I just remembered why I avoid ch. 35. Right in the feels, every time. I’ve honestly never read a story, fanfic or otherwise, that could make me cry over the characters, but this one did it. A question, though. Could Bombur and Dain’s actions be considered suicide? Bombur had to know that, with his leg, it was only a matter of time, and with how old Dain is, he likely knew too. But they still both went out and fought so…?

*hugs* Ahh, sorry Nonnie. That chapter has made people howl at me a lot!!

Oooh. I think that people will do tremendously brave and powerfully foolhardy things in order to protect those they love – even at the cost of their own life. 

I think, given more time and deliberation (and less terrible circumstances), that they both would have elected to live. They didn’t go out there with death being the end-goal in mind. They went out to achieve other goals – Dain to open up a column to Dale and finally kill Dagalur, ending the blood-feud at last, and Bombur to save Bofur. Death was the unfortunate consequence. 

No, I don’t think they chose suicide. I think that they’d have wanted to survive their encounters. I think they held onto a tiny hope that they would – Dain, most certainly, knows that it is near-certain, but he still hopes that he might make it.

Bombur isn’t thinking about his stupid leg at all, nor his children or wife or grandchildren – he is FURIOUS and ready to kill every Orc he can see, just to try and get to his brother. An angry Bombur is a very dangerous one!

HEADCANONPALOOZA PART THE …SOMETHINGTH. i dunno, I have lost track!!!

(if you’re wondering wtf is this, basically these are sansukh headcanons people have recently sent me, that I haven’t been able to address over the past few days – sorryyyyy sorry sorry!)

<333 Thank you, thank you, I am particularly fond of the baby-box one and the Oin one 🙂

There have been too many arguments between the parents and children of Erebor and the Iron Hills about the appropriateness of boars as pets. (“But the King has one! Her name is Buttercup! Why can’t I get one?” “For the thousandth time, NO!”)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Now I’m imagining Beri and Genild having this argument together, with Jeri chiming in (and the Stonehelm totally and firmly on the Pig side of the argument and egging it on.)

Eventually Beri and Genild compromise on the pet issue, and get an Iron Hills goat. It’s stubborn and ornery and eats everything in sight, and is 1000x more trouble than a pig ever would be.

Beri loves the thing, and it loves her back. It is full of fiery hatred for everyone else.

Genild is resigned and grumbly about it. “I SAID WE OUGHT TO GET A PIG, DIDN’T I?” There are a lot of comments about garlic these days.

(Jeri doesn’t sleep over at their mums’ place too often anymore. Something about being woken up by a pair of square yellow eyes…)

what are your favorite headcanons for gigolas, kiliel and bagginshield?

lesbiankiliel:

oh gods so many like how much do you have time this is gonna be a long list

okay, okay, here goes

most of these are Amnâs compliant btw^^

Bagginshield

– Bilbo stays in Erebor

– Thorin goes to the Shire with Bilbo

– Bilbo tops

– they have a light d/s relationship bc it helps Thorin unwind after a rough day of ruling a kingdom

– Thorin is good with children; Bilbo not so much, at least at first

– Bilbo tends to be the big spoon (this is called jetpacking I think?)

– Thorin has written like a gazillion songs for (and about) Bilbo

– everyone collectively hates all the epic ballads about Bilbo’s tawny curls like there are about a million of them change the tune Thorin!

– everyone has walked in on them at least once while they’ve been having throne sex

– they understand each other from just a look

Kiliel (fem!Kiliel I should mention I’m so used to it)

– after Kili recovered after BotFA they went to travel the world (starting from Blue Mountains, someone has to tell Dís and Vili that hi we’re all alive oh btw this is my girlfriend)

– Tauriel gives Kili her necklace when Kili gives Tauriel the runestone

– Kíli gives Tauriel like a crapton of her embroidery works when they got engaged, as courting gifs

– oh gods the braid artwork Kili does with Tauriel’s hair

– Tauriel teaches Kili some Sindarin so the next time Thrandy insults Thorin Kili can tell Thrandy to go fuck himself in Sindarin

– in their wedding Tauriel wears green and gold, and Kili wears blue and mithril

– very kinky; Tauriel has an impressive collection of dildos (this led to Kili loving to ride Tauriel)

– Kili cried at their wedding; and their wedding night (”I can’t believe a beautiful woman loves me!” “Kili no don’t cry pls you’re a beautiful woman too oh Valar what did I do did I break you?”)

