#merlin hcs

[dandelionpixels]

merlin hcs

ask: Do you have any headcannons of Merlin growing his hair out all curly and everyone in the castle collectively loose their minds

- If you want a mental image, I’ve got you. Take this and this and this and enjoy. :3

- Like the grandpa he is, Gaius teases Merlin for it every morning. He ruffles his hair, mumbles something about being thankful while you have it, and sends him out the door with a tsk.

- It only takes a day or two for it go from subtle waves to quite noticeable, especially when Gaius makes him a shampoo better fit for the curly aspect. It wasn’t really an intentional choice on Merlin’s end, just happenstance from being busy and letting it do what it wants. This also meant he was starting to get slight stubble around his jaw, born from laziness about shaving.

- This switch also happened to fall on a rare weekend where Merlin didn’t really see anyone. Arthur was gone for business and Merlin took the weekend off.

- Gwen says something about it first, crossing him in the halls and stopping him to gently ruffle his hair and go, “Well aren’t you handsome, why have you been hiding this?” to which Merlin blushes (not used to compliments) and waves it off. Gwen continues down the hall, but calls back over her shoulder, “Make sure to ask the knights what they think!”

- Merlin also passes a couple ladies from town who, in no uncertain fashion, stare for long enough that even he notices.

- When he wakes Arthur up by yanking the curtains open and throwing an orange in his direction, Arthur doesn’t notice. Too blinded by sleep and sun and stress. It’s not until after he’s changed and emerges from behind the divider that his gaze flickers to Merlin and he pauses.

- Merlin makes a face, “What? Don’t be thinking about throwing something at me.” Arthur looks away, but doesn’t move, “Nothing, you changed your hair.” Having genuinely forgotten, Merlin pauses, “Oh- I suppose I did. Is that….a problem?” Arthur rolls his eyes, “Why would that be a problem Merlin? I doubt anything can worsen your servant skills any more than their current-,” He’s cut off by Merlin throwing his shoes full speed at him.

- When they run into the knights in the armory, Merlin keeps remembering Gwen’s comment about what they would think. He decides not to say anything, but it doesn’t matter because the second they go outside and the sunlight hits them, Gwaine clocks him immediately.

- “Woah, hold up! You did something, fess up!” Merlin groans but smiles despite himself, “C’mon, don’t do this-,” Percival cuts him, “He’s right though! You’re all rugged now.” He lowered his voice when he said rugged and Merlin and Arthur both make a grossed-out expression. As Elyan opens his mouth to agree, Merlin surrenders, “I grew out my hair a little bit, it got wavy, can we move on now?”

- Gwaine wolf-whistles and the knights burst into laughter. Arthur rolls his eyes and gestures with his sword, “Can we get back to training?” Lancelot grins, “What, are you upset we think Merlin looks nice?” Arthur shoots him a very pointed glare and gestures everyone out into the field.

- Later that evening, Morgana comes to visit Arthur while Merlin’s getting dinner set up. She goes to wave a quick hello but pauses upon seeing him, “Merlin! Your hair looks lovely.” He grins bashfully, “Thanks.” Arthur groans, “Doesn’t anyone in this castle have anything better to do than pay attention to Merlin’s hair?” Morgana shrugs, “Do you not like it?” Arthur stiffens slightly, “I didn’t say- I just don’t care about it.” Gesturing vaguely around, Morgana continues, “It’s not a crime to think he looks nice Arthur, everyone in this castle thinks he looks nice. You’d be crazy not too.”

