#and camlann

[themostdearofspaghettis]

Brainrot = Profit

[cherrywhite]

every single time (template from @mhuyo)

[justaz]

battle of camlann but merlin wasn’t ancient as shit. he blasts the warriors around arthur away and arthur turns to see a glowering, golden-eyed merlin. he tightens his grip on his sword but isn’t able to raise it. the inconceivable notion that merlin has betrayed him runs through his mind but he cant quite grasp it. his father is screaming in his head to kill the wretched sorcerer but all arthur can see is his friend wearing a face that looks too much like morgana’s. merlin glances up at arthur and the expression of rage fizzles into one tinged with fear and concern - all too confusing for him to unpack in the midst of battle. merlin is slow to approach his side and even then he keeps his distance. before either of them can say anything, mordred appears, sword in hand, glaring at arthur.

merlin tries to draw the former knights attention away from arthur, tries to goad him into fighting merlin instead, but mordred is deadset on fighting arthur. he calls morgana over instead and says emrys’s fight is with her while his is with arthur. with the extra seconds of back and forth, arthur isn’t as shocked when he raises his sword against mordred’s. morgana and merlin blast each other great distances until they’re far away from modred vs arthur and land on the front line between the two armies. both armies back off and watch the light show as morgana and emrys battle until morgana’s army uses the distraction to close in on camelot’s army.

three battles occurring at once until morgana gets a lucky hit in and merlin goes flying. he lands next to a gwaine who is currently bleeding out. he smiles when he sees who’s next to him “merlin!” which sounds so much like his greeting every time they ran into each other before gwaine became a knight. he reaches out and heals gwaine’s wound and leon just looks up at him for a moment before going “you’re always full of surprises, aren’t you merlin?” merlin grins and goes “i got one more” he stands up on surprisingly steady legs and calls on kilgharrah. in for a penny, out for a pound. arthur is already fuming at him, might as well rip the bandaid off right?

kilgharrah attacks morgana’s army while merlin orders aithusa to stand down. camelot’s army is able to march through the charred army and bring down those who remain, mordred is loosing but persevering through rage and spite alone, morgana is screaming (like she always is nowadays). merlin and morgana battle once more until mordred and morgana’s armies have fallen. merlin makes a tactical retreat to arthur who is still staring at him wearily (and definitely irate). he requests permission to kill morgana which is baffling but she is his sister and he’s always cared for her even after her betrayal so he supposes it makes sense. once he gives it, their fight doesn’t last longer than a minute. emrys was always stronger than her, he was just buying time.

camelot emerges victorious though they don’t seem all that excited about it. the other warriors cheer and clap each other on the back, but arthur is just watching merlin. the knights watch them uneasily. merlin returns arthur’s gaze. “is that the fucking dragon i killed?” merlin looks up at kilgharrah who is needlessly burning the remains of morgana’s army. merlin turns back to him “yes.”

[gyrhs]

This is my first time joining to the @aftercamlann Big Bang, and I got paired with @tansyuduri, which made me really happy, since her story was my first choice, I'm so happy with all of the pieces that I did, and I hope that you enjoy them as well. And the story of course it's amazing and you can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58020010/chapters/147710359

(click on the imges to see them in their full size)

[littleacebee]

The only thing I have to say for myself is: Songs in podcasts my beloveds <3

IDs in alt text and under the cut

[ID: Front cover of a zine. In the middle of the page there is big red heart with text in it: „Songs in podcasts my beloveds”.

Page 1. Text saying: „I love songs in podcasts! They are so cool and great and amazing and wonderful and fun and fabulous and excellent and brilliant”

Page 2. On the top of the page there is text: „Me when there is song in podcast:”. Below there are three doodles of a person. First is singing dramatically, other two are dancing. There are colourful musical notes around.

