I’ve spent the last 12 years boycoting BBC Merlindespite being very much into all things Arthurian - and by “boycoting” I mean: I had the most groundless, pettiest hatred for the show. Like guteral reaction dislike without ever having seen an episode. Despised it for it’s premise and, to be fair, parts of it’s fanbase. I am now proud to say that I have overcome this particular feud and have watched the first two episodes due to quarantine. And it was… fine? Like I don’t think it’s very good but I can see why people enjoyed it. It might even turn into a guilty pleasure if it gets better further along.
Why am I telling you all this? In parts to amuse you with my pettiness. But mostly because I genuinly spend the last 12 years not knowing that there was actual magic in the show and had to pause the pilot episode to scream into a pillow when I realised that most of the queer readings I hated on for so long actually had a point because the way they portray the surpression of magic users is a text book example for queer subtext. So I guess what I learned this quarantine season is to actually watch things before I call bullshit on them.
MERLIN TRENDING IN TUMBLR BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHY IT’S TRENDING HAS THE SAME ENERGY AS WHEN PERCY JACKSON WAS TRENDING IN TWITTER BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE ASKING WHY IT’S TRENDING.
In a land where magic and tolerance florished- Kilgharrah was young and hoarded the pride pillows.
Artist’s note: I liked the sketch better tbh. However, here you have my contribution to the Pride Month, and another fill for @merlinbingo . I have a few alcohol markers I wanted to use again, and I know I should have used thicker paper. Deadline arrived somehow and thus I just made due. (Ok fine. I tuned it a tiny bit with sketchbook because I cut the egdes and scanner was a dummy and made it into a white background)Now I go back to studying stuff no one ever needs. *sigh* Post link
Title: A Fairytale, This Is Not Collaborator Name: Fighting_for_Creativity Card Number: 4004 Link:https://fightingforcreativity.tumblr.com/post/635971792747577344/for-the-tonystarkbingo-fill-information-title-a Square filled: adopted - AU: Reincarnation Ship/Main Pairing: WinterIron (endgame for the fic), Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/Morgana, Merlin/Gwaine (due to the nature of the fic, bear with me folks) Rating: G Major Tags : Reincarnation, dreams, visions, Tony’s workshop Summary: Sometimes, unbeknownst to Tony, his reflection doesn’t show the man the world sees. Word Count: - ~~~~
Creator’s Notes:
This is one of a few different versions of a cover art for a fic I’m working on. The wip’s title is: “A Fairytale, This Is Not”.
The fanfic itself will be well over 10k and a Marvel- Merlin(TV) crossover. All information above might very well change for the fic itself and mostly only applies to the art.
The text in the art says: “When I dream, I see a world lost so long ago it’s little more than a fairytale now. And I see a man, a man who is me- and yet he isnt?/He isn’t, and he speaks to dragons and he serves a king and he saves and he suffers for that kingdom. That… That can’t be me/ be me, can it?”
Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) ; Anna the OC ; Warning, spoilers in the character’s list ; Merlin (Merlin) ; Gwaine (Merlin) ; Percival (Merlin) ; Leon (Merlin) ; Gwen (Merlin) ; Elyan (Merlin) ; Lancelot (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Plot What Plot ; Fix-It ; Canon Compliant ; I hope ; more or less crack ; Arthur’s Return ; i hope i am using those right ; if not please tell me
Summary:
Another “Arthur’s return” story. No real plot, just me being happy to see them happy, and with any luck, that could make you happy too.
Arthur appears one day in someone’s life, and unwavering loyalty ensues.
