#merlin/gwen

[bitsandbobsofwriting]

Officially requesting mergwen 🙏

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I will take this as a Headcanon request!! Also!! I'm in love with you, Anon, because Mergwen is a CRIMINALLY underrated ship and I love it so much :D

The SOFTEST pairing in existence. They're like... excitable puppies I love them so much. I feel like, if this ship were to happen, it would happen pretty early on. Like the middle/end of season 1 ish, just after the four of them (Gwen, Merlin, Arthur, Morgana) go to Ealdor to help against the attacks? 

Everyone can see it coming, but are confused why it’s taking so long; Gwen is confused as well, and maybe a little hurt? Because she’s not stupid, she sees the way Merlin looks at her, and the way Morgana and Arthur are always quietly teasing him for it, but he won’t actually do anything about it?? She kissed him for Gods’ sake, she risked her life for him, on a few occasions actually, and he’s done the same for her, so she doesn’t know why every time they almost take that next step, every time they almost kiss properly, deliberately, he seems to pull back and disappear from her life for a few days.

In the end, I imagine she catches him brooding. It’s the middle of the night, no one else around, and he’s just sat on the castle steps, or on the roof, alone. She approaches quietly, but she knows that he knows that she’s there. And he knows that she knows that he knows. They just sit together for a little while, like... allowing each other to gather their thoughts?? But Gwen is definitely the first to speak. Her voice is shaking and she’s suddenly, with no evidence, wondering if maybe she’s got it all wrong, if she’s about to ruin everything, but she goes for it anyway, and just asks “What are we doing, Merlin?” and he hums but doesn’t say anything, but his hands are shaking and he’s breathing deeply and his skin is pale, so Gwen continues very softly “Both of our feelings are embarrassingly plain to see so I’m just... confused.” and she sounds so hurt and confused that Merlin just decides fuck it, and tries his best to open up a bit. It’s awkward and stuttery, but it’s the most serious Gwen has ever heard him so she doesn’t laugh, doesn’t brush him off, just listens, when he says something along the lines of “I know that I... like you, want to be with you. But I know I can’t do that without telling you the truth about who I am. But I also know that if I do tell you... I might lose you. Properly lose you. And I don’t think I could cope with that. You’re one of my only friends, Gwen, and I’d rather... have you in that capacity than not have you at all. I don’t want to put you in danger, but I don’t want to push you away, but I don’t want to lose you, and I never wanted to hurt you.” He like... finally looks at her, and she just looks so sorry for him, so full of love for him, like all she wants to do is comfort him, no matter what the next thing that comes out of his mouth is, that he just... tells her. Without looking around, without checking if anyone else is listening in, without thinking about it too much, he just tells her “I have magic. Was born with it, actually, and I use it to protect Arthur, and Morgana, and you. I... I’m not evil. At least I don’t think I am-” and she cuts him off with a very cross sounding “You are NOT evil, I know that, bloody everyone knows that, you buffoon.” and that conversation comes to a very quick end and they kiss and it’s lovely.

From then on, it’s shenanigan after shenanigan, but it’s so adorable no one can bare to be mad at them. Gwen rolls her eyes at basically everything Kilgharrah says, and snorts especially loudly when he “forbids” Merlin from courting her because she’s destined to marry Arthur, of all people. Merlin’s life is a lot less stressful because Gwen refuses to put up with bullshit, bullies Arthur (and puppy-eyes Gaius) into laying off, and significantly improves Merlin’s sense of self worth. In return, Merlin will 100% get scrappy with Nobles/knights/other servants that make Gwen uncomfortable; that can mean anything from pulling them into a dark corner and threatening them with a knife to the gut, to using his magic to make them smell funny.

Leon, Morgana, and Elyan all give Merlin their own stern talking to, and Morgana’s is, by far, the scariest. But the two of them are also besties, so once the conversation is had, it’s never brought up again, except maybe at the wedding years later.

Her home is FULL of flowers, to the point where she occasionally has to ask Merlin to stop for a couple of weeks because she has no vases left, let alone space on the windowsill. He always pouts, but they compromise by working on Gwen’s little garden together and making flower crowns and daisy chains that they can just leave on the pavement for children to pick up.