#merlin #merlin bbc #merlin hcs #merlin fluff #merlin fic #gwaine #lancelot #arthur pendragon #percival #bbc morgana #gwen bbc merlin #dandelionwritesmerlin

[princess-of-morkva]

my merlin unrequited crushes ultimate hc (the ones that are present for me in any universe) (may sometimes be reciprocated in fic) (but ultimately you can't convince me it wasn't there in canon) list:

morgana -> gwen (cute crush on bestie turned unhealthy obsession stalker shit) (perfect)

lancelot -> gwen (in later seasons) (i'll forever me mad at how he ruined his chance)

merlin -> lancelot (do i need to elaborate? probably. but it will be a full ass essay if i do soo...)

gwaine -> merlin (The Sad Thing ™)

morgana <- me

further elaboration may be provided upon request

#unrequited love #my hcs #merlin hcs #morgwen #gwencelot #mercelot #mergwaine #gwaine #lancelot #gwen #morgana #merlin #bbc merlin

[alex-the-bringer-of-chaos]

For the ask meme if I can ask your opinion on two characters:

Merlin

and/or Lucas

Hope you’re doing well!

Oh hellu, I'm good, how are you? Okay let's do it

Merlin - BBC Merlin

Sexuality Headcanon: Queer (but gay sometimes)

Gender Headcanon: Man (but genderqueer sometimes) he/they. He's definitely gnc

A ship I have with said character: obv Merthur, what a shocker

A BROTP I have with said character: Fuck, just one? Lancelot, but also Gwaine. I just can't

A NOTP I have with said character: Merlin and Uther. It's just cursed.

A random headcanon: He and Arthur kissed, multiple times. And fuck canon, these bitches are married on a farm raising dragons

General Opinion over said character: Love him, let me give him a little kiss on the head and wrap him in a blanket. And excuse me while I help these gays get their shit together.

Lucas - Stranger Things

Sexuality Headcanon: Bi

Gender Headcanon: Man he/him

A ship I have with said character: Lumax but also Elumax

A BROTP I have with said character: Byclair

A NOTP I have with said character: I'm sorry, but Byclair and Wheelclair. I just can't. I'm sorry. Ofc none of that pedo shit either

A random headcanon: I love the memes and art of him trying to learn to skate but failing miserably at it, pure bliss. But also, the entire sinclair family are saints and they are just so supportive of him, Erica and their friends

General Opinion over said character: Amazing, showstopping, never the same, totally unique, best boy, and Caleb delivers every time, I love them both

#thank you :) #ask #bbc merlin #merlin emrys #stranger things #lucas sinclair #merthur #lumax #elumax #hcs #st hcs #merlin hcs #lgbtqia+ #queer #gay #genderqueer #gender nonconforming #gnc #bisexual #long post #notebooknonbinary #mutuals my beloved <3 #mutuals my beloved <2 #merlin x arthur #merlin and lancelot #merlin and gwaine #lucas x max #el x lucas x max #platonic byclair #will and lucas

[make-me-imagine]

Hello! Congratulations on hitting 8k! I would absolutely love a ship🌻🌿🌷 Fandoms: Marvel & Merlin. Can I get headcanons for both of those? Thank you x

Gender Preferences: I'm pansexual, so I'm open to anyone!

Age: 22

Personality: INFJ, Gryffindor, I'm more introverted, preferring my own company than anything else. I'm responsible, yet chaotic, very good sense of humour (I am INCREDIBLY funny 👀)... I have a soft-heart and love animals. I'm also very opinionated and stand up for my beliefs and morals. Eldest sibling syndrome - I practically raised myself, and my brother.

Likes/Hobbies: reading, writing, watching tv/movies, making playlists,

Dislikes: Other than the obvious injustices, I dislike loud sudden noises, big crowds, spiders (who TF decided yeah lets make an insect with MULTIPLE LEGS and PINCERS), entitled asshats, people who are physically too slow when they're more than capable of moving faster.

What I find attractive in a partner: Someone who knows what to do in most to every situation (or someone who doesn't mind being in charge), a great sense of humour, kindness and courage.

Thank you so much!

Thanks! I hope you like them~

Ships/Headcanons are under the cut :)

Marvel:

I ship you with Peter Parker (ages up to appropriate age obviously lol)

I think Peter would be drawn to your kind and fun personality. You are very easy going and comfortable to be around, and he would fall for you pretty much instantly.

