#merthur in space

[ink-through-her-veins]

Arthur Pendragon left behind a promising career in diplomacy for his only sister. Captain Merlin Emrys fought and lost the war against the Alliance’s purge of magic.

Neither imagined they’d stumble into the other’s life on Merlin’s ship, Serenity. Nor did they expect to be held slightly hostage by Arthur’s sister’s wayward magic. The only answer is Merlin sharing the secret of his own magic, teaching Morgana and avoiding Arthur’s adoring gaze.

“I want to thank you-“

“No need,” Merlin bit out. “I didn’t do it for you.”

“I know you hate me,” Arthur mumbled.

“You’re a hypocrite.”

“I never had a choice. When I did, I chose Morgana. I never hated magic like my father. And if you’re so principled, why didn’t you leave me back on that moon?”

Merlin turned away. Arthur’s eyes followed. The weight of Arthur’s adoration brought a blush to Merlin’s cheeks. The desire to pull Arthur in, slot their lips together and run a hand through the blonde’s hair grew hot in his belly.

An alarm blared. No rest for the criminal.

[akelafang]

Introducing new squires to the knights

Arthur: This is Sir Leon, he likes his personal space. This is Sir Gwaine, he also likes Sir Leon's personal space

[citharaposts]

MERTHUR & PERSONAL SPACE Part 1 | Part 2

[deuteragonist1]

Thinking of a kinda gen Merlin scenario where Arthur finds out Merlin likes men and at first it's kinda uncomfortable with Merlin being like "I don't look at you like that or anything" and Arthur is awkwardly trying to process this but then after a moment he's like. Well why not. You got something to complain about???? Am I, a handsome prince and fierce warrior, not desirable enough for you???? And he's genuinely outraged for not fucking reason and Merlin is like God fucking dammit of course he would be insufferable about this too. So naturally he goes "well I've seen better" and Arthur is like "do tell" (disbelievingly and exasperatedly -because obviously his servant has rubbish taste, and quite frankly Merlin is in no position to have such high standards) and Merlin has this thing where his mouth moves faster than his brain whenever Arthur needs to be put in his place so he goes, immediately and without hesitation, "Gwaine, for one" and Gwaine, who is present along with the rest of the knights when this happens, looks oddly pleased at that and is literally preening for the rest of the week (Merlin lets him have this)

I haven't thought about how this would end but probably with Gwaine and Arthur fighting for Merlin's attention (yes even if Arthur is straight and not in love with him)(Gwaine would elope with Merlin in a second)

[maplemind]

Seriously, the way we watch Arthur's whole world change from the very first second he comes into contact with Merlin is so. damn. cute.

There's no doubt why Arthur let him get away with outright "disrespectful" and borderline treasonous comments and behaviour the first time they met.

I mean, look at the way he instantly lit up at the concept of verbal and physical sparring with this elfin looking dude with the real "couldn't give a sh*t- try me" attitude. Someone who not only took on a knight of Camelot in mid training, but didn't change his attitude one little bit when he found out he was addressing the goddamn prince of Camelot, in fact he doubled down and got worse.

And Arthur loved the challenge, loved the defiance, loved the concept of spending more time with this guy, especially time spent doing something he loves - sparring. There's nothing Arthur loves more than a physical activity - we see it throughout all five seasons. Search the whole castle on a wild goose chase? Absolutely. Train 15 new knights in a single day? Sign him up. Ride out to battle a magical beast? He's already out the door.

And even though he knows (thinks) he can beat Merlin into submission in two moves, he's finally going up against someone who doesn't give a flying f*ck who he is and will square up to him and give his absolute best. And he hopes this will be a regular occurrence.

And the dismay when Uther declares Merlin to be Arthur's new servant isn't because he doesn't want Merlin around - it's because he's afraid it will change the relationship they've already begun to establish. That Merlin won't develop into the one person he can trust to be real with him, and instead he will become reserved and "yes-sir-no-sir-three-bags-full-sir" like every. other. damn. person.

And you can't miss the way his eyes absolutely light up that first time Merlin does his servant duties and continues being defiant, honest, real.

I love these characters so damn much, and I couldn't love Colin and Bradley more for how incredible they are.

[ohitsmsn]

I don’t know what I would do without fanfiction😭

That’s it.

That’s the post.

