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shanastoryteller · 4 months

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Happy Christmas Shana! May I ask for some Merlin and Arthur? Maybe the time travel Ygraine one, or something else entirely 🎁🎄🎅🏻

Queen Ygraine is cursed to die during childbirth and the baby is stolen from his very crib that same night.

Uther rages. The grief and the fury of losing them both leave him a broken man and a broken king. The grounds of Camelot turn to mud with all the blood he's spilled and the air turns grey and harsh from the burnings. He sends knights to every corner of his kingdom, but his son remains missing, not even a body to be found.

Tristan and Agravaine de Bois send letters, blaming Uther for their sister and nephew's death and proclaiming they are subjects of Uther's no more. It's a blip in torrent of grief - Uther can't even pretend to mourn the loss of his brothers in law in the face of that of his wife and son.

"I still think we should have killed him," Tristan says, watching the servants pack up the contents of their manor with a scowl.

"He would have killed you and then I'd be stuck doing this alone," Agravaine replies, a blond, blue eyed infant in his arms. "So our revenge will have to wait."

"Alone?" Nimueh scoffs. "Thanks. Is this not revenge enough?"

Tristan softens, reaching out to brush the back of his index finger against Arthur's chubby cheek. "He's not revenge. He's our nephew."

Agravaine briefly tightens his hold on the babe before relaxing. "Where are we going? I suppose Mercia is the obvious choice."

"That old man won't be able to help gloating to Uther and we don't want him giving us a second glance," Tristan says. "Cendred's kingdom is a better choice, I think. That's our where our grandfather's castle is anyway."

The two of them plus a sorceress should be more than compelling enough additions to his court for Cendred to relinquish it back to them. Or at least turn a blind eye when they take it back themselves.

Merlin is fourteen and standing by his mother's side, keeping his head down and not moving or thinking or looking or anything as the lords come to collect taxes.

No matter what they say, no matter what they do, he's not to move.

There's cries of pain from the smith as one of the lords kicks him down, shouting at him for how little they have. He's the most educated man in the village, he's the one that keeps track. He's the one that warns them how short they are.

They are especially short this year.

There's the sound of sword being unsheathed and Merlin resists the urge to bury his head in his mother's shoulder. He's not suppsosed to move.

"Oh, for goddess's sake," a new, young voice says. He doesn't sound that much older than Merlin. "This is a waste of time. If you cut off his head, will gold coins fall out?"

"We're here to collect taxes!" he insists.

The young lord scoffs. "And if we were sent to squeeze blood from a stone, how long would you spend with your hands pressing into bedrock? Look at them!"

"We can't just let them get away with it," he argues. "If you're father hears about this-"

"He'll hear about it because I'll tell him myself," he says, annoyed. "We could take everything they have and we'll still lose money when they starve to death and we have to send people to bury the bodies or risk disease settling in. The wages for those soldiers will cost far more than everything this little village has to offer."

"They're on our land, they pay the tax!"

The young lord's voice goes hard. "I think you'll see that they're on my father's land and it's ultimately his responsibility to collect taxes for the king. Which means this is decision, not yours."

"Yes, and he decided that-"

"Well I'm deciding differently and he can yell at me about it then!" he snaps. "Put your sword away before I draw mine."

There's a tense, heavy silence. Then there's the sound of a sword going back in its sheathe and, "Yes, Lord de Bois."

Lord de Bois sighs and then raises his voice so his voice carries travels to everyone standing there, to the whole village standing there and waiting. "I'll return within the week. If there's any sort of bookkeeping you have, gather it for me."

"Y-yes, my lord," the blacksmith stutters.

There's the sound of footsteps then hooves.

He lifts his head and only sees the back of the young Lord de Bois's blond head.

Merlin wonders if when he returns, he'll be allowed to look.

#prompt answers #prompts are closed #asks #anon #merlin

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katherynefromphilly · 3 months

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It’s way more fun to watch Season 4 of BBC Merlin if you say “you asshole” or “that asshole” after every time someone mentions Agravaine’s name.

As in:

Gwen: “Lord Agravaine-“

Me: “That asshole”

Gwen: “-has closed the city gates!”

Or also:

Random servant: “My lord Agravaine-“

Me: “You asshole”

Random servant: “I have a message for you.”

#bbc merlin #merlin

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dollopheadsandclotpoles · 5 months

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merthur 54?

Here you go, anon! Piping hot angsty merthur just for you :)

“I don’t hate you. I could never hate you. That’s the problem.”

For years, Merlin tried to imagine what it would be like when Arthur found out about his magic.

He had a plethora of different imagined scenarios - ones in which Arthur noticed his eyes growing gold as he protected him, ones in which Arthur noticed him struggling with a problem and confronted him about what he was really hiding, ones in which someone told Arthur the truth and Merlin was forced to come clean.

But the one image he returned to time and time again, was one in which he confessed first.

