#daegal x mordred

[matixsstuff]

you guys ever think about characters that would be cute or good together and then it turns out that the ship almost doesn't exist or is the most underrated thing ever and has like a 2% of fandom's attention?

yeah

im crying because of this now

#ralph x jerry #jerralph #daniel x rupert dbh #daniel x rupert #i have no idea if this ship even has a name please someone notice it I'm begging #daegal x mordred #mercelot #merlin x lancelot #but like not in a way where Arthur married Gwen and they both are just having an ass pain about it #i want them in a way they love eachother and needs eachother because they were in love it's canon for me #dbh #sefa x kara #merlin bbc #i have so many of them fr #but once again I'm lazy so imms leave it here and maybe some people will relate and cry with me #i love you guys

[punkxcalibur]

it appears that i have grown attached to Daegal and Mordred as a ship. wish there was more content for them

#they are best friends but they also love each other do you understand #i still love kara and mordred but mordred has two hands yknow #bbc merlin #sir mordred #bbc mordred #daegal #arthur pendragon #daegal x mordred

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"Promise?" "Promise..." From The Ingenuous

#bbc merlin #fanart #sir mordred #daegal #bbc daegal #bbcm daegal #morgal #mordred x daegal #daegal x mordred #the Ingenuous #if no one else will do it then ill draw my own fanart of my fanfiction XD #i tried my best i haven't drawn anything since 2019-ish #no im not coloring because honestly i just dont know how #virusdraws #awotc #the audience of me and about two other people XD

[merlin-fic-server]

(there's) magic in your eyes

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36002896 Title: (there's) magic in your eyes Recipient: @the-rat-monarch Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Archive Warnings: Creator chose not to use archive warnings Fandom: Merlin (TV) Additional Tags: Out of Character, Science Fiction & Fantasy, inspired by Winter's Orbit, plot heavy, Pre-Relationship, a time line that's not exactly linear Summary: “It’s the Emperor, my boy. The Emperor has hired you for a job.” Author’s Note: this one is for lovelyal <3 so sorry i was so late with this one. i procrastinated it a bit too much and then it got out of hand. thank you for giving me the opportunity to write this tho. if it hadn't been for your prompt i would have never thought of any of this :') i've taken a tonne of plot and ideas from Winter's Orbit (which is btw an amazing book. go read it please.) The fic does contain spoilers so if you don't want them do read the book and then come back i've also changed some relationships, so some characters do not interact the same way they do in canon. this might end up causing confusion cuz the relations may not come across very clearly in my writing so, if you have any questions feel free to ask and i'll do my best to clarify. i hope you enjoy this :))

#bbc merlin #merlinfic #daegal x mordred #rtge #round table gift exchange

[bellamyblakru]

Daegal x Mordred

kskskakakak ive never thought about them as a ship before🤔

in the fic i read, they were bffls under merlin’s tutelage learning magic from him and it was fucking everything.

here it is!! the servant’s apprentice. i love this fic so much dkskskskakq

thank you for asking!!🥺

send me a ship?

#ashley answers #ship bingo #ask game #thank you lovely 🥺 #daegal x mordred

[hchollym]

After rewatching a bunch of Merlin BBC episodes, I’ve decided that I want a Modern!AU story where Merlin adopts Mordred and Daegal. Even though Merlin’s not that old himself, he just can’t abandon these poor kids to get lost in the system like so many others. 

I want single dad!Merlin who eventually falls for Arthur, and I want Mordred and Daegal meddling in Merlin’s love life to help him get together with Arthur, because they just want their dad to be happy.

#merthur #merlin x arthur #merlin #mordred #daegal #merlin bbc #arthur pendragon #modern!au #adoption #my thoughts #single dad Merlin

[onceandfuturequeenmerlin]

My Merthur and Merlin sexuality headcanons

Merlin: bisexual and genderfluid. You can’t give me him dressing up as a woman and be caught holding so many dresses in canon and not have him be genderfluid. Also I hate how his canon relationship with Freya and his crushes on Sefa, Morgana, the disguised Nimueh, the troll pretending to be Catrina, and Gwen are erased and he’s just seen as gay. Especially with his raised eyebrows reaction whenever Mithian arrives at Camelot or when he sees Isolde with a sword. He even thought Vivian was beautiful till he learned how rude she was. Just because he didn’t fall under the Lamia’s spell (it’s literally because of his magic not because he’s not attracted to women, he didn’t fall asleep during the sleeping spell in the pilot either, that’s how his magic works!) and just because he got so obsessed with one man (Arthur) doesn’t mean he’s only interested in men. He’s immortal so why would he limit himself to only having relations with one gender for eternity? Or care about his own gender? 

