#Leon Gwaine Percy Lance Arthur Elyan

[lexplosion]

ALRIGHT. This is SUPER interesting because Lancelot’s actor (Santiago Cabrera) is FIVE YEARS OLDER than Gwaine’s actor (Eoin Macken). I know the actors ages don’t necessarily reflect the characters but it’s super interesting, you would think the actors ages might play into how people perceive their characters.

[treasureguardingdragon]

i have this idea of season six starting in the modern era, where merlin and arthur learn that in order to defeat the ‘big bad’, they have to get the round table back together again

how might they do that, if none of the characters are reincarnated, you may ask??

- gwaine would be in a random pub in the uk (there is no explanation as to how he got there—he doesn’t even know, himself)

- elyan and lance are brought as ghosts into the real world using the horn of cathbhadh. lance is trying to work out how to put on armour while having no physical form. elyan keeps walking up behind gwaine and deadpaning ‘boo’ at him, making him jump and spill his beer (every. single. time.)

- leon and percy wake up to find themselves in the crystal cave, fetched from the past to join the table

- gwen went on a quest, back while she was queen, to find the full prophecy surrounding arthur, merlin and her, only to never return (as far as anyone else knew). turns out, she had found a way to the future, travelling throughout pockets of history to learn about and complete the prophecy (because if anyone was going to do it, it would be her). on her way, she finds the lost soul of morgana, split during her year with morgause, and confused and frightened as her mind and purpose had not truly belonged to her

her and gwen look for a way to get her mortal form back, and make their way to join the round table alongside the others

arthur, merlin, gwen, morgana, gwaine, leon, elyan, percival, lance, all back together again and ready to fight their newest foe, just as it always should have been

[yorit1]

Merlin was excited. It was the day of his wedding. He and Arthur have been dating since Morgana and Gwen's wedding. Gwen was Merlin's best friend, and Morgana was Arthur's sister. Merlin and Arthur met when Gwen and Morgana moved in together. At first, they did not get along. But they soon became fast friends. They finally admitted their feelings for each other at Gwen and Morgana's wedding. Merlin and Arthur had proposed to each other at the same time. It was magical. Their friends were all there watching as they proposed to each other. Merlin was preparing for his wedding with Gwen, Lance, and Gwaine. He wore his wedding suit and thought he looked good if he could say so himself. "You look so handsome, Merlin," Gwen cooed. "You look good, my friend," Lance said. "Princess is one lucky man," Gwaine leered and winked at Merlin. "Okay, let's get going. We don't want you late for your wedding," Gwen said. Merlin looked at himself in the mirror one last time and left to get married.

Arthur was nervous. Today, he was marrying his best friend. His other half. The idiot Merlin. Arthur could not believe that the day had arrived. It feels like he has been waiting for years to marry Merlin. He was in his suite with Morgana, Leon, Elyan, and Percy, helping him prepare for the wedding. "How do I look?" Arthur asked. "If I wasn't a lesbian and you weren't my brother, I'd marry you," Morgana said. "You look good, man," Percy said. "I'm so happy that you are marrying Merlin. You deserve to be happy, Arthur," Leon said. "Maybe I'll meet my perfect match at this wedding," Elyan said. Arthur looked at himself in the mirror. He thought he looked good. He appreciated what he saw in the mirror and thought Merlin would enjoy it. "Time to go. We don't want Merlin to wait," Leon said. Arthur looked at his reflection one last time and turned to leave the suite.

Merlin was walked down the aisle by Hunith. He and Arthur would walk down the aisle one after the other. First, Gwen and Morgana walked down the aisle hand in hand. Leon, Lance, Elyan, Percy, and Gwaine followed them. Finally, it was Merlin's turn to walk down the aisle. He was excited to walk down with his mum. He was marrying the man of his dreams. Growing up gay in a small village in Wales, he never thought he would get married. But his best friend introduced him to the man that he was marrying. He arrived at the alter, and Arthur arrived a moment later. Merlin and Arthur turned to face each other. Merlin thought that Arthur looked handsome in his suit. He looked regal with his blonde hair and the suit. He could not believe that soon he would be his husband. Arthur took Merlin's hands, and they stared into each other's eyes. Merlin could see Arthur's love for him shining in his eyes. Merlin was happy. "We are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Merlin and Arthur," the registrar said. "If anyone knows why these two should not get married, speak up now or forever hold your silence." Merlin looked around and saw that everyone was smiling at them. Merlin was happy that no one objected to him marrying Arthur. "Good, no objections," the registrar said. "Let's get started. Merlin and Arthur have prepared their vows." "Growing up gay in a small village in Wales, I thought I'd forever be alone. Then I went to uni in London and met my best friend, Gwen. Gwen met the woman of her dreams and moved in with her. There, I met her brother. At first, I thought he was a prat. But soon, I got to know the person under the clotpole persona. He was kind and brave and stood up for those who couldn't stand up for themselves. We became friends, and I fell in love with him. I worried it would ruin our friendship, so I decided not to tell him. Then, we had a situation at Gwen and Morgana's wedding, and finally, we admitted our feelings to each other. Since we started dating, I have been the happiest ever. All my dreams came true. I had an amazing boyfriend who I loved. I was loved back. Today, my last dream comes true: I get to marry the man of my dreams. So, Arthur, I am ready to marry you," Merlin said, looking into Arthur's eyes. "When I realised I was bisexual, it wasn't easy for me. I knew that Uther wouldn't accept me. I was worried about what he would think. Morgana was already out as a lesbian, and he was furious. Morgana was moving in with her girlfriend, Gwen. At the housewarming party, I met an idiot. He spoke to me like no one has ever before. I was bewitched. You got under my skin. I couldn't get you out of my head. Uther still hoped I'd marry a society lady since I also like women. But from that moment on, it has only been Merlin. You have bewitched me heart and soul. I am so happy to marry you and spend the rest of my life with you. You, my idiot," Arthur said, staring into Merlin's eyes. "Great, let's move on to the next part," the registrar said. "Repeat after me. I, Merlin Emerys, take you, Arthur Pendragon, as my lawful wedded husband." "I, Merlin Emerys, take you, Arthur Pendragon, to be my lawful wedded husband," Merlin said. "I, Arthur Pendragon, take you Merlin Emerys to be my lawful wedded husband," the registrar said. "I, Arthur Pendragon, take you, Merlin Emerys, to be my lawful wedded husband," Arthur said. "With this ring is a symbol of my love," Merlin said as he slid the ring on Arthur's finger. "This ring shows all my love for you," Arthur said as he slid the ring on Merlin's finger. "Great, I now pronounce you husbands. You may kiss each other," the registrar said. Arthur and Merlin kissed. Merlin could not believe that he was kissing his husband. The kiss was sweet, and they swayed slightly as they kissed. It was one of their best kisses. Merlin took Arthur's hand, and they walked down the aisle as everyone threw confetti at them. Merlin could not believe that he was married. All his dreams had come true.

