#Not the once and future king
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Hey but what if Arthur is waiting for the people's he hold dear in the after life 👀
At first he just asks to the newly death people how Camelot is doing, what is happening, etc. Then he began to see people that he knew, knights and nobles at first, (he lied the first "person" he recognised that die after him was that damned Dragon and he is going to have words with Merlin—), Gaius, Hunith,... 40 years after his death he saw his queen again too.
He also see people he doesn't know but cherish anyways : his wife's new husband, their children, his knights' children, their children's children,...
And yet, he does not see Merlin. He does not wish that he dies but it has been 150 years surely Sorcerer can not live that long?
Slowly but surely, Merlin began to loose his connection to Camelot's children. He began to travel, he began to leave and Arthur becomes afraid. Arthur does not know where he will go, Arthur is losing his track. Arthur is dead and Merlin is alive. All he can do is asks, asks and asks again.
Until one day, one day, no one can answers him anymore and so he waits...
#Merthur#arthur pendragon#merlin#merlin bbc#merlin emrys#Fanfic#canon compliant#Technically#At first I was going to go for a plot where Arthur asks to go back to life#So he can find Merlin again#But magical creature Y347 say something cryptic like “the once and future king will rise again but not now”#And Arthur would have responded something like#It's Arthur the man who is asking#Not the once and future king#Then they would have agree at the condition that Arthur will not tell Merlin who he is and that he shall live and die like any human would#But I just could not write it#I don't know why#At least when Arthur will come back in this AU he will hug Merlin as tightly as Merlin hold him!#Because they both wanted 1500 years for each other :)#There is some kind of poetry in it?#Two halves one dead one alive both waiting to be whole again#And perhaps it is the greater grief#after all#to be left on earth when another is gone.#my shit
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have my favorite one i’ve made
#bbc merlin#merlin#arthur pendragon#merthur#the once and future king#merlin incorrect quotes#merlin text posts#two sides of the same coin
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We're TRENDINGG for no REASONN just like god DECREEDD, so here are 5 fics that would steal your breath away:
1. My breaths are run by your compass by regulusrules. [T] [20K+] [post-camlann fix-it] [golden age but merlin stabs arthur in his heart first].
Not because it's my fic and it's genuinely so insane you won't believe it, but honestly, it's the best idea I've ever come up with, even better than the widely beloved my heart is readily yours. For me, it's the perfect continuation of their story, and the most unhinged plot twist you could find in a fic.
2. Half of my soul by @clockwrkpendrxgon. [G] [2K] [MCD] [golden age growing old together]
This fic is half of my soul, or what the poets say. It's so much better as an ending than what they've given us. At least this is filled with such golden love it makes you ache. At least this makes sense.
3. from hearth and ashes, we’re reborn by @remuscariad. [G] [5K] [canon era magic reveal].
This fic is so good you'll be on your knees from it. The prose, the characterization, the tropes used... it will linger in your mind and fester there from how beautiful it all is. And the art in it by @onepeppercorn... stunning.
4. Our broken pieces by @aramblingjay. [T] [10K] [canon era established relationship]
You can pry this fic from my cold dead hands. I will never stop recommending it until it gets the fame it deserves. One of the most beautiful fics ever written about them, and genuinely encompasses their characters so perfectly.
5. gentle as an early spring breeze by @prattery. [G] [2.5K] [canon divergence golden age]
They are alive and in love and we're all living in this fic because it's what they righteously deserved. The way their life was written here and the love between them... I swear this author could write anything and I'd kudos it before even reading it.
[For more recs]
#bbc merlin#no we won't ever die#we are#the once and future fandom#merlin#merlin fic recs#merthur#king arthur#regulusrules recs
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Merlin: I dare you to marry me.
Arthur: I’m not gonna fall for that, you idiot.
Merlin: Then I win.
Arthur: What? No you don’t. I’ll marry the hell out of you. You’re officially king consort now. You can’t beat me like that.
Gwaine: What the fuck did I just witness?
#bbc merlin#merlin#merlin emrys#arthur pendragon#once and future idiots#incorrect merlin quotes#i’m bad at tagging#merthur#merlin x arthur#merlin bbc#gwaine#king consort merlin#merlin incorrect quotes
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A spell gone wrong RIGHT!!!
