#trans gwaine

[eviltoxicmosssauce]

i just realized gwaine wears multiple belts in his og outfit. obviously stylistic choices left over from when he was a scene girl as a teenager

[dexslaboratorie]

old modern au knights lineup!! might redo this a 3rd time in the future 🤨

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follow me on twitch! i draw there, i play games there, im silly there!!!

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@merlinpride T4T Gwaine and Lancelot from BBC Merlin for @eviltoxicmosssauce ! I hope you enjoy

[staledirt87]

Upon further consideration:

Merlin: Punk

Gwaine: Goth

Lancelot: Emo

[arien-elensar]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gwaine & Mordred (Merlin), Gwaine & Percival (Merlin) Characters: Mordred (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Trans Male Character, Trans Mordred Summary:

Mordred bonds with his fellow knights.

[vickytokio]

In the year of our Lord 2023, I am once again drawing fanart for the Merlin fandom! \0/

So, here's the deal, I decided to do a little pride project this year and draw all of my trans headcanons (both the ones with great arguments for it, and the ones that just bring me joy)! Of course, I needed to start with Merlin since a trans!Merlin fanfic was a big part of my own discovery process lol. So here are my reasons/headcanons for these characters:

Merlin - There's nothing in canon that makes me think of Merlin as trans, it just makes me happy to headcanon him as such in modern-day AUs. That being said, in this drawing, I figure he is very early in his transition, just recently got his top surgery, and came out. Gwaine is his best friend and the one who guided him through most of this process, and now they have just taken Merlin to his first ever Pride parade

Gwaine - I truly believe the times in which canon events happen are the only reason Gwaine isn't openly queer. In a modern-day AU, I'm sure he'd very much be nonbinary/genderqueer, bisexual and polyamorous. They mostly use he/they pronouns, but don't really mind to be called something else. He's been out since high-school and is very active in the local queer community. They like to say they adopted Merlin 'cause they can't see a baby trans in need.

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Okay, if you were asked who are in Merlin BBC that you can see based on canon that are gay/bi/pan/demi, which characters are they? Why?

I’m just gonna note that I’m not attached to any sexuality headcanon because people are going to have different opinions and it seems daft to lose more than half the fan content (art, fics, etc) just because of a headcanon. I’ll read more or less anything, I play around with queer themes in my writing fairly regularly and multiship everyone in the show, sometimes with characters from other fandoms too, but these are the sexualities I’ve written most of for each character otherwise this would be way too long.

And I know I’m assigning modern understandings of sexuality to medieval characters, but it’s a show with dragons and magic, also capes, a French castle, and whatever the hell that chainmail was so I think I can be excused for my historical inaccuracy.

Merlin: either gay or bi with a a preference for men. I could never get myself to really like Freya in the show, she wasn’t bad and I didn’t hate her, I usually just forget about her because it was one episode so I didn’t have enough time to get attached. She deserved more screen time and I love what the fandom has done with her character, but I usually see her where Merlin’s shipped with someone else so I honestly forget their romance exists most of the time. Other than that, I usually see him shipped with knights or Arthur or if he’s shipped with another woman, it’s someone who didn’t get enough screen time to get attached, or a mergwenthur (is that their ship name?) poly relationship.

Arthur: bi and demi. He needs time to like someone, canonically only started wearing a shirt after he got married but he walked around his chambers naked when it was just Merlin/no sexual implications in a servant of two masters. I’ve done deep dive character analysis into that and what it says for their trust of one another if anyone’s interested. It goes into them being platonic but acting like a couple and why meant so much for me to see as a kid and also why I think that proves their relationship is more than words can fully encapsulate. Also he’s had crushes on men and women so bi just fits.

Gwen: bi with a preference for men, she and Morgana had chemistry and I ship them pre season 3 but after that, not so much. Also had crushes on Lancelot, Merlin and married Arthur. They’re an adorable couple, honestly I love them. I don’t really have much else to say.

Morgana: aroace lesbian. Just my favourite headcanon, I like that she never had a canon relationship but she definitely had chemistry with Gwen. They’re just sweet together. I don’t know, mostly just vibes and my desire for more aroace rep.

