#bbc fantasy

and even THAT was blue at the beginning

the neckerchief only became red once he entered arthur's employment, meaning one of the most consistent visual indicators of merlin's connection to arthur and camelot was literally something he started wearing because of his place in the pendragon household

and the one time he wasn't wearing pendragon red after that?

when he and arthur had an argument.

Hunith absolutely knew more magic than she ever let on. Not enough to be a sorceress herself, perhaps, but enough to recognize spells, herbs, old traditions, and exactly how much trouble her son was going to be.

She was one of Gaius's brightest students before the Purge. Not necessarily in medicine alone, but in observation. Hunith notices everything and simply chooses what is worth commenting on.

She has the most terrifying disappointed look in all of Albion. Merlin would rather face a dragon than explain himself after receiving a letter beginning with "Merlin."

Before Camelot became dangerous, she loved the city. She knew its streets, markets, and hidden corners by heart, which is partly why leaving hurt so much.

Hunith inherited her stubbornness from generations of Ealdor women and passed every ounce of it directly to Merlin.

She tells stories better than anyone. Merlin's love for legends, heroes came from sitting by the fire listening to her talk.

She has met far more magical people than Merlin realizes. Some passing through, some hiding, some running. She simply never betrayed them.

Half of Ealdor's population has received food, medicine, or shelter from Hunith at some point and she refuses to accept thanks for it.

The villagers learned very quickly that insulting Hunith was a mistake. She isn't loud, but she has a way of making people feel ashamed of themselves with a single sentence.

Merlin gets his habit of adopting strays from her. If an injured animal, lost traveler, or suspiciously magical child appeared at her door, they were staying for dinner.

Hunith is one of the bravest characters in the series and nobody talks about it enough. Imagine raising a magical child alone during a kingdom-wide witch hunt and still managing to make him kind.

The reason Merlin believes people deserve second chances is because Hunith taught him that mercy is strength, not weakness.

"Me (male), in my early 50s. I'm 53 ( 1972 ). "

"I'm soft for black men. I go weak in the presence of beauty. I met a really dark, slightly older guy from Africa in Dublin Bus Station once, when I was only twenty two. We spoke for a while, people watched, and we parted for separate destinations. Nothing untoward. I'd not had the experience of such company before, it being Ireland, and was clueless about my sexual preference. "

"Knowing what I know now, and thanks to the Internet. I'm honestly pissed, and regret not inviting my dark, handsome stranger somewhere discreet, and enjoying his body fluids making their way down my big, black cock loving throat. At 52, and only recently "coming out". I've still to have the privilege, and the pleasure.

Life will suck if I don't. "

"💛💛💛💛."