#kilgharrah

[magicomens]

It's been quite a ride :') I'll see you soon with *our* goodbye!

love ya!

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[elvenlords]

What else do your powers tell you? That I am only one side of a coin. The brighter side, obviously.

[koffeinkaos]

Arthur: So as a dragonlord you are a king of dragons right?

Merlin: No I wouldn't say king

Merlin:... It's more like family

Arthur, thinking of Kilgharrah: So you're what? Their father??? Does that make me a father as well??

Merlin, thinking of Aithusa: Hm maybe?

- some time later -

Kilgharrah stares down condescendingly at Arthur

Arthur with a serious expression and his hands on his hips: I understand this might be a confusing situation for you... son

[runboybeneaththemoon]

[akelafang]

Au where Merlin learns what happened to Aithusa while she's still in the pit with Morgana. He breaks them out and while he and Morgana are still weary of each other they work together to get away. Once they're safe and Merlin has tended to Aithusa's wounds (and maybe Morgana's if she lets him) Merlin summons Kilgharrah to yell at him for not watching over Aithusa cause really where the hell was he?! You were supposed to be taking care of her! Thank you for nothing you useless reptile!!!

Morgana gets treated to a show of Arthur's scrawny little country bumpkin of a manservant chastising a giant fuck off dragon for being a bad babysitter. She realizes halfway through that she's actually more scared of Merlin right now than she is of the dragon

[tiredcowboyy]

sometimes I wake up In a cold sweat thinking about the idea that kilgharrah was just using merlin to get the outcome he wanted which was to end the pendragon bloodline. That he knew how it would end and that without merlin it wouldnt all occur, so he convinces him that all his decisions will help save arthur knowing damn well where it leads them.

[emrysmoss]

[justaz]

Young prince Arthur exploring the castle bc his emotionally and mostly physically absent father doesn’t care what he does as long as he gets his studies done. He pretends he’s a brave knight with a small wooden sword in hand and ventures down in the belly of the castle and stumbles upon a cavern under the castle. It’s not long before Kilgharrah lands before him and laughs at the young child before him, a baby really. This is no Once and Future King. But…Arthur does not scream and run, he holds up his wooden sword, shaking with terror as he stares down the ferocious beast, full of courage. And Kilgharrah stares and stares and stares before sighing heavily and going, “Fine. I’ll adopt you. Stop looking at me like that.”

Anyways, Arthur grows up visiting Kilgharrah and hearing about prophecies and destiny. He watches Kilgharrah perform small bits of magic and grows up knowing the truth of what’s happened. By the time merlin arrives in Camelot, Arthur is pro-magic and anti-Uther but holy fuck is he the most arrogant prick of all time. Not only did he grow up a prince to be king, he grew up knowing he was to be a king of legend. Merlin bullies him relentlessly like in canon and everything happens as it did.

But Arthur visits Kilgharrah for advice of magical threats and leaves like right before Merlin visits him for advice. Kilgharrah never says anything bc he likes to watch them be idiots. Arthur and Merlin sneaking behind each other’s back to use/consult magic (users) to help solve their issues and never telling the other. But Arthur keeps failing. He goes to find a powerful enough Druid or Sorcerer to combat magic from a High Priestess and he can’t find anyone. However, as if by magic (ha ha ha), the threat is neutralized without Arthur’s interference. Baby boy is so confused.

This goes on for years and slowly breaks down his confidence as he thought that being the Once and Future King meant conquering all these threats and protecting his people yet…he can’t. He hasn’t properly neutralized a threat in a while, bc I mean sometimes it happens but the other times he’s knocked out for SOME FUCKING REASON. So he’s moping in his room and Merlin’s like “What’s wrong?” In a super soft voice when he sees Arthur’s kicked puppy look.

Arthur barely thinks about it before telling Merlin. He’s wanted to for years but he never wanted to drag Merlin into danger by getting him involved in treason bc while his father would be irate with him, Uther wouldn’t hesitate before chopping off Merlin’s head. But Merlin has always been there for Arthur, and rebuilt his confidence despite the other times where he’s humbling him. So Arthur tells him everything. And Merlin is silent. And quiet. And silent. And quiet. And silent. And quiet. And-

He starts cursing the dragon angrily and drags Arthur down through the castle to Kilgharrah’s cavern. The dragon is already there laughing his ass off. Arthur is confused on how Merlin knew where to go. Merlin is shouting curses up at the dragon. Kilgharrah just looks down at them as he laughs and is like, “Finally, the Once and Future King and Emrys have united.”

