#merthur post

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

It kills me to admit that all of BBC Merlin (which I LOVE) is basically just one big miscommunication trope (which I DESPISE)

[dillpicklestanley]

- Derik Fein

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

There is nothing in this world that could convince my little lizard brain that Arthur and Merlin are canonically the same height. They trade heights based on who’s using their shared brain cell in any given moment and that’s that.

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

If not gay why two sides of the same coin? Why attempt to die for each other in the first week? Why narrative parallels? Why metaphor for homosexuality? WHY ASK IF HE KNOWS HOW TO WALK ON HIS KNEES??? THE FIRST TIME YOU MEET HIM????

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

Arthur and Merlin: Sustain a minimum 20 seconds of continuous emotionally charged eye contact at least once per episode

Arthur and Merlin: Dramatically self-sacrifice for each other on the daily

Arthur and Merlin: Canonically referred to as”two sides of the same coin”

BBC Producers: This is clearly the most heterosexual relationship to ever heterosexually heterosexual

[dillpicklestanley]

5x13 | 4x06

[dillpicklestanley]

Can we just talk about the scene when Merlin pulls down Arthur’s pants to get the key from him?

Because first we have:

And then there’s this guy who’s like:

The knight in the back:

And the guy in the front:

The man behind him:

[arthur-thedollophead-blog]

he looks like a happy little puppy