It was the way Merlin wanted it to happen. Just the two of them in the woods, going off on an adventure or returning to Camelot. He liked to picture them sitting around a campfire, the smoke curling around freshly cooked meat. Merlin would look Arthur in the eye and take a deep breath and finally muster the courage to tell him the truth.

Arthur… I have magic.

He spent the long, boring hours of the day when he was mucking out the stables or polishing armour, simply imagining words he would use, how he would explain himself. But as the years passed, the dreamt admittance grew harder to say, and as his bond with the prince deepened, the fantasised words grew heavier and more tender.

Arthur’s response varied too, from immediate acceptance, to anger and hesitation, to wounded pride. But it always ended in the same place - with hatred. As soon as it got there, the fantasy would end. Merlin remembered then, why he could never tell Arthur the truth. As much as it hurt to keep his secret, he couldn’t bear the idea of Arthur hating him.

And so a secret it stayed. It was safer that way.

But even Merlin’s million different imagined scenarios could not have predicted the real thing.

Merlin could sense something was off when he came to Arthur’s chambers and noticed the Prince sitting quietly by the window, his face drawn and grim. Ever since Morgana’s betrayal and Uther’s subsequent withdrawal, Arthur had been lapsing into long moody silences at various times in the day, but this silence felt different. It was weighty, and yet charged, somehow.

Merlin hung up the white shirt that had been freshly pressed for Arthur’s meeting with Bayard’s envoy, and pulled out the scroll Agravaine had given him.

“Arthur-,” Merlin began, but he was cut off when Arthur spoke, his voice a sharp scrape in the still air of the room.

“It’s My Lord or Sire to you,” he said. There was a tautness to his voice, like a lute string about to snap.

Merlin froze. This was something more than Arthur’s usual haughty irritation. He took a moment to collect himself, forcing brightness into his tone. “Alright, sire. The envoy from Bayard’s Kingdom has arrived, and so-”

Before Merlin could finish, the scroll was snatched out of his hand. Arthur didn’t meet his eye as he read the schedule Agravaine had penned down for him. There was a tenseness in the set of his jaw. Merlin’s throat felt dry.

He knew that look. Arthur was furious. And worse… he was furious at Merlin.

What had Merlin done? He racked his mind, but could come up with no answers. Arthur had been fine last night, when Merlin had set out his chamber pot and blown out all the candles. He’d been chatting away quite contentedly about the council meeting and about the speech he had to write, and Merlin had hummed along in agreement to his questions. What had changed since then? What had he missed?

Arthur was still looking at the scroll when he spoke next. “You’re dismissed.”

“To do what?”

“You’re dismissed for the day.”

Merlin scoffed, loudly. Arthur had to be joking. The day had just started. Arthur had barely given him so much as a half-day off since he’d started working for him. The only exception had been days when Merlin was injured or practically dying.

“What are you talking about?” Merlin said, trying to infuse a nonchalance to his tone that he didn’t feel. “There’s a lot to do today! Are you saying you’re going to do it on your own?”

“Thomas is going to take over your duties for the day.”

“Thomas!?” Arthur’s old servant had taken to doing jobs in the kitchen and seemed happier for it. Why was he replacing Merlin all of a sudden?

“And where am I going?” Merlin asked. He was more pissed-off than confused now, anger settling in his gut like silt at the bottom of an ocean.

“Home. To Ealdor.”

It was like a slap to the face. Merlin open and closed his mouth like a fish out of water.

“You’re sending me away?” he managed, finally. The disbelief in his tone was clear. Arthur turned to him, his eyes blazing. Their eyes finally met and Merlin saw it there - an unfamiliar look. It was a wariness… a distance. Not since their first week together had he seen Arthur look at him like that, like he was a stranger.

“The knights will escort you out-”

“For what reason?” Merlin demanded. “What have I done?”

“I’ll have word sent to Gaius…”

“Do not do this to me Arthur. Tell me what I’ve done wrong!”

“I saw you,” Arthur snapped. “This morning, with Lancelot. You spilled something on my shirt and then…” He stopped and swallowed. “I saw you.”

The world turned sharply to the left, sending Merlin dangerously off-kilter.

He’d been rushing down the corridor when he’d bumped into one of the kitchen staff. A pitcher had overturned, staining Arthur’s shirt with wine. Lancelot had suggested he used his talents to fix the problem…

His magic. Arthur had seen him use magic.

All his imagined scenarios, all his practised words, all fell into ash.

“Arthur, I can explain…”

“Go on then, tell me another one of your lies.”

The story Merlin was spinning dried up on his tongue. Arthur was looking at him with so much pain in his eyes that Merlin could hardly stand it.

“Do you deny it?” Arthur asked.

The air in the room suddenly felt far too thin.

“No,” Merlin whispered.

Arthur laughed. It was a laugh more of disbelief than anything else, but it felt sharp. Cruel. Merlin had to blink back tears.