Lancelot: bi with a preference for women. Gwen and Merlin. Yeah, that’s pretty much all I have to say. I just love that he’s such a great guy, I don’t think there’s anything more to it than two crushes in canon and vibes. I’ve written him as unlabelled or queer a fair amount, it really just depends.

Leon: Romance and sex averse aroace. Again, I just want representation and think he’s cool. I’ve seen him shipped with others, but I tend to default to aroace Leon in my own works more than anything else. Occasionally I’ll give him a qpr but it just depends on what I’m writing.

Gwaine: aromatic pansexual, he likes flirting but I think the idea of a permanent long term relationship would be “the one to tie him down” and it never entirely fits right. I’ve seen him shipped with Percival, I love that but usually if I’m writing it, I’ll have them in a qpr. I think he definitely feels low levels of romantic attraction but not enough to want a romantic relationship with someone, he loves so much, just not in the traditional ways and writing aroallo Gwaine is always super fun.

Elyan: I headcanon Elyan as trans masc but I don’t think I’ve got any specific headcanons for his sexuality. I’ve probably written him straight slightly more than anything else, but it’s a close tie between writing him straight and bi. It never usually comes up, so maybe just unlabelled or queer. I don’t know, he’s just Elyan. That’s all really.

Percival: I know in canon he had a wife and kids, I write him as being gay more than anything else, but my main headcanon tends to be that he’s bi or pan. Purely based on vibes but if it’s not relevant to the plot, I won’t bother mentioning it.

[evadne01]

Merlin Masterlist part 1

New body and new boyfriend 

Trans-Gwaine and doctor!Lancelot

When you follow friend's advice and you got a boyfriend in the meantime.

Gwaine/Lancelot, Gwaine & Merlin

Friends like this

Unith's decision to send her son to Camelot wasn't easy.

Both for the magic of his son, magic forbidden in Uther's kingdom, and for her fear of sending him in a context too different from Ealdor.

Despite her fears, she had forgotten about Merlin's talent for making friends wherever he went.

Or:

Every time Merlin made a positive impact on someone and made a new friend.

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Percival (Merlin), Leon & Merlin (Merlin), Elyan & Merlin (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

YOU ARE MY POISON AND MY SALVATION 

Gwaine always looked for a home.

When he find one, he also find love.

If only Merlin loved him back

Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

sometimes you just need a little help

Merlin is wounded.

Gaius takes care of him

Gaius & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin)

Losing away from you 

The guilt was too much for Merlin.

His magic was revealed and he ran away.

Arthur can't lose his best friend

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Balinor & Merlin (Merlin)

Look at me ~ i burn when you look at anyone else 

Gwaine isn't a jealous person.

Until he saw Merlin and Lancelot.

Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Don't look back, it will be better ahead

Arthur and Merlin took a trip to Ealdor

Arthur learned something about Merlin's past

Arthur is not happy about it

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Hunith & Merlin (Merlin), Balinor/Hunith (Merlin), Hunith & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Don't tell anyone ~ I'm still the same 

During a journey, The knights and Arthur found out something about Merlin.

The servant is surprise how they behave.

Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin)

Always listen to the physician ~ especially if it's your boyfriend 

Gwaine was hurt by bees.

Merlin took care of him.

Fluff!

Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Turn off the electricity and turn on life

On November 9, 1965 in New York, there was a blackout for 12 hours

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Gwen & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Shine with a bright 

Merlin hated patrols and hunting.

The knights and Arthur have a surprise for him.

They will be very surprised by something he said

Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Feel like home

Merlin is hurt.

Merlin is surprise to be take care of.

Merlin shouldn't be surprised.

Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gaius & Merlin (Merlin)

I am your king ~ bring me to my knees for you

Arthur sometimes just doesn' t want to be king.

Arthur decides to ask Merlin for a big favor.

Merlin accepts and maybe he likes a little too much to see Arthur desperate for him.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

There are many things you don't know about me

Merlin laughed at a nobleman during a training.

The knights couldn't believe what they saw after that.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

It's not your fault

Camelot was take back from Morgana and Morgause.

Merlin and Lancelot talk

Lancelot/Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin)

No lies, just me and you 

How could he sentence his king to death by advising him to save his prophesied killer?

How could he once again condemn magic in the eyes of his friend, when Arthur already believed that to be the cause of his mother's and father's deaths and his sister's corruption?

