#arthur pendragon

[koffeinkaos]

- The Sidhe after Merlin demands to give his king back and they agree because they had enough of Arthur spending his death yapping about Merlin and his stupid ears and his strange looks and how idiotic he is at all times, and how his eyes are crazy blue and how he held him when he died an-

get out. And take your sad weird bisexual man with you

[fan-a-tink]

baby merlin.

Merlin & Arthur, 1.10 "The Moment of Truth"

[koffeinkaos]

Sometimes my head just spirals out of control and I think about how Merlin & Arthur are truly two halves of a whole.

They both struggled with people seeing them for who they really are, Arthur because of his status because his riches and title are blinding others and Merlin has to keep so much in the shadows.

Ygraines life was taken so Arthur could live, Balinor willingly gave his for Merlin.

Arthur was raised to be strong and brave, Merlin was raised to love and be kind.

Arthur was trained to be a knight, Merlin is a healers apprentice

Arthur is heir to the throne, Merlin the bastard son of someone who's considered a criminal

Arthur struggles his entire life with being good enough while Merlin was told he was too much

Arthur starts out as unhappy and lonely and becomes a good man who has friends and Merlin starts out as a cheeky happy guy and ended alone and miserable

ARTHURS NAME MEANING LITERALLY "CHIEF DRAGON", MERLIN BEING A DRAGONLORD

i could go on but i need to sit down and calm down for a sec excuse me

[papysanzonew]

My other Merlin art

[mahlikes]

#percival in his head #COME ON GUYS GET A ROOM ALREADY

Bonus:

[gemgdynamxght]

Headcannon - When Arthur was a kid he used to sneak into Uther’s room to steal shirts and wear them as nightwear.

He thought that a piece of clothing he wore to sleep, that smelled slightly like his father, is what a hug from Uther would feel like.

He never really found out if that was true because he had never experienced a real hug from the King.

Maybe, when he’s older and Arthur and Merlin are friends, but have obliviously feelings for each other, he steals Merlin’s neckerchief somehow. He doesn’t think or know to ask Merlin for a hug because he subconsciously thinks he’ll be rejected instantly.

So instead, he steals Merlin’s neckerchief and hides it under his pillow until night and while he’s sleeping he kind of just holds close it next to him.

[fibbonarti]

(Merlin, the knights, Arthur, Gwen, Morgana sitting in a circle chatting)

Merlin: I grew up without a father and had to leave my mother for fear of her being hated for my magic

Arthur: omg no way I grew up without a mother and my father hated me lol

Gwen: what the hell this is crazy, I grew up without a mother and my father got executed

Elyan: omg I had to leave my home when I was young and didn’t even find out about my father dying until 3 years later!

Lancelot: woah, my entire family got killed by bandits

Percival: whattt me too!

Morgana: damn my parents also died when I was young

Mordred: I never had any parents !!

Gwaine: my father died in battle and my mother was broke!

Leon: …

Merlin: what about you Leon? :D

Leon: … my parents are alive and well and I visit them every other week..?

Arthur: do they hate you?

Gwen: get accused of magic?

Lancelot, Percival, Gwaine and Morgana: almost killed?

Merlin: cursed?

Leon (who’s getting increasingly worried and frantic): No! No! Are you guys okay? Should I call Gaius?

Elyan: I’m confused, you mean to say… your parents loved you, supported you, live close by… and are safe?

Leon: YES!

(lol I realised literally no one in Merlin has any good family relationships) (not even sure about Leon but it seems about right that he’s the only sane one around) (I need a fic like this, any Recs?!? I might have to write one)

[merlinmylove]

Arthur: tiptoes around the boundaries of propriety

Merlin: falls face first, crashing into it and burning it all down

[dragoonthegreatest]

and the wonderful fic written by @myfairkatiecat

ethically sourced from tumblr

[arthemrys]

I have not come to wish you luck. Honestly, that is rather rude. Then let me make amends.

GUINEVERE & ARTHUR ✧ Merlin 2x10 | Sweet Dreams (for @apinchofm)

[regulusrules]

I added a new act (15) in My breaths are run by your compass as a special for the ides of march

Compulsory tag to everyone I know has read the fic because you guys deserved more fluff and I don’t want you to miss out on it:

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I hope as hell that you all have the same handles as your ao3 accounts and that I haven’t been tagging people who don’t need this shit thrown their way 😂

[gemgdynamxght]

he’s so evil

"I thank you, hero, for saving our kingdom from the demon queen. However, may I ask how you defeated her?" "Oh, I married her."

[adageyer]

Maybe, one day I will make a comic out of it, but until then, here is my note, my idea about this AU.

So what if Balinor wasn't killed. What if, Arthur and Merlin were separated on their quest to find him: Merlin and Balinor found their way back to Camelot on their own, and Merlin wasn't scared and less careful to use magic, to defend the both of them.

(Meanwhile Arthur being worried sick and tracking both of them back to Camelot, being convinced that Balinor kidnapped Merlin).

Merlin sneaks Balinor in, who then banishes Kilgharrah, but before they both fly off, Balinor and Merlin share a heartfelt hug, bidding their goodbyes and a promise to visit each other occasionally.

Merlin gets back to the castle, having forgotten that Arthur is still one of his responsibilities , where, one day later, Arthur surprises him at the foot of Merlins bed.

