#Old and gray Merthur

[mxpvtrx]

Finished old and gray Merthur piece

My laptop was struggling with this one lmao, I did not mean for the file size to be as big as it was. But anyways, heres camp Merthur being old, gray and fabulous, as it's supposed to be.

[drarrymyheart]

Getting to Know You Tag Game

Thank you for the tag @uncannycerulean ❣️

Three Ships: can I say Drarry three times? 😅 if I had to pick 2 more that I may someday read/write I’d say Jegulus and Merthur.

First Ship: I do believe the first ship I ever read was Harry/Hermione. But this was before HBP was released so my little 15-year-old brain hadn’t yet considered Drarry as an option hahaha.

Last Song: Ndikhethe Wena by Ami Faku. This is an absolutely beautiful lullaby I play for my children (and for myself sometimes tbh it’s so calming). Last song I played for myself was likely something by Conan Gray- I’m having a bit of an obsession at the moment.

Last Movie: Oppenheimer. But not for long because I’ll likely rewatch Red, White, and Royal Blue for the fourth time like… tonight. 🙃

Currently Reading: if Drarry fics would stop distracting me I may finally get more than 1/4 through In Memoriam by Alice Winn (it’s very good, I just have a Drarry addiction). As far as fic, I’m listening to my first podfic! In Bad Faith by fencer_x

Currently Watching: Good Omens! I’m on ep 3 (s2). Just when I think I can’t love David Tennant any more, I’m proven wrong. The man is a marvel.

Last Thing I Wrote: a very fun Drabble for the HPFC Discord’s MLM/pyramid scheme prompt 😅 (I will likely post it here as well after judging.)

Currently Writing: I’m currently working on my WIP for @hpsnooze 😴😍

Tagging @stavromulabetaaa @ghostofnoir @holygnocchi and @starquestingfordrarry

[fluttergirl]

I’ve been on Tumblr for 10 years today. A decade, lost to the likes of Matthew Gray Gubler, Klaine, Merthur, and, most recently, Malec. Bless.

[oceangenasi]

My Merthur Playlist

I spend so much time making myself sad with my Merlin/Arthur playlist that I decided to share it and make you all sad too!

Heavy on the pining and sadness, but also on the beauty & deep love in their relationship 🥺🥰😭

When the Day Met the Night - Panic! At the Disco //  gold rush - Taylor Swift //  Only Love - Mumford & Sons // King And Lionheart - Of Monsters & Men //  The Energy Never Dies - The Script // I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons // Shrike - Hozier //  A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Commentary below the cut!

1. "When the Day Met the Night" by Panic! At the Disco 

When the moon fell in love with the sun / All was golden in the sky / All was golden when the day met the night

Yes, it’s literally the Dynamic. Sue me. I titled a fic after this song because like, the color symbolism?? Gold is the best of Arthur: his crown, his sigil. And gold is the best of Merlin: his magic. Gold is the best of them, formed when they come together.

When the moon found the sun / He looked like he was barely hanging on / But her eyes saved his life

How many times have Merlin’s golden eyes saved Arthur’s life?

As long as you can make a promise / not to break my little heart / And leave me all alone

In the song, this is the only condition the moon makes for giving her love to the sun. And it’s all Merlin wanted, was for Arthur to stay with him. But he left anyway :(

Well he was just hanging around / Then he fell in love / And he didn’t know how / But he couldn’t get out

I fully believe Arthur didn’t mean to fall in love with Merlin. It happened by accident and before he even noticed it himself.

~

2. "gold rush" by Taylor Swift

Everybody wants you ... What must it be like / to grow up that beautiful?

I imagine this song as Merlin pining after Arthur, who is charismatic and beautiful and beloved. Especially in their early relationship when he’s like. This guy is a jerk and I hate that I’m falling in love with him.

And the coastal town / We never found will never / See a love as pure as it / 'Cause it fades into the gray of my day old tea / 'Cause it will never be

The pining energy!! They didn’t get to run away and live a peaceful farming life together. Depending on how closely you read canon, it’s possible they never even kissed. I think a lot about Merlin’s yearning and his grief, carried around with him for years.

~

3. "Only Love" by Mumford & Sons 

Courtesy of @merlinoutofcontext​ and her gorgeous Merthur x Mumford & Sons playlist.

Alone again / Didn't they say that only love will win in the end

Do you know how emo I am about how lonely Merlin is? The answer is very. Merlin is full of so much love and gives it to so many people, and they die and he just has to continue on, alone with his grief and his secrets.

