#cithara

[citharaposts]

Chapters: 1/16 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Lancelot (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Mithian (Merlin) Additional Tags: Romance, Drama, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe, Post-World War I, Edwardian Period, no magic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Trauma, War wounds, Slow Burn, Developing Relationship, Trust, physical touch, Eventual Happy Ending, Shared Trauma, Period Typical Attitudes, Weekly Updates, Yearning, Mutual Pining Summary:

1919. The war is over and the world has changed. When he embarks upon a new job as the young Lord Arthur Pendragon's valet, Merlin has no idea just how much his life is about to change. Against the backdrop of post-war recovery and the pressures of social expectations, Merlin and Arthur find peace and redemption in one another, and a connection that transcends everything around them.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #merthur fanfiction #cithara #post world war 1 #valet merlin #lord arthur pendragon

[aftercamlann]

No Night So Dark

words by Cithara and art by emhe67    Summary: 7 years ago, Arthur banished Merlin after finding out that he possessed magic, destroying the love they had built in the process. Now, with Camelot under threat from Morgana, Arthur swallows his pride and seeks help from the one person he knows he can trust. Merlin reluctantly returns to Camelot - with a son in tow. Arthur must try to make amends for the past while he struggles to reconcile the fact that Merlin's son is connected to him in a way he could never imagine.

Click HERE for the story and HERE for the art!

#after camlann big bang #merlin #merlin fanfic #merlin fanart #acbb #cithara #emhe67 #merthur

[merthurglompfest]

Title: Tell, Don't Show By: Cithara Gift for: LikeAPaperPlane Word count: 5,278 words Warning(s): None Creator Notes: Thank you to LikeAPaperPlane for their excellent prompt - Arthur asking for Merlin's neckerchief before a tournament. I really hope you enjoy the fic A massive thank you to Excited_Insomniac for not only betaing this for me, but for brainstorming it and helping me to come up with the idea to flesh it out properly. Thank you as well to my wifey MayaPleiades for being the world's best cheerleader. I hope you all enjoy the story. Comments and kudos are very welcome. Summary: After five failed attempts (courtesy of his friends' suggestions) to try and show Merlin his true feelings, Arthur decides to listen to his sister and ask Merlin for his favour before the start of a big tournament. Or 5 times Arthur tried to show Merlin how he felt and 1 time it actually worked. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53989465

#merthur #merlin #merlin fanfic #merthur glompfest #merthur glompfest 2024 #type: fanfic #rating: general #wc: 5 to 10k #glomper: cithara #glompee: likeapaperplane

[strawbearri-frog]

Another request for @bbugthegreat. This was so so fun I love him so much now <3

#kye arts #art requests #requests open #requests #cithara phantasma #🍓

[happylandfill23]

decided to draw constanse de nox from @bbugthegreat's band cithara phantasma! hope u like it blair :)

#constanse de nox #cithara phantasma #my art #styrofoamm

[bubbleaestheticnikkitea]

Here are the six children of Blagden and Ciara and yup they have kids this time.

From Left to Right: Amazu, Lux, Cithara, Flaviana, Farkas and Margorie.

Link for their Bio

#Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu #Ninjago OC #Amazu Van Ebovine #Lux Van Ebovine #Cithara Van Ebovine #Flaviana Van Ebovine #Farkas Van Ebovine #Margorie Van Ebovine #Reference Sheet

[the-punforgiven]

The Misery/CPR/Reeses Puffs thing is slowly becoming my favourite meme format tbh

#and NOT just because my boi Cithara is all 3 simultaneously #Pun's text Posts

[aininx]

Happy Pride!! featuring some of my newer ocs (Part 1)

#ocs #happy pride 🌈 #oc: cithara veerathan #oc: raidah abidin

[the-once-and-future-love]

29. Good Merlin Fics I've Read Recently (10/24/23)

5 times Arthur warms Merlin up by itsnautica

The Account of Sir Percival by Zaadi [gen]

a million little times by schweet_heart

A Quiet Decision by Zafra

All that Arthur loves by Adara_Rose

Alliance by NotInPublic

Amnesia by Theroundbartable [gen?]

