wings. She looks down to them and dives, landing gently in front of Merlin and shuffling her paws.

“You’re getting better at flying, girl,” Merlin says quietly, scuffing his hand across her head, “and you look stronger.”

Aithusa rumbles contentedly.

“Yes, yes, I know, you’re doing much better now that we’ve got you out here, hmm?” Merlin chuckles as she pushes her head closer to him. “Alright, alright, I’m here.”

The dragon snuffles at his tunic and nudges her nose right into his belly, almost knocking him over.

“Hey, easy! I’m much lighter than you!” Aithusa huffs and keeps pushing. “Aithusa!”

Arthur, the prat, takes a step to the left and turns to watch Aithusia bowl Merlin over onto the grass. The dragon rumbles happily and flops down onto the grass, her head planted firmly across Merlin’s stomach.

“Arthur!”

“Yes, Merlin?”

Merlin flails, trying to get out from under Aithusia’s head despite the fact that Aithusia very clearly does not want to be moved right now. She simply purrs louder, the vibrations almost strong enough to make his teeth chatter.

“Help me!”

Arthur raises an eyebrow. “You certainly look comfortable.”

“I’ve been knocked over by a dragon, you prat.”

“Oh. So you have.”

“Are you going to help me up or not?”

He shrugs. “Don’t see why I should. She’s a good girl, she won’t hurt you.”

“She’s also quite heavy, Arthur.”

“Come on, Merlin, you could do with a bit of exercise.”

“Exer—after running around the kingdom after your royal arse all day, that’s enough exercise for a week!”

Arthur reaches out to stroke along Aithusia’s head, crouching down to make sure to scratch behind her ears. The dragon’s eyes close as the rumble gets even louder.

“Arthur!”

“What?”

“Y-you’re making it worse?”

“Can’t you hear how happy she is, Merlin,” Arthur smirks, watching as Merlin starts trying to push at his shoulder, “why are you trying to make me stop?”

“It t-tickles!”

“Oh, well.”

“Arthur!”

He chuckles, standing up. Aithusa lifts her head off Merlin’s belly, wondering where the pats went. She stares up at Arthur with—well, they’re not puppy-dog eyes if they’re on a dragon, are they?

“Come on,” Arthur says softly, “hop up, now.”

He half-expects Aithusia to flop back down and sulk for a few minutes. Instead, his mouth drops open as she gets to her feet and steps aside, her head bowed low.

Merlin sits up, eyes wide. Aithusa stands perfectly still, her wings tucked to her sides, gaze on Arthur. Arthur swallows, reaching out.

“Aithusa?”

The dragon huffs gently, reaching out to nose at his hand. After a moment, she gives it a lick.

“What…what just happened?”

“I don’t know.” Merlin gets up, crouching down in front of her and running his hand over her head. “I think there’s something magical about her.”

“Yes, well noticed.”

“Quiet, prat. I’m concentrating.”

“Oh, well, don’t hurt yourself.”

Merlin doesn’t take the bait, murmuring quietly to himself as he waves his hand over Aithusia’s snout. Her scales begin to shimmer, almost as if Merlin’s hand is another source of light. His eyes widen.

Invisible to Arthur, a stream of magic reaches from Aithusia’s chest to Arthur’s glowing softly in the morning light. As he watches, it winds its way around her wings, her paws, her snout, her tongue where it still laps at Arthur’s hand. It pulses gently, drawing them closer.

“Merlin?” Merlin blinks. Arthur’s staring at him. “Is something wrong?”

“No, no, no,” Merlin says quickly, “no, uh, nothing’s wrong.”

Arthur rolls his eyes. “What is it, Merlin, it’s written all over your face, now tell me.”

“You’ve…um…”

“I’ve what?”

“You’ve got a bond,” he decides on finally, gesturing meekly between the two of them, “you’re magically connected.”

“I’m what?”

“Magically connected.”

“How?”

