Couples - Arthur ♥ Morgana #3: Because she is not for in-betweens. She's his Once and Future Queen.

lisztomania · 07-04-2009, 11:15 AM

W E L C O M E T O T H E 03 r d
Arthur & Morgana
A P P R E C I A T I O N T H R E A D

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"My Lady."

"My Champion."

I've reinstated 'My lady. My champion' because I love
the way that's starting. It gives you a moment at the
head of the red carpet where the thought behind it is
absolutely "God, I love you..."
[clip: behind the magic]

God, have mercy...
He's talking and casually he turns a little because the other knights are staring at something and his eye caught a glimpse of something beautiful and he stares and sees her. Really sees her. All white, creamy skin and ruby lips, moving like she has no weight at all. Like she's the air. The air he breaths and all he can think about when the sight of her crushes his heart is God, Have mercy.. but it's too late. He's already breathing her in.

Tell me. Do you think her... beautiful?
She's Morgana. Morgana that [says she] beat him when they where little. Morgana that is his father ward. Morgana that makes him go crazy telling him to stand up for what he believes is right. And Morgana is not allowed to be like this. Making him feel like his heart is about to break his chest. Morgana is not allowed to be - he has to surrender to the only word that can barely suit her because he's a warrior and words can't affect him - beautiful.

Then do it for me.
At the end of the day, after the banter and denial, she's his friend, she's his family, she's more than that. And what moves him it's not what is right, not yet. She comes to him before his own moral. He can't go against his father, and his King and he won't but then she says those words and he can't stop himself, because it's her. Only because it's her.

I don't want you to fight tomorrow. Please, I'm begging you.
Morgana, the proud Morgana, begs. She knows he can't do it this time, because it's his duty and he can't turn his back on his honor, but she needs him to know that she cares, that she's worried. And he's surprised because it's the first rule of their relationship - deny you care - and so it sounds like a bad joke because he does care, but he can't believe it's just the same for her, because it's too much, because if he has to die tomorrow then to hear this is a torture, because if he dies tomorrow she'll be someone else's Lady.

My Lady. My Champion.
Their My sounds like a condemn, like the turning point of a whole life. Sounds like forever. He offered his arm and she accepted, and now they could never go back. Ever.

f a n l i s t
0 1. Swamy .
02. Serenachan .
03. iris_katsiki .
04. jules166 .
05. electricpeppers .
06. Vilandra-N-Kiar-Lover .
07. crazy-shipper .
08. Undeniable .
09. Kilda .
1 0. our moment .
1 1 . Emelie .
1 2. MissLarkin .
1 3. Miss Bass .
1 4. tatablp .
1 5. Deiaa .
1 6. SkateGirl88 .
1 7. Angstfan .
1 8. .: DoDs :. .
1 9. DiBye23 .
20. lisagslack14 .
2 1. Kiss of Death .
22. stumps101 .
23. jigglypuff77 .
24. ~TaintedUnicorn~ .
24. fairy!tale .

f an a r t s

r e a s o n s
Because the sight of her makes him beg for mercy.
Because he was jealous of Valiant.
Because the armor scene is still the most sensual scene in the show.
Because he wanted to be her man to the feast.
Because she is his Lady.
Because he is her Champion.
Because he thinks her beautiful.
Because she worries about him.
Because he couldn't let her dying without trying everything he could.
Because he wants her to admit she likes him.
Because she tries to protect him.
Because he does dangerous things only for her.
Because she thinks he's a better man than his father.
Because some people are just born to be queen.
Because if they don't do something about it the sexual tension will kill em.
Because she always sees when he is in danger.
Because they shared their childhood.
Because she pushes him to do the right thing.
Because he stands up for her with his father.
Because when he notice she's trying to manipulate him into something he lets her.
Because they look beautiful together.
Because denial can only go so far.
Because only she used to beat him.
Because he'd defy his father's orders for her.
Because she likes him ~~less and less~~ more and more by the second.
Because it's not every day a girl gets to save her prince.
Because she fought at his side.
Because she saved his life.
Because he doesn't want her to get hurt.
Because she won't let him leave her behind while he risks his life.
Because he didn't do it for the boy, he did it for her.
Because for him it's (more than) okay ifs she's jealous.
Because he can't take his eyes off her.
Because they already are King and Queen of Denial Land.

O T H E R Q U O T E S

... Arthur - my brother, my lover, king who was and king who shall be.
[morgana, THE MISTS OF AVALON (page 1)]

... But I want to say this to you. You were the very first. No matter how many women I may have, for all my life I will always remember you and love you and bless you. I promise you that.
[arthur, THE MISTS OF AVALON]

... When you left Camelot, Arthur missed you so. l have often thought my greatest sin was coming between the love that you and Arthur have for each other.
[guinevere (to morgana), THE MISTS OF AVALON (movie)]

... It's all so new and strange. So many things have happened to me since- since-" His voice faltered. "I think of you all the time. I cannot help myself. It was true what I said, Morgaine- that all my life I shall remember you because you were the first, and I shall always think of you and love you-"
[arthur, THE MISTS OF AVALON]

