#gwen bbc

[whydon-twego]

"You have Arthur's complete trust" Merlin laughs when Gwen tells him this and asks her what she is talking about.

Gwen looks at him strangely, as if she thinks Merlin is joking but then she sees Merlin's expression and can't hide her surprise.

"Merlin, you do realise that you're the person Arthur trusts most in the world, right?" Merlin chuckles again but this time it is with a sense of guilt and annoyance that won't let him alone.

"I don't think so."

Gwen, who until then had been mending one of Morgana's dresses, puts down her needle and thread and looks at him seriously, Merlin doesn't think he has ever seen her like that.

"You two fooling around and teasing each other is fine, Merlin, but you can't really think Arthur doesn't trust you. You can come and go from his rooms as you please, whether he's there or not, you have the keys to his room, and you're the only person who has them, and the whole castle knows perfectly well that Arthur has priceless things in there. I know you shave him every morning and believe me, that is not the job of a manservant,"

"But he is the one who-"



"That's right, Merlin. He's the one who."

Gwen seems genuinely annoyed that Merlin doesn't grasp how much Arthur trusts him, and Merlin finds himself having a chasm in his chest because he doesn't want to think about it. He doesn't want to think about Arthur's trust in him, he doesn't want to think that Arthur thinks Merlin is a person worthy of his trust, because Arthur is the most noble and sincere person in the world and Merlin is hiding most of his life from him.

"I have to go, Gwen."

Merlin leaves everything where he is and does not even turn around when Gwen (probably guilt-ridden from that lecture) calls him back.

Merlin hides in the first crevice he finds and struggles to breathe.

He struggles to breathe because Arthur trusts him and he knows it, but he tries to think about it as little as possible. He tries to live life day by day and not think about tomorrow and how long it is that he is lying to him. He tries not to have a heart attack every time Arthur looks at him and smiles or pats him on the back saying "good job!" or when Arthur is the first to worry about him when they are attacked by bandits.

Merlin tries not to think about Arthur's scream when they were separated on a mission and Merlin had to drop rocks to protect him. He tries not to think about the time he had to steal the keys from Arthur's room and Arthur, finding him in the room early in the morning, didn't bat an eyelid at the excuse of the woodworms because Arthur trusts him and simply told him to leave.

Merlin is a horrible person who does not deserve this kind of trust, not when he is lying to the most important person in his life.

"Breathe."

Merlin, caught in the middle of a panic attack he didn't even realise was happening, jerks at the voice and Arthur's hand resting on his shoulder.

"Breathe, Merlin, come on, in and out, calmly, follow me" Arthur takes deep breaths and Merlin tries to keep up with him but Arthur's mere presence makes the situation worse and Merlin finds himself with tears in his eyes as Arthur looks at him more and more worried.

"Gwen!" shouts Arthur then and Gwen is at his side within moments "Go get Gaius, I can't move Merlin from here in this condition."

Gwen looks at Merlin and she's so worried and feeling so guilty that Merlin wants to say something to her but is already so much if he can breathe.

Gwen leaves and Arthur and Merlin are alone and Arthur strokes his back trying to calm him down and Merlin bursts into tears. 
Arthur lays a hand on his shoulder and settles him on top of him, not holding him too tightly for fear of Merlin's breathing getting worse.

"I was looking all over for you, you know? I thought you'd be at the tavern or having fun somewhere and instead, I find you here doing the doppol-head."

Merlin laughs between sighs and sobs and Arthur continues.

"You have a myriad of tasks to do. My armour is completely ruined, I have no idea where my sword is and you were supposed to revise my speech for this afternoon but apparently, you had better things to do."

Merlin's breathing calmed and he was finally able to concentrate better, noticing that the king was sitting on the dirt floor next to him and practically rocking him.

"Arthur…"

Arthur turns his head slightly but they still can't make eye contact.

"I have magic."

Arthur stiffens and Merlin already feels lost without his king by his side even though he is still physically there.

