#Get his ass aredhel

[thetiredprometheus]

Based on chapter 9 of "Never fade away" by @tilion-writes on ao3

This was so fucking funny to me, so I wanted to draw them

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Ok but consider; The Valar lie about Maglor being in Mandos.

So let's say Maglor is in middle-earth getting therapy Hobbit-Style. He’s living his best life in The Shire healing from his trauma.

But on the other side of that damn ocean, his concerned, reembodied family (minus Feanor, stubborn ass spirit of fire) are told that he is healing in Mandos. The Valar are thinking it’s fiiiine because he is healing and will probably come to Valinor eventually, right? So what’s the harm?

Meanwhile, the reembodied Sons of Feanor are getting suspicious, and Finrod keeps looking at Maedhros with his “I Know Something They Don’t” look (Maedhros knows every look on his baby cousins’ faces. He babysat every finwean child until Maeglin was begotten. Maedhros Can Tell Something Is Afoot.)

A brief interlude for @dreamingthroughthenoise and @cuarthol ‘s joint Finrod Headcanon; whereas Finrod is the one who created the Sea Longing via trying to get Maglor to come home. Read more about that at your own delight.

Interlude over; So The Valar starts to Sweat because now people are asking questions Galadriel is whispering schemes to her brothers and Finrod is whispering right back (Orodreth is stuck between them happily, the sap). Then the Arafinweans start scheming with the Feanorians and you know the Nolofinweans (*cough* Fingon & Aredhel *cough*) are gonna go kicking down doors to invite themselves into The Scheming.

Before long, the entire finwean fam is Scheming and playing the “I’m sleeping over at the Feanorians’ house” and “I’m sleeping over at the Nolofinweans’ house” game with their parents (Except the Arafinweans, whose parents have long since given up trying to keep track of their children).

Anyway at the end of it all, even Ulmo is in on The Scheming, which helps when the finweans go on a treasure hunt for their last family member in Middle-Earth. The hobbits throw a huge goodbye party. Gandalf is there.

[welcomingdisaster]

list of biggest snowflakes in the silm

feanor: has already experienced losing a parent and should be way better at it by now. major over reaction tbh

maedhros: literally just go to physical therapy

fingolfin: should have tried taking a walk for his mental heath

turgon: wow you built a city and now it's crumbling down?? just pull yourself up by your bootstraps and build another one

thingol: oh no is little baby upset about his special necklace?? oh no are you upset about a HUMAN in your habitat?? oh no are you upset about your daughter dying?? cry me a fucking river

aredhel: just find a lawyer and divorce his ass i don't see where the difficulty is coming from. you'd probably get at least 50% custody

hurin: lol you got let go just start fresh. hit the gym

[spinningalbinoturtle]

I listened to the silmarillion while I was recovering from surgery so here are my thoughts.

Fingon and Maedhros are indeed gay

Who is Gil Galad’s mother? Is it Maedhros?

Haleth is a bad bitch and a lesbian and I want a whole book about her

Elrond is kinda the product of a lot of cousin fucking

And then he marries a cousin!

Turin Turanbar is a dick not sure what all the fuss is about

Feanor is also a dick-although I knew this already

Eol is a predator and I am not a fan. Poor Aredhel also poor Idril and Miriel

Likewise to Ar Pharazon

Sauron kinda cracks me up. Like I just picture him being constantly annoyed by Melkor’s disorganization and then continually failing himself is so fucking funny

Sauron getting his ass handed to him by Luthien was so good

“That wolf could be me”. Surprise dummy its not

Luthien is also a baddie. Queen I love her

I ship Galadriel and Melian. You can’t tell me Galadriel was staying in Doriath for Celeborn, not when there was a Maia queen right there

Luthien single handedly putting Melkor to sleep with her singing while Beren just sat there😂Iconic

Elrond and Elros may have some Stockholm syndrome

I want to hear more about the dwarves

Turin and Beleg are also gay

Did not anticipate the incest storylines. What is this Game of Thrones?

Long story short it was a bit darker than I anticipated but just as slow as I had heard but I’m glad I read it.

[tanoraqui]

For the russingon ask game : 4 (+ Celechwes <3 ?) and 24

(Belated response to this ask meme)

4. What do they each think is the other's most attractive quality?

Maedhros falls in love with people for qualities he yearns for but cannot find within himself. In Celechwes: her refusal, nay, innate inability to be bound, by responsibilities or worry. In Fingon: his relentless optimism, hope, faith, estel.

Fingon falls in love with people for qualities that he shares but which he worries, in his heart, that he's only faking. In Maedhros: his compassionate instinct to look out for others, with protection are care, often beyond and before looking out for himself. In Celechwes: her flinging-her-self-from-a-cliff 110% commitment to a course of action, be it a race or a political scheme or love, once she has decided to do it.

