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Mystic: The ritual. To perform it requires a sacrifice.
Merlin: Sacrifice? I nominate Mordred.
Mordred: Wait, what?
Merlin: You're little, you'll fit on a barbecue.
Mordred: I'm 5'10?!
Mystic: It isn't that kind of sacrifice...
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endlessly-cursed · 2 months
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MA- Naila of Alderly
"𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩."
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Name: Naila Mabel Rosalee of Alderly
Nicknames: TBD
Birthdate: 28th of November, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Personality Type (MBTI): TBD
Blood Status: Half-blood
Nationality: British
Physical Appearance
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Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 65kg
Body Type: Tall, slender
Skin Tone: Fair
Distinguishing Marks (scars, birthmarks, etc.): She'll acquire many
Background
Hometown
Naila grew up in a country estate, neighbouring her cousins Quincey and Olympia, whom she vacationed on occasion, though she wasn't around much on their lives due to keep the magic hush-hush, since her father asked her to, given the prejudice against magic users. Nevertheless, she got a top-notch education and was among the elites, her father being among the wealthiest men in the wizarding and muggle world.
She also liked from time to time to spend time with her other cousins from the Dubois family, especially Yvonne, whom she favoured over her entitled and cruel cousin Lucille. The three women spent a lot of time together, although, being young and unaware, they kind of left Lucille out of it...
Family
Mother: Ophelie Brunhilda of Alderly, neé Dubois
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A sweet, youthful spirit, she was Naila's role model and caretaker, and often told stories of the Dubois and the lineage full of strong women who made it through incredibly tough situations. One day, when Naila turned sixteen, she found her mother's body, having been brutally murdered, alongside her room and office destroyed. This'd draw her to her next adventure... a dangerous one.
Father: George Elyan Victor of Alderly
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Having grown up with a troubled father and a reserved mother, he toughened up from a young age and only Ophelie broke through his walls, and with her, he built a small but stable empire that hurt nobody. Until, one day, his wife was brutally murdered. He closed himself off and swore that he'd take an eye for an eye, for only Ophelie could've stopped him. But she was no longer there, and thus he only knew rage and vengeance, which led him to neglect emotionally his only child.
Hogwarts
House: Hufflepuff
Best Class: Class, Astronomy and DADA
Worst Class: History of Magic
Boggart: Rowan's body, being killed the exact same as her mother
Riddikulus: Rowan gets up and starts complaning
Patronus: TBD
Patronus Memory: Going to Disneyland Paris as a girls' trip with her mother when she was 10, after having been accepted at the same school as her mother
Mirror of Erised: Her mother being proud of her, being close to her father again and living her life with Rowan
Amortentia (what she smells like): Coco Chanel nº4 perfume, red velvet cake, cherry-flavoured lipstick and freshly made pasta
Amortentia (what she smells): Something related to Rowan
Career
11-18: Hogwarts student
16-18: Disbander of the cult 'Saviours of Cingerix'
19-34: CEO of Ophelie's Cosmetics
35-78: Head of model agency 'Le Costume du Alderly'
Personality & Attitude
Priorities: Finding her mother's killers, Rowan's safety, get justice done and wear the perfect outfit
Strengths: Strong-willed, passionate, even-keeled, good humoured and insightful
Weaknesses: Proud, stubborn, petty and rich kid privilege
Stressed: Around the cultists
Calm/Comforted: Around cats, on Rowan's arms
Favorites
Colors: Pink, black, yellow and white pink
Weather: Partially cloudy
Hobbies: Reading, horse-riding (specifically polo), tennis and cosmetics
Fashion: Naila dresses in a 90% pink variant palette, sometimes adding a bit of black and white, and always looks fashionable
Relationships
Significant Other/Love Interest: Rowan Luther-Snyde ( @hphmmatthewluther )
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They were both from the same side, until her mother's death brought them together as crime-solving partners. They worked surprisignly well, and both soon became very close, close enough to slowly develop feelings.
