#lit-beyond-measure

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

lancelotl is back babyy :D

his power cannot be denied forever

[j-wilson-md]

He loved me. And I loved him. I loved him. I loved him.

[wulfhall]

whenever some stupid shit happens on bbc m*rlin and i have to remind myself why i am here 

[mumble-muse]

elyan/mithian, in canon universe at least, would be such an interesting dynamic though, particularly in 4x11 and just after (basically before 5x04). because mithian is essentially replacing gwen in that episode and elyan is absent from a lot of it (probably also bc he's taking some time after the druid boy thing) and i don't know. i feel like there would be an instinctive resentment, much like there is with merlin to begin with, and then he gradually warms to mithian...and then as soon as mithian finds out elyan can make swords as well as fight with them it's all over, and they would probably be massive nerds together and yeah...

I've been hoarding this ask because I am just blown away by your thoughtful and amazing meta as always lit <3

My brain had got as far as "elyan and mithian would probably have fun together" and then I started daydreaming about drawing them on a picnic 😂

[aftercamlann]

mortality clings to butterfly wings

words by @lit-beyond-measure, art by @sourdough-morbread

Summary:  Sometimes, Merlin spoke the names of those they'd lost quietly into the dawn, allowing them to be caught in the soft net of the clouds and carried away on the wings of immortality with the breeze. After abandoning Camelot for half a decade, Merlin finally returns at the request of an old friend and is met with a markedly different kingdom to the one they left behind. In the years spent away from the place they had once called home, Merlin has tried to move on from the failures in their past and sever all ties with their old life in the attempt to start afresh. Upon their return, though, they discover that some foundations cannot be so easily destroyed and find themself tethered to familiar forms by both the shadows of the dead and the promise of the future. With old Camelot on the brink of collapse, Merlin realises that perhaps they have been running from everything for a little too long and, this time, they are determined to not make the same mistakes again. After all, mortality is fragile and easily broken and sometimes it takes a death to fertilise the ground for new life.

Click HERE for the story and art!

[rainbowvamp]

wait leth i've just twigged that francesco from 'vampires in venice' is sir william of deira (the character, not our will in a trench coat)

and wanted to share it with you, enjoy your doctor who watch <3

Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Thank you for sharing this with me Ellie💗

I haven’t made it to this ep in my little Amy Pond rewatch yet, but now I’m so much more excited for it now.

[merlinbingo]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

this home is founded on hurt by lit-beyond-measure Ship: Leon/&Merlin (QPR) Main Characters: Merlin, Leon Rating: General audiences Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Queerplatonic Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Rain, Modern Era, They/Them Merlin Summary: Leon returns from the outside world absolutely soaked. Merlin almost sets themself on fire. It's a peaceful evening, for once.

(Written for Merlin December Flash Bingo, card six, 'home' square.)

[southfarthing]

NO I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT ARCHER MERGWENCELOT IT'S JUST MAGNIFICENT I'M SOBBING THEY WOULDN'T EVEN NEED ARROWS TO KILL PEOPLE THEY CAN JUST TAKE THEM DOWN WITH THE AESTHETIC OF IT ALL 😭😭

THEYRE ABSOLUTELY DOING IT FOR THE AESTHETIC GODDDF IM JUST. CANT STOP THINKING ABT THOSE THREE GOING AROUND LIKE ARAGORN LEGOLAS AND GIMLI 😌😌😌 WEATHERED CLOAKS AND WARMING THEIR HANDS OVER THE FIRE AND LAUGHTER LONG INTO THE NIGHT AND COMMITTING VIGILANTE ACTS IN THE SHADOWS 😌😌😌