#two sides of the same coin

[rainbowsmagicandshit]

#bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin #merthur #merlin emrys #the once and future king #emrys #two halves of a whole #two sides of the same coin #their destiny was there before they were even born #so surely some part of them also had to exist #maybe their souls were already intertwined in the magic of the earth waiting for their time to be born #these poems feel very merthur to me #lang leav #lang leav poems #poems #poems and poetry #love poem #love poetry #I just remembered the poetry scene lmao

[sunsetmaidenwrites]

This show has ruined my life. WHHHHHYYY!!!!!

"I'm not going to lose you."

"Just hold me...please?"

Patting his hand...

"For the kingdom you helped me build."

Grabbing the back of his head like that.

"Stay with me."

The rage, sadness and desperation.

The forehead touch.

Old man Merlin...still waiting.

They love each other so much...

I'll never be over this.

#merthur #merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #two sides of the same coin #soulmates #merlin spoilers #bbc merlin spoilers #i need to cry and scream about this #I also need fanfic about this... #tbh I probably couldn't have handled this years ago when it aired #merlin finale

[eilidh-eternal]

John “on yer fuckin’ knees” MacTavish

🤝

John “over my knees, doll” Price

#two sides of the same coin #call of duty #cod #cod mw #cod mwii #cod mw2 #john soap mactavish #johnny mactavish #soap mactavish #John price #captain john price #captain price

[thefabledpheasant]

I was watching the episode where Merlin disguised himself as the “dolma” and I was feeling frustrated at Arthur’s lack of concern to Merlin’s whereabouts. It goes against everything we’ve ever seen of him. He never forgets Merlin and he’s never calm when Merlin is in potential danger.

So I was thinking to myself, why? Why would Arthur forget Merlin? And I remembered that, despite being an old woman sorceress, he immediately felt like he knew her somehow. She is everything that Merlin is not (to his knowledge), and yet he somehow knows her. Just like he did with “Dragoon”.

“You seem familiar, sorceress” - Arthur

And as the “dolma” points out he’s forgetting something, he jokes with her the exact way he does with Merlin. “Ah, I thought things had gone unusually smoothly” + other lines. Why would he do that?

Because a part of Arthur knows Merlin is standing right in front of him. He’s unable to recognize that he’s forgetting Merlin, because he can feel that he’s standing right there. He bickers with her because that’s Merlin. She has to explicitly point out that it’s Merlin he’s forgetting, in order for his brain to override his feelings.

Arthur always knew the true Merlin. Even if neither of them knew it.

“I would recognize you in total darkness, were you mute and I deaf. I would recognize you in another lifetime entirely, in different bodies, different times. And I would love you in all of this, until the very last star in the sky burnt out into oblivion.” - Recognition

#two sides of the same coin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin x arthur #merthur #arthur x merlin #merlin bbc #merlin meta #mine

[aerismoon]

Quick! While Merlin is randomly trending: I went to the Renaissance Faire this weekend and made a Merthur coin necklace!

Dragon for Arthur and triskelion for Merlin!

Two sides of the same coin and all. I was proud. I had to in depth explain this to my friend that I went with.

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin emrys #merlin bbc #the once and future fandom #two sides of the same coin

[star-rie]

this is the first episode THIS IS THE FIRST EPISODE

#two sides of the same coin #merlin calling arthur prat from day one #merlin is a shit and arthur instantly in love with him #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin #arthur pendragon #arthur bbc #merlin emrys #merthur #merlin x arthur #arthur x merlin

[strawlessandbraless]

You ever think about Arthur’s deleted depression arc from Season 4 of Merlin or are you normal

Dale McCready was the Director of Photography on Merlin from 2008-2012. In April 2020 she released some BTS photos from this time.

📷 Source: Dale McCready Merlin Archive

#merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merthur #the once and future fandom #arthur pendragon #merlin x arthur #arthur x merlin #two sides of the same coin #merlin behind the scenes #merlin bts #season 4 #for camelot #young warlock #merlin cast #the once and future king #bradley james

[amariram]

“Me ? I was born to serve you, Arthur. And I’m proud of that”.