The Beast of Winter by linaerys

Born to Rule the Storm by slightlytookish [gen]

Convivial by BeautifulFiction

Delirium by mithrel

Dirty Laundry by MerlinLikeTheBird

don't you love the way (I drag you down) by queerofthedagger

Epistemology by Solarcat

everything that I am by theotherpacman

Faded Scars by death_of_a_phangirl

Gossip travels like wildfire by Misaratis

the heart of a star by prattery

The Hunt for Red Emrys by darkbluedark

I walked into your dagger for the last time by PetrichorAndInk

i was fixed on your hand of gold by intothefirewego

In The Bleak Midwinter by raven (singlecrow)

The Last Word by Greensilver (Trelkez)

Learning to Communicate by Tamloid

Lines On A Map by MerlinLikeTheBird

Love Potion No. 9, or: A Midsummer Night's Dream in Camelot! by rubberbutton

Magic and Bravery by Titti

Merlin Emrys and the Last Dragon Egg by schweet_heart

Mount Badon by Betty

New Light by kageygirl

The Proper Course by mithrel

Rumor Has It by vintagelilacs

Safeguard by Solarcat

Seeing White by TheAsexualofSpades [gen?]

Serket’s Poison by death_of_a_phangirl

slán sábháilte by dotfic

The sword or the scabbard? by oconel

Take Me Up (cast me away) by sacredraisincakes

The Things We Do For Love - or the things Merlin swears he won't do for Arthur but ends up doing anyway. by ximeria

Things Left Unsaid by Cithara

Time Now To Be The Future by ToraK (torakowalski)

Trade by LadyoftheWoods

Treason, Love, Magic by harlequin (julie)

Warm by Penknife

(We Can Burn) Brighter Than the Sun by Batsutousai

Ygraine's Son by death_of_a_phangirl

#long post #merthur #merlin #bbc merlin #bbcm #merlin fic recs #fic rec list #fic recs #merlin bbc #bbc merthur #merlin/arthur #fic rec

[citharaposts]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Romance, Humor, Fluff, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Sickfic, Sick Character, Arthur Pendragon Takes Care of Merlin (Merlin), Pining, Mutual Pining, Longstanding Friendship, Asexual Character, Getting Together, no magic, Soft Boys Summary:

When Merlin catches a nasty flu bug, Arthur takes it upon himself to take care of him. Declarations are made in the process.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #merthur fic #ao3 #cithara #sick fic #fluff

[blueiskewl]

Ruins of Roman Emperor Nero's 'Theatre' Unearthed in Rome

Archaeologists in Rome think they may have found Nero's theater during a hotel excavation.

Archaeologists in Rome think they may have found the ruins of Nero's theater, a first-century imperial performance space that was widely described in ancient Roman texts but whose whereabouts had remained largely elusive.

The theater is named after Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, who served as Roman emperor from A.D. 54 to his death in 68. Officials are calling the discovery of the theater, located just east of Vatican City, "exceptional." It was likely where Nero rehearsed poetry and put on musical performances, according to ABC News.

More than a millennium after his death, Nero remains one of ancient Rome's most infamous rulers, accused of playing his fiddle while the city burned to the ground during an epic fire. While much has been written about the atrocities and poor governance that occurred under his leadership — he allegedly killed his own mother and two wives and lavishly and indulgently spent Rome's money — he's also remembered as a lover of music and the arts, leading him to offer public performances at his theater, an act that the elite usually didn't partake in. He was particularly fond of playing the cithara, a portable harp-like instrument with seven strings.

But when the powerful Praetorian Guard, the force in charge of protecting the emperor, withdrew their support of him, he reportedly took his own life, uttering "what an artist dies in me!"

Researchers unearthed a variety of artifacts scattered among the building's ruins. These included seven ornate medieval glass chalices, segments of bone used to carve out rosary beads, clay pots and urns, cooking vessels for baking bread, coins, combs constructed out of bone and numerous pieces of musical instruments. As for the remaining architectural elements of the theater itself, archaeologists unearthed marble columns and plaster decorated in gold leaf, according to ABC News.

"It is a superb dig, one that every archaeologist dreams of," Marzia Di Mento, the site's chief archaeologist, told reporters during a news conference, according to ABC News. "Being able to dig in this built-up, historically rich area is so rare."