Runner Up: Pietro Maximoff

Headcanons:

Ironically, I did pair you with SPIDER Man, BUT he thinks it's funny that you are dating the guy named after one of your least favorite things.

Also, I think in this whole world of superpowers, you would have the ability to communicate or "associate" with animals. You may not be able to literally talk to them, but you have a connection with them. Like, Disney Princess vibes ya' know?

You and Peter met in high school, were really close friends. You found out he was Spider Man, he found out about your powers, you became very close.

BUT you did not start dating until your last year in high school, and you ended up going to the same college (lets pretend the whole world-wide memory loss thing didn't happen lol)

If you are up for it, Peter likes to take you across the city using his webs. He is always cautious, never wanting to scare you or jostle you around too much.

After you and Peter moved in together a few years into your relationship, he surprised you with a pet for your birthday. Cat or Dog, your choice.

Peter is obviously protective, and never wants you to get hurt. He also hates if people try to take advantage of your kindness and willingness to help people.

*I was specifically picturing this Peter, but if you prefer Garfields or McGuires, nothing would really change about the hcs lol.

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Merlin:

This was a very hard choice, but I am going to go with Merlin himself.

Merlin is such a kind and caring soul, and you two are quite similar I think you would be drawn to one another. Similar souls and what not.

Runner Up: Guinevere - again very hard choice between her and Merlin I think you would go great with either.

Headcanons:

You and Merlin met through Gwen, and there was OBVIOUS attraction between the two of you immedietely. Gwen was so glad she introduced you, and was so happy when you two actually got together.

Merlin loves animals as well, so if he ever finds an injured or lost animals he will bring it home to you, and you two take care of it until it can go back to it's habitat.

Merlin told you about his magic pretty early on, even before you started dating. He knew he could trust you, and he had an inkling that you might have magic as well but didn't know about it.

And he was right! With some help from Gaius as well, you discovered you could perform some spell magic, and your magic was very powerful when it involved natural elements. Aka, you were a druid.

He made sure to keep your secret safe with him, just as you did for him. Both of you are protective of each other, and will do whatever you can to keep each other safe.

Merlin definitely takes care of spiders for you, if you get any in your house. He thinks your fear of them is both funny and cute.

You are like a little sister to the other Knights, they adore you, and love that you and Merlin are so happy together. They teased him all the time leading up to him confessing his feelings for you.

#ask #ship #ships #8k ships #milestone ships #follower ships #marvel ship #merlin ship #merlin hcs #witchthewriter #ship request

[justaz]

*merlins magic gets exposed in front of the knights*

merlin, magic user: oh fuck

arthur, finally taking this opportunity to pretend as if he just found out merlin has magic after agonizing for the past month on how to bring it up: you have magic?

lancelot, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic: no! i have magic

gwaine, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic, lover of chaos, ride or die: no, i have magic!

mordred, desperate for his hero’s approval bc no matter what he’s done emrys just stares at him with distrust and the poor boy is tired and so close to tears: no…i have magic.

percival, raised by druids and bonded strongly with mordred over that and does Not agree with the persecution of magic in camelot, had an inkling that merlin had magic but no proof: no. i have magic.

*leon and elyan exchange a look, elyan, amused and leon, exhausted, elyan shrugs*

elyan, knows how much gwen adores merlin and completely understands her stance bc merlin…is merlin, down to clown and put on a show, really playing up the dramatics: no! i have magic.

leon, exhausted, has known of merlin’s magic since he stepped foot in camelot, knows of his feelings for arthur and arthur’s feelings for him, knows arthur knows of merlin’s magic and wouldn’t harm him, thinks everyone is being absolutely ridiculous:

*the knights stare hard at leon and even merlin looks slightly offended at leon not jumping to his defense with the rest of the knights, arthur hasn’t said anything and is staring at leon expectantly*

leon, sighing: …no. i have magic.