As Merlin and Arthur walked to the hotel's reception room, Arthur thought he was now married. He could not believe that he had a husband. Merlin was Arthur's husband. He and Merlin were entwined for eternity. They walked into the reception room and saw that all their friends were there. He and Merlin walked to the table where Hunith, Morgana, and their closest friends sat. "Little brother, you finally joined us in marital bliss. Uther must be fuming both his children in same-sex marriages," Morgana said. Gwen kissed his cheek and sat down next to her wife. After eating the first course, it was time for their first dance. He and Merlin knew the perfect song to play for this, and Arthur was excited to dance with Merlin as husbands. "May I have this dance?" Arthur asked Merlin as he put his arm out for Merlin to take. Merlin stood up, and they went to the dance floor. Merlin and Arthur put their arms around each other and started swaying to the music. Arthur looked into Merlin's eyes as they danced. Arthur could see all the love in Merlin's eyes. He knew that the same love was reflected in his own eyes. Arthur was so lost in the dance that the song soon ended. Soon, everyone was joining them on the dance floor. Arthur danced with Morgana, and Merlin danced with Hunith. Arthur was enjoying his dance with Morgana. He was lucky to have her support and at least one family member there on his wedding day. After dancing, it was time for the main course. The food was exquisite. This hotel has outdone themselves. It was finally time for Arthur and Merlin to cut their wedding cake. Merlin and Arthur were in sync while cutting the cake. Then Arthur shoved the piece of cake into Merlin's face as Merlin shoved the cake into Arthur's face. Merlin laughed, and Arthur thought it was the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. His husband laughed in delight for shoving cake into his face. Arthur took Merlin's face and kissed it. He tasted like the cake. His husband tasted good. Arthur could not wait to get to the wedding night part and for them to show each other exactly what they meant to each other. "I love you, idiot," Arthur said. "I love you, clotpole," Merlin said. They bid everyone goodbye and celebrated their wedding in their hotel room.

[under-your-floorboards]

Okay, sure, all of the knights of the round table after Arthur and Merlin get their shit together and finally court being like “yeah, we knew” is funny because none of them thought to tell them what they all saw, BUT

I present to you, all of them being literally so thrown off by this new development that really isn’t so new. Because they see Arthur and Merlin together all the time, sure, but only while they’re with them. They don’t see the private moments we do, or the carefully intimate conversations in the night when they’re alone in Arthur’s chambers. They don’t see Merlin smoothing out Arthur’s collar after dressing him when he doesn’t need to. They don’t see the domesticity when Merlin is polishing armour by the fire in Arthur’s chambers and Arthur is reading updates from the lower town nearby in total silence. Etc etc

Because let’s be real, all of the knights would die for Arthur or each other, that’s what being a knight is all about, so they figured that Merlin wasn’t any exception. They don’t truly realise the lengths he truly has gone for Arthur.

Leon has been around since the day these two literally MET. Merlin nearly commit regicide his second day and then saved Arthur from the sorceress by the third. Gwaine loves how Merlin doesn’t fall into line with hierarchy roles but can begrudgingly see why he’s so loyal to Arthur, cause he has his moments. Lance respects and admires Arthur a lot, especially after knighting him, which has always been his dream, and knows of the prophecy from Merlin as his one (1!!) in-the-know friend, so he suspects it’s just that. Elyan knows his sister is in love with Arthur, half of Camelot’s court ladies are for Gods sake, but she and Merlin act extremely different around Arthur, Merlin being so much more comfortable around him than Gwen, so he thinks it’s more of a brotherhood like the knights bond. Percy is a bit more perceptive of this, especially considering both Merlin and Arthur never really fall in love with anyone else around them the entire time, they’ve never seen Merlin in love period since they never met Freya, and Arthur had courted before but most of it was arranged or a product of his duty to the throne.