However, disbanding a cult from the inside was not the best place to develop a love story, and both went through many tribulations which constantly put Naila and Rowan in danger, some of them near-death experiences.
It also caught up with their last years of Hogwarts, and studying while all else wasn't easy at all. In fact, Naila's grades were affected for most part. But all's well that ends well.
After disbanding the cult, Naila and Rowan got together officially and dated shortly before graduation. For many years, they stayed together without ever marrying one another, both not seeing it necessary.
When they were both in their late thirties, they welcomed their first child, Sophie, who was their entire world.
Friends: Quincey, Olympia and Evander Alderly ( @gaygryffindorgal and @potionboy3 )
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They're cousins. More TBA
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Naila looks up to her and sees them as a role model. More TBA
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They're cousins as well. She doesn't approve of what he did when they were younger, but after he becomes duke, she starts having a good relationship with him. More TBA
Rivals: Maverick Harlow (great-great-grandfather)
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Maverick is an immortal wizard who followed the cult of his deceased wife, Tallulah La Rossa, after she was defeated by Belladonna Gaunt in the French Revolution. He killed his own great-granddaughter-in-law for a ritual, thus setting apart Naila's family. This murder is Naila's catalyst to avenge her mother and review her lifestyle and what she took for granted.
Trivia
She soon became Hogwarts' it girl on year four when she became famous for her pinkstatic outfits
She had a privileged education, being trained in dressage, courtly dances, six languages (Spanish, German, French, Swedish and ofc English) history, fencing, badminton, muay thai, playing the harp and piano, fancy cruisine, hot couture and royal etiquette
The hobby she loved most and started to develop soon was sculpture, and made some impressive sculptures
She also has a powerful singing voice, although rarely sings unless it's very helpful or benefitial
Her idols are Elizabeth Taylor, Britney Spears and Sofía Vergara
She absolutely loves old Hollywood and some of her favourite films are from the era. The non-English actress that she liked most was María Félix in 'Doña Diabla' 1949
She hates being told what to do or be given orders, which has led to many arguments with teachers and all kinds of adults
She likes Latine music better than most of English music personally
Her references are Elle Woods, Kat Stratford and Blair Waldorf
Her favourite singers are Becky G and Lana del Rey
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sehnsuchts-trunken · 2 years
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So I was working on that ask you sent and it made me think of a very interesting question:
What are some fears the characters in Merlin have? Both serious and more ridiculous ones. Include whoever you want. I’m very curious to see what you come up with :)
yes. omg :)
Lancelot is afraid of fire. Not necessarily campfires, and definitely not stuff like torches, but anything inherently bigger than that just gives him anxiety. Because, you know, his village got burnt down.
Elyan- we know about Elyan lol, that's just canon. He's deadly afraid of ghosts, of water wells, of anything involving drowning or dripping wet people (especially children). The knights discovered this on accident after Gwaine had dived head first into a little pond they'd found and climbed out and his clothes and his hair and everything was so soaked that he was dripping onto the ground like a dog and Elyan couldn't talk for the next two days and looked basically dead.
Percival can't talk in front of a lot of people. He gets anxiety that's bad enough to turn him into a red, stuttering, shaking mess. I relate to this personally so :) it's not fun lol
Gwaine is ridiculously afraid of going bald. Like, even being in the same room as a bald person freaks him out - he just loves his hair so much, he doesn't want to absorb any of their energy. Merlin sometimes threatens him with hexing away his hair and it's the only thing that always works.
Leon gets really nervous when he's in bigger crowds. At least after Morgana reigned for a week and shot innocent people with her crossbows. Like, especially when he knows something bad is about to happen, he gets much more anxious than the rest of the knights.
Lancelot is claustrophobic, but this is something you've said already so yeah, most definitely.
Gwaine doesn't like tunnels, or anything very dark and small. It's not claustrophobia, it's him almost being eaten by giant baby rats in their very own tunnels below the ground.
