#let me be😔

[gd-dollopole]

This is no news to anyone, but I’m rewatching Merlin *gasp*, and I noticed that during “The Dark Tower” episode of season five, where Gwen is kidnapped by Morgana, each time, and I bloody swear, because I double checked, each fucking time, Merlin and Arthur interact with each other, and they get on with their mating dance of, “I made you a promise, remember?” and their so not homosexual clasping of their arms, the ‘modified’, if we really have to call it that, theme song “Gwen and Arthur”, the same one they play in the finale, where Merlin and Arthur are on the verge of shagging on the tree branch, where Merlin and Arthur talk heart to heart about their feelings, constantly plays in the background of this episode.

Which. Well. Not surprising, at all.

I just didn’t notice.

They always put it to mask Merthur, in some way, like in this episode, it was Gwen they had to rescue, and everyone felt guilty (because me, personally, I would die and resuscitate a thousand times over, if it meant to save Gwen), so someone would think that’s why the song is in the background, but the scenes where the song actually plays are all between Arthur and Merlin, as if saying, “the love Arthur feels for Gwen, who he risks to lose, is as strong as the one Merlin feels for Arthur, when he sees him at his most vulnerable, and wants to help him, and protect him, and who he doesn’t want to see dead.”

AND ALSO, BECAUSE I’M NOT FINISHED:

rewatch the episode, and tell me if this isn’t the softest way in which Merlin interacts with Arthur.

It bloody is.

“Learn how to knock, will you?” “I apologise, sire.” Merlin did apologise and proceeded to promise Arthur they would have rescued Gwen, and became all touchy with him, while they stared into each other’s eyes, okay.

“I made you a promise, remember? We will bring Gwen home.” And Arthur just looks at him? And stares? And hopes? With a poor third wheeling Elyan too.

“Trust me just this once.” Merlin doesn’t make a fucking joke, he just stares at Arthur (all the knights third wheeling, give these men a break from the obvious Merthur) and Arthur gazes back at him and once he understands Merlin actually knows where to go, he clasps his shoulder (just kiss him, will you?) and asks him “Where now?”

They’re so gentle with each other in this episode, my heart can’t take it.

Bonus:

there’s also a wild Arthur sleeping, while he hugs Gwen, and he looks so soft.

[lotus-pear]

ok gayboy

[mequetrefis]

free him

[artist-rat]

some epilogue vibes (an excuse to draw some hugs. and my durge so many times)

[crabrat]

woaj do you guys think that lion thing is edible or what

[that-fox-thing]

doodles from yesterday’s episode I forgot to post-

[lokiusly]

the sun can’t shine on Loki anymore so now they shine the sun on Mobius

[fellow-fandom-fruitifier]

So I had a vision of Orbwin in Charles jacket (then waking up wearing it) and it spiraled

I’m normal. 👍

[ghostie-doodles]

[newttxt]

uh. modern girl piece retainers… i guess

[lotus-pear]

two mimir.. 🤲🏼🤲🏼

[priceofreedom]

Zack and Aerith talk to Cloud in Advent Children

[hawnks]

Gojo acts like a fool because he thinks you’re sooooo hot when u laugh (second only to when you’re furious), but he has no self control so you only get like two giggles out before his tongue is in your mouth

[wombywoo]

throwback 💈

[u3pxx]

i just like drawing them standing there sometimes, for my mental health

[royaltea000]

I swear I sat down to draw a ship without Gil in it