#Merlin season 2 episode 13

[iris-black13]

Hey why the fuck was Arthur so much goofier in the season 2 finale

[quotidian-oblivion]

Things that make me want to stab myself in the heart:

Merlin crying

[cilly-murphy]

BBC MERLIN but what if they could say fuck? ➛ Season 2, Episode 13: “The Last Dragonlord”

[hsm2]

Merlin/Arthur in Season 2 Episode 13

[queerofthedagger]

bbc merlin season 6 but it's directly post-dotd of gwen bringing about the golden age with merlin being there sometimes to help. just 13 episodes of her being the once and future queen and excellent. this is the one (1) thing I'd let them do because 1. it could actually be really cool as opposed to any other possible s6 ideas, and 2. it would piss 75% of the fandom off soooooo much and exactly the kind of people who'd deserve it <3

[pippin-katz]

Immortal Merlin’s Deaths

So we know Merlin is immortal, but we’ve also seen him die, at least momentarily. In the Poisoned Chalice, his heart does stop. There’s no canon explanation for how his immortality works so we can interpret it in a lot of ways. I personally like the idea that he can die and come back, rather than not die at all.

So, here’s a list of the times I think he most likely could have died:

Death 1

Season 1, Episode 4 “The Poisoned Chalice”

Like I said in the little intro, his heart momentarily stops as a result of the poison. Gwen and Gaius are certain he’s dead for a moment before he “recovers”.

Death 2

Season 1, Episode 7 “The Gates of Avalon”

The Sidhe staff literally obliterates everyone else in the show besides Merlin. He’s out for a while before Gaius finds him considering the Sidhe and Arthur were already at the lake when he wakes up. Gaius says it’s only thanks to his “powers” that he survived. Even when he comes too, he’s completely disoriented and stumbling. 

Death 3

Season 1, Episode 13 “Le Morte d’Arthur”

This is one I talked about in my post about the fight between Nimueh and Merlin. He’s hit center chest by a fireball from a high priestess. Anyone else would’ve been killed, and we see him go pretty still before he opens his eyes again. When he does, there’s a shift in his physicality, which I mentioned could be part of his magic “restarting”.

Death 4

Season 3, Episode 1 “The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part 1”

This one is pretty obvious, considering how much the serket venom fucks him up. I wouldn’t be surprised if he died on the way to that cave and Kilgharrah gave him the enchantment to help revive him.

Death 5

Season 4, Episode 1 “The Darkest Hour: Part 1”

This was originally an honorable mention, but a lovely person ( @eruthiawenluin ) in the comments made me change my mind. I had initially included this, then removed it because we see him responsive and awake after the Dorocha hits him, but they pointed out that he could’ve died when the Dorocha touches him. The moments instantly after he’s hit, he could’ve died, and then slowly started to revive because of how powerful and deadly the attack is; it would be quick enough for the knights not to notice while they’re moving him.

Death 6

Season 5, Episode 8 “The Hollow Queen”

This boy has an affinity for getting poisoned/stung. The poison that Morgan gives him in this episode does a lot of damage, plus she basically pushed him off a small cliff. Even with Daegal’s help, he convulses really violently before going very still.

Death 7

Season 5, Episode 11 “The Kindness of Strangers”

This is another one where I think he could’ve died during Kilgharrah’s rescue. A crossbow bolt to the abdomen is definitely a fatal wound to a normal person. He struggles during this episode, even with Finna’s help. When he calls for Kilgharrah, his voice is basically a whisper because of how much it strains him.

Death 8

Season 5, Episode 12 “Diamond of the Day: Part 1″

This could be the first instance of Merlin being aware of his death. He’s dying during his conversation with Balinor. He genuinely thinks there’s no point in trying anymore. Balinor talks him out of it and tells him to walk “toward the light”. Then he wakes up in the Crystal Cave completely fine.

Honorable Mentions

Here’s some moments that he got very injured or really close to dying in that I wasn’t sure if I should include. The ones on the list are pretty easy to argue, and I could make a case for these too, but they’re not as strong.

Nonetheless, here you go:

Mace Hit

His wound from the mace has Arthur complimenting and being sincere with him, which is a damn good indicator of how bad the hit was. I could argue that he could’ve died between the rock fall and Morgana’s hut, but it felt like a stretch to say Morgana wouldn’t notice if he actually died. His wound is also still there when Morgana wakes him up, which usually he comes back mostly if not entirely healed.

Morgana’s Sneak Attack

Yeah, he’s still alive when they bring him back to camp, but the fact that Gaius had to use healing magic to wake him up says how bad Morgana hurt him. I don’t think he ever actually stops breathing, so I didn’t include it.

Falling Off a Cliff

You’re telling me, that he fell off that, and lived?! That’s a pretty high fall and some pretty rough rocks. We don’t see him directly after, though I’ll point out that he’s miraculously uninjured during their campfire talk. A fall like that should break a LOT of bones at least. Still, can’t confirm that he couldn’t survive.