Celechwes, to be perfectly honest, fell in love with both of them when she watched Fingon slide off the eagle by the edge of Lake Mithrim, and Maedhros stumble-fall after him, though she didn't know it at the time. She fell in love with both of them for kind of the same thing, which she does have herself but which she really needed in those dark days of the Enemy's recent, savage assaults on her people: the ability to simply endure and go on. There's a difference between them, though: in Fingon, his relentless optimism - but where Maedhros sees (sometimes needs to see) an easy-coming faith, Celechwes better sees how much it's often a matter of force of will. And in Maedhros: his blazing, unceasing fire.

(And if you were looking for horny responses, well, I'm a strict headcanoner that the fëa > hröa rule means that elves are, on average, distinctly demiromantic by modern human standards, and most likely to be turned on by things they love about a person. But also: Fingon can do a smirk, usually while sparring, that communicates with a single lopsided flash of teeth, I'm going to kick your ass and I'm going to look so good doing it that you're going to be so angry-horny that you fight worse and I kick your ass even harder, in a vicious cycle that ends with both of us naked and me #winning, and it has NEVER ONCE FAILED to send Maedhros into a competitive tizzy.)

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24. What’s a Russingon AU you often daydream about?

I suppose the superhero au... They're openly archnemeses with intense foe yay and secretly living out a Superman/Lex Luthor raising-a-child-together domestic au; it's so good... Their son's superpower is negating other people's superpowers; he literally COULD be a Villain's perfect brainwashed-clone(ish) superweapon against the Hero, but instead they took him out of the test tube as an infant and bought a house together in a nice neighborhood with a good school, and when Ereinion is like 14 they'll finally let him burst onto the super-scene as Kid Valor, who was toootally speed-grown in a test tube in the past year in a villainous FëaTech lab, but broke free and is now Valiant's new sidekick...

Celechwes is already their friend (and sometimes third in bed?) by the time Erein is born, and Maedhros and FIngon both sometimes call her for advice on "normal" childhoods, because she's the one of the only people in the world who knows about their secret relationship but wasn't raised in, well, the house of Finwë. So she'll randomly get a call like, "Hey, which would be more traumatic for a four-year-old: to be told that their dad isn't coming home for an unknown amount of time because he has Musically induced amnesia, or to be introduced to their dad who doesn't know who they are?" And she has to be like, "I don't know - but Erien's a pretty smart kid, and he does know about your night jobs. Did this sort of thing ever happen to either of your parents, when they were active heroes? How did you feel about it then?"

Sometimes she babysits. She's Erein's second-favorite aunt (Aredhel wins on sheer coolness.)

[animatorweirdo]

Assigning mutuals with elf horses

(I was like... really bored then I remembered @lamemaster's post about elves reacting to our blogs, and I was slightly inspired. Sorry? I am not, so prepare for some chaos and hope you enjoy,)

Warnings: none really. It's just my opinion on how you all would do as horse owners in the horse au.

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@a-contemplation-upon-flowers

- Not just because he is your favorite in general, but Fingon just seems like your type of horse. 

- You would take tender care of him and your sunshine personality would go with his. 

- I feel like you would enjoy racing and taking calm walks through the woods. 

- And you would probably not get mad with his mischief, like stealing treats or playing a bit too hard with one of those giant balloons, which he ends up popping. 

- Honestly, you would probably be more mad at the balloon for popping itself and then go buy another balloon because you can't stand to see Fingon sad even if your wallet is already suffering from all the other expenses. 

@springfountain

- Well, my dear muffin friend. You're pretty sweet and creative with your writing, so I feel like you would go along with Galdor. 

- I feel like the leaf forehead-marked stallion would enjoy listening to you reading a story or two to him while you two lie under his favorite tree in the pasture.

- He might try stealing treats from you and give you puppy eyes, and you would be tempted to give him one of your chocolate chip cookies, but since chocolate is not good for horses -- you resist in anguish. 

- But it doesn't stop you from making special cookies with his favorite leaves in it. 

- You two would have a sweet bond and Galdor would always be ready to hear the next story from you. 

@edensrose

- I know you're solely fixated on the Ainur, but if you had a horse. I think it would be Aredhel. 

- You are genuinely pretty sweet, but once you get comfortable — all hell breaks loose. 

- You two would bring an equal amount of chaos to each other’s lives, and your relationship would be one of those love-hates like you find her a pain in the ass, but you can't live without her. She's technically your overgrown cat. 

- Like when you find her stealing food again and rolling in the mud, you would cuss her out, but if anyone else did that --- you would destroy them because only you are allowed to do that. 

- And the same goes for Aredhel. She would not accept anyone else than you as her rider. She cares for you but also has a great need to test your limits. She does get worried if she doesn’t see you half of the time. 

- Make sure not to let her join forces with Celegorm. He will join in her shenanigans and you will not get any peace with two annoying horses on your ass. 

- a little side note. you probably had a crush or two on the stable owners. just saying. 

@eunoiaastralwings

- If you had a horse. I think it would be… Finrod. 

- You two make a pretty sweet pair, and he brings a lot of silliness into your life. 

- He would probably do a lot of funny things just to make you laugh, and when he senses you’re feeling sad or stressed, he turns into the cuddliest bug and does anything to comfort you. 

