#( mordred musings )

[inalandofsadclowns]

There was a small room in Camelot's castle with a door to the Queen's chambers. This small room was plain and quiet now, but once it used to be filled with the infant Prince Arthur's jingling voice and his colourful little clothes, blankets and toys. If Arthur were to marry and have children, this room would be inhabited by them. Of course, 20 years old Arthur had no similar plans or desires, in fact, he wasn't sure he ever would. Only one day he found himself in an extremely strange situation, where him, his wacky manservant and his sister (at least so he considered her at heart), and her handmaid of a lifetime wound up hiding a young druid boy to save his life. The realization hit him a little belatedly, but the room they hid the child in was the exact room next to that of his mother's. The one he spent his early childhood in. And as he stood there with Morgana, Merlin, Gwen and the little druid, Mordred, he felt like they were a small, very odd family–the truest one he's ever had, and for a lingering moment he felt like home.

[readyplayerziggy]

gainprincess

Barcher, flipping yet more burgers onto buns in his "Kiss the Cook' apron:

Mordred, when the button of his pants pop due to...something else.

How else is he supposed to react when his boyfriend bends over like that, Barcher knows damn well what he's doing-!

[diverse-hearts-ocs]

@bishonenprince asked for a Xmas Starter [X]

It wasn't too often that he found himself with the freedom to perform like this, so when given the chance, of course he'd agreed to do so. The streets were lined with colours and lights, celebrating the coming of a new year, filled to the brim with passer-by's who were too caught up in the excitement to pay all that much attention to what was going on around them. Not that he was actually there to hunt - he was simply wishing to enjoy himself, and maybe gather a little intel on the side if he could. As a song came to an end, he worked his way over to a nearby stall, buying a warm drink for himself, glancing towards another who was standing nearby waiting on their own. "Having a nice night?".

[son-of-pendragon]

Pull you in, push you away That's how I say “I'm a little unstable” Emotionless, like a machine Can't feel a thing with short circuits in my cables

A brain built by every memory Of times I was not enough to make The ones I need most just wanna stay What's wrong with me?

Love is a lie; hope is a hole Trust is a trap that took my soul Family is fake; hatred is home Getting abandoned is all I've known

I have tried, I have tried to be perfect But I believe, I believe I deserve it I have tried, I have tried to unlearn it But I’m wired, I’m wired for worthless

Wired for worthless

Every act of kindness, every word of praise Makes the system malfunction Only hear the negative 'cause each mistake Is what feeds the combustion

A brain built by every memory Of times I was vulnerable in vain That just proved I'm never worth the pain What's wrong with me?

Love is a lie, hope is a hole Trust is the trap that took my soul Family is fake, hatred is home Getting abandoned is all I've known

I have tried, I have tried to be perfect But I believe, I believe I deserve it I have tried, I have tried to unlearn it But I’m wired, I’m wired for worthless

Love is a lie Hope is a hole Hatred is home It's a part of me

That I can't let go

I have tried, I have tried to be perfect But I believe, I believe I deserve it I have tried, I have tried to unlearn it But I’m wired, I'm wired for worthless

Wired for worthless

[rake-rake]

Don't kill me but I've been considering the possibility that Merlin aided Mordred with his uprising.

[thequeenofknights]

Father and son.

[grimmusings]

⭐ + Aias and Tristan

Mordred (Camelot) + Aias: I apologize in advance for this shameless troublemaker, but if anyone's not worried about offending the gods, it's Mordred. He's immortal, magical, and knows all about falling in love with the wrong people, so there's common ground there. He could also just, y'know, hide Aias away in Faerie because it's much harder to die in there.

Penelope Bunce (Carry On) + Aias: A different kind of apology for Penny, but the girl loves a puzzle. She figured out how to break a marriage contract with a demon just by analyzing the wording, and she'd enjoy the challenge of trying to break Aias's curse from the gods.

Nicky Murdoch (Anita Blake) + Tristan: Nicky's basically a hired gun, so I could easily see him working for the Blackwell family, maybe even as a bodyguard or something. Just me shoving all the ruthless assassin muses together to see what happens.

Leo Barnes (The Purge) + Tristan: Same basic premise, probably, except in a Purge universe where Leo typically works security of some kind. I'm curious to see what the Blackwells would do on Purge night. Do they do all their dirtiest work on the night where everything, including murder, is legal, or are they out there trying to protect the innocent?