#the greatest love story of all time #and the most tragic #two sides of the same coin #merlin #merthur #bbc merlin #merlin fandom #arthur pendragon #the once and future fandom #bradley james #colin morgan

[pippin-katz]

Merlin Was Truly Willing To Die For Arthur From The Start

Okay, I know we talk about The Poisoned Chalice all the time, and how gay it is, but I don’t think any of us truly acknowledges how fucking insane Merlin is. Please consider this.

Merlin drinks the poison not knowing:

what kind of poison it is

how lethal it is

how fast acting it is

if it has a cure

if the cure is something Gaius can make

if the cure is something Gaius can make fast enough to save him

What the hell was Merlin's plan?

He would have died. It's arguable that he does die, but his immortality brought him back.

Gaius couldn't make the cure the key ingredient was in a dangerous location and difficult to get to

the poison was magically enhanced it was enhanced by Nimueh to act faster than normal, effectively cutting their timetable in half

Arthur could've been prevented from going after his fight with Uther, he only decides to go possibly hours later, after talking to Morgana

Arthur would've died without Merlin's aid, he would have died in that cave and the cure never would've made it back

it was already too late Arthur gets the flower back, but he gets arrested and locked up, the flower gets crushed, and only gets to Merlin after Guinevere sneaks in and Arthur hides it in the food

the cure required magic Gaius had to use magic to activate the cure, so if he couldn't have gotten Guinevere out of the room, he couldn't have used it, and there was a strong possibility that he wouldn't have had the strength to do it because of the lack of practice

Merlin possibly died anyway he's immortal, and his breathing and heartbeat stop for a significant amount of time before he wakes up; I've written about it being possible that he's able to die and come back to life

So if Merlin was mortal, he would have died, and there was no way for him to know that they would be able to cure him prior to drinking the poison.

He had known Arthur for maybe a month if we're being generous. They were still on rough, getting-to-know-each-other terms. Merlin was still adamantly opposed to the whole "destiny" thing. Despite all of that, he willingly drank that poison without any hesitation.

That is fucking insane.

#merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merlin 1x04 #the poisoned chalice #merlin thoughts #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merthur #medieval husbands #two sides of the same coin #the once and future fandom #the once and future queue

[countingstars-17]

two menaces watching other drivers' failures in the cooldown room

#two sides of the same coin #charles leclerc #max verstappen #f1 #formula 1 #gifs #australian gp 2024 #chinese gp 2024

[khruschevshoe]

There's just something very specific about homoerotic character-enveloping friendships from around 2010 where they're semi-aware that gay people exist but queerbaiting isn't quite a thing yet sp their relationship consumes the narrative and changes them both irrevocably forever and they end in tragedy but the ending is JUST open enough for the fic writers to wriggle into that just makes me go fucking FERAL

#yes this is about trobed and merthur #trobed #merthur #merlin emrys #merlin x arthur #troy x abed #abed nadir #troy barnes #arthur pendragon #geothermal escapism #the diamond of the day #these two ships fundamentally altered my brain chemistry #I'll just be doing something else and randomly think about them #i honest to god don't think they'd be as poweful without the tragedy #i want to read every fix it fic specifically because of the unfinished tragic nature of their endings #because of the ways these characters fundamentally alter each other's lives so they can't exist without each other #platonic romantic who cares it's queer baby #two sides of the same coin

[an-entity-i-think]

"I have a secret."

Arthur looks up from a report and glances across the room absentmindedly to Merlin holding a dagger he was polishing in his lap as he watches Arthur with a tilt of his head.

Arthur huffs a laugh, "Is it that you're secretly a girl?"

Merlin's lips tick upward for just a moment before continuing his stare.

Arthur watches him for a few moments, and then puts his quill down.

"You have a secret." Arthur repeats seriously.

Merlin just smiles, a small one, "I have a secret. It's an important one. But I can't tell you the secret. And I can't tell you why I can't tell you."

Arthur squints his eyes as Merlin looks down to keep polishing.

"Are you in danger?"

Merlin pauses to think which makes Arthur clench his fists in worry, not that he'd say that.

"...I suppose," He says slowly, thinking over his words, "But it's to my understanding- at this time at least -that it's no more or less dangerous for me whether you know or not. I do think it may be more dangerous for you if you know though."

