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Elrond, Half-Elven

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I know Franklin is a jerk but that hug between him and Gertrude was honestly so sweet. One of my all-time favourite moments already.

Come to think of it, The Nun & The Monkey contains a lot of character types I apparently really enjoy them playing:

Luke as a mother, once again acting his heart out while grieving

Sam as an animal, doing questionable things no animal should do

Tom as an old person, saying random weird shit that makes the others laugh

Joining their Patreon was such a good decision :)

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Gimme the teaaaaa (get it? Because you don't drink tea? You can give it to me? *finger guns of awkwardness)

-on 4, 5 and 6.

Haha I'd happily give you all my tea, my friend. Nasty drink it is *gollum* 😂 Thank you so much for sending these questions in! 💙

4. What’s your favourite location in RoP? 

Since I picked Lindon the first time I answered this, I’m going to pick Khazad-Dûm now (though let’s be real, if the Shire or Imladris already existed in TRoP, it would probably be either of these two).

5. What’s your favourite song or piece of music from RoP? 

Elrond’s theme. Hands down. Such a beautiful piece of music. If we’re talking about actual songs, though, I don’t think I have a favourite. I adore all of the songs that were sung in the show so far.

6. Where would you most like to live in RoP and why? Oh, this is difficult. I’d probably say Mithlond because I get to be close to the sea (and probably watch pretty tall ships sailing into the bay) but also close to the woods of Lindon where Elrond and Camnir are. It’s kind of the best of both worlds, I think (though I wouldn't mind living in Khazad-Dûm as well and dogin some digging with my trusted Estwing hammer (though not too deep – wouldn’t want to wake up any Balrogs).

Ask Game can be found here.

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The devastating difference between how much time it takes to write something vs how fast people read it lol

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Your honor, they were left unsupervised for ONE PLAY-

Endless SFTH gifs [ 30 / ?? ]

Part two of this post! Thank you again to the anon who requested this video <3

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some sfth drawing i made recently :)

brokeback cube bonus ⬇️

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14 and 30 for the RoP ask game!

Thank you! 💙

14. Do you have a song you associate with a favourite character?

There is a song from the Benjamin Button musical called Home that has reminded me of Elrond (and also Camnir and their friendship) ever since I first heard it.

I shall not send this letter nor shall it be read Though it brings me some comfort to write

@celebrimbor-apologist wrote a wonderful story called Trust like the Wind in which Elrond writes letters to Elros even after he is long gone and that headcanon lives rent-free in my head now and these lyrics remind me of it.

But home is much more than a house by the sea More than all of these places by far And if home is wherever my heart wants to be Then home it's wherever you are

I think for Elrond who in the context of the show has already lost his home and family once (the Havens of Sirion and his parents), has lost Eregion and Celebrimbor and will be loosing Gil-galad and Lindon at some point, the thought that home is not a place but a person (or several) just fits so well.

Now set my course and my compass for home No need for a map or a chart I have fashioned a home from your heart

And this is purely self-indulgent but I hear maps and automatically think of Camnir and I just love the idea that both he and Elrond find a home in each other.

30. Choose three characters (not necessarily your favourite ones). Say three positive things about each of them.

Adar: I love that he represents the Elves that Morgoth captured and eventually turned into Orcs Uruks, that he's both a villain and a hero (aka a very complex character) and that both actors brought him to life in their own way.

Disa: I love how warm-hearted she is (welcomes Elrond right into the family even though she's probably heard Durin complain about him for years), I love her stone-singing (such a cool concept!) and I love that she's fighting right beside her husband for the things she believes in.

Arondir: I love how graceful he is (and not in a completely over the top way as Legolas sometimes was), I loved his relationship with Bronwyn (they were so sweet!) and I love how much he cares (for the Southlanders, for Bronwyn and Theo, for Galadriel, for the Ents).

Ask Game can be found here.

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They're literally the hug emoji, down to the color scheme

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How come it took me so long to watch A Night To Remember? That film is incredible! It has everything I liked about Titanic (or, more accurately, everything I liked about Titanic was inspired by it) and none of the things I absolutely loathe about it (aka the unnecessary romantic main plot).

Also showing what was going on aboard Carpathia and Californian? Genius. It adds so much to the story. I'm honestly so happy I gave that film a chance and can't wait to read the book it's based on.

