#leon and percival

[mandoriana]

Leon introducing his knights using nicknames is like:

Leon: These are Percy, Ely, Lance, and Mor.

Novice: Nice to meet you. *shy*

Merlin introducing the knights with nicknames would be like:

Merlin: So, these are my boys, that one is Sir Rick, but we all call him Night Vision.

Novice: Night Vision? Why?

Merlin: Oh, he went blind.

Novice: 😨

Merlin: That one is Sweetie.

Novice: Awww, is he very kind?

Merlin: No, he's diabetic.

Novice: Oh my God, sorry, sir!

Merlin: That one is Phantom Pregnancy because he’s big-headed 🤣

Novice: 😰

Merlin: This is Mogi, but everyone calls him Adam.

Novice: Oh, is he devout?

Merlin: No, his wife broke one of his ribs.

Novice: My God.

Merlin: This is Gold.

Novice: Why the nickname Gold? Is he invaluable?

Merlin: No, because if you melt him, he gives you his butt.

Novice: 😬

Merlin: This is Paçoca.

Novice: Cool, I love paçoca.

Merlin: I used to call him Peanut, but one day he was run over by a cart, so now he’s Paçoca.

Novice: 😰

Merlin: This is Arthur, our invaluable prince...

Novice *bows*: Sir...

Merlin: We call him Born to Kill.

Novice: What! 😰

Merlin: Relax, he didn't kill that many people, his mother died in childbirth...

Novice *slowly losing sanity*: My God...

Merlin: This is Gaius, not a knight but my uncle, the boys call him Reaper.

Novice: I already know why, is it because he's a gravedigger?

Merlin: No, he's a doctor, but he kills more than he saves lives.

Novice *dying inside*: Oh.

Merlin: This is Ezra, we call him Chatterbox.

Novice: I'm also very talkative! 😃

Merlin: Ezra is mute. 😃

Novice *dies*

Merlin: This is Stuntman.

Novice: Was he an actor before he became a knight?

Merlin: No, he fell from the third floor and survived.

Novice *gives up on life*

Merlin: That one is Aladdin.

Novice: ...

Merlin: His wife left, took everything, and only left him with a carpet.

Novice *sighs, getting used to it*: Okay. And that one?

Merlin: Oh, that's Stealing.

Novice: Why? 🤨

Merlin: Because stealing is ugly, and so is he. 😃

Novice: And that other one?

Merlin: That's Stealing's brother, we call him Killing.

Novice: Is he a murderer?

Merlin: No, because Stealing is ugly, but Killing is much worse.

[justaz]

The knights love and hate Merlin coming to training. They love it because Merlin is their little cheerleader and they seem to perform better when Merlin is there to cheer them on. They hate it because he never cheers Arthur on and Arthur gets jealous and shows off to catch Merlin’s attention which means that Arthur performs better when Merlin is there which makes him a demon on the field. Which means the knights have to visit Gaius after training to get new bruise salves and that one time when Percival had to get his broken nose set because he ducked too late when Arthur was swinging the hilt of his sword down because he was exhausted from how hard Arthur was pushing them

[aspentreeonahill]

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS UNDERRATED TRIO??

[estel-and-agape]

Does Tumblr know that Eoin Macken, Rupert Young, and Tom Hopper did a Merlin-themed photoshoot for Gay Times magazine?

[lesbicosmos]

there's an obvious answer

[bamboozledcorvid]

Merlin’s secret headcanons

All of the knights know Merlin has a secret, they don’t all know what it is but they have ideas.

- Lancelot knows that Merlin is a sorcerer, him and Merlin talk about it, he knows about the prophecy.

- Gwaine knows that Merlin is a sorcerer, he also knows that sorcery is illegal and that as a knight he has a duty to turn him in, so he pretends not to know. He also always covers for him when he disappears and Arthur comes to the tavern looking for him.

- Elyan has suspicions about Merlin being a sorcerer (it’s not very well hidden) but is convinced that no one is stupid enough to deliberately practice magic that close to the pendragon so he assumes that Merlin doesn’t know what he’s doing.

- Leon knows for certain that Merlin is gay. He understands it’s frowned upon which is why it’s a secret and that clearly Merlin wants it to be a secret so he doesn’t bring it up but sometimes he worries for the boy’s safety cause he is not hiding it well.