Second Hit from Sidhe Staff

He gets hit with the Sidhe staff again when that guy uses the mage stone to reflect it. He’s knocked out for what seems like a lot less time though, and maybe having experienced it before his magic adapted against it.

General Being Thrown Into Things

They really should’ve come up with a clear indicator between when a character gets thrown against something and dies, versus when they get thrown against something and knocked out. The number of people that Merlin, Morgana, and Morgause kill by throwing them into a wall or a rock is a LOT, but Merlin has the same thing happen to him all the time, but he’s fine. This is more of a “he should’ve died” thing than “he could’ve died”.

Alright that’s all I could come up with, but let me know if you think I missed something and I’ll update it.

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

mordred through time (movies, tv shows, opera and musicals)

Part 5: From 2018 to 2023 (and 2024)

Other Parts: Part 1: From 1949 to 1981 -> here Part 2: From 1982 to 2002 -> here Part 3: From 2002 to 2010 -> here Part 4: From 2014 to 2017 -> here

For this last part I wanted to talk a bit about queer Mordred!

First of all, Mordred is one of the main characters who is written as LGBTQ in novels and other media. My arthurian excel list of queer arthurian characters (arthurian list of everything, in the LGBTQ sheet) is up to a few years ago, but the numbers seem to be: LGBTQ Lancelot in 16 media, Arthur in 13 media which is equal to Mordred who is also LGBTQ in 13 media (two being interpretations: White's "The once and future king" and "Fall of Camelot" fromt he Time Life books). Most of these are, of course, novels, with the first ever appearance of LGBTQ Mordred in 1956 Borowsky's novel "The Queen's knight", where Mordred is a gay man. Then in 1982 Cherryh's "Port Eternity" has asexual Mordred, even if the characters could be debated on how arthurian they are. We then jump to 1997 with the short story "The Pretender" by Stephen Dedman, with mlm Mordred.

2005 "A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur's Court" by Mari Mancusi (gay Mordred) 2006 "Mordred bastard son" by Douglas Clegg (gay Mordred) 2008 "The Silurian series" by Wilson (gay Mordred) 2012 "The Prince and the Program" by Mercer (bisexual Mordred) 2014 "Mordred and the king" by Curlovich (gay Mordred)

In movies, shows and musicals instead we could consider 2008 musical Mordred the first iteration of queer Mordred (part 3). This is of course an interpretation and it might probably just be a case of queer-coding of villains that reminds of Disney movies. Still, there is no doubt Bobby Steggert, who is an out gay actor (at the time, now he is a therapist) played an obvious queer coded Mordred.

It is only in 2014 that we have an explicit LGBTQ Mordred with "High Noon over Camelot" which also for the first time ever introduces Mordred as a trans man. From 2017 we also get introduced to Fate's Mordred (Fate/Aprocrypha and subsequient movies and stage shows) whose gender has always been a debated topic. I already talked about it in part 4, but Mordred in Fate is definitely written as a non binary character. In 2018 the webseries "The Campaign for Camelot" has Mordred as a protagonist and mlm, with a romance as well (another male character in the show). The last time we saw Mordred with a romance was back in the 60s, in the movie "Sword of Lancelot"!

I think the most interesting thing is that Mordred is without a doubt the character who is the most interpreted as LGBTQ in movies and tv shows. From memory, the only other characters are Morgana (in the Netflix's "Cursed", webseries "Legend" and "The Campaign for Camelot"), Lancelot (in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "High Noon over Camelot" and "Spamalot"), Galahad (in Josh Ritter's song "Galahad"), Arthur ("High noon over Camelot") and Merlin (webseries "Legend").

2018 Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde: This is a two-seasons French animated show that narrates the adventures of Arthur, an orphan kid living in Uther's kingdom. The show has other arthurian characters as kids (Guinevere, Gawain, Sagramore, Morgana) and Mordred himself is also a kid. Morgause and Igraine (Morgana's sisters) are the main villain and Mordred (their cousin) is also a villain. The voice from the clip is from the Italian dub but the original French voice actor was Ricardo Richter.

2018 The Campaign for Camelot (webseries): This websites (you can watch it here) is a complete 78 short episodes series where different modern arthurian characters decide to run for the school board against Arthur's wishes. Mordred is one of the main protagonists and he is introduced in episode 7. Over the series he also develops a romance with Izzy (Iddawg, from “The Dream of Rhonabwy”). To clarify, in the clip Mordred is the guy without the glasses and the darker shirt! And he is played by Dylan Martin.

2018/2019 OSK's Knights of the Round Table musical: This clip is from a recording but a dvd also exists. OSK is a Japanese theater company of all women. Mordred was interpreted by Momo Mika. The story of the musical follows the classical Arthur-Guinevere-Lancelot triangle with Mordred appearing (as Arthur's son) in the second part of the story.

