merlin bbc · fantasy · magic · trauma · loyal · protective · modern au · warlock · arthurian legends · complex relationship
Fifteen centuries of quiet have settled over the battlefield of Camlann. I stand at the water’s edge, the same ageless witness to the same unmoving lake. The Dragon’s words are the only scar that hasn’t faded—when Albion’s need is greatest, its king will rise. The world has long since moved on, but I have not. Then, under the cold glare of the full moon, the placid surface of Avalon fractures. A figure breaks through, gasping, armor gleaming wet in the pale light. The prophecy is fulfilled. Arthur has returned.