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Casually fucking breaking from Merlin stuttering here

Because y’all, no matter how uncoordinated and really clumsy we see of him sometimes, Merlin never wavers in his speech; never doubts what he wants to say and says it no matter the consequences.

But here? Oh God. He can't even fucking begin to process the fact that he ushered Uther to death. He can't help but break over how after everything he did to keep Arthur's heart from breaking, he was made the instrument of tearing Arthur apart.

And he can't help but try to vocalise any of his agony out loud, but stutters trying to say I should have healed him. I should have saved him. I should have been the one to show you the goodness of magic. I should have —

“I wish that there was something more that I could have done.”

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Words cannot describe how much this warlock means to me--

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GUYS GUYS IS HE WEARING ARTHUR'S GLOVES????!!!

So Leather fades and it can fade to a brown colour and as good care as Merlin would take of these gloves 1500 years is gonna take its toll (and why the thumbs/fingers have holes)

LET ME HAVE THIS OKAY

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bbc merlin - 03x13 The Coming of Arthur, Part II

my lord? let me offer you my sympathies :) in the form of rat :)

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"As if I'd let you"

is such an underrated line

As if Arthur would ever want to see Merlin harmed or die or sacrifice himself for him

As if he would let him willingly drink poison

Got me thinking that it would absolutely kill Arthur to know how Merlin waits

Like if Merlin said he'd wait out in the cold for him one night Arthur would definitely be thinking

"As if I'd let you"

What about 1500 years...

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The way this cat goes into its cup

(Source)

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Laying here trying to take a nap because I slept terribly last night but all I can think about is how the show portrayed desperation so well. Arthur desperate to prove himself to himself, his father, his kingdom. Merlin deserperate to find a place he fits in the world AND desperate to prove himself to Arthur. Merlin spent the entire series trying to prove himself to Arthur, while Merlin was the one person Arthur didn't feel the need to prove anything to. They both were desperate to feel loved in one way or another. Merlin was desperate to save Arthur even after Arthur literally died. Like, I could go on. But desperation (and love) was the core of the show.

I am feeling things.

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Arthur looks at merlin like this constantly and you're going to tell me he wasn't in love? Like honestly man's doesn't even know what subtly is

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Father, please! I can't allow this! This is madness!

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COLIN MORGAN as MERLIN MERLIN — 2.09 • The Lady of the Lake

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MERTHUR WEEK 2023 → day four: favorite parallel

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bbc merlin - 02x12 The Fires of Idirsholas / 03x12 The Coming of Arthur, Part I

spot the difference (hint: you can't, bbc merlin is nothing without a recycled scene or two (or more))

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MERLIN | 2.07 The Witchfinder

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in another universe i see you across the room in a bar, in the crowd at a concert, we bump into each other at the grocery store, we grew up together. anywhere in any universe we always find each other.

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when the amazing devil said "i cannot find the words to keep you" (new york torch song) and "if i'm good will you come back?" (two minutes) and "my entire life, it's running away too fast, watching everyone you ever loved walk past, never really quite getting the knack of knowing no one will ever come back for you" (pruning shears) and "nothing quite prepares you for when they don't come back" (ruin)

but also "if only you could hear my voice but you are screaming far too loud to hear me swear, just because i left doesn't mean that i'm not still there" (welly boots) and "if i don't make it back from where i've gone just know i loved you all along" (inkpot gods)

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every gay friend group has: the repressed academic, the ska loving "brawn", the formerly mean girl psychic, the match making anime fan, the astrology lover, the lesbian butcher/reluctant big sister, the sexy cat with nine lives, the walrus who runs a magic shop and the local witch who wants to kill everyone