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Don't play with your food 

Merlin and Gwaine have some time alone.

Gwaine/Merlin

Don't look at me. I'm a disaster

Merlin has always had problems accepting himself.

Until he does

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Hunith & Merlin (Merlin)

A puppet in your hands 

Morgana kidnapped Merlin and controlled him.

What will happen to the future of Camelot?

Merlin/Morgana (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin & Mordred & Morgana (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

I am on fire for you

Merlin finds a room for potions making.

Lancelot helps him.

Lancelot/Merlin

I believe you

Why did Gwaine look for Merlin, when he was searching any clues for finding Gaius?

This is the scene we were robbed of.

Gaius & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Gaius & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Agravaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

A day together 

Gwaine and Merlin enjoy some time alone.

Gwaine/Merlin

If you love me let me hear you 

Merlin has a problem with notes.

Arthur has a problem.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

Becoming Melody

Merlin is tired for all the jokes the knights made about him

Morgana had a simple solution

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot/Merlin (Merlin), Leon/Merlin (Merlin), Merlin/Percival (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin & Morgana (Merlin)

The secret in the shadows

Merlin, while Uther is too sick and his servant busy with him, has to become the chamberlain and takes care of everything.

When the stress is too much, Lancelot is there for him.

Lancelot/Merlin

Please, be careful

Lancelot was never afraid for Merlin.

This was true till they discovered that the Dorocha couldn't be damaged by Merlin's magic.

Lancelot/Merlin (Merlin), Knights & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

If you don't fight for your love, what kind of love do you have? 

Gwaine helped Merlin and Lancelot.

By locking them in the armory.

Lancelot/Merlin

You had one job!

Merlin and Lancelot are lost in the woods.

Lancelot/Merlin

I see the real you

Collecting herbs should be safe.

If only bandits would stop trying to rob him!

Lancelot/Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Be always mine, never let me go

Arthur has an important question for Merlin.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

A broken ankle, a full heart 

Merlin saves Arthur's life again.

Gwaine helps him.

Arthur is jealous and worried. Not a good combination.

(Merlin thinks it is)

Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Call me your friend, treat me like one 

Gwaine had only had one great friend in his life, Merlin.

But had he been an equally true friend to him?

Gwaine & Merlin

Tell me a story

Merlin didn't chose to wait Arthur for all his life.

He choose to live, to make experiences he could tell his friends about.

He couldn't make best decision.

Lancelot/Merlin

Chaotic duo

Where Merlin ends up helping Morgana with her magic and they become some kind of chaotic magic heroes duo but with a bit of a plot twist

Merlin & Morgana

Lovers of the night 

Merlin and Lancelot after the Dorocha.

Lancelot/Merlin

Something that matters more than anything else

The veil.

Lancelot's decision

Lancelot & Merlin

One, two, three

The druids didn't want Mordred among them anymore.

Merlin didn't allow them to banish him.

Arthur is not impressed

Merlin & Mordred (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Freya/Merlin (Merlin)

I was enchanted to see you ~ but I had always loved you

Merlin drinks some love potion and falls in love with Arthur.

Arthur is in love with Merlin.

Merlin had always been in love with Arthur, but nobody knew it

In short: they are idiots in love

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Morgana & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin & Morgana (Merlin)

I don't know who you are, but you are my home

Lancelot wakes up and doesn't remember anything. He doesn't remember his origins, his family, his home. He has only a name: Merlin

Lancelot & Merlin

Dogs and boyfriends 

Merlin has a dog, Aithusa, and he doesn't like to talk to other dog owners.

Then Arthur made his appearence.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Leon & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon & Percival (Merlin), Elyan & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

I know what happened this summer

Merlin and Arthur just got married.

Clearly, the honeymoon shouldn't be chose by Merlin. Arthur should have thought before.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

In love and in war, all is fair 

Gwaine dislikes Lancelot. He is not worth to be Merlin's best friends.

Or maybe he is?

Gwaine & Lancelot (Merlin), Gwaine & Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin)

Run, little boy

After applying for college, Merlin has to have at least one mark in PE.

He isn't happy about it. Fortunately, he has his two best friends with him

Gwen & Merlin & Morgana

You are not alone. I am here. 