The discovery came about as construction crews were working on reconfiguring Palazzo Della Rovere, a medieval palace, into a new luxury hotel, and was found buried beneath the structure's walled garden, according to The Associated Press.

Artifacts from the excavation will be put on display and added to a "city-run public databank to add to the wealth of information gathered over the years on life in Rome throughout the centuries," according to ABC News.

Archaeologists plan to rebury the theater once excavations wrap up.

By Jennifer Nalewicki.

#Emperor Nero #Theatre of Nero #Ruins of Roman Emperor Nero's 'Theatre' Unearthed in Rome #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman emperor #long reads

[earlgreyinpajamas]

could you give us some Merlin magic reveal fics?

1. Deep In My Heart I'm Concealing by Cithara (@citharaposts)

Navigating life events that turn his world upside down, including his ascension to the throne and a revelation that rocks him to his core, Arthur's ever-evolving relationship with Merlin becomes the most important of his life. No one ever said love was easy.

“I would die before I hurt you,” Arthur said, his voice strangled. “I would kill anyone who ever tried to do you harm and it pains me to think that you could ever fear me.” “I don’t understand,” Merlin said breathlessly. “You’re the king, you – ” “I’m not standing here as a king, Merlin!” Arthur shouted, his voice breaking as he did so. “I’m standing here as a man, a man who believed he knew you completely, a man who thought you were the one constant in his life, a man who thought…who thought you were his,” he finished, horrified to feel tears pricking his eyes.

~~~

the emotional damage i sustained post magic reveal–

2. That Which Calls to the Soul by Imagined (@burglarhobbit)

“I don’t want him as my soulmate,” Arthur complains. “He was rude, and he’s magic, and he’s old and quite frankly, I think he’s insane and—”

“And he’s not Merlin?” Morgana asks, crossing her arms.

“Shut up, Morgana,” Arthur says heatedly, feeling the flush settle awkwardly in his cheeks. “Merlin isn’t my soulmate, so there’s clearly something severely wrong with him, and I just haven’t figured out what it is yet.”

Or: It turns out that Arthur's soulmate Emrys is a dodgery old sorcerer. No one is happy about this, least of all Arthur, who has to come to terms with the facts that he's bound to someone with magic and that his inconvenient attraction to Merlin won't lead to anything at all.

So he thinks, anyway.

