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Merlin, to reincarnated Mordred: One universe, nine planets, seven seas, seven continents, 195 countries, and I still had the unfortunate luck of meeting you. Twice.
Lancelot: Surely he isn’t that bad-
Leon, just found out who used him as a step stool: There are only eight planets, you uncultured swine!
Merlin, forgetting about Mordred: VIVA LA PLUTO, FUCK YOU!
*somewhere in the 21st century*
Leon: That's it, I'm cutting off the internet!
Merlin: No, please don't! I have a family to feed!
Leon:
Leon: What?
Merlin: I need to feed my Neopets! Please, Leon. They can’t die.
Leon: This is why you should’ve listened to me and gotten a nintendogs instead, Sir Barks is as resilient as us.
Merlin: They’re resistant too, they’re just sensitive.
Leon: Oh, like you then.
Merlin: I’m not the one who held a grudge for a thousand years.
Leon: I’m not the one who used his friends as a stepladder!
I love fics where everyone (but mostly Arthur) realizes how important Merlin is to Camelot.
Like I’m not only talking about Magic reveal fics where they find out how badass he is and how many times he’s saved their asses (though I love those) but specifically about the times they realize he basically Runs the Castle.
I’m fairly sure I read a fic or a head canon somewhere that Merlin leaves to visit his mother for a week and Camelot falls apart because this boy was doing everything to keep that Castle in order. And Arthur kept firing servants cuz “they weren’t up to standard” (aka they weren’t Merlin)
And these fics could be gen or Merthur (though I do love the latter ngl)
But yeah I just love it when my boy gets the recognition and respect he deserves.
(Bonus if Leon is losing his mind the entire time. He’s done with their bullshit. He’s seen too much. He’s tired. #LetLeonRest2024)
(Arthur is explaining a plan to attack Morgana)
Arthur: Lancelot! You go bottom right!
Arthur: Leon! You go bottom left!
Arthur: Merlin! Run around in circles and cry.
Merlin: (immediately starts sobbing)
To me, Merlin’s dynamic with all the knights (including Arthur) is “The only person who gets to torture my brother is me” but like it’s reciprocated
Plot twist: Ed Sheeran has been Sir Leon this entire time
Merlin: ARE YOU-
Gwaine: Fucking
Merlin: KIDDING ME?! YOU-
Gwaine: Fucking
Merlin: IDIOT!
Arthur: *looks between Merlin and Gwaine*
Arthur: No. Just no. *walks away*
Merlin: *follows, yelling about Arthur being reckless*
Lancelot: ... What was that?
Gwaine: Princess banned Merlin from swearing, so I'm helping him out.
Leon: Shouldn't you be the one banned from swearing?
Gwaine: Yeah, but princess lost all hope in curing me of that a long time ago. He just wanted Merlin’s rants to be less intimidating.
Merlin, in the distance: Were you born without any self preservation or did you lose it somewhere in that big empty space between your ears?!
Leon: …
Lancelot: I wish him luck. Hell hath no fury like a scorned Merlin.
New chapter of my main project, which features an eldritch Merlin befriending Leon, has been posted! I hope you enjoy it! :D
Fic Update!
Hello everyone! I (finally) finished the next chapter of "What to Do When an Eldritch God Decides that You're Friend-Shaped: A Guide by Sir Leon the Long-Suffering"! I've given Leon lots of pain and character development, so check it out if you're interested! I hope you all enjoy this new chapter! :D
Also, I saw that part 2 of the "Merlin accidentally conquers Camelot" au won the continuation poll, so I'll be working on that soon! Until next time!
If any of the knights possessed a single observant brain cell, Merlin would be in a lot of trouble lol!
I absolutely love this, it's giving me some ideas!
What if magic, the ambient natural magic of the world, loved Arthur? It recognizes Arthur as its own creation, destined to be with its physical form one day. So, even before Merlin and Arthur met, the magic of the world loved Arthur, knowing what he would one day become to Merlin.
As Arthur grows up, the magic that exists around Camelot aids him in whatever way it can. It can't do much without a sorcerer harnessing and guiding it, but it can influence the world around it in subtle ways, with a conveniently placed root tripping over an attacker here, or a branch falling from a tree there. Nothing that couldn't just be written off as good luck, but it happens so frequently for Arthur that he assumes that it's normal. After all, he's never known anything else.
So, when Merlin finally arrives and takes Arthur's protection into his own hands, Arthur doesn't notice anything amiss. Tree branches fall and knock out bandits all the time, that's just what always happens. His opponents, no matter how experienced, trip over roots. That's just the way it goes, nothing out of the ordinary.
So, when Leon tries to explain to Arthur that no, your attackers suddenly being rendered unconscious is not normal, Arthur doesn't buy it.
When Leon tries to prove it to Arthur the next time bandits attack, Leon's opponent is succinctly tripped over by a root and crushed by a falling tree. Leon just stands there in shock, while Arthur walks over like "See, I told you so! That's always what happens during fights! It always has."
And Leon's just standing there trying to figure out a) what the actual fuck just happened and b) how his king was such an oblivious dumbass.
Meanwhile, Merlin's laughing his ass off in the background.
*after battle*
Leon: Something strange is going on. During that fight a tree just... fell on one of the bandits when he was about to kill me
Arthur: Don't be ridiculous, trees and buildings and chandeliers fall on people I'm fighting all the time. It's normal
Leon: What?
Merlin: Hey look a distraction!
Just Merlin things…. This is my offering to the Merlin Fandom💛 Thank you!
Leon: Hey Sire, are you doing anything tomorrow?
Arthur: Yes?
Leon: What about you, Merlin?
Merlin: Yes.
Leon: Great! Because I'm not. You two go out without me. Enjoy your date!
Arthur: Did he just-