Arthur (grew up knowing he had someone out there who was “half of his soul” as Kilgharrah said which he took to mean his soulmate and has been fantasizing about meeting this mysterious and powerful Emrys and…other things… Well, until he met Merlin. Then the fantasies featured all three of them) is…staring at Merlin wide eyed and flustered and a little turned on at how the small human is shouting angrily at the big dragon as if the big dragon couldn’t just stomp the both of the small humans or roast them alive. Arthur’s fantasies merge Merlin and Emrys together and it’s back to just the two of them.

Merlin is grumpy bc he had to hide his magic from Arthur for YEARS only to find out that the clotpole was ON HIS FUCKING SIDE?????? AND THE DAMN LIZARD KNEW ABOUT IT????? Oh, Merlin wants a set of Dragon scale armor and Kilgharrah’s golden scales would suit him nicely, he thinks. He’ll skin the damn beast himself-

[springs-hurts]

I love Kilgharrah saying to Merlin "An half cannot truly hate what makes it whole" And that implies Arthur can never hate magic, not truly. He himself might think he hates it, but deep down, in denial, he knows he doesn't. I love that. And I'm sad I can't write it and others are not using it to make Arthur's character more nuanced.

My most favorite headcanon is that magic loves Arthur, magic and Earth/nature/camelot. I love it sm, like imagine Arthur wasn't blind to branches falling all around him, he just thinks they're normal cause it's been happening since he was 3 year old and a tree lowered it's branches to let him have those tasty red fruits. It's nothing big.

anyway, back to main point. Arthur thinks he hates magic, as his father wants him to, but not really, he doesn't. Magic is part of him, both literally and figuratively. His other half is magic, he exists because of magic, how could he hate it?

[gyrhs]

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[capitalismsbiggesthater]

Watching Merlin fills me with so much joy but also so much rage bc why do the writers perpetuate a Perfect Victim Complex and why does everyone (unknowingly or otherwise) buy into it !!! Like we will all watch the show where the oppressive King killed every single dragon except one and then forced that surviving dragon into CHAINS underneath Camelot for DECADES and everyone is like “:( but he shouldn’t have attacked Camelot and given Merlin bad advice/ he’s the worst I hate Kilgharrah” like ??????? If I, a creature of magic meant to be soaring the skies, was held captive in chains UNDERNEATH the castle of my oppressors I too would want to nudge the only kid who has the power to potentially change my situation into making choices that serve my goal of freedom. And if I had to hear the echoes of everyone’s footsteps as they went about their day of freedom and leisure while I’m again CHAINED and isolated and forced to feel every sorcerer and member of the Old Religion dying as my captor sets them ablaze while the ppl of Camelot do NOTHING whether a founded anger or not I would feel a deep seated rage. And if that rage at people’s inaction was left to fester in isolation and suffering for 20 years??? Well Good Luck Charlie bc I’d want those mfers blood too.

Now Gaius on the other hand? FUCK that hoe (but that’s a whole other rant)

[magicomens]

"Not to be rude but" *proceeds to say the rudest thing possible*

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[themerlinrewrite]

kilgharrah: a half cannot truly hate that which makes it whole… you and arthur are two sides of the same coin… he is your destiny

merlin, who hasn’t slept in three days and is currently wanted dead by twelve different people: stop fucking calling me gay

[dae-15]

Ok but it's so freaking intriguing to me that the entire merlin fandom decided that Aithusa is a girl, cause I'm pretty sure that they're a boy in canon??? Like when was this decided who is the diva that started this movement cause I wholeheartedly support!!! Like every fic, headcanon, edit or just generally most fanworks have Aithusa as a girl and that's freaking cool

[koffeinkaos]

Merlin is a better human than I am because if I was powerful enough i would have blasted that winged dumpster fire into the tartaros in exchange for Arthur's life when he said: "No man no matter how great can know his destiny" after gaslighting me with destiny for ten years

[arianna-creates]

Alright @jackalspine you've twisted my arm... 🙈 Evil Cat Kilgharrah in all his glory, using his pent up rage to attack his "owner" 's future FIL

(I've forgotten what colors I usually make him so I decided to draw him as if I asked a 5 year old to use crayons to draw an evil cat on fire)