- Percival is pretty sure Merlin has a crush on most of the knights, definitely Lancelot and Arthur, maybe also Gwaine. He thinks that everyone knows he’s gay and that they just don’t bring it up. (He also thinks Gwaine is bi and Arthur is at least a little interested in men).

- Arthur believes Merlin is gay, he also believes Merlin doesn’t know he’s gay. He doesn’t bring it up he’s trying to let Merlin discover himself in his own time though he does something made the odd remark to try and nudge his discovery along a bit. (He also believes Merlin has a crush on him).

[merlinmylove]

How the knights of the round table sleep

Arthur: Shirtless with sleepingtrousers

Merlin: Shirt, trousers and woolly socks (his feet are always cold)

Elyan: Just in his smalls

Percival: Sleepingshirt and smalls

Lancelot: Shirtless and smalls

Mordred: Sleepingtrousers and socks

Gwaine: Naked

Leon: Wearing full armour, sword in hand

[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

[tiredcowboyy]

I always find the posts/fics where leons just so over witnessing merthur pining so funny. Like that man really had to see them from the start and the tension between them grow and he just had to sit and watch. Like I imagine every time a new knight joined they all brought the weird vibes up and leon each time was more and more over it.

Like it stared w lance early on being like

Lance: hey leon, is it just me or are arthur and merlin lowkey pining for each other

Leon: oh thank god! Someone finally brought it up, yeah theyve been like this for a while-

But then ended up as

Percy talking to the knights as they watch merlin and arthur bicker (read: flirt): ok but, does it seem like theyre fli-

Gwaine, sounding exhausted: yeah theyve been like this for a while

Percy: really? And theyve still not done anything about it?

Leon the long suffering, whose now had to watch them for almost 10 years: *eye twitch* nope.

Edit: just gonna leave these screenshots here

[hedgiestail]

Day 4:

Tell me, what is it you are yearning for?

Because we need more pain of course 💦

[pyjamacryptid]

Knights will be Knights. You know how it is.

The photo that prompted this whole thing is under the cut, in all its glory.

[mandoriana]

Percival: You mean Gwaine is in trouble, or Gwaine the trouble?

Leon: I mean he's either in trouble, or he's going to be.

[justaz]

*merlins magic gets exposed in front of the knights*

merlin, magic user: oh fuck

arthur, finally taking this opportunity to pretend as if he just found out merlin has magic after agonizing for the past month on how to bring it up: you have magic?

lancelot, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic: no! i have magic

gwaine, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic, lover of chaos, ride or die: no, i have magic!

mordred, desperate for his hero’s approval bc no matter what he’s done emrys just stares at him with distrust and the poor boy is tired and so close to tears: no…i have magic.

percival, raised by druids and bonded strongly with mordred over that and does Not agree with the persecution of magic in camelot, had an inkling that merlin had magic but no proof: no. i have magic.

*leon and elyan exchange a look, elyan, amused and leon, exhausted, elyan shrugs*

elyan, knows how much gwen adores merlin and completely understands her stance bc merlin…is merlin, down to clown and put on a show, really playing up the dramatics: no! i have magic.

leon, exhausted, has known of merlin’s magic since he stepped foot in camelot, knows of his feelings for arthur and arthur’s feelings for him, knows arthur knows of merlin’s magic and wouldn’t harm him, thinks everyone is being absolutely ridiculous:

*the knights stare hard at leon and even merlin looks slightly offended at leon not jumping to his defense with the rest of the knights, arthur hasn’t said anything and is staring at leon expectantly*

leon, sighing: …no. i have magic.

[myths0f01d]

[oldowlshollow]

this was a pretty ambitious project and took soooo long, but i am overall pretty happy with how it came out! style practice with bbc merlin + multiple subjects. it's also the first time i've tried to doodle most of these boys. (sob my hand)

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

The Knight’s cooking skills:

Lancelot: *master chef but doesn’t enjoy cooking unless it’s for other people*

Percival: *knows a few recipes and enjoys cooking*

Elyan: *can follow a recipe but will end up improving some parts he didn’t understand. Comes out edible most of the time*

Leon: *made toast once, considers himself able to cook with no evidence to back it up and whenever he tries he’s seconds away from burning it*

Gwaine: *banned from the kitchen*