Two Sides Of The Same Coin

merlin is taking over my main. multi-shipper, but merthur is otp the pendragon siblings are gay as fuck. just a lonely little sideblog. started 6/22/20

[gaypendragons]

If y’all have any suggestions for fics where the Knights of the Round Table are heavily involved, tell me! There really aren’t enough fics with them.

[vines-in-camelot]

Arthur: everything that comes out of your mouth is stupid!

Merlin: Arthur

[inalandofmythandmerthur]

100% did happen in canon.

[gaypendragons]

Just a reminder that there is literally no heterosexual explanation for the first five minutes of 4x06

[gaypendragons]

I feel like we don’t talk enough about the fact that Merlin just... tags along with the knights into battle. Normal servants, even personal servants of the king, don’t just go to war along with Camelot’s best men. But everyone was just okay with it? Didn’t bat an eye? Like. this is not normal.

[emjayelle]

I WANT YOUR FRIENDSHIP BACK.

[gwen-cheers-me-up]

I love a nice Merlin-reveals-his-magic-to-Morgana-and-they-become-a-super-awesome-power-duo fic as much as the next person, but I’d love to see more Merlin-reveals-his-magic-but-he-and-Morgana-still-don’t-see-eye-to-eye fics.

Like, they fundamentally disagree on a lot of things, and it would be excellent to see more fics where they argue and fight but still ultimately want the same thing (ie. freedom from oppression).

Bonus points if they’re not mortal enemies but just like…passive aggressive allies, or magical pals who would die before revealing the other’s secret but also low-key poison each other over, like, the most minute differences in opinion.

The great thing about this dynamic is the way it would just confuse the fuck out of everyone. All the castle residents are certain the king’s ward and the prince’s manservant must be friends since they’re always hanging out together (so they can learn magic), but they also so clearly hate each other, what with their habit of glaring daggers across the room, exchanging ruthless insults in otherwise polite company, and competing in an alarmingly intense prank war.

Of course, the glaring daggers across the room is the result of constant arguments over Mindspeak (usually discussing Uther’s murder right in front of him)

Morgana: I could kill him right now.

Merlin: Morgana…

Morgana: It would be so easy. I’ll accuse Lord Halstead, and everyone will believe me.

Merlin: Morgana, you can’t just go around framing innocent people for murder! We’ve talked about this.

Morgana: …

Morgana: He was a jerk to Gwen yesterday.

Merlin: Oh shit, really? Well in that case, continue.

Three seconds later:

Merlin: Wait, fuck! Murder is still bad! STOP USING GWEN TO SWAY MY DECISIONS!!!

And of course, the ‘prank war’ is actually just Morgana repeatedly attempting to take over Camelot while Merlin stops her in increasingly bizarre ways. Morgana’s chamber being stuffed full of live chickens and Merlin’s clothes mysteriously becoming three sizes too small were necessary parts of cleverly laid plans, NOT juvenile pranks thankyouverymuch.

But despite their differences, if anyone tries to attack one of them or (gods forbid) accuse one of them of having magic, you can bet the other will drop everything to shut that the fuck down. Because when it comes down to it, they’re in the same struggle, even if they have very different ideas about what the solution looks like.

[astudyinsubtext]

why does this literally run like the scene from a low budget gay movie i watched in 2015 for the rep right before they kiss for the first time where they’re testing the flirting waters and then they start teasing each other and one of them is like aha what if we kissed jk unless and then they actually start making out??? FOR WHAT????

[gaypendragons]

Honestly like 93% of the plot wouldn’t make sense without the gay subtext.

[woodworms-before-breakfast]

kinda awk how the writers ship Arthur and Gwen but Arthur ships Arthur and Merlin

[gaypendragons]

Don’t forget the fact that Merlin shops Argwen while everyone else in the show ships Merthur

[terrible-leviathan]

Imagine Morgana, Morgause, and Arthur raised together as siblings like shit would go down

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Morgana: I'm clearly the better swordsman than you

Arthur: u wish. I'm already the one training all the knights

Morgana: yeah but i can still kick ur ass in a duel

Arthur: oh no u fucking don't-

Morgana: bring it on toadhead-

Morgause: oh stop this childish nonesense it's ridiculous

Morgana and Arthur: sor-

Morgause: cuz I'm clearly more superior than both of u

Morgana:

Arthur:

Morgana and Arthur: oh it's fucking on

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Uther: Morgana you'll be marrying this lord from *insert kingdom* by tomorrow

Morgana: father, need I remind you I'm a lesbian?

Uther: *sighs* fine, Morgause you'll be the one to marry the lord instead i-

Morgause: nope also into girls

Uther: omfg is anyone in this family into guys??

Arthur: I am

Uther:

Uther: I am disowning all of you

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Morgana: Soo I heard Arthur is gonna go on a hunt with only his manservant with him

Morgause, busy reading a book: good for him

Morgana:

Morgause:

Morgause: wanna cockblock him?

Morgana: u bet ur ass I do

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A visiting noble: y'know ur sister threatened to remove my arm and shove it far up my ass when I tried to talk to them

Arthur: which one?

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Arthur: I heard from Merlin that Morgana has a crush on Guinevere

Morgause: *scoffs* really Arthur? Resorting to castle gossip?

Morgause:

Morgause: tell me more

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Arthur: oh sister dear you look positively radiant today

Morgana: ok what do u want?

Arthur: Morgause is mad at me and I might die by midnight

Morgana: did u accidentally burn her clothes again or something?

