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i won't take you for granted (because you loved me as i am)

gwaine gets captured to save merlin. merlin isn’t quite happy about that.

happy day seven of @merwainefest 💖thank you to everyone who participated!!! it was such a beautiful week of celebrating. and please remember that you can always post after these official days!! ill reblog whenever if you tag the account 💖💖

and a HUGE thank you to both @mythicalmagical-monkeyman & @groundbreakingdot872 for the inspiration for this fic🥺it genuinely wouldn’t have happened without yall. thank you💖

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for @merwainefest's day seven:

free day + rainbow

— close ups under the cut | context in alt text

— prints of this piece are available in my shop!

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- pablo neruda

merwaine fest day 6: poem + purple

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for @merwainefest's day six:

poem + purple

"And at springtide, when the apple-blossoms brush the burnished bosom of the dove,

Two young lovers lying in an orchard would have read the story of our love;

Would have read the legend of my passion, known the bitter secret of my heart,

Kissed as we have kissed, but never parted as we two are fated now to part.

For the crimson flower of our life is eaten by the cankerworm of truth,

And no hand can gather up the fallen withered petals of the rose of youth.

Yet I am not sorry that I loved you -ah! what else had I a boy to do? –

For the hungry teeth of time devour, and the silent-footed years pursue."

— flower of love by oscar wilde

— context in alt text

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don’t wanna fall asleep

cause i’d miss you, baby

and i don’t want to miss a thing

- aerosmith

merwaine fest day 5: song lyrics + blue

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for @merwainefest's day five:

song lyrics + blue

"[..] do I wanna go there?

Yes, I do

I wanna do more than just bend the rules"

— provider by sleep token

— close ups and playlist under the cut | context in alt text

— prints of this piece are available in my shop!

as explained in alt text, this piece was made inspired by an au where merlin and gwaine run away together. i am the most indecisive person on earth and i couldn't settle down with one lyric only, so why not share all the songs that were playing in the back of my head? this way you guys can have a mini playlist, understand better the scene and the emotions going on and you also can decide for yourselves which song you like the most in this context. so let's go!

provider by sleep token

do I wanna go there? Yes, I do I wanna do more than just bend the rules

thank you by led zeppelin

If the sun refused to shine I would still be loving you When mountains crumble to the sea There will still be you and me

strong by one direction

Think of how much love that's been wasted People always trying to escape it Move on to stop their heart breaking But there's nothing I'm running from You make me strong

that you are by hozier ft. bedouine

Maybe I have yet to venture out See the places that I hear about Planes and trains and cars Carve their lines into a curve like blades All I get to are mistakes half-made Leave the door ajar But I'd be Anywhere that you are, that you are That I'd be Anywhere that you are, you are

por você (for you) - barão vermelho

For you, I would dance tango on the ceiling I would clean the subway tracks I would walk from Rio to Salvador I would accept life as it is I would travel to hell on time I would take a cold shower in the winter For you, I would stop drinking [...]

preciso dizer que te amo (i need to tell you that i love you) - cazuza ft. bebel gilberto

When we talk, telling stories, nonsense So much in common, letting secrets slip And I don't know when to say it It scares me, so scared It's because I need to tell you that I love you To win or lose you without a doubt It's because I need to tell you that I love you, so much

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After a night of drinking together, Gwaine and Merlin wake up in each other's bodies... Turns out that drunkenly egging on your partner to try out spells is a bad idea. Excited at the idea of a day off, Merlin begs Gwaine to spend one day swapped before they try and fix things. Which means Gwaine has to pretend to be Merlin to a disapproving Arthur.

Day 3 of Merwaine fest: "now it's time for some fun + bodyswap" :]

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merwaine fest day 4: “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” + green

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin) Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin) Additional Tags: Bodyswap, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Smut, Body Image, Love, POV Merlin (Merlin), Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Character Study, Established Relationship Series: Part 13 of Merwaine Summary:

Merlin and Gwaine use magic to get to know each other’s bodies even better.

Written for day 3 of @merwainefest 2025  “now it’s time for some fun” + body swap au

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for @merwainefest's day four:

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” + green

— close ups under the cut | context in alt text

— prints of this piece are available in my shop!

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for @merwainefest's day three:

humor + your favorite color combo with yellow

— context in alt text

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After Merlin hatches Aithusa from her egg, she refuses to leave with Kilgharrah, instead insisting on staying with Merlin. With a brand new dragon to raise, Merlin smuggles her back to the castle and informs Gwaine about the new addition.

Merwaine Fest Day 1: Accidental Child Adoption + H/C!!

I'm a little late but hope y'all enjoy!!

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for @merwainefest's day two:

parallels + orange

— context in alt text

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Original Child Character Characters: Gwaine (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Original Child Character(s), Lancelot (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table (Merlin) Additional Tags: Accidental Baby Acquisition, eventually, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Protective Gwaine (Merlin), Awesome Gwaine (Merlin), Pining Gwaine (Merlin), Pining Merlin (Merlin), Getting Together, again eventually - Freeform, Caring Gwaine (Merlin), Worried Gwaine (Merlin), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, as we go, Cause I am unprepared, but I have the stroy plotted out, Gwaine Knows About Merlin’s Magic (Merlin), But Merlin Doesn’t Know That He Knows Summary:

A girl.

A small, tiny, young, cute, little, sobbing girl.

That was what Gwaine was left to deal with. In a mess of fire and ash and tortured dead bodies. A practically untouched little one with tears dragging mud down her face.

i.e Author finally getting to their Merwaine accidental child acquisition because Merwaine fest forced there hands

Written for Merwaine fest 2025 Day 1: accidental child adoption + h/c

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AND WE BEGIN YEEEE👹👹👹💖💖💖💖

✨Starting August 8th - 14th ✨

💖MERWAINE FEST 2025💖

FOR FANFIC WRITERS - prompts and/or themes:

day 1: accidently child adoption + h/c

day 2: “what are you going to do? arrest me?” + angst

day 3: “now it’s time for some fun” + body swap au

day 4: “come on, i got you.” + canon divergent au

day 5: “darling, what’s wrong?” + humor

day 6: losing sleep + angst

day 7: free day

there is an ao3 collection under the name which can be found here “merwaine week” - if you wish to add your fics

please put the day and prompt in your summary if posting to ao3.

reminder: merlin/gwaine do not need to be the one to say the line or be the things exactly! and the + means and/or. these are mostly for inspiration alone. if you would like to just write the au for day one, for example, and not use the h/c, then that's perfectly fine.

FOR GIFS/ VIDEO/ ART CREATORS - quotes and/or themes:

day 1: “what if you find your soulmate at the wrong time?” + red

day 2: parallels + orange

day 3: humor + your favorite color combo with yellow

day 4: “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” + green

day 5: song lyrics + blue

day 6: poem + purple

day 7: free day + rainbow

rules:

must be posted on tumblr so i can reblog!

please tag your posts as #merwainefest2025 and/or tag this account directly.

NSFW is allowed, just please tag appropriately.

have fun and enjoy yourself! this week is all about supporting each other and sharing your work!

questions, concerns, or just wanna talk? you can dm or send asks at this account or my main @bellamyblakru

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merwaine fest day one: “what if you find your soulmate at the wrong time?” + red

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for @merwainefest's day one:

“what if you find your soulmate at the wrong time?” + red

— close ups under the cut | context in alt text

— prints of this piece are available in my shop!