#merlin (h)

[nextstopparis]

i genuinely cannot believe this screenshot exists and is real omg

[jopzer]

merlin writers made an absolute litany of insane crazy /neg decisions over the course of the television program but. making merlin's first love the lady of the lake at the start of the show and then making him give the love of his life to her at the end. fucken based. absolutely red pilled.

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

[jerys]

thinking abt merlin through the ages contending with the fact that arthur is still so present in the land. in mythology in legend in fairytales told to children in books and films and countless other forms of memory. throughout the world he is remembered still, and yes it isn't really him they're remembering, it's the legend of him, the myth, the heroic fool's gold shimmer of his legacy. but he's still here.

[broh3m3]

Forest, Crescent and the Forgotten Boy

[1asbrightasthestars3]

what's wrong with me why do I look at the most problematic fictional men and go "that's so me coded."

[weaponizedducks]

much as i love merlin and arthur they were NOT the blueprint. they were very nearly the blueprint, but the actual og's were from a book written in 1862 by Victor Hugo. that's right. it's enjolras and grantaire. the timeline goes exr-merthur-firstprince

[thefollow-spot]

"Untitled" (Favour)

Lancelot/Merlin ● G ● WC: 100 ● No Warnings // Written for @merlinmicrofic 2024, for the prompt 'Crowd'.

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[thunderjackal]

drumbot brian nation i offer you this in these trying times (me i am drumbot brian nation.) Click for better quality! + alt version below the cut

The name engraved upon its chest was read by the townsfolk as "MERLIN." None could know that time and rust had worn away what it originally read, which was "BRIAN."

[ladyofthelake]

Who wants fresh Diamond of the Day pain? So I'm editing a little video of merthur and I noticed that after Merlin showed Arthur his magic with the dragon he made and Arthur looked like he wanted to get away from him, Merlin reaches out for Arthur to touch him again (and then Arthur pushes him away) Like its over a decade later I never noticed that Merlin tries to reach for him again, reassure him and I am honestly and totally and utterly broken by this :)

[gaslightgatekeepgirlbosscombat]

Group H, Round 1, Poll 3:

Propaganda under the cut

Merlin

Gaslight: lol he’s such a gaslighter. The number of times he uses magic and then openly denies obvious things just to mess with Arthur is hilarious. Like when he’s magically stealing food off his plate and insisting Arthur ate it, and Arthur has no choice but to assume he must have eaten it, though it’s absolutely driving him mad 😂 (we love him tho) Gatekeep: I mean he knows a bunch of people’s destinies and just doesn’t tell them their destinies. I mean there’s a line between Gatekeeping and Lying To Not Get Head Chopped Off but he does a lot of both! Girlboss: this sassy little man is literally girlboss definition, especially in his first scenes with Arthur (“look, I already said you were an ass, I just didn’t realize you were a ROYAL one” or “sorry, how long have you been training to be a prat….MY LORD.” As you can tell he gaslights gatekeeps and girlbosses so hard so like. You should vote for him. :)

Odysseus

literally the EPITOME of these. ive read the odyssey and i will tell u it is literally just him making up a new elaborate fake identity for like every single person he meets. even his own father and wife 😭😭 just for funsies or what idek. he literally does not tell anyone anything gatekeeping any and every gifts + knowledge the gods are given. im not joking his story is basically 90% this malewife just gaslighting people and gatekeeping stuff the gods tell him AND FINALLY FOR THE GIRLBOSS he sees the guys whove been essentially harassing his wife for like 10 years and just??? shoots all of them with arrows?? and he does it in STYLE too he comes as a beggar then the suitors r all trying to use odysseus's bow (they cant) and hes like oh i may just be a beggar but. let me try. and then uses it and instantly shoots someone in the head GIRLBOSS

[ashkgray]

Fan-fiction Requests [ OPEN! ]

Hello! I'm Gray, a writer and comic artist with a couple published works. Right now, I'm opening fan-fiction requests! Read the rules below the cut, drop your request in my inbox and I might write it and post it on AO3. Hate it? Welp, no money lost there. Love it? Great! Consider tipping me through Ko-fi! That's all!

