#medieval husbands

[pippin-katz]

Merlin Was Truly Willing To Die For Arthur From The Start

Okay, I know we talk about The Poisoned Chalice all the time, and how gay it is, but I don’t think any of us truly acknowledges how fucking insane Merlin is. Please consider this.

Merlin drinks the poison not knowing:

what kind of poison it is

how lethal it is

how fast acting it is

if it has a cure

if the cure is something Gaius can make

if the cure is something Gaius can make fast enough to save him

What the hell was Merlin's plan?

He would have died. It's arguable that he does die, but his immortality brought him back.

Gaius couldn't make the cure the key ingredient was in a dangerous location and difficult to get to

the poison was magically enhanced it was enhanced by Nimueh to act faster than normal, effectively cutting their timetable in half

Arthur could've been prevented from going after his fight with Uther, he only decides to go possibly hours later, after talking to Morgana

Arthur would've died without Merlin's aid, he would have died in that cave and the cure never would've made it back

it was already too late Arthur gets the flower back, but he gets arrested and locked up, the flower gets crushed, and only gets to Merlin after Guinevere sneaks in and Arthur hides it in the food

the cure required magic Gaius had to use magic to activate the cure, so if he couldn't have gotten Guinevere out of the room, he couldn't have used it, and there was a strong possibility that he wouldn't have had the strength to do it because of the lack of practice

Merlin possibly died anyway he's immortal, and his breathing and heartbeat stop for a significant amount of time before he wakes up; I've written about it being possible that he's able to die and come back to life

So if Merlin was mortal, he would have died, and there was no way for him to know that they would be able to cure him prior to drinking the poison.

He had known Arthur for maybe a month if we're being generous. They were still on rough, getting-to-know-each-other terms. Merlin was still adamantly opposed to the whole "destiny" thing. Despite all of that, he willingly drank that poison without any hesitation.

That is fucking insane.

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Arthur: Seriously, Merlin? The tavern again?!

Merlin, covered in blood and exhausted from running for both his and Arthur’s lives through the woods: yeah… sure…

[cinnabon-sweetroll-tiramisu]

Merlin: *slowly removing his neckerchief*

Arthur: *sending Merlin a scandalous look* What are you doing?

Merlin: *confused* Uh, removing my neckerchief?

Arthur: Why?

Merlin: Because I can?

Arthur: In public? In front of all these people!?

Merlin: ...yes?

Arthur: *grabs Merlin's arm* Not on my watch idiot. Let's go.

Arthur drags a confused Merlin towards the castle, muttering to himself like, "must protect smol idiot" and "indecent manservant behaviour, unbelievable."

[cinnabons-treasure-trove]

Consort Merlin: [shining Arthur's armour]

King Arthur: [staring at his consort] You know you're not my manservant anymore, right love?

Consort Merlin: [humming] I know, but your safety is still my priority, that includes making sure your armour and weapons aren't rusted or tampered with.

King Arthur: [smiling fondly] Of course sweetheart.

[ink-through-her-veins]

Merlin healed Arthur’s childhood trauma at his own expense. And I have no doubts that he thinks it’s totally worth it.

And if Arthur hadn’t died, he’d have spent the rest of his life healing all of Merlin’s magic related trauma.

Arthur repealing the magic ban. Arthur complimenting Merlin’s magic. “Show me more, Merlin.” “That’s beautiful Merlin.” Arthur being so damn protective. “Don’t risk your life.” “You are worth so much to me! More than your magic.”

[thatqueerfangirl02]

Please tell me I’m not the only one who gets obsessed over Fanfic authors.

Like I’ll read a fic that’s just amazing, and I need more so I go to the author’s profile. I always start with the same Fandom/Ship/Trope of the first fic (it depends on how many works they have). Eventually, when I’ve read all of those, I’ll move on to other fandoms that I’m in and they write for. Sometimes I’ll even go into their bookmarks, because they clearly have fantastic taste. I even keep the profile open in it’s own tab just so I can check for new content every few days.

Just, you know, fangirling over fanfic authors.

[theroundbartable]

they are gay, your honor.

[tracionn]

Selling my extra copy of Medieval Husbands, a Merthur art fanbook by Maryluis

10 EUR plus shipping which should be around 2-6 EUR, depending on your location. 

It’s really super awesome, I luckily bought two copies back then when it came out.

EDIT: SOLD!

[merthurotica]

MERTHUR WEEK 2022 | what merthur means to you + orange

A love for the ages...

[castelled-away]

No, Josh, you don’t understand. Merthur is indeed only subtext. It’s just that the subtext is written is such a large font that it might as well be the normal text now & you don’t even have to read between the lines for evidence anymore.

[pippin-katz]

“You look like a startled stoat.” - Arthur Pendragon to Merlin, 3x05: The Crystal Cave

He says it as an insult, and Merlin reacts like it’s an insult. I have to say, it’s a pretty shit insult considering what a stoat is.

This is was a stoat looks like to those who don’t know:

Yes Arthur, you roasted him so good! He’s clearly so ugly and stupid looking for you to compare him to this disgusting creature! Just look at how hideous it is!

ADDITION FROM LOOKING AT REBLOGS/COMMENTS: I have been blessed with the perfect pictures to compare Merlin and the stoat. Behold!

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

The knights are all sat around shade Lancelot celebrating his return

Merlin walks in and sees Lancelot in a black tunic knowing Lancelot never wore black.

Merlin: what the fuck?

Gwaine: Merls! Lance is back!

Merlin: was he employed by the grim reaper while he was away?

[cinnabon-sweetroll-tiramisu]

Merlin: *giggling whilst walking into their camp* Yes, you're all very cute. I shall smuggle you lot home with me—

Arthur: *sitting near the campfire* I better not see you holding some wild animals.

Merlin: *freezes* Uh...

Arthur: *looks up with a disapproving stare*

Merlin: *hides two snowy rabbits and a baby owl under his tunic* Um, what if it's a tamed animal?

Arthur: *growls* Merlin!

[cinnabons-treasure-trove]

Arthur: Merlin, I specifically told you to stay put!

Merlin: *nuzzling Arthur's face, wrapping his arms around the King's shoulders*

Merlin: But I wanted to come along, you said I could if I did all my chores. I did ALL of my chores.

Gwaine, popping up out of nowhere: He's not wrong, you did say that. Right Leon?

Leon, don't know how he got there: He's right sire, I heard you mentioning that.

Arthur: *fuming whilst holding Merlin*

Arthur: You two! Go and, and do something—

Gwaine salutes and pulls Leon towards the tavern

Arthur: *looks down at Merlin* —you're going straight to bed!

Merlin: Your bed?

Arthur: *sighing fondly* Yes, my bed

[ink-through-her-veins]

Merlin never calls Arthur sweetheart, darling or dear unless he wants to make a point. Arthur is clotpole, cabbagehead and prat. So the first time Merlin says, “Yes, dear,” in his sarcastic, thinly veiled threatening tone, everyone around them swoons at how adorable they are and Arthur knows he’s going to be sleeping on the floor.

[i-swear-to-merlin]

drew this on my lunch break today 🙈