“You have to get out.”

“Just like that?”

“I can’t be served by someone who has magic.”

“Well you have been for almost 8 years,” Merlin spat.

Arthur’s voice was dispassionate when he spoke, but Merlin could hear the strain under his words. He knew Arthur better than he knew himself. He was barely keeping it together. “My father will have you slaughtered if he finds out. You can’t stay here.”

He was trying to protect him. Even now, even after knowing the truth… Arthur was trying to protect him.

“Arthur…” Merlin said, and he reached out to him, unthinkingly. Arthur flinched away from the touch. And that’s when Merlin saw the crack in his unwavering facade.

Fear.

Of all the reactions he’d expected from Arthur, he’d never even considered fear as an option.

The lump in his throat grew big, painful.

“You have to go,” Arthur said, and his voice shook a little.

“At least let me explain!” Merlin said, with a force he didn’t feel. His heart felt like it was splintering into a hundred different pieces.

Arthur’s voice was a rasp when he finally spoke. “I want you out by tonight.”

* * *

The days that passed were some of the worst Merlin had ever been through. It was, in its way, a comfort to be back in Ealdor, back to the simple way of living and home to his mother’s affection, but the grief of everything that transpired between him and Arthur painted everything in paltry shades of gray.

He was miserable, and his mother could see it. He was angry and he was hurting, but beneath all the righteous fury and the heartbreaking anguish was one simple fact.

He missed Arthur.

To be ripped from his side felt like losing a limb. He felt the ghost of him everywhere he went. Was that it? Was that the end? It couldn’t be. Destiny or no destiny, he wasn’t going to just lay down and let that be the end of everything they had been through together. But every time Merlin felt like taking a horse and riding back to Camelot as fast as he could go, he remembered the fear in Arthur’s eyes and stopped dead.

That was what truly had hurt, that fear. Could Arthur really believe that he would hurt him? That he was someone to be afraid of?

His mother tried to cheer him up, telling him that Arthur clearly cared about him, clearly wanted to protect him, clearly didn’t want him dead. But it was only a mild comfort. Did Arthur even care that he was gone? Or had his life continued as normal? Merlin replaced by Thomas like nothing had changed since the day they had met.

The days passed by in a colourless blur until one night when he was rudely shaken from his sleep. He sat up, groggy, to find Hunith above him, holding up a lantern.

“Mum? What is-”

“You have a visitor,” she whispered.

Merlin turned towards the doorway. He couldn’t see a face, just a cloaked shadow standing a little way from the house. Even then, he knew. His pulse quickened in his wrist.

Taking the lantern from his mother, he walked outside. The moon was still high in the sky and the darkness had that peculiar, late night inkiness to it. Arthur had the hood of his cloak pulled all the way up so his face was shrouded in shadows. His horse was nowhere in sight.

“Arthur…”

Before Merlin could say any more, Arthur turned and began walking. Merlin almost tripped over his own feet in an effort to catch up.

“Slow down, you clotpole!” The words came out before he could stop them. Arthur paused briefly in his tracks before continuing, still not slowing.

He took them out of the village, into the woods where a small campsite had been set-up. There, finally, he pulled off his hood and turned to face Merlin. Merlin leaned against a tree, wheezing.

“Was this necessary?” he demanded. His heart was banging against his ribs so hard he thought they might break.

He couldn’t believe Arthur was really there, in front of him. The moonlight on his golden hair, the shadows across his cheekbones. He looked ethereal and yet, so familiar. A face Merlin knew better than his own.

“I wanted to speak to you… away from the village.” Arthur sat down on a log. He still didn’t seem to be meeting Merlin’s eye. Merlin felt a wave of frustration pass through him. Was he really going to keep playing at nonchalance?

“Have you come to kill me?”

“Don’t be ridiculous, Merlin.”

“I’m being ridiculous? You’re the one who just sent me away without even letting me explain! Do you hate me that much?”

“I don’t hate you!” Arthur snapped. “I could never hate you! That’s the problem!”

His words echoed in the silent woods. Merlin fell silent. For a moment, all he could hear were their twin, juddering breaths, perfectly in sync. A strange feeling was filling up inside him. It was overwhelming and painful, but it felt a lot like joy.

“I didn’t know what to do,” Arthur continued, his voice finally betraying weeks of pent-up hurt and desperation. “I thought I knew you, and then to find that out… to find out that you…” he gestured at the air.

“You do know me,” Merlin managed.

Arthur shook his head, running a hand through his hair. “I was angry, I was scared, I was… upset. I had to think, I had to…” he breathed out, sharply, through his nose. “You know what my father would’ve done. He would have had you burned at the stake.”

“So you sent me away…”

“Yes I sent you away to protect you, you idiot,” Arthur snapped. He stood up and began pacing the small clearing. “But it turns out, sending you away was far more suspicious than anything else I could’ve done.”

