I'm in the mood to reblog an old post of mine where I say that Merlin is actually the one who never realized that his love for Arthur was platonic AND ROMANTIC (for a Lot of reasons)... While Arthur was aware that he felt platonic and romantic love for Merlin, he voluntarily and consciously ignored it in order to love Gwen more honestly (because his love for Gwen is real and very important), and to maintain the line he believed protected Merlin and the socially functioning status quo... But it's such an old post that I can't find it... Anyway