“I don’t know!” Merlin throws his hands up. “I’ve never raised a dragon before, and neither have you, thank you very much.”

Arthur pouts, neglecting to answer and instead stroking Aithusia’s head again. The dragon rumbles, leaning her head into his hand almost as if she were a horse. A soft noise escapes as they watch her eyes drift closed.

“She’s…” Arthur swallows through a suddenly-dry throat as he holds the dragon’s head in his hand. “…she’s bonded to me?”

“I don’t know how,” Merlin says, still staring at the line connecting them, “but…yes.”

Arthur sits hurriedly, cupping the dragon’s head in both of his hands. Her eyes blink open, staring at him with such a level of trust that it makes his head spin. He leans closer, stroking over the ridges of her eyes.

“You…we’re connected, huh, little one,” he murmurs, his palms growing warm, “isn’t that something?”

Beside him, he can feel Merlin’s magic grow stronger, feeding off the energy from the earth and the bond between the two of them. He reaches out and tugs Merlin closer, sitting him between them.

“She likes you,” Merlin says softly.

“Well, I’d hope so.”

“Not like how she likes me,” Merlin continues, patting the dragon’s wings. “She—well, I, um…she kind of has to like me.”

“If you’re about to tell me you can make this dragon do anything it doesn’t want to—“

“First off, I’m perfectly likable—“

“That’s up for debate.”

“—and second, I hatched her. I’m the last Dragonlord. We…” Merlin shrugs helplessly and rests his head against Aithusia’s flank. “Destiny decided we should be tied together.”

Arthur swallows, looking at the two of them. They make a good picture. Merlin is the greatest sorcerer to ever walk the earth. Aithusa is the last dragon. They fit together in ways that no other living things could ever hope to.

“But you…” Merlin looks at him with a smile. “You are my destiny.”

Something in Arthur’s chest glows warm. Merlin reaches out to tug him closer by his sleeve. He shuffles forward.

“You are mine,” Merlin says quietly, “and I am yours. Aithusa…Aithusa chose you.”

Oh.

Oh.

Arthur’s hands tremble on Aithusia’s face. The dragon huffs softly, blowing warm air onto their chests. He looks back at the dragon’s eyes. Warm, soft, a forest fire.

“I choose you too,” he says as firmly as he can, “and I…I hope to be worthy of it.”

“And see, that’s why we waited until you weren’t a prat anymore.”

“Are you saying I’m no longer a prat?”

“Oh, no, you’re definitely still a prat, just not as much of one.”

Aithusa snuffles, using her head to knock Merlin flat on his arse.

“Hey!”

Arthur chuckles. “What was that about her having to like you?”

“You knock me about every chance you get and you seem to like me just fine.”

#merthur #merthur fic #arthur pendragon #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #fic #aithusa #dragonbabbles

[gremlinbehaviour]

I wish you'd write a merlin fic where everything is the same, but the castle has a serious mouse problem. Merlin figures out quickly he can blame his more minor shenanigans on them. Plate goes skittering across the room? It was the mice. Chandeliers crash to the floor sometimes? The mice. Idk have fun ilysm

“Merlin,” Arthur said in that tone that meant the next words out of his mouth were going to be annoyance barely concealed with a genuine question. “What happened to my shirt?” He held up the article of clothing. It was missing a sleeve, three buttons, and the left half was slightly singed.

“Mice!” the servant replied. It was the first thing that jumped into his head, and the castle did have a serious rodent problem.

“The mice set my best shirt on fire?”

“They knocked a candle over onto it,” he explained. In reality, baby Aithusia had spit fire at it when Merlin had been trying to acquaint her with Arthur’s scent so she wouldn’t attack him when the dragonlord eventually introduced the two.

“And the sleeve?”

“Mice like to use silk in the nests they make for their babies.” That was true, but he’d actually torn the sleeve trying to sneak into the castle and accidentally interrupting the infiltration of two spies sent by King Alined.