Arthur: gay or bisexual. This one is harder for me because he’s so repressed that I can see him just being gay and also every relationship he’s had with a woman in canon has either been the result of an enchantment (ex: Sophia and Vivian) or there was just no chemistry and it seemed like it would be a friendly platonic marriage for the good of Camelot (ex: Gwen, Elena, and Mithian). But him being bisexual makes sense to me too. Maybe he’s demisexual and just can’t feel that way about anyone till he’s emotionally connected with them and that’s why it seems like he only has romantic and sexual chemistry with Merlin. 

Morgana: I headcanon her as aromantic and asexual most of the time. I can accept and read fics where Morgana is Arthur’s straight sister though because I know she had crushes on men in canon and because Katie McGrath had chemistry with Colin and Bradley and Eoin. However I can only read fics where Morgana is Arthur’s straight sister when she is shipped with certain men who I think she would actually respect and find attractive (Merlin, Gwaine, and Will if he survived). Most of the time I just can’t see her being interested in a relationship with anyone and only finds people attractive aesthetically. I feel like she probably went through a phase thinking she was a lesbian because she wasn’t interested in marrying a man but then she was like wait I’m not interested in being with a woman either... what am I?

Lancelot and Gwen: the straight couple in the group. I just didn’t get the vibe that Lancelot had a thing for Merlin, I feel like he just saw him as a little brother and I didn’t really get Morgana x Gwen either. 

Percival: straight. I didn’t really see the chemistry between Percival and Gwaine.

Gwaine: bisexual.

Leon: the longsuffering asexual friend waiting for Merthur to happen. 

Elyan: ace.

Mordred: gay. I ship him with Daegal.

Princess Elena and Lady Vivian: lesbians. 

Morgause: aroace. 

#merlin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #bi!merlin #bi!arthur pendragon #aroace!morgana #gay!mordred #demi!arthur pendragon #ace!leon #ace!elyan #bi!gwaine #genderfluid!merlin #gay!arthur pendragon

[merlin-gifs]

Hello Merlin fans, today we bring you The Merlin-gifs Alphabet Challenge! What is this challenge!? Well, for starters, it has no starting date and no deadline... which means your contribution to the challenge has no expiration date. You may start today, tomorrow or in three months and you're free to choose WHEN to post! For each letter of the alphabet, you are given a prompt (a character, a place, an episode, a colour or a technique) and "officially" you are required to make ONE post per letter, but if you're feeling creative and inspired, feel free to pick more than one option. This challenge is open to any kind of creative content (gifs, graphics, fanarts, photo edits, picspams e.t.c.). We are a gif blog so we can only reblog gifs but don’t let this halt your creativity. The only rule is that you can't skip any letter!

A: Arthur Pendragon / Aithusa (4.04) / Alora (#cc9966) B: Balinor / Beginning of the End (1.08) / Black & White C: Cenred / Camelot / Capes D: Dragoon / Dragonlord / Daegal E: Elyan / Ealdor / Excalibur F: Freya /Fyrien (Castle of) /Faceless G: Gwaine / Guinevere / Gaius H: Hunith / High Priestesses / Horseplay I: Isolde / Isle of the Blessed / Ismere J: Jewels / Jade (#00A86B) / Juggling K: Knights of Camelot / Kara / Kilgharrah L: Lancelot Du Lac / Lady Morgana / Leon M: Merlin / Mordred / Morgause N: Nimueh / Nemeth / Navy Blue (#000080) O: Old Religion / OT4 / Orchid (#da70d6) P: Princess Mithian / Percival / Pale Colours Q: Queen of Hearts (3.10) / Queen Annis / Quick Silver (#A6A6A6) R: Royal family / Red (#FF0000) / Rising Sun (Tavern) S: Sophia / Sorcerers / Sins of the father (2.08) T: The Thomas / Tristan / The Crystal Cave (3.05) U: Uther Pendragon / Uther’s Ward / Unicorn (#9f90d0) V: Vivian / Valiant / Vibrant Colours W: Will / White (#ffffff) / Wicked Day (4.03)  X: Ships (ex: Merlin x Arthur) / Xotic (#863336) / Xoxo (romantic of platonic kisses) Y: Ygraine / Young Warlock / Yellow (#ffff00) Z: Zenchua (#d23c77) / Zonk / Zzzz Don't forget to include this hashtag: #merlinedit (and/or #merlinalphabetchallenge) to share your graphic content! Have fun!

