All Gwaine Does Is Flirt With Merlin And Drink And Flirt With Merlin And Protect The Underprivileged

“On no level is magic metaphorical in this show.” 


“It’s funny because I don’t actually feel like you’re being sincere.” 


-Julien Murphy and Katie McGrath, Merlin 5x13 Audio Commentary

Arthur: We need to talk about your professionalism.

Merlin, standing on the round table with Gwaine: Those are some mighty brave words from someone standing in lava.

Gaius : I’m having a child

Merlin : oh that’s great-

Gaius, slamming down adoption papers : it’s you sign here

Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?

For @forever-rewatching-merlin​ who made me cry over my most favourite merlin fic for the hundredth time.

Die For You In Secret by @emrysofmagic  - In which Merlin and Lancelot start sleeping together at the end of season three, Arthur notices, Gwaine is all too perceptive, and Merlin realizes that the heart’s capacity for love is greater than he ever could have imagined.

✨ MERLIN CHALLENGE ✨ : Day 8 (8th): Favourite parallel (Morgana Pendragon vs Arthur Pendragon)

merlin: hey, it’s really muggy out today

arthur: if I go outside and all our mugs are on the front lawn, I’ll kill you

merlin: *sips coffee from bowl*

merlin, to uther: wassup

arthur: please be formal, merlin

merlin: wassup sir

i can bet that it would happened,,

mergwaine at a restaurant

merlin: can you please get us a table?

gwaine: sure thing love

[three minutes later]

gwaine, sprinting towards merlin, carrying a table: START THE CAR!!!

S5 Merlin and Gwen's relationship should've been "bros before hoes," featuring Arthur's dawning realization that He Is The Hoe.