The whole... Mergwen thing, becomes like a staple part of Camelot life. Everyone knows, everyone loves it, and no one begrudges them time together. The Housekeeper and The Steward like them so much they try to collaborate so their days off are together, and Morgana bullies Arthur into letting them have time to themselves at least once a week. They don’t move in together for a while though, especially after Elyan (who is very suspicious at first, but eventually learns that, yeah, everyone in Camelot is right, Merlin is worthy of Gwen’s affections) moves back into their home. Plus, with the way Gaius and Arthur are, Merlin sort of needs to stay in the castle. They do it eventually though, probably when they marry, which would be after like... four or five years. That’s a long time for the age, but they’re just so busy, and they want to do it properly, and shit just... keeps happening. Morgana has magic, Arthur is enchanted, Morgana is kidnapped, Morgause fucks something up, Arthur is enchanted, Morgana is rescued (and still good, of course), Arthur is enchanted again, Camelot falls, Morgause fucks MORE shit up, Arthur is—you guessed it—enchanted again. It takes a long time for things to settle down enough that they both feel comfortable dedicating time to planning a wedding. They sort of want a low-key one, but all their friends are suckers for a party, and Arthur and Morgana kind of insist on doing a big one. The guest list is still small, all their close friends and Hunith, less than thirty people probably. Elyan walks Gwen down the aisle, Arthur officiates, everyone cries.

Speaking of Hunith, she adores Gwen. The girl is just so... sweet, and soft, but she’s not a pushover, she’s more than capable of putting Merlin, and others, in their place if necessary. She can carry a sword with confidence, she’s more than alright with his magic, and finds Merlin’s quirks and oddities endearing as opposed to annoying. That’s all Hunith has ever really wanted for Merlin, and more. They spend a lot of time together when visits happen, and Merlin likes to leave them to it, knowing that, if his mum had been able, she’d probably have had more children, and Gwen sorely misses her own mother and finds solace in Hunith.

When the magic is finally revealed, Gwen is by his side the WHOLE time and refuses to let go of his hand. If she sees even a hint of anger or annoyance or betrayal in anyone’s face, she stands fully in front on him, knife in hand; this woman is ride or die and she WILL kill The King, in front of a full audience, if it means saving Merlin for even a few extra seconds. Thankfully it doesn’t come to that, but everyone is reminded once more just how scary Gwen can be when she wants.

When magic is freed, Merlin definitely tries to teach her the odd trick or two, and she’s actually pretty good at it! Which is adorable, and makes Merlin fall even more in love with her, which he hadn’t even thought possible. They spend a lot of time outside, and though Gwen isn’t interested in becoming a master in magic (she’s perfectly happy and satisfied with her skills and place in life, thank you very much), they’re still a power couple. She’ll use magic when it’s absolutely necessary, and to help their garden flourish, that’s about it. Maybe to occasionally intimidate an arsehole Councilman, but that’s neither here nor there. 

Now. When they have children, and they do have children, two or three, basically the whole Kingdom celebrates. Those kids are SO cared for and protected it’s ridiculous, and they’re so adorable too! So kind and polite and bright eyed and eager to learn! Plus, if Arthur never has kids, and if Morgana never has kids... they’re in line for the Throne. It pisses the council off to no end, but Arthur dgaf and sticks to his guns, much to Merlin and Gwen’s mild annoyance but immense pride. A couple of them are definitely named after one or both of Gwen’s parents, depending on how many kids they have, and Hunith finally takes the plunge to move to Camelot when they’re first born. She missed out on so much of her own son’s life, even when they lived in the same house, because she was so busy working. She won’t make the same mistake with her grandkids.

They’re such soft parents as well, and the kiddies are so well behaved it’s super rare that they ever actually need telling off or punishing for anything. All the knights argue over who the favourite uncle is, but no one’s got Elyan beat. He sees being the best uncle possible as a way he can finally make up for abandoning Gwen for so long, and he is so ridiculously protective of them.