2020 Arthur and Merlin: Knights of Camelot: A much less exciting movie than I expected, focusing on Arthur trying to reclaim Camelot after Mordred betrays him. Mordred (played by Joel Phillimore) plays Arthur's son and the villain of the story. He often uses threats of sexual violence towards Guinevere.

2020 Fate/Grand Order the movie: Camelot: Another installment in the Fate series. This movie is set in the Grand Order timeline (different from Apocrypha), but Mordred is still a very similar character and they are still voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. The original title is Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot 1 - Wandering; Agateram as in 2020 only part 1 released. Part 2 is called Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot - Paladin; Agateram and was released in 2021. Basically part one is Wandering Agateram and part two is Paladin Agateram. Different from other Fate series, this one is set in the past (in 1273 A.D.).

2021 Fate/Grand Order: The Grand Temple of Time: Another movie based on the videogame Fate/Grand Order... please do not ask me the plot, I just know Mordred is not as present here as in the previous movie or as in Fate/Apocrypha.

2021 Le Roi Arthus opera: This is a 1895 opera written by Ernest Chausson and sung in French. I already talked about it before, just know this is the most recent iteration of it and the only video we have of the opera performed in arthurian clothes (the previous filmed performance was a modernization). Mordred was played by baritone Justin Austin.

2023 Camelot Revival: The return of the musical Camelot! There are a few bootlegs around (at least 4 of them) if you want to watch it, but I am not allowed to share them. Still, I got them from asking a gift on the reddit BootlegsGifts. As I still have to watch it I cannot comment on any possible difference here, just know this version was extremely successful. Mordred is played by Taylor Trensch, and Hawley Gould was his understudy (not in audio).

[jinx66]

once upon a timeline

okay so i've been obsessed with ouat recently with my rewatch and i was looking into Henry's weird ass family tree and oh my god i need to put this out there because why.

for starters i've only included big plot points or villains and main characters etc so none of the side plots but also i've realised how weird some of the age gaps are.

oh yeah also ouat likes to fuck with their timelines and historical context so i have gone with the basic dates that make sense based on what the characters in the show actually say.

the dates are what they would be in the real world not in ouat logic.

pre-main timeline

Ancient Greece - zeus and hades happen (season 6)

ancient greece but later - orpheus and Euridice and pandora's box happen

between 400-500AD - the Holy Grail and Merlin and Nimue

1650's-1660's - Mother Gothel leaves the new land without magic

1770- Malcolm is Born

1804- Rumplestiltskin is born, Malcolm is 34

1808- Rumple is abandoned, Peter Pan becomes a fae trickster tumblr meme

1845- Baelfire is born, Rumple is 41

1859- Bae arrives in england, Rumple is 55

1947- Zelena is born and abandoned

1948- Cora and Rumple have their weird affair

1949- Regina is born

1955- Snow White is born

1973- Regina sends the huntsman after snow, Snow is 18, Regina is 24

23/3/1977 - Neal (Bae) chooses this as his fake birthday

22/10/1983 - Emma is born, the curse is cast

1991 - Neal escapes neverland and comes back to the land without magic

15/8/2001 - Henry is born, Emma is 18, Neal Cassidy is 24

22/10/2011 - Emma arrives in Storybrooke

13/5/2012 - The curse is broken.

so some of the dates are based on when episodes aired and things such as when the curse breaks and when emma arrives in storybrooke. other dates are based on easter eggs in the show like Neal's birthday. so i realised that Neal had to have landed back in the real world in 1991 because he was 14 when he got to neverland and obviously didn't age so working backwards those dates make sense.

however... emma was 17 when she got pregnant with henry and at best Neal is 24 but at worst he's 156 years old! i mean what the fuck. and he has to be that old because he tells Emma that technically "I should be a couple hundred by now" (2,15). so at the oldest he can be with Neal's Once upon a time maths education the earliest he can be born is 1845 because big ben isn't built until 1859 which is the absolute earliest that he can be in old england.

the rest of the dates i managed from working backwards from when the curse was broken and cast and from small things the characters say. In the first episode of season 2, Emma says that her and Mary Margaret were the same age which means that the 10 year war she has with regina that ended with the curse started when she was 18.

so what i've found from this is that Henry's family tree back to his paternal great grandad literally spans hundreds of years. the average life span for these fuckers is about 100. basically they're a family of elves and you can't convince me otherwise.

[merlincersei]

Merlin BBC UK TV Show - Opinion Piece Part 18 - Who's The Boss - Arthur Or Merlin ?

One of my favorite episode of TV series Community is the one where Abed takes a class on Who's The Boss?.

I thought it would make an excellent topic for Merlin because the dynamic Angela and Tony share is quite similar to Arthur and Merlin.

