User blog comment:Adelina Le Morte March/Fanfiction Pains: annoying things I've noticed related to Merlin fanfics/@comment-91.140.59.8-20130126005838/@comment-5939645-20130126215452

That is a prejudical comment that you don't like the gay content between Arthur and Merlin. In reality, a great part of the Merlin show was about the intense relationship between Arthur and Merlin. It was a love affair, especially on Merlin's part. Whether it was platonic or deeper I cannot say. Where as that relationship between between Merlin and Freya was a tiny part of the five seasons; the affair between Merlin and Arthur was a basic theme. Now I agree that some of the stories about Arthur and Merlin are plain smut, but that could be said of some straight story lines too.

Fan girls often dream and drool over the male characters in a television program or movie, but your own lusts shouldn't be part of any story. Love and sex have a place in a story if its proper to the plot. I see nothing wrong with pairings if they are done tastefully and appropriately, that includes gay ones.

Fans should never forget that Bradley James or Colin Morgan played roles. They are not Arthur or Merlin. They may be nothing like you imagine them. Fan girls say "Oh I want to marry them"; that is so unrealistic; why even think such thing?. It's their job to smile at you at conventions, but their private lives are much different. For all know; they may be gay. You wouldn't know it because their agents and the media cover those trails well to protect the actors.