And I hunger and I thirst / For some shiver / For some whispered words / And the promise to come

Merlin’s magic and his love for Arthur can often be read as twin secrets. He’s waiting to confess, he’s afraid of how Arthur will react. He wants so badly, but he doesn’t know if he’ll ever have what and whom he longs for.

I didn't fool you but I failed you / In short, made a fool out of you

I kind of love how bad Merlin is at lying. This definitely seems like something he’d say about himself and Arthur, even if I don’t think it’s true. Arthur is more angry about the lies than the sorcery, in the end. It’s about the broken trust!

~

4. "King And Lionheart" by Of Monsters & Men 

Howling ghosts, they reappear / in mountains that are stacked with fear

Did they... write this song about the show? They didn’t, but ghosts and fear-filled mountains are both things the boys have dealt with many times.

And as the world comes to an end /  I’ll be here to hold your hand / Cause you’re my king / And I’m your lionheart

This line absolutely undoes me. Merlin, holding Arthur, at the end of it all. His bravery, his magic... it’s all for Arthur. Only for him.

~

5. "The Energy Never Dies" by The Script 

We could all be dead tomorrow / but our love will carry on / When you know your days are numbered / And you’re looking in my eyes / It’s not the end / Because the energy never dies

A major theme on this playlist, because it makes me go feral: their love for each other will live on beyond their first, mortal lives. Merlin carries that love with him for years, when it’s all he has left of Arthur.

There’s no where / There’s no when / There’s no start / There’s no end / Cause this love / It transcends / I found you before / And I’ll find you again

Song choice was inspired by this photoset by @thesongofvillains​, which I am never not thinking about.

~

6.  "I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons 

These days of dust / which we’ve known / will blow away / with this new sun

So I really could just copy-paste this whole song but like. This bit is about Arthur becoming king after Uther’s death. A little “son” vs. “sun” punnery too? :)

So break my step and relent /  You forgave, and I won’t forget 

I literally wrote a fic about these two lines. Arthur rejects Merlin initially after the magic reveal, but then he forgives him. And Merlin loves him for it.

Now I’ll be bold / as well as strong ... A tethered mind / free from the lies

Magic! Reveal!

Paint my spirit gold ... I will wait for you

Merlin’s magic is gold, and it’s for Arthur. He’ll wait for centuries.

~

7. "Shrike" by Hozier

I couldn’t utter my love when it counted / Ah, but I’m singing like a bird ‘bout it now / I couldn’t whisper when you needed it shouted ... The words hung above / but never would form / like a cry at the final / breath that is drawn

Arthur, dying in Merlin’s arms, unable to say everything he needs to... he only has time to say “thank you,” which is more important than confessing his love. Could also see "couldn’t whisper when you needed it shouted” being about Arthur’s failure to legalize magic and bring about the Golden Age that Merlin dreamed he would.

Remember me, love / when I’m reborn

Unlike most of the songs on this list, this one is Arthur to Merlin, asking him to wait and remember. And he will.

~

8. "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri 

How to be brave? / How can I love when I'm afraid to fall? / But watching you stand alone / All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow

Merlin is full of fear -- for himself, for Arthur -- but every time Arthur does something amazing and inspirational like the Round Table or his speech at Camlann, Merlin’s standing there with all the love in his eyes, shining outward from him.

And all along I believed I would find you / Time has brought your heart to me / I have loved you for a thousand years / I’ll love you for a thousand more

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa??? Merlin walking the earth for 1500 years, believing Arthur will rise to return to him? He means these lines very literally.

[ao3feed-merlinarthur]

by Merlins_little_sister

>> "Wait!" he shouted after him when he realized that Gwaine hadn't actually told Arthur where they were going. "Where are we going that I need to bring my ID? I'm 28 years old!"

Gwaine stuck his head through the door again. "We’re going to see a show. And now get ready. I’ll tell you everything when we get there." <<

---

Gwaine drags his gray-asexual best friend Arthur to a life-porn event, where Arthur meets Merlin. And Merlin is fascinating.