An ever-changing list of the media I'm willing to write fics for can be found here.

I'm most likely to write for whatever's in bold. If you don't see a fandom in there but still want to see me write a fic for it, feel free to inbox me asking if I've seen it before sending a request in! Same goes for ships. I've too many things on there to list my ship preferences, so feel free to inquire about those too.

What I WON'T write:

Outright smut. Trust me, I won't do it right. SLIGHT foreplay and fade-to-blacks work fine though.

Pedophilia and Adult/Minor ships, incest, non-con, dub-con and other such bullshit.

Fics for media I'm unfamiliar with.

Anything I'm uncomfortable with.

Mulit-chap fics. ( Unless I feel like it )

What I WILL write:

Shipfics, even for ships I'm not into.

Platonic, familial, antagonistic, queerplatonic relationships and whatever else.

Fics where a character develops in one way or the other.

Fics where a character devolves.

Fix-its. ( Especially for BBC Merlin. )

First and third-person fics ( but third person is preferred ).

Here's a sample of my writing in the form of a quick mini-fic.

She was an Opera Singer. Shoddy but blessed with the luck of a thousand clovers. He was an architect. Top of the line. Designed the very site of their demise. I met them both on the same day. They didn’t seem to know one another and yet the glint in her eyes was so in-tune with his that I first pegged them for lovers.  I’m here to assure you they were certainly not. She had a husband that wasn’t him, and he had a wife that wasn’t her. It just so happened that they were in a similar predicament. Coincidentally. Otherwise there’s no way they would’ve come to me.  I took care of it at a fair price: a couple of dollars and two lifelong friendships. Lifelong for them, that is. My life's still ongoing.  It was throughout the span of that friendship with me that something not particularly favourable had blossomed betwixt them. A ponderable passion. It was nothing sensual or emotional, but maybe spiritual– it was like they were both part of something the rest of the world wasn’t in on.  You know– one day she came up to me and she said something to the effect of... “I wish we’d both just disappear together”  But also without one another.  Her eyes told me the latter bit.  I didn’t expect them to go out like that, though. Definitely not. I didn’t even know she could sew! Oh and with that joint will, too, no less! How ironic.  Somehow, they look happier this way.  But, what do I know, right?  I’m nothing but a humble apothecary, really, nothing more.  That’s all I can tell you — because it’s all I know. So won’t you go on with that marvel of a will now? It’s getting late. 

I'd recommend only tipping after you see the fic just to make sure you didn't send money out for something you don't like. This is also because I reserve the right not to fulfill every single request. So the only way to be sure it'll come through is to wait 'till the fic is up!

[adhd-merlin]

season 1 merlin can get it. season 5 merlin can also get it. but in entirely different ways. are you with me

[wolfiery]

[avalonsilver]

I need some help in making my decision on which fandom to focus on for my next pinned post-- the post at the top of my Tumblr. My current one has been up since July 25th, so it's time for a change. ;)

This will be a **reblogged post** as I am sadly not an artist. I chose three fandoms-- in alphabetical order.

You can choose by which fandom/show you enjoy or what fandom/show you would like to see represented in the top post on my Tumblr.

I may do another poll after this based off the winner here-- getting more specific on the focus of the gifset or still image post. Such as the ship focus/episode/moment/one character appreciation I should choose for the pinned post.

For my final choice, I'll highlight the Artist who made the post and write what I like about that particular gif/picture set.

Thank you for voting! 💙

[gilmores-glorious-blog]

i’m fucking losing it over this dialogue from merlin where gwen and merlin discuss the woman who’s been enchanting the knights:

Gwen: I don't understand it. Why have only the knights been enchanted? Why not us as well?

Merlin: You're a woman.

Gwen: So?

Merlin: All the victims have been men.

Gwen: So why haven't you fallen under her spell?

Merlin: ……….. I've just been lucky, I suppose.

Gwen: There must be a reason.

Merlin: Maybe it's because I'm not a knight.

Gwen: The three villagers weren't knights, either.

Merlin: Who knows.

Gwen, shaking her head: There's something about you, Merlin.

he’s gay!!! how the fuck else am i supposed to interpret this conversation!!!!!! what the fuck?!?