#arthur x gwen x lancelot

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[starchaser45]

"I mourned you longer than I've known you"

Merlin probably at some point about everyone he's ever loved

[adageyer]

Prologue of Destiny Rekindled

-> A fan-comic im working on :)) Can't wait to post

[gvaine]

MERLIN REWATCH ✦ 1.05 Lancelot

[hedgiestail]

Day 4:

Tell me, what is it you are yearning for?

Because we need more pain of course 💦

[akelafang]

Arthur having to explain his love life to the council: I'm married to Gwen, who is in love with Morgana, I'm also in love with Merlin, and everyone but Morgana is in love with Lancelot. It's really not that complicated.

[azkabanning]

“Oh, it was meant to be. It just wasn't meant to last.” – Kate McGahan

[iamhereandnotatall]

Question: in Merlin, do you think that Lancelot sacrificed himself because he promised Gwen he’d look after Arthur or because he knew Merlin was planning to sacrifice himself?

[georgies-ftts]

and so like Mariah Carey, the Merlin fandom defrosts!

[mothofmyth]

That look is not a taunt it's an invitation.

bbc merlin - 04x09 Lancelot du Lac

someone should be locked up for this scene. someone should receive all the medals in the world for this scene.

[mandoriana]

Gwen: Lancelot, do you love me even with all my flaws?

Lancelot: You are perfect, Gwen, there are no flaws, and even if there were, I would still love you.

Gwen: 🥰

Arthur: Merlin, do you love me even with all my flaws?

Merlin: Of course, Arthur, I love you despite everything.

Arthur: What flaws do I have? 😡

Merlin: 😅

[morganadeservedbetter]

Merlin: God, if only someone loved me… Arthur: standing behind them with a wedding ring roses Freya: holding box of chocolates Gwaine: has balloons Gwen: holding out a flower crown Mordred: has a card Morgana: bringing him special books Lance: literally just dropped everything he was doing because Merlin needed help carrying things Gaius: facepalms This is sad.

[starchaser45]

Merlin*to Gwaine*:so Arthur_

Gwaine:fuck him

Merlin: but I don't think he's_

Gwaine: he is

Gwen:he is

Leaon*sigh*:he is

Lancelot, elyan, Percival: he is

Uther: he is

Arthur*shocked offended and stunned*:....... He is

[justaz]

merlin who grew up in a small village and only having one (1) friend growing up (will) and them two being thick as thieves and not making friends with anyone else so they have like no boundaries and they eventually begin to court without really knowing what they’re doing but just knowing that they’re super close and care for each other deeply but not being able to put a name to what they are. which in turn leads to merlin growing up thinking that like spending 24/7 together, holding hands everywhere you go, staring into each others eyes and at each others lips, cuddling at night even when it’s boiling hot, and kissing is normal in platonic friendships which leads to a LOT of misunderstandings and miscommunication when he gets to camelot.

[phd-in-bears]

Arthur: Tonight, one of you will betray me

Merlin: Is it me, Arthur?

Arthur: No, it’s not you.

Gwen: Is it me, Arthur?

Arthur: No, it's not you.

Morgana: Is it me, Arthur?

Arthur: ...

Arthur, mockingly: Is IT mE aRtHUr?

[demonmoonsupreme]

Ugh. I have to say it. I’ve been holding it back because I know how much fandom hates this plot point so much. And like maybe it’s because I enjoy angst, or because characters coming in a vacuum sealed ‘morally upstanding’ package is just not realistic or enjoyable to me.

But Gwen should not have been ‘bewitched’ to cheat on Arthur with Lancelot. For one, it just sets another horrible precedence of magic use within the narrative. And two: it’s boring as hell. Oh, and also apparently Gwen was only allowed screen time in later seasons when her autonomy was nowhere to be seen. So three. Three reasons why I find it dumb as hell. And one that last front? Yeah, I think she should have willingly had an affair with Lancelot. I know, I Know. Cheating bad. Cheating make evil wrong person. Or whatever twitterinas are saying.

But hear me out (or don’t). How did Gwen feel after Lancelot died after she made him promise to return Arthur to her alive? Did she feel that she had unwittingly sentenced him to death? Her first true love; the man she looked for in other men. (Maybe we’d know how she felt if the writers didn’t have her going off like a broken record and just keep repeating what a great king Artie would someday be). I wish we had seen her grief, I wish she had been given time to mourn (as we know she never is in a series that kills every family member she has). And then Lancelot returns. She realizes she stills loves him, she feels guilty and blames herself thinking she had a part in his death. She thinks she asked him to sacrifice himself. And she wonders if she made the right choice. Lancelot and Arthur are there before her, and her wedding is in two days, and it’s all so sudden and the window of opportunity is about to be closed for the rest of her life; and she wonders if she’s chosen the right man. Gwen wonders if she’s been given a second chance, can she amend her previous choices. Does she want to amend them. Yes, this storyline opens her up to all sorts of criticisms. Fandom would condemn her a slut, she would join the ranks of women who can’t just make up their damn mind. Someone would declare it’s anti-feminist, because women aren’t allowed to be portrayed with “bad” qualities and when they are it just sets us all back.

But…it would be so much more nuanced than the plot they gave us. It would give Gwen the opportunity to make the choice because in the past it had been robbed from her (Lancelot leaving when he realized that Arthur loved Gwen, and Lancelot dying the first time). It would grant her autonomy over her own sexuality and choice of partner(s). Unlike the male protagonists in this show, Gwen is never actually given a real chance to morally grapple with anything, especially her own actions. She just is a good person who never does anything wrong, can be a bad-ass if it’s required, and falls into the straight and narrow path of ideal womanhood when she gets a boyfriend in a position of extreme power.

I know I’m barely making sense, but she just could have been written so much better. She could have been treated like a real person in the writers room, but she wasn’t.