Words: 6413, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Freya (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Gwaine/Percival (Merlin), Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern Era, Roommates, Gwaine and Arthur are friends, Merthur tension, perwaine, Quite a bit Perwaine actually, Gaius is mentioned only, Morgwen - Freeform, Merthur - Freeform, Partial Nudity, Nudity, Public Nudity, Public Display of Affection, Rope Bondage, Consensual, Art, Sex Swing, Touching, Girls Kissing, Gray-Asexuality, Arthur is gray-ace, Alternate Universe - College/University, First Meetings, Falling In Love, Non-native english writer, Past Merwaine ONS, Dancing, Music, Inspired by Art, Implied/Referenced Homophobia

[ao3feed-merlin]

Avalonian Nights

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3c4dmpq

by Merlins_little_sister

>> "Wait!" he shouted after him when he realized that Gwaine hadn't actually told Arthur where they were going. "Where are we going that I need to bring my ID? I'm 28 years old!"

Gwaine stuck his head through the door again. "We’re going to see a show. And now get ready. I’ll tell you everything when we get there." <<

---

Gwaine drags his gray-asexual best friend Arthur to a life-porn event, where Arthur meets Merlin. And Merlin is fascinating.

Words: 6413, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Freya (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Gwaine/Percival (Merlin), Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern Era, Roommates, Gwaine and Arthur are friends, Merthur tension, perwaine, Quite a bit Perwaine actually, Gaius is mentioned only, Morgwen - Freeform, Merthur - Freeform, Partial Nudity, Nudity, Public Nudity, Public Display of Affection, Rope Bondage, Consensual, Art, Sex Swing, Touching, Girls Kissing, Gray-Asexuality, Arthur is gray-ace, Alternate Universe - College/University, First Meetings, Falling In Love, Non-native english writer, Past Merwaine ONS, Dancing, Music, Inspired by Art, Implied/Referenced Homophobia

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3c4dmpq

[ao3feed-gwainepercival]

Avalonian Nights

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3c4dmpq

by Merlins_little_sister

>> "Wait!" he shouted after him when he realized that Gwaine hadn't actually told Arthur where they were going. "Where are we going that I need to bring my ID? I'm 28 years old!"

Gwaine stuck his head through the door again. "We’re going to see a show. And now get ready. I’ll tell you everything when we get there." <<

---

Gwaine drags his gray-asexual best friend Arthur to a life-porn event, where Arthur meets Merlin. And Merlin is fascinating.

Words: 6413, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Freya (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Gwaine/Percival (Merlin), Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern Era, Roommates, Gwaine and Arthur are friends, Merthur tension, perwaine, Quite a bit Perwaine actually, Gaius is mentioned only, Morgwen - Freeform, Merthur - Freeform, Partial Nudity, Nudity, Public Nudity, Public Display of Affection, Rope Bondage, Consensual, Art, Sex Swing, Touching, Girls Kissing, Gray-Asexuality, Arthur is gray-ace, Alternate Universe - College/University, First Meetings, Falling In Love, Non-native english writer, Past Merwaine ONS, Dancing, Music, Inspired by Art, Implied/Referenced Homophobia

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3c4dmpq

[mxpvtrx]

Slowly but surely making some progress.. Still a long way from finished. Still not happy with the colours either lol

I'm hellbent on making this meet my expectations and vision, cuz if I don't I might just cry.

[mxpvtrx]

Sneak Peek of my next Merthur project, yes they're gonna be old and gray because I want them to be happy, and also yes Merlin is Arthur's Queen

Also my first project that I'm working on Krita and not Procreate, that's why it looks like a mess lol.

[ao3feed-gwainepercival]

Avalonian Nights

by Merlins_little_sister

>> "Wait!" he shouted after him when he realized that Gwaine hadn't actually told Arthur where they were going. "Where are we going that I need to bring my ID? I'm 28 years old!"

Gwaine stuck his head through the door again. "We’re going to see a show. And now get ready. I’ll tell you everything when we get there." <<

---

Gwaine drags his gray-asexual best friend Arthur to a life-porn event, where Arthur meets Merlin. And Merlin is fascinating.

Words: 6413, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Freya (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Gwaine/Percival (Merlin), Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern Era, Roommates, Gwaine and Arthur are friends, Merthur tension, perwaine, Quite a bit Perwaine actually, Gaius is mentioned only, Morgwen - Freeform, Merthur - Freeform, Partial Nudity, Nudity, Public Nudity, Public Display of Affection, Rope Bondage, Consensual, Art, Sex Swing, Touching, Girls Kissing, Gray-Asexuality, Arthur is gray-ace, Alternate Universe - College/University, First Meetings, Falling In Love, Non-native english writer, Past Merwaine ONS, Dancing, Music, Inspired by Art, Implied/Referenced Homophobia

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/26467906