Arthur is scared of the darkness, and he can't sleep when it's completely dark, and he certainly doesn't walk around after nightfall. Also he's a little afraid of his own nightmares, and having a little light calms him down.
Gwen hates heights! They make her absolutely uncomfortable and she has frequent panic attacks when she has to, for example, look down a tree or a cliff or anything like that. Which is why Arthur never takes her on dates on the roofs of Camelot or its towers.
Morgana fears huge bodies of water, like bigger lakes or the sea. Rivers are mostly fine, especially when the water is moving. This is why summoning Lancelot was so hard for her, because she had to wade into a big ass lake to bring him back.
okay so I think that's all I can come up with for now, sadly lol
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none-ofthisnonsense · 18 days
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Merlin S4E8, “Lamia”
Is this another Freya-type episode?
Are they relatives of Gwen’s family? 
Actually this feels similar to S1E10
Merlin with his sleeves rolled up hnnnnng
I love Merlin this episode despite him not having said a word.
Merlin proving himself! 
Gaius let me hug you. Please. I feel like I’d benefit from one of your hugs.
LEON!!!!
Elyan I love you. Also wow Merlin is so grown-up!
Every time he appears I love Leon more. Also I always forget Gwaine’s past and how good he is with a sword!
Percival ??!
Okay so clearly this girl has enchanted everyone but Merlin and Gwen. (It’s nice to see more of those two being friends though, we haven’t seen it for a while.)
It hurts to see Leon act that way :( Gwaine too (if we saw more of Elyan I would say the same for him…)
So this is just a shittier Freya.
Elyan! I wish we saw more of him. (I also don’t trust Lamia.)
Oh new music! I like this one. (About 28 mins in.)
AGRAVAINE YOU BASTARD
Leon you better apologise once this is done.
Is Gwaine one of the rare characters taller than Merlin? (What’s the average height of male characters in this show??!)
Merlin is this you coming out as trans? (Nah, we know the reason and it’s his maaaagiiiiiiic.)
YES LEON’S LOYALTY TO HIS COMRADES IS STRONGER THAN THE ENCHANTMENT!
I forgot how gender-roled this show is. Urgh. (And go Merlin for (somewhat) denouncing them!)
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pencildragons · 2 years
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elyan headcanons bc man does NOT get enough love
elyannnnnn
ELYANNNNNN
h e
so!
elyan is left-handed
however, his weapon/s of choice are twin daggers, so he’s,,, also pretty proficient fighting with his right hand??
once he was sparring with arthur (swords) and just. switched hands and immediately won that bout bc arthur was like ???? when did you learn to do that?? and elyan was like :)
gwen’s better at smithing at him, bc she helped their dad out from the time she was about 7 and then elyan left so she was trying to juggle forge-work AND being morgana’s lady-in-waiting/lady’s maid
he’s got base-level proficiency at a lot of things but then he gets bored and something else catches his eye and he goes off to learn that
adhd KING
oh! he plays viol
he’s in a proto-jazz band with gwen and merlin
he abuses his position as the queen’s brother and breaks laws, but ONLY to annoy arthur, and never out of any actual malice
arthur, who no longer likes circuses: circuses are henceforth banned
elyan, already in full clown make-up:
he (and gwen you can’t stop me) both have magic, but bc he left camelot and went Places he actually got to learn proper spells and stuff
he’s very good at illusion casting and healing/protection magic
he is Short and Everyone (including gwaine, who’s nearly the same height, and gwen, who’s literally 20cm shorter than him) use his shoulder (and his head, in the case of percy, leon and merlin) as an arm-rest
NERD
oh my god he’s such a NERD
he and sir geoffrey nerd out together SO much
he can bakeeee
owner of THEE Largest Hoodie Collection In Albion
he’s really good with kids, but thinks he’s not
he’s very small and dramatic and has the uncanny habit of using his magic to levitate himself to the ceiling and then dropping down whenever someone walks past
him and gwaine but it’s the croissant meme
has accidentally been to france and can speak fluent french
he’s a really good artist! his room is filled with miniature busts and statues and he’s a GREAT drawer
arthur commissioned him to do his and gwen’s Official Portrait
gwen’s NUMBER ONE supporter
thinks merlin is just. so neat but is too afraid to tell him
EVERYONE has had a crush on elyan at some point. EVERYONE
everyone just,,, loves elyan. he’s GREAT
he regularly consumed frogs as a child
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Hello! :)
How does everyone feel about roller coasters?
