really-saraleee replied to your post: anonymous asked:Thrain and Fris a…

Can’t have the little ones get too excited, it’s not good for them! And not relaxing for the grandparents. ❤

Fris will pull ears if she is exasperated! Tiny little Dwarf lady is not up for any of that silliness, thank you.

But come here, darling, and I’ll pat your hair for you, and sing. And tell me what is wrong, eh? I’m listening.

She’s so sweeeeeeeeeet ❤

I really like how your characters have regular strengths and weaknesses beyond their key points? It makes them more real. Like, a Thorin who is such a bad cook that he could burn water. Hrera who is a mediocre knitter but does projects anyway.

determamfidd:

Awwww, Nonnie! I am so glad – you have made me so so happy! Yeah, I find ‘perfect’ characters absolutely boring to read about (I have nothing in common with someone so utterly flawless, lol) and so I have inserted all sorts of little likes and dislikes and failings and flaws and foibles all over the shop… Hrera who hates knitting but perseveres BECAUSE SHE WILL DEFEAT IT, Gimli who is a rubbish blacksmith but a good miner, Thrain who is a very good metalsmith when it comes to anything BUT armour, Thorin who won’t add decoration to a damned thing (unless it’s for a Hobbit), Gimris who is a good sewer but finds it dull as dishwater, a perfectionist Stonehelm who frets over leatherwork, Laerophen who finds everything warlike a bit distasteful but does his duty anyway (though he’d much rather be reading a book), Bomfris who HATES cooking (much to her brother’s despair), and so on… yeah, I am so happy you like that little detail!

Thank you SO much for telling me, you’ve really brightened my day!

I’m going to say that Fris is very detail-oriented, organized and precise when she’s making the strings for musical instruments, but hopeless when it comes to straightening or cleaning the living quarters she shares with Thrain.

Perfect!

https://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/determamfidd/119722587353/tumblr_notbnxkBOd1rxl0ne?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
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really-saraleee:

So a nice nonnie suggested to determamfidd that Fris sings bawdy songs to cheer up Thrain – and I thought that was a great idea!

This is what I think Fris would sing! Just remember that she’s just doing it for fun here, to (ahem!) get a rise out of her husband. I hope it makes you smile.

Of course Maria Muldaur sang it much better.

PERFECTION! I can imagine Fris singing this so clearly. Thrain would chuckle – eventually! (and she’d likely hum it now and then in public, just to watch him try not to laugh)

Oh, your voice <333333