Merlin has been used to be alone, he has all his life to be that way.

Now, he can finally stop

Gwaine/Merlin

Trust a friend, save yourself 

Merlin had tried to save himself, had tried to overcome the pain that the Lamia had caused him.

In the end, all he needed was a friend

Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin)

I'll be there for you 

Merlin got hurt. Gwaine got protective.

Gwaine/Merlin

Stay away from him

Gwaine is captured by bandits. Merlin doesn't react well.

Gwaine/Merlin

Surprise me

Merlin shouldn't have listened to Arthur. Now he found himself spending the evening in the hospital, again.

At least the doctor was nice

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Merlin/Gwaine

Bring him back safe

Merlin has a choice. He chose being honest and a friend.

He chose to trust Gwaine.

Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Under the sky 

Merlin and Gwaine have a deep conversation under the sky. What if they can be whatever they wanted

Gwaine/Merlin

Locked in a cage

Freya had trusted them. She had hoped for the warmth of their embrace, and instead she had only the emptiness of hunger.

We could make a blanket forts

Gwen must deal with the awareness of Lancelot's departure and Merlin is there for her.

When it's up to Merlin to aware Gwaine's departure, Gwen is there for him.

Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin), Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin)

Emrys' Island 

Gwaine wanted to be free.

He'd do anything to achieve that

Gwaine/Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine & Percival (Merlin)

Engage your enemy

Merlin and Arthur have been together for a couple of months.

Until they discover they are members of two opposing spy associations

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

IPUCA rule 

Merlin and Morgana discuss the best way to deal with the problems plaguing the castle. Merlin has a rule. Morgana isn’t a fan of it

Merlin & Morgana

How did you get my phone number? 

Merlin receives a message from an unknown number and complains about it to his best friend.

He should have known that Gwen was an accomplice

Gwen & Merlin, Gwaine/Merlin

Special fun

The owners of The Rising Sun had correctly assumed that his customers would require special caution. They didn't want to incur the judgment of other customers, they didn't want to be recognized by friends or colleagues, but they wanted to have fun. And the Rising Sun provided for their entertainment in many different ways.

Gwaine/Merlin

It was just an idea

Merlin smiled as he saw Lancelot dancing with Gwen, the two lovers smiling.

"They seem very happy, don't they?"

Gwen/Lancelot, Gwaine/Merlin

Lost in my mind

Merlin couldn't bear the heavy stares. He knew he already met those people, but he didn't know who they were.

Gwaine/Merlin

Walking in the snow

"If you had listened to me we wouldn't be in this situation right now." Merlin whispered urgently.

"I certainly couldn't leave you here, could I?" Gwaine smiled, a pained frown on his face.

Gwaine/Merlin

What do you mean is a secret?

Morgana smiled, finally feeling repaid for all the headaches that the boy had given her. “Merlin.”

Merlin sighed, bowing his head and saying. “Mordred has brought some druids to my house.”

Merlin & Morgana

King and queen 

Morgana could not believe what had happened.

Merlin, her best friend, had poisoned her.

Merlin had tried to kill her.

Merlin & Morgana, Merlin & Arthur Pendragon

Hoping for a better future

"Mom always said you can see someone's kind heart in their eyes." The boy murmured, and Merlin nodded. “I think that's true. It's hard to miss the goodness in the eyes. They are the mirror of our heart, you know that?”

“Do my eyes say I'm broken?” The boy asked, and Merlin's heart tightened.

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin) & Original Character(s)

If I could save you 

She had studied medicine, and she wanted to help others. Deeply.

It was on one of these long and impossible work's hours that she met Arthur Du Bois.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Hunith & Merlin (Merlin), Balinor/Hunith (Merlin), Balinor & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Morgana (Merlin)

The Rise and the Fall

Camelot was recovering.

Merlin had never realized how strong its inhabitants were, but after seeing their ability to return to everyday life after the horrors Morgana had subjected them to, he had to realize it.

Camelot wobbled, tried to hold on, and it did.

They had defeated Morgana, they had won. And, now, they could reap the fruits of that victory.

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Leon & Merlin (Merlin), Elyan & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Percival (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

You are my wish

Merthur, yule, mistletoe

The new kid

He had already been the new guy, he knew the procedure that would await him.