(Headcanon Masterlist) (Full Masterlist)
Hmm. Yet another one I've never thought about, let's give it a go!
This is all assuming that they're perfectly adjusted to the modern world, be that because it's a modern!AU or they've been reincarnated for long enough to basically be normal people.
Arthur is easy. He pretends they don't bother him at all, that he doesn't feel anything about them either way, but he yelps at every sudden drop or loop and always comes out the other end giggling with a red face.
I feel like Merlin enjoys them, but he isn't a screamer. He loves them, he'll laugh, but he doesn't scream, and he takes the piss out of Arthur every single time.
Leon... I don't know why, and you've probably noticed this, but I have this completely irrational, baseless, random headcanon that he's afraid of heights. My guy will go on one as moral support if someone were to ask him to, because they're scared, but he despises it. He's terrified. If he's feeling particularly tired or run down rollercoasters can and have sent him into quiet panic attacks in a toilet cubicle. Merlin or Lancelot would be the first to pick up on this, and they make sure he never has to go on one again. Honestly he just comes along for the cotton candy and to spend time with his buddies.
Lancelot gets worried about the safety aspect, but he's not scared of the height or speed or anything. He's a little bit of a control freak in the modern world, and he panics easy, but only because he doesn't want anything to go wrong. If he manages to stop himself worrying about things like that, then he enjoys them, but a theme park wouldn't be his first choice for a day out with the gang.
I don't feel like I have to expand on the fact that Gwaine loves them.
They make Elyan feel sick but that does not stop him from enjoying them. Sometimes Gwen has to take him aside and be like "Look... baby bro, I know how much you want to go on this next one, but you WILL vomit and it will be VERY embarrassing. So maybe let's sit this one out?" which makes him grumpy, but he's also good at recognising his limits. Especially when Gwen is there to point them out as well.
Percival is like Lance in that he enjoys them, but they're not his first choice. He's a relaxer, not an adrenaline junkie, so as much as he thinks they're neat and can have fun at a theme park, he'd probably rather a hiking or snorkelling holiday.
Gwen... is the same as Gwaine. I feel like the first time she ever got on one she was REALLY nervous and made Leon/Merlin/Gwaine hold her hand the entire time, but after that.... she became addicted. She LOVES them. She screams the whole way and she won't stop laughing for love nor money. She never got to do anything this fun as a kid, and she's so busy nowadays that she still doesn't really get to. Depending on how tired she is, her days off/free time is spent either sleeping to catch up, or doing really adventurous stuff and exploring the world and going fast and high and dangerous!
Mordred is like Gwaine and Gwen but to a lesser extent. He loves them, and he has no shame in screaming/laughing the whole time, but he's not a HUGE adrenaline junkie.
Like Merlin, Morgana does really love them, but she doesn't scream, and they don't scare her at all, she just enjoys the feeling. Not at the top of her list of favourite things: she'd prefer to be adventurous out in the real world (think huge ziplines and bungee jumps and skydives) as opposed to inside a theme park, but is definitely still happy to go.
Gaius... is too old for that shit. He'll laugh at all the stupid photos that they bought whilst they were there, and he'll scold them for spending so much on said photos, but it's not for him. Not anymore anyway, man had a wild youth.
~
How's that?
Keep ‘em coming lads!!
