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It's silent, somber, the middle of the night.

Arthur: I don't think I've ever felt loved before

Merlin, sitting beside him: what do you mean?

Arthur, watching the fire dance: I don't know. I've never felt... Wanted... I guess.

Merlin: is this about Uther

Arthur: unmet expectations, you mean.

There is silence.

Arthur: everyone else is getting paid to be there when I need them.

Merlin: that's not true

Arthur: you say that because you're different, because you're the first person who's been different.

Merlin: I say it because no one would work for a prat like you for the money alone. Least of all a sorcerer, right?

Arthur: *huffs* thanks

Merlin: there are five kingdoms in Albion. One promises nothing but war, another is so deep in debt that the pourest show it, another is so wary they don't even think of their people and the last one has turned into a desert as their King died an isolated death

Arthur: so, I'm the least awful option then

Merlin: you're the golden King

Arthur: because of a prophecy

Merlin: because of your hair

Arthur: O.o?!?!

Merlin: *sighs* no, it's because you care and you give and you love. And that love is returned by your people

Arthur: Love shouldn't be transactional

Merlin: love was the very first currency.

Arthur: ...

Merlin: you've earned every heart you were given.

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Summary: Leah Clearwater is either a time traveller or she’s going insane. Either way, it isn’t looking good for her when she wakes up in her younger body, three days before she phased and caused her father’s death. In her quest to hide her memories and double life while still protecting her loved ones, she gains unexpected knowledge and allies in the most unlikeliest of places.

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She was so sweet helping him get it on, too. And all for nothing, Morgana tracked them anyway.

Gwen and Leon

"What's taking so long?"

"I'm a woman!"

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Headcanon that both of them are equally matched during sparring/training.

Leon has a little bit more economy and structure, because its hard to shake the habit as he's been fighting that way since he was a child/squire.

Lancelot has less structure and a bit more flow, like muted down version of Gwaine's fighting style. There's structure to his strikes, but there's also the odd little flair or trick that catches Leon off guard, it comes from being a wandering Knight and having a different range of opponents.

Whenever they fight, they eye-flirt too. Like, full on facial expressions eye-flirt. It's honestly disgusting.

Their sparring is mesmerising to watch, and the added romantic tension just makes it better.

Merlin annoys Lancelot about it more than he annoyed Arthur about Gwen in cannon. It gets so bad that at some point, Kilgarrah asks Lancelot how his 'mate' is faring.

Arthur is the last to notice, obviously, but you can bet he slides a sly remark in every once in a while when he and Leon are going over inventory of weapons. Leon thinks he's kidding, until Arthur forgets the two of them are not actually together yet.

Arthur, completely obliviously: So when are you and Lancelot celebrating your anniversary? Isn't it some time this week?

Leon: ...

Arthur: ...🤨

Leon: ...my- my lord, Sir Lancelot and I are simply good friends.

Arthur: ...Wait, whAT? 😲

When they finally get together, it's because Gwaine got them drunk and they kissed in the tavern (after everyone told him it wouldn't work).

Nobody was surprised.

Not even Leon and Lancelot.

OI

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I KNOW YOU'RE AWAKE

I had a thought and I need other people's thoughts:

Leon/Lancelot?

Sincerely,

A Merwaine shipper

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The Purge began with the death of Queen Ygraine and the birth of Arthur. Before that, magic was legal and quite well-known amongst the nobility and common people, just a part of everyday life.

Leon would have been about 5 at the time magic was banned. Maybe six, as it took time for laws to be implemented across kingdoms.

There is a possibility there were people in his household who had magic. Maybe a servant who could clean his muddy clothes in a split second, so he didn't get into trouble. Maybe a nanny, or a tutor who could make the figurines in his storybooks come to life.

If Leon's father is half the man Leon is, there is a real possibility that his morals would have overshadowed his loyalty to the crown. So when the word comes by the King's messenger that all magic users are to be burnt alive, he send him back with the assurance that it will be done.

But instead, he start plotting.

Those who learnt magic and could stand to give it up did so. Those who couldn't, born with the innate ability, got help from a mysterious source to flee in the middle of the night, across the border to Dyfed and take a boat out of Albion, where magic was still welcomed.

And Leon, who is a curious little child, and confused as to why his father is disobeying the king, asks him knew night. And his father tells him "A man's loyalty to his morals must come before his loyalty to the crown, or he is bit a man at all, but a puppet with a sword."

And Leon remembers.

Leon obeys the crown. He joins the knighthood like his brothers, he serves his king, and he carries out Uther's orders without question.

And nobody but him notices when his blade cuts through grass or just tents instead of people. Nobody but him notices when his coin bag mysteriously falls a few feet away, conveniently right in front of the druid child hiding in the bushes. Nobody but him notices when he helps a child escape up a tree.

But the druids notice.

They notice when the child starts talking about the noble Knight of Camelot who helped them escape. And them another, who told them the same, and then another. It adds up.

So when their beloved Knight is dying, of course they will take notice. Of course they will pray to their goddess. Of course they will use the most powerful tool they have, the cup of life, to bring him back.

Even Gods listen when so many pray. They grant him the gift of immortality.

The druids aren't the only ones who notice.

The servants notice. They clean his armour, and his weaponry. Each and every time, it comes back bloodless. And if it doesn't, it's certainly not bloody enough to have been in a massacre.

Servants talk. Eventually, word reaches Gwen. And then, in her adorable way, she blurts it out at the most inopportune moment.

And Merlin finds out.

OOOO THIS IS SO COOL

ima add some thoughts to this….

Merlin would either immediately tell Leon about his magic like and idiot or not tell him anything and just get really close to him.

Everyone, including Leon, was heavily confused at to why Merlin was trying to get so close to Leon, he was practically stalking him.

Once Leon bumped into some Druids on patrol and was talked to them, Merlin, who was following him, tried to hide and hoped that none of them would notice him.

Of course, the Druids noticed and called him out, thinking surely Leon knew about Emrys and who he was.

And obviously, he didn’t.

Merlin realizing he had been caught, stepped out from the trees.

Leon was confused and terrified of Merlin being there.

Why was he here? Was he following him? Why? Would he tell Arthur what he saw?

Then he realized that the Druids had called him Emrys.

From being around the Druids so much Leon must have heard about Emrys, which only made him more confused,.

Why were they calling Merlin Emrys? Wasn’t he almost a god to the Druids? Merlin wasn’t a god. He was Merlin.

Apparently Merlin was not just Merlin, he was Emrys.

Leon and Merlin had a long talk after that, both having to explain the full story to each other (mostly on Merlin’s part)

They both grew very close after some awkward few days of processing what they learned about each other, so much so that people started to suspect they were courting.

Their denies of the accusations were not taken seriously, thinking they were just trying to keep their courtship secret.

Eventually, Arthur found out, who was not happy about two of his best friends courting.

Arthur demanded answers they couldn’t give, especially when Arthur wouldn’t take them just being friends as an answer.

So, as a last resort, they bought into the lie of them courting. Saying that they just realized their feelings over time.

This lie worked for a while, people still asked questions but most of them accepted the fact they wanted to keep their relationship lowkey.

This worked until they actually started to have feelings for each other.