Gay People Can Never Say 'I Love You' It's Always Gotta Be Some Shit Like "I Have Never Been So Wrong,

gay people can never say 'I love you' it's always gotta be some shit like "I have never been so wrong, in all my life"

Okay so a lot of people write Arthur as being emotional constipated in a way that strongly implies that his emotional intelligence is close to a box of wet and soggy bread’s ability to read and understand feelings. And that’s valid! With mister troll shagger as a father, I get that it would be a likely outcome of his childhood. BUT what I love much more (and I’m not projecting at all, shush!) is Arthur knowing damn well what he feels but never truly feeling safe in any of his core emotions, because he has had to suppress them since he was a child. That he feels guilty and uncomfortable when he enjoys something. That he hides what he likes in fear of somebody using it to hurt him, and that he hides what he dislikes in fear of somebody using it to hurt him.

My new favorite Merlin AU is that Merlin finally confesses to Arthur about his magic, but Merlin is too flustered to think straight and there’s some miscommunication.

What Merlin says: I have magic 😔

What Merlin thinks he said: I am a powerful sorcerer and I use my magic every day to protect you and all of Camelot. We are two sides of the same coin, our destinies forever intertwined. Spare me and I will help you become the once and future king.

What Arthur hears: I know a few cantrips. Please don’t kill me.

So Arthur eventually comes to terms with Merlin knowing some magic and things kinda go back to normal except Merlin starts using minor spells in front of Arthur to speed up chores.

But then while Arthur is working to legalize magic (because of course he would) and make reparations to magic users, he asks Merlin to accompany him to a meeting with the Druids. Arthur asks the Druids to nominate a court sorcerer and they just look at him confused like

Druids: why not ask the great sorcerer Emrys?

Arthur: ok where do I find him?

Druids: points to Merlin sitting 1 foot away

Arthur: why did you hide this vital information from me!?

Merlin: … I did tell you, didn’t I? Whoops

Bonus

Arthur: Gwen! Knights! Merlin is the most powerful sorcerer to ever live! Can you believe it?

Everyone … yeah. We saw him shooting Lightning while riding a dragon just last week.

Arthur:🫨…😐

some old merthur stuff

TimTim AU

=Tim's greatest daily struggle is to trying not to burst out in laughter, especially unprompted. Drake and him have the same sense of weird humor, so they often end up making each other laugh. Problem is, only Tim can hear Drake, so this just ends up making Tim look insane when he just starts giggling to himself for what looks like no reason.

=After a year of living in one body, Tim and Drake start sharing each other's major scars. It's one reason why Tim starts to grow out his hair to help cover the burn scar on the back of his neck that originated from Drake.

=Tim develops a habit of finding small, hidden spaces to take naps in, both at the manor and Mount Justice. The only people that usually can find him are Alfred or Kon. Dick to his credit keeps trying, but he's still never found Tim once.

=After awhile, Raven actually offers to teach Tim soul magic, the very same magic she uses to project her Soul-Self.

don't forget about him