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FIXED IT 🌸🌸🌸🌸

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You want a date with Elrond? Get in line. 🌹

A very quick messy doodle I made for madilusttra.bsky.social !!!!!!

Elrond has so many boyfriends to chose from! (Adar's flowers wilted 💔... )

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RoP Ask Game! ♡: 4, 16, 20

Thank you so much! 💙

4. What’s your favourite location in RoP? 

It’s got to be Khazad-Dûm. Numenor looks incredible and I love Lindon but seeing Khazad-Dûm in all its glory is just something else. I love it so much! And there’s a little part of Lindon in it too so …

16. Name three characters that have dog energy and three that have cat energy.

Oh, this is so hard. I feel like Annatar definitely has cat energy. Eärien as well. I’d also put Arondir in that category because no one is more graceful than he is.

As for dog energy, for some reason Vorohil immediately comes to mind. Also Poppy and probably Isildur.

20. Name three of your favourite scenes (or lines, or scenes and lines).

Elrond meeting Disa for the first time because I love how she immediately hugs Elrond and without letting go asks, “Durin didn’t tell me you were coming.” And of course Durin’s reply, “Durin didn’t know!” It makes me laugh every time.

Elrond talking about the seedling of the tree in Khazad-Dûm. “Where there is love it is never truly dark. How could it not grow in a home like yours?” This is probably my favourite line and moment in the whole show and I can’t even begin to put into words how it makes me feel. It’s so beautiful and says so much and I love this moment with my whole heart.

“But perhaps the Elves need only remember that it is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light. Armies may rise, hearts may fail, yet still light endures, and is mightier than strength. For in its presence all darkness must flee." That moment made tear up when I saw it for the first time. It felt so in tune with Sam’s monologue in The Two Towers and Charles Edwards delivered it beautifully.

Ask Game can be found here.

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we go loco when we’re in motion 🚂⚙️🦌

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3 and 22 for the RoP Ask Game. :-)

I feel like I should apologise in advance because I'm going to be so slow in answering these asks but thank you so much for playing this game!

3. If you could spend one day with a character, who would it be? What would you do together?

I would either spend a day with Camnir poring over maps (and get him to sign my map of Middle-Earth that I’ve had for twenty years) or a day with Nori and Poppy, picking raspberries in the woods and singing songs around the fire.

22. Were you familiar with Tolkien's writings before you watched RoP? What’s your favourite, or what might you like to read after seeing the show?

The short answer is yes. I discovered Tolkien through Peter Jackson’s films in 2001 and read both The Lord of the Rings and then the Silmarillion back then (attempted to read The Hobbit as well but the Elves oh-tra-la-la-lally-ing down in the valley felt so wrong that I never finished it. I gave it another try in 2012 before the Hobbit films came out, though, and this time I made it to the end).

I’m currently listening to the audiobook version of the Silm again and it is by far my favourite work of Tolkien. I have such a soft spot for the Elves so the Silm has always felt like it was made for me. There are just so many stories in it that I love – the Darkening of Valinor (which is ironic since I am terrified of spiders), the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, the Nirnaeth Arnoediad (just finished that part!), the Fall of Gondolin …

I would like to listen to the Andy Serkis’s audiobook of LotR next. It’s been years since I read the books and it’d be nice to ‘read’ them again before I’ll go on my own Middle-earth adventure/trip to New Zealand in two years.

Ask Game can be found here.

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okay so first it's people getting mad that Charlie doesn't like certain ships, then it's harassing his pregnant wife, then it's invading his privacy when he goes in public then it's leaking pics of his WEDDING...

AND THEN it's harassing the showrunners, JD/John and Patrick, for following canon and not making fanon, calling them misogynistic, and getting angry they won't make certain ships canon....

AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, getting angry at Robert for simply having a girlfriend....

parasocial relationships involving chronically online people need to be studied because it's getting concerning.

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she’s been a little girl for 282 years 🚂🧸

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Choices - A TRoP Fic

Characters: Elros, Elrond, Camnir, Gil-galad & Círdan

Summary: Elros visits Lindon and realises things are not going as well for his brother as he thought they were.

“Talk to me, Elrond. Please.” It is that last, quiet plea that makes Elrond break. His face crumples and he stands there for a moment, eyes closed and shoulders shaking, before he admits in a soft whisper, “I think I have made the wrong choice, Elros."

Read here