#and then arthur dies

[aconfusedgoose]

AND DAN AND PHIL ARE BACK???

I started this year making a meme about John Green being back and I thought that would be the wildest thing to happen this year... Clearly I was wrong. I feel like the universe is just confused about what year it is... I'm in my mid 20s now and I don't need to be going through this again.

[justaz]

au where merlin doesn’t know balinor is his father and he and arthur are chilling in his cave and balinor mentions hunith and merlin Locks In as he subtly questions the random man and boom arthur and merlin are aware that the last dragonlord is his father.

[pucksandpower]

This sport is so unserious and I love it 😭

[potato-lord-but-not]

get shown affection IDIOT

[abisalli]

If canon won't let them hug, I will make them hug

[hihomeghere]

Salt and Pepper | Arthur Morgan / Reader

Word count : 1.4k Summary : Arthur notices his hair is starting to gray. I saw a post on here about Arthur with salt and pepper hair and I couldn’t stop myself hehe. Warnings/Tags : talk about death, getting old, Arthur loves his wife, no tb, Arthur and reader own a house, mention of past gang members, cursing, lots of fluff, self deprecation on Arthur’s side, bullets, mention of weight gain (in a positive way)

“Godamn ugly bastard.” Arthur huffed, his gaze piercing as he looked into the mirror. He hadn’t meant to have himself a pity party this morning. In fact he was feeling quite fine this morning before looking in the small bathroom mirror. Waking up next to you always puts a spring in his step. Especially when he’s waking up in a real bed, underneath a soft quilt that you happened to sew in some free time. Mismatched patches and all, it was his favorite thing in the small home you two shared. Hell, you were becoming quite domestic ever since the house was completed.

But he wasn’t exactly expecting to find gray hair sprouting from his hairline. He wasn’t that old, was he?

“Jesus.” He sighed, inspecting further he realized it wasn’t one or two gray hairs, it was almost twenty. Hidden under his longer than normal locks after forgoing a haircut for the last couple weeks. He was surprised you hadn’t noticed them, especially with how much you loved to run your fingers through his hair. Although, he loved it just as much, maybe even more.

God, he needed to get rid of these before you saw them. He was sure you had some tweezers around here somewhere. He opened up your drawer, rifling around for your tweezers. Bingo. His hands gripped the small piece of metal, a triumphant smile on his face.

It was only once he looked back up into the mirror, determined to fix this issue before you woke up, that he noticed you padding into the bathroom. Rubbing sleep from your eyes, you wrapped your arms around his middle.

“Mornin’.” You hummed, laying your cheek against his bicep, smiling sweetly at him through the mirror.

“Mornin’.” He said, clearing his throat.

“What do you need those for?” You asked, eyeing the tweezers in his hand. Caught red handed, he tried coming up with some excuse.

“Nothin’ sweetheart.” He said, giving you his signature smile, kissing your forehead. He slipped the tweezers into his pocket for safe keeping, at least until he had a free moment without you around. After all those years on the run and he could come up with nothing, Hosea would have been so disappointed in his lack of an answer. He swore he could hear the old man chastising him now.

“For a former outlaw you sure are an awful liar.” You tutted, shaking your head, slipping your fingers into his pocket and pulling out the tweezers.

“Well it ain’t my fault,” He huffed playfully, “Could never get nothin’ past you anyway.” He said, rubbing the back of his neck. You removed your hands from around his waist, leaning back on the sink as you looked up at him.

“Spill.” You said raising an eyebrow, your arms crossed over your chest.

Knowing he’d been caught, Arthur hung his head, a low sigh leaving his lips.

“It’s just-“ He cursed, turning to look away from you, “Well I’m goin’ gray.” He admitted, not meeting your eyes.

“And?” You asked in such a nonchalant manner.

“And?” He asked looking up at you, his brows furrowed.

“So you have some gray hairs.” You said with a shrug, “You’re acting like the damn world is ending.” You chuckled softly, a smile tugging on your lips.

“Well-“ Arthur sighed, pursing his lips, he didn’t want to be vain but damn it, it did feel like the world was ending.

“Honey.” You said softly, reaching up to cup his cheek. “Ain’t nothing wrong with some gray hairs.” You said, shaking your head, looking so goddamn patient as always. What he did in a past life to deserve you he would never know, he definitely didn’t deserve you in this one. You smiled, running your thumb over his couple day old stubble. He couldn’t help but sigh softly, leaning into your touch.

“Just makes me feel old ‘s all.” He shrugged, closing his eyes.

“Arthur.” You said softly, he opened his eyes. His bright azure pools looking into yours. “Getting old means we’re still alive.” You said pointedly, not missing the way your fingers trailed lightly down his chest.

He sighed softly, anyone who said he was the most like Hosea had obviously never had a one on one conversation with you. You had shared the same dry wit along with being just as wise as the old man. Sometimes he wondered if the two of you were more closely related than just being adopted by him as a kid.

As your hand settled over his heart, he couldn’t help but remember a time when you didn’t have this place. When his next breath had been an undeserved blessing. When you and Charles had pulled his broken body off that godforsaken mountain. You were right, he should be grateful for these gray hairs and new lines on his face. Should be grateful that he made it this far out west with you, where the air was dryer and slowly his lungs didn’t hurt as bad with each breath.

If anything he should be grateful that you’re here, here in this house. The house that he built specifically for you. That you’re not buried six feet under like most of the fellow gang members. That you didn’t catch a bullet like Lenny or Sean, how he wished they could have had the chance to grown old. Even as mouthy as Sean was, the poor bastard didn’t deserve that. Lenny was just a boy, foolish enough to be sucked in by Dutch’s silver tongue. He shook his head trying to clear any thoughts of the past.

