two sides of the same coin

they are two loving idiots full of yearning • always late to the party • merthur 2k26 • oliver • he/they • queer/bi ace • early 20s • nonwhite/non-american :p • this is a side blog btw I follow from my main blog!

[whimsywheeelah]

arthur going on a quest to retrieve the cup of life and telling uther that he "will only take [his] most trusted men" and then this is him leaving

[readingbythequire]

merlin the sun, arthur the moon | lyrics from "sunlight" by hozier

I've seen arthur described as the sun and merlin the moon, so here's my take on the opposite

there seem to be several variations of these lyrics, so I went with what fit merthur the best. I'm sorry for any inaccuracies!

[dearest-lady-disdain]

bold words for a man who has been killing people for eleven episodes straight

[romanceyourdemons]

sex position: you, sitting on your throne. me, standing behind you, resting my arm on the back of your throne and sniling so sneetly at your ministers like i have any right to be there

[saladscream]

Merlin, that you?

[verothewise]

[theroundbartable]

study

[femmesamira]

Oh, how we will miss you, Anthony Head❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[pandalikeelf]

1954-2026

You will be missed. ❤️

[klimtsonian]

“None of us can choose our destiny, and none of us can escape it.” 🏰🐉✨

[lynxartt]

The hunting Merthur has become my obsession in recent days

This art should be taken with the composition "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter" by Lana Del Rey

[thursdaysyme]

pendragon siblings yet again

[svorine]

[mayahart]

—Octavio Paz, Motion MERLIN ▸ The Sword in the Stone

[tiredandoptimistic]

If you think about it, Morgana holding Gwen prisoner in the dark tower is insane for more than just yuri reasons because a large portion of her scheme depended on the idea that Gwen's husband would be the one dying to save her, but it was actually her brother who charged in first. This moment was about Gwen and Elyan, but it can also be about Morgana and Arthur, since it shows very clearly that Morgana simply doesn't recognize the power of a brother's love. To Morgana, Arthur's identity as Uther's son is far more important than his role as her brother. She cannot accept that his affection for her was ever genuine, and yet it's proved time and time again that Arthur wants to be the one catching her when she falls.

Morgana's efforts to destroy him all come down to a fundamental misunderstanding of how he feels about her. In this case, she fails to kill Arthur because she forgets that a brother will be the first to die for his sister. Even though Arthur's love for Morgana was never enough to redeem her, Elyan's love for Gwen was still able to foil her schemes.

[incorrect-favourites]

merlin, just got back from dying: Did you miss me while I was gone?

arthur, just spent a week rampaging through the city looking for him: You were gone?

[sourcarmellia]

You basically summed up every episode

[theroundbartable]

Did a little sketch for the pirate fic. "Yo ho and a bottle full rum" continues.... finally XD

[karistiltskin]

sometimes i like to fall asleep to the idea of every kingdom being scared of camelot because king arthur decided to lift the ban on magic and it’s revealed that emrys is his right hand man. like yes, wreak havoc and scare your enemies.

on the other side of this, the castle staff and knights have to bear witness to arthur and merlin’s shenanigans everyday. because tell me why arthur is chasing merlin around the castle with porridge stuck in his hair and a spoon raised in his hand while merlin is cackling, bumping into every surface ever.