❛ think like a queen. a queen is not afraid to fail. failure is another stepping stone to greatness ❜ ( arthur pendragon ) ( bbc merlin seasons 1-5 )

"hey, when you grow up, will we still get to hang out like this?" "yeah? i mean, of course we will!" "but you'll be busy as a holy knight and i'll just be a peasant girl, probably taking over my mother's or father's place." "no way! when i get older, we'll hang out everyday! i'll come here and take you to far away places! we'll go see the kingdom of Liones, the Fairy King's Forest, and more!" "arthur..." "you and i will stay together forever! in fact, i might just have to marry you to make that dream come true!" "what? marry me?" "yeah! that way i'll get to tell everyone that you're my wife! and maybe one day i'll become a grand master! haha, wouldn't that be nice?" "..." "i-i'm sorry! i didn't stop to think how you might fe-" "i'd like that. let's get married, okay?" "yeah!"

She wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword.

"𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐥𝐢𝐚." "𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦." ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾　　☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙ in which merlin isn't the only new face in camelot with a secret or in which gaius' new apprentice is destined to become the once and future queen

She's the Princess of Camelot. He's the servant with magic. What could go wrong? [Cover by DamnSalvawhore.] [Season 1.] [Disclaimer: I only own Calysta and her plot.]

"For both sides of the coin to reveal their full potential, a light must shine upon them." ------ [Merlin - Season 1+] [Arthur Pendragon / OC]