Their characters are truer in Sansukh than nearly anywhere else I’ve read them, and their flaws are the things that make them sing together– Bilbo’s snappish, stubborn, secretive persnicketiness and Thorin’s tendency to hold onto things forever even to his own detriment. And it’s built so well that I *want* that for them, and I believe it. The relationship *makes sense* for who the characters are and who they grow to be. (cont)
Which is not to say that you would find it the same, but my two cents as someone who went into the fic from a position of RAWR BAGGINSHIELD GOD IT’S EVERYWHERE UGH WHY. Dets has worked some magic in a lot of ways, but this iteration of Thorin and Bilbo and their relationship is definitely a big one.
oh my GOD
Cully, my star, Cully of the Golden Tonsils…! people will think I’m paying you!!
Thank you forever and ever and ever. *hugs, blubbering a little bit*
honestly, thanks to the efforts of the amazing Sansukh podfic, I now hear the most delicious multicultural mix of accents when I think of these characters.
For example? Dis, to me, has a warm American accent. This is totally @grimminsanity‘s fault.
(I ADORE YOU AND YOUR GORGEOUS MITHRIL VOICE, GRIMM – even though you make me cry. a lot)
And it is the same for all the cast members. I now write dialogue for the fic with their distinct voices in mind. I do the same for the narration too, knowing that the gorgeous tones of @fuckthisimgoingtoerebor will give it life.
As for characters that HAVEN’T been cast, well… I kind of hear all of them in my own accent still. It’s the one I use in my thoughts, after all! However, I’d be interested to hear what other people think of when they read that character’s dialogue!
(Specifically, though I DO hc Jeri as having an Australian – or perhaps Kiwi – accent, very broad and ocker. Heh.)
This year has been a whirlwind. In addition to the myriad celebrity deaths, I lost two outernet friends and two laptops. There were fights with family and arguments with loved ones, but none that were permanent. I fell in love.
I made a whole bunch of new fandom friends, and got even closer with old ones. I got to meet @aviva0017 in person for the first time (and she is even more gorgeous in person, shut the fuck up oh my god). Shoutout to @flukeoffate, @the-dragongirl, @notanightlight, @peggaboo-draws, @morvidra, @theriza, for always being around if I need to vent. Sansukh Cast Therapy has been a highlight of this year. Let’s hope it continues to grow and be the light that we all need it to be.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention @determamfidd; she is an incredible writer, an amazing person, and a fierce friend. I don’t have the words to describe what she means to me, and how grateful I am that she is a part of my life; I’d be a very different person if I hadn’t met her. Thank you, Dets. Thank you.
I went to Quebec for Halloween! My girlfriend @internaljohnologue flew me up there for a week to visit her for the first time, and I had a fucking blast. I spoke in a Quebecois accent for a week when I got home.
And finally, however much of a shitshow this year has been, it was the year that I got to meet @heuristicdevice in person, twice. The first time was in May, when she conspired with my husband to surprise me with a visit. The second time was for her birthday this November, where I was in cahoots with @aviva0017 and HD’s roommate to surprise her, only to cave two days before the trip and blab the whole thing. I’m terrible at surprises, apparently. Bright side, I made her cry with happiness, so. Win for me.
I adore you all, and I can’t wait to see what this next year has in store. (Hopefully a more updated podfic schedule OOPS)
oh god Ricky, I’m sniffling. Love you. And thank YOU.
This is a post of love for @fuckthisimgoingtoerebor. Over a year ago now, Ricky quite accidentally got me (any so many others) into podfic through the @sansukhpodfic. Now, over a year, many conversations, and many podfic collaborations later, they remain one of the people who makes it most worth it to be a part of the podfic fandom. They have encouraged me, helped me make friends in the fandom, and given me lots of opportunities to stretch my skills as a podficcer. They have been unfailingly supportive and kind to so many of us, and I love them for it.
Ricky is one of the very most wonderful, fantastic, giving, kind and simply good people I’ve ever met, online or otherwise. In my whole damned life. An amazing soul, an amazing artist, a genuinely incredible person.
The amount of work they do is off-the-charts. They’re astonishingly generous with their time and help, handing out resources or a listening ear, and it’s all done with such incredible care and love. I’m gaspingly overwhelmingly glad to call you friend.
I have yet to read the newest chapters of the AMAZING Sansukh…
I know right! But I have awful memory so I’ve forgotten what came just before.. I have decided that I am going to re-read all of @determamfidd‘s AWESOME Sansukh and listen to all of the @sansukhpodfic chapters again!!
I’M EXCITE! (At least I have today off work ahhhahaha)
Aw Yiss 