[w-o-r-d-s--f-a-i-l]

❝ I know you hold no love for me. How could you when we are practically strangers? And I know we may never come to love each other, but we can at least be friends. ❞

“It’s true that if I had a choice on the matter I wouldn’t marry you, though I think it’s important to note that if I had a choice in the matter I wouldn’t marry at all. I’ve never once felt romantic feelings towards anyone, you included,” Mordred replied, taking his hair down from the ponytail it was in and fluffing it up a bit. “Our parents are having us married for political gain and that I can understand, our kingdoms would do far better with a solidified alliance.” For the first time of this conversation he looked at her, though with his harsh gaze he may have well have been looking through her. “I’ll treat you with respect, that much I can promise you, though friendship is something you’ll have to earn.”

[pxrifiedmxniac]

"Hoo boy... someone's feeling down. Come on, Lily. Time to work your magic, sweetie." Ryuko scooped up Lily before taking the tiny, white kitten with her.

New mission: No sad!

[trailblazer-march-7th]

@stalwartembers replied to your post “"Wait, Stella's mom is Kafka? Huh...So that's...”:

"...yknow Marchie, sometimes ya gotta learn ta shut up, nya."

​"Ah, am not that bad! Mordred's worse!"

"Well fuck you too--"

[poetry-my-lord]

I will only add that people tend to say everything changed as the season go but Merlin's progress is the slowest (clothes, etc.). But look at him through the analysis above.

And as a bonus (very simplified, I know):

S1 - village bumpkin S2 - heartbreak S3 - Morgana's magical counterpart in Camelot S4 - working in the shadows S5 - defying the prophecy of Mordred and causing it happen

more merlin fics should dig into the fact that’s he’s like. legitimately kind of insane. like he heard that mordred was going to be the one to kill arthur and did not think for even a second before deciding to treat him like the literal scum of the earth. he would have lived in hiding for the rest of his life if it meant mordred was dead and, iirc, mordred hadn't even done anything yet. wherever arthur is concerned, merlin will bleed and suffer and kill and he does all of it with a blind loyalty that is definitely not healthy and I just feel like that is such a compelling character element that more people should play with.

[readyplayerziggy]

Mordred and the awkward moment of suddenly being topless in public cause his shirt split in half when he rolled a dozen one-pound burgers together and swallowed the whole thing in a single go.

[diverse-hearts-ocs]

@indeliblepromise asked for a Starter

"Are you needing some type of aid? This isn't really a place for children". He'd been somewhat lucky to have been the one of lookout at the moment - the child had somehow not set off any of alarms set in the area before this one, and now that he was close enough, it was easier to sense that something was different about them...still, he didn't wish to draw too much attention to want was happening in the building behind him. "I'm guessing you are a tourist. Have you lost your way, perhaps?"

[stellarhistoria]

elmo fire gif.

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[poetry-my-lord]

Reblogging this only to show how much believing in the prophecy can set one's mind on what it speaks of and, even more importantly, to show that everyone has their breaking point if one manages to find it.

The Disir episode was all about how Mordred is dedicated to Arthur and how dangerous Merlin is when he's trying to alter the future. So later in the Drawing of the Dark, Mordred showes his respect to Arthur and admits his involvement openly before him, trying to negotiate Kara's freedom by giving up his knighthood. He offers a peaceful solution and they would go in peace. No one, neither Morgana nor Kara would be able to question Mordred's faith in Arthur after Arthur showed him such mercy. Merlin's secret would actually be safe.

But Kara was executed, and this was the turning (breaking) point for Mordred. Earlier, Morgana hadn't managed to keep his loyalty in Arthur's Bane. His faith in Arthur, and Merlin, didn't waver in With All My Heart when they confronted. Mordred was a positive character up until the moment his heart broke.

Merlin's only mistake? Not seeing this for 10 episodes.

Mordred didn't turn on Arthur directly. He did it on Merlin, knowing the indirect consequences for Arthur.

You can't blame Merlin for what happened to mordred because merlin knew Arthur from a very young age they grew up together, went through hell together, loved each other body and soul, merlin was always there beside Arthur, guiding him, feeding him , dressing him , protecting him because he is his destiny

And then Mordred comes with his destiny that he's the one who will kill Arthur. How could Merlin understand this differently, except that Mordred is a threat and he's now Arthur's friend and he's by Arthur's side all the time and he can kill Arthur if he wants in anytime

Put yourself in Merlin's shoes AND in their period of time where killing is a normal thing

So of course he would take advantage of any opportunity to kill Mordred. he wouldn't sit with him and talk to him as a friend. He hated him. He wanted him gone

But It wasn't Merlin who made Mordred turn against Arthur

It was Mordred who caused Kara's death because he was the one who led Arthur to her, and it was Mordred who betrayed the trust of his king and his friends and went to Morgana. Yes, Arthur may have been hasty in executing Kara, BUT i wonder what a king would do to someone who tried to kill him in a time of war when everyone eyes were on the king? release her ?

