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merlin is sort of a comfort show for me but the more i (re)watch and think about it the more it just becomes depressing

it's a tragedy in it's essence but i always saw this in arthur's death, instead it's in merlin's character for the entirety of the show

i liked arthur and merlin's dynamic a lot because it was this back and forth between them, despite arthur's position of power merlin doesn't give any ground. arthur's king and in turn merlin balances that power with his magic. but that's not true

arthur holds merlin's life in his hands in so many ways. the looming threat of being executed is the most obvious one. but additionally merlin is so insanely devoted to arthur that it reaches the point where it becomes self destructive. this is enabled by....most people in his life honestly? kilgarrah, gaius, most sorcerers/druids he meets, even hunith constantly reaffirm that protecting arthur is merlins destiny, which ends up translating into being his sole purpose

also i think even in later seasons merlin still carries that whole, 'i'm a monster bc of my magic' struggle from season one, which is again supported by arthur who for, what was it, ten years? spends all the time telling merlin about the evils of sorcery?

oh boy it sure must be fun to constantly be told that you're inherently evil because of something you were born with. now this is bad enough on its own from anybody but remember that arthur technically has the power to execute merlin for this.

now you could argue that merlin is powerful enough to escape (in the situation of arthur finding out about merlin's magic and reacting badly) but

1) i think there's a possibility that merlin wouldn't use magic against arthur? he's always been willing to sacrifice himself for arthur. does that apply here too?

2) i'd say it's not just merlin's life on the line? arthur upheld the magic ban and despite us not really seeing any (or only a few? i don't remember) executions of sorcerers in camelot during his reign, that doesn't apply to the whole kingdom. point being, whilst i always thought of arthur as a kind person, maybe merlin's 'betrayal' could push him to follow his fathers footsteps

i'm not saying these are very likely things to happen but in my mind, they are options, where merlin doesn't carry only his own fate but that of the entire magical community (in a sense at least) on his shoulders.

so yeah, merlin makes me kinda sad

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im gonna collapse

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i love oscar wilde’s writing so fucking much man

it’s like, it seems to me like he’s just playing with and enjoying words just for the sake of it. that’s so beautiful and amzing i love it

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there is only one (1) emotion you're allowed to feel when reorganising your room and it is deep-seated, uncontrollable anger

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i didn’t expect “Since pride is cancelled, it’s time for wrath” to be the sentence that astral punches me into another dimension today but oh boy it sure did

Since pride is cancelled, it's time for wrath

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you know what? people who sleep with pillows are fucking psychopaths

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me getting a handful of notes sometimes when i reblog cool stuff:

mmmhh......sweet seratonin

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my friend send me printed memes in a letter so of course i had to do it to ‘em

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Wait, wait wait. Is THAT what you’re wearing?

Is that what YOU’RE wearing?

my hand slipped

(I did NOT want to think about Gaius in that outfit)

i mean, y’all asked ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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it’s 5 am and i’m bingeing the mighty boosh. this is it. my life has reached it’s peak. it’s all going downhill from here

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you know why cringe culture sucks? i never really got into any fandom because i didn’t wanna be “one of those fans” that got obsessed over material and spent all their time on it. but i was. and i am about new stuff now as well, and yet the second i dedicate more than one drawing to something my brain is like, ok you can stop now, can’t have people know we like things, like ??? bitch?? 

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ay what’s up, i’m having a breakdown and writing merlin fanfiction, anyone wanna proofread it?

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now then:

i’ve tried this before and failed and will probably try it again in the future and fail as well. still worth an attempt. gonna try to figure out a way to prioritize and manage my time better which means avoiding endless scrolling through tumblr.......

am very aware that no one really cares bout me being inactive here since it’s already been happening for like 2 months but i prefer making a useless post than just disappearing without a word  

see y’all in 3-6 business months

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ay what’s up there’s enough novels and stories with male leads let’s start a decade of the opposite extreme with all books featuring solely women or people that don’t fit in the gender binary with only like one or two men in the book to be able to claim that they are technically represented :)

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life will have passed me by before i even begin to accept it

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if the new album is going to be about the arthurian legend i will literally go full on apeshit

Guys, I’ve had a revelation. What if this symbol is Excalibur?

Excalibur (/ɛkˈskælɪbər/) is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain.

Britain, wait a sec, you mean as in:

and

and

What if all the recent British references aren’t hinting at a UK show or tour but are a clue that the new album is in fact based on the legend of King Arthur?

We already know there’s a Merlin connection - the gif posted by Warners was called “MRLN.Gif.720p.2020-01-09 14_13_27″, and the word “Merlin” is mentioned 115 times in the html code of the MCR website. The new magickal symbols and use of the Theban (witches) alphabet add substance to this theory.

But hey, cast your mind back to the Danger Days era when Mikey had a bass named Excalibur that he played at the Voodoo Festival in 2011 while dressed like this

while Gerard and Ray were dressed like this (Frank was dressed as a vampire which ruined the theme somewhat but whatever). [Edited to add that I was in fact mistaken and Frank was dressed as Merlin (pause to scream)]

And what is this photo supposed to be, Gerard, if not the Mists of Avalon?

Guys. I’m calling it. The new theme is gonna feature King Arthur, Excalibur, the Lady of the Lake, Merlin, Camelot, and fucking dragons please god.