ANYWAY! As a couple, it’s a real mix of being really soft and quiet and lovely, the poster couple of Camelot, and being an absolute chaos duo. Even in the show, Merlin asks Gwen to steal her father’s most impressive sword and never brings it up again? Sure. Merlin asks Gwen to help him steal a dog statue? Sure. Merlin knows things he shouldn’t and his answer is a joking “I’m psychic”? She’ll never ask. When they’re together, when Gwen is in on all of Merlin’s ridiculousness, it gets SO much worse (read: better). Especially because she’s such a terrible liar, and he’s such a good one. Most of the time Arthur just rolls his eyes, sighs, and waves them away when either A) Merlin lies perfectly and Gwen just nods a long dumb-foundedly, or B) Gwen lies terribly and Merlin flinches and looks generally constipated as he nods along.

It’s just... cute. Soft. Wholesome. But also dangerous and stormy, because they are SO protective of one another.

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I hope this fulfils your Mergwen needs anon! And I’m so sorry for taking months to reply!! I hope you stuck around long enough to see this!!

Keep sending Headcanon Requests gang!!

[ohanahoku-ao3]

It's my first time joining, so I hope you guys enjoy my submission, @flashfictionfridayofficial I had a good time with this prompt. <3

This is called 'Can We Kiss? I Need to Know' and can be found on ao3 with the link.

     “Can we kiss?”

     The words hung in the air with the sparkling dust particles lit up by the light streaming in through the window. The light made his blue eyes shine, and she found herself straining to find gold flecks in them, something, anything to reconcile the man before her with the one who she’d fallen for between moments of danger and desperation, between blazing fire and glowing eyes and stolen kisses.

     “What?” His voice was so similar and yet so different. In this place, in the morning light, he sounded young and amused, nothing like the man had sounded as he commanded magic and bent the world to his whim. That man was strong and firm, haunted in a way that she couldn’t fathom, laden with the weight of the world. The tones had changed, the edges smoothed and softer, yet she could swear it was him.

     “Can we kiss?” She asked a second time, crossing the room to pluck the broom from his hands and set it aside. “Merlin,” She took his hands, thumbs rubbing gently over calloused fingers as she tilted her head up just slightly to view him from beneath her lashes. “Let me kiss you?”

     She watched as his eyes flicked down to her lips, as emotions shuffled through them too fast for her to know or understand as yet. Then he nodded, and they leaned in, eyes closing and hearts beating fast as their lips pressed together. It was chaste, it was desperate, it was full of promise, and full of despair. They pulled apart, blinking eyes open, and he reached up to cup her face. “Gwen, I-” He cut himself off, pulling her in for another kiss, then another, and another before they finally pulled apart. Their foreheads rested together as they panted and shared breath, lips curved into smiles.

     “Merlin!”

     The distant shout in the hall had them both glancing toward the door. “I should…”

     Gwen nodded, laying her head briefly on his shoulder. “I know. You should.”

     “I’ll see you later?” Merlin suggested as she pulled away, his hand reaching up to rub her cheek gently. “In the garden after our duties?”

     “I’ll be there.” She promised, leaning forward to peck his lips once more before lightly shoving him away. “Go. Before he loses his temper.”

     She watched as he left with another look back at her and a goofy grin, her fingers coming up to brush against her smiling lips. They were the same man. She knew for sure now, for no matter what part he was playing, his eyes always flashed gold when he kissed her.

[merlinbingo]

hands folded, a blessing by queerofthedagger Ship: Merlin/Gwen Main Characters: Merlin, Gwen Rating: Teen Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Post-Diamond of the Day, Fluff and Angst, Hinted at Merlin/Arthur/Gwen Summary: On the third day, the Queen and her Sorcerer emerge.

[justaz]

country bumpkin merlin not knowing anything about city life and accidentally courting arthur without knowing

merlin, watching gwen give lancelot her favor: why do you do that

gwen, heart eyes at lance and not paying that much attention to the conversation: so he knows i’m rooting for him

merlin, with an Idea: ah.

gwaine, lover of chaos, pisser offer of nobles and royals alike, ultimate wingman: merlin…you have such lonely lips. shall i introduce them to mine?

