Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Ygraine de Bois/Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Alice/Gaius (Merlin), Balinor/Hunith (Merlin), Ygraine de Bois/Nimueh (Merlin), Nimueh & Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Ygraine de Bois & Vivienne (Merlin), Gorlois/Vivienne (Merlin), Gaius & Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Gaius & Hunith (Merlin) Characters: Ygraine de Bois (Merlin), Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Geoffrey of Monmouth (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Gorlois (Merlin), Vivienne (Merlin), Nimueh (Merlin), Hunith (Merlin), Balinor (Merlin), Alice (Merlin), Kilgharrah (Merlin), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Kadoc (Kaamelott), Original Non-Human Character(s) Additional Tags: How Do I Tag, Canon Compliant, Pre-Canon, Angst, Hurt No Comfort, Sad Ending, Friends to Lovers, Friendship, Friends to Enemies, Canonical Character Death, Childhood Friends, Canon-Typical Violence, Unrequited Love, No Sex, Coming of Age, Fluff

@the-heartofcamelot Merlin Prequel Fest 2025 Day 2 prompt: romantic dynamic (although there's not a lot of romance here 💔).

At the very end, it is Nimueh who comes„

What's more is that in this, Morgana, who is called Morgan in the series (she seems to hate being called Morgana in the series lol) is the main character, and she has a mentor who reminds me of a female Gaius only much cooler because 1. she actually teaches her protege medicinal stuff and a bit about magic, too, even though her magic is nothing compared to Morgan's and 2. She doesn't justify a facist genocidal dictator's actions against her kind maybe to some extent if you count her explanation as to why her gods because looked at as demons by their followers because the gods were seflish, callous, and did not care for their worshipers. Her lesson to Morgan was this, power is power because it is given. The people give their power to gods and goddesses, and that power can be taken away when that belief is broken. Reminded me of leadership and how Arthur is known to be King because he championed the people. Anyway, you can say it's similar to how Gaius justifies Uther's actions against magical people maybe because people with magic abused their powers much like how Sebile's Gods abused their powers and this is why so many turned away from them in the end.

I drew these months ago, forgot about them and now I have to finish all the others

I was so happy on our last night together. Until I realized that it was never even you.