~~~

dasfjdslk i cackled

3. How to Spoil Your Dragon by remaymber

A story about the time when Merlin and Arthur both start taking care of a small dragon in the vaults and don't tell each other about it. Chaos and a very spoiled dragon are ensured.

~~~

dragon dading + magic reveal? yes

#merthur #bbc merlin #merlin emrys #merlin bbc #merlin #merthur fluff #merthur fanfiction #merthur fic #merthur fanfic #merthur fic rec #arthur pendragon #merlin x arthur #merthur fic recs #dragon dad #merlin's magic revealed #magic reveal #magic reveal fic #magic revealed

[molkolsdal]

sitar

long-necked stringed Indian musical instrument, 1845, from Hindi sitar, from Persian sitar "three-stringed," from si "three" + tar "string"

zither

stringed musical instrument, 1850, from German Zither, from Old High German zitara, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara

kithara

an ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar, according to Beekes, acquired from Pre-Greek. Probably ultimately derived from or at least related to Proto-Hurro-Urartian *kinnar (“lyre, harp”)

guitar

from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة‎ (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára)

#I've been thinking about these words lately and marveling at the beauty of humanity #so far there's no definite connection btwn sitar and kithara and it might just be coincidence #but considering that they're both indo European and there's no breakdown of the individual parts of the word kithara / kinnor... like maybe #can you imagine 10 000 years ago people made this instrument and called it by a certain name and millenia later its descendants and its nam #is still around #proto indo europeans ilysm ❤ even though i will never know everything about you #I've been thinking about instruments and music a lot lately in this way #language #etymology

[strawbearri-frog]

Request for @bbugthegreat

#meemaw is GETTIN IT #requests #Constanse De Nox #Cithara Phantasma #realizing I spelled I wrong on the drawing… oops #anyways this was fun as hell I’m so glad I got to draw her #hope I did her justice she’s cool asf #Kye arts #🍓

[mask131]

The myth of Apollo (2)

This is a loose translation of Alain Moreau's article "The Antique Apollo: Shadow and Light".

II/ The ambiguous god

The mystery that shrouds Apollo’s origins, this enigma that disconcerts the scholars, had the advantage to allow the artists a freedom of imagination: since the shape of the primitive character of the god is drowned and blurred, he can be depicted as either a god of light, or a god of shadow and death; However, even within the most clear-cut portraits, his complexity remains. Apollo is never a god entirely just and good ; but he is never fully aligned with malevolent powers.

According to the beginning of the Iliad, Homer chose to depict the dreaded aspect of the go. Apollo, angered against Agamemnon’s army, hits them with a terrible disaster, (nousos, loimos), the plague: “A terrible sound came out of the silver bow. He first attacked the horses, like fast dogs. Then, it is men that are hit by his sharp arrow, and the funeral pyres burn hundreds ceaselessly.” Fervent enemy of the Greeks, it is Apollo that throws against the Achaean wall all the rivers of the Mount Ida ; it is also him that hits Patroclus in the back and offers him unarmed to the spear of Hector. And yet, this terrible god is also the one that brings a painless death, and then the cruel arrows become the “soft arrows”. He is hostile to the Achaeans, but he brings a tireless protection to the Trojans. Aeneas, Glaucos, Hector are all helped by him. He constantly assists them, recomforts them, stimulates them, saves them. If his shot brings death, it can also repel evil. Apollo is “the one that preserves” (hekaergos). Throughout the centuries, many epiclesis will attest this trait: alexikakos, apotropaios, epikourios…

In a reverse way, the “Homeric Hymn”, which is all about the glory of this conquering god who is eternally young and beautiful, oes not hide his “boundless pride”, and he is shown easily tricked. Young Apollo does not have the same temperance and moderation that will become the fundamentals of the Delphi wisdom, engraved on his very temple (“Know thyself”, “Never too much”) ; and young Apollo also lacks the omniscience of his father Zeus.

But with Pindar, at the beginning of the Classical age (5th century), he gains omniscience: in the “Pythics” he is described as “knowing the fatal term of all things and all the paths they take”, as “being able to count the leaves the earth grows during spring, and the grains of sand that roll under the waves of the sea or the river, and the flows of the wind” ; and as “you who sees clearly the future and its origin”…  As a generous god, he also offers to humanity benevolent gifts, and maintains peace: “It is him that gives to men and to women the remedies that heal cruel diseases ; he gave us the cithara ; the Muse inspires those that please him ; he places in the hearts the love for concord and the horror of civil war. He rules the prophetic sanctuary.” As a son of Zeus, he himself becomes the embodiment of the divine, of the unnamed, of the celebrated “theos”. But Pindar didn’t go as far as to erase the other Apollo, the cruel god of destruction. Apollo takes his revenge over an unfaithful Coronis by sending Artemis, a merciless and blind executioner, to kill her with a brutal death – and so will perish numerous innocents whose sole crime was to live near the culprit.

