One of my favorite merthur scenes is Merlin’s “I didn’t want you to feel that you were alone” and it’s so beautiful for so many reasons, but what I don’t see ever mentioned is the moments right after Arthur opens the doors. Merlin doesn’t look at Arthur or give any indication he’s awake until he says Merlin’s name.
I think it’s so special because he’s giving Arthur the choice of what he wants to do. He can leave Merlin there and be alone or he can ‘wake him up’ and have a friend. He knows Arthur might not want to engage with anyone after an entire night spent with his deceased father. It’s a beautiful, understated act of consideration, love, and empathy.
I ship RadioStatic so hard now but it is essential to me their relationship is the most toxic, bizarrely one sided thing in existence
Vox: *wants to fuck Alastor so bad it makes him look stupid* (see head literally exploding and shutting down power grid after Alastor talks at him (not to, at) for the first time in seven years)(also see him being the only overlord to really care Alastor is back lol)
Alastor: I have never imagined you naked, only dead :)
Also Alastor: Oh look! Vox is live talking about me, better skedaddle back to my new radio tower asap so I can announce my return to annoy him specifically :)