i love this so much
truly it is poetic justice that not only are both of uther’s kids gay as fuck for their servants, but one of them has awesome scary lesbian magic powers and the other one is in love with the magic twink..so awesome…
sometimes I’m fine, but other times I can’t help but think like
Gwen chose Arthur because he was the closest she could get to having Morgana/Lancelot
and
Arthur chose Gwen because she was the closest he could get to having Merlin
chat does he know about marriage
most inspiring linkedin post
imagine being a new guard at camelot and you hear someone make treasonous remarks/ flat out commit treason and obviously you go to arrest them and get ready to report to the king or however that works but the other guards are horrified???
not at the criminal
but at you
for arresting the guy who committed TREASON because apparently he’s allowed to do that
and obviously you think the guards are just fucking with you
but then the knights corner you and threaten you
and the servants all give you the cold shoulder
even sweet old beth who used to pinch your cheeks
and then the prince of all people comes storming up to you, looking murderous
and you think “oh at least someone gives a damn about treason
but he just angerly tells you that “merlin has a permit”
“to- to um commit treason?”
“yes.” and forbids you from telling the king
and then you just awkwardly watch as the prince frets over the not criminal and making sure he’s okay and fret over him
and then immediately sentences him to go to the stocks “because i said so and i’m the prince merlin”
and the not criminal turns and looks you in the eyes and says “couldn’t you have been better at getting me executed”
and then sighs and leaves
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
I adore it when Merlin goes away for a few days in a fanfic and all hell breaks loose
Arthur is grumpy because he misses Merlin and he hates it when anyone other than Merlin dress him. His hair is a mess and his clothes are crumpled, he’s missing one shoe but no one wants to tell him
The knights are walking in eggshells around him. Leons hair is going grey, and Lancelot is seen drinking wine during the council meetings
Gwaine is missing presumed dead
The kitchen is in a disarray, the usual schedules and menus are not being updated now that Merlin is gone
Bills have not been paid and new orders are not coming in. The merchants and fishermen are pissed. No one realises how much Merlin is actually on top of and how many people he has in his network
The Head Steward is scrambling to keep up with all the work Merlin seemingly did in his spare time. Some servants are wandering aimlessly with no tasks provided, while others are busy trying to finish up all the chores Merlin does in his sleep
Somehow the Kingdom is still standing (but just barely)
George is crying into the laundry (they ran out of soap two days ago because no one was instructed to make more) Merlin was always on top of these small things that most people overlooked — but now that he was gone, everything crumbled
Gwen could probably fix most of these issues, but has instead decided to go on strike on principle
There have been seven failed assassination attempts on the King. The Royal Spymaster is fired once Leon realised that Merlin is the unofficial spymaster
When The Royal Library and Mapmakers Guild requested a substitute scribe for the few days Merlin was away, everyone looked confused. For how long has Merlin helped them out too? Elyan volunteered, if only to get out of training
Mordred considers moving back in with the Druids and leave Camelot (this is not what he signed up for)
The council is in hiding for fear of further angering the King — one Lord mentioned Merlin by name and Arthur threatened to banish him, and since then no one has dared to speak his name again
Gaius officially retires and moves into a cottage
Merlin returns three days later like “what happened?!”