I'm So Grateful For Him 🥹

Leon: usually when someone is in love they act really stupidly in front of their crush, it's common to make a fool out of yourself

Lancelot: I can confirm

Merlin: wow, Arthur must really love everybody since he acts like an imbecile all the time

gaius, politely informing uther that his wife is a troll: she also has, what appears to be, a set of fangs.

sir leon the long-suffering, also very politely: i wouldn't so much as call them fangs

gaius:

uther:

leon: they're more like tusks.

LEON SWEETHEART YOU ARE A GEM

I'm deeply saddened to report that the final episode of Merlin did not in fact end in a different way when I did my annual Christmas Eve rewatch.

I am, however, very optimistic about next year!

ive made this post before but do u get it? he left him no choice but to stay here forever!!!!!!!!

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

Arthur: Okay, so you're my servant now. It's not really that important of a position, just like, idk, make sure you bring me my breakfast on time

Merlin: I would die for you, I would kill for you, I'd give up my humanity and become a living weapon for you, I would sit by your grave for over a millennium, awaiting your return-

Arthur: but would you bring me breakfast on time?

Merlin: Well that's asking a bit much, don't you think?

Arthur: to discuss the legalisation of magic I have invited every powerful sorcerer that I know of to a meeting

Arthur: Merlin, send invitations to Dragoon, the Dolma, Emrys and, if you can track him down, the last dragonlord

Edit: for everyone asking for a fic, the lovely @myfairkatiecat wrote one, just look in the replies or reblogs or go to their blog

hate a “they’re supposed to be like twins” ass bitch like shut up that doesn’t make any fucking sense merthur are not twins they are two men deeply in love with each other…I’ll kill u dead…..

So here is a strange idea I had,

So Merlin is Immortal, he can't stay dead, but he does get killed throughout the show in his bid to protect Arthur.

Here's my AU idea:

Every time Merlin dies, a piece of his memories dies with him.

This doesn't affect him much, as he doesn't die often in the beginning, but as time goes on and he gets more desperate to protect Arthur, he becomes more reckless, not realising his lucky escapes after being knocked out was due to him being dead and the perpetrators leaving his corpse.

After all, dead men tell no tales, usually.

With each death, he loses a memory and he wouldn't have noticed, but Arthur does.

Arthur would mention at one point or another about this or that and Merlin wouldn't be able to recall it.

It at first annoys him and makes him point out about Merlin's low intelligence. But as time goes on, he gets concerned when Merlin can't remember certain people or events.

He brings up the time Merlin cried for the Dragonlord.

Merlin: Who?

Arthur: The last Dragonlord? Balinor? You cried over him when he died protecting you?

Merlin: Huh... I don't remember him, but if he did save my life, then I'm grateful, but why did I cry? Did I know him well?

Arthur: ... No, but you helped to convince him to help Camelot. He was a good man in the end.

Merlin: I see. Well, it's strange how I don't remember that.

Arthur: *Concerned*

It happens occasionally as time goes on and Arthur starts to consult Gaius about Merlin's memories.

Then I can see Merlin being outed as a sorcerer to Uther when Arthur is gone on some diplomatic mission. Uther wouldn't think twice before sentencing Merlin to death. Only he won't die.

He dies and dies in many different ways. Uther desperate to get rid of Merlin who he sees as the embodiment of his fears (if only he knew 😅).

Merlins deaths happen so many times, that by the time Arthur returns 2 weeks later, and storms the dungeons angry and confused, he was met with a sight he'll never forget.

Arthur: Merlin! *Rushes to the jail bars and demands answers to his questions*

Merlin: *Stares blankly*

Arthur: 😠 Merlin! Answer me!

Merlin: Do I know you?

It hits him harder than any fist or magic ever could.

And that's all I've got. Tell me what you think, what happens next?

Till next time fellow dreamers~! ✨