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"if we're taking queerbaiting as representation, which we are, morgana is a much better queer figure than merlin is"
"merlin's whole thing is 'if I stay closeted long enough and keep on supporting my oppressor, then maybe maaaybe one day his son will love me'"
"the show ends with merlin living in the present day still waiting for arthur to rise again and maybe fuck him this time"
"because he's immortal, merlin could have called the cops on stonewall"
"merlin in the present day is probably some arthurian scholar and is absolutely insufferable" "writing really erotic– have you ever read an academic essay by someone who wants to fuck the historical figure they're talking about, that's what merlin is doing"
"my favourite merthur fanfic trope is uther will consistently be like 'arthur it's ok that you're having sex with a man because at least you're not going to get any bastards but you can't have sex with a sorcerer'. like no it's the same thing! you don't understand the show you're watching"
"arthur is like 'if you're a sorcerer merlin, I guess that's okay, I just don't believe your kind should have rights'. he's one of those people that's like 'it's fine if you're a homosexual but I still think it's a sin'"