For those unfamiliar with Who's The Boss, here is a brief synopsis:

Tony takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for Angela Bower and her young son and moves in with his daughter. The title of the show refers to the role reversal of Tony and Angela. Angela is the breadwinner of the home, and Tony (although he is not her husband) stays at home and takes care of the household and provides guidance and support to the children. While there is banter and many hints of their feelings for each other, Tony and Angela do their best to avoid facing this aspect of their developing relationship. In the meantime, however, they learn to rely on each other frequently for emotional support. Despite Angela being the employer of Tony, the series always questions, who is really in charge of the household.

Power dynamics within the Merlin BBC TV Show:

Arthur is a royal and Merlin is his manservant. Considering the show is set in a medieval fantasy world where the social hierarchy is strictly defined, the question Who's The Boss should be a moot point.

However we see Merlin constantly banter with, berate, humiliate, interfere with, refuse, make demand of, advise, comfort, defy and mock Arthur.

These are actions, that are quite unbecoming of a mere servant and forces us to critically evaluate the power balance of their relationship.

______________________________________________________________

Lets implement the Professor's Episode - Conclusion Domination Index Plot model from the Community episode.

The basis of this model is simple. It states that a person gets the upper-hand by having the last word edge wise during the conclusion of every episode.

The basis of verification is as follows:

Season 1 Episode 1 : Concludes with Arthur expressing his displeasure of having Merlin be his manservant. Merlin is then summoned by Arthur to carry out a task. Arthur ends up getting the better of Merlin here.

Season 1 Episode 2 : Concludes with Arthur admitting his mistake to Merlin and rehiring him. Following which he promptly delegates Merlin a series of tasks to do. According to me, Arthur ends up getting the better of Merlin here again.

I have listed A for Arthur and M for Merlin in the table below.

In Season 1: Merlin gets the upper hand in 7 of 13 episodes i.e. 54%

In Season 2: Merlin gets the upper hand in 8 of 13 episodes i.e. 62%

In Season 3: Merlin gets the upper hand in 9 of 13 episodes i.e. 69%

In Season 4: Merlin gets the upper hand in 9 of 13 episodes i.e. 69%

In Season 5: Merlin gets the upper hand in 7 of 13 episodes i.e. 54%

In the Entire Series: Merlin gets the upper hand in 40 of 65 episodes i.e. 62 %

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So the answer to the eternal question Who's The Boss in the Merlin TV Show is..............................................................................................

ARTHUR PENDRAGON

This is due to the fact that the Professor's model fails to take into account defining plot points that occur in a series.

The entire model presented above is refuted by this one single scene between Arthur and Merlin.

Merlin despite being a powerful sorcerer agrees to becomes Arthur's servant ( reluctantly at first but devoutly by the end of the series)

Since Merlin is the main titular protagonist, we the audience are conditioned to see Merlin subvert traditional class roles and get the upper hand.

When that fails and Arthur gets the upper hand, there is a sense of subconscious discomfort. It would also explain why certain people in the fandom feel Merlin was mistreated by Arthur and that is true to a certain extent as Arthur in Season 5 Episode 13 apologizes to Merlin as to how he has treated him.

However Merlin gives it to Arthur as good as he gets and despite being in a position to leave anytime, continues to serve Arthur.

The underlying reason to their "codependent relationship" is better explored in my other post here:

BUT THE SIMPLEST ANSWER TO THE QUESTION RAISED IN THIS POST IS THAT ARTHUR IS THE BOSS AND THEREFORE LIKE ALL BOSSES HE IS A...

Mention in the replies below, who do you think was the boss?

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Hello.... Can I ask your top 5 (or top 3) favorite characters from Merlin BBC? And why you loved them? And your top 5 favorite moments from the series? Thanks if you want to answer....

Hi, you’re welcome to ask anything:)

My top five characters (in no particular order) are Lancelot, Gwen, Arthur, Merlin, and Morgana

Lancelot because he was just an all around great guy from the start without sacrificing character development. He’s probably my favourite character in the show for that. The way he prioritised friendship and Gwen’s happiness over a romantic relationship, the way he cared about his friends was just something I really loved seeing in his character. Also how respectful he was of magic even when he was scared, he didn’t draw his sword at Kilgharrah and he was so nice to the river spirits too. Just the best knight (in my opinion)

Gwen because she was such a compassionate person, she was never afraid to call Arthur out when he needed it, she and Merlin would’ve been better friends through all the seasons if the writers didn’t forget to carry that on, she was also a brilliant Queen and it was so obvious how much she loved her friends.

Arthur because he was overcoming trauma, worked to be a good king for his people, he was always kind to his citizens and cared for their wellbeing. Also his friendship with Merlin, and his trust in him. He was stubborn and it definitely took him time to learn from his mistakes with thinking he was above people, but he’s always cared about his people. In episode 2, he believed a servant accusing a knight of sorcery, he disobeyed his father to get Merlin a cure in episode 4, I could go on.