“And the missing buttons?”

“Oh, that was you, sire. They popped off last time you wore the shirt,” Merlin said, ducking the coat hanger thrown at his head at the remark. He’d actually traded the ivory buttons to a sprite in return for information about what the Sidhe were up to. Sprites liked round things. He had been planning to replace the buttons with clasps, but then the shirt had been burned before he had the chance and it didn’t seem worth it anymore.

“If the rodents are such a problem, Merlin, maybe we should do something about them,” the prince suggested pointedly.

“I’ll find a cat,” the servant agreed. He figured a feline would be just as easy to blame magical mishaps on as the mice.

#bbc merlin #merlin #fanfic #arthur pendragon #magic mayhem #aithusia #yes I know Aithusia is referred to as 'he' in canon #but does it look like I care #every fic i've ever read has had her be a girl

[hiimsociallyawkward]

aithusia

hi bestie @lady-ofmagic-andstars it's been a while. i said i would do this episode last week but i had to wait for the destiny and chicken podcast to come out so here we are. basically, all of my thoughts while watching aithusia.

ugh the opening scene. i actually love it

ok ngl i remember that this guy is the bad guy but he's like 🥵🥵🥵 jeez

ik it's not just on tiktok but that tiktok where it goes 'but momma i'm in love with a criminal'

wow nice key bud

ok him running in the forest is just like you cannot outrun your demons and i thought that was so funny

smh he's so violent but he's so pretty :,)

ok but how old is this guy?? he say it's taken 20 years of his life. why 20? is that because that's when the 'last' dragon died out?? and at what age was he socially concious enough to recognize the implication of what it means to have a dragon? his is so dumb but probably like 15? so this guy is 35ish? idk man thoughts?

ok if he just feel off the cliff instead of being able to pull himself up we would've saved ourselves a lot of trouble i'm just saying druids.

ok this is so pretty. my thoughts are like 25% me singing show tunes, 25% thinking of actual merlin things, 50% thinking about how pretty everything is

merlin is such a light sleeper. idk why that's important but he wakes up ALL the time

✨gaius is the worst ✨

ok colin's eye looked so good in this scene

aLASFLJDFA MERLIN AND HIS SOCKS

stop i literally dress like this

i love his sleep clothes. it's such a vibe

aw merlin saying 'save the dragons is so cute' omg it reminds me of the vsco girls and saving the turtles HAHA

i love how equal merlin and kilgharrah feel here

asjflsjdasjdfl like ik this is the point but i love that merlin's inherited his father gift and he's always going to remember him. not that merlin would forget his father but idek

aw kilgharrah is like 'i beg you' ok now that i think abt it maybe it's slightly manipulative but it's also really not

ok actually i don't know how many time merlin uses this scene but i guess i'm keeping track now. but look how pretty

wow the rising sun 🤪

OH HAHA THIS IS WHERE MERLIN CARTWHEELS??

literally merlin just breaks in everywhere

merlin seems so earnest about wanting to see the dragons. i want to see the dragons too please

omg HAHA the woodworm is this episode??

WHY IS MERLIN STILL SEARCHING AFTER ARTHUR TURNS AROUND WHAT?

this is a side note but i love arthur's key holder thingy it's actually pretty.

stop right now why is merlin using his magic to PANTS arthur

ok i'm pretty sure that agravaine is only in this episode this one time, and yk it's the little victories

i'm actually embarassed for arthur and merlin here. i don't like it at all

HOW DOES MERLIN DO THE HANDSTAND?? that's the one part i like

ok my question is how is he supposed to know where the last piece of the triskeleton is??

