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fluffypotatey · 2 years ago

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AYO HOLD UP WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT

A Thought:

As Emrys, Merlin is a very powerful sorcerer.

However, his utter lack of any formal training means Merlin is not a very good sorcerer.

The magic he does should be theoretically impossible, but he's got enough raw fucking power to just make it work. Infant demigod smashing blocks together and creating a Lego Death Star.

Merlin: *does magic that Should Not Work*

Other sorcerers:

AND THEY ARE RIGHT TO FEEL UPSET

IMAGINE YOU'RE A SORCERER. YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING YOUR CRAFT, SHOOTING THE SHIT, LAYING LOW, PLOTTING PLANNING.....THEN THIS FARMY BOY TWINK SHOWS UP AND NUKES THE FUCKING PRIESTESS OF THE LAKE OF AVALON

I'D FEEL PISSED TOO

like, bro, you meet him, you're apprehensive of him bc 'shit that's emrys'. the emrys. the dude that's said to be the greatest sorcerer to ever walk the earth. you meet him. you can feel his magic and like holy shit, what the fuck was that??? you ask him how the fuck he gained so much power by the age of 21????

merlin: you mean....y'all don't also just have magic doing shit when you're a toddler

you, the sorcerer who has had to spend years getting control to fucking heat up a teapot: .........no.......no our magic doesn't do that

goddamn do you wanna just chuck this adult child into the lake and be done with it. better yet, you wish for the sprites to just pick you up and use your body as a sacrifice for entrance into Avalon.

and then, and then

you see how this motherfucker fights against bandits and "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU JUST PUSHING THEM AWAY??? WHERE'S THE SHOWMANSHIP??? THE PIZZAZZ??? HOW MANY SPELLS DO YOU KNOW???"

merlin, who forgot he can freeze time and space and can launch lightning bolts at people: uh....3???

it takes the triple goddess to restrain you from murking the prophesized warlock right then and there.

"NO, NO, FUCK THAT, FUCK THIS, FUCK ALL O' Y'ALL!" you scream as you jump on a ship and move to a place that doesn't have op young adult children who didn't study shit and yet still get an A+

#i am rocking back and forth #i am holding my tears #you dare come into my house and serve me this???? (such a wonderful take thank you i love me some good angst but BRUH)#LITERALLY ONE OF MERLIN'S MAJOR CONCERNS IN S2 WAS BEING SEEN AS A MONSTER #HE EVEN ASKED GAIUS BC THE OLD MAN WAS SHOCKED HIMSELF BY MERLIN'S POWER #now i hold it in firm belief that merlin has internalized the fact that the magic he holds is NOT normal #killyscales calls him a warlock calls him to be destined for more #the druids call him emrys the destined sorcerer who was said to be the greatest of all time #it is my personal headcanon that merlin recognized this but always left it filed behind in his head #something to “look at later” to “ponder and truly process at a point where things weren't crazy”#(course THAT never happened bc everyone was gunning for arthur and revenge and whatnot)#so whenever it IS brought up there's always that part of merlin that just whispers: “you're not like the others.” “you even different from #other sorcerers.“ ”you will always be an outlier.“ ”you can never belong. you will never be able to fit in somewhere.“#and at some point i'm sure merlin just accepted it #you see how drained and tired that man is in s5???? he is at his limit and has just accepted that this will be who he is: emrys the great #and powerful who is revered like a god but never seen as someone that was thrust into this role when he was barely an adult #*coughs* ahem #i'll just be in my corner. sobbing. sooooooo #interrupting my sleep queue again but uh your word have haunted me so thanks bean :')#merlin emrys #bbc merlin #long post

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