"Alright," Arthur murmurs and Merlin gets up to look at him because there is no way he is hearing correctly. Arthur turns to look at him and his expression isn't the happiest but Merlin can't blame him "we've been through a lot worse, haven't we?"

And etiquette be damned, what is right or not right to do at court, Merlin throws himself onto his king and holds him as if he never wants to let him go again, holds him trying to tell him everything he is unable to say right now in words.

Arthur holds him just as tightly and Merlin finally knows that everything will be all right.

And that is how Gwen and Gaius find them, embraced tightly in the middle of a corridor in Camelot.

#merthur #merthur prompt #merthur fic #merlin #merlin prompt #merlin fic #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #gwen bbc #gaius bbc #merlin emrys #merthur fanfic #my writing

[star-rie]

HOLDUPPP BARBIE MADE ARTHURIAN LEGEND DOLLS? AND IT HAPPENED TO BE ARTHUR GWEN MERLIN AND MORGANA?

THE DESIGNS ARE SO GOOD TOO 😭😭😭

ate and left no crumbs

#i want them #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #arthur bbc #morgana #morgana le fay #guinevere #queen guinevere #king arthur #arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #bbc arthur #morgana pendragon #gwen bbc #bbc gwen #merlin barbie cinematic universe au hello anyone?? #barbie #barbie dolls #UGHHH THEYRE SO HOT

[achillesuwu]

BE HOLD : old merlin in mordern era and reincarnated Arthur, Gwen and the knight finding him again and witnessing this :

Arthur went from wanting to hug merlin to wanting to facepalm so fast that even the light has a hard time to catch up.

#merthur #arthur pendragon #merlin #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #bbc merlin #bbc gwaine #gwen bbc #bbc leon #perceval #sir elyan #Lancelot wasn’t with them he is next to merlin holding his bags and Arthur will absolutly #NOT get extremely annoyed about the fact that #he has been living rent free in merlin home for 2 years

[thefabledpheasant]

Gwen’s story is extremely tragic for so many reasons. But the worst is how alone she is after she becomes queen. When she was a servant, she had Merlin, Morgana, and definitely neighbors, fellow servants, and townsfolk to talk to and keep her company.

But when she becomes queen, she cannot have that anymore. People will either treat her as superior because of her status or treat her with resentment because of her humble upbringing. Not to mention, the safety of the entire kingdom is on the line if she trusts the wrong person. Merlin and Arthur had it rough, but at least they had each other through it all.

Yes, both Merlin and Arthur are still there, but they’re always off risking their lives and they’re always together. She’s left to rule and dine alone every time. Her husband doesn’t even notice she’s enchanted and trying to kill him, he has to be told by Merlin.

I think the most evident proof of her loneliness is in 5x01 when Arthur is off risking his life for the billionth time and she can’t eat the food her servant places in front of her. Instead, she says, “if you could just sit with me?” She is so desperate for someone to talk to. For someone to be her version of Merlin. But of course, this servant turns out to be a traitor and reinforces the truth that she cannot befriend anyone. She must be alone.

And her reward for all of this sacrifice, everything she’s lost? To lose her king and have the entirety of Camelot placed on her shoulders for the rest of her life.

Gwen didn’t ask to become queen. She just fell in love with the wrong person.

#long live the queen #she didn’t deserve it #but I guess none of the mains deserved what happened to them #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin bbc #gwen bbc #guinevere #Merlin gwen #guinevere pendragon #gwen pendragon #queen gwen #queen guinevere #servant gwen #arthur pendragon #bbc gwen #mine

[belbel19]

AND HISTORIANS WILL CALL THEM!!!!

i too, look at my bestie like they are the light of my life, my most tresured posetion and as if i would die if i never saw them again.

the pendragon's specifically are down bad (very obviously)

while merlin and gwen are more oblivious and dont seem to realise they are pining AND that its also required

#bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #gwen bbc #gwen pendragon #guinevere pendragon #morgana le fay #morgana pendragon #morgwen #merthur #merlin x arthur #morgana x gwen #wlw #mlm #merlin #and historians will call theeem #(maid)servant and prince(s) to lovers THE OGS #friends to lovers to enemies also hits so hardddd #magic is metaphore for gay #magic = gay #history hates loveeeers

[whispers-into-the-void]

merlin and gwen friendship supremacy

#merlin #merlin emrys #gwen bbc #guinevere #bbc merlin

[toxic-yuri-poll]

ROUND ONE

#redcliff #morgwen #grell sutcliff #madam red #black butler #kuroshitsuji #morgana pendragon #gwen bbc #bbc merlin #toxic yuri poll

[pyjamacryptid]

me: make it simple. greyscale. nothing fancy.

also me, hours later: idk why you keep fighting this, you’re physically incapable of ‘simple’

#Gwen bbc #guinevere pendragon #bbc merlin #my art #art wip #fanart #Merlin fanart #art #illustration

[jonzij]

I tried to start from black and white and then add colours with gradients, but it turned out pretty sh...ehm. (I have to learn gradients)

#drawing #merlin fanart #gwen fan art #gwen bbc #bbc merlin #sketch #art #draw #fanart #love #merlin #doodle #Girl #angel coulby #medieval #gwen fanart #Woman #black and white

[tristansfreezingtheirbrain]

Arthur: My wife will be upset if she sees you touching me like that on my chest…

Gwen ( his wife ): Arthur, it’s Merlin.

Arthur: *heart rate speeds up and he looks Merlin up and down*

Arthur: … what’s up? 😏

#Some Merthur because I haven’t posted about them in a while. #bbcs merlin #merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #gwen bbc #merlin emrys #I would also like to say I had this idea when I heard that tick tock sound- so this is totally unoriginal but whatever #merlin incorrect quotes

[merlinspussy]

Happy Merlin anniversary to her… Forever missing Gwen.

#true queen of Camelot #her only crime is cannibalism #eating up all of your favs #gwen #guinevere #gwen pendragon #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin gwen #gwen bbc #bbc gwen #guinevere pendragon

[whydon-twego]

Morgana is terrified.

It is no longer a coincidence, no longer a figment of her imagination.

She set fire to the curtains of her room.

She did it, she did it without thinking, but she did it.

Sleep potions are useless, Gaius' remedies are useless, because there is no one who can do anything to help her.

Morgana is terrified because she has magic powers and lives under the same roof as Uther.

Morgana is terrified because she has magic powers and lives under the same roof as Arthur.

They will kill her, if she is discovered they will kill her without a second thought.

She must leave.

Gwen enters the room but Morgana doesn't even hear her coming and when Gwen lays a hand on her shoulder she gasps and walks away, scared of Gwen.

Gwen. She will have to leave Gwen.

"My lady, is something wrong?"

Morgana denies with her head and gives a tense smile, saying that she rested badly but that everything is fine.

She needs to make a plan to get out of there as soon as possible. She hasn't slept for days, has had nightmares she can't decipher and is so tired that her hands are shaking and she struggles to keep her eyes open but is terrified of falling asleep.

Everyone notices. First Gwen, who overwhelms her with attention that Morgana can scarcely bear, then Merlin discreetly asks her if there is anything he can do for her, if he should call Gaius, until even Arthur comes up to her and asks if everything is all right.

Morgana must leave. And she must do it now. Even if she has nowhere to go. Even if she has no idea where to go.

It is late in the day when she takes what few possessions she can carry with her and makes to leave, crawling against walls and corridors no one knows about.

No one except the servants.

And finally, when she is about to reach the city gates, Gwen, Merlin and Arthur stop her.

"I don't know what's going on, Morgana. And I don't know why you're not talking to any of us about it, but we're here for you."

Morgana watches Arthur speak but behind him, in the distance, she sees the pyre where the last sorcerer to appear in the city was burned alive.

A shiver runs down her spine and she turns away from the three who are watching her worriedly.

