I imagine, because of how good elvish medicine and all that is, Legolas has never had to deal with any really bad illnesses. Which he then takes for granted that elves just typically don’t get sick, that is, until he is no longer living around other elves anymore.
Also I caught a cold and I must express my suffering through fictional characters lol…
the lord of the rings + favorite hero; requested by @bravekenobi ↳ Éowyn
But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund’s daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.
it was my bday yesterday, Nonnie! I am now an even older fart than I was before, heh. Even though Monday-birthdays are a bit bleh, I really did have a lovely day.
Awww, thank you! Those are some seriously beautiful and touching wishes, I am feeling mega-lucky! 😀
AHH THANK YOU PUNNY! I had a lovely day, my family made a big fuss of me, and my students and colleagues gave me some lovely lil gifts. So I am a happy Dets, on the whole 🙂
To re read Sansûkh for the 67th time. It is truly a masterpiece and the sheer work and research that has/is going into it is so wonderfully magnificent. I highly recommend it to all my followers.
Side note: @queergallifreyan either you read it with me or Im gonna spam you with all my feels
Oh Nonnie. *hugs* sorry you’re getting confronted with that selfish crap.
I think you’re doing the right thing by ‘noping’ out of it.
I’m so tired, myself.
I don’t read new Bagginshield fics anymore because I am so tired. I don’t trust anymore. I no longer follow the Bagginshield tag, either. I’m just so tired of seeing my brave heroic noble loyal fave get twisted into something completely disgusting and totally unrecognisable.
And I’m tired of people not tagging their character-hate.
Yeah, probably. Dain isn’t ‘pretty’ or magical, after all. Bard and Thranduil treat the Dwarves with extreme harshness: actually blackmailing them with a treasure of their people in order to guarantee the behaviour they want. This? Is pretty low behaviour? And Gandalf is the master-manipulator of Thorin’s need for vengeance. He takes advantage of people, ffs – it’s part of his JOB.
But there are one zillion sympathetic portrayals of Bard, Thranduil (ESPECIALLY) and Gandalf. Not so for Dain.
I know why it bugs me, and yes, it’s because barely anybody cares. It’s virtually nonexistent to see someone who actually tags their character-hate, or even considers that they might be hurting Dain-fans. It bugs me that these folks can’t put themselves in someone else’s shoes even for a second, to think ‘wow, yeah, that would SUCK if it were my favourite character, constantly and universally villainised and distorted by fandom.’ Not even for a second.
I’ve been through all the justifications and ‘reasons’ for why it is so common to put one character through such a universal tidal-wave of character bashing/assassination before, and I’m tired of THAT, too.
The Dain-bashing has nearly driven me away from the fandom on several occasions, honestly. I’m so tired. Now if I see Dain-bashing, I block that person. Straight away. I’m done. I am done.
So, Nonnie, you opened a can of very unhappy worms by sending this ask, sorry about the bitter rant.
“He lifted his other hand and allowed it to drift through the wispy white
spiderweb of Bilbo’s hair. ‘I am glad you grew old,’ he said in a low
voice. ‘Whatever the reason, I am glad one of us did. Still, I find I
hate that you grew old without me. Would you laugh at my grey beard, I
wonder? Would we barricade ourselves against each winter, wrapping
ourselves in your quilts and complaining about our bones? Would we grow
more alike as time passed; my mannerisms becoming yours, your words
becoming mine?’”
Fanart for Chapter 10 of
determamfidd’s fic, Sansûkh. Thorin expressing regret that he could not grow old with Bilbo broke my fragile little heart ;_; Totes recommend this fic if you’re ready for an EPIC read.
oh my god
this is so beautiful. you are a magician with light and colour, I am honestly COMPLETELY blown away and I am just looking at this amazingness and shouting internally, just. everywhere my eyes settle
GOD. THE CORONA OF COOL WHITE LIGHT AROUND THORIN, ESP HIS ARM AND HAIR, THE FIRELIGHT ON BILBO’S FACE AND WAISTCOAT, THE BLUUUEEEEEEE THE BLUE: SO MANY SHADES OF GHOSTLY AND ICY-WHITE, LIKE STARLIGHT
MOTES OF LIGHT AROUND HIM, LIKE TINY STARS THEMSELVES – I JUST
AND OLD!BILBO’S ELVEN CHAIR AND WALKING STICK AND THE TWILIGHT ON THE LEAVES OUTSIDE, THE ART NOUVEAU SWIRLS OF THE FIREPLACE and even the RELIEF ON THE WALL…
THORIN’S FACE. his FACE. HIS COAT, THE FUR SHADING FROM BLUE TO GREY TO WHITEST WHITE – AUGH, your skill is ASTONISHING
EVERYWHERE I LOOK I AM STUNNED
this is incredible, I can NEVER thank you enough, I am so so blown away and just. so amazed! SO AMAZED AT YOUR SKILL, thank you so so much!!
Aw Yiss 