The other students would study him to figure out what category he fell into, and then the athletes would bully him to get homework done.

The nerds would gather around him, creating a new sect, leaving him no time to create his own.

And then, it would all culminate in Merlin offending the most popular boy in some way, ruining his chances at that high school forever.

Gwen & Merlin

"You really had to do it?"

Merlin is so proud of what he did.

Arthur not that much.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

You are my world

Arthur never understood his father's decisions.

Then he becomes king himself and is convinced that he is making all the wrong decisions.

Luckily for him, Arthur has someone who loves him deeply by his side

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

I knew you'd come for me ~ But you did?

Merlin is kidnapped. They make a bet: do the knights care about him as a friend or is he just a servant?

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Knights of the Round Table & Merlin

"Stop, please" 

Merlin and the knights reach a cave that allows you to discover your greatest fears.

How I met your father

Merlin and Arthur first meet

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

Aftermath 

Lamia is dead, but her shadows remain

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Gwaine & Merlin

I'll carry your heart with me 

Despite the war, there is always time for love

Gwaine/Merlin

The whole package 

Arthur is not a jealous man.

Except when it comes to Merlin.

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

Just us, you find out

When Arthur had been given the love potion, Gwen's kiss hadn't been enough to wake him.

Merlin panicked.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin)

You needed a break! 

Merlin ignores Morgana, the druids are still in her chambers and Arthur irritates the witch.

Solution? Kidnap Merlin, obviously.

Merlin & Morgana

Jealous of him, I want to be yours

Gwaine is jealous. Not of Arthur, because even if he and Merlin are basically joined at the hip, it's obvious that the royal numpty has no idea about Merlin's magic. No, Gwaine is jealous of Lancelot, because he's the only one who does know.

Gwaine/Lancelot/Merlin

They don't know you ~ not like I do 

Merlin is jealous of Mithian? Yes, he is.

Merlin thinks that no one except him knows Arthur that good? Yes, he does.

Merlin will definitely plan the perfect wedding for Arthur and Mithian.

PS: There is no wedding.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Leon/Mithian (Merlin)

I thought I had lost you 

Merlin has an infected wound.

Arthur is worried to lose his best friend (and something more)

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

How this all started 

Arthur and Merlin tell how they met.

Or, rather, Merlin tells how he met his husband while he teases him

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Knights of the Round Table & Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

He was an hero. He is an hero. He will be always a hero.

Merlin is mourning his friend.

Arthur pays him a visit.

Lancelot & Merlin, Merlin & Arthur Pendragon

The seat at the Table

Merlin is an amazing and loyal friend. He is also a good servant.

Arthur just need to realise he is more than that.

Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), George & Merlin (Merlin)

What do you mean someone wants to kill the king? 

Merlin avoids the knights, hides his magic, and prevents the killing of the king.

Knights of the Round Table & Merlin (Merlin)

You never fathomed me out 

Arthur gives Merlin his mother's sigil.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

The god and the believer 

Merlin lived for century distrusting humankind. They did nothing to deserve his love and he didn't give it to them.

This, until someone stepped into his life. And Merlin felt alive once again.

Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin)

If you're getting this 

Merlin left a letter for Arthur

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon

There'd be no distance that could hold us back

There is nothing that could make him break his oath

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon

This means something ~ but I don't know what 

Giving to someone your family's sigil is like adopting that person as a brother or confessing your feelings.

Arthur tries to do the second one.

And Merlin, well, is simply Merlin.

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Not again woodworms!

Arthur didn't know that Lancelot and Gwaine would have been dangerous.

Actually, it was Merlin's fault.

Like always

Gwaine & Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin)

There's no rhyme nor reason, just a sense of completion

Merlin and Lancelot talk.

Lancelot & Merlin

You deserve to be loved 

Being a servant meant being beaten and mistreated.

But was that really what they were meant to be?

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gaius & Merlin (Merlin)

The screams of the innocents

Merlino, an FBI recruit, is tasked by his boss with drawing up the profile of a dangerous criminal.

But it's never that simple.

Merlin / Arthur Pendragon

For Merlin

Arthur Pendragon avenges his best friend.

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon

The list

Arthur starts his plan.

Gwen & Arthur Pendragon

Malvor 

Arthur confronts the king who wounded Merlin

The servants 

Some gossips in the kitchen.

