#braincell time

[mangomonger]

finally watching mob psycho has made me realise that yeah 1. reigen DOES fit into the tumblr sexyman category and 2. theres a reason theyre called tumblr sexymen....

[mangomonger]

WAIT OMG THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS TYPE OF TRAIN ?????????? THEYRE SO LOVELY I NEVER KNEW THEY EXISTED BEFORE

REASON BEING IS BC THE ONLY DAMN TRAIN IVE SEEN ON A VERY STEEP INCLINE IS THE KATOOMBA SCENIC RAILWAY AND I ALMOST FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN ONE TIME

LIKE LOOK AT THIS

VS THIS OMG ??????

like ok yes i know the katoomba one is TECHNICALLY a funicular (and by technically i mean the steepest one in the world oops) BUT LIKE I ALMOST FELL DOWN SO IM NOT HAPPY WITH IT

LIKE WHY CANT THEY MAKE IT SILLY AND WHIMSY

WHY DID WE GET RID OF SILLY AND WHIMSY

I have decided to reveal the most secret of train secrets, Funiculars are actually okay to fuck, not regular trains, but funiculars are fine

[feeshu09]

The only logical option left.

[lotus-pear]

till's straight asf i would've made out with ivan first

[lucabyte]

monologue

[mellosdrawings]

He's not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[fairylando]

San Sebastiano (1474) di Sandro Botticelli

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

I’m not usually one for miscommunication as a trope but hear me out:

Arthur thinks he and Merlin are together because Merlin says shit like “you’re my destiny” and “two sides of the same coin” fairly often.

He even looks fond or proud whenever he calls Arthur a prat, and pet names never suited them. He considered it once but it just felt weird. “Idiot.” Changed to “Idiot <3” when they finally got together and that suits them much better than Darling or Babe or whatever else.

And it’s not like he doesn’t say romantic stuff back, all: “you’re the bravest man I ever met.” Or “you’re the best friend I have and I couldn’t bare to lose you”

Meanwhile, Merlin pinpoints the same moment Arthur believed they started dating as when Arthur started acting more affectionate and Merlin’s crush got dialled up to 11.

Arthur doesn’t seem to mind, so he pushes his luck occasionally and will hug Arthur after a long day or will lean on him if they’re eating together on a hunting trip. Merlin absolutely cherishes these moments, but he’s secretly wishing they meant as much to Arthur as they do to him. (Spoiler alert: they do.)

So they must be together, Merlin just can’t be bothered with titles and with everything that happened, Agravane and Morgana betraying him, it would be ideal to wait for an announcement of their relationship.

He gifts Merlin clothes, new boots, will leave flowers in his chambers and asked for the cook to make more of Merlin’s favourites so he can steal food from Arthur’s plate because he claims it tastes better when it isn’t his food.

Arthur gave Merlin his mother’s sigil, for crying out loud. They’re obviously together.

And even better, (you can pry demi or ace Arthur from my cold dead hands) they don’t even need to be intimate beyond the occasional hug or soft gestures like Merlin brushing the hair from his face before Arthur goes to sleep at night and Arthur doing the same whenever they’re not in the castle and sleeping next to each other. He was worried at first, but Merlin never expected it, which Arthur just takes as: “And how stupid to worry? who knows him better than Merlin? Of course he would already know Arthur didn’t feel comfortable with that sort of stuff.”

Then one day, a delegation comes to Camelot and one of the foreign knights is flirting with Merlin. Arthur sees, and he doesn’t usually feel any need to act on his jealousy because he trusts Merlin, but this knight isn’t flirting in the way Gwaine does that’s just part of who he is, and Merlin looks uncomfortable. So he calls Merlin over to him, starts acting like a prat, and keeps Merlin “busy” all night by keeping his goblet full or usual servants duties.

Then later, Merlin thanks Arthur but says he doesn’t need to worry and he can handle himself. Arthur, finally relaxing after being ready to start a fight for the past three hours, pulls Merlin into a hug and kisses his forehead, because let the medieval gays be soft sometimes. He whispers something like, “I know you don’t like talking about it, and that you’ve said you don’t need a title, but you shouldn’t have to handle everything on your own.”

Merlin pulls back, looking shocked and confused. Then they actually have to talk about everything.

Merlin’s just fine with actually dating the guy he’s got a massive crush on and now he’s more willing to instigate hugs and affection. (Arthur just thought Merlin wasn’t going to push him to not make him uncomfortable but secretly wishes that he would instigate more) They end up sleeping in the same bed in Camelot too, because cuddles and softness, something Arthur wanted for a while but didn’t know how to ask for.

Basically all the problems in the relationship that Arthur was worried about but kinda felt “it’s already more than I could hope for” so didn’t want to bring up get worked out naturally and Merlin, who was previously worried about his friendship getting ruined if they changed the dynamic too much, is shocked by how little actually changed now that they’re together. He just gets to hold Arthur’s hand, can be less subtle about stealing from his dinner, gets to relax and gets an Arthur that’s more clingy and soft now that Merlin knows he’s allowed to reciprocate affection.

They still tease each other, they’re still two idiots sharing a braincell that they occasionally give to Leon to babysit, they’re just more open about being in love now. (More open to each other, anyway. Literally everyone else in Camelot knew long before they did)

Bonus points if they’ve been talking about their relationship and having the important conversation with each other the entire time, just without actually talking about it. Merlin asking why Arthur suddenly changed how affectionate he is and Arthur saying he thought he was allowed. Merlin’s just like “cool, as long as you’re okay. I’m glad you’re feeling more comfortable and relaxed.” And glad there’s no love spells or anything sinister going on. Arthur says he doesn’t like Merlin flirting with Gwaine, even if he doesn’t mean it, and Merlin agrees to stop if it makes him uncomfortable. He doesn’t think too much into it, just thinks Arthur doesn’t like the casual flirting and believes that relationships are important so casual stuff isn’t super comfortable. Merlin is still friends with Gwaine, just makes less jokes about going home with or marrying him.

Like, they’re having entire conversations and maintaining a fully functional healthy relationship, they’re just fucking idiots at the same time.

[lidoshka]

Legend tends to be very diplomatic until he's not

[partlyironic]

hey guys. remember this.

[vibinginthebg]

Still some doodles of them :DD

[mangomonger]

dont know if i made this post yet but talking to chatgpt feels like youre talking to a genie and you really wanna maximise whilst making sure no mistakes can be made

nandor and guillermo writing a 500 step plan for making sure they get what they want without any errors parallels me including every bit of detail in the one sentence so that i may maximise the free trial of chat 4.0

[tharannas]

belobog trailblazing

[raepliica]

(road trip gone wrong)

(+other doodles)

waiter! waiter! more trigun polycule please!!!

[caguaydreams]

espilver nation I made a little something for y’all 🎁✨

tumblr won’t let me upload the gif version so mp4 it is

[landedinpayne]

edwin payne is strong for many reasons, but to me the thing that makes him the strongest is surviving(ish) an eternity-long codependent homoerotic situationship.

like if i confessed my love for you and you told me that i was the most important person in the world to you and the only one you'd go to hell for and that we had forever to figure the rest out and then directly after that you flirtatiously leaned down inches from my ear and joked about how convincing your smile is i think i would need to be put on a watchlist