So when they’re like “lol guess who’s finally together” all of the Knights are collectively losing their minds, and replaying everything they’ve ever known about them in their minds since they met.

THAT is comedy

[rj0186]

Hello there! Welcome to the circus I call my Tumblr account where I mostly post Aesthetic Collages of my favorite characters!

Here is a masterlist of all the Aesthetic Collages I've done/ones I hope to do in the future.

The list isn't complete and will be added too!

Bendy And The Ink Machine

Henry Stein

Demon!Henry Stein

Sammy Lawrence

Norman Polk

Wally Franks

Joey Drew

Allison Pendle

Susie Campbell

Shawn Flynn

Bendy

Boris

Audrey Drew

Marvel

Bucky Barnes

Hawkeye

Steve Rogers

Sam Wilson

Netflix!Daredevil

Ultimate Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Iron Fist

Nova

White Tiger

Power Man

The Lizard

My Hero Academia

Shota Aizawa

Tamaki Amajiki

Present Mic

All Might

Izuku Midoriya

Tenya Iida

Fatgum

Hitoshi Shinsou

Sir Nighteye

Twice

Kurogiri

Shoto Todoroki

Ninjago

Kai

Jay

Zane

Cole

Lloyd

Nya

Sensei Wu

Sensei Garmadon

Pixel

Gravity Falls

Stanley Pines

Stanford Pines

Dipper Pines

Mabel Pines

Bill Cipher

Gravity Falls

Stan & Ford

Dipper & Mabel

Star Trek (TOS)

Captain Kirk

Spock

Dr. McCoy

MCU (Markiplier Connected Universe)

Damien

Actor!Mark

Wilford Warfstache

Abe

Celine

The D.A.

Yancy

Heist!Mark

Engineer!Mark

Engineer!Mark 2

The Captain

Darkiplier

Unus

Annus

Unus & Annus

A Heist With Markiplier (canon ending)

DC

Red Robin

Red Hood

Robin (Damien Wayne)

Batman

Young Justice:

Robin (Dick Grayson)

Wally West

Superboy

Red Arrow

Artemis

Blue Beetle

Nightwing

Arrowverse:

The Flash

Cisco Ramon

Caitlin Snow

Harrison Wells

Barry Allen

Reverse Flash

Green Arrow

Oliver Queen

Felicity Smoak

John Diggle

Roy Harper

Rip Hunter

Sara Lance

Gideon

Nate Heywood

Ray Palmer

Mick Rory

Martin Stein

Jefferson Jackson

Firestorm

Five Nights At Freddy's

Movie!Mike

Michael Afton

William Afton

C.C.

Elizabeth Afton

Henry Emily

Charlie Emily

Freddy Fazbear

Bonnie

Chica

Foxy

Withered Bonnie

Golden Freddy

The Puppet

Five Nights At Freddy's (The Movie)

Resident Evil 4 (Remake)

Leon Kennedy

Luis Serra

Ashley Graham

Youtubers/Others

8-BitRyan

Dawko

Thinknoodles

Lixian

Star-Going-Supernova

Other Egos

Dawktrap

Antisepticeye

Star Wars

The Mandalorian

Miscellaneous

Phone Lock Screen

Merlin

Merlin

Arthur

Gwaine

Lancelot

Gwen

Morgana

Leon

Elyan

Percival

Spy x Family

Loid Forger

Yor Forger

Anya Forger

Percy Jackson/Kane Chronicles

Percy Jackson

Annabeth Chase

Nico Di Angelo

Carter Kane

Sadie Kane

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

Have we talked about how like. the Knights of the Round Table aren’t married?

 It seems obvious, but like-

There’s no way the Queen’s incredibly handsome, multi talented, knight brother wasn’t the hottest property in Camelot with every noble trying to betroth their daughter to him

You’re telling me that the First Knight of Camelot who’s in his mid thirties by the end of the show isn’t married out of something other than his own choice?

The writers actually wanted us to believe that this group of extremely eligible bachelors were still single after five years because of... what? 

It is, of course, because they don’t give a shit about the knights or anything making sense, and they hate women so much that they couldn’t STAND to have more of them in Camelot, but it does have some excellent side effects. 

Because really, the only way none of them have wives by now is because they’re either not interested in that sort of thing, or because they’re already in love with people each other

[lit-in-thy-heart]

the writers of merlin really went 'oh do you know which two knights we're going to explicitly make survive? the only two that we just threw in and didn't properly introduce or establish their character' and here we all are

[bitsandbobsofwriting]

I moved inland recently and have really been missing the ocean. And wondered what do you think everyone's reactions to see the ocean for the first time would be?

(Headcanon Masterlist) (Full Masterlist)

Aww, I'm sorry for your loss anon, I don't personally live near the ocean, but I HAVE lived near an easy-to-swim-in river my entire life, and I can't imagine suddenly not having it a fifteen minutes' walk from my home.

Other than that, this is a really cute ask!

