#BUT LIKE!!!!

[lazyrezi]

You know, tolkien was on another one when writing specifically from Sam's point of view.

I'm sorry, but "he longed only for his master, for one sight of his face or one touch of his hand"???? That shit is SO romantic I might die.

And while in all of lotr there is a lot of platonic love expressed between men (love to see it!) even physical touch there is such a stark difference between the way it is written for pippin and merry versus frodo and sam. Sam's devotion is on another level, and you might say that is because frodo is his master but like. If anything that explains it less!!! He is frodo's gardener and sure they are friendly but I don't know about you but I would not weep so hard for my employer or be willing to die for them.

This whole passage, btw is basically sam, rescuing frodo from the top of a tower, which even at the time of tolkien writing lotr was already established as very much, not a platonic move. Think of any other story where our protagonist (ignore that frodo is also our protagonist for a minute he is the love interest right now) goes up against an enemy, ready to die just to get to the very top of the tower in hope to save someone they love. That shit is not platonic. It COULD BE. It isn't, tho.

The thing is the way merry and pippin were written specifically is a great example of how platonic love is portrayed in the books otherwise. Let me tell you, the two of them do not long for each other's touch ONCE. Pippin thinks of merry often, and Merry wishes pippin were there with him, and they both hope against hope they will see each other again, and it is very sweet, don't get me wrong. But they way it is written inherently reads platonic, whereas any time we see Sam's perspective, it is fuelled with such an intense longing/devotion that is unexplainable by their circumstances.

At this point in the story it actually does not make any sense for sam to risk his life/the capture of the ring/the END of their quest for frodo who for all we know might already be dead. Sam has the ring he is just as capable of delivering it to mordor, yet he chases orcs and exerts a LOT of energy just to get a chance at rescuing frodo. WHAT EVEN IS THIS??? this is more romantic than any romance books I have ever read!

[monarch-of-weird-girlboy-nation]

Never gonna watch hazbin hotel not bc of the vivziepop rumours (bc I haven’t reasearched enough to know if they’re true) but bc Adam is my biblical blorbo and I don’t want to watch him be horrible

[thedeathdeelers]

yknow what peak love would be??

it’d be julie finding out that even though luke always saved the corner brownie pieces for her, they’re actually his favourite of a brownie too

but ever since she told him way back at the start of their friendship that she’s a fan of the slightly crispier sides mixed with the soft gooey middle, he always made sure to save them just for her

now THAT’s true love

[karlachllover]

playing ffxiv for the first time and oh my god. i do not trust the crystal braves. a couple quests in i looked up how old alphinaud is and this kid is SIXTEEN???? sixteen. and he's in charge of an army & carrying out diplomatic missions?? it's so rough to go through something thats such bad vibes without actually being able to change the story i just know this is all gonna blow up i can FEEL IT!!!!

[ahollowgrave]

Why shouldn't I have another ice based character

[understanding-hold-on]

shout-out to the vfx artists on loki. fucking incredible imagery of the loom. absolutely mesmerising and reeks of power and possibility. it is just so cool how the many timelines were shown to be converging, angry, restrained, struggling.

also the spaghetti effects are really horrifying 10/10 very uhhhhh. scary. do not want go to black hole anymore.

[doodlboy]

Side order dropped, y'all won't be seeing me for a week str8

[mugzymiik]

depending on certain factors (none of the factors we know abt right now go against this too) Gold could very much be considered Barracuda's "adopted" brother (through Pyrare ofc)

[phoenix-before-the-flame]

Comrades help i keep havin sick af drawin ideas faster than i can make em

[eridias]

still thinking about shu.uenpro like. maybe. i make a verse for that video series, but ill probably do it on here bc its a more comfortable horror space i guess HAASDASMASMA

idk who to do it for but i'll figure it out.

wait i forgot to put this in the tags but its funny so i need to write it somewhere, but the creators of shu.uen unintentionally made all their characters lgbt as hell and i think its great

[recallthename]

listen. i love fandom, and i love shipping. but the fact that ever since the tv show came out the main dialogue surrounding the sandman has been about ships makes me want to burn the internet to the ground.

[deldeldel90]

OK BUT.... Maria meeting a teenager isolde through time travel magic ?!?!

[feddy-34]

mmmmm. yeah,,,,,

Elisabeth de Caraman-Chimay, Comtesse Greffulhe (1860–1952) made this dress famous by posing in it for the photographer Nadar in 1896. The museum also possesses the photographs made at the time, in which the elegant countess opted for being photographed in back view so as to highlight the slimness of her waist: this close-fitting 'princess line' dress – there were no seams at waist level – and the sinuous lines of the lily plants accentuate the impression of tallness and slenderness.

One of the leading figures on the Paris social scene – not only for her rank and sovereign elegance, but also for her culture and intelligence – Comtesse Greffulhe was a significant source of inspiration for Marcel Proust, who used her as the model for the Duchesse de Guermantes in Remembrance of Things Past. She was also the cousin of Robert de Montesquiou, who drew on her for some of his poems, including a sonnet whose closing line Beau lis qui regardez avec vos pistils noirs ('Beautiful lilies gazing with your black pistils') doubtless refers to this dress. The bertha collar, whose original form was altered, certainly during its owner's lifetime, could be turned up to form bat's wings; a bat being Montesquiou's emblematic animal, making this a true dress-poem.

[ugartecoco]

the transition im crying

[chicagoeggwhisperer]

If King Charles dies on or before March 25th, 2024, he will technically be the shortest-reigning king in English history.

Anyway, like to charge, reblog to cast.