#merlinedit #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlinalphabetchallenge #* #admin post #alphabetchallengepost

[mumble-muse]

(shockingly) merlin? :D

Ahahahaha I am shocked!

The first character I first fell in love with:  Merlin and Gwen, my beloveds 💜

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now:  Leon 😂 He's really grown on me, especially since I learned of his immortality. I am now obsessed!

The character everyone else loves that I don’t:  .... arthur (sorry) i don't hate him, I just don't love him. He's so interesting as a character, and so I have very complex feelings about him

The character I love that everyone else hates: I dunno about hates, but I feel like we don't talk about Morgause enough? Emilia Fox is very... 😳

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Gaius... I used to be pretty chill about Gaius and now I'm like .. grandpa is complicit is several war crimes 😬

The character I would totally smooch:  Gwen! Merlin! Lancelot! The list goes on!

The character I’d want to be like:  Gwen, she's kind and brave and stands up for herself and her friends 💜

The character I’d slap:  Oh Uther!! One thousand slaps for Uther!

A pairing that I love: Merlin x pretty much everyone. I am a chronic multishipper. Give me a bit of Gwaincelot, Perelyan, Freylin, Mergwen, Morgwen... even a bit of Merthur to spice things up 😉

A pairing that I despise: hmmm any ships involving Daegal or Mordred (or any of the babies) with older characters without shifting the ages up squick me a bit

Send me a fandom

#apparently determined to get cancelled by half the fandom 😅 #thanks noggle 💜 #lovely asks 💜 #bbc merlin

[camelotsheart]

I just want golden era Mordred x Kara x Daegal ot3 is that too much too ask

#im sorry im having feelings about them #bbc merlin

[thelastlonelywriter]

Guys, I have had a galaxy brain moment. 

Kara x Sefa 

Listen. First of all, I never was able to read Mordred and Kara as romantic. I don’t know why but I just can’t. Please don’t fight me on this, it won’t help. But the thing is, Kara needs some love. Preferably from someone with slightly less self-sacrificial tendencies.

Solution? Sefa. Here’s why:

They both deserved better. Goes without saying but I’ll say it anyways.

Kara is fighting the fight that Sefa thought Morgana was fighting

A side point, I consider Sefa to have been used by Morgana in a similar way to Daegal, but that’s another rant

Kara needs someone to help her figure out when it’s Murder Time and when it isn’t

Sefa needs someone to help her figure out when it’s time to stand up for herself 

Imagine the two of them pulling off plots? Kara’s sheer confidence with Sefa’s ability to charm everyone she meets? Unstoppable.

They are literally a golden retriever and a black cat, which everyone knows is the best couple dynamic

The queens Camelot needed

Just, picture Sefa tenderly healing Kara in the cave. Picture it.

Modern!AU where they meet at a protest? Kara punches a Nazi and Sefa lovingly half-berates her while bandaging her hand? I love them.

In conclusion, thank you for coming to my TedTalk. 

#bbc merlin #kara #sefa #welcome back to me giving side characters better plots #part 91594327 #I just think they're neat #alternately #they both date me

[meteorjam]

Ok after the merlin challenge ends I'm back to writing, but I want to do some mini warm ups now but unconventional. Send me short (preferably specific) Geon (George x Leon) or Morgal (Mordred x Daegal) prompts and I'll write one of those short ficlets for it (I swear this time I'll actually write a ficlet and not 1k+ words please believe me)

No I won't explain why I chose those two specific rarepairs 💖

#do it do it #I'll answer when I'm awake #so if i wake up to nothing I'll be #:((( #trust me both ships are great #text

[punkxcalibur]

coming forth with the mordred x daegal propaganda...