I’m trying not to ramble too much. The show’s been my special interest for a while, I could go on for hours /lh

Merlin because he’s so nuanced as a character and doing character analysis for him is always fun. The contrast between choosing magic and Arthur throughout the show, surviving and dealing with the trauma of believing he’s a monster unless he’s serving Arthur and giving his whole life to Arthur. (Kilgharrah is awful, but that’s a whole other rant)

And Morgana because she’s also really fun to think about and analyse. The show really did us dirty in not showing anything for why she became evil while staying with Morgause. But in season 1 she was brave and kind and always stood up for what she believed in, which was her main character trait throughout even while she was evil, she stood up for what she believed. She was absolutely manipulated and groomed by Morgause to some extent, which is why she lost the kindness (the writers did her dirty) but it’s so interesting to think about the nuances and moments where her older character breaks through.

As for top five moments, (there’s more than just five but narrowing it down as much as I can)

Season 1 episode 4 when Merlin realises Morgana and Gwen are coming to help him, also when he’s talking to his mother. But this whole episode is amazing.

Season 1 episode 13 when Merlin says goodbye to Arthur before going to sacrifice his life

Season 2 episode 2 for the Arwen date in Gwen’s house

Season 2 episode 13 when Balinor and Merlin are talking over the fire

Season 3 episode 11 because it’s one of the only times where Merlin genuinely helps a sorcerer over Arthur (except Freya because she was a love interest and Daegal because he wasn’t actually a Druid)

And finally because this is getting long,

Season 4 episode 1/2 for the deleted scene where Merlin and Lancelot are talking in the hut

(I have more but I’m already over five)

[piningeddiediaz]

I realised I can pin point the exact moment I stopped believing in happy endings as a given. BBC Merlin, Season 5 Episode 13: Diamond of the Day Part 2. Roughly 10 minutes before the end.

[asoiaf-fancasts]

Edric Storm - Fancasts

Age: 12 - 13

Appearance: He has a strong and solid build. He’s an attractive youth with deep blue eyes and jet-black hair. He takes after his father with his previously mentioned eye and hair colour but also in his cheekbones and square jaw. He gets his big ears from his mother.

Character: Mordred [Younger]

Actor: Asa Butterfield

Show: Merlin BBC [2008] [Season 1 and 2]

[He’s 11 during this show so the right age for him in book one even though he doesn’t appear in story beyond a brief mention . He’s unfortunately skinny and small so he doesn’t have his build.He doesn’t have jet-black hair but he does have dark brown hair. He has greyish blue eyes instead of deep blue. He does have a square jaw. His ears are also a bit big and stick out slightly. He wears medieval ish clothes.]

Character: Uthred of Bebbanburg

Actor: Tom Taylor

Show: The Last Kingdom [2015] [Season 1, Episode 1]

[He was 13 during this episode so better suited for him in Essos age wise although the scenes make more sense for him at Storm’s End and Dragonstone. He has a slightly stronger and more solid build than the pervious cast. He has a square jaw but his red ish brown hair and his eyes are only a blue ish green. His ears aren’t big but do stick out slightly. He wears Saxon clothes pre-capture which is when he has the most useful scenes for Edric.]

Character: Oswald

Actor: N/A

Show: The Last Kingdom [2015] [Season 3]

[Unkown Age, looks to be between 13 - 15 years old so around the right age for Edric in future books. He is handsome with a square jaw and relatively big ears that stick out. He unfortunately only has dark brown hair and not black. I’m unsure of his eye colour. He wears Norse/Saxon ish clothing.]

[winter-leftovers]

Til The End Of Eternity || Chapter eighteen: Dear Sister (18/?)

(Douxie Casperan x f!reader)

Summary: Y/n is trying to figure her life out but is going to be hard since her brother is the new trollhunter and she is plagued by dreams and feelings she doesn’t understand.

Chapter Summary: Y/n get’s a revelation about her sister. Gunmar takes control of Trollmarket.

Word count: 1159

Warnings: change of schedule!! uploads are on mondays now!!

(Season 2 Episodes 12, 13)

Song?: Dear sister by The Pretty Reckless

Previous - Next

Masterlist

Y/n walked the dark, empty streets of Arcadia like she has done many times before. The wind softly tried to dry the tears but they were falling faster than nature could do its job. She could feel her feet barely lifting from the ground. It was over. She had failed. Vendel was dead and Jim had been exiled into the deep. A master wizard trained by Merlin himself and she couldn’t even keep his first human champion alive. A wizard that couldn’t keep her little brother alive.

“Even the word hopeless isn’t void of hope, right Blinky?” Jim quoted his master.

“Jim, you can’t go” Y/n said in vain. He was going to leave no matter what she said, no matter how much her hand shaked.

