#the way bbc

[escxelle]

everyone must go an watch the way on bbc right now!!

it's one of the best things i've seen in ages.

it's written and directed by welsh people. it's set and filmed largely in wales. it has a plethora of wonderful welsh actors and actresses. it's totally made by welsh people FOR welsh people.

i loved the pure welshness of it: the relations to the story of king arthur (orginally a welsh story); the feeling of hiraeth the whole time. i'm going to be thinking a lot about this mini-series for a very long time.

[thatonedudeinthecorner]

Happy pride month to these two specifically I can’t believe that Merthur is real

[gldnstrngs]

has anyone else made this connection before bc im crying shitting throwing up banging my head against the wall like im actually not ok the direct parallels kill me i hate everything but i love them oh my god the first pic is arthur making fun of merlin and the second pic is arthur being worried oh my god the way their relationship has developed so much im so

[noodles-and-tea]

Your Merthur fanart is amazing! I LOVE the way you capture their expressions!!! If you've got the spoons might I request Arthur seeing Merlin in a wedding dress and being absolutely poleaxed because since when was Merlin hot- (they're idiots in love your honor). You capture their entire like. Fundamental dynamic SO WELL; your art is expressive and beautiful and I love it.

Merlin likes t help where he can

[dollopheadsandclotpoles]

Scenes From A Romantic Comedy BBC Merlin [Ep 4x05]

[redmyeyes]

#let's give merlin the tiniest sliver of hope before immediately snatching it away again (2/?)

MERLIN 2x13, ❝ The Last Dragonlord ❞

[eliounora]

off your feet

[myoonmii]

morgwen based off of this meme i saw on twt

[justaz]

merlin who uses his magic everyday in ways that he doesn’t realize isn’t normal. magic helping him see in the dark so he can find his way in the woods or dark rooms with no problem. connecting with the woods around him so he always knows where he is and whats in the general vicinity which allows him to sense bandits just before they attack. using magic to keep warm in the cold or to cool down in the heat. confident and willing to go toe to toe with anyone bc he knows that regardless of what they throw at him, he could always win bc he could just use magic.

then somehow someway (post magic reveal) a sorcerer takes away merlin’s magic. or well just locks it away ig. but anyways merlin doesn’t have this part of him anymore and is left feeling empty, exposed, and vulnerable. arthur, the knights, and merlin going on a quest for answers to their problem and a way to get merlins magic back. but. but. but merlin is all jumpy and he’s rambling more than ever and is often reaching out to grab onto someone (usually arthur) and everyone’s confused and then they get ambushed and merlin freezes in the middle of the path like a deer. he’s watching everything go down around him with wide eyes until he’s targeted and one of the knights have to rush in to save him. afterward merlin is constantly holding someone and his grip is rather tight. he keeps looking around, his eyes scanning the trees around them over and over. when they try and settle down for the night, merlin wont leave the camp without an escort or two and when they’re trying to go to sleep, merlin is flinching at every noise in the woods around them and ends up shuffling over toward the person closest to him and laying pressed up against them.

arthur opening his mouth to tease and call him a coward when the word registers in his mind and he realizes that that’s what he’s actually seeing, merlin scared and defenseless. he ofc doesn’t realize the true depth of it all, i mean he knows merlin is missing his magic but he doesn't know that magic has always been a part of merlin, it makes him him. he’s had magic since he was born, he’s never known life without it. as he is now, he feels bare and exposed and blind and deaf and terrified. the knights are his defense rn and for the past few years, merlins been their protector so its a complete reversal of everything he’s ever known. he’s scared. arthur bites his tongue and lets merlin hold onto his arm and snuggle up close at night for some form of comfort and security. he doesn’t tease or mock and responds to his ramblings of fear with a level of gentleness the knights weren’t aware he even possessed. merlin slowly relaxing as arthur subtly comforts him without addressing it

[lauravian]

~ Two sides of the same coin ~

[gayeddie-saved-me]

can’t stop thinking about a post-canon arthur returns fic where instead of walking out of the lake, merlin stumbles upon arthur in the exact same way he did originally. arthur (who doesn’t remember his previous life at all at this point) is like 18, bullying a kid on the basketball court or something and merlin instinctively steps up to protect the kid. repeating the exact words without intending to, thousands of years later

“that’s enough. you’ve had your fun my friend.”

and arthur finally turns around, and says “do i know you?”

and merlin feels the entire world stop as he stares face to face with arthur pendragon again

[daritskaya]

I want an AU where merlin, like arthur, doesn't know about the prophecy.

I want an AU where he follows his heart without a sense of fear.

I want an AU where he gradually gets to know arthur without the weight of those expectations and the prophecy doesn't hang over them like the sword of damocles

I want an AU where he still finds his place alongside arthur, but doesn't lose himself by turning himself into a weapon in the hands of the "king of the past and to come"

I want an AU where trying to follow or avoid the prophecy doesn't form a chasm between them.

I want an AU where arthur doesn't think about the fact that merlin stayed by his side because he saw him as a fulfillment of prophecy, not a friend.

I want an AU where they learn of the prophecy together, years later when albion is prosperous, and have a long talk about what fate means to them.

[gldnstrngs]

merthur screencaps that did in fact change the trajectory of my entire life

[noodles-and-tea]

Some Merlins

[imaybeabear]

Got a recommended article today, and boy oh boy, collider, do I have some news for you

[adriwithae]

Im sorry but if OLDER you is played by Ian mckellen.... you're just automatically homosexual.