Can't we rumble about merthur for a minute? I need something to lift my mood and your rumbling is my medicine. I love reading your views on the show. So please feel free to drown me in the merthur feels for the gazillionth time. I know it's a very vague request but I kinda need THE FEELS I WANNA HURT GOD DAMN IT
Have you heard my theory about why Arthur doesn’t give Merlin any time off?
Like… every time Merlin disappears for ages, he’s on some kind of quest right? And it’s played for jokes like, Merlin comes back and Arthur is like “YOU WERE IN THE TAVERN YOU ASS, WHO IS GONNA CLEAN MY ROOM?” and Merlin constantly asking him for time off and Arthur going “haha no.” And you kinda feel bad for Merlin like between Gaius making him pick herbs and all the evil wizards he’s gotta defeat and then Arthur makes him like… muck out the stables or whatever, and we’re like… the poor boy needs a vacation.
But think about it from Arthur’s point of view, right? Merlin disappears, and then he comes back days later either limping or covered with bruises or with very obvious wounds. Or he looks haggard and depressed and… from Arthur’s point of view, Merlin left to go to the tavern or pick herbs or whatever and he came back looking… broken? He came back injured and looking worse for wear.
So my theory is that Arthur hates seeing Merlin like that and so refuses to give him time off because he doesn’t want Merlin disappearing and coming back all injured… he wants Merlin where he can see him, where he can protect him and keep him from getting hurt