#arthur pendragon#once and future king#merlin bbc#merlin#so many tags for merlin#mermay 2024#mermay#arthur fishdragon#goldfish to be precise#I'm back babyy#he's so pathetic#merlin fanart
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Guys bbc merlin is trending. And we’ve made it trend only because the official Merlin twitter changed the bio and tweeted for the first time in ten years. The power of this fandom is unmatched. We feed on literal crumbs and go feral whenever we get the slimmest shred of hope. Now can you imagine if the show actually came back??? Like. Imagine getting to see Arthur and Merlin reunite. The collective madness such an event would unleash. We’d break tumblr for real wouldn’t we.
#we are all so delusional lmaooo#I love our fandom so much#we never lose hope#we are all just waiting here forever for our king’s return#just like merlin#once and future fandom#merlin#bbc merlin
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no you don't understand I'm obsessed with the idea of camelot's land and magic loving arthur.
like, he's literally the son of ygraine and magic, and the prophesied king. they'd be protective of him (I imagine it's how he survived the years before merlin, that and his own skills as a warrior).
when Uther sends a young Arthur out in the storm (as a punishment or some suicidal mission to prove his worth idk uther is a shitty parent), the rain falls softer, the wind is warmer, the branch part and make way for him. that sort of thing
whenever he's truly desperate and heart yearning with his noble intentions, Camelot bends over itself to make it happen for it's son and king
If arthur is fighting out there then the ground is sturdier under his feet, if he is ever injured and down then the air seeps a bit of it's magic into him, if he is ever lost and can't find his way back then the horses find him easily, if he is ever hungry and alone then the animal make themselves easy sacrifice
Arthur is Camelot's son. She would protect him with everything until Emrys comes
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a half-ghost--? no- no wait, that's a changeling. that's even worse.
so i'd like to preface this by saying this stems from me going entirely off the rails thinking about tales of the passerine-- which is frankly quite on brand for me to think of one au, and then develop it so far left ways that it makes another au entirely.
bUT. Context! Danny's ancestors sometime before they immigrated to America had a fae marry into the family. This had its Side Effects. Naturally. The Fentonnightengale responsible for this charmed a fae thanks to their swagless nature and awkward demeanor, so instead of getting eaten the fae thought it was cute instead. The fae marrying into the family had an affinity for music, but that kinda repressed itself by accident -- blame the salem witch trials.
By the time Danny is born, the fae blood has become so latent that it really doesn't show up anymore other than the Fentons Eccentricity and obsession with the supernatural (a latent desire to return home to the fae realm - aka infinite realms). There's an unnatural charm surrounding the fenton that really only creeps almost every human within a visual radius, and Danny is no exception.
hoWEVEr. the accident that turned danny into a halfa in one timeline did no such thing in this one -- it just reactivated his latent fae blood, and reactivated it with a fervor. Effectively turning Danny from a human into a changeling.
Danny just thinks at first that he's a half-ghost -- only to realize later on from Clockwork that he's not one at all. He's very much fae -- which is a wild discovery for Danny to make. It also means his rogues are quite a bit more intimidated by him. Fae are above ghosts in the Infinite Realm Creature Hierarchy, no matter how powerful they are. A fae can still Steal the name of a ghost, so Danny's rogues are rather skittish/unsure around Danny until they realize he doesn't know he's a changeling -- after that, many of them vow to try and keep it secret amongst themselves.
Danny's 'ghost' form is rather birdlike, and in human form his appearance warps to match his comfortability. When he's alone with his friends he starts taking on unnatural features. -- his blue-green eyes brighten and his pupils elongate, his teeth sharpen, and his ears grow longer and animal-like. His hair softens to be more feathery, his nails sharpen. In general he takes on more 'bird-ish' features. At school, around his parents, and when he's stressed, tense, or scared, he looks completely human -- an instinctual survival mechanism.
As a ghost, he has large, pretty wings that gradient from black to dark purple-blue, with a shimmer across the feathers that resembles the aurora borealis. His limbs elongate, his legs becoming bird-like and his talons grow on both his feet and nails. His ears vaguely resemble a rabbit's, although they don't flop down like one. All his teeth sharpen. Razor sharp chompers, capable of biting through bone. His eyes take on a greenish-hue, but otherwise remain the same color, albeit his sclera becomes blue-ish and his pupils become diamond-shaped and white. Rings of seafoam blue circle around his iris, creating a reflective sheen. He makes chirping, creaking noises, and when he speaks there's a faint overlap that is very enchanting.
