#sir leon the long suffering

[koffeinkaos]

Sir Leon casually mentioning that he threw some noble in the dungeon in his report.

Arthur: Wait what did he do??

Leon: Oh right. He gifted Merlin sweets and asked if he wanted to have a picnic with him, Sire. But his family is an important ally, so I had to refrain from executing him.

Arthur, now very confused and trying hard not to let his jealousy show because he wants to be a good, just king: Leon courting Merlin is not a crime

Leon confused as well: Well of course it's not written down like that. But courting the kings... Uhm *clearing his throat and staring at the floor awkwardly* lover is quite disrespectful.

Arthur now blushing furiously sputters: Merlin?! My lover?!

Leon: Uh Sorry I didn't mean to offend you... Or him! I just thought you wanted the marriage to stay secret. I mean yes he always is carrying Queen Ygraines sigil with him but I just-

Arthur: LEON! Merlin is my servant. I'd never- I can't- He's just my servant nothing more. Please tell me you haven't told anyone of this crazy assumption of yours

Leon, disbelieving after a loooong moment of silence: My CRAZY assumption!?!? Wha- YOU'VE BEEN UNDRESSING HIM WITH YOUR EYES EVERY TIME YOU TWO ARE IN THE SAME ROOM!!! I didn't have to tell anyone!!!

Arthur: So who else thinks-

Leon: EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[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!!

[chaotic-fluff3]

No thoughts. Just the idea of Leon finding out about Merlin’s magic post canon and not giving a single fuck, but absolutely crashing out when he realizes that: No, Merlin and Arthur weren’t fucking, they were just being complete and utter idiots that were oblivious to their EXTREMELY OBVIOUS FEELINGS for one another.

Leon: “Screw your Magic. Because the fuck you mean “No Arthur is just my King” YOU SAID HE WAS UR DESTINY??? THE FUCKING DRAGON (BECAUSE APPARENTLY THAT’S A THING NOW) SAID HE’S LITERALLY YOUR OTHER HALF? HOW ELSE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT AS OTHER THAN HES UR SOULMATE??? “

Merlin: *thoughtful* “… huh”

Leon *in tears* : “FUCKING P O E T R Y! DO YOU COMPREHEND THE KIND OF MENTAL DISTRESS YOU TWO CAUSED ME? AND IT WASN’T FUCKING CANON???”

Merlin: “… tbf the Dragon was really cryptic”

Leon: *incoherent screaming*

(Leon is tired. Leon is also unfortunately immortal. Leon wants a vacation. Spoiler: he will not get one. #LetLeonSleep2025)

[merlinmylove]

I know we all joke about Sir Percival’s size but have you seen Sir Leon?

He’s towering over Arthur even when bending down

Here: a different angle

BTS photo: He’s the same height as Percival

Look at Arthur’s first knight. A mountain of a man with curly hair, broad shoulders, a beard and morals

Praise the knight commander we all chant in unison

[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

[mekazashitpost]

I just know this mother fucker is lactose intolerant

And I know his ass does not give a fuck and will continue to eat dairy

[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.

[justaz]

Do you know how many times Lancelot has sat through a stupid fucking Round Table meeting where the King is fuming about some transgression to the Crown or to Camelot? Some hidden villain that needs to be brought to justice? Some antagonistic revolutionist who stole something from Arthur or broke into some top secret part of the castle that only the King and maybe his First Knight are allowed? Where King Arthur stands with righteous fury, slams his hands on the table and announces that justice shall be served and retribution will follow with no mercy…only for Merlin to stroll in late with an easy smile, completely disregarding the King’s mood and asking what they’re talking about only to confess with a little laugh that it was him? Committing either small bouts of arson or thievery or breaking and entering all the way up to high treason only for King Arthur to take in Merlin’s cute smile and bright eyes and immediately soften before shrugging and saying that theres nothing to do about it now and they should move on? Showing entirely too much mercy and not enough punishment? Do you? Hm? Do you?

Leon says they’re up to thirty-eight this year. It’s only February.

[aspentreeonahill]

Basically how that one scene in “The Coming of Arthur” episode happened:

Leon : Sorry that I’m late, got held up

Arthur: What the- you can’t be here. You’re dead. I literally saw you die.

Leon : Death is a social construct.

[adageyer]

Prologue of Destiny Rekindled

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

[buttrflyisland]

anyway i think i'm funny

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Leon: If one more person fucks around today, I’m liable to punch someone.

Gwaine, runs in looking panicked: You gotta help me.

Leon: Wanna sleep all of your problems away?

Gwaine: Absolutely. That’s possible-? Ow- *drops down unconscious*

Leon: Good night.

[runboybeneaththemoon]

[chaotic-fluff3]

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)

[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!!

[oddlyenthusiast]

Sir Leon is truly the character of all time. The OG knight, has cheated death multiple times, may or may not be immortal, constantly stuck in the middle of Merthur's weird ass sexual tension, started off as a side character and by the end of the story is quite possibly married to the Queen aka one of his childhood besties. Beautiful, wonderful, 10/10.