(and if you send me romance/relationship based ones, give me a ship as well please, I don’t write reader inserts or anything close)
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Bbc Merlin? 💜
(anon asked the same 💙)
The first character I first fell in love with: merlin :') dragonlcrd videos my beloved :')) i was like wow this weird ass rat is kinda pretty and very sassy
The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: elyannnn i mean i liked him as soon as he appeared first time watching and shipped perelyan and i thinkkk perelyaine and i was so angry when he died just on principle i entirely stopped caring about what happened after but i didn't realise just how delightful he was til i went through and found all his scenes and watched them bc i wanted to do text posts for all the knights and didn't know if he (or leon, or percival) had enough canon personality (he did) (percival was a struggle as was leon kinda) ig percival too although he hasn't changed from the placeholder man i saw him as while first watching :')
character everyone else loves that I don’t: arthur except i don't hate him as much as i act, like i would commit several crimes for s1 him it's more how hypocritical, evil in his utter ignorance, and honestly pathetic he is by s5 and how he’s coddled by the fandom. Also... im gonna get killed on sight for saying this aren't i but Merlin?? i used to and i get why but idk i'm just kinda... he doesn't interest me so much any more? i feel like there's nothing i want to add to what everyone else is doing which is GREAT btw and idk there are a lot of characters i love more :)
The character I love that everyone else hates: eira :') i adopted her for camelove day... 6 i think? and wrote her perspective of dotd and i just... i know i KNOW her plotline is the worst but she was demonised by the writers as much as any other female character and that's no reason to ignore her existence. Also idk about hate but i am a vivian stan and violent defender of her right to be as bitchy as she likes :D (except if it’s to gwen );) also people who hate mordred... why buddy? why
The character I used to love but don’t any longer: again merlin ig but also morgana. She... she's just... no. People make her out to be some feminist icon who was only bad bc the narrative portrays her that way and if she was just fighting for her people's freedom i'd probably agree. but she slaughters innocents, allies herself with all sorts of REALLY awful people whose actions she condones as long as they're not against her, tortures abuses and controls people who've done absolutely nothing to deserve it (Gwen, Mithian), and certainly by the end only cares about getting power. i... she's a villain. There's nothing wrong with liking villains of course, and i will still never forgive merlin for poisoning her, but she's not just 'misunderstood'. i used to be really big on morgana redemption but now don’t usually bother or include her in my fics bc i can’t see past what she did to gwen.
The character I would totally smooch: smooch? uhh...... lance?? Maybe??? probably not tho :/ hug however? gwen 🥺 elyan, percy,10/10 would braid gwaine's hair 🥰
The character I’d want to be like: probably gwen... tbf i relate to her a lot already i’m just not that lovely or accomplished 🤣
The character I’d slap:
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[ID: A gif of goblin-possessed Gaius having a whale of a time slapping Uther’s bald head. End ID]
A pairing that I love: perelyan, perelyaine, elyaine, mergwencelot... etc etc etc  rarepairs my beloved :’)
A pairing that I despise: aside from the obvious icky stuff and shipping teenage characters with adults... there’s not many i full on Despise. If merthur wasn’t so fucking ubiquitous i wouldn’t hate it half as much but alas :’) i have a grudge against perwaine simply bc people i’ve seen actually ship it are all height difference! banter!! flirting!!! all three of which perelyan has more of in canon plus they’re more affectionate and lbr percival made it pretty clear in 4x13 who he prefers (poor gwaine sitting there mangled and percy zooming straight past him🤣) and it kinda feels like people like perwaine more for the same reason elyan gets excluded from everything else and also it gets gwaine out the way of merthur but people can ship what they want and i don’t mind perwaine objectively so ig i digress... i also don’t like morgwen set in canon era for the above reasons but i can be swayed by modern au them (@mumble-muse’s xmas morgwen fic you’re an angel and we’re thrilled you're here, everyone go read and comment 🥰)
ty for the ask! 💜
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merlinssaggyyfronts · 3 years
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merlin, arthur and the knights going on a cable car because i said so :D
merlin: rides the thing atleast once a month before the knights and arthur arrive- could just fly since magic, but prefers being around the people. says its like riding a really slow dragon. is secretly just a lil bit terrified and places safety charms on everyone when he gets on (leaves charms on after finding out there was an accident that left almost 100 people stuck in those boxes for almost five hours)
arthur: hates it. fucking HATES IT. will never return (inevitably returns a few times from the others insistance). he likes it when you get to the top though, the cool air reminds him of early fall in camelot and being around the nature reminds him of going hunting (merlin brings him hiking and on nature walks after he admits this.)