Merlin raised his eyebrows. “What do you mean?”

“No one believed me when I said I fired you,” Arthur grumbled. “After years of being the worst servant known to man, no one believed I’d send you away for anything less than… murder.”

Despite himself, Merlin felt the urge to laugh. What came out instead was a strange, desperate sob. Arthur turned to him, his eyes conflicted.

“Yes well, you are helpless without me,” Merlin muttered. “I’m surprised you’ve managed to stay alive in all these weeks.”

“And I’m surprised you’ve stayed alive all these years! You told my father and his entire council you were a sorcerer, for crying out loud!”

“They were going to kill Gwen!”

“You really are a complete idiot, aren’t you Merlin!” Arthur threw his arms wide. “You were almost caught out by the witchfinder!”

Despite the tears, Merlin couldn’t stop the smile from creeping onto his face. “So where did you tell everyone I had gone?”

“I said your mother was unwell, and you had gone home to take care of her.”

Merlin swallowed. “You could tell them I’ve decided to stay. I could write a letter to Gaius-”

“I don’t want you to stay.” The words came out too quickly, like Arthur hadn’t meant to say them.

Merlin blinked. The tears stuck to his eyelashes. “Is this… you asking me to come back?”

Arthur ducked his head, and his voice was sullen when he spoke. “I’d be less worried about you if I could personally ensure you’re not actively trying to get yourself killed every minute of the day.”

“Arthur-”

“And when I’m King, I’ll make sure you won’t have to live in fear again. I promise.”

Merlin felt like his heart was going to burst.

“Will you come back?” Arthur asked, and his voice suddenly sounded small and horribly fragile.

Before Merlin could stop himself, he flung himself onto Arthur, arms wrapping around his broad frame. Arthur didn’t push him off or flinch away, instead he clutched Merlin back, his hand fisting in the fabric of his shirt, his face pressing into the side of his neck.

"Dollophead," Merlin murmured into his shoulder.

The nightmare was over. He was home.

#bbc merlin #drabble game #my writing #merthur #merlin x arthur #arthur x merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin fic #merthur fic #like this could be whatever flavour or merthur you prefer romantic or platonic or queerplatonic #honestly i personally love the show's magic reveal cause I feel like it had both the grand reveal and the intimate tender one #and i've written some magic reveals before so I was trying to do something a bit different with this #anyway I hope you enjoy it!#anonymous #ask

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theredandwhiteknight-if · 3 days

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ROs heights?

Guinevere- 6’1 (tall Guinevere is so important to me actually)

Arthur- 5’9 (He cuts an intimidating figure despite his wife and many knights towering over him)

Gawain- 5’6 (Gawain is the shortest of his siblings and he is NOT happy about it)

Morgan- 5’11 (Guinevere has 2 inches on her and she’s so pissed about it)

Galehaut- 7’4 (He is half giant after all)

Agravaine- 5’10 (They do lord their 4 inches over Gawain)

Sybil- 5’3 (They are short and they are okay with that)

#red and white knight if #anon #ask stuff #ros #sorry to take awhile to reply

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sxnbleachedfiles · 1 month

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HELLOOO its been a while finished s4 of merlin!!!

some thoughts (made while i was watching the series there is so many missing ones bc i forgot)

oooh lord farquaad joins the battle

oh his name is agravaine not lord farquaad

FUCK LORD FARQUAAD I HOPE HE DIES IN A BALL OF FIRE

morgana >:(

ooh dragon

FUCK YOU AGRAVAINE

merlin is the worst assassin ever 💀

EMRYS!!!

hehehe old man emrys

NOOOO DONT BURN GAIUS

help no one likes morgana 💀

LAMIA?? this cant be good i read percy jackson

welp i was right

LANCELOT???? LANCELOT???

oh shit this is the gracelet all over again

the lancelet if i will

oop- goodbye gwen :(((

elyan gets possessed??

ARTHUR DONT MARRY THE PRINCESS!!!! marry merlin

arthur needs an emotional shit with all the emotional constipation

morgana becomes a tyrant: the sequel

GO MERLIN COMMIT MASS MURDER

YES AGRAVAINE THE BITCH IS DEAD

DING DONG THE BITCH IS DEAD (yeah i was losing my braincells a bit)

PLEASE merlin creates a myth to regain arthurs ego

oh no,,, the last happy ending :///

will add more when i remember them :)

HELLL OP HOW ARE U ANYWAY

lord farquaad 😭😭why does it actually fit

rip s1-2 morgana u are beyond salvation now

merlin going on a killing spree is honestly my favorite thing . is it toxic? probably! still the flavor is unmatched

the way they brought lancelot back just to ruin him😭😭im so sorry they will never make me hate u babygirl (also . i knew the betrayal between arthur and gwen was coming okay . it still hurt)

MITHIAN THE ONLY GIRL EVER !! DONT MARRY HER ARTHUR!! (bc she should marry me )

agravaine dying is my favorite part never hated a bitch this much . also merlins “i was born w it”… cold af

merlin creating the myth of the sword in the stone for arthur………. gay

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wordycheeseblob · 1 year

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The princes as Knights from Arthurian legends

Leon - King Arthur, brave and noble

Chevalier - Lancelot du Lac was extremely intelligent and known as the greatest fighter and swordsman of all the Knights of the Round Table

Clavis - Gawain, closest to Lancelot and because It was this rift between Lancelot and Gawain that ultimately set the stage for Mordred’s (Gilbert's) takeover of the Kingdom.