#radio rebel reveal #>>> #idk if the idea that percival was raised by druids is either canon or a big fandom hc or just something i saw once that stuck with me #but i love it #anyways they’re all idiots #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #sir lancelot #sir gwaine #sir mordred #sir percival #sir elyan #sir leon (the long suffering) #(he’s trying to be a brave knight of the realm as he always dreamed to be as a kid. too bad all his friends and king are complete fools) #merthur #idiots of the round table #look me in the eye and tell me i’m wrong #incorrect merlin quotes

[tiredcowboyy]

I always find the posts/fics where leons just so over witnessing merthur pining so funny. Like that man really had to see them from the start and the tension between them grow and he just had to sit and watch. Like I imagine every time a new knight joined they all brought the weird vibes up and leon each time was more and more over it.

Like it stared w lance early on being like

Lance: hey leon, is it just me or are arthur and merlin lowkey pining for each other

Leon: oh thank god! Someone finally brought it up, yeah theyve been like this for a while-

But then ended up as

Percy talking to the knights as they watch merlin and arthur bicker (read: flirt): ok but, does it seem like theyre fli-

Gwaine, sounding exhausted: yeah theyve been like this for a while

Percy: really? And theyve still not done anything about it?

Leon the long suffering, whose now had to watch them for almost 10 years: *eye twitch* nope.

Edit: just gonna leave these screenshots here

#make merthur canon for leons sake #leon the long suffering #sir leon #merthur #merthur hc #incorrect merthur quotes #merlin x arthur #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin emrys #sir gwaine #sir lancelot #merlin hc #merlin incorrect quotes #sir percival #incorrect merlin quotes

[sexy-sapphic-sorcerer]

#if you hc him as on the ace spectrum and also another identity then you can pick which button you wanna press #and this is what YOU think. not what you think HE thinks. it may be unbeknownst to him #merlin #bbc merlin #I won't tag ships as to not skew the sample selection #oh but propaganda is absolutely allowed

[counting-stars-gayly]

Thinking about how, for Merlin, the events of the show happened so long ago that he can’t possibly remember much, and the memories he does still have are probably vague. So when Arthur returns, with everything far more fresh in his mind, he probably keeps referencing events that Merlin has forgotten or is confused about, and it breaks both their hearts.

#queued #this rewatch is actually killing me #bbc merlin #merthur #bbc arthur #arthur pendragon #modern merthur #modern merlin #merlin rewatch #merlin headcanons #merthur angst #merthur hc

[cnl0400]

Since MC gets put on deadly situations almost daily....

A MC who is very clumsy and gets seriously hurt very often, so every time they have a near death experience they are visited by a reaper (mostly Thirteen), so now every time Thirteen visits them, they turns her visit into an opportunity to flirt with her (obviously Thirteen Is very concerned about this, how can a human be so careless?)

MC, who has accidentally fallen down the stairs or something like that IDK: Oh, Hi Thirteen!, I wasn't expecting your visit hehehe~

Thirteen: *sighs* [MC], you know I have a phone, right? If you want to talk to me, you could just call me... you know that right?

#post0400 #obey me nightbringer #obey me #obey me thirteen #thirteen x mc #this is peak Merlin/Thirteen dinamic btw #Cringefail!Mc x Girlfailure!Thirteen #my HC is that Thirteen is aware of MC since L16 so everytime something happens is like #'what's this guy problem?' *seeing how MC is about to stab themselves to save Lucifer* #sorry but I have been rotating my girl in my head I need to get it out or I'm going to explode

[roosterlasagne]

BBC Merlin writers really missed out the best friend energy with Gwen. She's the first friend Merlin meets in Camelot, what do you mean he didn't tell her of his magic?

