#arthur speedrunning his acceptance and support of magic while merlin finally confronts balinor with the fact that merlin is his son

[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.

[pendragonsclotpole]

au continues where balinor still dies and arthur just assumes that merlin got magic thrust upon him and has no choice in the matter after balinor’s death. merlin does not dissuade this nor directly encourage it. so arthur convinces merlin to control the dragon and get it away from camelot, and then immediately has an identity crisis

arthur: magic bad, dragon bad, dad said

also arthur: but merlin good, balinor good, balinor dead, merlin instead

arthur, again: merlin use magic to save me and my people and defeat bad dragon, merlin magic good

arthur, finally: by the transitive property magic can be used for good and in the hands of merlin is most definitely good and should not be outlawed. hmm perhaps father should be overthrown. MORGANA!

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.

[lordmushroomkat]

#idk what happens next #if balinor dies or not #but oooo #arthur sitting on the side and his eyes flicking back and forth as he slurps his soup

#yippe merlin found his father -> no wait his father is a criminal -> that makes sense honestly -> omg balinor is a dragonlord #which makes merlin a dragonlord -> thats ridiculous hes not evil and vicious as father said -> neither is balinor honestly -> fathers wrong #and i have to protect my idiot to the ends of the earth

#arthur speedrunning his acceptance and support of magic while merlin finally confronts balinor with the fact that merlin is his son

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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.