Ok so Arthur and Leon are sort of... scared of it?? Like I imagine them climbing a great hill and getting to the top just to see a vast, endless, dark abyss stretched out before them. To be honest, I think scared might be the wrong word, I think saying it unnerves them is more accurate. They're knights, they've been trained to stay in control of every situation all the time, and they know they just... can't control this. If they get on a ship, then yes, there's a certain amount of skill involved, skill that they can learn and hone and master, but at the end of the day, if the ocean decides to capsize a boat, whether it's a one-manned dingy or a hundred-manned ship, there's not much anyone on board can do about it. They could probably learn to see the beauty in it eventually, during a sunset or a sunrise, or the dead of night where the only thing you can see for miles and miles are stars in double over a still ocean... then yeah, maybe. But it takes a while, and it's probably more to do with how much their companions love it than anything else.

Morgana is... similar I suppose, but it just makes her more determined in her quest to master all parts of magic. She spends a lot of time in the water, going deeper and deeper until she's basically a part of it, until it bends and shapes and ripples to her every whim. She knows then that even if a great storm were to topple her from the prow of a ship, hundreds of miles away from dry land and hundreds of miles up from the sea floor, she'd be ok. She respects the ocean, and it respects her. She doesn't often find herself thinking it's beautiful, but when she does, on those rare occasions, she could stare and stare and stare for hours on end.

Gwen thinks it's wonderful. She's read books about it and seeing paintings and such, but she never imagined.... this. She has that classical wide eyed wonder that you see in the movies when something beautiful happens to someone who totally deserves it. She wouldn't be as confident if it came to sailing across a big expanse, but she's a realist, and as long as nothing went to terrible, she'd get used to it. Mostly she just likes swimming about and messing around in the shallows.

Elyan, Percival, and Lancelot have this... stop and stare moment. They let out little breaths that are sort of... halfway to laughter, and they stand with a hand on their hips and smile as they just... freeze, and let their eyes wonder over it for a while. Elyan probably gets over it the quickest, and Lancelot will mutter a quiet "It's beautiful..." to himself, but overall they have pretty understated reactions.

Gwaine lets out a semi obnoxious whistle, but I reckon he actually finds the ocean kind of comforting?? It doesn’t require controlling or understanding. It requires a little care and wariness, but the fact that the ocean is so much bigger and more powerful than he is is relaxing. As long as he doesn’t go sailing, it doesn’t require any stress or work. The ocean is something he can respect and defer to without feeling like a failure. He also enjoys pissing around at the beach and chasing crabs and fish through the shallows.

Mordred is like Elyan, Percy, and Lance, in that he just stops and stares with wide eyes, except... more. His magic creates a special connection between himself and the ocean just because it’s such a vast, complex well of life and death and magic, and that takes a lot of brain power for his mind to understand and overcome. He’s pretty at ease with the ocean, even when maybe he shouldn’t be because there’s a massive storm going on or something. He’s not as skilled as Morgana is water magic, but he has a natural talent that he cultivates a little, just so he can get more out of the connection.

Gaius is... wary. He knows what drinking salt will do to a human body, he’s seen bodies swollen with water, he’s seen victims of secondary drowning, scared and purple and unable to breath hours after they’d been pulled from a river. He knows what dangerous water can do to people, and this is the most dangerous water there is. But he also knows there are seaweeds and jellyfish and crabs and sharks and rays that have answers to illnesses that have been plaguing humanity for centuries. He knows there are currents and winds that will take you to what may very well be whole other worlds, and that there is a whole other world just below the surface, and another world again, miles and miles down. He’s fascinated, wary, curious, scared. And a lot more. But I think when he first sees it in person, it’s just... vast and beautiful. It's like when he first came to Camelot as a far younger man and saw the castle spires rising above the treeline he himself was still walking through, except this is so much bigger, and emptier, and far more powerful. He just takes a minute to gather himself and clear his mind of queries. He’ll have the answers soon enough, he’s sure.

When Merlin first sees the ocean, it opens up a whole other part of himself he hadn’t known existed. There’s so much life, from billions of tiny organisms in one invisible-to-the-human-eye shoal, to giant monsters in the deep, all reaching out to him, to his magic, to his soul. I imagine it’s pretty overwhelming. It’s sort of similar to a forest, in that he can sort of subconsciously feel every living thing around him, feel every breath and movement and flutter of the wind, but he grew up surrounded by forests so never really... noticed it?? It was the norm for him. He’s never really been near the ocean before, and the ocean is so much more full of life than the forests are, and that’s... a lot, for his brain to comprehend. He needs some time, I think. He thinks it’s beautiful and wonderful and he loves it with his whole heart and he feels a little empty when he, and by extension his magic, move... out of range as it were, but when he first sees it/gets close to it, he’s irritable and losing sleep and getting distracted. The others probably think he’s afraid, or annoyed for whatever reason, but really he’s just exhausted because there’s so much information and so many signals running through his head, it’s like his soul is split in two for a few days, but he has to control both halves with one brain and one body. Once he successfully learns to separate and deal with the information he gets when near the sea, he’s a lot happier. He’s similar to Morgana in terms of magical skill, but it comes a little more naturally to him. He can spend hours or days just sat a the shoreline, watching the tide come in and out and letting his magic roam as far and free as it wants in currents and winds and migration paths. He’s a forest baby at heart and always will be, but the ocean really is something awe-inspiring and incredible for Merlin, and he adores it.

~

That was really fun to write anon, I hope you liked it, and I hope you get to visit the ocean soon!!

