16 YEARS OF MERLIN ▸ first aired on September 20th 2008 (in/sp.)

DRAWING AHEAD!!!

I decided to make a silly Aithusa drawing. Because she is a baby and deserved better!

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"Your destinies were Entwined/Intertwined (not much difference)" -> Canon statement from Gaius

Meaning: When two people get entwined, they see every aspect of each other. Which makes sense because Lancelot and Merlin knew EVERYTHING about each other. They saw each other's true selves and loved each other regardless.

"Bregdan Anweald"

Meaning : "Bregdan Anweald" is equivalent to "to make more powerful" or "to draw power". Lancelot's is Merlin's POWER! He is the one that encourages Merlin to be more confident and himself. He is the one who found out about Merlin and accepted him without question (even if he could have gained Uther's trust by outing him). He is Merlin's pillar/support/source for solace. And these are things that give Merlin strength/power.

"Your secret is safe with me" -> Canon statement from Lancelot

Meaning: Lancelot wanted to be a knight of Camelot. That was his ambition. Once he found out about Merlin's magic, he could have told Uther and be a full knight, since Uther would appreciate a knight against magic. But he CHOOSES NOT TO! He chooses Merlin OVER pleasing the king! Let's also not forget that this is Season 1. Merlin and Lancelot knew each other for about a week, yet Lancelot chooses to keep Merlin's magic a secret. This is the start of a true friendship.

"Lancelot needed you and you needed Lancelot" -> Canon statement from Gaius

Meaning: They needed each other. Lancelot became a Knight/fulfilled his dream thanks to Merlin and Merlin could be himself with Lancelot. Also, had Lancelot lived in season 5, Merlin wouldn't have been so paranoid and magic would have been legalized earlier. And more trouble would have been solved.

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When the boat with Lancelot's body comes to shore, Merlin casts a spells equivalent to "Give calm and peace/stability to this tormented soul" and the real Lancelot returns. He is freed from the torment that Morgana put him through. The chains that connected Lancelot to Morgana broke for Merlin to see his close friend again, even for a little moment.

The way Lancelot looks at Merlin when he says "Merlin. Thank you" indicates pure gratitude. And the way he says it is heartbreaking. It sounds like a whisper, as if Merlin is the only one supposed to hear it. He wants to reassure Merlin that he doesn't blame him for not saving him from Morgana earlier. He doesn't care if Camelot will remember him as an adulterer/traitor. He doesn't care if his sacrifice will be erased from the other people's memories.

Because the sacrifice was for MERLIN. The person who knows the truth about the Shade and freed him from Morgana, even late. The person who will ALWAYS remember the sacrifice he made, despite what everyone else will remember from now on. The person whose secret he promised to keep safe from Uther's regime, the person he sought to keep safe despite how powerful he is. The young man he thought as "the bravest of them all".

This moment is supposed to be for them and ONLY them!!! It's their secret!!! In this moment, Lancelot realizes that he is TRULY LOVED! THAT MERLIN STILL LOVES HIM! HE KNOWS THAT HE IS LOVED!

And Merlin's laughter later on is heartbreaking. Because on one hand, he is sad because he thinks that he failed Lancelot, the person who loved him as he was instead of some God - like saviour and before any prophecy. On the other hand, he is happy because he got to see the real Lancelot again, farewell him properly and share with him a moment that was only for them! A moment where BOTH could be themselves!

THE MOMENT WHEN BOTH OF THEM REALIZED THAT THEY WERE LOVED BY THE OTHER!!!

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SO I DECIDED TO DO ANOTHER MERCELOT EDIT WITH THE SAME SONG, BUT SLOWED AND A BIT MORE EVOLVED THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE (it might be kinda choppy, but I will be forgiven)

Me offering you gremlins the content:

Hope you enjoy 🥰😘❤️

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MY FIRST MERCELOT/MERLANCE EDIT!!!

