The Truth of Merlin
“How did you know?”
“What?” Merlin asked, turning around to face Arthur.
“How did you know that I wouldn’t kill you? I wasn’t even sure myself.”
Merlin looked wary for a moment before composing himself. “I didn’t,” was his short reply, before he turned back to the clothes he’d been putting away.
Unwilling to drop this now that he’d finally brought it up, he asked, “Then why didn’t you run?”
Merlin sighed then put down the remaining clothes, walking over to stand next to Arthur. “I will serve you until the day I die, Arthur. My magic, it is for you, always. If I cannot serve and protect you, then I would rather be run through by your sword.” Merlin had not looked at Arthur while he spoke, but now he looked up. Arthur stared into his eyes, seeing nothing but honesty and devotion. Somehow, his words didn’t make Arthur feel any better.
“But why? I don’t deserve your loyalty, and I’m not worth you life, Merlin.”
“You’re the King, you’re worth my life a hundred times over.” And then Arthur needed to know. he needed to know how many times Merlin had risked himself for Arthur’s sake, how many times Merlin had been injured without him knowing, how many times he had almost died. “I’m ready now.”
Merlin raised an eyebrow. “Ready for what?”
Arthur sat at the table, gesturing for Merlin to sit in the other chair. After a moment, he did. It was silent for a minute. “Arthur?” Merlin prompted, unsure. Arthur looked up, into deep blue eyes, the prettiest blue he’d ever seen, he thought idly.
“I’m ready for you to tell me. Everything. All that you’ve done for Camelot. All that you’ve done for me.” He looked down to the table, awaiting Merlin’s response. When it didn’t come, he hazarded a glance upwards. Merlin was staring intently at him. After another moment, he nodded. “Its not all good, Arthur. I’ve done many things I’m ashamed of. You won’t like to hear it.”
“I know,” Arthur replied, “but I need to know.”
Merlin nodded. “Okay.” And so he began, from the first day he came to Camelot. They talked for hours well into the night, and then the next morning. Arthur asked many questions, they argued, and he knew they’d barely even scratched the surface. That he’d be hearing stories for years to come, as there was no way Merlin could remember everything at once. But they’d get there, and finally he knew the truth of Merlin.
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Yesterday I've been hit 🤛🤛 with an idea for a scene where Renegade Dick does something wrong, like a really big really serious mistake and Slade obviously needs/wants to punish him for it.
The scene is basically Dick being scared shitless, just begging and pleading for his master to have mercy while Slade drags him off to a cell
It would be fun to write, it would be some sort of writing practice too BUT I DONT HAVE TIME TO WRITE IT
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When Wels stops speaking, Xisuma is quiet for a while.
“Isn’t that from like, twelve-step programs? I’m not sure how it’s relevant,” Xisuma says, finally.
“X,” Wels says.
“I mean, and also, I don’t even know if I believe in any kind of god. I mean, I know the universe, and it says it loves us, but beyond that, who’s to say? It’s a philosophical question, mostly. I’ve thought about it a lot before. But really, does it apply if I don’t know any higher being? Other than us, I guess. We’re higher beings. We change the universe. Gosh, that’s a lot.”
“X,” Wels says again, a little more insistently.
“And besides, isn’t it - isn’t it all just an aphorism? A... no, that’s not the right word, a... a truism! Something that says a lot but sort of means nothing? A platitude. I mean -”
“X,” Wels says again, and Xisuma stops talking. He looks down. “X, I’m worried about you, and it’s helped me before. That’s all. I’m worried. I thought you could use... I don’t know, some serenity.”
“So you told me the serenity prayer.”
“I think... I think you could use reminding that sometimes, how someone treats you, that isn’t your fault. And you couldn’t have changed it. And you need to...”
“I mean, personally -” Xisuma starts, but he stops when he sees the pained, hopeless expression on Welsknight’s face.
“I just - you won’t say the words. I’m trying to give you them,” Wels says. “I can’t say that I - it’s different with me and him, but. I just.”
“The serenity to accept that which I can’t change,” Xisuma says, after a moment.
“The strength to change what you can. The wisdom to know the difference,” Wels finishes. “Just. Think about it. It wasn’t -”
“Okay. Okay, I’ll think about it,” Xisuma says easily. “Okay.”
“Alright. And talk to us slightly more than you have been.”
“I’m being social! Or at least, as much as I ever am?”
“I know, X. Just... humor me a little. It’s not the same, but I know...”
Xisuma sighs. “Okay. I will.” He’s not sure what words will be the right ones, or if he’ll be okay when he does, but he supposes he must, if Wels is really worried about him after everything that had happened in the Evil Empire. He supposes he must.
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Tokyo Ghoul Mean Girls AU
This is just my headcanons of how I think everything would go down in Mean Girls! This is in reference to the new Mean Girls and not the old one btw!!
Coach Carr - Yoshimura (since he taught the younger ghouls how ghouls work??)
Principal - Arima
Ms. Norbury - Akira Mado
Cady - Kaneki
Aaron Samuels - Hide
Janis - Touka (she ends up with Yoriko TRUST ‼️)
Damien - Ayato
Regina George - Nishiki
Karen - There's not anyone stupid enough to be Karen but if I had to pick then it'd be Itori since she's friends with Uta (I'm sorry girl in this AU I'd make you smarter I pinky promise)
Gretchen - Uta
Shane Oman - Renji
Kevin - Eto (instead of math it'd be a literature club instead and they'd compete over...literature???)
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Novembmas, Day 16: Trade / Receiding Hairline !
Granitas are the best, what can I say <3
Transcription: (1) [E] "Ooh can I have some of your granita ?" / (2) [I] "Sure, try it"
(3) [E] "Thanks, here, you can have some of my ice cream in exchange"
(The stuff under their eyes is tear tracks lol)
Transcription:
First image: (After being back from getting eeby-deebied) (E) "Lmaoo you're bald" / [arrow pointing Ingo moving his right hand to touch his hair] (E) "!"
Second image: (E) "..." / (E) "Nooooo-"
"Receiding hairline" idea explanation under the cut
Sooo, I assume that lots of people will get the sibling culture I'm referencing in the "Receiding hairline" submission but anyway- just to be safe- :
Inspired by something I did to my youngest sister when I first got acne. At the time she made comments about it that could have brought down people sensible about it.
I don't remember being hurt by them, mostly because she was young, but I didn't want her to say the same to our other siblings (who would start to have acne soon) and have them take it more to heart.
So, I'd touch my forehead/face, then touch hers before saying "Okay, now you'll also get it" as a way to say,, like,,, "Sure but it's not something you can control on the spot, and since you have to go through it, it's kinder not to make remarks/jokes like that"
That ans I also wanted to pretend like I cursed her lol
I dunno honestly 😅 but anywau, basically : Ingo cursed Emmet with the baldness inevitability curse(tm) lol
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