Hello Miss Dets, graduation anon again :) Just wanted to thank you for your advice, which was very helpful in deciding what to put in my speech. I graduated this morning, and it was very well-received! Thanks so much!

OH MY GOODNESS. Congrats, Nonnie! I am so glad I was able to help – I was so uncertain, tbh, that I would be able to be of any use to you. I’m thrilled your speech was so well-received! GO YOU!

Cute headcanon: all the dwarves playing baby games with babies and toddlers, their own or otherwise. Dain plays a mean game of “this little piggie,” and no one is as patient for Hide and go Seek than Orla. And don’t even start about Bombur’s cuddles.

NO IT’S TOO CUTE I CAN’T HANDLE IT

I like, can’t express how much I want and am waiting for some sort of lion king “remember who you are simba” moment in sansukh with thorin being a cloud and all that cause he’s just as dramatic to appear as a cloud to someone. At least some fanart it just seems so fitting. (On a more poetic note, at least a father/son moment like “look at the stars. the great kings of the past look down on us from those stars” with any characters sknxksn lion king is just so “canon” in a way)

Except from Chapter 15:

“Caras Galadhon,” Haldir said proudly. “The heart of Elvendom on earth, realm of the Lord Celeborn and Galadriel, Lady of Light.”

“Beautiful,” said Frodo softly, and he was echoed by Sam, Aragorn and to Thorin’s horror, Gimli.

“Do you jest, Master Dwarf?” said Haldir, his brow arching.

Gimli shook his head. “Nay, it is beautiful. See how the leaves glisten like pale gold! Truly, this place is lovely beyond compare.” He looked troubled at the admission.

“All right, but don’t tell them, their heads are big enough as it is!” Nori snapped, and Thorin rubbed at the bridge of his nose.

“My star, you are being obscure again,” he groaned. “Remember who you are, Durin’s child!”

…

I suppose the mirror moment in Chapter 16 could be seen as a dramatic Thorin-as-Mufasa-cloud thing? pffft, I honestly hadn’t made the connecton, Nonnie – AND NOW I CANNOT UNSEE IT 🙂

At some point Custard the Kitty has kittens, and Frerin continues the tradition and names them after food. The 4 kittens are christened Marmalade, Toffee, Butter, and Carrot. Hrera decries her grandson’s naming habits.

LOL! Except Custard is Thrain’s cat. Thrain would be naming those kittens.

(Hrera would have to sigh heavily. She knows her son, after all – and nothing dissuades him when he’s got an idea in his head!)

Somehow I’m getting the idea that Frerin and Dain are going to team up and tease the hell of out Thorin.

There will be a bit of banter all around, yes! But Thorin’s not going to be singled out (any more than usual, that is). No, I have something particular planned for the way Dain and Frerin interact. I hope people will enjoy it!

Dain 1 is probably having a proud name-sharing moment over Dain ironfoot.

HELLS YES.

(Thorin I is probably hiding, wondering what in Mahal’s name they started)

So I think it was you who headcanoned Ukranian or Russian dance for Dwarves, but also what about a Highland Swords Dance? It’s similarly kicky, but also has swords.

That was in fact the inspiration behind Axe-dancing, Nonnie! The great art-form of the Firebeards. 🙂

have you heard of the hillywood show? they have an awesome hobbit parody

I hadn’t heard of it until I saw the parody here on tumblr, actually! I laughed my ass off. DWARF PARTAY.

(I appreciate that Gloin a helluva lot, just sayin)

good luck with the small thing on the airplane <3

Ahhhh, thank you Nonnie!

Like I said, it’s not her first time flying. This is the third time we’ll have done this trip. The first two times, though? She was way too young to really pay attention. I fed her on takeoff and landing, and that cleared her ears and kept her happy.

This time? SHE IS A BUNDLE OF ENERGY AND MAYHEM. I’m on my own, too – Mr Dets isn’t coming with me. It’s not a long flight for an adult at all, but for a littley, it’s a bit of a big ask. She has to sit still for an hour. God help us, every one.

This weekend I’ll be going to thrift shops to buy some 2nd hand toys and board books she hasn’t seen before, so she has some new distractions on the flight. I’ll have two of her favourite snacks with me (cruskits or yoghurt) because the attention-grabbing Power of Snacks is mighty and cannot be underestimated! I have My Baby Firework on my phone, we’ll see how long that lasts. I’ll try walking around when the seatbelt sign goes off. I’m afraid we’re going to be that mum and kid on the flight, really. Ahhh well!

(I’m also trying to get a bit of writing done before I leave, so I have something to work on when I get back. Chapter 38 wordcount update (as of last night): 1K)

Ooo, but Fris reaching up and kissing Thrain on the nose. That is all.

SHORT DWARF SMOOCHIN TALL DWARF YES ALL THE SIZE DIFFS PLS.