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Daniel Arthur

The Shade Of Old Trees by Kryal In which WWX was ice'd for hundreds of years and wakes up in modern times.

i binge read this my whole day off and needless to say the worldbuilding got me on a chokehold 😩💖

Two types of cats

Would've loved at the final battle against Morgan's forces, Merlin rolled up as himself and showed everyone why his true name is Emrys.

He uses his lighting and calls upon Kilgharrah to fight. Showing off all that he is and power. Defending Arthur and Camelot for all to see.

I really needed, no, crave a Merlin being scary powerful for all to see and witness.

Then when the air is cleared Merlin hesitantly goes to his king. The sea of knights and soliders stun part the way to Arthur like a sea.

The war done and ended.

Merlin shown to be terrifying with power as strong as a gods, Merlin reaches Arthur and bows to him and only him.

i hope this hasnt been done to death already

one of the things i love about young royals is that the s1 tagline being “love or duty” leads you to believe this is going to be like all of the other cliche royal/commoner modern romances where the journey ends with wilhelm realizing he can have both

but then the show is actually an interrogation of how the protagonist cannot maintain his role within the monarchy and have a healthy relationship because no one can be a fully realized individual within a hierarchical colonial institution AND coming into queerness is a stepping stone to the self realization that ultimately frees him AND it is actually the antagonist who gets trapped within the monarchy (while also losing love) proving that upholding the power of the ruling class is a narrative punishment instead of a reward… perfect show

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silly little lee know :)