“Don’t worry” Jim stretched his hand to her and she immediately took it “Merlin said I was gonna have to fight. And I’ll fight” he smiled at her.

“Merlin” The name made Y/n body grow weaker. The hand that was holding Jim’s fell to her side and was replaced by Claire’s.

She walked, like many times before, purposeless downtown. Her eyes were lost in the blue. Maybe, if she walked long in off, she would be absorbed by the sky and none of this would be happening. Maybe, some balance would be restored.

Jim’s words echo in her mind “Merlin said”

Y/n closed her eyes and tried to shut off her brother’s voice but only made a distant, smaller voice stronger “Why is it always like this?”

She tried to drown the voices while she walked but she couldn’t. The whisper grew until it was a scream beating into her chest, until she had to stop in the middle of the street and use a tree for support.

“Please” she whispered to no one as she took her shaky hand to her chest. The pain was becoming unbearable.

“Y/n?” A woman called, putting her hand on Y/n’s shoulder “Y/n?”

“Why is it always like this?” Y/n exploited, tears violently falling to the ground.

“Y/n, what happened?” The woman grabbed both of Y/n’s shoulders, her green eyes full of concern.

“It’s not fair…It’s always what Merlin says. There is no space for what I want…or what I…feel…” Y/n hid her face behind her hands, sobbing violently.

“Oh, birdie” she hugged her.

The nickname made her cry ever harder.

“Look at me” she whispered into her hair and pulled apart to look at Y/n into her eyes “Y/n, I promise you, one day, we’ll have our place in the world. We will no longer have to hide”

Y/n nodded, enamored with the idea of this world that she has been hearing about since she was a child.

“And you will be by my side, sister” she smiled.

“I’ll always be by your side, Morgana” Y/n hugged her.

“Y/n!”

“Y/n!!”

Y/n blinked. She was no longer hiding in the deep of night, it was the middle of the day and she was back on Arcadia.

“Y/n!”

“Blinky?” She looked around for the troll and saw him in a tunnel “what’s going on?” She ran to him but as she got closer she saw he wasn’t alone. The tunnel was filled with trolls. She took a step back, the guilt rising in her stomach for running away and leaving them to their own devices.

“Come with me! Jim is alive! Gunmar is building an army! We need your help!” The troll pulled her by the arm before she could walk into the sun.

“What?!”

Y/n and Blinky went back to TrollMarket to help keep evacuating trolls when they were cornered. The trollhunters and a group of trolls that were ready to leave by gyre were ready to fight once a cursed Draal broke through the wall when Y/n felt something in the air. With each hit to the wall Y/n’s hand would get farther away from her staff. The human part of her wanted to fight until her body gave up but the wizard part of her wanted to see it played out.

“Wait, Claire, what are you doing?” Jim screamed

Y/n turned around and saw Claire on top of the stairs, clutching the shadow staff.

“There’s another way”

“You can’t make a portal that big” Screamed Blinky

“It’ll kill you” screamed Toby

“If we do nothing, we’re all dead. You would do the same. You did do the same” Claire screamed back.

Y/n smiled when she saw the determination in her eyes. She knew the look all too well.

“Claire, wait” Y/n pushed through the crowd of trolls and ran to Claire.

“I wasn’t thinking. There’s gotta be another way” Jim insisted.

“Guys wall breaking” announced Aaarrrgghh.

Jim ran behind her sister to get to her girlfriend but it was too late, Claire started the spell before Y/n could get there. The shadow magic invaded the room, pushing Jim to the ground. The room filled with purple smoke and the shadows started to eat Claire’s body.

“It’s killing her” screamed Jim from the floor.

Y/n jumped to grab the staff and take some of the pressure off of Claire. She closed her eyes and felt the magic flow through her, welcoming the familiar cold feeling into her.

She could see Jim, Toby, Aaarrrgghh, Blinky and NotEnrique coming to help but she couldn’t concentrate on it, too distracted by the nostalgia that the amount of magic was giving her.

The moment was over as quickly as it began. They were safe in the woods but Y/n felt the emptiness, the loneliness like it was the first time, as if Morgana was being torn from her again.

Y/n sat down on the grass as the trolls celebrated their new leader, Blinky. And for a second she felt like she was back on that cliff watching the sea swallowing her all over again.

—

Y/n opened the door to Douxie’s apartment and let her bag fall to the floor. Her body was devoid of strength.

“Hello, love” Douxie whispered from the couch, his eyes half opened.

Y/n turned around and smiled at the image of Douxie sprawled on the couch with Al and Archie nestled on the left side of his neck. He must’ve fallen asleep after his shift at Benoit’s.

“Hi” she whispered back, kicking off her shoes “Don’t get up” she laid next to him, placing her head on top of his chest.

“Everything okay?” He grabbed her waist and pulled her closer.

