#arthur pendragon bbc

[quotidian-oblivion]

Things Gwaine Would Freak About (Besides Magic):

Lancelot being a cage fighter

Lancelot committing forgery

Merlin helping him commit forgery

GWEN helping him commit forgery

Leon handing the crossbow to Merlin without question and laughing when Merlin spoke of treason

Arthur hiring a farmer to impersonate him so he could participate in the tournament

Arthur breaking the news of what Wilderons are more gently than he did to them to Merlin

[tansyuduri]

Arthur: *seeing merlin with purple dress* Color suits you Merlin.

Merlin: Shortly thereafter suddenly has a purple shirt added to his wardrobe

[shut-up-hope]

i’ve seen a lot of people praise arthur for being a “good” king but he honestly did the bare minimum imo. yes he was better than his father and brought equality to camelot but he never once lifted the ban of magic users in camelot. yes he was more accepting and helpful but if he was a good king he would’ve lifted the ban instead of bend the laws. the entire kara plotline could’ve been avoided if he did that btw.

obviously it’s more complex than this; it has been drilled into him to not trust sorcerers, that creatures of magic are dangerous, that the law protects camelot’s citizens from sorcerers… however, i still firmly believe that a good king would have allowed sorcerers back into camelot - slowly, of course, otherwise the immediate change could cause mayhem.

is arthur a good person? yes. to some extent. is he a good king? he’s better than his father but no, he’s not necessarily a good king and that’s not just because he trusts easily.

this honestly all goes down to how he was written. he had a lot of potential but they did not develop as well as they could have.

[yourfavecharacterisqueer]

hypothetical scenario for you all: the real king arthur returns. you meet him and you welcome him into your home. what is the first thing you do with him? keep in mind, this is a man from the 500s (he died in 542), and you are from the 21st century (2024).

[runboybeneaththemoon]

[starlight-kestrel]

AU where Arthur finds out about the prophecy and pieces together that "his closest ally Emrys" must be Merlin because who else would it be, but incorrectly assumes that Merlin doesn't know and therefore has never practiced magic before.

Even better if he finds out early season 1 so He's just so devastated the entire time and he's just like "I can't believe this, this prophecy is going to turn my best friend into a sorcerer, and it's all my fault for being the once and future king" and Merlin's in the back just murdering a sidhe

[whamber]

Gwen isn't even mad because she knows how it is when you give Merlin a lil' smooch on reflex.

[h-l-w]

Words from On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

[turtlesmog]

merlin is the best tv show ever bc every episode arthur is like “oh that’s my attention seeking whore, merlin. what is it now, dumbass?” meanwhile the merlin and morgana subplot:

[quotidian-oblivion]

Leon & Merlin fic!

Summary:

Merlin flung his arms up. “See? This is the acknowledgement I wanted. How much effort does it take to just say that?” He rolled his eyes. Leon pursed his lips. “Well, how long will you be willing to offer your services?” he asked. “You seriously can’t be considering it,” Percival said incredulously. “Why not?” Merlin argued. “I’m happy to be Leon’s temporary servant. Although,” he turned to him, “just pretend it’s a permanent thing to Arthur.” OR Merlin becomes Leon's servant to spite Arthur.

Forgot to inform tumblr XD so here ye go!

[akelafang]

Golden Age King Arthur accidentally gets sent back in time to the beginning of his reign. While making his way to Camelot hoping to find Merlin and figure out how to get back to his own time he runs into Agravaine making his own way to Camelot for the first time. Knowing he was a traitor working for Morgana in his own timeline, Arthur kills him and decides to take his place. No one had seen Agravaine since Ygraine's death, there were no portraits of him in the castle, and Arthur's premature greying hair has to be good for something other than Merlin calling him a silver fox. He can pass as his own uncle and be the caring advisor that young him deserved damn it!

[asha-mage]

Broke: Merlin is a royalist because he is a class traitor boot licker

Woke: Merlin is a royalist because he was raised a peasant in the sixth century and he has the perspective and values typical of that time period on top of his personal experiences with Arthur to give him faith in the enlightened despotism favored by Catherine the Great and Frederick of Prussia.

Bespoke: Merlin is a royalist because anyone who had to live through both the English Civil War and Voltaire's exile to Britain would come out the other side thinking democracy is stupid.

Transcendent: Merlin is not a royalist. He is the divine right of kings in human form. The avatar of Albion and its magic. He does not believe in kings because of Arthur. He believes in Arthur so Arthur gets to be king.

[tiredcowboyy]

merlin has more strength than me bc if I heard uther pendragon bitch and moan about how magic only brings harm after I just saved his sons life for the ten billionth time that year with my magic and almost died yet again, I fear id accidentally turn him into a log

[remuscariad]

[quiddling]

a traitor in camelot? who could it be? 🤨🤨🤨

[omint]

bigger than love