Page 3. Text saying: „Some of my fav songs from podcasts with honest and totally not biased rating:

„Die Berliner Luft” from The Amelia Project - 10/10

Songs from Roguemaker - 10/10

Theme song from Night Shift - 10/10

„Magistrate’s daughter” Travelling light - 10/10”

Page 4. Text saying: „Musical episode of Mission rejected - 10/10

Folks songs in Camlann - 10/10

Songs from The Strange Case of Starship Iris - 10/10

„It’s all made up!” from Victoriocity - 10/10

Musical episode of The Bright Sessions - 10/10

Song in the last episode of Trice Forgotten - 10/10”

Page 5. Text saying: „”Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” from Midnight Burger - 10/10

Songs from Re: Dracula - 10/10

Cabaret Night at Cosmic Lounge from Stellar Firma - 69/10

Theme song from Dark Ages - 10/10

Songs from Welcome to the Brass Eagle - 10/10

The Ballad of Anne & Mary 1000/10”

Page 6. At the top of the page there is text saying: „”To be an Undertaker” from Wooden Overcoats - 100000000000000000000000/10”. Below there is doodle of a person playing on a mandolin.

Page 7. There is a doodle of a person holding a big sign with text: „You should add song to your podcast!”. At the bottom of the page there is text saying: „#fiction podcast zine event”. End ID]

[ollyrewind]

With you, I serve

With you, I fall down

Watch you breathe in

Watch you breathing out

[1st-knight-of-camelot]

The Battle of Camlann: King Arthur and Sir Leon fighting side-by-side for the last time (BBC Merlin 5x13)

[lionofchaeronea]

 "Then the king ... ran towards Sir Mordred, crying, 'Traitor, now is thy death day come.'" Illustration by N.C. Wyeth for The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Edited for Boys by Sidney Lanier (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922).

[camlannpod]

LIVESTREAM MARATHON - THIS SATURAY 30TH NOVEMBER!

Come help us raise money for season 2 of Camlann by tuning in to our twelve hour marathon on the @tincanaudio Twitch channel!

There'll be 27 prizes available, including the only Camlann merchandise currently in existence: 9 posters with our show art, and 9 custom campfire patches made by our very own Ross McFarlane, as well as 9 hardback copies of Ella's TTRPG Upriver, Downriver thanks to the generous support of @macguffinandco.

Plus! We're going to be joined by amazing guests from all across the podcast landscape, joining us to chat about folklore, mythology and much much more. These guests will include: Motzie from @hinaypod, @laurenshippen, Eira from @hangingslothcentral, Cat from The Call fo Cthulhu Mystery Programme, Gabriel and Sarah from Wolf 359, Marc from Archive 81, Steve from Old Gods of Appalachia, Joe from Midnight Burger, Richard from Visionaries, and Eleanor and Martin from the Three Ravens podcast!

And of course, the cast and crew will be there to chat and joke along as we relisten to series one of Camlann, with an episode on the hour every hour from 3pm GMT.

So please - come say hi, tell a friend, and consider donating to help us make season 2. We can't wait!

Keep the fires burning.

[merlinlikethebird]

So I was lucky enough to work with @lesbianlefay for one of my @aftercamlann big bangs! Absolutely a wonderful person and author, please go check out all of her work, and most especially our collaboration, found here: Flicker Of A Candlelight, Heat Of An Inferno!

Thank you for making this such a fun event!!

[boombox-fuckboy]

Humans like names, don’t they? Terribly dangerous things, names. They can Transform you. They can pin you in place. There’s no telling what a name will do to you if you’re not careful.

The Cryptonaturalist, Episode 42: Dragons

DAN: Listen, what’s your name?

RAT: Oh, I forgot that a long time ago. Less dangerous that way.

DAN: [sighs] What should I call you?

RAT: Please don’t. Names are so very important and powerful and frightening.

Archive 81, Episode 11: Body, Recorder

GUIDE: What was her name?

THE BEAST: A name’s a big thing to give away… Guide. Some folk can do a lot if they know that. Wouldn’t be right for me to share it.

