Thank you for answering my question! And yeah, that idea had actually been rattling around in my head since I first read Sansukh. Gimli hears them all now, thanks to Galadriel, practice, and the Paths of the Dead, but what about dwarves who are getting very old, and very close to their time. Not dead, but like one foot in the grave? So, would those dwarves, closer to the veil because they’re going to be passing through soon, be able to hear their dead loved ones? Dis’ scene is perfect though!

It’s a great idea! And you could totally headcanon the scene that way, I think!! I haven’t laid any groundwork for it, darnit, so I don’t think it will make an appearance in the fic. BUT DON’T EVER LET THAT STOP YOU! 🙂

hi, there, Dets, queen of the hobbit/lotr fandom! I know that your main ship is Gigolas, and I love it, too, but I was wondering how you felt about the pairing Sam/Frodo, just you personally? I myself am sort of up in the air about it, and I just wanted to know your opinion. No need to answer if you don’t feel comfortable, however! I hope you have a great day/evening, and thanks for all your hard work!

hoo boy, I ain’t a queen, I am some sort of permanently bemused court musician 🙂

Awww, I do enjoy Sam/Frodo, yes indeed I do! I think that the love they have for each other is as obvious as the noses on their faces, frankly. I don’t go out of my way to read it, but I like it when I come across it!

Though, going a bit deeper – I prefer the Sam/Frodo/Rosie OT3. That’s because I really enjoy it when Rosie is given more character time. I often see her shunted to one side, ignored or fridged, or turned into a nagging baby-machine, which is not so fun to read. I like her being a part of it, as on-board and as involved as the other two.

I also kindasorta hc Frodo as Ace. The way I feel about it is: Frodo and Sam are homoromantic af together, Rosie and Frodo are QP cuties, and Sam and Rosie are physical lovers. 

That’s only my flight-of-fancy, though! Any interpretation of Sam/Frodo is generally lovely and soft and sweet. 

In celebration of The Time of Two Updates, I give you: Broadbeam Dumpling Stew. Dunno if you’ve made it yet yourself (the first/lamb version) but $*$(#*$& is it tasty.

*mouth waters*

waaaaaant

nope, by the time winter shuffled away here in Australia, I’d forgotten to make it!! It’s stiflingly hot here now, darnitall. GODDAMN I WANT THAT. THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS. 

DETS U MAGNIFICENT HUMAN you almost made me cry while in a starbucks line with my mother just the part about Vili being with Dis every morning was really really cry worthy and you’re an aamzing writer and I really look up to you and you’re probably my favourite author because Sansukh is just so good!!!!! Thank you so so much for everything you do and also you sing beautifully!

OH MY GOSH NONNIE

THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!

ldjhfgksjdhgfksajh I am gonna hug you for approx 1 zillion years, okay? okay. 

sibling relationships are so important to me and laerophen supporting them was absolutely everything for me oh my god. but seriously the fact that both brothers developed a reformed opinion of dwarves totally independently of each other is just so MUCH? and then like. it occurs to me that gimizh probably doesn’t know about the elves sailing? he’s literally gonna be so upset about laerophen leaving forever don’t touch me. your ocs are amazing and so are you

YES YES *punches the air* YESSSSS

all three brothers do, in their own ways, come around. Each way is very different. Each is a valid way of self-examining and overcoming internalised prejudice. I am! SO! Happy that you liked that!!! SO HAPPY!

NOPE GIMIZH DOESN’T KNOW – but then, most of the Mirkwood Elves don’t sail at all 😉

(also YOU are amazing!!!)