[rubytuezday]

BBC Merlin Summer Camp AU

literally nobody asked for this, but seeing as I’m a camp counselor, and terribly addicted to this show, I decided to do my due diligence and make this post. 

This only includes Merlin, Arthur, and the knights, so if you want other characters lemme know, I’d be more than happy to make another post like this one! :)

Lastly, since this is mostly the knights, I had such a hard time not making them all just do camp sports. So please keep an open mind! 

☄. *. ⋆ 

Merlin

head of music

plays acoustic guitar, and his go-to song is My Sweet Lord by George Harrison (he can always get the campers to sing the call and response part with him)

listens to way too much Led Zeppelin & Fleet Foxes

loves counselor pranks, and always aims at Arthur (obviously)

somehow can name every single plant on the campgrounds

always needs to go pee

(ignore the watermark from pic collage 🙄)

Arthur Pendragon

the big man in charge, so he does basically everything

obsessed with fencing, and will fence with any camper who is brave enough and challenges him with a stick (he lets them win)

has like seven different water bottles, and claims he needs all seven because they “all have different uses”.

also has three fans in his cabin facing his bed

lets Merlin play music over a loudspeaker to wake up the campers in the morning (he can’t say no to Merlin like... ever)

secretly dating Merlin, not even the counselors know

Gwaine

head of rock climbing & high ropes

has successfully helped every camper with a fear of heights to overcome it

all the girl campers either have a crush on him or Arthur

keeps snacks in his cabin, despite them being banned (wandering bears)

has the stinkiest feet you’ll ever wish you didn’t smell

helps clean up after dinner every day, even if it’s not his day on KP

Lancelot (Lance)

head of hiking

asks Merlin to teach him what each of the plants are on the camp grounds

listens to David Bowie on the DL

gets cold easily but will never admit it to anyone

the only other counselor who knows that Merlin & Arthur are dating

reads Tolkien

Elyan

head lifeguard

also in charge of kayaks, canoes, and boating in general

would gladly take any camper fishing

helps with the counselor pranks, usually teams up with Merlin (they are an unbeatable pair, especially if they get Gwaine in on it)

the best at breaking up fights (between both campers and counselors)

Star Wars nerd 

Leon

head of crafts (like survival tools crafts. he teaches basketry, wood carving, braiding leather cord into bracelets, etc)

the best at dealing with homesick campers (the most approachable of the counselors)

drinks 5 gallons of herbal tea a day

hates the counselor pranks. rolls his eyes at every single one of them

an absolute god at cribbage. he always beats Arthur and Gwaine, even if they are teaming up against him

loves stargazing, and shows the campers where the constellations are

Percival (Percy)

head of archery, but since archery isn’t every day, he helps Gwaine with climbing/high ropes

doesn’t know what’s going on like 90% of the time

always helps reach high things, and move heavy things

loves to build the fires, even though it’s technically Arthur’s job (who lets him do it every other night)

drinks green smoothies daily (no one knows how he gets them)

tries to flirt with Gwaine, which always fails horribly

thanks, folks! 

[fishoutofcamelot]

If you ever need cheering up, just think about immortal Merlin taking all his newly resurrected friends on a road trip around the world to show them all the culture and technology they've missed while they were dead, taking them to each of the places he used to live and all the major historical sites he's been.

Think about Leon insisting on driving whenever possible, and no one except maybe Gwaine having the heart to tell him that he is a terrible driver.

Think about Arthur invoking his status in order to get shotgun rights, and always grumbling because everyone else takes turns stealing the spot from him.

Think about Gwen packing a big DVD binder full of movies for them to watch during the long hours, but accidentally spills her lemonade on it and then cries a little while Merlin awkwardly comforts her.

Think about Percival and Elyan constantly bickering in the back of the van because Percival keeps stretching his legs into Elyan's side and Elyan keeps elbowing Percy in the ribs, meanwhile Lancelot is just awkwardly pressed against the window with everyone else's luggage piled on his lap.

Think about them all getting pulled over because their van shouldn't be able to fit that many people, and Merlin is most definitely sitting on Gwaine's lap, but Merlin uses magic to Jedi-hand-wave the cop into letting them pass.

Think about Lance quietly doing sudoku in the back seat, until Gwaine gets a hold of it and writes "69" in all the squares with permanent sharpie.

Think about the car breaking down, but they don't wanna wake up Merlin and ask him to use magic to fix it because he hardly ever sleeps anymore and the poor guy could really use a few winks, so instead they spend the next four hours scratching their heads over how the hell to fix a radiator.

Think about them going to the beach and going to art museums and eating at crusty roadside diners, throwing french fries at each others' heads and watching Percy get sad because the napkins won't hold shape very well when he tries to fold them into origami dogs.

Just...think about the Round Table going on a road trip.

[aftertheskyy]

The knights knowing about Merthur

(A little based off Cyrano de Bergerac) (also thank you @junemo10 because you my dear, are brilliant)

Give me a world where Gwaine figures out that Merlin likes Arthur and immediately tells Percival, who tells Lancelot. Lancelot is responsible enough to keep it a secret.

Meanwhile, Leon picks up that Arthur likes Merlin. And Elyan and Mordred catch on, too. 

Except Merlin, Gwaine, and company don’t realize that Arthur likes Merlin and is teamed up with Leon.

