another reason merlin's immortality is awesome is that he has all the time in the world to spend time with freya btw. they only knew each other for like three days tops back when everything was Hectic and Going To Hell but now they get to actually hang out and spend time with each other. really big fan of the idea that merlin just carries around a vial or cup of water or something from the lake and talks to it constantly. when phones are eventually invented he's sitting there like "alright. i'm magic incarnate. over a thousand years of life has led me to this moment. i am GOING to figure out how to install a landline in the lake." and lo and behold he manages it. somehow. the sidhe aren't very happy about it but what can they do
sometimes the line disconnects and Merlin swims underwater to see what the problem is and he finds the sidhe chewing on the cables out of spite for him
truly the raccoons of the lake