I would love to have a few episodes of the Merlin, Gwen, Lancelot trio where Merlin is trying to discreetly-not-discreetly take care of the villain while Lancelot is trying his best to help him with the stealth and makes excuses for him while Gwen is the one with the braincell making sure it all doesn't go to shit.

Merlin would find out of the threat from Arthur or due to Arthur and he would then relay this to Lance and Gwen. They talk about how best to deal with it and they ALL go down to see Kilgarrah cos more people need to question his bullshit, it's extremely hard to do that when you're the only one confronted with it. And same with Gaius, although his is more caring but still detrimental at times.

Gwen will be the one to persuade Merlin to tell Morgana of his magic and help her. While both Gwen and Lancelot, and later also Morgana, make sure that Arthur learns that magic isn't so bad. And then Merlin would tell him of his magic and Morgana will feel safe to also come out with her magic.

And then for bonus points merthur

#merlin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin x arthur #merlin headcanons #lgbtq #merlin fanfic prompt #bbc gwen #morgana pendragon #lancelot #gwen x lancelot #gwencelot #is it an unpopular opinion to hc morgana as aro?

[inamagicalhallucination]

merlin but its just him sneaking out magic users to safety in ridiculous and obvious ways 

like it starts with him sneaking into the dungeons and leading them out the night before their execution but making sure he has an alibi for the night just in case (it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t tbh arthur will be there to explain how his dimwitted manservant could never pull this off)

then gradually he doesn’t even wait until it’s night (working for gaius and for arthur is hard and that doesn’t even account for his job as arthur’s secret protector - he has no time)

there’s a scene where some evil magic user tries to assassinate arthur but merlin finds out and

merlin: if i may ask, why are you trying to kill arthur

evil magic user: BECAUSE OF THE EVILS HIS FATHER HAS PLAGUED THIS LAND WITH

merlin: ah but you’re not killing his father, you’re killing arthur

evil magic user: I AM STOPPING UTHER’S BLOOD FROM CONTINUING TO POISON MORE AND MORE PEOPLE

merlin: well that’s not really fair to arthur, is it? your anger is understandable but arthur is not his father, it would be unfair to damn him for his father’s sins. instead if we show arthur that magic is not evil, he will know his father’s ways were wrong

contemplating evil magic user: how can we put our trust on a chance

merlin: arthur’s a good man, my word may mean little, but i truly know him. would you like to come up for tea and we can discuss it thoroughly and also how you should spend your energy finding other magic users so you have a community and you can all plan for a better future together

not so evil magic user: ... yes please

//

magic users who don’t have anywhere to go all get sent to hunith’s house where she helps them find their footing and sometimes they stay in ealdor and sometimes they leave but they’re safe

everyone in ealdor side-eyes the random ass people hunith’s kid keeps on sending her but ultimately dont say shit because god knows uther would just kill all of them for assisting magic or some bs and their own king isnt better

//

there is a scene where merlin sneaks a magic user out and they thank him for risking his life and merlin says “nah don’t worry i do this all the time” and then makes a note to himself to tell arthur that the security at camelot is awful (after arthur becomes king of course)

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sometimes when all else fails merlin pretends to know whatever person is on the run and makes a big show about missing them and no way could they have magic maybe he uses his magic to block theirs or if theyre a druid cover their druid marks and yeah

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he pretends mordred is his younger brother and no one questions it

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arthur knows what he’s doing and corners him like “ARE YOU STUPID?? YOU’RE SO OBVIOUS MY FATHER WILL FIND OUT”

and merlin’s like “no offense but your dad aint known for being smart babe”

and arthurs like thats treason but he helps cover up for merlin anyway

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merlin helping someone sneak out but then bringing them to arthur’s room real quick because he forgot something there

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merlin using the residents of the castle’s stupidity and obliviousness against them

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leon knows whats going on and he brings it up to arthur before arthur figures it out but he does it vaguely and arthur thinks its about his crush on merlin and swears leon to secrecy and leons like “aight” and helps cover for merlin too

