merlin kissing gwen on the forehead as a passing greeting, when they’re rushing past each other but he still wants to say “hi, i love you, you’re one of my closest friends”
merlin and lancelot holding hands while walking side by side, whispering jokes to each other and making fun of the rest of the knights, kissing each other on the cheek before walking away from their conversations, no matter how short
merlin going limp in gwaine’s arms until he gives in and gives merlin piggyback rides while they’re walking in the woods bc merlin’s feet hurt, just constantly having their hands on each other, like arms around the others waist or hands playing with the others hair etc etc
merlin bathing arthur despite that not being in his job description, washing his hair and gently scratching at his scalp before scrubbing his back and basically giving him a massage then putting him to bed
merlin being percival’s personal cheerleader and standing on the sidelines while he trains and workouts, calling out encouragements that almost surpass gwaine’s pick up lines in vulgarity. merlin then rubbing percival’s muscles to avoid cramps and soreness the next day while spewing compliments about all his hard work
merlin dropping a kiss on elyan’s head every time he sees him bc merlin got into the habit after elyan spent a week and a half with him and gaius after coming down with a nasty illness and he always kissed him goodnight as a form of comfort
merlin always pausing in the halls and straightening up leon’s clothes and hair bc he knows how important leon values his appearance and how others perceive him which leads to a lot of people finding them with merlin’s hands either in leon’s hair or up his shirt
merlin not hesitating before cuddling up to whoever’s closest when he and the knights are out and about and the knights not having the balls to confront him about it bc one it’s merlin and two they actually like the closeness and added warmth