merlin, unaware of the game gwaine is playing: so you can steal my breath away? i think not, scoundrel

arthur, crushing his goblet in his hand:

merlin: arthur’s been in a bad mood recently :( i should cheer him up

merlin, remembering when arthur was put out when merlin brought morgana flowers and not him: i know just the thing

merlin, bringing a bouquet of carnations, roses, and tulips and setting them on arthur’s table while he’s eating breakfast: good morning, sire

arthur, trained on flower language in hopes that one day when he was to take a queen he could woo her easily, trying not to audibly choke on his sausage as he reads merlin’s declaration of love sitting in front of him:

arthur, who recently found out about merlin’s magic and was trying to find a way to bring it up, catching him in the act and watching merlin panic to explain himself:

merlin, Freaking: and i swear to you arthur, i have only ever used it for you. my magic is yours. my life is yours. i am yours. i would never do anything to harm you. i have protected you for years and will continue to do so at your side if you’ll have me

arthur, already believing them to be courting, desperately trying to figure out if that was a proposal for marriage or not but tired of being confused and deciding fuck it: here.

merlin, taking it: i…uh…huh?

arthur, watching merlin with hawk eyes and trying to figure out what he’s thinking and feeling: it’s my mothers sigil

merlin, confused as FUCK but is focusing on the fact that arthur is handing him something of his mother rather than a death sentence: my…my lord?

arthur, realizing how scared merlin’s must be about him finding out about his magic and trying to comfort him while also proposing, killing two birds with one stone: i will always keep you at my side, merlin, so long as we both shall live. if you’ll allow me.

merlin, almost collapsing with relief and tearing up, smiling at arthur as if he had parted the storm clouds to allow sun to shine down on them in that moment: of course…of course, arthur. always and forever.

merlin, watching the castle staff rush this way and that: wow. this banquet must be incredibly important

sir leon the long suffering, day one ride or die, one of the original merthur shippers: banquet? merlin, this is for your wedding

merlin, overworked and exhausted: my WHAT? to WHO??

leon, regretting everything he’s ever done in his life that led him to this moment: to…arthur?

merlin, over joyed but also absolutely befuddled: i’m getting married to ARTHUR?????

leon: you two have been courting for the past year or so, have you not?

merlin: i’ve been COURTING ARTHUR?????? FOR A YEAR?????????

[werewolf-transgenderism]

painted my beautiful wife Gwen BBC Merlin :)

[ID: a realistic digital painting of Gwen from BBC Merlin over an olive green background. Gwen is in 3/4 view, shown from the waist up. She has a soft, neutral expression on her face. She is wearing a purple linen dress with a natural linen apron and a natural linen corset embroidered with flowers and animals, and her hair is down.]

[lochlot]

morgwen study

[sexy-sapphic-sorcerer]

BBC Merlin & Text Posts (16/?)

[irishyuri]

more cowboy au shenanigans 🐴 this time we welcome gwen!

[remuscariad]

Rewatching Merlin and I think the reason Arthur’s personality started going downhill again in S2 is because BBC’s writers wanted to introduce Gwen as a love interest to him and realized (too late) what they did in S1 between Arthur and Merlin— damn they’re going around drinking poison for each other, dreaming of one another, making oaths and envisioning their kingdom together, welcoming death if it means the other would survive, staring. STARING. They’re gay. We made them gay. Holy shit.

[resu-w-ana]

Saw this tik-tok and decided I have to do it

[cabbageheadss]

besties snooping

[bitsandbobsofwriting]

oh my gosh, those mergwen headcanons are so freaking adorable!!!! i need, like, a hundred more, oh my gosh. fantastic!!! this pairing deserves so much love, it's so cute TT

(Referencing These Headcanons)

More you say?

Hmm

Ok

I can manage a few more😁

First off, go HERE, to find a headcanon for how they act when Gwen goes into labour with their first kiddy. I fully intend to write this scenario into a full, fluffy fic one day. But yeah. They’re super excitable and everyone is super in awe of how chilled out they are considering Gwen is on her merry way to push a whole mini person out of her coochie (Gwaine was subsequently set on fire for wording it like that). They’re going to be SUCH good parents and everyone knows it.