lancelot: is pretty willing to do some daring stuff. rides the ones without windows just for the shits and giggles (he fears no man. the fact his life ended at his own volition does not help this). he trusts merlins magical abilities enough to be able to ride with ease (and i like the hc that merlins and lancelot got to the others via kilgharrah in the darkest hour pt2) switches between riding with arthur+merlin or with the knights (between going up and down)
leon: loves being in the cable cars, is fond of the heights and breeze and wants to ride the ones without windows, the others (gwaine and elyan) adamantly refuse to go with him. in the end he rides with merlin and lancelot on the ones without windows (merlin has experience riding dragons so hes used to the height and stuff, tho he does ask why leon likes it so much. the answer is ‘i dont fear death anymore, nothing scares me’ ....this concerns merlin alot, so he places more safety charms on them just to be sure)
gwaine: acts like everythings fine but the moment it gets a little bit windy this man is SHAKING. refuses to go up sober, is atleast a bit drunk whenever he does go up just to calm his nerves (tried flirting his way into bringing whiskey up and almost had security called on him). repeatedly asks merlin if he really did put charms on them (merlin swears he does). weirdly enough, he still ends up riding with the knights (and leon, once) for some reason, screaming the entire way (physically and mentally). also tries to feed the monkeys at the top
elyan: same energy as gwaine, but covers his anxiety less well. is shaking alot and is clutching percival (with gwaine on the other side, holding onto percival for dear life). plays it off cool once they get to the top, being the responsible one who stops gwaine from feeding the monkeys (“WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET TRAIL MIX?!”). weirdly enough, he was the same one who even suggested they try riding the hell machines things. once, it started raining while they were at the top and elyan saw a small boy drenched in rain and it brought back bad memories.
percival: lowkey enjoys going on them, tho refuses to ride the ones with glass floors. if given the option he would not ride the skycabs at all, but given the fact his boyfriends elyan and gwaine insists he go, he usually ends up going. comforts a child whos got spooked at the top. at one point got elyan and gwaine to climb onto his shoulders (either separately or together is up to you to decide) to see the scenery (and lancelot, though the man was a bit reluctant). after seeing that, multiple kids got up on his shoulders for a better view. despite all these good things, you will never catch this man riding one of the cable cars unless hes asked and confirmed with merlin mutliple times that tis safe (merlin understands of course, given what happened in their past life).
riding list because i need to talk about this too:
leon, merlin and lancelot (on windowless ones. merlin tries to disappear the rails completely just for the shits and giggles but lancelot (and leons common sense) stops him)
arthur, merlin, lancelot and gwaine (riding with merlin calmed gwaines nerves enough to look out the window and have fun)
gwaine, percival and elyan (chaos boyfriends. percival ends up crouched on the floor while the duo hold onto him cuz sitting on one side wouldnt be balanced)
everyone at once (DANGER, IS NOT EVER BEING REPEATED EVER AGAIN, IF ANYONE ASKS, THEY ALMOST DIED- poor percival ends up on the floor again but merlin sits there with him (still being the skinniest of the bunch has its perks yknow)
bonus: merlin and leon (on the maintanence cart. for reference, heres what the maintanence cart looks like
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xviruserrorx · 3 years
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I'm not gonna finish this in time for Sir Leon Week but I've been writing this a while and wanted to post a little tidbit of it.
