#merthur core

[chaotic-fluff3]

No thoughts. Just the idea of Leon finding out about Merlin’s magic post canon and not giving a single fuck, but absolutely crashing out when he realizes that: No, Merlin and Arthur weren’t fucking, they were just being complete and utter idiots that were oblivious to their EXTREMELY OBVIOUS FEELINGS for one another.

Leon: “Screw your Magic. Because the fuck you mean “No Arthur is just my King” YOU SAID HE WAS UR DESTINY??? THE FUCKING DRAGON (BECAUSE APPARENTLY THAT’S A THING NOW) SAID HE’S LITERALLY YOUR OTHER HALF? HOW ELSE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT AS OTHER THAN HES UR SOULMATE??? “

Merlin: *thoughtful* “… huh”

Leon *in tears* : “FUCKING P O E T R Y! DO YOU COMPREHEND THE KIND OF MENTAL DISTRESS YOU TWO CAUSED ME? AND IT WASN’T FUCKING CANON???”

Merlin: “… tbf the Dragon was really cryptic”

Leon: *incoherent screaming*

(Leon is tired. Leon is also unfortunately immortal. Leon wants a vacation. Spoiler: he will not get one. #LetLeonSleep2025)

[ashes-onthewind]

(nods) would 100% fuck my squire

me as a 14th century knight: this sucks i'm gonna fms (translator's note: fall on my sword)

[scottstiles]

season 1 of merlin is just so fluffy flufftown morgana wanting to help everyone gwen crushing on absolutely every person around her, all the merthur teasing and soft confused looks not to mention everyone risking their lives for one another why couldnt we just have this forever 🥹

[myoonmii]

I think the downright most horrific and brutal detail in the show is that Kilgharrah actually used Merlin to make sure Arthur's death happened with the pretence of protecting him

[amirmeavid]

Idk if i read this in a fic or my delusional sick ass made this up, but can you guys imagine like Merlin with canonical curls and Arthur having a serious thing for them. Like his hair is always too short to see, but then one day Merlin just like was soo incredibly busy that he just forgot about his hair for weeks and then Arthur notices and like

short-circuits.

Bonus points if merlin is kind of insecure about his hair, because lets be real most curly kids are at some point, and we get fluff. Like just cotton flufff. Because turns out people like his hair??? Which makes merlin really happy but a little awkward, and then we get to see the nice side of arthur because Arthur can make fun of merlin, but god forbid merlin actually thinks something bad about himself.

Because god merlin is so cute. And arthur will be damned if he lets that cute, gorgeous, handsome- wait what? Nm he'll analyse that later. He'll feel bad if merlin is insecure, because then he can't insult him properly. Yep, thats what he's going with.. Nothing further.

Of course, its not a merlin fic without emotionally-repressed!arthur pretending to not be a simp.

[schrodingerseurydice]

the reason merlin and arthur don't kiss in the series finale is because that would be true love's kiss and arthur would be healed and they wouldn't get their tragic ending or arthur's reincarnation as once and future king. in this essay i will -

[whenyouhearthedoorcreak]

I stand by S1 Ep10 The Moment Of Truth as being the best episode in merlin

like it gives so much more depth and dimension to the characters. merlin gets an entire back story and community that we knew nothing about prior to this, we find out about his friendship with will and how much he loved to use his magic for pranks and mischief.

we see the bond between Gwen Morgana and Merlin, how much they care about him, how they are truly his friends, that they would risk life and limb and they're place in camelot for him and his home

and probably my favourite thing: we see arthur's "what if I were king?" moment, he says before merlin leaves that he wishes camelot could help people no matter how far away they are and later decides that he should, his fathers approval be damned

there's something about this episode, its like a glimpse into what the future of camelot could have been if fates and destinies and duties hadn't come between them all

[spizgany-lipejs]

Every Hansry BUT IMAGINE IF I see I don't have to imagine because I've read at least two merthur fics with that exact premise already in the past 15 or so years and I absolutely love that

[animucrystal]

thinking about arthur and gwen and i think the best part about their relationship for me is the Choice. theyre two people with not alot of agency in their lives, for varying reasons. arthur obviously has a lot more privilege, but has to play a part in order to rule his kingdom properly lest he be seen weak to others and put his people in jeopardy. hes born and raised in one role, to be a prince then a king. he takes it on with pride, but you Know he feels stifled. gwen, on the other hand, is a black servant girl born in a lower class family. she may not have a certain “role” shes required to fill but she still has to work hard to provide for her family and for herself. she has to look and act like a proper lady lest people think shes unfit for her job, she has to be subservient in order to keep her already fragile status. the agency they do have is very limited, not just by society but by their own morals and beliefs. however, despite all of that, they both choose to take a risk with this one thing. they decide to take a risk Together, and they do it for Years!! they wait for YEARS!!! they work hard to be together, to Stay together, and while they may not have been eachothers first loves - they make it last because they Choose to make it last.

personally, thats way more romantic that being destined for eachother. they chose eachother and kept choosing eachother everyday, what else is there to say?

[butchjesus]

every time merlin straps arthur into his armour and pleads one final time with him not to do the incredibly dangerous thing they both know he's going to do no matter what.................icarus

[wickedwitchofthesouth]

Happy arthur death day to all those who suffer togther

[osinthewhite]

I love the idea of extreme devotion

Yes, I will lay at your feet waiting for your words to grace my ears. And as I look up I know I'll see my sun, my gravity point around which my world orbits. The sight of you alone makes me want to fight thousands of battles in your name. I'll bathe in blood for your skin to stay clean and unharmed. Knowing that at the end of the day you'll still be here is enough to bare it all

[myoonmii]

Do you see the vision

[amirmeavid]

Does anyone have any sleepy merlin fluffy fics? I don't know why but sleepy fics hit different every time. Maybe cause I'm always tired. But still.

I hate-ish drunk fics because it feels kind of false, but sleepy fics honestly are what drunk fics TRY to be. Sleepy fics are when you're really you, not just core parts of your personality being stripped away like with drunk-fics, but genuinely YOU. In the most natural state, unaffected by responsibilities, taught rules or mind-altering toxins.

Sick-fics do this as well I think, but sleepy fics allow for a level of closeness I think sick fics often fail in. Btw i'm writing this at 1:30 so I'm biased as FUCK. I'm sleepy, I want merlin to also be sleepy. Help

I know I read one where merlin fell asleep on arthur's bed while tidying it and felt bad about it, but arthur was so happy to know merlin felt safe enough with him, and liked to see merlin's sleepy face. Or maybe I'm just making that up.

Either way, fic recs please 😭😭🙏

[sonny-d]

i like the idea of merlin thinking for so long that arthur will rise again means hes gonna crawl his royal ass out of the lake then at some point hes like holy shit its been a fucking millennium it wont happen thats fucking dumb then gets sent back in time and gets to crawl his own silly ass out of the lake

[mythmerth]

guys are there any merthur x cyberpunk fics out there? the stuff you could do with merlin and emrys being slightly different but the same entities, instead of magic he communes with this emrys who is the core of everything in the net so it gives him a sort of supernatural access to people and things still… I have very limited knowledge of cyberpunk lore and terminology currently but what I do know makes me very interested in a crossover