Note: at first I thought knight Meliagraunce would make a hilariously good Clavis because, oh boy, he 1. kidnapped the queen betraying Arthur 2. Lancelot was forced to come on a rescue facing an ambush and sacrificing his white horse to about 50 arrows 3. When they showed him mercy he challaned Lancelot to a duel in several days and then proceeded to drag Lancelot for a sightseeing of his castle 4. Betrayed him AGAIN when Lancelot fell in a trap pit, because of course 6. Waited for him on the day of the duel with Arthur as a witness (Lancelot showed up which Meliagraunce didn't expect) but then I thought Meliagraunce made a better "lord Flandre"

Yves - sir Gareth (Beaumains) he comes from noble blood, but would rather be known for his actions than for his illustrious lineage. He is said to be very good looking or "the goodliest man I ever say" as Arthur Leon put it. He's mild mannered and polite no matter how harshly others treated him because of his dubious lineage. Lancelot Chevalier and Gawain Clavis looked after him in their own ways and Gareth looked up to Lancelot Chevalier a lot. He was also a kitchen page for a year.

Jin - sir Bedivere, loyal to Arthur til the end.

Nokto - Agravain mostly because "Agravain is known for this sharp tongue and at times his ungentlemanly-like conduct. In some instances, he is even portrayed as being malicious and villainous" but maybe Agravain should be Clavis or Silvio because he helped in Mordred's (Gilbert's) insidious plot? Then idk maybe Tristan would make a good Nokto substitute because of his knowledge in arts and his romance with Isolde, still not sure about this one. The only fact stopping me is Agravain is Gaheri' (Licht) brother while Tristan is not.

Licht - sir Gaheris, often acted as Gawain's voice of consciousness and in one version beheaded his own mother (but that's another story)

Luke - Percival, came from humble beginnings raised by his mother. He has a sister too. He's sometimes portrayed as simple and almost foolish but his natural prowess lead him to Arthur's court.

Sariel - Merlin, no explanation needed

Keith - sir Kay, also known by his epithet, the Tall. Also "At times, Sir Kay was unpredictable and had a cruel and violent temper (alter Keith), but he was Arthur’s (Leon's) guardian and one of his most faithful companions.

Gilbert - Mordred. Come on, even the name is evil. Set up the stage for King Arthur's downfall by planting the seed of jealous feelings in Arthur of the closeness of his best knight, Lancelot (Cheva), and the Queen.

Emma - Guinevere, the queen, fairest of them all. Was wrongly accused of treason (twice) and sentenced to burn. Many a times did Lancelot rescue her, the last time accidentally killing Gaheris(Licht) and Gareth (Yves) because they were in the crowd and whisked Guinevere(Emma) away to the castle of Joyous Gard till the Kings anger was past. Lady of the water is an alternative

#ikepri #ikemen prince #chevalier michel #jin grandet #clavis lelouch #leon dompteur #yves kloss #nokto klein #licht klein #luke randolph #sariel noir #knight au

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tiodolma · 2 months

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MerGana Wedding

be like

they spend the wedding night sobbing and vomiting on the floor 😭

theyre The Power Couple that poisoned each other on their wedding. No one has a bond like theirs 💀

with. @wandrenowle

From the au where s5 Merlin and Morgana transmigrate to their 10 year old selves (and still retain their scars and memories).

10 year old Merlin searches for Baby Mordred to kill him. 10 year old Morgana searches for baby Mordred to protect him. Hunith goes to Gaius in Camelot to ask for his help but Gaius refuses because he is too busy babysitting Prince Arthur. Gaius gives Hunith Balinor's last known location instead.

Duke Gorlois, is surprised by Morgana's magic powers and is worried that she has disappeared from their palace especially with Uther's reforms being popular across the allied kingdoms.

Cue Hunith and Gorlois scouring the forests between Cornwall and Ascetir to find their idiot children.

Hunith, Balinor and Gorlois somehow find each other and their children in the woods. Then they all take sanctuary in Cornwall.

From the young Morgana, Gorlois is informed of Uther's and Vivienne's infidelity. Gorlois is also informed of how Uther tricked Balinor into giving up his kin's secrets. Gorlois silently cut ties with Uther Pendragon and allies himself with Balinor.