#Going feral #bbc merlin #merlin #my art #sir mordred #bbcm daegal #mordred x daegal #morgal #punkx draws #rarepair hell #merlin fanart #merlin art #Please pretend I can draw hands #knight in shining armor #merlin daegal #bbc mordred

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Title: "The Things I do For Love"

Not me finishing last year's prompts still pfft nope... For day 3 of @flufftober 2021 prompts!

Flufftober 2021 - Tumblr | Ao3

Fandom: BBC Merlin

Prompt(s): "Lazy day in"

Relationship(s): Mordred & Daegal (Platonic or slash)

Rating: Gen

Warning(s): None

Word Count: 3,259

Daegal reached up and grabbed the handle as he neared the last door along the corridor. His expectations were already faltering as the door was usually left a crack open. The rush of the breeze from open windows usually coursing through the small gap. But he ignored it as he focused on not dropping the platter and pushing the door open.

Though his faltering was correct and he should have known something was wrong the minute he approached the door.

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The sunlight that streamed in made Daegal groan and roll over in bed. The bumping of items and Merlin's calling voice was another factor to his everyday morning. The same style of clothes put on as his hair was ruffled and the same two words muttered from Merlin before he served him breakfast. 

Everyday was the same and he wouldn't change it as it became something he held onto and couldn't even ponder letting it go.

His steps to the trip out to the stream not far out from the citadel were the same. Same number, same path and the familiar rushing water that beat against stones under his shoes as he crossed the paths. 

Flowers were in hand as he walked back to the castle eventually after some time spent out there. Season from season the colours and structure of the petals changed. White and flowery, delicate sky blue and velvet to the touch, others a vibrant announcement of colours. 

They were then laid on the side of a platter of whatever breakfast was served that morning, waiting to be placed in the vase he knew sat in its place on Mordred's desk. 

He knew the way through the castle by heart, like the back of his hand. The number of steps and twists and turns never changed as he expected the normal of what he encountered every morning. 

The bickering and yelling from the king's chambers as he passed by, followed by seeing whatever poor servant was tasked to wake up Gwaine. The Queen already started her Morning duties but not before she stopped by Elyan's room for a quick chat. 

Leon's chambers next with the doors open as well as he sat having a peaceful breakfast while conversing with George. Lancelot's was closed shut, probably to block out the noise that could be heard from his fellow knights. Then came Percival's room who was in the midst of being not quite awake but not asleep either.

Daegal reached up and grabbed the handle as he neared the last door along the corridor. His expectations were already faltering as the door was usually left a crack open. The rush of the breeze from open windows usually coursing through the small gap. But he ignored it as he focused on not dropping the platter and pushing the door open.

Though his faltering was correct and he should have known something was wrong the minute he approached the door.

Candles were still cold at the wick, curtains hung flaccidly blocking all sun that was normally enveloping the room. No Mordred lounging on the window sill with a book in hand or a breeze coursing through everything from windows that were almost always open. It quickly became what wasn't everyday, instead something he'd never seen before.

He backed up, looked outside, and checked the doors of the hall making sure it was indeed the right room. As unfortunately for him, it was. He returned in and kicked the door shut with his foot.

The slamming noise he at least expected to wake up Mordred if he was still asleep. But no movement came from the human-shaped blankets on the bed.

"Mordred?" He called out cautiously.

"Hm?" A hum came from the blankets.

"What are you doing?"

"Trying to sleep."

Daegal set down the platter on the nearby desk. "Did you not sleep well last night?"

"I did."

"Why are you still in bed?" He placed the flowers in the vase on Mordred's desk before he walked over to the side of the bed. "Are you sick?" 

"No," Mordred's nonchalant tone of voice came back.

"Then?" Daegal questioned. "You're usually up before the birds." 

"I fear the birds might have beaten me today." 

Daegal chuckled lightly. "Well, come on." He nudged Mordred who was still a ball on the bed.

"No, thank you." 

He rolled his eyes. "Come on, get up." He pulled the covers off of Mordred revealing the drowsy Druid. Still dressed in his nightclothes, and hair a nest of tangled curls as he laid with a pout on his face.

Daegal smiled and patted his leg as he left his side. Feeling an ounce of sympathy for Mordred as he never was like this. 

Mordred sat up in bed as Daegal threw open the curtains and opened the windows. "No," he whined, "too bright." He pulled the blankets back over his head huddling into another ball on his bed.

"Mordred," Daegal called in fond exasperation. "You're being impossible today." 