The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality, Episode Thirty-Seven: TIMELESS

SCARLET: It’s… wait, who the hell am I talking to? I don’t recognize your voice. JASMINE: Olivi– SCARLET: WHOA HEY nonono don’t EVER use your real name here. What’s wrong with you? Are you new? What name did they give you?

The Department of Variance of Somewhere, Ohio, Episode 1: New Employee Orientation

You are given a name, and then you are born. It is among the first words you understand, and when others think of you, it is the first word on their tongues. One day, you realize it does not fit you, it never has, and you change it, but your old name haunts you like a ghost. Your family refuses to use your new name. Later you are lowered into the ground, and your old name is said over and over until it consumes you, and even when it is no longer said, it is written above your resting place. The grave with the wrong name does not welcome you, so you search for a place that will. When you finally reach it, whispers in the wind say your name, and that they love you.

Hello From The Hallowoods, Episode 8 - Names

GWEN: So why do you keep the name?

MORGAN: What?

GWEN: Morgan. You could use a different one. When I’m Shújūn, I don’t have to be Guinevere. Sometimes I don’t want to be her. You could choose a different path.

Camlann, Episode 7: Under The Hill

[aftercamlann]

We Are Bruised But Whole Together

words by tansyuduri, art by GYRHS Summary: 

Arthur wakes up in modern Glastonbury and to his unfathomable relief finds Merlin. But nothing is simple. Everything he knew is gone, for one. He wonders what of his achievements were actually his own, and not just Merlin's magic, for another. Arthur also has to face the fact that he kept the ban on magic going. Was he ever truly a good king?

There is also the “I love you” he mouthed to Merlin before dying. Something he cannot afford to focus on, because, as Merlin tells him, Albion’s time of greatest need is upon them.

Then comes the unthinkable. Merlin’s magic, which has been growing over the last thousand years, is suddenly too strong for the sorcerer's human body to handle. Faced with the prospect of losing Merlin, feelings suddenly come out and Arthur realizes that if he can save the man he loves and the land of Albion, he might be able to forgive himself for his mistakes and everything he is not.

The question is, can he?

Expect fluff, angst, humor, banter, hurt/comfort, whump, and lots of Merthur!

Click HERE for the story and HERE for the art!

[pyjamacryptid]

click the image to sharpen :)

The wounds didn’t look deep, but he was no healer. He did, however, know how to wrap a bandage. He wrapped the length of silk around Arthur’s arm tight, and tied it off, sealing the punctures.

“You’ll live,” Merlin said. He released Arthur’s arm and looked up.

Arthur’s gaze was soft and contemplative on Merlin’s face. A small, wondrous smile curved one corner of his mouth, exposing the sharpness of his incisors without threat. Arthur’s arm was heavy on Merlin’s knee, like Arthur hadn’t heard him. His hand was curled softly, palm up. Out of the corner of Merlin’s eye, it still looked like the giant paw of a bear, but it was gentle, relaxed, not prepared to strike.

“What?” Merlin asked.

— excerpt from Chapter 12 of The Challenge of the Fey Court by @thenerdyindividual for ACBB 2024

Re-posting the main piece from this post so that the details get a chance to shine, and so that its paired with its respective scene.

[wistfulvulpine]

This is my first time joining After Camlann Big Bang, and I was paired with Sage_Owl! Her prompt piqued my interest and I did my best to accompany the writing 😊 And a huge thanks for @feuxx for the beta 💙

I hope you enjoy the fic!

Art masterpost

Read the fic here

[fishymossdraws]

Sci Fi Pod recommendations PLZZZ

Hello world of Tumblr, I need help. I have been looking for some awesome Sci Fi podcasts to listen too. I love time travel, space, alternative realities. Literally anything to do with space and the brain.

Here is my long running list of currently listening and finished: wolf 359, EOS10, red valley, Archive 81, the edge of sleep, zeros hours, case 63, ars paradoxica, the deep vault, limetown, time:bombs, we're alive, close your eyes, Give me away, Camlann, Project Nova, and Deviser

I'm begging plz

[blip-blip-blop]

sad puppy doodle