SECOND QUESTION WHY IS HE JUST STANDING IN THE VAULT WHEN HE SHOULD BE RUNNING

lasflkajsdljsad omg the betrayal. ouch my heart

these scene are just like. it's actually art

ok how did merlin stay there all night and no one saw him?? literally camelot guards need to step up

omg no not merlin zooming

sklfja;lsdkjfasdlfs amerlin and the cup

i love how long merlin and arthur look at each other before arthur reacts

lsjfa;lksdsl woodworm omg and the fact that arthur believes that merlin is this chaotic is so funny

HAHA THIS SCENE GAIUS LITERALLY YELLING AT MERLIN

i think this is the funniest thing because gaius is like 'don't people about your magic' while YELLING ABOUT MERLIN'S MAGIC

ok that's a good point gaius we don't know what borden's intentions are

alsdjfalsd stop why didn't they wait for merlin :,(. this reminds me of when you're in highschool and you're finishing lunch and as you pack up everyone is leaving you??????

ok but i love that merlin rides in front with arthur. like- of course he does

merlin being observant 😍😍

i want to go horse riding now

STOP I DON'T LIKE THIS

THIS KNIGHT/DINNER GAG IS NOT FUNNY TO ME. NOT IN THE SLIGHTLEST. THERE'S THIS FIC by @a-small-batch-of-dragons. i literally spent like 10 minutes looking for it because i had to include it here

this scene just.. i don't like it. i never have and i never will

like- who decided that putting this scene in here would be good. no thanks

the knights sleeping in a circle and merlin sleeping on the outside. idk bro that made me a little sad

but also. i want a cloak please. i think i'm just going to say i want a cloak every episode

ok i chuckled at the interaction of 'ever herd of the word sorry?' and 'no is it a word you made up?'

dude don't ask why but i love it when people walk through waterfalls

i don't know why arthur looked so stupid when he was doing it though

i love the nature of it all

yes merlin, you start walking toward the castle first

aw i love the knights working together. like, i know they work together- they're knights, but we love to see it

merlin and his sharp eyes again :,))

why are they making camp it's literally not even dark yet 😭😭

oh great another dinner gag. please stop. i dislike this immensely

wow i love that merlin can heal them. i also think it's surprising because merlin sucks at healing things but yk.. ✨plot✨

this looks like the type of building teens would either be convinced is haunted and try to stay the night there or the type of building that all teens would go to to take pics for the #gram

ok is borden dead here or..

yes i'm putting both of these picture here. who's going to stop me

just kidding it's three

ok so not dead

ok this is not meant to be creepy but colin has nice hands

borden is a creep please go away now

merlin use your ✨magic ✨ please

YES. tell him you're the last dragonlord. i stan. YES HIM AND HIS MAGIC

you better run boy

ok how he manages to get out of the castle is astounding

HAHA there was some CGI that fell and i laughed so hard because it looked so fake

LITERALLY. THE PRETTY CASTLE SCENE IS HERE AGAIN. PRETTY CASTLE SCENE COUNTER; 3

omg merlin getting excited about the egg is actually so precious

both of their faces here are SO precious.

oasfasldfjasl idk why but whenever merlin walks across with the eggs i have this feeling he's going to faceplant and drop it for the comedic effect but i'm glad that never happens

bruh 'back where it belongs' like yes that makes sense but also that doesn't make sense

dude

it's been a full moon for like 4 days now..??????

omg i actually love aithusa

tbh, i DO NOT know how to pronounce her name

why is she actually the cutest thing ever.

AW MERLIN CRYING

i love it when merlin cries, but not in a sadistic way yk? it's more the fact that he's allowed to cry

ok i have a few dragon fics that i love but the only one i can think of right now is Returning the Favor by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle it's actually perfect

there are so many more that i love but i can't think of them but also- PLEASE REC YOUR FAVE DRAGON FAMILY DOMESTIC FICS PLEASE AND THANK YOU

anyways. i'll be back tomorrow to rant more about the darkest hr pt 2 so i'll see you then! also let me know if you want me to stop tagging you @lady-ofmagic-andstars because otherwise i will literally tag you in everything :,)

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