"I thought you were okay with impossible?"

"Ridiculous then," Daegal provided.

"I thought ridiculousness was rather fine also?" 

Daegal sighed as he sat back down on the side of his bed.

Mordred pulled the blanket down from his head as he felt the bed dip only to smile up at Daegal. Giving him one of his usual smiles, half-cocked and this time; mischievous. 

He rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Stop… that." He tossed the covers back over Mordred. His laughter followed while Daegal got up and made his way over to Mordred's wardrobe.

"That, what?" Mordred asked. He leaned upon his elbow as he snatched the covers down once again.

Daegal threw open the wardrobe doors. "You know what." 

"If I knew what the what was, I wouldn't be asking what the what is." 

Daegal chuckled, "Nothing, Mordred." He fumbled with each item as he attempted to navigate Mordred wardrobe. Everything organized, much of what he expected, but didn't make it any less harder of rummaging through his friends clothes. Where were his shirts?

"It was something?" The knights tone almost a whine as he pried for an answer. 

"Something and nothing," Daegal repeated their words together. A small burst of realization guided his movements as he finally found a tunic. "If you stopped anything, you wouldn't be you." He continued as he turned around, tunic in hand. "Now, get up!" Daegal chucked Mordred's tunic at his head as hard as he could.

It hit with much of an impact before Mordred yanked down the tunic. "I am up!" He exclaimed. His hair, far more of a mess than before. "Now this, is not up." He proceeded to pull the covers back over his head and laid down once again.

Daegal groaned as he marched over and threw the blankets off him and to the floor before pinning Mordred to the bed.

"I will drag you out of this bed." His serious facade hardly composed as he only smiled more, with Mordred's contagious joy plastered on his own face.

"Go ahead," Mordred teased.

Daegal grinned. "Asked for it."

Mordred regretted his words shortly after as Daegal's hands wrapped themselves around his ankles and yanked him. A yelp of surprise being his first reaction rather than trying to stop him.

"Wait—no, no, Daegal!" He sputtered, far too late as he slid to the floor, blankets with him and all as he landed with a hard thud. 

"Ow!" He rubbed the back of his head from the impact it made with the floor. 

Daegal stood, staring down as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Can you please get up now?" 

He received an unamused gaze that looked up at him through messy dark curly hair. He smiled, uncrossed his arms and held out his hands. "Come on." 

His hands were grabbed as Mordred was pulled to his feet. The position lasted all but a split second till the knight was on his bed and the remaining sheet was pulled over him.

"Mor—" Daegal sputtered over his words before he sighed. "I'm leaving!" He turned on the ball of heels and walked towards the door.

"Wait! Come back." 

He paused where he stood, the door a meer couple of steps away. 

"Please?" Mordred begged. "I'll get up?"

He sighed. "Fine." 

Turning back around he was met with Mordred sitting up on his bed. He cocked an eyebrow. "Well?" 

"Over here." Mordred swung his legs over the side of the bed.

Daegal moved closer. He held out his arms in a what now way before letting them drop back down to his sides.

Mordred motioned with his fingers, beckoning Daegal towards him more than he already was. 

"Mordred," He warned. 

"Closer."

He did exactly that and inched closer to the bed. Before he knew it he was staring down at blue eyes and a content smile. He fought his own expression and rolled his eyes. "Now?" He said, trying to push some annoyance into his voice.

The distance was little lasted as Mordred leaned forward, wrapping his arms around his midsection.

Daegal shook his head and smiled with exasperated fondness, letting his arms wrap loosely around Mordred as well. He sighed again. They didn't have time for all the shenanigans Mordred was pulling. "Your breakfast is getting cold." 

He received a half-shrug, Mordred's face buried in Daegal's tunic. Getting any sort of reaction out of Mordred was always hard, with suppression and a lack of understanding for them. Never acknowledgement but full of desperation for some hook to place such words and feelings upon.

"And you're gonna be late." Daegal continued. But despite his own words, his arms never moved from around Mordred. 

"Not to mention—"

A yelp escaped as he was tugged down and collided onto the bed. Mordred had pinned him down with a wide grin on his face before he collapsed right next to him among the sheets.

"Mordred!" He chided him, playfully shoving his shoulder as he tried to act agitated or exasperated. But the smile on his face told otherwise as Mordred giggled at his actions.

