The drabble dump that mutated!

They suffer from ‘Merlin forgot the sleeping bags so now they have to sleep like this’ trope

Smiling softly, Merlin spread his hand over Arthur’s heart. “What about this?” He closed his eyes and let his magic flow through him and over Arthur, golden tendrils linking them just as the garland had done at their wedding. With a sound that was half-sigh, half-laugh, Arthur tipped Merlin’s head up with a finger under his chin, and kissed him softly. “It feels like coming home.”

— On Our Knees (At the Curtains of the Waterfall) by @thesongistheriver (Chapter 4)

Created for @bbcmerlin-reversebang 2025-2026. Posted on AO3 here.

Since I saw "Wake up Dead man" I wanted to draw a priest!Merlin and vampire!Arthur because I loved the movie and I like Varga a lot, so I wanted they together. I finally did a quick doodle to take it out of my sytem and work on my patron's sketches.

Things i added that i love:

Merlin has a ring on, they’re wearing eachothers shirts, and Merlin is definitely not looking at that book (admiring Arthur).