Arthur hums and watches Merlin's face but sees nothing but earnestness as they meet eyes across the room.

"And why do you tell me this?"

Merlin just smiles again, but bigger this time, "I've decided I trust you with it. I trusted you before of course," he add hurriedly as if Arthur would ever think otherwise,

"But I just realized that I trust you with this, too. And this is something I've never trusted anyone enough to share it with- before I mean. And if it comes up, well, I'd rather be able to tell you that I can't tell you then to lie to you. So, this is me telling you there's a secret."

Arthur looks thoughtfully before raising one eyebrow along with a ghost of a smirk on his face, "So you have a secret you can't tell me. But you trust me with it. When do I get to hear the secret?"

Merlin leans his head on his hand as he looks sideways at him impishly, "I will tell you no lie if you ask."

Arthur hears the unspoken words bright as day:

I'm not going to say anything by myself cause I don't think it's time yet, but I will tell you the truth regardless if you so choose.

Arthur hums to himself before nodding once and then twice, ignoring the giddiness in his heart.

Picking up his quill again, he says, "You missed a spot," so he can hear his manservant squawk from across the room, "I'm not finished yet, you prat!"

They meet gazes one more time with matching fire in their eyes and grins on their faces before resuming their activities.

It's nice to be trusted.

Magical Reveal Sequel: Here

#entity writes #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin #entity writes merlin #prince arthur #this can be platonic or romantic i suppose #two sides of the same coin #they love each other your honor #they trust each other your honor #ugh i love them

[stormboundstars]

Aventurine and his insane luck. The blessed one but his blessing is also a curse. He uses his good fortune like a weapon. It cuts him like a knife. It's meant to protect him, but he wanted to protect everyone else. He doesn't see the point of it. He resents his luck because it made him survive every tragedy, when his loved ones didn't. He loves it because he loves his mother, his sister, and his father, and it's one of the few fragments left of his first self, his truest self. Lucky boy, boy made of gold and honey. When he was born, rain fell. It was the god's blessings. Or was it the god's tears?

#two sides of the same coin #honkai star rail #hsr aventurine #aventurine #hsr spoilers #the die has many faces etc #always emerging victorious but never unscathed #he main charactered the hell out of that trailblazer quest #i love him so much #hsr #newt rambles

[comatomato]

Rain of Milton Keynes ⛈️

Im sorry but after Sun of Maranello Charles how was I supposed to resist making a contrasting version for Max?

Partially inspired by THIS skyfall edit I made of Charles’ sunset lap in COTA and Max’s thunderstorm lap in Interlagos.

Check out more of my art over on Instagram! ✨

#something about sunshine and midnight rain #who doesnt love a little contrast between rivals #two sides of the same coin #or i guess two halves of a whole competitive idiot #formula 1 #max verstappen #f1 #f1 art #lestappen #charles leclerc #mv33 #mv1 #1633 #cl16

[inchidentalmeowmeow]

lestappen parallels feat. skyfall

the predestined and the inevitable

#this is my roman empire #the visuals #*chefs kiss* cinema #lestappen #charles leclerc #max verstappen #two sides of the same coin #f1 #formula 1 #cota gp 2022 #austin gp 2022 #brazil gp 2023 #brazilian gp 2023 #skyfall #someone mentioned this on tiktok and its been living in my head rent free since. rude.

[irbcallmefynn]

Look I'm all for the Eroticism of the Machine. However we need an alternative for those uncomfortable with/don't experience sexual attraction. I propose Comfort in the Digital.

Take comfort in the worlds of code, polygons, 1s and 0s. Let it embrace you like a warm hug. Use it to fulfill your desires and achieve your dreams.

Explore the populated worlds of the internets new and old. Let those you meet support and love you as you wish.

This is not to compete with the Eroticism of the Machine. They are lovers, they coexist and complete each other. You can take comfort in the code and seek pleasure in the wires. You can lust for hard metals and plastics and relax amongst the soft antialiasing.

Where the hell did this come from? How did my brain just spill all of this out?

#bedposting #eroticism of the machine #comfort in the digital #two sides of the same coin #seriously how did i think of this