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the bbc show “the adventures of merlin” remains to date the perfect show for those with daddy issues, resounding feelings of loneliness, and, most vitally of all, internalized homophobia

lefresne

if she’s your girl why am I wearing her favour at the tournament

aemelia

man // @merthurmicrofic

canadianmilkbag

I remember they said this from the show I was there

maudlin-madeline

forgive this guy he's only more than a thousand years old

princess-of-morkva

i think as time goes on and i become less entagled in the merlin fandom i start preferring merthur as a platonic relationship more and more. and hear me out here - not platonic as in "they're just friends" way, but platonic in a "this is way too fucked up to be plausibly explained by romance" kinda way

isn't it just more fascinating when they both *do* have romantic partners, but then the fucked up destiny-entangled dynamic between them makes any amatonormative romantic relationships effectively impossible for them? which is what makes arwen and merwaine an and merlance so interesting to me (especially the last two! because they might love merlin and merlin might love them but also arthur is always gonna be merlin's priority. you can be the love of his life but arthur still comes frist! isn't taht fucked up?) and for gwen, who married arthur, became queen and still was not the last thing on his mind when her husband was dying? and merlin is her best friend, who always was the biggest supporter of her relationship - it's never been about competition between them. she trusts him with arthur's life completely. and always, between her and arthur, merlin would be here

adnd i think this is way more compelling than any romantic reading of merthur could ever be (fight me i'm aro)

medievalsquire

everyone keeps saying "the old king would've known what to do" which makes me think the current king absolutely does not

snakeplantz

Merlin BBC Merlin they could never make me form a solid opinion about you !!! World’s bravest coward. The most loyal traitor. The most honest liar. The gentlest murderer. Destroys everything trying to avoid destruction. What a guy !!!!!!!

zephzephyrus

“your destiny is calling. better go see what he wants” and they never kissed once

safety-data-sheet

Okay I’ve seen this mentioned a couple times but

If I’m not mistaken (tumblr historians fact-check me) Merlin was just given a shit ton of jobs he absolutely would not have to do in a properly functioning castle.

Like

Arthur’s laundry? Laundresses.

Mucking out stables? Tacking horses? Stable Master and Stable Boys.

Scrubbing floors? Housemaids/Maidservants.

Delivering messages? Pages.

Sharpening weapons? Squires and Blacksmiths.

Taking care of Arthur’s wardrobe? Chamberlain.

Not even to mention that as the literal Prince’s Personal Servant he had wayyyy more power in the staff hierarchy than I think he ever realized.

Arthur just looked at this poor farmer-boy peasant who had never even seen a castle before in his life and decided to give him the work of 6 different people, just to be petty, correctly assuming he wouldn’t know any better, then proceeded to keep that up for like 10 years.

Merlin: *slams open Arthur’s door*

Arthur: Merlin? You alright there?

Merlin: I’ve just had a lovely conversation with Elizabeth, the Laundress

Arthur: *with fear* …Okay?

Merlin: You know what she said to me?

Arthur: Do I want to know?

Merlin: She said “Oh Merlin, I just don’t know why you insist on doing all that extra work for Arthur!”

Arthur: *eyes widen*

Merlin: When were you going to tell me what The Prince’s Manservant actually does???

Arthur: Uh… You see…. But you’re just so good at it all!

Merlin: *eyes glowing* You should run.

Arthur: *standing up* I should run.

knightwithahundredkings

Love was real, but Tristan and Iseult used it all. Sorry everybody.

hylian-prosecutor

Tell me how I'm supposed to focus on "important things" when sumer is icumen in lhude sing cuccu groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þe wde nu sing cuccu sing cuccu

ao3feedformerthur

Like Morning Frost

Read it on ao3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/88194996

by ReyloTrash2187

There was plenty of eggnog and spiced wine at the Yule Banquet the night before. Arthur’s head is pounding when Merlin wakes him up. Waiting for Gaius’ Miracle Elixir to take effect, Merlin casually reveals something to Arthur. Something that makes him question last night’s events—when Merlin had murmured forbidden, delicious words into the Prince’s ear. Something that stirs a part of his body he wished was asleep. Will this turn into another round of this Game of theirs?

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Or: Merthur Game of Gay Chicken with a touch of Yuletide holidays spirit (part 4).

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Part 4 of My Yuletide Merthur series, based on the 25 Days of Merthur 2025 Tumblr challenge.

This can easily be read as a one-shot but, as always, more parts will follow!

Version française disponible.

Words: 3102, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of 25 Days of Merthur: A Yuletide Merthur Series

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Additional Tags: 25 Days of Merthur 2025 (Merlin), Day 4: Frost, Merlin is a Little Shit (Merlin), Clumsy Merlin (Merlin), Touch-Starved Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gay Chicken, Chicken (the game of), Hangover, Hand Jobs, Voyeurism, Praise Kink, Ear Kink, Dirty Talk, Enthusiastic Consent, Tumblr Prompt

Read it on ao3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/88194996