Nimueh finds out and goes to the court of Cornwall to investigate this change in political tide. Pleased with her findings, Nimueh sends a call out to the other surviving priestesses. Morgause appears with her son baby Mordred, happy to be reunited with her Sister and their father, Gorlois.

Vivienne also appears in Cornwall and tearfully admits the truth of her infidelity. She vows to pay for this by doing her best for Cornwall and its defense.

Cornwall becomes stronger with the high priestesses in its alliance. In time Ascetir (Cenred), Carleon (Queen Annis and King Carleon), Brittany (Tristan and Agravaine Du Bois), Deira (King Odin) and Mercia (King Bayard) join together with the Duke of Cornwall against Camelot's power as well. Uther's Camelot is surrounded by an alliance of powerful countries and cannot just do what it wants anymore.

s5Kid!Merlin and s5Kid!Morgana don't stop bitching and messing with each other for all the trauma they've been though. Balinor and Gorlois hate what their children became and both strive to fix it.

Among s5Kid!Merlin and s5Kid!Morgana's disputes are Merlin's unchanging sad wardrobe in their past lives. Kid!s5!Morgana saucily makes a suggestion to Gorlois to investigate in the potential of Ealdor fabric industry with Cenred of Ascetir's blessing, much to kid!s5!merlin's irritation. Morgana turns out to be right (which pisses merlin off). Ealdor becomes a booming trade center for fabric/textile. Thus Merlin is outfitted by both Gorlois and Balinor in comfortable and sturdy Ealdor clothing but in nobler and better styles.

Most importantly, the two semi-mature idiot and warfreak children get schooled by their parents and elders on their shitty extremist idealism and warped sense of ethics and politics from their past lives.

Balinor and Gorlois then decide to keep them apart to stop them from impeding each other's healing and reformation progress.

Morgana goes thru intensive and better high priestess training (with Nimueh, Morgause and Vivienne present alongside Gorlois' brand of politics and nation building.)

Meanwhile Merlin goes on sabbatical with Balinor in order to visit and live with the surviving members of different sects of magicfolk. This had to be done so that Merlin/Emrys can learn and understand their general politics, histories, ethics and values straight from the source and not just from books.

Gorlois makes Mordred his heir as Duke of Cornwall, Morgana prepares to become ambassador to Camelot as "Morgana Pendragon" and Merlin will be formally revealed as "Lord Emrys of the Druids" when he is of age.

10 years later Merlin Emrys and Morgana Pendragon, now 20, are reunited. They still hate each other but the council has unanimously decided to join them in marriage. This was done accordance with the various prophecies. Another reason for this was to solidify their position as powerful and feared diplomat-couples to Camelot and the rest of Albion.

They spend the days of their bethrothal by flirting with others while glaring daggers at each other from across the rooms, the halls and the forests.

Eventually, their handfasting goes off without a hitch... except that this is Merlin and Morgana who have still have the scars and memories from all 5 seasons. Since they transmigated to this alternate storyline, they both have an unhealthy fixation on foods and poison. These two don't trust anything until they're sure that it is not poison.

So.

in the privacy of the wedding room they make a pact to remind each other how they could easily die by the other's hands if they wanted to.

You are my destiny, You are my doom.

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aftermath:

Gorlois and Balinor are made aware of the pact while the two are suffering from the aftereffects 😂 Gorlois: i need the strongest wine. Our kids are insane. Balinor: ive got mushrooms too? U want some? Gorlois: sure 🤦 Mordred: i want a love like that too Morgause: please dont Nimueh: (cackling)

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to anyone reading this.

Merlin and Morgana settle in Perilous Land of the Fisher King. Their married sex life is intense rough and bloody and they always come out looking mauled but hey in time (maybe 30 years) they managed to produce five kids all while trying to keep albion from erupting into all out war 😅

arthurian age does actually happen coz merlin is a reformed idiot in this au. he's actually one of high status among the nobles and can watch over albion better coz of his political position. As a married couple he and his wife keep each other in check, ready to go for the kill if needed (much to their children's dread).

so! King Arthur lives long and happy with many knights. Eventually he and Duke Mordred piss each other off because of territory or an insult, Camlann still happens. They both die.

morgause goes into grief, attacks merlin and morgana's family. morgana deals killing blow. everyone tries to save morgause's body but they couldnt so it's sad.

tired of their world, merlin and morgana retire into the woods to learn more about necromancy, astrology and astronomie.

#bbc merlin #bbc morgana #mergana #merlin x morgana #mergana shtpost #mergana au #poison pair #they are both terrible your honor #this is a full fledged fanfic in our hearts lmao

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The Worst Bracket Begins!

Polls are going up starting Wednesday, April 19th, 32 per day! Bracket and list under the cut.