Arthur, reliefed of seeing Camelot freed form the dragons wrath (and to see Merlin sound asleep) shows this by bitchily waking Merlin with a "rise and shine"

Merlin slowly blinks awake, before he realizes it's Arthur, and jumps up. "Where have you been?" Merlin musters Arthur, who quite literally dragged all the mud and dirt into Merlins room.

"Oh! I don't know! In the woods?! ALONE?! Where the hell have YOU been Merlin?!" They stare at each other.

"I showed Balinor the way... We lost you,,, and I thought you'd want him as fast as possible in Camelot." Arthur is speechless, but snaps back "so you left me alone?!"

Merlin smiles daringly "What should I have done? I thought I'm just a servant?" Arthur stammers, before storming off "I am starving! And fetch water for a bath!", but Merlin understands.

Months go by, even whole seasons. The winter has come again. Merlin has frequently sneaked out to visit his father, who has been traveling on Kilgharrahs back. Balinor even occasionally sneaked in to visit Merlin and Gaius. Balinor has reconnected with Hunith as well, but she remains in Ealdor.

It isn't until he tries to visit Merlin, who is on the verge of death from some stupid quest Arthur dragged him on, that Balinor is discovered sneaking in. He is arrested on the spot, and given a hearing the next day.

Heavy lidded, Arthur forces himself to mask his turmoil, and faces Balinor. "What is it that brings you here, Balinor, last dragonlord." Balinor, made to kneel before Arthur, remains quiet. The King taps his throne, growing impatiant. "You have freed Camelot of the Great Dragon, for wich I will forever be in your debt. You are free, to leave Camelot and are to never return. That is all the kindness I can offer you."

Balinor gaze stays fixed on the tiles. As Arthur waves him off, signaling to guards to take him away, he speaks up, his voice booming through the throne room. "I am here to visit a friend."

"Whom?" Balinor hesitates for a moment, "Gaius."

Gaius straightens up as Arthur looks at him "Is this true? Is he an old friend of yours?"

"Yes, we were close friends," Gaius confirms, and adds shortly after: "before the purge."

Arthur sits there for a moment, unrest rising in the throne room as he ponders what to do next. "What prompted your visit, Balinor?"

Again, Balinor waits a moment "I heard his ward is injured, I came to offer my help."

Arthur, now suddenly more awake, frowns. His eyes dart to his knights, Gwaine, Lancelot, Leon, who all are more alert now. "Surely you must know, as the court physician, Gaius is more than well equipped to deal with such a simple wound."

"And yet Merlin remains half-dead." Balinor offered an apologetic gaze towards Gaius, but then looked on. Finally, he faced Arthur."If only it were a simple wound. Magic has wounded him. It takes magic to heal him."

Arthur decidess; Balinor is permitted to use the arts of the old religion to save Merlin, but only under Arthurs surveillance. Stating clearly, that if he failed, he would face execution.

They trail behind Balinor and Gaius, who exchange hushed words as they walk down the corridors. Arthur decides to take Lancelot and Leon with him, to Gwaine's dismay.

In the chambers, Gaius and Balinor share a routine; they work together smoothly. Balinor pulls out weeds and flowers out of his pouch, Arthur follows them with his eyes, worried.

What if they are poisonous?

He hands them to Gaius, who promptly works them into a rather chunky mush. Balinor takes it back, sitting himself next to the candles on Gaius' workbench. For a moment everything stilled, even the fire did not dare crackle as Balinor concentrated. He whispered words, none of them could decipher, as he held his hand over the bowl. He stood up, promptly going to Merlins room. The knights hurried behind him.

It wasn't lost on Arthur dad Balinor knew exactly where to go.

Merlin lay sweating, Gwen by his side. She tried to cool him down with a rag drenched in water. She stood up, placing herself between Merlin and the raggedy stranger "Who are you?". Balinor went past her and sat down on the stool she had used just prior.

Everyone walked into Merlins room, Arthur noted that it was to small for all of them.

That needed to be changed.

Gaius took Gwen by the arm "He's a friend, here to help Merlin." and let her go. She goes out the door, turning around one last time and catches Lancelots gaze. He nods reasuringly and she closes the door.

Meawhile Balinor worked on taking off Merlins bandages, tossing them to the side, and embalming Merlins wound. It was a nasty wound. A slash across his chest, torn and suppurating. Thankfully, it didn't need stitches. Yet the gash has swollen quite a bit since the last time Arthur saw it, and he winced. Balinor worked the mush around the gash and lastly came to work it into the wound itself. Merlin huffed and winced.

Balinor leans back and Merlin calms, so does everyone else in the room. For a moment they stand there, the kights hands still on the stilts of their sword, anticipating Merlin to bolt back to life.

But he doesn't. "What have you done to him? Why isn't he waking up?" Arthur glares at the back of Balinors skull. "I have treated the wound," Balinor spoke calmly, "he has yet to recover."

The knights linger, it is starting to become uncomfortable, what are they going to do next? Stand there and wait for Merlin to recover? Yes. That is exactly what Arthur is planning on doing.

He walks out of Merlins room, into Gaius' work-chamber and drags back a chair. He places it on other side of Merlins bed, he has to be on the left, but also opposite to Balinor.

[merlinsearlobe]

[masterofchaledea]

Guys finds this beautiful smash design of bbc merthur in fgo style !!! Merlin has the combined beauty of both gender ,a beauty with sharpness of a sword !!!