#sir leon the long suffering

[onefail-at-atime]

Um, please tell me there are fics out there where Merlin and Leon are best buddies.

Bonus if Arthur gets jealous after Merlin starts saying things like, "Oh, I was training with Ser Leon," when Arthur starts asking where he's been.

If Leon had found out about the magic, he wouldn't have told anyone, and would have treated and seen Merlin the same as before, though he sure would have made use of Merlin's abilities: he'd have made Merlin his undercover guard inspection assistant. Sometimes he would ask him to put on a disguise, then basically conduct the phishing test on the guards, because apparently they are painfully gullible to Merlin's little tricks. To train the guards for more vigilance, Merlin would have to fake an invasion, steal something valuable from the vaults, Morgana's chambers, Uther's chambers. Leon doesn't even bring Arthur's chambers up, cause that's a whole other story—Merlin could gradually steal all of the prince's clothes and jewels and no one could do anything about it. Leon knows it, but just rolls with this knowledge and decides not to think too much about it. Another time Merlin would be told to steal a horse from the stable. Other times—to straight up knock the guards out. One one occasion even to break a prisoner out of their cell.

Of course, Leon is not worried Merlin would actually get caught—guy's just too good, and the disguise is mere precaution. Still, he needs someone to keep his men at their toes.

The goal of this secret operation is not too favorable for Merlin, obviously. With his destiny and duties requiring him doing magic and sneaking around in forbidden places at forbidden times, more alert guards meant more trouble. As a solution, Leon, to return the favor, covers Merlin from then on, always providing him with alibi. Without question, if Merlin so wishes.

This agreement between the first knight of Camelot and the most powerful sorcerer requires immeasurable mutual trust, since if either were to betray the other, it would have dreadful consequences.

[runboybeneaththemoon]

Merlin: it's been over a hundred years since the fall of Camelot. Everyone I've ever known is dead

Merlin: except for this fucker

Leon: it is my duty to serve and protect Camelot. As you are still here, Camelot isn't completely gone, so neither am I

Merlin: No, I'm supposed to serve Camelot until its gone! Which it isn't cause you're still here! You're taking my job!!

[maddybthorne]

I want a BBC Merlin fanfic where Hunith visits Camelot as a surprise. Merlin doesn't know she's coming, only Gaius knows that she plans to visit. This is set in a time period where all the knights are alive (I'm looking at you Lancelot.) and Arthur is Prince, but running the Kingdom as Uther is unwell.

Hunith pulls up to Camelot and is walking towards the Castle through the citadel, burdened by her bags, when a cheerful voice rings out. "Do you need any help, miss?" It's one of the many Castle servants.

Hunith explains that she is heading to the Castle to visit her son who works there, the servant then offers to carry her bags.

"Oh I don't want to be a bother." Hunith replies

"It's no bother at all! Really, I was heading that way already." The servant insists and they both make their way to the castle, "What's your son's name by the way, I might know him if he works here."

"His name is Merlin." Hunith responds with a smile. The servant stops walking and looks at her. It's not only him that stops at this announcement.

"Y-you're Merlin's Mother?!?" A nearby servant who had been close enough to hear the conversation says in awe.

The courtyard that they're walking through gradually fills with hushed whispers as the news spreads. Everyone knows of Merlin. The Prince's manservant who had managed to not quit in the first week of serving him. Merlin, who changed the Prince from a spoiled brat into a good man whom the Kingdom was proud of and eagerly awaited the day he would be crowned King. Merlin, who had followed the Prince into battle time and time again to save Camelot.

I want a fanfiction where The Entire Of Camelot loves Merlin and is thankful for his role in making Arthur a good person. Where not only the Knights, but the Castle staff meet his mother and collectively decide that she is That Woman and treat her with Respect. Where they treat her like Royalty.

Ofc Gwaine loves her. That's his best friend's mom. Hunith looks at all the knights and adopts them on the Spot.

And Merlin is either really confused by this behavior or knows and just lets it happen.

Arthur has no idea what's going on or why but he treats her with reverence and love because that's his future Mother in Law and he's very much starved for parental affection which she gives him (and the knights) in spades.

But yes, I just want a fic of people meeting Hunith and being like "Thank you for giving birth to your son. I'd die for you both" and her being like "...please don't."