“MERLIN IT WAS A PAT ON THE SHOULDER CALM DOWN.”

And Arthur and Leon don’t realize that Merlin likes Arthur and that he and Gwaine are doing the same thing. 

“If you want to read into it, I suppose refilling your water cup at the dinner table could be romantic. Since that’s his fucking job.”

Once, after a council meeting, Gwaine nudged Percival, who nudged Lance, and the three of them left the room to give Merlin and Arthur some time together. Unknowing of Gwaine’s plan, Leon quickly notices that some knights were leaving. Thinking that it might also be good to leave so Merlin and Arthur could be alone together, he nudges Elyan and Mordred to do the same. 

And this goes on for awhile until Gwaine and Leon are both done because they know that Merlin and Arthur both like each other, but they can’t convince them. And they still don’t know that the other side has a thing going on.

Merlin, running into Gwaine’s chambers: Is ‘horseplay’ a form of flirting? Gwaine:

Arthur: His ARMS, Leon. How did he get so buff?

Gwaine: He literally keeps track of your smiles Merlin: Yeah, but I think he does that with everyone.

Merlin, intentionally leaving roses in Arthur’s room: Arthur, later that night, walking into Leon’s room and shaking him awake: I NEED ANSWERS

Until eventually, Leon is so fed up with Arthur that he tells him to just talk to Merlin and ask him out that night.

Arthur wants to, but is absolutely terrified that he’ll mess up or say something wrong. 

So he asks Leon to sit in a nearby bush and deliver him lines, which he’ll then relay to Merlin.

Reluctantly, Leon agrees. 

So when Merlin prepares to meet Arthur that night, he knows something is up and asks Gwaine to come with him for backup. They also plan for Gwaine to hide somewhere and whisper lines to Merlin in response to whatever Arthur says. 

They meet out behind the castle and it’s working out great. 

Until Gwaine and Leon run into each other in the bushes. 

“What are you doing here?” “Leon! What a surprise. I’m just. You know. Doing my trimming.” “Trimming?” “Lots of trimming, lots of gardening. Nighttime is the best time to do it, too.” *whispers to Merlin* “Say you would love to. You’re free tomorrow.” “Who’s free tomorrow?” “Hm? Oh, the bush! You know, I like to. Set them up. Talk to them. Make dates.” “...okay.” *whispers to Arthur* “Say you’ll bring lunch!”

And it’s still going alright in the midst of all of this, neither Leon nor Gwaine realizing what the other one is doing and try to convince each other to head up to the castle so they don’t get caught. 

Gwaine, in the bushes: I’ll see you tomorrow. I do my best trimming by myself. Leon, also in the bushes: That’s alright. How about I go escort you back up to the castle? Arthur, not in the bushes to Merlin: How about I go escort you back up to the castle? Gwaine: Nah, it’s really okay.  Merlin to Arthur: It’s really okay.  Leon: No, I insist! Arthur: I insist! Gwaine: I’m alright Leon, I’ll see you tomorrow at practice! Merlin: I’m alright Leon, I’ll see you tomorrow at practice!

And this goes on for some time-- Merlin and Arthur repeating Leon and Gwaine’s argument until they both storm off together, leaving Merlin and Arthur very confused and very frustrated that neither of them were able to convey their feelings. 

Leon, however is a smart man. He’s in bed that night, thinking about the events in the bushes before he figures it out. 

He goes to Gwaine the next day, who promptly tells Percy, who tells Lancelot, and the cycle repeats. 

And soon, all the knights of the round table are trying to get Merlin and Arthur together. 

On more than one occasion, Gwaine will “trip,” sendng Merlin flying into Arthur. 

Lancelot and Elyan have intense discussion about who’s the top.

It’s also Lancelot who coins the term “Merthur.”

Percival starts a betting pool, and they all have claims on when they’ll finally get together. 

(Leon wins 2 months afterwards.)

[onceandfuturelesbian]

merthur + morgwen + the knights on tiktok

arthur and lance: refuse to get it to preserve their dignity™️

merlin and gwen: probably baking and book tok, also the educational ones

merlin makes videos abt medical things like the badass feminist doctor he is

gwaine: 10000% does the stupid dances

percy: doesn’t have it but makes appearances on gwaine’s

elyan and gwen: make cute edits of their friends

elyan and morgana: knives ???

also morgana: destroying the patriarchy

leon the long suffering: exhausted

also leon: gives up, does dances with gwaine and percy

[wtfisgoingonanymore]

Arthur Pendragon x Nicknames

All hc’s are dedicated to the hc queen @thatone-nerdygirl for reasons.

Arthur Pendragon. That was his name. It was quite honestly the most boring name in all of Albion (according to the man himself)

There was nothing you could do about his name that wouldn't make him sound like an absolute poshie

(Unless of course you call him Artie, but that just means death...for you)

So Arthur had to go through his life with just that name. Arthur for fucks sake. Uther just wanted it to rhyme the bastard

Arthur's despise for his own name is why he likes to make up "annoying" (read: endearing) little nicknames for people

Leon didn't think you could possibly shorten his name any more than it already was

But when a young little squire of a prince came bounding up to him one day with an adorable tiny "Leo!!!"

Well. Who in the hell even is this Leon person??

