And he starts talking about how Arthur glows and shit.

And heРІР‚в„ўs half way through the royal mead so fuck it. And they all realize that Merlin is persent for all these things and start asking Merlin what it looks like when Arthur performs these magical feats.

This is about the part where Merlin escalates to chugging the royal mead.Р”Р„t some point someone mentions that an eyewitness would be great. #what a way for Arthur to get dumped into this drama #IРІР‚в„ўM PRETTY SURE I AM NOT MAGIC #РІР‚Сљyou keep killing things that can only be killed by magic thoРІР‚в„ў #РІР‚В¦full disclosure i often donРІР‚в„ўt remember it #so sometimes you black out and accomplish magical feats? #NO! ( ) WhatРІР‚в„ўs Uther gonna do? WhatРІР‚в„ўs he gonna fucking do? Execute his secret Scottish child, but not his nonsecret blond heir child? TheyРІР‚в„ўre ganging up on him now. Morgana, raising one fist at him: Solidarity, motherFUCKER! Morgana, dramatically slamming open the throne room doors with both arms: IРІР‚в„ўM ALSO UNWILLINGLY MAGIC. Merlin is standing in the corner the entire time holding a serving jug of mead and sweating.

An intense bigotry-versus-parental-love internal conflict commences, followed by some thatРІР‚в„ўs-pretty-hypocritcal-of-you-isnРІР‚в„ўt-it-dad screaming external conflict, generally upending everything. I know itРІР‚в„ўs 2020 but Merlin AU where Uther notices a bunch of problems that could only be solved by magic ~spontaneously~ getting solved around Arthur, and concludes that this must be a side effect of Arthur only existing due to magical intervention.

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