i just KNOW merlin loves the moments where he can impress lancelot with his magic because gaius is the only other one who knows and he already knows all about who merlin is and yells at him all the time. but you know when merlin gets to like summon kilgharrah around lancelot for the first time hes like hehehehehe

Do you ever think of how, to Arthur, Merlin is a clumsy, idiot of a servant with no care for tradition, but he makes Arthur laugh and gives the best advice and somehow, without Arthur even noticing, has become his best friend in the entire world, the person he wants to face every battle with, not only so he can protect Merlin but also so he can have Merlin’s support and approval

And then it turns out that Merlin doesn’t need protecting, and he’s the most powerful sorcerer to exist, he has magic, and has actually been the one protecting Arthur this entire time

And Arthur has to face their entire relationship being turned upside down, because okay you have magic, he’s had his suspicions about magic not being evil for a while now and of course Merlin isn’t evil, but it’s more how dare you not tell me, after I’ve came to you for everything and I thought you did too, I thought I noticed when things were wrong and put a smile on your face but this whole time you’ve not trusted me

And in a matter of hours he has to relearn their entire friendship and try to understand why Merlin has done this and why he keeps doing this and make sure that everything else about our friendship is true please say the rest was true

And by the end, because he is dying and the end is so very near, it doesn’t matter anymore because he is Arthur and he is Merlin and it doesn’t matter that they’re also the Once and Future King of Camelot and Emrys the Most Powerful Sorcerer Ever to Live

No, they’re just Merlin and Arthur in their last few minutes together and they both know it and this is his last chance so it’s not you betrayed me and I need time and how could you do this to us, instead it’s it’s okay and hold me and thank you because if this is his last chance to protect Merlin then of course he is going to take it, that’s always been his job and neither death nor magic is going to change that

Lancelot: merlin dont do the thing

Merlin: you know im gonna do the thing

Merlin: You’ve been way too protective of me recently!

Lancelot: How dare you! I’m always way too protective of you!

I see you as more of a head louse. Right. Useless. Irritating.

bbc merlin thing i will never forgive the show for #100: LANCELOT

1.05 - Lancelot

Favorite Ships | BBC Merlin ↪ Merthwen

MERLIN | 4x02 “The Darkest Hour: Part Two”

#their whole dynamic

bbc merlin - 03x08 The Eye of the Phoenix

the guy who can barely get the words "we're friends" past his lips vs the guy who will call you his best friend within the first day of you meeting aka the different representations of love and affection in bbc merlin

bbc merlin - 03x12 The Coming of Arthur, Part I

he was already waking up, there was literally no need

bbc merlin - 03x09 Love in the Time of Dragons

biting him and (i cannot stress this enough) biting him

God i LOVE men in pain and his personal mental breakdown

as soon as I'm done watching a movie