#(merthur)

[onceandfuturelesbian]

[arthur is being nice]

merlin: careful sire, it almost sounds like you care about me.

arthur, deflecting: i care for all my subjects.

merlin: technically, i’m not your subject.

arthur, thinking: fuckfuck merlin’s not-

arthur: well maybe i care about you specifically then.

[jade-bright]

I think it'd be funny if there was one of those music ambiance videos with BBC Merlin theme, i.e. hogwarts library, but yk, with the background noise of camelot's citizens

And from time to time you just hear merthur arguing passing by, or merlin openly using/talking about magic and then just continue listening to the hustle and bustle of the kingdom

just a thought :)

[akelafang]

Arthur and Merlin get into a fight during a visit from some nobles. They trade jabs back and forth, each becoming more scathing and the energy surrounding them keeps getting more and more tense. The visiting nobles are convinced that they're about to witness the king and his consort exchange blows when Arthur grabs Merlin by the collar of his shirt. They're flabbergasted when instead of throwing a punch Arthur pulls Merlin into a kiss and Merlin pushes him up against a wall without breaking it. Leon sighs and ushers everyone out of the room saying "Before you ask, yes they are always like this". Gwaine far too cheerfully adds on "Yep. Too many nights spent making preparations and not enough alone time together. They had to get the tension out somehow and now it's boiled over. We'll see them again tomorrow in much better moods" Leon hangs a sign on the door saying "Poetry in session. Enter at your own risk"

[the-medieval-husbands]

I want to see more gentle moments.

I want to see Arthur when he's just woken up from sleep and Merlin is being kind of quiet because he knows Arthur was up till dawn pouring over magical laws. He brings him his meal, with extra sausage. He puts out the comfort red tunic he knows he likes, and makes sure that his papers are all in order for his meeting this morning. Arthur softly smiles into his breakfast.

I want to see them in the royal chambers, Merlin silently removing Arthurs armor after a tournament. After everything is removed and set aside to be cleaned Merlin gently leads Arthur to the bed and grabs the balm. No words are exchanged while he sooths the aches and pains, always taking care of his king.

I want to see Arthur removing Merlins neckerchief. A group of bandits ambush them while hunting and Merlin takes a small hit to the shoulder. In his haste to check the wound Arthur tears the neckerchief from Merlin and grasps Merlin on the back of the neck on the opposite side of his head, tilting him to the side to inspect him further. Merlins breath catches and stutters but not in pain. Arthur realizes what he's done, but cannot let go. He's never seen Merlins collarbone before, and finds that he likes it. He looks up to his eyes and slowly puts the cloth on his pocket. He'll return it later.....maybe.

[queenofavalon3]

This is so cute!! I love the style 🩵

merlin and arthur hunting ghosts? yes, great, BUT hear me out

[ogclotpole]

sherlock and merlin cast’s reaction to “and the NTA goes to… downton abbey” will never not be hilarious

[gdn7-dollopole]

I know it’s for plot sake and also very unrealistic how Arthur doesn’t realise Merlin has magic, many times, even if it’s right in front of him, and even if some of Merlin’s excuses are just so stupid and unbelievable that you should actually be a dollophead to not see it, but then you think about how much trust Arthur has in Merlin, how much he put him on a pedestal, how much reverence he has for him, that he believes him, even if Merlin says, “Look, there’s a flying donkey behind you.” (Arthur would turn around, no doubt there).

And then it just becomes cute: Arthur is adorable and besotted with his manservant. That’s it. That’s the reason behind his obliviousness.

[saladscream]

Exactly!

Every fic where Uther assumes Merlin and Arthur are fucking:

[notcryingtoday]

two things that give off the same energy:

one just wants to be a farmer with his bestie, the other just wants to do science with him forever

( and both bagged an absolute queen and a magic-jesus twink, bi representation am i right)

[starchaser45]

I don't fucking understand why didn't Merlin or gaius tell Arthur about the pendant like couldn't gaius go

" oh sire we found this pendant around the King's neck and it has transforming magic on it so every healing spell is reversed so it's not the old man's fault "

Like is that so hard to do AUUGGHHHHHHHHHHH

[thesongistheriver]

works the other way, too.

[gldnstrngs]

is that who i think it is…

[emrysmoss]

manservn’t? WRONG. man SERVE 💜

[turtlefordestiel]

I need a Merthur fic where Merlin accidentally becomed Modreds pseudo-mom and so Arthur becomes his dad and everyone thinks that Merlin legally adopted Modred and that Arthur and Merlin are an official Thing. Gaius ofc acts as sort of grandfather/great uncle. What's surprising is that UTHER acknowledges him and is slightly less rude with Merlin and Modred. Somehow Camelot catches wind of Uther basically claiming Mordred as his grandson, albeit begrudgingly. Mordred still calls Merlin Emrys but it's become more of a synonym for mom "cmon emryyyss I promise I won't be a bother!" "Arthur already said no and you really expect me to allow you to go after that stunt you pulled last week?" The knights and Morgana and Gwen all refer to Arthur and Merlin as mum and dad when talking to Mordred and he thinks it's in a joking way but they're completely serious because Merlin must have the adoption papers filled out and Arthur finally got his head out of his own arse. Surely with how Merlin mothers (smothers) Mordred and Arthur's over the top overprotectiveness.

Would Arthur be allowed to name Mordred his heir once he's King and married? Ehh. It gets passed through even if not a thing that's allowed.

[bennedict]

I headcannon this as Merthur meeting as teens (maybe 15) and they kind of have the same introduction and Merlin still becomes Arthur’s servant but since they are both younger Merlin has more of an influence on Arthur to where he is less of an emotionally stunted asshole and Arthur becomes very supportive of Merlin and his magic overtime. I also like to imagine a moment where Uther says something heinous to Arthur while Merlin is there and Merlin absolutely REEMS him for it. To where Uther can’t even punish him he’s just so shocked.

Anyways I love this piece of art😭❤️ so beautiful

they’re so in love