Round 1

Bracket A (4/19-26)

Mineta Minoru (My Hero Academia) v Anglerfish from Dark Bramble (Outer Wilds)

Iago (Othello) v Barbas (Skyrim)

Brendan (Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) v Mimic (Dark Souls)

Dan (Dan vs) v Pink Diamond (Steven Universe)

Jurgen Litner (The Magnus Archives) v Lily Tucker-Pritchett (Modern Family)

Lonnie Byers (Stranger Things) v Zeus (Greek Mythology)

Lemongrab (Adventure Time) v Steve Cobs (Inanimate Insanity)

Alex Eggleston (Yiik) v Larry Butz (Ace Attorney)

Jerry (Undertale) v Po (Teletubbies)

Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things) v Old Man Who Snitches on Haru (A:TLA)

Kai Winn (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) v Ashfur (Warrior Cats)

Mr. Burns (The Simpsons) v Boscha (The Owl House)

Octavian (Heroes of Olympus) v Makoto Teruhashi (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

Robbie Valentino (Gravity Falls) v Gendo Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Walter White (Breaking Bad) v Guy Mortadello (Papa Louie)

Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater) v Snowball (Pinky and The Brain)

Bracket B (4/19-26)

Rohan Kishibe (JJBA) v Jin Guangshan (The Untamed)

Agravaine (Merlin) v Michael (Wii Sports)

Scout (TF2) v Mitsuhiro Higa (Danganronpa)

Creek (Trolls) v Berdly (Deltarune)

Manfred Von Karma (Ace Attorney) v Jeff Winger (Community)

Nazeem (Skyrim) v David (Animorphs)

Simon Laurent (Infinity Train) v Mayuri Kurotsuchi (Bleach)

Kikimora (The Owl House) v Cronus Ampora (Homestuck)

Michael Tritter (House MD) v The Director (Red v Blue)

Eridan Ampora (Homestuck) v Lila Rossi (Miraculous Ladybug)

Skadge (Star Wars: The Old Republic) v Lord Henry Wotton (The Picture of Dorian Gray)

Claptrap (Borderlands) v Jodie Foster (Dungeons and Daddies)

Bill Hawks (Professor Layton) v Carcer (Discworld)

Bender Bending Rodríguez (Futurama) v Izaya Orihara (Durarara!!)

Corrin (Fire Emblem) v The Dark Lord (Miitopia)

Cybelle (Carole and Tuesday) v Jasper (Steven Universe)

Bracket C (4/20-27)

Gul Dukat (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) v Admiral Zhao (A:TLA)

Hordak (She-Ra) v Rachel Berry (Glee)

Book (Battle for Dream Island) v Darth Maul (Star Wars)

Jessica (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself) v Lester Papadopoulos (Trials of Apollo)

Pong Krell (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) v Aaron Burr (Hamilton)

Armand (Vampire Chronicles) v Gamzee Makara (Homestuck)

Dorodoron (Futari wa Precure Splash Star) v Weiss Schnee (RWBY)

Christopher Taub (House MD) v Tate Landon (America Horror Story: Murder House)

Izzy Hands (OFMD) v Princess Daisy (Super Mario Bros)

Spike (MLP:FIM) v Atlas May (Lackadaisy)

Clutch Powers (LEGO Ninjago) v Orin Scrivello (Little Shop of Horrors)

Thanos (MCU) v Minecraft Skeleton (Minecraft)

Frank Burns (M*A*S*H*) v Lieutenant Nolan (Star Wars: The Bad Batch)

Carter Pewterschmit (Family Guy) v Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Miyo Takano (Higurashi When They Cry) v Borsolino (One Piece)

Hiyoko Saionji (Danganronpa) v Pennywise (IT)

Bracket D (4/20-27)

Pierce Hawthorne (Community) v Ren (Ren and Stimpy)

Whirlpool (Wings of Fire) v Cinder Falls (RWBY)

Thaddeus Campbell (Dishonored) v The Grabber (Black Phone)

Takumi Ichinose (Nana) v Heimskr (Skyrim)

Gale Weathers (Scream) v Lee Kiyoung (Regressor Instruction Manual)

Ianthe Tridentarius (The Locked Tomb) v Alvin Marsh (IT)

Director Ton (Aggretsuko) v Angelica Pickles (Rugrats)

Pencil (Battle for Dream Island) v Odalia Blight (The Owl House)

Kyubey (Madoka Magica) v Newman (Seinfeld)

Jacob Hill (Abbott Elementary) v Gregory House (House MD)

Rachel (Tower of God) v Monkey D Luffy (One Piece)

Dame Alina (Keeper of the Lost Cities) v Miki Kawai (A Silent Voice)

John Winchester (Supernatural) v Kyouichi Saionji (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Magikarp (Pokemon) v Hippeux (Animal Crossing)

Elmo (Sesame Street) v Saint Charlos (One Piece)

Melli (Pokemon Legends: Arceus) v Dr. Janet Lubelle (WTNV)

Bracket E (4/21-28)

Martin Blyndeff (Epithet Erased) v The Blue Border (Scott the Woz)