Gwen has always had her nickname. Guinevere was a mouthful to say, but Prince Arthur deemed it to be the perfect nickname for her

Until of course, Arthur took her by the hands as a sign of comfort and mumbled a soft "Gwen" that just warmed her heart more than when anyone ever said it

She didn't quite mind Guinevere anymore. Gwen was for soft moments.

When Lancelot and Percival arrived, they were immediately given the nickname "Lance" and "Percy" because obviously.

But, as seen with Guinevere, Arthur's nicknames for people don't necessarily mean they have to be short. No, they have to mean something.

That was why whenever Arthur called for them, Sir Lancelot and Sir Percival never failed to arrive

Gwaine, while mostly called Sir Gwaine, by the princess had a different name he was honored with

As baffling as it may sound, Gwaine was honored to be the "Drunken Fool." He was honored to be at the other end of Arthur's harsh insult and fond smile.

Gwaine may be a Drunken Fool, but dammit he wore that name proudly. A very good king had given it to him out of emotional constipation and he will absolutely take it

Elyan had absolutely no idea he'd get a special nickname different from the "Sirs" of the knights. Maybe it was because he was Gwen's brother and Gwen was like family to Arthur? Maybe it was because Elyan really was just that special

Either way, Elyan will always feel especially smug and proud after Arthur pats him in the shoulder with a "Great job today, Eli."

Morgana had two nicknames. "Morgs" was the nickname Arthur used a lot when they were kids and he kept bullying her.

The other...The other was the name Arthur called out to her whenever she was frightened by another nightmare or traumatized by another killing. The other was the name that could break her down from her strongest shield and darkest hearts. The other was the name that ultimately ended her life as that damn horrid witch she became.

"Gana...please come home."

Who was Morgana to deny the request of the King? Much less the request of her loving brother

Merlin was a special case. The man loved nicknames as much as he did and it definitely showed.

Prat, Idiot, Dollophead, Clotpole, Bone idled toad, Sire, Girl, Girl's blouse, Cabbagehead. There wasn’t one insult in the world that wasn’t used as a nickname between the two.

But that was for everyone else to see.

Because behind closed doors, it was “I love you, my sorcerer” and “I, you, my king”

It was “Mine.” over and over in fits of jealousy or pride

It was “I’m here, Merls. I’m okay” 

It was “Good Morning, my husband” and “Goodnight, my love” 

But most of all, it was “Merlin” and “Arthur” whispered reverently like a prayer each and every night.

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

Bbc Merlin? 💜

(anon asked the same 💙)

The first character I first fell in love with: merlin :') dragonlcrd videos my beloved :')) i was like wow this weird ass rat is kinda pretty and very sassy

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: elyannnn i mean i liked him as soon as he appeared first time watching and shipped perelyan and i thinkkk perelyaine and i was so angry when he died just on principle i entirely stopped caring about what happened after but i didn't realise just how delightful he was til i went through and found all his scenes and watched them bc i wanted to do text posts for all the knights and didn't know if he (or leon, or percival) had enough canon personality (he did) (percival was a struggle as was leon kinda) ig percival too although he hasn't changed from the placeholder man i saw him as while first watching :')

character everyone else loves that I don’t: arthur except i don't hate him as much as i act, like i would commit several crimes for s1 him it's more how hypocritical, evil in his utter ignorance, and honestly pathetic he is by s5 and how he’s coddled by the fandom. Also... im gonna get killed on sight for saying this aren't i but Merlin?? i used to and i get why but idk i'm just kinda... he doesn't interest me so much any more? i feel like there's nothing i want to add to what everyone else is doing which is GREAT btw and idk there are a lot of characters i love more :)

The character I love that everyone else hates: eira :') i adopted her for camelove day... 6 i think? and wrote her perspective of dotd and i just... i know i KNOW her plotline is the worst but she was demonised by the writers as much as any other female character and that's no reason to ignore her existence. Also idk about hate but i am a vivian stan and violent defender of her right to be as bitchy as she likes :D (except if it’s to gwen );) also people who hate mordred... why buddy? why

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: again merlin ig but also morgana. She... she's just... no. People make her out to be some feminist icon who was only bad bc the narrative portrays her that way and if she was just fighting for her people's freedom i'd probably agree. but she slaughters innocents, allies herself with all sorts of REALLY awful people whose actions she condones as long as they're not against her, tortures abuses and controls people who've done absolutely nothing to deserve it (Gwen, Mithian), and certainly by the end only cares about getting power. i... she's a villain. There's nothing wrong with liking villains of course, and i will still never forgive merlin for poisoning her, but she's not just 'misunderstood'. i used to be really big on morgana redemption but now don’t usually bother or include her in my fics bc i can’t see past what she did to gwen.