Enide is the name I used for Gwen and Elyan's mother as I couldn't find it in A source of Arthurian Legend but it is a name from Arthurian Legend. Also Leon is about 6-ish here and Arthur was already born so the Great Purge is going on. (also this is not edited or beta read at all excuse grammer and the not yet edited writing also I may have messed up the time line as I'm still unsure how much younger than Arthur and Leon Gwen is...)
"Leon, sweetie." Enide rushed over, pulled him back inside and closed the door. "You can't go outside."
"But I saw my dad." 
She bent down to his height, "Your dad is very busy right now, okay?" 
She got up and shut the curtains, in an attempt to keep Leon's curiosity to a minimum. And not wanting him to see the chaos and horrible acts happening outside. His young mind was proving her a troublesome time as she waited for his mother to return. She had to find a way to keep him preoccupied. 
"How about I tell you a secret?" She bent down in front of him and brushed his golden curls out of his face.
"A secret?" He excitedly asked.
"Mhm. But- you have to stay quiet about it, it is a secret after all." 
He nodded his head, and slapped his hands over his mouth. Enide couldn't help but smile at the action as she gently took his hands down, away from his face.
"I have a little you," she pointed to him with her index finger, "growing inside me."
"A me?" 
"A baby, Leon." She chuckled and looked down at her stomach. "You wanna see?"
She grabbed his small hand in hers and placed it on her stomach. Though his impatience made him antsy when he didn't feel anything.
"There's no baby." He crossed his arms, upset of having thought he was being lied to.
She shook his head and tutted him, "what do we say about patience, Leon?" 
"It's the key to all things good." He recited each word in a monotone voice, like they hung heavy on his tongue. 
But earned a satisfied look from Enide, "thats right."
"Now," she continued, "just wait a few more seconds this time." She grabbed his hand once again and placed it on her stomach. True to his word he waited a few more seconds till he felt the subtle movement. 
"Something moved!" 
"That's the baby." She smiled at him. His fascination grew wild as he kept his hand on her stomach.
They both looked up as a loud bang was heard. Probably not nearby but close enough that they could hear what was going on.
"Me and my husband are hoping for a girl." She attempted to pull his attention back to her. The distraction working as the small smile returned to his face.
"What's her name?" He asked and pointed at her belly.
"If it is a girl, we're thinking of the name Guenevere." 
"How does that sound?" She asked, seeing the dazzle of excitement in his eyes.
"Fit for a princess."
"And you are going to be a brave knight." She cupped his face in her hands. For the six year old boy in front of her was already a victim of a war without even knowing it.
"That will protect the princess?" He asked and stated at the same time.
The fondness she felt for the boy almost as if he was her own always did something to her. Hoping that the cruel world and work of a soon to be knight didn't change his kind heart. 
She nodded her head, "yes, you will protect this princess with all your heart." 
He gave a single nod, "With all my heart." He repeated the words like an oath.
She kissed his forehead before standing up and holding his hand. "Now, Let's get you cleaned up for supper before your mom gets home."
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I wish you could write a fic where The Knights of the Round Table (bonus if Arthur and Merlin are there too) Meet their older selves
“Merlin, who are these guys?” Arthur asked. “I mean, I recognize Dragoon, but who are the rest of them?”
“I think they’re us,” the warlock replied. The gray-haired Elyan waved.
“What?” Leon asked. “Where’s you then?”
“And why is Dragoon here?” Arthur continued. They all knew his hatred for the old sorcerer who had killed his father.
“Um…” Merlin stalled. Lancelot, the occasionally horrible best friend that he was, interupted before he could lie.
