Thror is so proud of his grumpy fussy little wife. So many heart eyes.

SO PROUD. He is so incredibly proud of Hrera, it is something he can hardly contain at times. His fierce, queenly, regal, proud Hrera! Broadbeam to the core, harder than steel, enduring as the mountains, terrifying as a whole flock of dragons. And oh, her fussing – he missed it so, that fussing.

Everybody I ask says that if a mortal goes to Valinor they don’t die, but I’m pretty sure I read that they still die. What do you think?

Sadly it is total fanon. They still die.

askmiddlearth has good guides on the afterlives, and an essay on Mortals in Valinor (which btw is called the Undying Lands because only immortals have traditionally lived there, not because by living there you magically become immortal).

And yeah. Sorry. Everybody gets separated in the afterlife too.

okay, okay – please put the knives down, omfg… look looooook

I PROMISE

A naked fellowship runs through your askbox. They’re being chased by a naked Balrog.

But Gloin being confused over Thorin calling Gimli his star and being like “Thorin NO he’s too young and too closely related to you besides I thought you were still hung up on Mr. Baggins!” and Thorin trying to explain that no Gimli is a son of his heart and yes he does love Mr. Baggins (while in the corner Frerin’s totally losing it as Fili and Kili pretend to defend their little cousin’s honor against their uncle)

BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh poor Gloin. *pats him* ILU baby. You’re my fave hot dad.

(Nori is taking bets on what will get him to explode. Gloin is very clever and has mellowed somewhat with age, but he’s still himself!)

I made the mistake of listening to the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack while re-reading sansukh and omg. I know she’s singing about her father, but when Christine’s song, “Wishing You Were Somehow Here” came on, it made me think of Legolas after Gimli’s death, and his family having to watch him go through that, and GIMLI having to watch him go through that, and omg. Immediate tears.

OUCCCCCCH

the lyrics fit WAY too well – OUCH NONNIE OUCH OUCH HYEEEEOUCH

A naked Gandalf runs through your askbox. He has only his hat and is yelling about foolish Tooks.

there is some sort of naked party in my inbox it is most concerning

dets, what do you think of the ballad of bilbo baggins?

I think there are works of sheer artistry in this world that defy all description… and Leonard Nimoy gave us one of them.

Don’t ask me why, but when I imagine you working on Sansukh, I picture you singing “I am a Dets and I’m writing a fic, writey writey fic, writey writey fic!” Anyway.

I LOVE IT

but

ohhhh noooo it’s the earworm to end all earworms OH NOOO

Reading through you writing tag has made me CRAVE writing. Both on my original works and my fics. Made me crave the creative process that I adore, that makes me go on rambles within the narrative. What have you done…. But thank you also. x

Mwahahaha all part of the evil plan, Nonnie! Good luck to you in your writing! *hugs*

How do you think you’ll feel when you finish Sansûkh? What will you do?

Oh god. Okay, here is how I expect to feel.

Basically, I will throw myself into the Appendices for a time. I’ll polish and tidy all my notes – character blurbs, headcanons, culture stuff – and publish them. I’ll write all those moments that I will have to omit from the main body of the story (due to rating, length, relevance, etc).

And then it will all be over and I won’t know what to do with myself.