Where everything's the same except Uther's a llama.
"So the king, he really is-"
"Yes Merlin, but I wouldn't recommend bringing it up while you're here."
"But Gaius, h-"
"Uther punished many magic users, including those who were unfortunate enough to be visiting here. One particular one cursed him to be a Llama before the fire overtook her."
"And the curse is unbreakable?"
"Oh no. Anyone with a basic knowledge on curses and magic could break it."
"Then why?"
"Because that would require magic. And the King knows that."
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Aberdeen Bestiary, England ca. 1200
Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, fol. 51v
sure, i'll drink the pink swirly potion that released a little heart shaped cloud when you uncorked it. what's the worst that could happen
The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart /more at Arthurian Preservation Project
imagine being the cuck in ur own story for centuries and then all it takes is a magic twink with drinkable eyes and all of a sudden there’s thousands of stories where you’re the main love interest, getting it in every which way. happened to my friend arthur pendragon
That's it, I'm reframing my anxiety, burnout and brainfog as magical exhaustion.
Why I Should Have a Dragon (a personal hypothetical philosophy in zine format)
Rebecca Sugar cooked with "Character whose entire existence is devoted to the service of another character who's now dead and now they have no idea what to do with themselves except live." I love that shit. I forged myself into a tool for you and now you're gone. I'm sniffing this like a bloodhound
touching grass isn't enough we should be staging small community productions of shakespeare
She/Her | 31 | Herbal Tea EnthusiastInterested in: hurt/comfort, fairytale retellings and folkloreCurrently down an Arthurian rabbitholeLeMightyWorrier on Ao3
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