The character I would totally smooch: smooch? uhh...... lance?? Maybe??? probably not tho :/ hug however? gwen 🥺 elyan, percy,10/10 would braid gwaine's hair 🥰

The character I’d want to be like: probably gwen... tbf i relate to her a lot already i’m just not that lovely or accomplished 🤣

The character I’d slap:

[ID: A gif of goblin-possessed Gaius having a whale of a time slapping Uther’s bald head. End ID]

A pairing that I love: perelyan, perelyaine, elyaine, mergwencelot... etc etc etc  rarepairs my beloved :’)

A pairing that I despise: aside from the obvious icky stuff and shipping teenage characters with adults... there’s not many i full on Despise. If merthur wasn’t so fucking ubiquitous i wouldn’t hate it half as much but alas :’) i have a grudge against perwaine simply bc people i’ve seen actually ship it are all height difference! banter!! flirting!!! all three of which perelyan has more of in canon plus they’re more affectionate and lbr percival made it pretty clear in 4x13 who he prefers (poor gwaine sitting there mangled and percy zooming straight past him🤣) and it kinda feels like people like perwaine more for the same reason elyan gets excluded from everything else and also it gets gwaine out the way of merthur but people can ship what they want and i don’t mind perwaine objectively so ig i digress... i also don’t like morgwen set in canon era for the above reasons but i can be swayed by modern au them (@mumble-muse’s xmas morgwen fic you’re an angel and we’re thrilled you're here, everyone go read and comment 🥰)

ty for the ask! 💜

[southfarthing]

@albionparty​ week 1 general prompt: protagonists

When a cursed golden goblet is found in the lobby of the Camelot Apartment Building, the inhabitants must decide what to do with it. (crack lotr group chat au)

Gaius: Strangers from distant lands, friends of old – you have been summoned here today to answer the threat of dark sorcery.

'Impressive,' Merlin says aloud, though he doubts Gaius will hear him all the way from the living room.

The replies are instant.

Uther: What is it Gaius.

Arthur: Everything alright?

Uther: Gaius.

Gwen: let him type! :D

Gwaine: lol

Lancelot: Hi Gwen, how are you doing? Thanks again for looking after my cat :)

Arthur: You have a cat?

Gwen: no worries! it's my pleasure 🥰

Elyan: what cat??? there's nothing here lol

Leon: Haha

Leon: What's happening?

Gwaine: inch resting

Elyan: yeah it's tired :/

Gwaine: lmaoooooooo

Arthur: ?

Percival: morning! sorry just got back from my run, what's up?

Gaius: The cursed golden goblet of Essetir Building was found in our lobby. As you know, Cenred has been loitering outside Camelot amassing an evil following, and he does not wish us well. We must decide what to do with this dark artefact.

Percival: oh

Merlin cracks his fingers. He has to get this thing away from the others no matter what it takes.

Merlin: i say we keep it hidden and safe

Morgana: I don't mind looking after it

Merlin: i say we destroy it

Uther: This is a gift. Why not use it against the enemy. Tirelessly we have fought, and chance has finally given us this weapon.

Merlin groans. He hears a similar sound from the living room.

Gwen: why destroy it? what's wrong with the lost property basket? :(

Arthur: You can't wield it. None of us can

Lancelot: Some of us might...

Uther: And what would a mere inhabitant know of this matter.

Elyan: you think you have it in you lance?

Arthur: ? I'm literally

Gwaine: 💀 just pendragon thingssz

Lancelot: What do you think Merlin?

Merlin jolts out of his mental tirade of curse words directed Uther's way. He can hear Gaius typing determinedly at a painstaking speed, his forefinger tapping loudly at the screen once every five seconds.

Merlin: uh

Gwaine: yeah merlin ;)

Uther: Why does Marlin's opinion matter.

Elyan: ;))

Arthur: He said destroy it earlier

Merlin: yeah that one

Leon: How do we do that?

Elyan: percy has arms

Gwen: and you don't?

Morgana: But first we should hide it and study it. I can help for a while... share the load..? 😇

Elyan: big

Percival: :D

Gaius: The goblet cannot be destroyed by any craft that we here possess. It must be taken deep into the communal bins outside the building and cast back into the fiery chasm whence it came. One of you must do this.

Finally.

Gwaine: ur arm is a craft perce

Elyan: looool

Arthur: So we just... throw it in the bin?

Merlin: haha i guess

Merlin: easy right

Merlin: convenient

Uther: It is folly. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. One does not simpfffffffffffffffg

Gwaine: sorcerer get to him?

Elyan: oop

Merlin: i will take it

He holds his breath, then he keeps holding it.

Lancelot: Guys has anyone seen my cat? :(

Arthur: The cat's real?

Gwen: oh no!!!!

Morgana: I still thinj

Morgana: *think

Arthur: I wish you wouldn't

Morgana: that I should have a look at it. Just a quick look

Merlin grips his phone and types furiously.

Merlin: i will take it !!!!! i will tak ethe goble t!!!!!!!

There is a soft sigh of relief from the living room, and then–

Gaius: So be it.

[campcamelot]

The Beach

IMAGINE ALL OF THEM AT THE BEACH

WAIT OH MY GOD-

Gwaine and Percival would swim around in the ocean, splashing water at each other and giggling the entire time. They would only get out to help Merlin bury Arthur in the sand.

Elyan, Lancelot and Leon would definitely band together to make an awesome sandcastle as tall as Percy and unintentionally draw a crowd of fascinated pedestrians.

Arthur would be sunbathing and trying to tempt Merlin out of his umbrella cave. He would also buy slushies and ice-cream and absolutely offer to buy one for each of his friends.

Merlin refuses to step out into the sun and prefers to sit back under his umbrella. He only crawls out when Arthur falls asleep and gets the others to help him bury Arthur in sand. Gwaine and Lance would give him sand-boobs

Morgana and Guinevere would be walking along the shoreline being ADORABLE and picking up pretty rocks and sea shells and planning to string them together to make necklaces.

Just,,, domestic adorableness