Overall he's rather beautiful in a terrifyingly inhuman way, its hard to take your eyes off him. He has a lot of feathers. He's very drawn to singing and music in general, and gets into music sometime after his accident. He likes flutes/ocarinas/woodwinds the most, followed shortly after by strings, and then piano. He also slowly loses the ability to lie -- which is really annoying and also terrifying until he learns how to reword himself and become a better wordsmith.
SInce this stemmed from an older brother dpdc au, its gonna stay an older brother dpdc au alsfh. i'll just get to the dpxdc part in another post since i wanted to get this off my chest first
#disclaimer: im not following any strict or specific fae lore. i know fae lore im cherrypicking and making my own#danny fenton is not the ghost king#dp x dc crossover#dp x dc#dpxdc#dpxdc crossover#changeling danny au#danny phantom au#danny phantom#putting these ^^^ tags up because this post also works as a standalone DP AU#future older brother danny#danny yawns once and unhinges his jaw Like A Snake and scares the fuck outta his friends.#this is just the outline for the au so not everything is set in stone. things are yet to get build up on. here is the foundation for my ide
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Prompt 261
“So is no one going to talk about the eldritch space child or…”
“I mean, do you want to get between a child and Batman? I think the only one who could even get close right now is Superman…”
“No you’re right, I think- oh my god the eldritch space child is playing with batman’s bat-ears and he’s not doing anything about it what the fuck I thought only Robins could get away with that-”
#DCxDP#DPxDC#Prompts#Alfred is Clockwork#AndCW having adopted Danny means Danny gets to meet his new big brother from another timeline#Bruce (Once Alfred confirms) is absolutely attached within moments#Autistic bois unite & talk for hours about hyperfixations#Clark has had time to make an entire homemade pie at this point#No Danny isn’t ghost king nor is Clockwork Cronus#Bruce: I have only had a baby brother for 5 hours but if anything happens to him I will let my kids break all the rules & kill everyone her#Signal: Yeah definitely Alfred’s he glows like him and everything#The rest of the bats: Alfred does what now-#Danny with dozens of big star eyes to Bruce: How would you feel about sisters#Bruce holding 3 children & 1 young adult: I am big brother now#Alfred scathingly says that Someone in the family *cough Jazz cough* will at least finish college & get their degree#Sometimes CW enjoys turning off his future-vision and vibing as a mostly-mortal#And Gotham is an old war buddy of his (Yes Gotham is the city equivalent of an Ancient) from the [Redacted] era of the Realms#And xer son & daughter are adorable- Bludhaven & Arkham love the vigilantes lots
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If canon won't let them hug, I will make them hug
#merthur#bbc merlin#merlin#arthur pendragon#merlin fanart#my art#digital art#emrys#once and future king#this show is forcing me to learn how to draw hugs#why is Merlin crying? Arthur nearly died ofc! and he still can't tell him about his magic :( sadness :(
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Imagine Merlin BBC being a romcom teenage series!!
Imagine the trailer be like:
"Prince Arthur was a regular prince"
*cut to show Arthur smiling and pretty*
Brave
*Arthur fighting against someone*
Charming
*Arthur flirting and/or smiling lovingly*
Responsable
*Arthur suffering with his duties*
And like most princes
...
A total prat.
*Arthur laughing out loud*
But some things might change
*Cut to Merlin arriving at Camelot*
When a certain young warlock
*Merlin doing magic*
Becomes his manservant
*Scene where Merlin is "rewarded" after saving him the first time*
Unwillingly
*Merlin and Arthur fighting over Merlin's chores scenes*
The once and future king
*Arthur with his armour all smiley*
And the greatest warlock to ever walk on earth
*Merlin with his eyes glowing gold*
Before those titles became official
*Scenes with both of them being stupid*
Merlin
Coming soon
#bbc merlin#merlin emrys#arthur pendragon#merlin#merthur#merlin x arthur#trailer#morgana#arthur#once and future king#greatest warlock to walk on earth#i have this idea in my head#i cannot get it out#someone please edit this#or maybe i will#saving this for later
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Young prince Arthur exploring the castle bc his emotionally and mostly physically absent father doesn’t care what he does as long as he gets his studies done. He pretends he’s a brave knight with a small wooden sword in hand and ventures down in the belly of the castle and stumbles upon a cavern under the castle. It’s not long before Kilgharrah lands before him and laughs at the young child before him, a baby really. This is no Once and Future King. But…Arthur does not scream and run, he holds up his wooden sword, shaking with terror as he stares down the ferocious beast, full of courage. And Kilgharrah stares and stares and stares before sighing heavily and going, “Fine. I’ll adopt you. Stop looking at me like that.”