Y/n grabbed his shirt and closed her eyes, letting Douxie’s heartbeat washed away all the sadness of the day “I am now”

As she was falling asleep, she heard Morgana’s voice in the distance “My child, we are linked now. Now and for all of time. Your essence and mind, we are one”

A/n: hello!! I think if I upload mondays ill be able to be back on track!! Let me know what you thought!!

Are you enjoying december?? We put my cat on a diet so she’s been having a pretty rough holidays #prayforchoco

[mergwenthurweek]

Mergwenthur Week 2022

November 13 - November 19, 2022

Mergwenthur Week 2022 is a week-long event dedicated celebrating the ship of Merlin, Gwen, and Arthur, consisting of a seven-day long prompt challenge. Each day has a word, trope, and color prompt assigned to it to reflect an aspect of Mergwenthur alongside an episode from the show.

All creators are welcome to participate. Content is open to fic, art, edits, gifs, manips, meta, poetry, podfic, and whatever else you can creatively come up with during these seven days.

You do not need to do something for each day. Participate as much or as little as you want.

You may tag #mergwenthurweek2022 and your content will be reblogged to our main Tumblr, mergwenthurweek.tumblr.com and our Twitter, Mergwenthurweek. If you are submitting to AO3, feel free to add your creations to the MergwenthurWeek2022 collection.

Please read the FAQ before sending an ask if you have questions.

HOW DO PROMPTS WORK?

The themes of each day are inspired by Mergwenthur. You can use the word prompts, trope prompts, or color prompts for whatever you make, or even write fix-it fics or make fanart related to the chosen episode.

The prompts are meant to inspire you, not box your creative muse in. You can interpret the prompts as literally or loosely as you want.

RULES

You may combine this fest with other ongoing challenges (ie: Merlin Bingo, Kinkalot, MerthurWeek, Tropemas, etc).

Each prompt days opens midnight in your time zone. However, there won’t be a deadline for when you post a prompt if it’s from an earlier day, and you have until the 13 of November to post. There will also be an amnesty week until the 26 for anyone who couldn’t post their fills in time. We understand it’s a hectic season for most of us. The event will officially end (and the AO3 collection will close) on November 26, 2022.

The last rule is to have fun. Please do not stress if you aren’t inspired for every prompt, and have fun creating!

FAQ

PROMPTS

Nov 13 DAY 1 - Picnics | Role Reversal | Le Morte D'Arthur (1x13) #F5BD61, #F7EEE3, #f4CBC4, #84A49B, #F18482

Nov 14 DAY 2 - Magic | Canon Divergence | The Once and Future Queen (2x02) #8B1D3F, #3C163B, #8ABD9E, #F1C987, #DB4C40

Nov 15 DAY 3 - Love Languages | Running Away | Queen of Hearts (3x10) #2C101F, #0D5358, #FBAF59, #78A1A9, #CB779F

Nov 16 DAY 4 - Flowers | Identity Porn | A Servant of Two Masters (4x06) #423F37, #E4B23A, #ECEAD7, #A39695, #6E675F

Nov 17 DAY 5 - Feast | Eavesdropping | The Sword in the Stone (4x12/4x13) #1C2339, #6F3E44, #FFF9F8, #F6B449, #07A3BC

Nov 18 DAY 6 - Swords | Taken Captive | The Diamond of the Day (5x12/5x13) #07A3BC, #47141D, #5E513F, #AA917C, #F2F3F2

Nov 19 DAY 7 - Free Choice

[sweetea-rosey]

I'm watching BBC Merlin, and I'm going to finish

But

(major spoilers for up to season 3)

I could have written this so much better and I need to rant

1. Why tf are we not supposed to want Uther dead

2. Why is Morgana evil for wanting to....end a genocide

3. Fatphobia, rampant fatphobia

5. Has Feminist Moments, but then every female character, evil or not, aside from Morgana and Morgause, end up being romantically involved with one of the guys, even if it's in an Evil Temptress way. Because, obviously, how else could a woman think to kill a man?

6. Merlin is so selfish and stupid with the dragon, he always just begs for help then gets mad when the dragon doesn't tell him what he wants to hear, it makes him unlikable

7. Merlin has multiple opportunities to end this reign of genocide and paranoia and he actively doesn't

8. They do the "one step forward, two steps back" thing and that's just lazy writing

9. It's supposed to be episodic adventures and they try to do the sitcom style comedy, and occasionally it works, but it's really not the right tone

10. Why is the main conflict always around death? Please choose something else for once

11. Merlin betrays his fellow sorcerers all the time just by protecting Uther and we're never given a good reason for why

12. "We're just as bad as him if we kill him!" (He commits Genocide)

13. He's a hypocrite who is willing to utilize magic for his own gains, and apparently cheated with his best friend's wife...why are we supposed to feel sympathy for him?