Aeschylus’ Apollo, contemporary to the one of Pindar, brings a halt to the evolution of the god – and even a regression. In his tragedies, we have a bloodthirsty god that massacres with his arrows all of Niobe’s sons: his wrath is unflinching. Laios disobeyed the oracle: at the seventh door, the god will cause the fratricide of his grandsons Eteocle and Polynice (The Seven Against Thebes). Cassandra did not keep her promise: she will be mocked, captured and murdered. But the god, just like the perjury girl, does not hold his promises: after predicting to Thetis that all the gods will protect her bloodline with all of their love, he kills her son Achilles (The Judgement of Weapons). He is a god that scares people: “Phoibos” is close to “phobos”, fear and scare (The Persians). “Apollon” is close to “apollôn”, “he who destroys” (Agamemnon). The justice Apollo offers is an archaic justice, a vendetta logic: kill the one that killed. When he fights the Erynies within the play “The Eumenids”, he is not above them in any way: they have the same violence, the same bad faith, the same contradictions. And yet… this god is invoked by the messenger of Argos as the savior and the healer (Agamemnon). This imperfect god is the ambassador of Zeus, as it is highlighted many times during “The Eumenids”. This conquering god settles with pacifism on the ancient throne of Delphi: within “The Eumenids”, no murder of any dragon is mentioned. The god of darkness keeps some traits from the god of light.

The regression of Apollo within Aeschylus’ plays is explained by the turmoil of a world that was building: the Greek city was being born among a set of social and political tensions that impacted the way the thinkers saw the cosmos. Euripides’ own regression of Apollo can be explained by a world that is falling apart. The cities are fighting with each other, beliefs are weakening, the gods are falling from their pedestal and are lowered to the same level as mankind. It is the Dioscuri that absolve Orestes of the death of Clytemnestra. And the culprit of the crime is designated as Apollo, which gave “an unwise order” (Electra). A god full of grudges, he never forgives any offense. It is within his own sanctuary, in a treacherous way, by the arms of a thousand men, that he takes his revenge upon Pyrrhus, right as the latter was coming to make amends: “Here is how the Lord that gives oracles, the arbitrator of the law for all humankind, treats the son of Achilles as he was offering reparation! Just like a wicked man, he remembered old feuds. How could he then be wise?” (Andromache). Another proof of his lack of wisdom: he rapes Creusa. “Ah! Do not act in such a way ; if you have the power, practice the virtue! Because anyone who is wicked is punished by the gods. Then, how can we stand that yourselves, that make laws for the humans, be recognized of violating those laws? (Ion).

And yet, the Apollo of Euripides can also be as shining as the god of Pindar and of the Homeric Hymn: “How beautiful are the children of Leto, that she of Delos birthed in the fecund vales of the Isle – the golden-haired god, knowledgeable lyre-player, and the goddess proud in her talent at shooting with a bow!” (Iphigenia in Taurid). The bloodthirsty god can preach for peace: “Go you way, and may the most beautiful goddess, Peace, be in your home with honor.” (Orestes). And, while the poet is very critical of the god’s actions during “Ion”, he still sings the luminous and cosmic beauty of Delphi which, according to him, would have never been as great as it is if it wasn’t for the grace of its god: “Here is the brilliant four-horse chariot: Helios, already, sheds light upon the earth. And the stars flee the ether that is enflamed among the sacred night. The untouched peaks of the Parnassus, drowned in light, welcome for mankind the disc of the day.”

The ambiguity of the god, tied to his origins, is maintained as much within the works of those that criticized him, as in the texts of those that admired and respected him.

#apollo #greek mythology #greek god #the myth of apollo #greek gods #homer #pindar #aeschylus #euripides

[rapha-reads]

do you have any merthur fic recommendations that have happy endings?

Do I ever ! Strap on, I've got quite the list.

Tagged Angst With A Happy Ending :

Take A Letter, Merlin by Caledonia/@iamcaledonia (7870 words, Modern Era)

Arthur is an emotionally repressed workaholic who is unhappily married. Merlin is his loyal and competent personal assistant. One Monday, Merlin comes to work to find that, over the weekend, Arthur has dictated a letter for Merlin that is about to change both of their lives. A song fic inspired by the 1969 classic, 'Take A Letter, Maria' by R. B. Greaves.

Kiss Today Goodbye, by Cithara/@citharaposts (5337 words, Canon Era, Divergence from s02e13)

When Arthur regains consciousness in time to hear Merlin confront the dragon, his world is turned on its head by the revelations that follow.

Turning the Page, by @schweetheart and @queerofthedagger (19050 words, Canon Divergence, Epistolary)