Calico Jack (OFMD) v B.E.N. (Treasure Planet)

Doogal (Doogal) v John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

Crawlings (The Mysterious Benedict Society) v Liza Lotts (Scott the Woz)

Zolf J Kimblee (FMA) v Baron Draxum (Rise of The TMNT)

Kaito Momota (Danganronpa) v Nandor the Relentless (What We Do In the Shadows)

Logan Roy (Succescion) v Mike Wheeler (Stranger Things)

Fermet (Baccano!) v Seymour Krelborn (Little Shop of Horrors)

Emperor Belos (The Owl House) v Taylor Kelly (9-1-1)

AM (I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream) v Jar Jar Binks (Star Wars)

Stuart Little (Stuart Little) v Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)

Bibble (Barbie: Fairytopia) v Dennis Nedry (Jurassic Park)

Byakuya Togami (Danganronpa) v Grima Wormtongue (LOTR)

Moe (Calvin and Hobbes) v Balloon Boy (FNAF)

Felix (Red vs Blue) v Klorgbane the Destroyer (Regular Show)

Bro Strider (Homestuck) v Jughead Jones (Riverdale)

Bracket F (4/21-28)

Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events) v Mort (Madagascar)

Mantle (Dr Stone) v Phillip Anderson (Sherlock)

Eisuke Hondo (Detective Conan) v Drosselmeyer (Princess Tutu)

Hiram Burrows (Dishonored) v Chat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug)

Vriska Serket (Homestuck) v Prince Diamond (Sailor Moon)

Marty (Steven Universe) v Hibiki Shikyouin (PriPara)

White Diamond (Steven Universe) v Norman Osborn (Marvel)

Stregabor (The Witcher) v Cedric Jeanne Elmir (I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss)

Barney Stinson (HIMYM) v Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)

Griffith (Beserk) v Chloe Valentine (Be More Chill)

Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim) v Lionel Luthor (Smallville)

Lydia (Skyrim) v Shadow Weaver (She-Ra)

Rand Ridley (Inside Job) v Jun Kawanakajima (Ultra Maniac)

Krusty the Clown (The Simpsons) v Fire Lord Ozai (A:TLA)

Joseph Sugarman (BoJack Horseman) v Huey Emmerich (Metal Gear)

Anti - Pops (Regular Show) v Kylo Ren (Star Wars)

Bracket G (4/22-29)

Ross Geller (Friends) v Akito Sohma (Fruits Basket)

Henry Bowers (IT) v Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)

Winner Sinclair (Chibi Vampire) v Evil Do-er/Dark Blue (Animation vs Minecraft)

Clint (Stardew Valley) v Luke Castellan (Percy Jackson)

Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa) v Colin Robinson (What We Do In The Shadows)

Spy (TF2) v Ghetsis (Pokemon)

Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy) v Queen Vanessa (A Hat In Time)

Doofus Drake (Ducktales) v Servantis (Ben 10)

Elias Bouchard (The Magnus Archives) v Francisco Guerra (Paranatural)

Tingle (The Legend of Zelda) v Hawt Saus (Chikn Nuggit)

Trishna (Papa Louie) v Mark Brendanawicz (Parks and Recreation)

Unparalleled Innocence (Rain World) v Morgana (Persona 5)

Lady Gisela Sencen (Keeper of the Lost Cities) v Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)

Suzy Johnston (Phineas and Ferb) v Kaidou Shun (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)

Souichi (Junji Ito) v Dr Hotti (Ace Attorney)

Morgoth (LOTR) v Sarah (Ed, Edd, and Eddy)

Bracket H (4/22-29)

Han Sooyoung (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint) v Barney the Purple Dinosaur (Barney)

Andy Bernard (The Office) v Lars Barriga (Steven Universe)

Dio (Zero Escape) v Caillou (Caillou)

Gideon Gleeful (Gravity Falls) v Balgo (Burn the Witch)

Joshu Higashikata (JJBA) v Toby Flenderson (The Office)

Touga Kiryuu (Revolutionary Girl Utena) v Teledji Adeledji (FFXIV)

Chairman Rose (Pokemon) v Donnel Udina (Mass Effect)

Father (FMA) v Harumi (LEGO Ninjago)

Akio Ohtori (Revolutionary Girl Utena) v Richard (Requiem of the Rose King)

Miranjo (Ranking of Kings) v Kray Foresight (Promare)

Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) v The Worst (Ben 10)

Hisoka Morrow (Hunter x Hunter) v Doc Scratch (Homestuck)

Tony Stark (MCU) v Sakura Horuna (Naruto)

Sir Tristan the Cold (Penumbra Podcast) v Clay Puppington (Morel Orel)

Bling Bling Boy (Johnny Test) v George Constanza (Seinfeld)

Quiche (Tokyo Mew Mew) v Enji Todoroki (My Hero Academia)

#announcement

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