The seat

Arthur finds someone else for the empty seats

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon

A servant at the table? 

The nobles disagree with Arthur's decision to have servants at the Round Table...

Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin)

Wow, guys, I have a lot of Merlin fanfic, so, click here to go to the second part

[crows-junk-pile]

HIGH NOON OVER CAMALOT IS SO COOL IT HAS SO MANY REFANCES TO ARUTHIAN LEGEND ALSO MORDRED IS TRANS AND SUPER COOL GWAIN IS A LITTLE BITCH ARUTER, LANCELOT AND GUINEVERE ARE IN A POLY REALTION SHIP AND NOTHING BAD HAPPPENS TO THEM

EVER

[sneakyboymerlin]

Making what’s technically a DNI which is funny cause I’ve never been a fan of DNIs, ppl will just ignore them if they want, but ppl will not stop being creeps around me and I wanna put forward what my beliefs & boundaries are

Trigger warnings for everything that’s under the cut are in tags, ‘cause this is p much just calling out the predatory shipping stuff

Oh also spoilers if you haven’t finished the show ig

People who ship Merlin/Mordred (18 and 10yrs old when they met), you need to develop the ability to see dynamics between humans outside of a romantic context, because that shit is disgusting. I don’t care if he “waits until he’s 18” or something. If you think this has no relation to real life, you are lying to yourself.

People who ship incest… get real, it’s 2024. This includes half-siblings, step-family, adoptees, etc. because they ARE relatives. Yes, I have seen ppl in this fanbase say it’s ok to ship adoptees because they’re not “real family” — specifically using Thor/Loki as an example (in the replies of a post about Merlin & Mordred having a “brotherly” relationship, no less). Those of you still shipping Arthur/Morgana and Morgana/Morgause… A ship being gay doesn’t magically make it progressive. Abuse is not progressive, it is a result of one person’s sense of entitlement in conflict with another person’s autonomy.

Racism and misogyny — particularly this fandom’s misogynoir towards Gwen. Common sense, except many of you will read this and think it doesn’t apply to you when it does.

If you think that Arthur is incapable of loving Gwen as much as he loves Merlin (despite the opposite being true in canon), if you call Gwen “a beard” or act as if Arthur broke centuries of tradition to marry a servant out of “convenience” or to use her for her womb — why do you want Arthur to objectify this woman so bad?

If you think that Merlin would’ve needed to teach Gwen, Lancelot, or Elyan how to write despite the fact that Gwen and Elyan were co-running a small business with their father for years + the season 1 photoshoots of Gwen writing + s5 Gwen writing onscreen + the fact that Lancelot and Merlin were writing each other for years — we get it, you watched Holes.

Villainizing Gwen and/or Elyan (e.g. the Kingdom Come fan script). Gwen accepts Merlin’s magic with a grace that Arthur doesn’t offer in the same episode, but fans often interpret Arthur’s reaction with good faith and ignore Gwen’s entirely. She and Elyan both suffered the wrongful death of their father when Uther accused him of consorting with a sorcerer and didn’t give him a trial. Elyan saw/experienced firsthand the wrongful persecution of the Druids when he was possessed by the spirit of a Druid child, so fics where he is disproportionately aggressive towards magic while Leon and Arthur are disproportionately calm are especially transparent (e.g. that Arcane Dominion fic on Ao3).

If you think that whole Helios arc (especially with Gwen’s outfit) or all the “Southrons” shit in the show wasn’t racist (or, if you don’t know, please look up what orientalism is and how it affects people irl).

Homophobia - a lot of merthur shippers (and others, but one’s kinda more popular) have a lot of homophobic beliefs. For example, if you think that sub = bottom and dom = top, that is both misogynistic and homophobic. If you think that Merlin or Arthur (or, like, Gwaine) is “weaker” than the other and decide their position as dom/top or sub/bottom based upon that criteria, again you are being misogynistic and homophobic. This goes double for presenting Merlin as a dom/top because of his magic (not in general), when it’s pretty clear in the show that magic peoples are experiencing a genocide because they are stereotyped as dangerous. Hmm, I wonder what groups this logic might apply to in real life who are demonized and hypersexualized to justify their eradication… not gay and trans people, or poc, or other oppressed groups! They could never have anything in common with a hypothetical oppressed group !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Transphobia - fics going on about how “[x gender] could never [perform y reproductive function]” is obviously something you say when you forget or ignore that trans ppl exist. Doesn’t matter if you’re making fun of mpreg or whatever, and no it’s not just merthur fics.