– they love hiking and outdoor holidays

Gigolas

– the entirety of Sansûkh is my favourite Gigolas headcanon (or actually it’s canon)

– they love braiding each other’s hair

– Gimli gives Legolas small surprise gifts every now and then

– Legolas gives Gimli forehead kisses and nose boops

– ohhh the nose boops <3<3<3<3

– the time Thrandy walked in on them while they were having sexy times is never to be spoken about again

– Gimli has punched people in the face for making fun of Legolas

– after a bit of a rough start they both actually have a pretty good relationship with their in-laws

– at their wedding Thrandy gave them some old necklaces he and his wife used to wear, for good luck in marriage; Legolas cried

– Gloin still likes to jokingly remind Legolas of the time he called Gimli a goblin mutant

– Gimli threatens to never speak to his dad again whenever that joke comes up bc Mahal dad stop embarrassing me in front of my husband!!!

there are more but these are the ones I like the most^^

NOSE BOOPS ARE LIFE

I don’t know why I did this to myself, but when our power went out last night, I decided the best idea ever was starting a Sansukh reread. THORIIIIIIIN! He’s come so far from chapter one. I have never been more proud of him or more in awe of your writing abilities. Thank you for sharing them with us.

hsadlhjgaSLDJH

oh my god Nonnie. okay – a) thank you SO much for re-reading, it is just the most amazing thing to see the word ‘re-reading’ I CAN’T TELL YOU how happy and brain-staticky it makes me!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH.

b) AHH yes he has! He really has! I absolutely wanted it to be a slow development while it was happening, hard to actually pinpoint – but obvious to see if you compared him to where he was in the beginning; back when all the dark obsessive thoughts were crammed inside him and never came out, when all that escaped was his hurt and his anger. Now he has time for himself and for others. Now he takes a break when things are too much, and insists that others do too. Now he can actually SEE how things truly are and not his own wounded, bitter, worst-case version of them. Now the dark thoughts arrive, but they don’t always stick. And if they do, he works to remove them, or seeks out help. 

He’s learned some very good things from what he’s seen, done and heard. 

He’s a smart cookie. Took him a while to get started at healing and managing himself, but once he began, he was unstoppable. Clever boy <3333

re: Gimizh and Gimris fashion shows: Gimiris won’t clean any of Gimli’s damn clothes. She raised Gimizh, and is *out of patience* for these shenanigans. Bofur literally cannot stop laughing, at least, when he’s not telling his son how fine he looks in his new clothes, and perhaps we can get Dori to take them in for you a bit, huh? They all agree on handsignals to make sure the coast is clear of *shudder* those damn Elves who don’t stop asking questions.

LMAAAAO OH GOSH HAHAHAHA

When he gets back, Gimli is like… but wait, this shirt was too big before I left…

Gimris: *innocent shrug*

i was reading about lizards before i went to have a nap a while ago, and i had the coolest fucking dream that elves were really lizard like. they had really long pointy tounges and 2 sets of eyelids with lizard-like pupils it was so cool. now im imaging dwarves whose beards are actually antennae so that they can dig in the dark. also!!! elven children who cling to their parents like apes do so they can climb trees without worrying about their babies falling.

AHHHH

OH MY GOD LIL CUDDLEKOALA APE ELF BABIES

DWARVES WITH ADAPTIONS TO LIVING UNDERGROUND OMFG

I LOVE THIS

(where the HELL does everyone get such amazing dreams, and where do i sign up….????)