lmao this one got to around 15K, if I’d made this chapter any longer, @fuckthisimgoingtoerebor would come after me with a filleting knife, I’m p sure (YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, RICKY MY LOVE, I ADORE YOU WITH ALL MY SOUL)
Thankfully, I have around 5K of chapter 45 already written, so the next one should pop out soonish, Nonnie! Not too long to wait!
awwwwwwww, thank you SO much! I am so glad you liked it! We all deserve a bit of uncomplicated schmoop, after the month that has just passed 🙂
ohgod you are so sweet. Seriously. I am not trying to punish myself or anything, I just get hella nerves. (you should see me before a performance!!! Twenty years and i’m still a nervous wreck.) I don’t let them stop me, though 🙂
*hugs* AAAAAH GOD WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COMPLIMENT – nah, YOU are an absolute gift, d’you know that??? *HUGS SOME MORE* AHHH
(me too!!)
(ALSO WATCH OUT. WE ARE TALKING MILLISECONDS FROM LAUNCH HERE. TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX…)
I am so not-so-secretly proud of that moment. It’s a big BIG moment, wrapped up in a small one. Like, his shorn beard is an actual physical symbol of Thorin deciding to remain mired in grief and the past.
And one day he just quietly chooses to let it grow.
lsdjhagjlasgfaj MY BABY HE IS SO BRAVE AND LOOK AT HIM GROW AND LEARN JSHFDGLSJGFLJHGSLJFGSLJF
Thanks, darling Nonnie. I feel like steamrollered shit, but hey! I got a plug-in keyboard for my laptop now! So the shiny silver lining is that I’ve gotten tons of writing done.
Seriously, I think??? I have ch44 in the bag. I think. *bites fingers to nubs* THINK. idk about the mood and pacing tho. I just don’t know.
AUGH you know how I get before I post a chapter, I am a nervous wreck rn
I’m gonna do one last read/edit/possible re-write. Watch this space.
Inks done on pic for Sansukh. Not pleased with Thorin; he’s a difficult one to draw.
*SCREAMS IN AMAZEMENT AND JOY*
OH MY GOD THAT IS AMAZING LOOK AT THEM LOOK AT ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL CHARACTERS, THOSE SWEET PERFECT HOBBITS AND OHGOD LEGOLAS AND BRAAAAAAID AND HOT DAMN BILBO AND THORIN YAAAAS AND SWEET LORD HAVE MERCY DAT GIMLI
I DIE OF DELIGHT RN, YOU ARE A GEM AND A GIFT AND I AM ASTONISHED BY YOUR WORK, EVERY TIME, HOLY GOOD GRAVY
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!
keyboard on my laptop is kaput, gotta get it replaced. I’ve cleaned it out, re-installed the driver, all of that, and it is still craptastic. AUGH. So, I’m really sorry if you’ve tagged me or messaged me in the past two days: I’m sorting this out, but it is slow going.
also: I HAVE THE FLU augh I ache, GOD do I ache right now. My sternum aches from coughing and sneezing, my BACK aches, my head aches, everything hurts
On the upside, SO MUCH WRITING GETTING DONE – but on Mr Dets’ PC, which is sorta irritating bc I wanna be in bed. i miss my laptop *cries*
Still! Chapter 44 is currently sitting at approx 10K, and I have another 5K of ch45, and drips and drabs of 46 done…!
also STEREDEN IS A GEM just wanna say that – i am reading your reviews from your re-read as they come in, and they’re a little spot of joy, and I LOVE YOU SO MUCH K. Thank you so so much!!
ALSO! I believe it is @notanightlight‘s birthday???? HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLINGEST ONE. OH WONDROUS NOTA, my dear dear friend!! I hope it is an awesome one!!! You are a beautiful person, one of my very first friends here on tumblr ever, and I can’t tell you how much your friendship means to me, lovely. Go have an amazing year.
Me at work: wow I can’t wait to go home and take a shower and make some food and wash my clothes and learn advanced biology and apply for NASA and make a breakthrough in modern physics
Me: *Gets home and falls asleep on the door handle*
@determamfidd, this is totally the ‘after the kids go to bed’ syndrome.
You are not annoying us. We are always thrilled to hear folks are interested in auditioning! This isn’t set in stone, since there are so many factors that influence how quickly we are able to produce chapters, but we anticipate the next round of auditions happening sometime in the spring. Thanks for your question, and we look forward to hearing what you (and everyone else) has for us then! In the meanwhile, thanks so much for your support. It means the world to us.