And before you say Merlin could not tell Arthur about Mordred and Kara's escape, did you think that if Mordred escaped, he would become an angel with Kara and go live on a farm and have kids? They would go directly to Morgana's palace, on the second morning they would become allies.

This was all destined to happen anyway, Merlin's only mistake was that he should have killed Mordred when he had the chance.

[w-o-r-d-s--f-a-i-l]

BOLD what your muse can do. italicize what they can do to some extent. strikeout what they can't at all.

REPOST, don’t reblog.

Gareth

bake a cake from scratch | ride a horse | drive a submarine | speak a second language | dance | catch a fish | play an instrument | throw a punch | build a deck | ice skate | roller skate | unclog a drain | program a computer | change a flat tire | fire a gun | sew | juggle | play poker | paint | fly a kite | sculpt | write poetry | change a diaper | sing | shoot a bow and arrow | ride a bike | swim | sail a boat | do a back flip | play chess | give cpr | pitch a tent | flirt | stitch a wound | read palms | use chopsticks | write in cursive | use an electrical drill | braid hair | make a campfire | make a mixed drink | do sudoku puzzles | wrap a gift | give a good massage | jump start a car | roll their tongue | magic tricks | do yoga | tie a tie | skip a rock | shuffle a deck of cards | read morse code | pick a lock

Mordred

bake a cake from scratch | ride a horse | drive a submarine | speak a second language | dance | catch a fish | play an instrument | throw a punch | build a deck | ice skate | roller skate | unclog a drain | program a computer | change a flat tire | fire a gun | sew | juggle | play poker | paint | fly a kite | sculpt | write poetry | change a diaper | sing | shoot a bow and arrow | ride a bike | swim | sail a boat | do a back flip | play chess | give cpr | pitch a tent | flirt | stitch a wound | read palms | use chopsticks | write in cursive | use an electrical drill | braid hair | make a campfire | make a mixed drink | do sudoku puzzles | wrap a gift | give a good massage | jump start a car | roll their tongue | magic tricks | do yoga | tie a tie | skip a rock | shuffle a deck of cards | read morse code | pick a lock

Dracula

bake a cake from scratch | ride a horse | drive a submarine | speak a second language | dance | catch a fish | play an instrument | throw a punch | build a deck | ice skate | roller skate | unclog a drain | program a computer | change a flat tire | fire a gun | sew | juggle | play poker | paint | fly a kite | sculpt | write poetry | change a diaper | sing | shoot a bow and arrow | ride a bike | swim | sail a boat | do a back flip | play chess | give cpr | pitch a tent | flirt | stitch a wound | read palms | use chopsticks | write in cursive | use an electrical drill | braid hair | make a campfire | make a mixed drink | do sudoku puzzles | wrap a gift | give a good massage | jump start a car | roll their tongue | magic tricks | do yoga | tie a tie | skip a rock | shuffle a deck of cards | read morse code | pick a lock

Raoul

bake a cake from scratch | ride a horse | drive a submarine | speak a second language | dance | catch a fish | play an instrument | throw a punch | build a deck | ice skate | roller skate | unclog a drain | program a computer | change a flat tire | fire a gun | sew | juggle | play poker | paint | fly a kite | sculpt | write poetry | change a diaper | sing | shoot a bow and arrow | ride a bike | swim | sail a boat | do a back flip | play chess | give cpr | pitch a tent | flirt | stitch a wound | read palms | use chopsticks | write in cursive | use an electrical drill | braid hair | make a campfire | make a mixed drink | do sudoku puzzles | wrap a gift | give a good massage | jump start a car | roll their tongue | magic tricks | do yoga | tie a tie | skip a rock | shuffle a deck of cards | read morse code | pick a lock

Tu'er Shen

bake a cake from scratch | ride a horse | drive a submarine | speak a second language | dance | catch a fish | play an instrument | throw a punch | build a deck | ice skate | roller skate | unclog a drain | program a computer | change a flat tire | fire a gun | sew | juggle | play poker | paint | fly a kite | sculpt | write poetry | change a diaper | sing | shoot a bow and arrow | ride a bike | swim | sail a boat | do a back flip | play chess | give cpr | pitch a tent | flirt | stitch a wound | read palms | use chopsticks | write in cursive | use an electrical drill | braid hair | make a campfire | make a mixed drink | do sudoku puzzles | wrap a gift | give a good massage | jump start a car | roll their tongue | magic tricks | do yoga | tie a tie | skip a rock | shuffle a deck of cards | read morse code | pick a lock

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