14. Help

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday, September 2

TARA: I'm envious, Mr. Giles. A trip to England sounds so exciting and exotic. (realizes) Un...less you're English. (Giles grins) BUFFY: Look, don't worry about the shop. We'll take care of it. We can open and close, and, and we'll deal with everyone. Anya frowns. WILLOW: We can come by between classes! Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens ... but it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know, insane. TARA: I said "quirky."

~~Triangle~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Pa'lante by shallowrain (Buffy/Faith, T)

Customer Service by ThatOneAnnoyingFox (Spike, T)

SORE REGRETS by KNZ1 (Buffy, Willow, E)

Tickle Me Angel by MamaBewear (Puppet Angel/Spike, M)

Lay All Your Love On Me by L0zerEmz0 (Buffy/Spike, G)

A Shot in the Dark by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, T)

Kiss the Girl by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, T)

Fur in your teeth.... by ThatOneAnnoyingFox (Spike, G)

Spike tortures Xander and it turns into love by lucifer23 (Xander/Spike, Not Rated [but NOT G])

To Help the Chosen One - part four - by ILLYRIAN (unrated)

Waste of a Time Loop by hydranjenna (Buffy/Spike, R)

Twisted Fantasies - ch. 11 [ficlet collection] by JoshuAB (Xander-centric, multi xover, FR15 this chapter)

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Minion-ification of Angel and Spike - ch. 1 by bunniesitmustbebunnies (Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike, G)

SEX MAGICK - ch. 1 by lucifer23 (Buffy/Giles, others, E)

The Chosen Two - ch. 1-3 by endlesspetals (Buffy/Ash Williams, Evil Dead xover, E)

What is a King to an Anarchist? - ch. 1-4 by a_kiss_inthe_rain (Giles/Uther, Merlin xover, M)

Forty-eight days in L.A. - ch. 2 by Blissymbolics (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Mysterious Destinies - ch. 7 by EnchantedWillow (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Arrive Before the Birds - ch. 9 by EverythingElse (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Degradation of Duality [Series Part 2] - ch. 47 by Ragini (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

What Love Looks Like - ch. 7 by DeamonQueen (Buffy/Spike, R)

Gargoyle - ch. 11 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Second Chance- Their Story - ch. 14 by Loup Noir (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Ties to the World - ch. 36 by The Danish Bird (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Meanwhile, back on the farm.... - ch. 1 by hysteriumredux (Faith-centric, multi-xover, FR13)

Quest for Glory - ch. 1 by Geliot99, Claire (Buffy/Spike, R)

Let's Casually Change the Timeline - ch. 1-2 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Arrive Before the Birds - ch. 9 by EverythingElse (Buffy/Spike, NC_17)

Gargoyle - ch. 11 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Love and the Blacksmith - ch. 1-3 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Edit and Playlist: Spike from BTVS but it's actually "Raw Power" by Iggy and the Stooges by spyder-baby (Buffy/Spike, Spike/Drusilla, worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy, the vampire slayer: Bad eggs - It’s Buffy Tuesday and we are halfway through season 2... by onedrawsoverthecuckoosnest (Buffy, ensemble, worksafe)

Sculpture: I made a little polymer clay Angel! by simonglundmark (Angel, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Nightmares Fashion Part Two by theoverlookedoneedits1997

VIDEO: Is Buffy Summers Bisexual? by Trash Discourse

PODCAST: Episode 40 - Lurconis and the Dozy Cow (Band Candy) by The Sunnydale Diaries

[Fandom Discussions]

Vampire buffy was so underutilized as a plot device by therulerofallpotatos

[they could have made Riley better and more like the hero they tried to make him] by raisedbythetv89

spike's crush on buffy in season 5 is.... so heartbreaking by lesbianmarrow

[Is] Joss Whedon Ghost Writing? by NotMichaelStipe

Spoilers discussion allegories [symbolism re pregnancy, ATS vs BTVS metaphors] by alb5357

If Buffy came back and did something similar to Marvel's What If [What If suggestions] by Britneyfan123

Fan Boy Expo Orlando [detailed tips if you go in the discussion] by greenballoffloof

[GAME: all the characters are stranded on a desert island, who does what?] by No-Jaguar8044

How often do you recognize names or references to cultural media? by InfiniteMehdiLove

[what to read/watch/listen to after finishing the shows, in what order?] by Delicious_Opposite23

[discussion of Buffy books] by Tomato_Tomat0

Whistler [praise] by anthonycaruana

Faith from Angel season 4 to Buffy season 7 by jdpm1991

These Two Meeting Each Other [Glory and Lucifer from TV show Lucifer] by Think_Web_1353

Angel & Lindsey - "To Shanshu in LA" - Spoilers inside by jdpm1991

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Best Buffy The Vampire Slayer episodes: Super fans rank every episode [list is dunked on by reddit]

Submit a link to be included in the newsletter!

Join the editor team :)