(Bonus if Leon meets her and is just like. "How did you survive being around that little shit (Merlin) for so long?" And she just laughs and gives him advice, which makes him cry because he's just so tired. #LetLeonRest2024 I will push this agenda till I die)

[wishiwasadruid]

Gwaine: Arthur asked me to pretend to be his boyfriend because his father is homophobic and wants him to date a noble but he ended up hating me so much that he was relieved when he found out Arthur was actually dating Merlin

Lancelot: Task failed successfully

Leon: Congratulations on being so awful you destroyed century old prejudices

[merrilinie]

Typical trope of the woman being better at archery than the man but the woman is Merlin and the man is Arthur (and the Knights).

It’s probably a bet or Gwaine trying to flirt with Merlin, or maybe Leon worries about his safety to the point he makes him, but one of the Knights offer to teach Merlin to shoot. They figure he’ll be safe as you normally need some distance to shoot and doesn’t require too much strength. (in the instance of Knights, they tend to not realise that a bow string is very taught and hard to pull if you want to shoot well as they are already sturdy in muscle.)

Gwaine goes to hold onto Merlin’s me show him a proper form but Merlin just scoffs and shoos him away.

Arthur finds it hilarious that Merlin is so confident as he thinks it will be funny to watch him embarrass himself, until he watched Merlin pull the bow with more ease than even the most trained archer.

Cue them watching Merlin shoot every target with as close to perfection as one can get (without controlling the wind).

Putting the bow down and blushing despite his prideful grin, Merlin just shrugs at them as if he didn’t just blow all their minds, “We had survive somehow in the village.”

Gwaine cackles with glee while Leon debates for illy picking up Arthur’s jaw.

[adageyer]

Prologue of Destiny Rekindled

-> A fan-comic im working on :)) Can't wait to post

[buttrflyisland]

anyway i think i'm funny

[onceandfuturelesbian]

arthur: due to personal reasons, i will be sinking to the bottom of the ocean… in a metal box.

leon: what happened?!

gwaine, wheezing: merlin told him he loved him and he said thank you!

arthur: I SAID PERSONAL REASONS!!

[tifacatsblog]

Gwaine : I cant believe I'm saying this, but, right in front of my grain report?

Leon : Gwaine, I've waited a decade for this, shut up, or I swear to God I will use my sword

Leon : Both you and Elyan owes me 25 gold coins btw.

Gwaine : Shite.

Arthur : If none of you are going to talk about grains you can run 5 laps around training ground

Gwaine&Leon : Umm...

MERTHUR WEEK 2024

Day one : Friends of Merlin and Arthur

@merthurweek2024

[bramblebush3]

Arthur: You're smiling. What happened?

Merlin: What? Can't I smile just because I feel like it?

Leon: Mordred tripped and fell down the stairs today.

[witchmd13]

leon went from not daring to hit arthur with a lance while they were training to laughing when merlin tells him he's going to kill arthur and giving him advice on the best weapon to do it all within 5 years of knowing merlin and that's called growth

[siennavie]

Gwaine tries out some poetry on Leon.

[runboybeneaththemoon]

[maddybthorne]

I love fics where everyone (but mostly Arthur) realizes how important Merlin is to Camelot.

Like I’m not only talking about Magic reveal fics where they find out how badass he is and how many times he’s saved their asses (though I love those) but specifically about the times they realize he basically Runs the Castle.

I’m fairly sure I read a fic or a head canon somewhere that Merlin leaves to visit his mother for a week and Camelot falls apart because this boy was doing everything to keep that Castle in order. And Arthur kept firing servants cuz “they weren’t up to standard” (aka they weren’t Merlin)

And these fics could be gen or Merthur (though I do love the latter ngl)

But yeah I just love it when my boy gets the recognition and respect he deserves.

(Bonus if Leon is losing his mind the entire time. He’s done with their bullshit. He’s seen too much. He’s tired. #LetLeonRest2024)

[dryadalisliv]

Okay the whole ‘poetry scene’ in bbc Merlin was crazy, but what was truly fucking insane was Merlin saying ‘he can’t get enough of it’

Wdym???wdym?? WDYMMMM??

[vi-visected]

in my head after the events of camlann merlin returns to camelot and, still riddled with terrible guilt and grief, confesses to leon about everything that had happened and everything he had done, magic and all. and instead of outrage or betrayal or scorn or judgement (or even death, as he had briefly considered) leon shatters him with a deeply apologetic expression and a whispered “my friend… you must have been so afraid, and so tired.” and merlin collapses into heaving sobs against him and doesn’t get back up for a long time.