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Poor Findekáno

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The reason why Fingon was so cavalier about walking straight into Angband to get Maedhros is because back in Valinor, he had to routinely sneak past Feanor whenever he went to visit Maedhros at his house, and when you’ve had to sneak past fucking Feanor for most of your teenage and adult life, sneaking into the home of Satan is a walk in the park by comparison.  

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Normal Horoscope:

Aries: Your room is haunted by a ghost that is scared of math. Buy a copy of Euclid’s elements and hit the ghost really hard with it.

Taurus: Cancel your subscription to all things.

Gemini: Your grasp of interior design is impressive, but unfortunately does not extend to ones internal organs. Put your intestines back where they’re supposed to be.

Cancer: Being a class traitor is sexy when its against the right class.

Leo: The Diminutive Beings of Shadow and Dread are raccoons. They are raccoons. Close your trash cans.

Virgo: Unfortunately Virgo, no form of golf is morally acceptable. Judgement shall be passed.

Libra: You actually don’t have to try again. Sometimes you gotta just move on with your life. You can’t eat every rat. 

Scorpio: Ennui cannot survive contact with confusion. Tumble hand-over-foot into the nearest river.

Ophiuchus: Arms and armor crafted from pure funk.

Sagittarius: You’re gonna find more weird old red coins today. Keep them in a safe place, you’re going to need them later.

Capricorn: If you had infinite time, you could theoretically solve all problems by shoulder checking them.

Aquarius: When I asked for your horoscope today the stars just set off the fire alarm.

Pisces: There will be some difficulties at work when a brigade of Napoleonic era cavalry levels a charge through your place of employment. 

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the 17th century was called ‘the golden age of piracy’ and now that i’m reading about it it’s really not surprising that piracy appealed to so many people

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i have a horrible misogynist rooster who only likes blonde hens so i always have to make sure i have 2-3 yellow hens around so he doesn't run anyone ragged. i didn't know this was a problem someone could have but i've had macklemore for eight slutty, slutty years and he's been overly obsessed with the blondness level of his lady friends for the entire time with no sign of slowing down so, like. props to him for sticking to his guns.

SIR, PLEASE,

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so more of this crossover

I’m glad you liked it and hope this interpretation is okay

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Sauron, you will not deceive me. I have read the Silmarillion and I know that you were Morgoth's little princess and that you still love him.

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Reading the Silmarillion, this is the first thing that came to mind… 🤣

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(tw: death, gore, horror)

I love how downright creepy Sauron is.

He's your neighbourhood psychopathic genius, a skilled sorcerer whose allegiance was realigned once (to his true alignment imo) and then never since waivered.

Unlike Morgoth, who was more straightforward in his execution, Sauron's style is insidious, and in a sense more horrific for how slow and personal his tactics can be. His temper is such that he can play the long game, even play at being weak in order to earn trust or make his enemies complacent, and then next thing you know he has an old friend's corpse up as a war banner, or he has sunk a once great island down the Sea.

He bred the Orcs. Tolkien played with different version of the origin of Orcs, but what I like best is the version where they were corrupted Men, maybe even Elves, and although they were Melkor's idea, it was Sauron who had the ability, patience and tenacity to make the idea come to fruition.

He built cults. Do you know what cults are like? How they draw people in, what they make people believe, what they get people to do? From an outsider looking in it must have looked truly bizarre, but Sauron was able to turn a powerful nation against the Valar and painted Morgoth as the true god. Eru Ilúvatar was denied as a false god, and the Valar made to be liars. There were blood sacrifices, human sacrifices—all for a religion Sauron invented, but was so successful that, once Númenor was gone, Sauron brought the cult with him to Middle-earth.

He was called The Necromancer. What made him garner the title? Who gave it to him, and what had they seen? Surely the Nazgûl were not the first of their kind, not when the Nine were already so well-made. What manner of experimentation had Sauron done in order to make them, and what did the "failures" look like? What knowledge did he use to corrupt and circumvent the Gift of Ilúvatar, which gave Men free will and death, allowing their spirits to transcend Arda? And yet the Nazgûl were unable to die, and as wraiths they also lost their free will, bound to Sauron and the call of the Ring.

He corrupted kings. He corrupted his own kind. Curumo could not have been the only one, and we know Curumo was a powerful Maia in his own right, the leader of the Istari. Sauron played mind games with the best of people, and won. His ability to seduce even the most powerful beings and get them in his service was unparalleled.

Now imagine being a native of Mordor and witnessing the poisoning of the lands. And then an age later, imagine being from one of the villages around Rhovanion and experiencing the slow haunting of Amon Lanc. At least the Eldar could see Sauron and his agents; none of the Men can do so. What defense did the common Man have against such insidious evil? There must only have been odd sensations, a dread settling in, dreams that lure them in before turning into nightmares.

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this deserves to also be here

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happy barricade day to my fav doomed french yaoi. perchance.

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First Age Erestor

I've played with different versions of Erestor ever since I began writing him, but I have to say that him being Calaquendi from one of the Fëanorian houses (usually Maedhros') is my favourite. It also makes the most sense considering that it was mentioned that there were still a few High Elves that dwelled in Rivendell in the Third Age, and with Erestor being chief counsellor, it made sense that he would be among the oldest there. Putting him in Maedhros' or Maglor's house also gives a good backstory to how he and Elrond met.

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was real busy this week so no time to draw, but i had some little chibi heads lying around that i didnt have a real use for so i wanted to try my hand at some character relationship charts 😌 i used to really love reading them when they would be compiled for old jrpg or visual novel games i was into, so i thought it'd be fun to explore some finwean dynamics i personally tend to lean on in my fics n comic wooo

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Portrait for Filgolfin! Might do a full version but for now this is all my sick body could do

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Dz

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Ch (referenced from a photo)