#anyway. i love codependent relationships. can u tell that i am a hannigram stan

[merlinemrys]

GAIUS: You are young. Your gifts, your destiny are far too precious to sacrifice. MERLIN: My destiny? This is my mother. My powers mean nothing if I cannot save her.

THIS IS WHAT I'M SAYING. like after this it's a descent into tragedy. merlin believes other people to be above his destiny (re: hunith), but as he grows older he realises that destiny will follow him no matter where he goes. he's stuck. and it twists his insides. and then destiny—arthur—becomes merlin's crutch. he is NOTHING without arthur and it's so harrowing to watch ngl bc as merlin becomes more confident in his powers AND arthur, the more he sees the world through tunnel vision. he would sacrifice so much for arthur at the EXPENSE of his own life, his own magic, his own people