#arthur pendragon remembers merlin emrys

[onceandfutureclotpoll]

Title: To: Future Arthur, From: Past Arthur

Author: supercalvin

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Summary: “How can you make me believe that I’ve been reincarnated for thousands of years and you’re an immortal wizard?” Arthur pretended to think about it as he tapped his chin. “Oh I know!” He snapped his fingers. “You can’t. "

Or Past Arthur leaves a video for Future Arthur to watch.

[blueberryflavoredfeelings]

does the bbc even understand how much money they’d make if the made a Disney Enchanted 2007 style Merlin sequel where Merlin has been alive, moving from place to place, magicking himself young and aging then moving and magicking himself younger and aging then moving and suddenly Arthur pops out of a lake, completely unaware of current events and is walking around demanding his manservant, claiming to be King Arthur Pendragon and he either

a. Gets on the news somehow and Merlin, doing whatever he’s doing now, sees and drops everything because WHAT IS ARTHUR DOING HERE AND ALIVE

b. Meets Merlin who has been working as a detective somewhere -because that’s basically what he did anyway-solving things and helping people, the family business, and Arthur is dragged in, handcuffed, and plopped in an interrogation room or the drunk tank with the cop who found him saying like This wacko thinks he’s some medieval king, go deal with him, and Merlin scoffs and walks in, promptly dropping his files and spilling his coffee when he sees a disheveled and petulant Arthur, who goes Merlin, finally, get me out of here already, will you and Merlin starts crying lmaooo

or c. Meets Merlin who has been working at an ER because, again, he was physician adjacent, and someone drags a wet Arthur in, like Found this, it looks like he might hypothermiate deal with him, and Merlin sees him, drops his files, spills his coffee, and starts crying hahaha

because I’m thinking that’d be fun and probably everyone on tumblr and everyone who knows someone on tumblr would go bonkers over it

[raviraaa]

two sides of the same coin or smth…

imagine arthur waking up after centuries & stumbling into a new world only to find a merlin who doesn’t remember him, but still wears his wedding ring around his neck as if it means something.

[merthurogies]

modern merthur reunion because they deserve to be together and happy again

[myoonmii]

I keep thinking about Merlin’s love for Arthur and how it’s so clearly portrayed in the show to the point that it practically drives the plot of the show. However when it comes to Arthur’s love for Merlin it’s more subtle and sometimes difficult to even grasp, and I started thinking why that was, aside from the obvious fact that Arthur has a lot of trouble expressing his emotions affection or otherwise. I think it also lies in the fact that Merlin knows Arthur intrinsically throughout the show; he is one of the closest people to Arthur, and sees him for who he really is. Arthur admits as much.

Sure, Arthur knows Merlin but the main part of the plot is that he really doesn't know Merlin. Merlin wants him to desperately understand him and “see me for who I am” but he can't yet. And I think this subconsciously creates a barrier in the way in which Arthur can care for Merlin, and how Merlin can let himself be seen by Arthur.

Which is why I think he was also so hurt when the magic reveal happens because more than the betrayal of Merlin having magic, it was the betrayal of Merlin not letting Arthur see him for who he really is and for hiding a main part of himself. Arthur says it himself “why did you never tell me” that’s what hurt him the most.

I think the most damning piece of evidence for this is the fact that while we see snippets of Arthur’s feelings for Merlin thought the show, the biggest signs are in the last episode after the magic reveal; in which he finally gets to understand Merlin, and this time REALLY know Merlin, and as the barriers of what held them back from understanding each other truly fall away, Arthur evidently “falls in love with Merlin all over again”. We see him actually express himself to Merlin.

This is another reason why I think if anyone was ever to create another season of Merlin after Arthur’s return, it’s physically impossible not to make it about Merlin and Arthur acknowledging their feelings for each other. Because there is no way forward without them acknowledging how deeply they care for each other, obviously anyone is free to argue what kind of love that is, but its impossible not to see the deep love there either way.

They always knew they loved each other, just maybe never realising how much and what that means, because its almost second nature to everything that they do.