“Dragoon isn’t actually a real person he’s just Merlin with an aging spell that he used as a disguise before magic was legalized,” he said quickly before the warlock could slap him with a a gagging spell. He’d done it before and would do it again. The Lancelot with grey hair and wrinkles that stood beside the older Merlin/Dragoon gave him a thumbs up and a nod.
Arthur opened his mouth, paused for a second, and then closed it with a shake of his head. “We’ll unpack all of that later. What are our older selves doing here?”
“Merlin figured out timetravel, so we decided to come say hello,” older Gwaine said.
“Also you’ve got a bit of a prophesy to deliver,” Not-Dragoon replied. “We should have just a minute or so until the spell wears off and we get catapulted back home. You can talk; just don’t touch your younger or older self.”
Instantly, Leon beckoned himself over to the side. He’d lost his long hair as he aged, and now wore a hat over his bald head.
“I’ve had a long time to think about what I would tell myself if I could talk to him,” he said. “There’s not much I regret about my life, except that I spent too long trying to conform to what people expected of me. I never wanted to get married, nor have children, but I did so because it was expected of me. If you choose not to do so, you will still be respected as the First Knight by Arthur and the others.”
The younger Leon looked surprised. He’d never told anyone that he wasn’t interested in romance, even when Gwaine had admitted to him that he liked men. His older self must’ve known that he himself was the only person who would reassure him that what he felt, or rather, didn’t feel, was okay.
Not far from them, Percival stood with Percival. They weren’t the same height. The tall man had shrunk a few inches, and finally put sleeves on, but he was clearly still a strong man. “Spend time with your children when they’re little. Arthur doesn’t need you every minute; he has other knights. They only have one father.”
“I have children?” the younger man asked. Both of them smiled.
“Yes. And the loveliest wife in the world.”
Elyan and his older self were also taking about children, or one child in particular. “Listen,” the older man said. “Your nephew is going to grow up to be a spoiled little princeling if you don’t keep him on the right track. Gwen will fight you on it and say he deserves everything she gives him, and she’s right, but nobody needs that much affection. She’s also going to smother him with love whenever he’s in the castle, and Arthur is surprisingly overprotective as well, so you and Gwaine are going to have to teach him how to fight and ride. Just watch out when you come across a log going over a river; it’s rotten and it will break.” The younger Elyan nodded, dutifully committing these warnings to memory.
Gwaine and Lancelot have switched selves. Gwaine, his long hair gone silver and an old scar slashed across his nose, is talking to a younger Lancelot.
“Please,” he said. “Please immediately pull every single prank that comes into your head. You do nothing nowadays except complain about the pranks you never pulled when you were younger and try to convince Galahad to use them on his friends. Your son is actually as responsible as you pretended to be though, so he never uses them, and so all you do is talk, you crazy old man.” Young Lancelot smiles, looking very satisfied as he chooses in that instant to fully embrace his inner chaotic bastard.
Old Lancelot and young Gwaine are having the opposite conversation. “Gwaine, for your health, you have to settle down at some point. Just find a person, any person, to stay with for more than two nights. Any person except Elaine,” he clarified. “Don’t mess with Elaine. I know flirting is your first instinct, but just don’t with her. She will not appreciate it, and will kick your ass and then will kick my ass for good measure. You won’t get her anyway.”
“I didn’t get her in your timeline, that doesn’t mean I won’t get her in this one,” he counters, despite the fact that he does not, in fact, even know who Elaine is yet. Lancelot just sighs.
Merlin leaves Arthur to deliver the prophesy so he can have a chance to knock some sense into his younger self. Literally. The Dragoon-look-alike whacked him with his staff like he used to do with Arthur and the knights. Evidently, his warning about touching your younger self did not apply to staffs.
“Stop thinking about prophesies,” he ordered in his old man voice. “I know I came back here allegedly to tell you about one, but that’s a lie, because you just need to stop wondering about what fate has in mind for you and just live your damn life. I’ll know if you don’t, and I’ll be back.” With that final warning, he and all the other old versions of the knights poofed out of existence.
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