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just thinkign about how merlin’s magic reveal was such a momentous occasion. all that tension and angst built up over 5 seasons, culminating in this one immense revelation. and they chose to do it so calmly, sincerely, intimately. he didn’t need to tell arthur in that moment, really, anymore than he needed to before. it was just the thought that arthur could very really die, and merlin didn’t want to lose him without arthur really knowing everything about him

and arthur didn’t get angry. i feel like it’s become this fandom-wide hc that arthur immediately gets angry as soon as merlin tells him, but that didn’t happen in the show, and im so glad for it. he was hurt, betrayed, confused, in disbelief, yes, and he reacted – well, he reacted as his prior actions and words dictated he would. it hurt, but it was no surprise that he wouldn’t immediately embrace it

but the way he looked as though he didn’t want to believe his own eyes and ears, the desperate attempt to use humour and their old give-and-take to calm a visibly crying merlin down (even though arthur was the one who had been mortally wounded!) – it was all so much more mature and nuanced than I was hoping for. the show had a tendency to slip back into silly jokes and old dynamics in a poor, lazy attempt to lessen the tension, even as far as in s5, but this, at least, was done well. so so well.

we saw growth in both merlin and arthur. not perfection, but growth, and the possibility for continued future growth, which perhaps hurt all the more because time was up and we would never see that come to happy fruition

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I saw you like sapphic fiction and Taylor Swift and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend and has massive Taylor Swift vibes (especially anti hero, last great American dynasty, gold rush, illicit affairs, I Did Something Bad, and champagne problems). It also has a subplot about arson at the White House and ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters!

This is quite an interest marketing technique that I quite frankly haven’t seen before, but props to you!! Hope all goes well and the book finds its audience of super fans, sounds lovely!

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I know this is weird but I really want to know. This is a serious poll. Obviously don't feel pressured to elaborate on any of these answers, if you choose to answer. But I'd appreciate a reblog.

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Possibly unpopular opinion on the whole who fell first/harder debate, Merthur edition: Arthur fell first. Neither of them fell harder. They're both embarrassingly abnormal about one another.

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heartstopper season 2 confirming that taylor swift’s seven IS as gay as we all thought

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solidarity for everyone who thought they were a nick but actually they’re an imogen

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mlm in media be like: tall righteous blonde in a position of power + brunette twink who would burn the world for him

and we eat it tf up every single time

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one of my fav dynamics is the blond, popular boy and his social outcast dark-haired boyfriend like Arthur and Merlin, Nick and Charlie, Achilles and Patroclus- there are so many

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it’s giving modern merthur

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HEARTSTOPPER(2022)| BBC MERLIN (2008-2012)

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I'm emotionally attached to this pic yall

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Spellcasters hate this fact but if you just stick your fingers in their mouth while they're casting a spell with a verbal component it's literally more effective than a counter spell.

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They Are Best Friends And That Makes Me So Normal And Sane

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people are so used to online content being curated for their consumption that they forget tumblr isn’t like that… this is my diary. I don’t post for other people. if you find the stuff I post depressing or annoying or too much or u don’t agree or whatever whatever…. that’s fine it’s not For You? it’s for me. there is no audience I’m performing for. feel free to unfollow me if u don’t like, I’m not a carefully crafted online persona I’m a real person

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Leon’s pep talk to Gwen in the episode 5x07 it’s hilarious. Arthur is right there on the bed and not even dead and Leon is already throwing sweet words to Gwen of becoming a great queen or whatever? DUDE 😂

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after ken burns, by laura kasischke.

— for @camelotsheart