God, along with the fact that somehow both of you still happen to be standing, the fact that you chose to stand by him after everything you went through makes his head swim. You could have left him at any point, hell he had begged you to leave after his death sentence. And yet, here you were.

“Guess you’re right.” He said, a small smile tugging on his lips.

“Course I am.” You teased, a smile spreading across your face. You leaned forward, brushing your nose against his. He accepted your silent invitation, pressing his lips against yours. So soft and warm and inviting. He could feel you smile against his lips. That small smile warmed him from the inside out, nearly making his toes curl.

Jesus, he was lucky. More than lucky, he still couldn’t figure out how he had tricked you into marrying him. He wanted to be the best version of himself for you, he had made a promise to try every day to be a better man for you. You shouldn’t be tied down to a miserable old fool like himself.

As if you could read his mind, which he often suspected you could, your soft voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

“Besides,” You began as you pulled away, “I like the salt and pepper look.” Arthur scoffed, shaking his head.

“Really?” He asked, raising a brow.

“Really.” You nodded, running your hand through his hair. “Think you get more handsome every day.” If anyone was getting prettier every day it was you. Your hair was longer, cascading down your shoulders in waves. No longer tied up in a tight braid or bun. You looked relaxed, at peace. You became softer once you both settled into your new lifestyle. Not just emotionally, although you still had that fire which had first drawn him towards you, like a moth to a flame. You were physically softer, your harsh edges smoothing out as you started to eat and sleep better. Your curves became more prominent, and he certainly didn’t mind having more to hold onto late at night.

Maybe you truly did feel the same about him. He had never known you to lie. A blush settled on his cheeks at the thought. He shook his head, a small chuckle rumbling through his chest.

“Yeah, alright darlin’.” He says taking your face in his hands, kissing you again before you had the chance to embarrass him further.

Maybe getting old wasn’t so bad if you had someone to grow old with.

[izel-scribbles]

@seven-winged-liar and @styrofoamdoor asked for john and faroe so of course!! here ya go <3

eepy

faroe loves him bc hes tall and she thinks he could reach the moon if he tried

exploding

and heres a minicomic about arthur getting glasses. because i literally can and i love you guys <33333

(faroe: how much longer, papa?

john: i'm sure he's almost done, faroe.)

(arthur: john? where-)

(john: there he is!)

(arthur: you- you-)

(faroe: daddy!)

(arthur: faroe,,,,)

(faroe: are you okay, daddy?)

(arthur: yes, sorry dear, i'm all right,,,)

(arthur: you have your mother's nose, faroe. i'd forgotten.)

(john: and your father's eyes.)

what if arthur hadn't seen faroe's face clearly so long he'd started to forget. what if. what then.

[seraph5]

Member’ a few days ago when I was like poor Arthur always craning his neck for John, oh what if John kneeled. oh.

Well here we are.

@izel-scribbles this one goes out to you and the many clams I hope are incoming ✨

[moth-time]

THIS THOUGH seizes this chance to ramble about the dragon with both of my grubby little hands

Look, my not-so-pet theory is that the dragon is gleefully lying through his teeth the entire show, not even that well, and that Merlin falls for it hook, line and sinker because he is desperate for guidance and then, at some point, in too deep to go back. I both love it and hate it, because it reframes a LOT of the story drastically and also uuuh doesn't give you much hope for Arthur's return, but also it makes so much sense.

The dragon, over the course of the entire show, paints himself as the mouthpiece of destiny. Destiny, destiny, destiny, that's his whole thing, that Arthur will save Albion and return magic to the land, that Merlin will be his guide and his servant, etc etc. Merlin just has to do… all the things the dragon says, and trust him, and not trust… basically anyone who would have been his friend. He alienates Merlin from people who also have magic, keeps him isolated, feeds his paranoia, and generally guides Merlin down a path of self-destruction and severe dependency on Arthur, who becomes his entire everything but also so great and big and untouchable that Merlin ends up self-sabotaging because he cares more about Arthur than about magic.

Many, many of the things that where 'destined to happen', especially in regards to magic (Uther's death, Morgana's betrayal, Mordred's betrayal) happen because the dragon fed Merlin's paranoia and prevented him from connecting to people. Many of the things the dragon said would happen only happen because he put them in motion. They happen because Merlin knows of them and tries to prevent them.

We don't know what the dragon's actual long-term goal is, and seeing as he is an extremely long-lived magical fae creature we can only guess. Humans are pretty insignificant to him, in the grand scheme of things, though they are fun to play with. He seems quite happy with the outcome, which he had a very active role in, so it seems things went the way he wanted.

It's not the way Merlin wanted. It was never what Merlin wanted. But the dragon doesn't care about that.

(in all fairness, he's not even particularly subtle about it. Merlin is just really desperate for guidance, and put his trust in the wrong lizard.)

the dragon really pulled one last "my job here is done" "but you didn't do anything" here. classic dragon

[the-mother-of-lions]

atticus

[emrysofealdor]

Merthur (3) | BBC Merlin + Textposts/Tweets (27/?)

[synthsays]

The good guys always die

Chamber of Relfection - Mac DeMarco

[impossibleheartflower]

[gdn7-dollopole]

I should find another hobby

Anyway, if Merlin was set in modern times, Arthur would have called Merlin his “gay awakening”.

[myoonmii]

I can’t believe Arthur had his entire perception of Merlin shattered before him and still managed to fall in love with him all over again in a day

[1asbrightasthestars3]

I'm seeing some similarities.