... He bowed to Igraine, more formally to Morgause, but as he approached Morgaine he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. She stiffened. Mother, Goddess, what a tangle we have made. He says he will always love me and long for me...
[morgana (hearing arthur's thoughts), THE MISTS OF AVALON]

f a n v i d s
Love Story
By My Side You'll Never Be
I Still Need You
Keep Myself Awake
Twisted
So Contagious
Hot N Cold
Broken
Foundations
Bring Me To Life
Run
Hanging By A Moment
Through Glass
You're The Storm
Just Can't Get Enough
7 Things
Over & Over
Please Don't Drive Me Blind
The Pounding Sea, Is Calling Me Home To You

b o o k s
The Road to Avalon - Joan Wolf
The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley

f a n f i c s
The Price Of Pride
An Escape
A Slow Awakening
This Earthly Fire
Summer In The City
A Conversation On The Balcony
A Strange Style
Rescuing Arthur
Your Moth Is Lovely (Not That I'm Watching)

This love
So violent
So fragile
So tender
So hopeless
This love
As beautiful as the day
And as wretched as the weather
When the weather is wretched

This love
So real
This love
So beautiful
So happy
So joyous
And so ridiculous
Trembling with fear
Like a child in the dark
And so sure of itself
Like a tranquil man in the quiet of the night
This love
Which made others afraid
Which made them gossip
Which drained the colour from their cheeks
This love
Watched for
Because we watched for them
Snared, wounded, trampled, finished, denied, forgotten
Because we snared, wounded, trampled, finished, denied, forgot it

This love
Entire
Still so alive
Shining
This is yours
This is mine
This love
Which is always new
And which never changes
Real like a plant
Quivering like a bird
Warm and as alive as the summer
We can both
Go and come back
We can forget
And fall asleep
And wake up
To suffer old age
Fall asleep again
To dream to death
Awake
To smile and laugh
Young again
Our love endures
Obstinate as a mule
As alive as the desire
As cruel as the memory
As stupid as the regret
As tender as the memory
As cold as marble
As beautiful as the day
As delicate as an infant
It watches us
Smiling
And speaks to us
Without saying a word
And I
I listen to it
Trembling
And I cry
I cry for you
I cry for myself
And I beg you
For yourself
For me
And for all those who love
And who are loved
Yes
I cry to it
For you
For me
And for all the others
I do not know
Stay there
There where you are
There where you were before
Stay there
Don't move
Don't go away
We who are loved
We have forgotten you
Do not forget us
We had only you on this earth
Do not let us grow cold
Further and further away every day
It doesn't matter where
Give us a sign of life
In a nook in the woods
In the forest of memory
Suddenly arise
Take us by the hand
And save us.
[Prevert]

You are my freedom and my slavery.
You are my flesh burning as a naked summer night.
You are my country.
You, with green reflections in your hazel eyes,
You, grand, beautiful and victorious.
You are my longing, unreachable as I reach.
[Hikmet]

...But you are the queen.

When you go through the streets
no one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
at the carpet of red gold
that you tread as you pass,
the nonexistent carpet

And when you appear
All the rivers
Of my body ripple, bells
Make the skies tremble
And a song of praise fills the world.

Only you and I,
Only you and I, my love,
Can hear it.
[Neruda]

But do thy worst to steal thyself away,
For term of life thou art assured mine,
And life no longer than thy love will stay,
For it depends upon that love of thine.
[Shakespeare]

Serenchan . iris_katsiki . SergeantPepper

lisztomania · 07-04-2009, 11:18 AM

Don't post here until we've reached 300th on THIS ONE.

Otherwise, onwards, my pretties!

ETA: I'm gonna pimp some stuff into the OP tomorrow.

tatablp · 07-04-2009, 02:18 PM

Yay! Thanks for the new thread, Nia

And everyone is on the list now!

.:DoDs:. · 07-04-2009, 03:39 PM

lisagslack14 · 07-04-2009, 08:34 PM

Thank you for the new thread and for adding me

lisztomania · 07-04-2009, 09:16 PM

No problemo. Did we ever had an interview of Katie and Bradley together? I so wanna see that and what they had to say about their characters' relationship.

tatablp · 07-05-2009, 12:09 AM

I'd like to see Katie's POV in Arthur/Morgana relationship

lisztomania · 07-05-2009, 02:47 AM

Yeah.

Especially Katie because Bradley seems off the mark lately.

Serenachan · 07-05-2009, 05:31 AM

for all my life I will always remember you and love you and bless you.

I love this quote from the OP

We should have an honorary shippers list and the author of the Mists Of Avalon (no idea who she is

) should be first on the list

Also that Merlin writer who said that the thought behind My Lady/My Champion is "God, I love you"

lisztomania · 07-05-2009, 06:31 AM

I've been revamping the OP.

I hope you guys won't mind. I'm gonna add all those in!

Serenachan · 07-05-2009, 11:05 AM

Don't mind at all, the under construction sig made me lol

tatablp · 07-05-2009, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serenachan (View Post)

Don't mind at all, the under construction sig made me lol

Me too. I'll find some more fics and vids to add to the OP too

lisztomania · 07-05-2009, 06:45 PM

Wee! Thanks you guys. And the "Under Construction" is just temporary but I'm glad it's entertaining.

I love using that.

.:DoDs:. · 07-05-2009, 07:28 PM