#merlin once & future

[merlinmylove]

[red-enby]

have my favorite one i’ve made

[ashesforart]

i saw this and couldnt help myself

[amariram]

Do you ever stop and think about how lonely must Arthur have felt before meeting Merlin?

He had no one he could really call friend for years and then BAM one day he meets this strange, cocky, peasant boy who just calls him names regardless of his rank and like in just one day he gains a loyal servant, a best friend, a soulmate, the other side of his coin, his savior, his first true supporter and the love of his life.

Damn, the love he must feel for Merlin.

[regulusrules]

We're TRENDINGG for no REASONN just like god DECREEDD, so here are 5 fics that would steal your breath away:

1. My breaths are run by your compass by regulusrules. [T] [71K] [post-camlann fix-it] [golden age but merlin stabs arthur in his heart first].

Not because it's my fic and it's genuinely so insane you won't believe it, but honestly, it's the best idea I've ever come up with, even better than the widely beloved my heart is readily yours. For me, it's the perfect continuation of their story, and the most unhinged plot twist you could find in a fic.

2. Half of my soul by @clockwrkpendrxgon. [G] [2K] [MCD] [golden age growing old together]

This fic is half of my soul, or what the poets say. It's so much better as an ending than what they've given us. At least this is filled with such golden love it makes you ache. At least this makes sense.

3. from hearth and ashes, we’re reborn by @remuscariad. [G] [5K] [canon era magic reveal].

This fic is so good you'll be on your knees from it. The prose, the characterization, the tropes used... it will linger in your mind and fester there from how beautiful it all is. And the art in it by @onepeppercorn... stunning.

4. Our broken pieces by @aramblingjay. [T] [10K] [canon era established relationship]

You can pry this fic from my cold dead hands. I will never stop recommending it until it gets the fame it deserves. One of the most beautiful fics ever written about them, and genuinely encompasses their characters so perfectly.

5. gentle as an early spring breeze by @prattery. [G] [2.5K] [canon divergence golden age]

They are alive and in love and we're all living in this fic because it's what they righteously deserved. The way their life was written here and the love between them... I swear this author could write anything and I'd kudos it before even reading it.

[For more recs]

[aerismoon]

Quick! While Merlin is randomly trending: I went to the Renaissance Faire this weekend and made a Merthur coin necklace!

Dragon for Arthur and triskelion for Merlin!

Two sides of the same coin and all. I was proud. I had to in depth explain this to my friend that I went with.

[calico-in-the-forest]

People don't talk about this scene enough, so I am going to.

[Found picture online after much searching]

Merlin fans tend to talk about the ending of the show, offering alternative endings which are interesting and exciting. However, I feel that not enough people appreciate those small scenes in Merlin that make all the difference.

This is a moment from the secret sharer (that one episode with our bestie Alator). The LIGHTING in this scene is phenomenal. The props and set design? Stunning. The camera angles? Beautiful. The way Colin Morgan is sat so that the light from the window hits his face at the perfect angle? Amazing.

There is so much thought and care in everything in this show, and don't even get me started on the music! The soundtrack is SO GOOD!! I understand the importance of major scenes and why they are talked about so much, but honestly it's the small moments that really make the show what it is for me.

[skoff-the-artist]

A spell gone wrong RIGHT!!!

[strawlessandbraless]

Merlin uses the sire title during sexy times and Arthur melts

[ispaintingcalmly]

"Are sure that’s the way, sir?"

"Shut up, Merlin"

[marcskywalker]

no you don't understand I'm obsessed with the idea of camelot's land and magic loving arthur.

like, he's literally the son of ygraine and magic, and the prophesied king. they'd be protective of him (I imagine it's how he survived the years before merlin, that and his own skills as a warrior).

when Uther sends a young Arthur out in the storm (as a punishment or some suicidal mission to prove his worth idk uther is a shitty parent), the rain falls softer, the wind is warmer, the branch part and make way for him. that sort of thing

whenever he's truly desperate and heart yearning with his noble intentions, Camelot bends over itself to make it happen for it's son and king

If arthur is fighting out there then the ground is sturdier under his feet, if he is ever injured and down then the air seeps a bit of it's magic into him, if he is ever lost and can't find his way back then the horses find him easily, if he is ever hungry and alone then the animal make themselves easy sacrifice

Arthur is Camelot's son. She would protect him with everything until Emrys comes

[merlinmylove]

Arthur has the opposite of a competency kink, i fear

[red-enby]

yeah

[ashesforart]

once and future idiots or something

part 2/?

[amariram]

Not just lovers.

But each other’s half. Each other’s person.

Each other’s destiny. And each other’s bane.

[regulusrules]

And with that, we officially trended five times in pride month on tumblr.com after 12 years of the show being over