He sighed and laid back in the sheets. "You're gonna be the death of me." 

"I hope not." 

"If you hope not, then you—" he jabbed a finger at his chest, "need to get up."

"Why?"

"You have things to do, places to be." 

"Other people can do them."

"Mordred, you're a knight."

"And you have brown eyes," Mordred stated. 

"And yours are blue." He brushed Mordred's hair out of his face that was covering his said blue eyes. His bangs were beginning to hang slightly in his eyes, his hair had grown a bit.

"Now stop changing the subject." Daegal moved from the gentle touch and lightly flicked Mordred's forehead.

"I'm not—"

"Deviating the subject then," He corrected. He knew Mordred's games all too well.

"Why must I get up when I have the world right here?" 

He scoffed, "no, you don't."

"Then we can pretend."

"No, we can't."

"Who says we can't?" Mordred looked towards him 

"I don't know, maybe… the king?"

He received an unimpressed smile at his desperate attempts to find a reason. 

Sighing, he flopped back onto the bed, facing towards the ceiling. Finding nothing but the castle structure in front of him, he ridiculed the impossible. "How do you pretend you have the world?"

"Look up."

"I am. It's your ceiling, Mordred." 

"Use this." He tapped the side of Daegal's head.

"It is being used, you just...obfuscate words. And rhyme and reason and everything we're told to make sense of."

"Then let my words do just that."

Daegal scoffed. "It's hard to grasp them when they're never there."

"Not never there, just misplaced." 

"Well, find them quickly, please." He rolled to his side to face Mordred. "Because then I'll be bored."

"Bored?" He questioned. "Without my words?"

"Empty nothingness."

Mordred smiled at the pout Daegal would later argue was not on his face. "Not true. You hear that?" 

He heard many things. Mordred's soft breathing, his own breathing, the beating and rush of his heart in his ears. His own thoughts that were screamed in his mind accompanied by Mordred's gentle lingering question that pondered. He heard everything yet nothing at the same time.

"Silence?" He asked.

Mordred shook his head. "The birds," he said.

"What b—" a hand was clamped over his mouth.

He heard it. Beneath the wind, the rustling of leaves, the dim quiet of the rising sun over the icy chill of the fading night. A faint constant chirp echoed, but it was quickly countered with another so different yet the same. The base banter of a call and answer, constantly switching off while farther in the distance, weaving in and out, a stringed ribbon of sound cascaded through the air. Support in an enchanting harmony that started and ended in a dark timbre of sorrowful voices. 

More joined in and dropped out. Some with a sudden urgency to leave while others took their time like a wadding boat in the ocean that was slowly paddled to shore. Other voices played a game of hide and seek. Some truly doing so, jumping in and then quickly dipping out only to jump back in again like to sew a needle and thread. All while others faked the illusion, masking and hiding itself behind important chimes but far too important to be absent in the end.

The natural symphony of the dawn chorus that would soon end. Only to be treasured once in its pattern of only that moment.

Mordred's hand pulled away.

"Those birds," he whispered. His words, some sort of proof to tell Mordred you're not crazy. Even if the action to say it was not needed, he treaded carefully with a smile.

"Why do you pretend?" He continued, his voice soft and steady.

"I never said I did." Mordred corrected. "I said, for you to do it." 

"Do I not have an imagination then?" He took on a faux hurt tone, pulling back his smile from the dip the conversation had taken.

Mordred chuckled, "far from it, but requires proper usage."

"Proper usage?" Daegal questioned. "Then is yours not getting proper usage either?" 

Mordred looked towards him. All mischief and play gone from his demeanor. "Why pretend when I already have it." He spoke in all certainly of a proposition, and with it stated, he let his head fall to rest on Daegal's shoulder. 

Daegal let out a huff as he finally gave up on any qualms to get Mordred out of bed. Instead, he let his hand come up and tangled itself in his hair, careful not to yank a single strand as he carefully combed his hand through the curly tangled mess of hair.

"Something else?" He tried. A conversation was never that easy with Mordred. Hidden motives or brushed and hidden away thoughts that troubled him always seem to linger if he didn't push on.

He felt a small movement from Mordred.

"Maybe it's easier that way."

"Easier?" He questioned.

Another movement he placed as a nod.