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arthur still doesn’t know about merlin’s magic

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leon does though and he thinks its another thing that him and arthur have sworn to secrecy about

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there’s now a place near ealdor where magic users can go for safety if they don’t go to hunith directly like a magic hotel thing

yeah

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merlin accidentally and kinda purposefully at times (but mostly on accident) helps unite the magic community and that causes less people to go evil

unfortunately, it also means that people who are too far gone in their desire for revenge or just in their own evilness are more organized but merlin is strong so its okay and he doesn’t have to deal with half assed attempts made by people who don’t think they have any other choice

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the servants all know whats up but they don’t get paid enough to deal with this shit

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yeah thats all ive got for now

#merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merlin headcanons #arthur pendragon #king arthur #prince arthur #bbc emrys #merlin emrys #emrys #merlin and arthur #merlin and leon #merlin au #merlin fic #merlin hc #merlin shitpost #merlin fandom #merlin fanfic #merthur #merthur au

[knightofmordred]

merlin and gwen always being right by each other's side

#one thing I love about mergwen is that you can ship them either romantically or platonically and both ships work! #better yet in a poly with arthur #they both were just always there for each other and supported each other throughout so much and like gwen had suspicions merlin had magic #and she was pleased when it was revealed he did #idk they just knew each other better than anyone else did #which is also why I dont believe the hc that merlin didnt return to camelot #bbc merlin #merlin #gwen pendragon #mergwen #bbc mergwen #merwen

[erizia]

some hcs for the sins as a group pre-banishment

a lot of them didn’t really get along at the start - i think merlin probably found ban really difficult just because of their different (and both quite strong) personalities, i think king and diane never really got along that well with gowther because of the whole memories thing.

meliodas is surprisingly mature in his captaincy - the reason he made the 7th rule was to attempt to overcome these personality clashes. having to deal with the ten commandments, who were probably even more difficult, he had a great grip on activities they could do to get to know each other better. i think meliodas has a good understanding of how a team needs to work in order to get shit done and he leads to the best of his ability

the seven rules that meliodas came up with, while they are good, he was completely drunk when he made them

i think merlin would have been surprisingly immature all things considered. as we know from her past, she grew up quite sheltered and never really got the chance to really develop her personality. despite being incredibly smart i think she’s somewhat socially unaware.

everyone (except meliodas and merlin) assumed gowther was this really buff dude because of the suit of armour. imagine the surprise.

gowther (and sometimes merlin) casually bring up events from 3000 years ago just to stir the pot a bit, and to piss off meliodas to some extent

they totally fought over which sin each of them was going to represent. they don’t talk about them after this because they had a plan to get drunk one night and decide, so gowther could remember what they’d chosen in the morning and erase their memories of the others telling them about what their sins were. of course gowther already knows anyway :)

on that, they are all locked in a room (maybe by zaratras) until they can sort out what sins each of them were going to be. some were obvious, some less so. some were stretches to some extent. meliodas claimed wrath immediately and gave no explanation, everyone kind of just went with it

i completely hc that merlin and ban fought over who was greed and who was gluttony because they’re a similar concept. just,,, screaming at each other, ban threatening to fight,

meliodas got PISSED

they were all pretty on board with the matching tattoos idea bc they thought it would be fun

they came up with their own lore “seven dAnGeRoUs criminals brandished with the mark of the beasts”, and everyone in liones took that a bit too seriously

ban is a little shit - i think this is implied but like yeah

meliodas forced them to go camping together a lot- which prepared them pretty well for when they were actually on the run from the law and had to find food and stuff

as time went on their relations improved pretty drastically… merlin and ban learned to respect each other, meliodas was still a great captain

thanks for this yall

#nnt #nanatsu no taizai #seven deadly sins #7 deadly sins #sds #7ds #nanatsu no taizai incorrect quotes #nnt incorrect quotes #nnt headcanons #nnt hcs #ban nnt #meliodas #gowther #escanor #merlin nnt #king nnt #diane nnt

