15 Bookmarked Items in Introspective Merlin (Merlin)

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  1. 21

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    Merlin has wanted a lot of things in his life. A lot. But there's one thing he wants more than anything, and when a mysterious sorceress pops up with a magic mirror and a truth spell, will he lose everything he's worked for, or will he get more than he could have ever imagined?

    (I also posted this on ff.net yes I'm old-fashioned fight me)

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  3. 1

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    A lonely stone keeps vigil by a mist-shrouded lake time forgot —
    but the wood remembers, the flowers remember, the timeless remember.

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    Merlin visits the lake and leaves flowers. That's it.

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  4. 10

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    Arthur tails Merlin and Mordred. Both of them notice.

    ~Part 18 of the series~

    Series Summary: To protect Mordred, Merlin confesses to having been a child soldier under Cenred's rule before coming to Camelot. This causes ripple effects throughout their lives that culminate into a tidal wave of disaster for the kingdom and its resident warlock.

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  5. 11

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    To bear the guilt of being responsible for death of so many was...

    Merlin thought back to Morgana and her last months in Camelot. "I would do it to… but I have no one else to blame it on…"

    To face the fact that one of his mentors, who for several years prepared him for a supposedly grand destiny, suddenly decided to forget all about his teachings just to extract his vengeance...

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    After the dragon incident is over, Merlin goes home to get himself back together upon Gaius’ insistence and Arthur’s order. The outcome is not what anybody expected.

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    To protect Mordred, Merlin confesses to having been a child soldier under Cenred's rule before coming to Camelot. This causes ripple effects throughout their lives that culminate into a tidal wave of disaster for the kingdom and its resident warlock.

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  8. 10

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    The morning after talking with Gwaine, Merlin gets a flashback when he sees Mordred's tattoo. Later, he spots Leofwin sneaking into the library.

    ~Part 12 of the series~

    Series Summary: To protect Mordred, Merlin confesses to having been a child soldier under Cenred's rule before coming to Camelot. This causes ripple effects throughout their lives that culminate into a tidal wave of disaster for the kingdom and its resident warlock.

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  9. 11

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    Merlin is getting closer and closer to breaking, Mordred notices.

    ~Part 13 of the series~

    Series Summary: To protect Mordred, Merlin confesses to having been a child soldier under Cenred's rule before coming to Camelot. This causes ripple effects throughout their lives that culminate into a tidal wave of disaster for the kingdom and its resident warlock.

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  10. 15

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    Merlin and Mordred ponder their entwined destinies and new living arrangements.

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  11. 23

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    He’d felt it happening for a couple years now. How his flawlessly constructed mask was sliding off in tiny increments as Merlin started to lose himself more and more to violence.

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    After confessing that he had been a child soldier to the others, Merlin thinks about his true identity.

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  12. 3

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    After defeating Nimueh, Merlin returns to Camelot.

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  13. 6

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    «I’ll sleep just enough» Merlin’s said to his apprentice and to himself. He’s closed his heavier and heavier eyes. «Learn to live, Hisirdoux» he has added and then said nothing more, letting the tiredness take over.
    (...)
    He’s gone away like that, with the same rough and bored manners with which he’d normally tell Hisirdoux to go milk him the Slorr.
    It’s a thought that taunts Merlin when he wakes up.

     

    Merlin | introspective

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  14. 7

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    He had killed someone. Maybe it wasn’t an innocent. Maybe he had done it to protect another person. But he had still killed someone.
    A monster. That’s what he was. It might wear the mask of a hopeful, naïve boy, but it was still a monster. And Merlin wanted to claw at his face, to scratch away the skin of his arms, of his chest, to reveal what was lurking below the surface. He wanted to pull off the mask that was covering the face of the beast he really was.
    He had killed someone. He would probably kill again to protect the prince, to fulfil his destiny.

    Day 7 : shaking hands; silent panic attack

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  15. 12

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    Merlin muses on the nature of lies and how they affect his relationships. Set after episode 112.

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