"Easier…"

He left the statement bare and unaccompanied, in absence of his own words to pry at Mordred's thoughts.

This was not how he was expecting his day to go at all. Expecting the normal actions that happened every morning that would then be followed by his normal routine of things. But instead Mordred threw him in for a sudden change. Not a bad change if Daegal could disagree with his earlier statements. Bad in the sense of Mordred's knightley duties but not so much of how much he was enjoying these moments with him. He knew Mordred all without knowing him and his smaller unique things that still made him, him. 

Of pretending things were not what they actually were, to playing a cat and mouse game of words. A game Mordred so loved to play, yet he never gave any answers or a factor of winning or losing. Strung into play, there was no end in sight but maybe he wanted that. A never ending maze for him to be stuck in, a loop that would never make the moment end.

The small daze left him with his thoughts. The sound of banter that had grown closer with the patter of boots before fading off again drawing him out. More voices slowly filled the halls along with doors being open and closed. 

The day was moving on and getting late. He looked over and sparred the discarded breakfast a glance before seemingly making his decision.

"Mordred?"

He waited for an answer but only his voice lingered in the uninterrupted silence of the room. He carefully removed his hand from Mordred's hair and glanced down at him. A sighed escaped him seeing Mordred's eyes closed and his chest rising and falling in a calming pattern. Though, he couldn't find any frustration at the predicament.

Headstrong was something he found came like a symptom to being a knight or even something of a higher or lower position. The King and Merlin both on opposite ends but equally tasked in their own ways of duty. Often time shoving important normal daily tasks aside to work on certain skills, which would lead to the neglect of health.The importance of their duty came before eating or simply resting when they should.

Even if Mordred hadn't meant to fall asleep at the moment, Daegal didn't want to wake him. Or couldn't wake him for that matter as the white lie bleed through from Mordred's earlier words and Daegal now saw how exhausted he looked. 

He should wake him so he could eat breakfast, get changed, then attend the meeting that was scheduled in due time. They would be late, terribly late if he didn't wake Mordred that minute. 

To wake him though? He didn't have the heart, hardly wanting to take a deep breath out of fear of waking him. Would that minute turn to two, then five, then far longer that they weren't considered minutes anymore?

They would get reprimanded surely by both Arthur and Merlin. Daegal more so, from Arthur given his position as a servant. And Mordred being him, would divert the blame off of Daegal, telling Arthur it was his fault. Arthur so far wrapped around Mordred's finger would hardly chide the other boy, Merlin in turn giving them both an equal lecture.

So terribly late they were, in fact, missed the meeting altogether. Breakfast would grow far beyond cold, the candle mark telling it's time for lunch. Maybe the only thing to wake them up would be Merlin's seeking words, worried and concerned about the sudden disappeared teenagers. 

But Daegal could care less about everything that was possibly to come. More worried as he pulled the covers over Mordred and partially himself. The window he opened brung in a crisp breeze, and with Mordred still dressed in a thin tunic and trouser, he would surely grow cold.

If only Daegal thought of beforehand what he was going to do if he himself fell asleep. His eyes felt heavy as they desired to succumb to the peaceful breeze and slumber that coursed throughout the room.

Maybe he could fall asleep? Then, there—safe. So impossibly safe that the reversed connotation that was usually secure arms wrapped around him held the exact feeling of then. Mordred fast asleep on his shoulder and his fingers caught loose in his tunic. An unspoken gesture of—you're safe—as Daegal never moved but instead pulled Mordred closer and held him tight.

What was a couple of minutes? Let his eyes rest somewhere he felt safe. And If not a couple of minutes, but hours. When the sun set so, and the stars Mordred worshiped so much were visible once again. Not imagination and the need for something that Daegal couldn't give, couldn't make better for his friend.

Was he allowed this? Were they allowed this? Something so simple and comforting it could make everything better...

What was one day?

#bbc merlin #bbc merlin fanfic #virusfanfic #sir mordred #mordred #bbc mordred #daegal #bbc daegal #daegal & mordred #daegal x mordred #i forgot how to tag my fics on here again #this is what happens when you don't post fics for two months #oh! #flufftober2021 #fluff #fanfiction #day 3 #not me uploading fanfic at 1:30 am... #okay enjoy! #awotc #morgal #bbcm daegal

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Started writing my merlin x George fic and so far:

Merlin and his whole family is Indian/Pakistani and hindu bc its easier for me to write and also bc I said so

On that topic, Merlin us refusing to get rid of a zombie cow that is like, scaring people on the outskirts. Will end with him adopting it.