Both of them, though Gwen starts first, when she’s pregnant, find themselves using their parent voice on their friends, but the thing is, it genuinely tends to work more often than not. The others find this very horrifying and also rather annoying (and hilarious when it’s someone else). When kiddy is older, and speaking and learning, Merlin, exhausted and in an odd headspace, has (on several occasions) said things like “Say hello to the duck, Elyan” (on a patrol) and “No touching, Leon, only looking” (when they went exploring the market together) and “Inside voices, Gwaine” (when he was laughing at a joke in a tavern). He will also, when he’s REALLY exhausted, try to get Arthur into bed at like... the medieval equivalent of 6pm. Because The King is a child, who can’t be up past his bedtime. He also took to cutting Arthur’s food up really small before he served it for a while, until Arthur pointed it out. It was genuinely just muscle memory, and Merlin was pretty embarrassed lol.

Elyan, obviously, gets used to the parent voice the quickest. Leon however... he never stops struggling. He blue-screens for a solid ten seconds every time it happens.

Jumping back again, once they get together, every gift they get someone else is exactly what the receiver needs in the moment, even if they hadn't previously realised it. No one will say it out loud it fear of hurting someone else's feelings, but everyone looks forward to whatever Mergwen gets them for Yule/Birthdays the most.

If they don't want to be found?? They won't be found. Of everyone in the castle, they're the ones that know the most about the secret tunnels and hidden rooms and gaps between walls. They can get anywhere unseen, and it also means they can just hangout uninterrupted any time they want.

They have pets after they move in together. Probably just half feral/outside cats at first, because they both work, but they get big ol' doggos later down the line.

On one memorable occasion, Gwen fully slaps Arthur in the face for making a slightly off colour joke about Merlin. Merlin was already tired and annoyed, so Gwen could see he was slightly more upset about it than normal, and Gwen was also tired and tetchy, due to having been up all night waiting for Merlin to come home from fighting the week's villain. She's utterly mortified after she finishes shouting at him for underappreciating Merlin, and just being plain cruel to him sometimes, but everyone else thinks it’s hilarious, and Arthur gives Merlin the meekest, but most sincere apology that has ever exited his mouth, before scurrying off, embarrassed.

On a similar line, Merlin has intimidated his fair share of arseholes in taverns and bars who wouldn't leave Gwen alone.

Gwen painstakingly and patiently teaches Merlin how to braid hair, and he becomes a master at it. They braid flowers into each others hair, and Merlin grows his out a little longer because of this.

On a slightly darker note, Merlin teaches Gwen how to properly clean and sew wounds, how to deal with blood loss, with concussion, with loss of consciousness. Once he becomes more comfortable with the idea of going to Gwen’s house, instead of Gaius (as a matter of practicality, OR avoiding a lecture), she utilises these skills regularly and impressively.

The Druids all call her My Lady and bow to her and give her flower crowns and cloaks and stuff upon first meeting her. She is baffled, and embarrassed, and hates it, but Merlin refuses to ask them to stop because she is a queen in his eyes. Merlin is, oddly enough, happy to take his place as King/Lord of the Druids, if it means Gwen also gets treated like royalty by the people he adores so much.

They don’t really do pet-names, probably just a casual “love” from Merlin, and “Merls” from Gwen. Maybe the odd “sweetheart” is thrown in the mix here and there.

so SOMFT

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:D

[whamber]

follow up to my Merlin does drag for plot reasons comic LOL

[merlinbingo]

Two of Us by Mischel Ship: Merlin/Gwen Main Characters: Merlin, Gwen Rating: General audiences Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: BAMF Merlin, BAMF Gwen, digital art, canon divergence Summary: AU where Gwen has magic.

[lesbicosmos]

more merlin as textposts

[theroundbartable]

Arthur: what are you doing?

Gwen: *watching a couple* matchmaking

Arthur: what's that?

Gwen: I'm like a hitman. Only that my objective is to get people together and not shoot them.

Arthur: ... Is that a thing? You can do that?

Gwen: sweety, I can do anything, I'm Gwen

Arthur: can you matchmake me and Merlin?

Gwen: consider it done

After they got together:

Merlin: I hear you're a hitman

Gwen: how can I help, dear?

Merlin: I need a hitman. I have my eye on someone who needs to motherfucking DIE

Arthur: she's not that kind of -

Gwen: *already taking out her guns* give me a name