Arthur: well-

Morgana: y'know what don't bother. U owe me a date with Gwen

Arthur: dw I already have a plan to distract father

[davineclaire]

You taught me a secret language I can’t speak with anyone else...

[gaypendragons]

Merlin: Why would you give a sword to Mordred?

Arthur: He felt unsafe!

Merlin: Well now I feel unsafe!

Arthur:

Arthur: You want a sword?

[gaypendragons]

After rewatching 3x5, I think a far more accurate version of this quote would be

Merlin: Why would you give a dagger to Morgana?

Arthur: It’s her birthday and she felt unsafe!

Merlin: Well now I feel unsafe!

Arthur:

Arthur: You want a dagger?

[heartslobbf]

merlin is such a weird show because like. out of the main ensemble of characters, like 90% of them are bisexual and also just horny as fuck so there’s like 30 different love triangles all of which involve gwen and merlin. like. that’s powerful. that’s so fucking powerful. and then you just have leon. there. overseeing the chaos.

[scoooby]

All I can think about is Gwen finding about Merlins magic (in s1 or s2) and being supportive. TOO supportive.

Uther: magic is evil and anyone who possesses it is a monster

Gwen, being held back by Merlin: fucking wot did you call my bf (u decide whether that means best friend or boyfriend)

She also just falling in love with those blue butterflies?? She's bored and Morgana's out somewhere and she just bursts into his room and annoys him into submission. "Merlin. Merlin. Merlin"

"Yes gwen?"

"Make me the butterflies."

The assassin who's being choked by Merlin:

She heard about the great dragons advice on killing Mordred and Morgana and lets just say that Kilaggrah is scared to this day.

Shes both the mom friend and the child.

Gwen to Merlin: you've been awake for 47 hours go to sleep

Also Gwen: *hasn't slept in a week* *still manages to look composed and queenly*

She doesnt even need magic to prevent deaths n stuff. She'll just take care of the murderers.

Assasin, holding a cup of tea in their hand, sitting on Gwen's bed: and he just killed my family you know? No remorse.

Gwen, whose father had also been killed by Uther: i know how you feel. I'm a servant I can make his life hell. But is murdering him REALLY the way? Want to go put itching powder in all his clothes and rip all his shirts?

Merlin, in the background, fully prepared to do his magic thing: wtf

Gwen wants to learn magic too? Shes really good at it, she manages to master a really difficult spell on like the first try. But she doesn't understand how hard it is for other people because Merlin also has no idea what is normal for magic users bc he's Emrys. She's talking to Merlin and Mordred comes up to her and bows and shit and she's so confused. He just tells her that she has some druid power and she has a whole existential crisis.

Speaking of Mordred, shes 100% his annoying older sister who both tells him she loves him and calls him an idiot in the same sentencem

Idk where I'm going with this but can you just imagine the sheer power of these two together. Camelot power couple/friendship. Sorry for such a long post but this just won't leave my head. I'm feeling inspired rn so I'll probably write it and post a fic soon. Also sorry for all the typos that are there i'm too tired to edit it

[caffeinatedflumadiddlebutmerlin]

Okay, so here’s what I’m thinking. Arthurian legends have a million different versions with various authors and translations, so it is essentially like everyone just wrote a bunch of fanfic in a group project-like setting and nobody knows 100% what the OG version actually was.

This can be explained by Merlin simply trying to annoy Arthur back into the land of the living.

You know what would tick him off? Is if I said Mordred was his kid.

Yo Arthur. I’m telling everyone I raised you. Anything to say? No? You’re not going to burst out of the lake and say you’re technically older than me? Okay then.

Arthur, guess what? I’m telling everyone how Morgana - DAUGHTER OF YGRAINE - is your half-sister....because she was also YGRAINE’S CHILD.... no? Okay.

Fuck it. If you don’t come back soon I’m gonna say you slept with Morgause. I’ll fucking do it.

I’m changing Leon’s name to Galahad because you’re being a bitch. Come out and stop me if you don’t want me to.

I’ve decided to be part demon. No real reason. Just thought I would condemn myself in the eyes of history for being a child of Hell... if you feel differently you should say something.

And then, other people start adding their own stories and things start getting uhhhh more R-Rated.

So.... I did tell everyone you slept with Morgause. But, just to clarify, it was not me who said she was your sister, okay? I don’t really know how that happened.

Bad news. Ummmm don’t be mad, but things kind of got out of hand. You know that thing that happened between Gwen and Lancelot before you got married? Well, in a story that I most certainly did not spread....uh. It kind of escalated.

You know, people are now saying Lancelot is a hoe, but between you and me....yeah, I started that one. It’s true and we both know it.

....remember how you told me that lovely story on how your parents met? Well, apparently that is not the version the rest of the world knows. You might want to come back and correct that bc I’m honestly at a loss for words here.

You better fucking come out of this goddam lake you fucking coward. These idiots are saying my bestie was your magic-hating father. I’m okay with my legacy being a child-stealing demon, but I draw the line at being called Uther’s bitch, alright?

They found Geoffrey’s records. Turns out he misunderstood a lot of what was going on. We’re screwed.

[mayalunas]

     #BYOFP      *Bring Your Own Fanfic Plot

[thegreymoon]

Ouch, ouch, ouch 💔 Why must you hurt us?? Where is the joy? 😭😭

[mumfordness]

-This is too risky -You’re worth it