ursubs:

Some sansukh chapter 36 scribbles. First ones a presketch of the crowning scene i drew, second is stonehelm and bomfris, third frerin. (All drawn without refs haha)

oh. my. god.

Even at sketch level, these are breaking my heart. (BOMFRIIIIIS! FRERIN!!!! STONEHELM!!! AUGH)

thank you so so much ursubs!

A Poem for Thorin Stonehelm and Bomfrís

Soaring high upon the breeze
The raven, lonely above the mountain
Beneath and between the stars
Above the stone, but not separate from it.
*
Under the bright blue autumn sky
A mountain made of stone
The whole thing a crown,
A helm atop one head. 
*
A balance, a dance
The archer above and prince below
Gift of ravens and gift of stone
Durin’s breath and blood.

OH MY GOSH THANK YOU

THESE TWO AUGH MY HEART

The sexytimes helm is extremely phallic. Somebody gave it to him as a joke and he kind of..hides it in the back of the helm closet and pretends it doesn’t exist

PFFFFFFFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ohgod ohno

what if Bomfris finds it one day

she’d just burst into peals of ugly-snort laughter, tears rolling down her face

the Stonehelm would be red from hairline to his toes, face buried in pillow: “please stop it. Please. It was a gift, I didn’t. Please, Bomfris. PLEASE STOP.”

Bomfris would totally throw it at him, still laughing her arse off.

(but? the next time they get down an’ busy, he totally reaches under the bed and jams it on his head and waggles his eyebrows. Bomfris laughs so hard they roll onto the floor with a giant THUMP, waking the baby. 

Down the hall Thira makes a note to install sound-proofing).

If it’s not spoilers, what sort of courting gifts does Bomfris give Thorin 3? Because her main “craft” seems to be working with the ravens? Like, does she give him woodworking things? Or maybe food?

Not a spoiler, nope! 

Okay, v briefly, here is the ‘Meet a Dwarrowdam’ bio for Bomfris

Bomfrís daughter of Alrís

Bomfrís is the eighth child of Bombur and Alrís (the entire list, in order, is: Barís Crystaltongue, Barum, Barur Stonebelly, Bomfur, Bolrur,Bofrur, Alfur, Bomfrís, Alrur, Alfrís,
Bibur and Albur) and the middle
daughter of three. Her hair is the light ginger of her father, but she
resembles her mother otherwise, with her large brown eyes and merry smile.
Growing up she was often solitary by choice, as she felt ignored and swamped by
her horde of siblings, and eclipsed by the musical talent of her famous eldest
sister Barís and cooking abilities of her older brother Barur. She grew to
enjoy her solitude and freedom, and often roamed beyond Erebor to be beneath
the sky. She befriended the ravens of the Mountain, and is one of the Dwarrows who tends to them. She first took up the bow, an unpopular weapon
amongst Dwarves, when she was small and saw the noted knife-thrower and archer
Mizim daughter of Ilga (mother of Gimrís and Gimli Elf-Friend, wife of Glóin)
bringing down a great horned owl that threatened the ravens’ nests. She then
begged Mizim to teach her. Her skill was not at first apparent, but she worked
hard until she improved. Eventually she outstripped her mentor to become the
finest shot in Erebor, and leader of the small group of archers in the
Ereborean army. Blunt, socially inept, often abrasive, prickly and fiery, Bomfrís is often
quick to take offense. However, she is loyal and unwavering in all her loves
and convictions, and is also likely to be the first one to come to the defence
of others.


Bomfris is an archer by ‘trade’ – and outside war-time and archery practice, she spends a lot of time out and about upon the former Desolation. Tuac will accompany her, perched on her shoulder. Bomfris will use the raven’s keener eyesight to spy out possible prey. She hunts game: deer, birds and the like, and often brings them back to her famous brother Barur Stonebelly for roasting.

One of her more uh, memorable courting gifts to her beloved, Crown Prince Thorin Stonehelm, was a whole (uncooked) stag, a massive 13-point old buck. 

She actually thumped it down onto the table before him, and beamed at him over the carcass. “For you,” she said, and wiped her sweaty forehead. “Don’t kiss me yet, though – I’m a bit rank. I stink of deer.”

Thorin was a bit wide-eyed and speechless, but he kissed her anyway ❤

(Thankfully, he was fond of venison. And those impressive antlers he attached to his helm, to bring him luck in battle.) 

Bomfris/Thorin 3 is now one of my fav. Sansukh ships. They are supercute and awkward together and good for each other. I’ts nice to see that they see the best in each other even when they can’t see it in themselves.

Awww, Nonnie, I am SO happy you like them! They are so hella awkward and sweet, I love them too. 

And I’m thrilled you think them good for each other! Ha, stumbling headlong into love, that’s them.

Bomfris is such a socially-inept little firecracker, but she thinks the world of Thorin and cannot understand his self-deprecation at all. She builds him up in her blunt manner, and reassures him that he is enough, he is himself, and he is just as worthy as any other Dwarf. And Thorin is so unsure of himself, stepping into the shoes of all these titanic Kings before him (and feeling totally inadequate to do so), but he brings Bomfris into the world again, gives her real and tangible validation for who she is and what she thinks and feels. She gives him confidence, and he gives her total acceptance.

hnnngh I just. Bomfris/Thorin3 blahdeblahs, sorry, but you got me squeeing about them! I kinda love their relationship a whole lot. I’m so happy you do too. Thank you Nonnie!

Do you have any fancasts of your original characters?

Oooooh, good question, Nonnie. 

When I think up a character, I don’t really consider their facial features in much depth, to be honest. I concentrate far more on other attributes, such as relationships, behaviour, personality, likes and dislikes. Sometimes a prominent physical characteristic gets in there if it is relevant to who the character is (Barur’s giant moustache, Loni’s height, Jeri’s green beard) but mostly, I paint them in very broad strokes.

That said, there are a couple of actors who I consider very close to the characters! Perhaps only the hair or eye colour differs. No beards, unfortunately. They could all play the roles (in some cases, under a LOT of Dwarven padding and gear. Dwarven body ratios *headdesk*)

Orla – Grace Jones

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(Orla is faaaaar bustier. But good goddamn.)

Hrera – Helen Mirren OR Sian Phillips 

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(waaaaaay too skinny, but the faces and the gravitas is JUST RIGHT. Hrera has hazel eyes, and light brown hair.)

Christina Hendricks – Gimris

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Dawn French – Genna 

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(though Genna has ginger hair!)

Rose Leslie – Bomfris 

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(”you know nothing, Thorin Stonehelm”)

Rita Hayworth – Fris

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Baris – Rebel Wilson 

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(Baris, however, has brown hair)

I’d love to hear other people’s ideas! Fan casting is fun 🙂

Just a quick note to thank you for Bomfris. She is but a minor character, but I relate to her on such a deep level. Love reading about her and your work in general. Hope all is well with yourself and your family. :)

Oh, thank you so much! *hugs you and Bomfris* I am so happy you like her, I am ridiculously fond of her as well. My darling raven girl, my socially clumsy aggressive little sausage, my leap-first-look-later queen. 

(it’s my birthday actually! SO I AM BEING SPOILED LIKE WHOA, it is p nice, I’ll be disappointed to go back to ordinary tomorrow!)