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we fuckin hate Uther in this house but those times he'd look at Merlin and be like "wtf is wrong with Arthur rn??" were so funny

like Uther was very firmly on the you're too close to this boy train but the moment Arthur was doing something weird he'd look at Merlin like "boy fix this rn"

#boy fix this rn killed me

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idk when this progress shot is from lol

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This has been an Arthur Pendragon appreciation post.

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I keep alternating between your tiktok and tumblr just to ensure I don’t miss any of your Merlín art!!

Awww 🥹🥹🥹🥹

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This is such a Merlin sweater I can’t explain it

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Do you ever think of how, to Arthur, Merlin is a clumsy, idiot of a servant with no care for tradition, but he makes Arthur laugh and gives the best advice and somehow, without Arthur even noticing, has become his best friend in the entire world, the person he wants to face every battle with, not only so he can protect Merlin but also so he can have Merlin’s support and approval

And then it turns out that Merlin doesn’t need protecting, and he’s the most powerful sorcerer to exist, he has magic, and has actually been the one protecting Arthur this entire time

And Arthur has to face their entire relationship being turned upside down, because okay you have magic, he’s had his suspicions about magic not being evil for a while now and of course Merlin isn’t evil, but it’s more how dare you not tell me, after I’ve came to you for everything and I thought you did too, I thought I noticed when things were wrong and put a smile on your face but this whole time you’ve not trusted me

And in a matter of hours he has to relearn their entire friendship and try to understand why Merlin has done this and why he keeps doing this and make sure that everything else about our friendship is true please say the rest was true

And by the end, because he is dying and the end is so very near, it doesn’t matter anymore because he is Arthur and he is Merlin and it doesn’t matter that they’re also the Once and Future King of Camelot and Emrys the Most Powerful Sorcerer Ever to Live

No, they’re just Merlin and Arthur in their last few minutes together and they both know it and this is his last chance so it’s not you betrayed me and I need time and how could you do this to us, instead it’s it’s okay and hold me and thank you because if this is his last chance to protect Merlin then of course he is going to take it, that’s always been his job and neither death nor magic is going to change that

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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.]

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you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

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modern arthur loves stealing merlin's clothes <3

(hc: merlin owns an obscene amount of wizard/magic merchandise because leon finds it hilarious and gifts merlin everything he can find)

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BBC Merlin (2008 - 2012)

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i want the "if its merlin it cant be wrong" applied to everything, not just magic. like, if arthur came back and discovered the bro-talk of calling something gay as an insult, then one day was like "thats so gay, merlin" if merlin tripped on his feet or something and merlin would just freeze, slowly turn around and be like "how tf did you know" and arthur would have an existential crisis, like 'gay is bad. but merlin is gay. merlin is not bad, so gay can't be bad.' and then *insert gay ass internalized homophobic arthur subconsciously trying to woo merlin in the modern era*

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Loving your Merlin art… humble request for Arthur taking care of hurt Merlin doodle?

you've read my mind anon... i've had a few wips with hurt Merlin but here's a quick new one just for you. and thanks for liking my art!

arthur's telling him off, silly merlin

also @ all my followers feel free to request merlin stuff!

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idk what this is

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This might be a little too niche but Secret Worlds and Blossoms reminds me so much of BBC Merlin.

Secret Worlds being Merlin’s solo with lines like:

And Blossoms being Arthur’s (with Merlin as his saint):

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destiny rests on the shoulders of albion's eepiest warriors

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Lancelot: Wow, you're so brave! You didn't even hesitate to throw yourself in danger.

Merlin: That's because I have no regard for my own personal safety. You can ask Arthur.

Arthur: I have never been more stressed in my entire life.

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This came to me in a fever dream

Uther and Kilgharrah are in the “language” one because they would 100% say that as a warning/before setting you on fire