Merlin and Arthur in a fight/argument, so Merlin takes Excalibur in the middle of the night and goes to the square market and magically stuffs it in something stony.
The next day the peasants see it and are curious. Some men and children try to pull it out. It doesn’t work. Knights and guards come by to see what the crowd is about. They recognise the sword and try to stand guard while someone goes tell the king. Some try pull it out themselves.
Meanwhile the King goes crazy because his prized possession is missing and Merlin just insists that he has no idea where it might be. When Arthur is told that Excalibur was sighted but couldn’t be retreated the dread sets in.
He knows if he goes to the sword and couldn’t pull it out because Merlin was still angry at him his people will think less of him. So he declares that it was his doing to see if there is anyone in his kingdom worthier than him to be king. At the same time he tries to come up with a plan to win his sorcerer over again.
the way it’ll be 10 yrs since the show ended in dec which means that we’ll hve been without the show for the same amount of time as what merlin got with arthur lol
Keep rubbing it in, thank you very much.
my dad is bald
one of the most relatable and useful things someone once said to me is that what saved her from her own ideation was the knowledge that suicide is always an option.
And this runs counter to what is very often told, and I’m certainly not saying that that narrative is wrong. There are people that absolutely need to hear that suicide is Never an option.
But when you’ve been in those particular trenches for so long, the old sayings start to wear thin.
So what this person talked about was, the knowledge that she could theoretically always kill herself made it easier to postpone. Sure she could have killed herself this morning, but then she wouldn’t be out getting coffee with her friend. And she can always do it tonight.
But maybe tonight doesn’t work either because what she wants more than to be dead is to be warm in bed. So she’ll sleep on it. Maybe next week after seeing her friend’s musical.
And maybe that musical gives her the strength she needs to hold out for a bit longer, to scrape just a bit more joy from the world.
And maybe in two months it comes back, and she can’t do it anymore. But well, two months ago wasn’t the only time, she can always do it next month. Might as well wait for spring, the flowers are only just starting to come out.
So hey, maybe you could kill yourself. But you’re a long time dead with not a lot to do, so might as well scrape some more joy and excitement and interest and disappointment and music and grief and community and warmth from this world while you’re in it.
There’s always the possibility of something around the corner. Be curious and stay safe loves <3 (love heart.)
he’s very special to me
Can Aithusa loaf like a cat? Does she loaf like a cat? Does Kilgharrah? These are important questions
Yves Olade, The Miracle Mile
Hunith’s baby is home :”)