Anyways, Arthur grows up visiting Kilgharrah and hearing about prophecies and destiny. He watches Kilgharrah perform small bits of magic and grows up knowing the truth of what’s happened. By the time merlin arrives in Camelot, Arthur is pro-magic and anti-Uther but holy fuck is he the most arrogant prick of all time. Not only did he grow up a prince to be king, he grew up knowing he was to be a king of legend. Merlin bullies him relentlessly like in canon and everything happens as it did.
But Arthur visits Kilgharrah for advice of magical threats and leaves like right before Merlin visits him for advice. Kilgharrah never says anything bc he likes to watch them be idiots. Arthur and Merlin sneaking behind each other’s back to use/consult magic (users) to help solve their issues and never telling the other. But Arthur keeps failing. He goes to find a powerful enough Druid or Sorcerer to combat magic from a High Priestess and he can’t find anyone. However, as if by magic (ha ha ha), the threat is neutralized without Arthur’s interference. Baby boy is so confused.
This goes on for years and slowly breaks down his confidence as he thought that being the Once and Future King meant conquering all these threats and protecting his people yet…he can’t. He hasn’t properly neutralized a threat in a while, bc I mean sometimes it happens but the other times he’s knocked out for SOME FUCKING REASON. So he’s moping in his room and Merlin’s like “What’s wrong?” In a super soft voice when he sees Arthur’s kicked puppy look.
Arthur barely thinks about it before telling Merlin. He’s wanted to for years but he never wanted to drag Merlin into danger by getting him involved in treason bc while his father would be irate with him, Uther wouldn’t hesitate before chopping off Merlin’s head. But Merlin has always been there for Arthur, and rebuilt his confidence despite the other times where he’s humbling him. So Arthur tells him everything. And Merlin is silent. And quiet. And silent. And quiet. And silent. And quiet. And-
He starts cursing the dragon angrily and drags Arthur down through the castle to Kilgharrah’s cavern. The dragon is already there laughing his ass off. Arthur is confused on how Merlin knew where to go. Merlin is shouting curses up at the dragon. Kilgharrah just looks down at them as he laughs and is like, “Finally, the Once and Future King and Emrys have united.”
Arthur (grew up knowing he had someone out there who was “half of his soul” as Kilgharrah said which he took to mean his soulmate and has been fantasizing about meeting this mysterious and powerful Emrys and…other things… Well, until he met Merlin. Then the fantasies featured all three of them) is…staring at Merlin wide eyed and flustered and a little turned on at how the small human is shouting angrily at the big dragon as if the big dragon couldn’t just stomp the both of the small humans or roast them alive. Arthur’s fantasies merge Merlin and Emrys together and it’s back to just the two of them.
Merlin is grumpy bc he had to hide his magic from Arthur for YEARS only to find out that the clotpole was ON HIS FUCKING SIDE?????? AND THE DAMN LIZARD KNEW ABOUT IT????? Oh, Merlin wants a set of Dragon scale armor and Kilgharrah’s golden scales would suit him nicely, he thinks. He’ll skin the damn beast himself-
#bbc merlin#merlin emrys#arthur pendragon#merthur#fanfiction#fanfic#fic ideas#Kilgharrah#prompts#once and future king#once and future idiots#medieval husbands
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yeah
#couldn’t decide who it fit best#so both#both is good#bbc merlin#merlin#arthur pendragon#merthur#bbc merthur#the once and future king#incorrect merlin#two sides of the same coin
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And with that, we officially trended five times in pride month on tumblr.com after 12 years of the show being over
#five. times.#merlin#bbc merlin#the once and future fandom#merthur#arthur pendragon#merlin bbc#king arthur
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You ever think about Arthur’s deleted depression arc from Season 4 of Merlin or are you normal
Dale McCready was the Director of Photography on Merlin from 2008-2012. In April 2020 she released some BTS photos from this time.
📷 Source: Dale McCready Merlin Archive
#merlin#merlin bbc#bbc merlin#merthur#the once and future fandom#arthur pendragon#merlin x arthur#arthur x merlin#two sides of the same coin#merlin behind the scenes#merlin bts#season 4#for camelot#young warlock#merlin cast#the once and future king#bradley james
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