Religious persecution - first of all, if you generalize any persecuted religious group/culture or decide that genocide is justifiable towards some people, you are either a Nazi, a Zionist, or some other white supremacist, and you are not welcome here.

Now, this touches on homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia, too, but because magic is ultimately a stand-in for religious persecution, it goes here:

When you villainize Merlin for keeping his identity a secret in a society where he is, in written law, to be executed for the way he was born, you’re sending a horrific message to people who should never feel guilty for the most bare minimum acts of survival. Fiction is informed by reality, and may support certain societal aspects/ideas in return. Stories are a form of speech, which is cycled through the sociopolitical atmosphere of the storytellers. You are not immune to propaganda, but you are especially susceptible if you refuse to acknowledge that even allegories exist.

[eviltoxicmosssauce]

HAPPY TDOV BITCHES. GWAINCELOT FOR THE SOUL

[calicohyde]

Jack Hyde All-Character Tournament: SEMIFINALS, Seed 2

Ferris the cat ("Witch Noir")

Ferris is a familiar, which is a cat that was a witch in its first life. A familiar gets reincarnated as a cat and has nine lives with which to find its platonic soulmate in a living witch. With each life, the power and preternatural intelligence it carries with it from its human life degrade, until on the ninth and final life it has become just a normal cat. Ferris found its mate in Anca on its third life as a cat. It spies for her and does whatever bidding it can manage without opposable thumbs or the ability to speak, but it has enough of its human personality left to make independent decisions and go against her wishes when it chooses. It was a tectonist when it was human, which is a witch that can move the earth, and it still has some of that leftover in its furry little body. When Anca elects to leave Angel to his own devices instead of sticking up for him against the board of Crones that want to banish him, Ferris decides to go with him and help him as much as it can. It still thinks of Angel's kids as its own. It protects Fred and Eddie with every trick it has left, as well as keeping an eye on other people it feels have been abandoned by its illogical human family members.

Genre: Horror Fantasy Designation: Side Character Quick Facts: ~300 years old when all lives are counted, was one of the founding members of the community it lives in and is technically a prominent local historical figure

VERSUS

Asher Adam (Any Publicity Is Good Publicity)

Asher is the frontman of the punk duo ION. He is forthright and blunt to a fault, in part because he's autistic and in part because he's just kind of a cunt - and proud of it. He is the lead vocalist and guitar player for ION, but he also plays flute and violin, which he and his other band member and brother Jordan sometimes creatively incorporate into their music. Ash is also the primary lyricist for the band. He writes a scathing and very direct track lambasting politician Gwaine Hinata, which quickly makes news and brings Gwaine himself to a show. When he spots Gwaine in the audience, Asher gets off stage to perform the song right in Gwaine's face. Ash has a typical Tragic Backstory. He is a double amputee from surviving a terrible car crash. His right arm and leg were irreparably crushed by debris when he crawled back into the wreckage to rescue Jordan. Now, he uses avant garde fashion prostheses to announce ION's new albums and match his body to the cover art.

Genre: Romantic Comedy Designation: Main Character Quick Facts: trans, gay, Jewish, Alabaman with the accent to prove it

Semifinals Poll Masterlist

[camlannpod]

Hi!

Just started listening to your podcast (and absolutely loving it! Great work y’all, I can’t wait to discover more about the world and the characters!) and I was wondering if you have official designs or like mental images or references of the characters, because I’d love to do fanart!

Cheers, hope you are having a nice day! Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with the world!

Hello! Oh my goodness uhhh AAAAAH oh this is exciting and very very kind of you, thank you so much for the ask, you've made my whole day!!!

I should say up top that both Amber and I really value the fact that podcast characters don't have fixed canon appearances, and that people can project what they want onto them, so I want to be clear that we're never going to tell someone their idea of a character's appearance is wrong. Make them fat! Trans! Disabled! Have fun!!