[malsdia]

my favourite silly little headcanon i have about lancelot is that he's a dagger boy. he has a truly ridiculous amount of daggers on his person at all times, and the funniest thing would be that no one expects that of him. like one day, during the early days of being a camelot knight, they all go on another quest or something and its a sacred place so lets imagine the knights and arthur actually listen to merlin for once and leave all their weapons behind. except when everyone is done just putting down a sword and one or two dagger, lancelot is just standing there pulling out daggers one by one from increasingly ridiculous places and everyone is just staring at him like wtf. (except merlin, cause he's aware of this particular habit of his), and then when he finally seemingly pulls out the last dagger, merlin just gives him a Look. and lancelot stares back a moment before grumbling and pulling out the smallest little dagger from his sleeve or something.

considering that lancelot spent sm time travelling after his village was attacked, and then after leaving camelot, i like to think he takes comfort in having something to protect himself, or anyone else, with him at all times.

#lancelot #lancelot du lac #merlin #merlin bbc #mercelot #you can all take this hc from my cold dead hands #its canon TO ME #merlance

[princess-of-morkva]

my headcanon is that merlin post-finale becomes a total pacifist. like, life fucked with him a lot, he was pressured into doing some violent shit and now wants do nothing with it. you people have horrible war going on? none of my business. he tried being a saviour once, failed horribly and doesn't bother anymore, just keeps to the sidelines sipping his tea.

#merlin #merlin emrys #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merlin hc

[justaz]

omg omg omg

arthur gives merlin his mothers sigil thinking that hes going to die and wants to finally tell merlin how he feels and what better way of conveying the intensity of his emotions and how serious he is other than marriage? merlin accepts the sigil which means theyre married!! yay!! only. they both survive and arthur QUICKLY realizes that merlin has no idea the significance of the sigil. he has no idea theyre married. and arthur has no idea how to tell him bc then hell have to explain WHY he gave him the sigil aka WHY HE PROPOSED and now that hes not staring death in the face. he just. cant.

blah blah blah time skip to happy ending

the druids invite arthur and merlin to a celebration of the unification of emrys and the once and future king and the fruition of their destinies. merlin and arthur are excited bc finally peace is here and magic is returning and this can be the next big show of trust and reconciliation between camelot and the druids and so theyre there in the druid camp having fun when theyre approached and asked to participate in the ceremony. theres a huge buzzing crowd watching as the elder druid ties their hands together and goes on and on about the magnificence of two men standing before them and their great destinies and how the two sides of the same coin are joined finally as the prophecy said all those years ago. merlin doesnt realize it was a handfasting ceremony until hes talking to a few of the druids later on

anyway. merthur accidental wedding(s). now they both know theyre married but they dont know the other knows theyre married bc different ceremonies and traditions and all that. arthur is all awkward about it bc hes emotionally constipated. merlin is convincing himself he doesnt have to bring it up to arthur bc its not like the DRUID marriage ceremony is legally binding in camelot. they didnt sign any papers or anything. theyre not really married in camelot so arthur doesnt have to know. and then merlin can selfishly keep this truth close to his heart. even if its not reciprocated.

married life shenanigans ensue. merlin and arthur both have to physically stop themselves from calling the other their husband. jealous spats when out in the tavern or when visiting royals/nobles stop on by. leon knows all and is this close to snapping. extra protective idiots. and idk someone catches merlin holding the sigil and explains the significance of it or a druid asks arthur where his husband emrys is and my boy is STRESSED about being caught but then the druid brings up the handfasting ceremony. stupid idiot x stupid idiot.

you see my vision, right?

#bbc merlin #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merthur #theyre so stupid #they WOULD get married twice without realizing or telling the other #hc #headcanon #head canon #fic #fanfic #fanfiction #fic idea #accidental marriage #idiots in love