"Let me go," she pleads because she does not know what she could do in that state. She pleads because she broke a vase into a thousand pieces with a look and didn't want to do it and who knows what else she can do. Who knows who else she can hit and who she can hurt. Her friends? Her newly found half-brother? She did horrible things without meaning to, what if...?

"My lady, please, we just want to help."

Gwen takes a step closer and Morgana backs away, raising her hands in front of her because she doesn't want to be watched, she just wants to leave.

A scream rips through the night air and Morgana opens her eyes, watching Gwen's skirt go up in flames as Arthur and Merlin attempt to put it out.

Morgana gasps.

"I- I didn't mean to, I-" she takes a step towards Gwen but Gwen pulls away, shielding her face with her hands.

Morgana's heart breaks.

"I didn't mean to hurt anyone…"

A fire surrounds the trio and Arthur shouts his sister's name, but Morgana is finally pulling away without looking back.

She won't hurt anyone, if she can't control her powers she might as well go off and isolate herself somewhere. She'll be alone, but at least everyone will be safe, including her. ***

It does not take the King's order for Arthur, Merlin and Gwen to set out in search of Morgana.

It does, however, take Gwen calming Arthur down when Merlin confesses that he has magic and wants to help Morgana because he didn't before.

It takes Gwen trying to be a peacemaker because now Arthur blames Merlin for his sister going off and leaving them there.

Arthur and Merlin are also needed because when Gwen finds herself crying alone at night, blaming herself for Morgana's disappearance, the two go to reassure her. Because Arthur has his own faults because if Morgana didn't trust him to talk to her it's because he's the first one who didn't give her the opportunity to do so, because he too has always spoken ill of magic and given her no chance. And that helps him and Merlin a bit, too, because now Arthur understands Merlin and Merlin looks at him with grateful eyes and suddenly Arthur pulls him to him and hugs him because (for the moment) he has lost a sister and cannot bear the thought of losing him too.

Merlin consoles Gwen because there was nothing Gwen could have done to help Morgana, while he could, but because of his cowardice he never did anything.

All three blame themselves and all three are willing to do anything to find Morgana and bring her home.

Morgana will return, of that they are certain, if it is the last thing they do.

#morgwen #merthur #morgwen prompt #merthur prompt #merlin prompt #merlin fanfic #merlin idea #merthur fanfic #morgwen fanfic #morgana pendragon #morgana le fay #gwen bbc #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #prince arthur pendragon #uther pendragon #uther a+ parenting #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #my writing

[star-rie]

#arthur x merlin #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin bbc #arthur pendragon #merthur #arthur bbc #merlin emrys #merlin x arthur #merlin arthur #bbc gwen #gwen #gwen bbc #guinevere #guinevere bbc #bbc guinevere #merlin art #merthur art

[achillesuwu]

Did someone ever drew merlin like this?

#merlin #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #bbc merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #Next to him? #sir mordred #? #gwen bbc #In the background?

[thefabledpheasant]

Something that makes me sad about Gwen is the change in her wardrobe. As a servant, she wears so many beautifully light, bright colors. Once she becomes queen, her colors are so much darker and stark.

To me, it’s a reflection of her mental state. I’ve talked about it before, but I feel she’s so lonely as queen and her life is so void of happiness. When I watched the fifth season for the first time I felt like she just didn’t feel like her or even look like her and I couldn’t figure out why until this.

Don’t get me wrong, she has every reason to not be the same and not dress the same. She’s been through so much. It just pains me. She looks like a queen, but she doesn’t look like Guinevere.

The only dress she ever wore as queen that felt like her was the one on her coronation. Beautiful, bright Guinevere.

#she deserved better #like many others #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin #guinevere #servant gwen #queen Gwen #queen guinevere #guinevere pendragon #bbc gwen #gwen bbc #merlin meta #gwen merlin #mine

[quotidian-oblivion]

AAAAHHHH I WAS MEAN TO POST THIS LATER BUT I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED IT NOW

TW: Flashing lights and colors

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