[justaz]

whats so funny to me is how merthur deal with jealousy and the knights’ knowledge of it. like arthur? he is so obvious. SO obvious to literally everyone but merlin. he’s pouty and then aggressive. the knights know this. as touched as they are by merlin’s compliments, they desperately want him to stfu bc every word of praise he gives them, is one more level of how enthusiastic arthur will be when he demands they spar with him.

merlin is literally the same but the knights never really see him get jealous. arthur is obsessed with merlin so there nothing really for merlin to get jealous of. until theres a repeat of cedric where arthur is annoyed by how often merlin has been shirking his duties and takes a new servant just to mess with him. and then merlin is glaring at the new serving boy when neither he nor arthur is looking at him, he is “super clumsy” around the new servant and “trips” on his way out of the stables after mucking them out and “accidentally” covers the servant in horse dung, and sets up scenes for the new servant to fail and thin arthur’s patience until he fires them. then he turns to merlin and is like “i need this done” and the knights expect merlin to act like arthur and jump at the chance to attach himself to arthur’s side, but merlin just smiles politely and says “oh im sure george/gwen/any other servant in camelot would be honored to do that for you, sire” and walks away

anyway i would love to see the knights who have to constantly suffer a jealous arthur sit back and watch a jealous merlin fight his foe in his own way. then watch the slight difference between jealous!merthur as where arthur would drag merlin with him everywhere, merlin can’t seem to get away from arthur fast enough. now arthur is chasing merlin around like a love sick puppy. the knights are in awe. the newer knights who weren’t aware before, now have to confront the fact that this insolent servant has the king of camelot wrapped around his little finger.

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Arthur: You cant win every disagreement with a sarcastic comment, Merlin

Merlin: That’s why we're both here.

Gwaine, grinning like an idiot: Two sarcastic comments are better than one!

[lessislost]

Arthur dresses up his court sorcerer in the most lavish clothing he can have made.

Merlin is often seen in purples, violets and blues with the softest materials money can buy.

He has a custom cloak that he wears pretty much everywhere that has three layers but still manages to feel light and doesn't weigh him down. It's a deep blue embroidered with gold string that pictures constellations around his neck and arms.

He has the sturdiest boots that are made especially for traveling and foraging, because even though hes not Gaius's assistant anymore he still helps him out any way he can.

He has a thin head piece that delicately wraps around his head. Its decorated with gold stars- did you know he likes stars? Has Arthur ranted to you about how gorgeous his sorcerers looks when hes covered in gold and stars?-

He's riddled with random jewelry, rings/bracelets/earrings/necklaces, Arthur finds and deems worthy for Merlin.

Merlin constantly scolds him for spending so much money on random items that he don't need and absolutely doesn't deserve but he'd never tell anyone that he adores the gifts and loves the feeling of being given things so regularly.

[emrys-merlin]

Merlin's S5 character development was natural and reasonable in face of the circumstances that surrounded him. The idea of a darker Merlin who slowly becomes more isolated and crumbles under the weight of destiny is awesome and sad at the same time. His character development is great, actually. And well written.

Merlin was exhausted from years of living a double life, burnt out on hope of ever realizing his dream of living freely with his magic in the future, and terrified of possibly being at least partially responsible for Arthur’s impending death. He brooded more and smiled less.

Yet, he still took the time to help Daegal - a complete stranger - when the boy convinced him that his sister needed his help (while knowing evil Gwen is an active threat). He still shared his food with him, and offered him friendship and kindness, with no thought of reward for himself. He still mourned him when he died, even though the boy’s earlier betrayal had led to grievous injury to Merlin himself.

So, yes, Merlin became darker, but that seemed more due to desperation and depression than anything else.

And that’s why i love this scene so much

We're reminded of how pure of heart he really is, how much joy he draws from the simple beauty of magic. This is the most beautiful moment of the show ❤

[rainbowsmagicandshit]

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

I feel like my entire personality can accurately be described as taking every quirky interest anyone’s ever had/introduced to me and getting so into it that it ceases to be cool and starts being a problem.

[achillesuwu]

Fic where Merlin is on his way to leave camelot in the middle of the night but right before that he goes in the throne room and create an illusion so he can see at least once ‘what-they-could-have-been’ (him and arthur as equal and magic free again) & arthur who felt that something was ‘wrong’ and came rushing in the corridor, sees that illusion and manage to convince merlin to stay

Does anyone remember the name of this fic ? I lost it 😭 please rt if you don’t

[themundanemudperson]

I was just thinking about my first fic, so I was wondering what other people's experiences are

[dragoncall]

does anyone remember from series 3 onwards when the merlin page on the bbc website would update every week with a promo shot for the new episode like this one

i actually used to poo my pants with excitement every week when it updated

[quondam-et-futurus]

My cousin rewatched Merlin and she has provided me with her thoughts on the relationships, namely:

"I've decided the real love story is between Percival and Elyan."

Followed by:

"I've also decided there's a bit of a love triangle going on. So Gwaine loves Merlin, but Merlin loves Arthur and it's so sad because he'll just never see that Gwaine is right there. And then Arthur loves Gwen, so yeah."

[myoonmii]

I feel like we as a fandom sometimes collectively forget that Merlin princess carried Arthur. Like that's an actual thing that happened in the actual show. actually.