This said, I also realise that might not be a helpful answer, so I can give you some broad stuff that's either already been mentioned or will come up as canon:

Dai -> Has messy thick black hair -> Is not athletic -> Loves pop culture, is easily excited -> Is proud of his Welsh heritage and his queerness

Morgan -> Has long dark hair -> Is physically strong (I imagine her as taller than Dai) -> Had a (long) emo phase -> Often comes off as either goth or a tomboy

(People often think Morgan and Dai are related by blood. They're not, they grew up together as neighbours on the same street of Aberystwyth, and are very much found family.)

Perry -> Has short thick wavy or curly light brown / dark blonde hair (specifically, a cowlick) -> Was described in a previous script as 'very neo-classical' -> Did not do any kind of gym / exercise before the apocalypse -> Big nerd (PhD Student studying Arthuriana)

Gwaine -> Very traditionally good-looking -> I always imagine him with stubble and brown wavy hair -> (Though Sir Gawain is often depicted with red hair!) -> On the university rugby team - he was a Fly Half, so fast and strong essentially. -> Loves the outdoors, exercise, rock climbing, working out etc -> Party boy

We have one more major character who I'm going to put under the cut, as they don't arrive til episode 3 so spoilers! (They are mentioned in the trailer)

I'm also going to put a photo of our cast under the cut! I honestly don't imagine the characters looking like the actors, and I think the cast agree with me, but I'll add just in case you're curious!

And last but not least, our other major character...

Shújūn -> Shújūn is British Chinese -> She is described as very beautiful and very feminine -> She was studying medicine, so she's used to long days on her feet -> She was alone for the longest in the wilderness, and it's left its mark on her.

[eboyloser]

Merlin: Hey Gwaine stop being racist

Gwaine: :/

Merlin: Hey your child is trans and he’s here in Camelot

Arthur: :/

Merlin: ur gonna die if you go here but this is where the GRAIL is.

Galahad: :D

[veeveethebunee]

INTRODUCTIONS!!

--> ok i will be honest i have no idea what im doing, all my life and this is my first time on tumblr but bare with me..

--> but im a writer (and roleplayer for when i cant write by myself) and has recently hit MAJOR writers block and thought if i read other peoples work AND maybe have some people submit requests and prompts i could kick it away. so this is just to list all the things i write and who im able to write.

1. FANDOMS :

the fandoms im able to write in the most accurately goes as followed :

- supernatural

- stranger things

- marvel cinematic universe

- x-men (mainly the movies, my comic knowledge is sadly limited.

- merlin

2. CHARACTERS :

there is certain characters i can write from each fandom, some more than others.

- SUPERNATURAL : Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Castiel, Kevin Tran, Crowley, Rowena, Charlie.

- STRANGER THINGS : Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Jim Hopper, Nacy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers.

- MCU : Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Natasha Romanoff, Matt Murdock, Clint Barton, Loki, Thor, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), Sam Wilson.

- X-MEN : charles xavier (young), erik lehnsherr (young), peter maximoff, alex summers, hank mccoy, raven darkholme, sean cassidy, logan howlett, scott summers, ororo munroe.

- MERLIN : arthur pendragon, morgana, gwen, merlin, gwaine, lancelot.

- OTHERS (other fandoms im in that arent major) : mike schmidt (fnaf movie), clapton davis (detention), sean anderson, angus macgyver (macgyver)

- i DO write more characters and im always into more but i cant list them all-- so im always opened to playing more characters.

3. THINGS I WRITE.

- SHIPS : some ships im into and write are sastiel, merthur, cherik, gwen/morgana, robin/nancy, sam/bucky, steddie. but im always opened to more ships!! practicslly any ship as long as they arent anything like incest, illegal, etc.

-> i will also write self inserts, y/n fics, and even ocs!! i just need the info to do so.

- TOPICS : i write about ANYTHING that you could think of, whether its a certain trope for characters, fluff, angst, even smut and certain things that pertain to that-- just ask!! i will tell if theres something i will not write.

-> and thats about it!! atleast thats everything i can think of!! thank you for reading!!

[irishyuri]

THANK YOU for your gorgeous gorgeous trans gwaine art my heart explodes with joy when i see it !!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️💥💥💥

YAY im happy you like it 🦅🦅🦅🦅💗💗💗