[ oh no he's cute

he's super fucking cute. merlin is goddamn adorable, what the hell, who let this happen??? for a long moment, max is just grinning dorkishly at him, almost snickering, because nerding out about magic is always fun, before he goes digging around in his pockets for the other spell page he brought with him. ]

Cool shit, yeah? Nah, most of what we do is this-- [ dragging out a page of parchment - real, old school kind of parchment, hand made - with a big, complex geometric design on it, he holds it out for merlin to take and inspect. also worth mentioning, not only is he bulky, he's also covered in magic tattoos. ] The base for most things is sacred geometry, but some people do the chanting thing, yeah. Magic's varied for us - different for every person, like a thumbprint or your voice. Some chant spells, some sing, some just think the words, some use herbs or candles. My German accent was really bad when I was young, so pronouncing Latin was hard for me. For this, I use--

[ digging into another pocket, he pulls out a ziplock bag with a purple looking powder in it. ] Ground amethyst. Good for travel.