A Merthur Side Blog

ok related to the last poll because everybody had fun tags:

This is an appreciation post for the fic “you have to chase it” by Arthurandhisswordbros I love that fic so much omg. Rick and Clara I will never forget you <3

— WHO’S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME?, taylor swift

if ur wondering what the fuck is wrong with me imagine how i feel

I think I might be understating how proud I am of this one.

Badass-Merlin.png Lmao

now cry

AU where the strongest emotion Arthur feels after discovering that Merlin has magic is embarrassment because he should’ve figured it out sooner. Seriously, trees were falling left and right, his enemies swords were burning their hands, Merlin’s eyes flashed gold right in front of him, for goodness sake, on multiple occasions. It’s because of this, of how embarrassed he is, that he tries to convince Merlin that he’s actually known all along. Of course he figured it out, ages ago. The problem is that Merlin takes him at his word and thinks that Arthur knows everything. So, he’ll be like, “And then I spoke to Kilgharrah about the whole thing…” and Arthur thinks he’s like a pal from back in Ealdor or something.

Merlin casually summons Kilgharrah for a question one day and Arthur just has to stare down this giant ass dragon he didn't even know existed and be like "yes, this is exactly what I expected to happen, everything about this is fine, this is a very much a good experience"

painted my beautiful wife Gwen BBC Merlin :)

[ID: a realistic digital painting of Gwen from BBC Merlin over an olive green background. Gwen is in 3/4 view, shown from the waist up. She has a soft, neutral expression on her face. She is wearing a purple linen dress with a natural linen apron and a natural linen corset embroidered with flowers and animals, and her hair is down.]

“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you

bbc merlin - 03x10 Queen of Hearts

it's always him, don't you know already?

i really like the hc that magic loved arthur and protected him until merlin came into the picture but very specifically bc it means his idea of like. the laws of physics and How Nature Works would be completely warped. the reason why all those miraculously falling branches didnt raise any questions? its been happening to him his entire life

@queerofthedagger

*chinhands* go on

Ahh hi! So i have this headcanon that during her pregnancy, Ygraine already had at least a vague inkling that not all would go well, perhaps. Between that and her subsequent wish to protect her son, the general magic Nimueh wrought, and the prophecy/destiny of Arthur being the King born to protect the land, magic worked its magic (ha) to leave a sense of Ygraine with him, and tied him more deeply to the magic of the land.

On the one hand that does manifest like this post went to, like a layer of protection before Merlin comes along that makes sure Arthur's protected. Lucky. Very foolproof. It's really not that obvious, not enough that anyone - say, a magic-loathing king and his knights - would get suspicious, but well. Enough that a reckless prince who has had enemies since the day he was born makes it till adulthood.

On the other hand, it's also a sense of Ygraine for Arthur, helped by the land. Because Arthur grew up in a very harsh and unloving environment, and yet he's kind. He has a good heart, a sense of justice, even if he's sometimes a short-tempered idiot about it first. I just really like the idea that this, as well as his growing up protected, is the result of a sense of Ygraine staying and lingering with him. Yes, his father blames him for his mother's death and his existence and one hundred other things, but in the deep of night there is still a sense of being loved and of being protected, a sense of right and wrong and of justice, a deep knowledge that he and what he does matters.

It's not a conscious thing at all, but it's like a small flame keeping him safe and warm through the years, the same way Merlin's magic is such an instinctive, leaping thing when he first comes to Camelot! Some tangled combination of love and land and motherly love all coming together. I'm just really fond of it, even though this truly is entirely headcanon territory of course! <3

@nextstopparis

HE EVEN SAYS IT HIMSELF THAT HE FEELS LIKE THERE'S SOMEONE WATCHING OVER HIM

It's so weird writing fanfiction now.

Comments are like unicorns. So rare.

It's a bit disheartening since you can't even get feedback and I don't know if I did okay or not. And I know I got clicks, too since I do get kudos at the very least. But comments hit different, because they can uplift an author the same way a fic lets a reader's imagination soar.

Dragon lord

at the training grounds...

3.04 — Gwaine