Without intending to, Arthur pushes Merlin just one step too far. Now he's left without his manservant but a hundred questions, a world of hurt, and guilt that clings to him like a shadow. Well, and a notebook filled with drawings because apparently, Merlin can draw on top of being a sorcerer. No matter how often Arthur tells himself that he just wants to forget, he can't help but come back to the collection of sketches and notes, a chronicle of all that Merlin has done.

Maybe their story isn't quite over yet.

The Knights of the Table, by DrJackAndMissJo/@drjackandmissjo (9198 words, Modern Era, Food Critic and Chef AU)

'Can you even believe this guy?" Gwaine asked, offended and almost breathless as he popped himself on Percival’s counter. There was no need for any of the other men to ask who he was talking about. Everyone knew about the devilish creature that wrote the restaurant and food reviews on Camelot Weekly. “What makes you even think it’s a guy?” asked Lance as he took the newspaper from the Irish man, “I’m pretty sure that it is a demon sent straight from hell to torture all of us!”

Tagged Happy Ending :

Hope On A Tuesday Afternoon, by arsenicandsunshine (8985 words, Modern Era, Housemates, Idiots in Love, Getting Together)

Arthur likes his life. Why wouldn't he? Nice flat, all to himself, stable job. Friends. Yep, he's set all right. Or, he is until he ends up with an unexpected flatmate. Merlin certainly does have a knack for turning Arthur's life upside down.

a long, long day, by @oncefutureemrys (1237 words, Canon Era, Secret Relationship, baths and massages)

Merlin was beyond tired of it all. He just wanted one moment where… it could be just him. Just him and Arthur, just the two of them, without the rest of the world interfering. But alas, Merlin was no normal person and neither was Arthur, and the chances of them having a regular day were almost as likely as Uther deciding to stop hating magic. So, he walked into Arthur’s room, ready for more late night chores, a slight slump in his posture. To anyone else, it would seem as if he was perfectly fine, usual Merlin just slightly tired from a long day’s work.  But Merlin knew it was a bit more than that. And so did Arthur, apparently, because when he stumbled in, he found the idiot sitting casually behind his desk, an air of amusement and playfulness surrounding him, a teasing grin forming on his stupid, stupid (handsome) face. Or: Merlin's had a long day, so Arthur takes care of him.

Suffering in Silence, by TheCourtSorcerer/@tcs-main (3205 words, Canon Divergence, Sir Leon-The-Long-Suffering, POV Leon)

He couldn’t take it anymore. He had to say something. He couldn’t keep silent anymore. Day in, day out… The constant borderline scandalous looks, the barely concealed innuendos, the incredibly unsubtle touches, all of it! He was going to lose his mind. How could two people be so blind?! So, that’s what led him to the tavern that night, across from Gwaine, a hint of regret tugging at his mind that he steadfastly ignored. “Okay… How do we get them together?”

Secrets & Lies, by LiGi/@little-ligi (13333 words, Canon Era, Divergence, Arthur Finds Out, Protective Arthur, Friends to Lovers)

Arthur had finally put his finger on it. The thing that had made Merlin stand out, the thing that had intrigued him about the boy ever since the first time he’d met him. The thing that was going to get him killed… Merlin had magic. Not only had it, but used it freely all the bloody time. It was only a matter of time before someone saw him do it, and then they’d report him to the king and Merlin would be dragged out into the courtyard and executed. Well, not if Arthur had anything to do about it.   Mid series one, Arthur, for once not being totally oblivious, discovers that Merlin has magic. The problem is, having magic gets people killed and Arthur very much prefers Merlin alive. It turns out making sure nobody sees Merlin do magic is rather a full-time job however...

A Universe Which Freely Gives, by @psychotic-fangirl369 (26455 words, Post Canon, Reincarnation, Arthur Returns, Getting Together)

Arthur returns… but because of a series of unlikely events (and perhaps a bit of morose dragging of feet because he can't bring himself to believe the signals), Merlin misses the boat. By the time he makes it to the lake, signs of Arthur abound but Arthur is nowhere to be found. Magical tracking being less reliable than one might think, when Merlin finally does manage to find him Arthur is bizarrely well-adjusted, living in a flatshare in London with roommates who think he's batty but mostly harmless, and working an improbable job. Enter: Merlin, who Arthur absolutely is not expecting to still be alive.

So Where Are My Flowers?, by @tehfanglyfish (1365 words, Canon Era, Pining, Flowers, Magic Reveal)

A question asked as a joke leads to years of fresh flowers waiting for Arthur each morning until the one day he almost screws things up.

Balancing the Scale, by sunsetmoonrise (20528 words, 5+1, Canon Era Divergence, Slow Burn, Pining)

Five times Merlin didn't realise Arthur was protecting him, and the one time he did.

Alright, that's quite a lot already! These are the latest in my bookmarks, don't hesitate to ask me again if you want more!

#replies #2012throwback #merlin #merthur #merthur fics #merthur fic #merthur fic rec #fic rec #happy endings #happy fics #angst with a happy ending #rapha talks #rapha reads