Flotsam & Jetsam

Something about Merlin being allegorical to the concept of the “perfect queer person”. A queer person who allies themselves with their oppressors, hides their identity, and does as they’re told. Someone who never allows themselves the things they desire most and always puts the goals of their oppressors over the community they would be readily accepted by. Someone who would go so far as to betray the rest of their community to avoid disrupting the status quo, despite knowing they’ll never be truly accepted, loved or respected. At first it was out of survival, but eventually it’s out of habit, because this is how they learn to live.

thank you roop paul

Uther watching his son's unarmoured, untrained twink be the only one to return with Arthur time and time again when he sent out dozens of highly skilled, armoured warriors with them