I’m thinking about the Camelot squad. I’m thinking about the Camelot squad again. I can’t NOT think about the Camelot squad!
So basically the Camelot squad is (officially) Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere (my version), Morgana, and Morgause.
(Kay is an unofficial member-ish, sort of)
Before S3 & S2 of 7ds (and 4kota), the Camelot gang was just basically a happy (found-ish) family unit (is it found family if 2 members are your half-siblings and another is your future wife? -Arthur)
Merlin was basically more of a parent than Uther was (no surprise there, Uther is always a terrible parent no matter the work).
Morgause is Arthur’s full sister (same parents) while Morgana is their half sister (same dad but different mom). And Guinevere is Arthur’s arranged fiancée for political purposes & arranged political marriages.
I keep thinking about Pre-S3 Camelot squad and how happy all of them were. Morgana being Merlin’s pupil in magic, Morgause & Guinevere looking at Merlin for advice since she’s also a woman and she’s older and she’s in a position of power in Uther’s court, Arthur looking up to Merlin because she’s the closest thing that he has to a parent and she’s his main teacher.
Morgana who was going to be the Royal Mage of Camelot after Merlin and be able to stay beside her brother instead of going back to her dead other father’s (Gorlois) lands.
Guinevere who’s going to be Queen of Camelot and rule alongside Arthur just like she’s been told her entire life, wanting to be like the fair and beautiful queens in the stories, and wanting to be a good queen that is loved.
Morgause who felt unloved & unwanted by Uther being happy to be with her siblings, friend & future sis-in-law, and her sort-of-not-quite favorite teacher. Happy to finally being loved and cherished instead of being ignored and downplayed.
Arthur who wants to be a good king. Arthur who wants to make his father proud of him. Arthur who doesn’t really remember his mother. Arthur who sees Merlin as his idol and his teacher. Arthur who sometimes feels like Merlin is kind of what a mother is technically supposed to be.
And Merlin, Merlin, Merlin.
Merlin who wants to resurrect Chaos. Merlin who thinks that Arthur will make the best host for Chaos. Merlin who finds herself being protective over Arthur and his sisters and even for little Guinevere.
Merlin who finds herself teacher not just her future king, but his two sisters and his future queen. Merlin noticing Morgana’s magical potential and making the young girl her new pupil (Vivian was a disaster, maybe Morgana will be different).
Merlin who thinks about Elizabeth when she’s with little Morgause (so happy despite being so lonely and sad. So wonderful and so much like her mother (Ygraine), fair-haired and blue-eyed and so very resilient)
Merlin who finds herself giving advice to Guinevere in how to be a queen just like she does with Arthur in how to be king.
Merlin who finds herself caring about all of these children. These wonderful and bright eyed children who dream of a better future, a better world, and a happier ending.
Something, something it’s a tragedy that in WIC (and LSK) the Camelot gang split apart and you can barely recognize it anymore.
Arthur only has his widowed sister Morgause (heartbroken, grieving, and empty inside) and her children left with him.
Morgana ran away with Guinevere and 1 month old Mordred to Liones and hasn’t exactly looked back since. (She’s trying to figure out a way to get back her precious sunshine baby brother, but she’s kind of realized that her Arthur is as good as dead)
Guinevere ran off with Morgana and baby Mordred because she couldn’t take it anymore and she also couldn’t stand to lose yet another child in the New Camelot.
Merlin is nowhere in sight and no one exactly knows where she is right now. (Morgana resents her for putting Chaos in Arthur, Guinevere doesn’t know how to feel, and Morgause just doesn’t care anymore)
Kay….And Kay is just here wondering what exactly happened to the once happy familial group with a bright, beautiful, and golden future ahead of them.