George's father is a sorcerer and part of a secret resistance.

Will and Leon are at odds. May or may not end up wth them together idk. But I also headcanon them both as aroace so maybe not.

Morgana is heavily implied to be the actual heir. She is engaged to Gwen and Mithian. Mithian is hijabi and Pakistani/Indian.

Uther is going to die is within the first chapter.

Arthur will NOT be present. He's either off being a diplomat in some random kingdom, or he's dead, or he never existed. I love him so much but he isn't needed here. He'll probably arrive at the end.

Hunith kills a man.

Mordred and Daegal are adopted by Geoffrey.

Lancelot goes feral. Like he deserves too.

Percival x Elyan RIGHTS

Gwaine is actually the main character.

Nimueh and Annis are best friends.

Freya and Kara are bi and in a slowburn romance.

Basically, I'm a fucking genius.

#bbc merlin #merlin #mergeorge #merlin fics #arthur pendragon #morgana pendragon #morgwen

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From the salty ask list!! 27. Least shippable character?, 21. What are your thoughts on crack ships?, and 20. What is the purest ship in the fandom? Thank you for being wonderful!!!! (and bonus if you just want to rant about 25. How would you end XXX/Would you change the ending of XXX? even though we 100% know you wouldn't leave it exactly as is. )

aww anon you’re so sweet thank YOU for being wonderful<3<3

27. Least shippable character?

AGGRAV-AINE i was originally stumped by this bc i think i j genuinely tried to block this ridiculous pedophilic-vibes piece of shit out djdj but yeah definitely him uwu

honestly even uthers more shippable than this asshole bc come on ~ewther x troll~ should be everyone’s otp :)

21. What are your thoughts on crack ships?

LOVE THEM give me more of them!!! like going by the base definition of ppl who have literally never met in actual canon canon being shipped i offer you: geon (leon x george) bc @meteorjam has converted me completely and the concept is immaculate, morgal (mordred x daegal) bc thats j freaking adorable, elena x vivian bc I LOVE THEM, aggravaine with the pointy side of a sharpened stake- i mean what? ig mans is shippable after all <3<3, and a bunch of others i cant think of rn!

in conclusion lmao live laugh love crack ships:D

20. What is the purest ship in the fandom?

aww im tempted to say merlin x freya! j bc they were both so young w such full hearts and hopes, definitely a really pure ship fs:’)) also mordred x daegal again bc,,,,bbs:’))

25. How would you end XXX/Would you change the ending of XXX?

haha ANON thanks for giving me the opportunity to rant ab this jaldfj;aslkf you’re a real one homie ill add a cut for this to spare torture on the rest of anyone who might read this haha

OK SO real talk: ik it literally says in my freaking bio that the end of season 5 never happened for me:’D 

but in all honestly? i thought the ending of bbc merlin in terms of arthur dying (albite super fuckin rushed fsssssss) was rlly beautifully done/managed? which is a total tribute to colin and bradley rather than the writers tbh lets be clear ab that

i also think that arthur dying is a large source of the reason why this fandom holds onto the show in such a strong and lovely, commendable way, bc it doesn’t give us room to be satisfied and move on and holds us in the world of camelot and whatever the fuck they planned albion to even be too djdjj....it also means that we get all of the INCREDIBLE fics that we do from amazing amazing content creators bc of the absolute shit we were given from the show as an ending w the totally open-ended possibilities and approximately 0 actually answered questions

if i were to change anything specifically at all, the one important feature i would add as a large LARGE portion of season 5 before even setting up the whole mordred turning psycho shindig is the development of albion itself and whatever the living fuck kilgarrah the massive scaled hippie meant when he said “all you and arthur have dreamed of has come to pass” to merlin

like what the fuck writers,,,,give me that supposed bliss, happiness, and magic inclusive/supportive king arthur instead of that half-assed statement from the apparently dying dragon like bro

imma stop there before i get too too carried away but that’s p much my take on that! left out/forgot a bunch, but thats the basic gist:))

thanks for the ask lovely!! take care<3

#asks #ask games #dkjafsd;lfjs i really did go for that last question rant hahahhah my b #anon