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MERLIN & LANCELOT + LAST SPELL MINI MERCELOT WEEK 2021 | Day 3: Angst

After some thought, I changed the translation of ‘fæstne’ to ‘stability’ instead of the previous ‘peace’. This is because ‘fæstne‘ bears the meaning of ‘to fasten/stabilise/fortify’. I find it interesting to contrast this to Lancelot’s carving on the round table - ‘scamu’, meaning modesty/shame/dishonour (in the sense of godly shame) - because they are almost antonyms of each other. Lancelot’s modesty, although coming from a place of true goodness, was something that caused him to sacrifice his happiness. In his modesty, he is unable to see the worth he has in other’s eyes. Along with releasing the hold Morgana has on Lancelot’s soul, Merlin’s spell gives Lancelot a chance to see beyond his modesty (perhaps unintentionally, even). That there is Merlin - someone who thought of Lancelot and wrecked himself with guilt over his death (I have thought of you often. Have you thought of me?), someone who has painstakingly covered his funeral boat with fresh flowers and leaves, someone who is now looking at him like he’s something that’s more important than anything. This is why the spell wakes him up: so he can see Merlin’s love and thank him for it, so Lancelot dies with the knowledge that he is loved.

That’s it! That’s the post!

At this point, Lancelot doesn’t care if the entirety of Camelot will remember his as a homewrecker and a traitor from now on. It doesn’t matter! Because he is at peace and stability now! He realizes that he is LOVED and more important than anything to the person he sacrificed himself for. Merlin’s love woke him up for their last goodbye. The love of the person who changed his life forever.

The tragedy is that both the times Lancelot died, the last person he looked at was Merlin. And in both times, his eyes were filled with love. The first time, love was combined with reassurance. The second time, it was with gratitude for being freed from Morgana and for making him realize that he was loved. And this is why he embraces his second death. Because he knows that there is someone who knows the truth behind the Shade. Someone who doesn’t blame him, but loves him and wants him to be at peace.

Lancelot’s first (Run! Run!) and last words (Merlin. Thank you.) were for that boy he had rescued years ago. The said boy who was willing to commit treason for him to be a knight, despite the two of them barely knowing each other. The boy who had magic and helped him defeat the griffin, a secret that he promised and swore in his heart to keep safe. The young man who sent for him when they all needed help. That brave young man who fought by his side. Hell, he had so few memories with Merlin and he blames himself for it. Because he had left him, how many times? But those moments with Merlin would be carved in his heart for eternity. Gods, he wished he could have more of those moments.

But he has to go. Again! And he hates it. But he won’t show that feeling. He will be the noble man that Merlin had believed in when they first met and accept the gift of calm and stability that Merlin was offering him with tears in his eyes. He will close his eyes and let the Lady of the Lake take him in her embrace, hoping that he will see Merlin again… In another life…

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@camelotsheart Thank you! Your words inspired me! ❤️❤️❤️

Two lovers people who exchange heart eyes and smile at each other while their future king is speaking

If anyone has a fic idea to recommend, they are welcome to open up. In this house, we accept opinions! 🥰

And these are their songs… If anyone recommends any other song for those two, please DM or comment!

actually. I think we should all write shade!lancelot fix it fics. for society

Broken Spell and True Love (laced with Revenge)

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Houses of Albion

anyway

Happy new year, BBC Merlin fandom! 

i hope this hasnt been done to death already

December Drabbles – Day 4

Prompt: Scarf

Chapters: 1/1

Words: 100

Fandom: Merlin (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Elaine of Astolat/Lancelot (Merlin)

Characters: Elaine of Astolat, Lancelot (Merlin)

Additional Tags: Tournaments, Pep talks, Encouragement

Summary:

It was on the stroke of midnight of Samhain’s Eve, the very moment when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. | HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 👻

sith morgana 🥰💖💞 thank you for listening

[id: a drawing of morgana from the show bbc merlin as a sith from the star wars universe on a dark background. she has dark clothing with bare shoulders and a plunging neckline, and a tattered cowl over her head. her hair is cut to shoulder-length and her face is pale and sunken. she is meditating, levitating in a half lotus pose with her red lightsaber hovering above one open hand. her other hand is in a closed fist. end id.]

Senator Arthur Pendragon.

I was inspired after seeing @alligatestheclotpole draw Sith Morgana. 

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merlin art in the year 2022??? it’s more likely than you’d think!

(please don’t repost anywhere, just reblog!)