#merlin and george

[sevinite]

a modern witch and their familiar

[casually-eat-my-soul]

I know how the Merlin fandom makes jokes about George, like how Merlin doesn’t like him, and he doesn’t like Merlin, especially how they dressed him to look like Merlin but picture this:

George dressed like that because because he actually likes Merlin. He thinks Merlin is an Icon. He saw Merlin talk shit about Arthur and was like “I’m going to worship this man until I die”

I just think it would be funny in fics if he and Merlin were friends. George straight up lying to Arthur, covering for Merlin when he need to do magic things.

Arthur: “MER LIN — George have you seen my manservant anywhere”

*cue explosion in the background”

George, who help Merlin sneak out: who is Merlin, never heard of a Merlin

I just think it would be funny

[resu-w-ana]

The servants!!

[swanparties]

you know the ship is good when the actors are basically holding up little dolls of their characters and making them kiss

[isa-belle1367]

Merthur, except once they start dating instead of the same banter as before, the insults are replaced with lovey dovey romantic word vomit said in the exact same tone and vibe as their insults to the point where people can't tell if they hate each other or not.

Arthur: *activity glaring at Merlin* I just love how brilliant you are. Every day, I fall deeper in live with you, my dear.

Merlin: *giving him a "Are you stupid?" Look* "Every day, you remind me why life is worth living, and for that, I will forever be loyal to you, my love."

Arthur: *very clearly on the verge of jumping across the table and smacking merlin* "My soul is yours to-

Random knight who just happened to be in the room during this: "WHAT IS GOING ON?!" *confused sobs*

[insanusnavicularis]

I just had a dream and hear me out okay? Noble George.

It’d be something like:

Merlin, barging into Arthur’s chambers: yOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST FOUND OUT

Arthur: …What did you find, Merlin?

Merlin: George. GEORGE.

Arthur: you found… George? The servant? Was he lost?

Merlin: THATS THE THING! George! The servant! Right? Right?!?!

Arthur: uh- have you hit your head? Please tell me you don’t actually have a mental affliction.

Merlin: George! The servant! The servant who loves polishing and sweeping and- and I don’t even know, doing laundry I guess? And brass!

Arthur: okay, Merlin, you’re starting to worry me, you either calm yourself down or I call Gaius.

Merlin: calm down? He’s not actually a servant, Arthur!

Arthur: what- what does that even mean?

Merlin: it means, Arthur, he’s a noble.

Arthur: what.

Merlin: he’s a noble, Arthur! An actual, royal, noble! Like with- with the lands and, I don’t know what, the riches and- he should have servants! But he is one.

Arthur: I’m gonna be real with you, I don’t know what you’re talking about. What do you mean he’s a noble? He’s a servant! Has been a servant here for- since I was a kid.

Merlin: for since you were a kid?

Arthur: for since I was a kid! Yeah! He is not a noble Merlin, why would he be a servant here if he was?

Merlin: That’s the thing! Look- just hear me out, okay? I was in the library doing research on magic when I stumbled upon a book with all the noble families of the whole kingdom, okay? And don’t ask how I found it, but suddenly there it was! Name and surname and all: George! So then I asked Geoffrey and he confirmed it was OUR George. Apparently Geoffrey knew the whole time!

Arthur: what-

Merlin: so then I obviously went to interrogate ask George what was going on, and he confirmed it! Didn’t even try to deny it! He said it wasn’t supposed to be a secret anymore.

Arthur, getting invested, eating popcorn: what does that even mean?

Merlin: he told me that being a servant has been his dream since he was little. When he was a kid he was always running after the servants in his household and trying to help them and learn from them but his father didn’t like that because he said it was below his station or some other classist shit.

Arthur, eyes wide: omg story time.

Merlin: anyways fast forward to when he was fifteen summers, he decided he was going to make a life for himself and follow his dreams so he ran away at night leaving only a note behind that explained the situation. He went from city to city until he reached Camelot and his dream finally came true and he became a servant. He didn’t tell anyone he was a noble because he didn’t want to be treated differently or be sent back to his father.

Arthur, in the edge of his seat: wow.

Merlin: wow indeed.

Arthur: wait- why did he tell you then? If he didn’t want anyone to know?

Merlin: he said he didn’t think it’d be a problem now with how much time has passed and all. I asked him if I could tell everyone and he said that as long as it didn’t interfere with his duties he couldn’t care less, so I ran here and told you.

Arthur: wow.

[godmerlin]

Merlin 4x06 A Servant of Two Masters

[poisonedfate]

bbc merlin - 04x06 A Servant of Two Masters

so sorry, the king is unwilling to...cheat? on his manservant?

[amariram]

Sir Leon, Sir Elyan, Sir Percival and Sir Lancelot simply horrified because in the middle of a banquet and out of the blue Lord Derrick of Essetir just asked Arthur’s bless to officially court Merlin.

Bonus: The Knights of the Round Table had just spit all the red wine they were sipping on a traumatized George who was just passing by.

Bonus + 1: Sir Gwaine laughing is ass out cause he was the one who suggested to Lord Derrick to propose in front of everyone just because he wanted to see Arthur’s reaction.

Read the fanfic here.

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Headcanon that George learnt some basic magic and uses it exclusively for cleaning.

Can’t reach the top of the wardrobe to dust?

Magic a rag to do it.

Arthur saw him once but when George said what he used it for, “I’m a servant, sire. My duty is to clean the castle. I found a tool that makes me more efficient at my job and would rather continue as I am. Sire.” Arthur decided he wasn’t doing any harm and that the ‘corruption’ had already gotten to him but it had only made him obnoxiously boring so it was easier to let him be.

Merlin fully disagrees with both points because to the first, George is really trying to become him? What the hell. He’s not willing to lose his job to George of all people.

And to the second, he just adamantly refuses to believe that George is actually boring, his running theory is that he doesn’t like anyone in the castle enough to want to talk to them so he does his best to deter them by refusing to be social. It’s because Merlin heard George break character after a feast once while he thought he was alone when one of the nobles dented a brass tray and George cussed them out so bad that when Merlin repeated what he’d said at training the next day, quite a few of the knights had blushed. Even Gwaine was impressed.

He’s been trying to befriend George ever since, and it’s just not worked. He’s pretty damn close to revealing his magic so they’ll have something in common, but he also doesn’t know if brass genuinely is George’s idea of an interesting conversation starter, he might send Gwen out drinking with him so they can talk about metal or forges or something and she can bring back the intel.

[hellerscape]

The image I used for Merlin’s face is from here [x]

[thesongistheriver]

Wait. WAIT.

Was George previously Uther’s manservant? Is that why he’s so good at his job and yet is available at short notice to replace Merlin?

Because a hundred percent, Uther would appreciate the world’s most boring man ™ being his manservant. Do the things, joke about brass, rinse and repeat.

So then Uther dies and everyone is like, well we can’t just sack George, that’s unfair. He’s hanging out doing odd jobs and boring/annoying all the servants. Until Merlin goes missing and the steward is all, Praise be! George, you’re on!

[resu-w-ana]

I've been a bit... obsessed lately

And I wrote a fic!

«Love forms» by No_Name_Kid, 8,5k words, queerplatonic Leorge, fluff, and canonical level of violence. It's mostly them, but a lot of others also show up.

[stressed-and-queer]

Shout out to George. He was in like, one episode of Merlin and here he is. In every single merlin fic ever.

[bee-birb]

someone dressed george as merlin. someone dressed george as merlin. sOMEONE-

[epic-sorcerer]

“Arthur can totally dress himself he’s just spoiled” why are you giving him that much credit