[ratsdontmurder]

people really need to learn the difference between queerbait and complex queer media

[chicken-wayng]

Lesbian: THIS is true love

The ship she's talking about:

[justaz]

post magic reveal, post magic ban lifted, arthur gets to see merlin in all his glory and somehow falls deeper in love with him than he ever thought possible. merlin who is free and accepted and loved and ecstatic by it all, but there's that thought lingering in the back of his mind that only half of their destiny has been fulfilled. magic has returned to camelot but albion is still fractured in many different kingdoms, many of which are still holding onto the hate that uther spread which is seeping into the very fabric of the earth itself. druids and magic users and even magic creatures are still persecuted all across the realm and yeah camelot opened her arms to them but not everyone trusts it (justifiably).

arthur who is choking on the sheer amount of love he has for merlin and promising himself that he'll tell merlin, he'll confess, even if he feelings aren't reciprocated. merlin will know. merlin who has been chewing on an idea for some time now and is planning on bringing it up to arthur. its night as merlin is dressing arthur for bed and they're both quiet and tense. they break at the same time and end up speaking over one another. arthur allows merlin to go first since his nerves are eating away at him. then merlin speaks of leaving.

arthur feels his nerves rot and decay and fall into a bottomless pit. merlin is rambling about how every magical being in albion is still being targeting by various kingdoms and as the prophesied emrys, magic incarnate, druid king, should he not be doing more to help? he doesn't want to leave arthur's side, but he does want to help his people. he's seen only a fraction of the atrocities committed against them and he wishes to protect them, give them somewhere completely safe, a kingdom of magic so to speak. he promises that he'll only be gone for as long as it takes to establish a kingdom (a year? two? three?) but he promises to write and visit often...as long as arthur gives him permission and allows him to leave his service for the time being.

arthur of course agrees, half unhappy about it but completely understanding. surely, out of everyone, he is the one who can understand the weight of responsibility weighing on merlin's shoulders. he mentions that merlin will need someone with experience wearing the crown to guide him. plus, balance. merlin was always there for arthur, guiding him on how to be a better man, a great king, someone worthy of the praise he constantly spewed. it's only right that arthur gets to return that by helping merlin establish a safe haven and home for his people. and politically, camelot being the first kingdom to recognize merlin's and establish some trade agreement or treaty with them will strengthen merlin's kingdom's status and send a message that camelot stands with magic.

merlin smiles wide and asks what arthur was going to say. the king hesitates before biting his tongue and requesting that merlin bring up the honey cakes that had been prepared earlier that night. two of them. since merlin was no longer in his service, he didn't have to stand by and watch arthur eat - not that he ever did, the idiot loved to steal his food. shamelessly!! he never even tried to hide it. they both sat at the table in his chambers until late in the night, nibbling away at the sweets, chasing it down with wine, and chatting away.

arthur wasn't able to confess, but it did not change his feelings. if anything, merlin's heart and the decision he made only added fuel to the raging inferno of love and devotion within arthur. he knows that merlin will keep in contact and will return to his side one day. he gets through the tough days/nights by rereading merlin's letters and imagining seeing him again in royal garb and donning a crown.

[sassycordy]

[silverdrws]

alien! merlin and space man! arthur au

bit of backstory

- Arthur is captain of the Camelot space program. They were supposed to be the first ever humans to go outside the solar system.

- Something went wrong and they lost contact with earth.

- Arthur was the only one of the team to survive.

- Merlin found Arthur’s ship floating just outside the solar system and helped heal Arthur

- Merlin help bring Arthur back to earth (this drawing)

- They both kept in contact but after like a week they realize they can’t live without the other (they fallen) and Merlin flew back and got Arthur and they both runaway to live in space.

some info

- Merlin is from a dragon type race but he doesn’t live on the planet anymore he flies around looking for places to visit

- Earth never had contact with aliens before

- Arthur was presumed dead

[mayasaura]

fuck it. BBC Merlin playlist in the year 2024.

edit: now posted!

[citharaposts]

MERTHUR & PERSONAL SPACE Part 1 | Part 2

[thycursed]

Does anyone have any good fic reccomedations for any ship really (but i do love ofmd, star trek, lotr/the hobbit , good omens etc.) that will just rip my heart out mash it between its blunt back teeth till its an unrecognisable mess? I need a fic to kill me in all ways except physical.

[gaylordlady]

Insert something funny

Part 1

Part 2

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[eleftherian]

merlin & arthur 🤝 patroclus & achilles 🤝 spock & kirk