- Like he won’t leave you alone till you at least crack a smile. 

- You two would give vibes like you two had been friends in a previous life. 

@lamemaster

- Nerdanel

- .........

- Do I even need to explain this?

- Like... you were cool with Feanor's owner that the two would make a couple of foals together, but when the two began to make surprises. You put a harsh stop to it after Nerdanel gave birth to the twins. 

- You would probably physically threaten Feanor to stay away from Nerdanel because you are not gonna risk your sweet mare's health. 

- You would also be one of the only ones, who doesn't fear him and be ready to fight him even if the giant racehorse could stomp you to death. 

[glorf1ndel]

Celegorm time! No “Lúthien should have literally kicked his ass” option because it would sweep the poll. 🤷

[hirazuki]

📓give me yer plots

Plots? Plural?? Okay, you get three ♡

I only included ideas that I am not currently/actively working on.

Maedhros + Mairon team up AU: After Luthien and Beren nab the silmaril and scram, Melkor actually does give chase and follows them south towards Doriath, and he cuts through Nan Dungortheb where he is ambushed by Ungoliant's spawn (I think if he was alone, given how physically weak he is at this point in time + just having woken up from Luthien's spell, he'd be easy prey) who take him and his crown with the remaining two silmarils and bear him to the south of the continent where Ungoliant has been waiting to exact revenge and claim/consume the jewels. Mairon comes home after having lost Tol-in-Gaurhoth to find Angband in panic, not being able to find Melkor anywhere. He decides to infiltrate Himring, it being the closest center of elven activity and information that is also open enough to travelers, etc. for a new face to pass unnoticed, to see if he can find out if the enemy has Melkor. Maedhros, having had him as a visitor for 30+ years while hanging off a cliff, recognizes him pretty quickly despite the disguise. They team up and go on a life-changing fieldtrip to the south of Beleriand to retrieve one dark lord (for Mairon) and two silmarils (for Maedhros).

Maeglin in Rivendell AU: Maeglin either is brought back by the Powers to help in the War of the Ring (yes, it's inspired by that one poll a while back XD) or actually somehow survived (I haven't decided which I prefer) and ends up in Rivendell. Not really a cohesive linear plot kind of fic, as much as a series of character interactions/exploration of themes: Maeglin and Elrond, Maeglin and Glorfindel, Maeglin and Eowyn, Maeglin and Frodo, to list a few of my top ones.

Eol makes a stone that outshines the silmarils AU: @melkors-defense-attorney and @mirkwood-hr-department take equal share of the blame credit for this completely wild idea yes it still lives rent free in my head, I have not forgotten about it XD. Basically, Eol is much closer to the dwarves than he is to his own kin, and would probably be more comfortable going to them for courtship advice re: Aredhel. Hence, presenting her with the shiniest rock as a gift early on in her stay at Nan Elmoth. Problem is, she has seen the silmarils, so it would have to be an extra shiny rock. He accidentally makes a stone that outdoes the silmarils; cascading world-wide consequences follow XD (These include: angry Feanorians; angry Melkor, at not having the Shiniest Thing™ and seeking Eol out in his forest a la Evil Queen style, to trade his two silmarils for this one; Eol (in this timeline, never having been to Angband) being so isolated he literally doesn't recognize Melkor and slamming the door in Melkor's face ("no solicitors!!"); angrier Melkor (that's two door-slamming elves now); angrier Feanorians (that Melkor would seek to trade the silmarils with Eol of all people); one very swoony Aredhel at the balls of this elf throwing the Dark Lord out on his ass.)

[superloves4]

I still taste the past - Chapter 8

Relationships: Curufin/Finrod, Celegorm/Aredhel (background) Summary: Finrod wanted to see Curufin, get his closure after all they had gone through, end things once and for all. What he gets is a journey through the memory of where they've been and the choice of where they will go. TW: none. A/N: Enjoy!

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The other smiths and stonemasons watched the two of them like the most interesting duel they had ever seen.

Findaràto sighed and gritted his teeth "If we decide on the columns with the leaves we'll have the better aesthetics and the vanyarin influences would further our friendship," if the workers were asked there was a rather odd emphasis on the last word "for the next festival."

Curufin scoffed "The leaves design is an eyesore and the structure is unstable and completely unsuited for our purpose, which the vanya would understand if they could pay attention to anything past their own noses."

Findaràto opened and closed his hands, taking deep breaths as he tried to not scream his next argument, the workers had never seen him this way before this project "We already have plenty of perfect utilitarian columns around Tirion, if we want for this to be a success you need to be open to different approaches."

"With the leaves design there is no reason for my or my smiths presence past the structural phase, which you will desperately need," Curufin replied "It is an insult to our skills to pick the option that would render us useless."

"Look who's not looking past their nose now" Findaràto grumbled quietly.

"Anything you want to share?"

"Besides the fact that you are worse than a mule?"

"Very well then, you win Findaràto, we will go with the leaves design as you wish," Curufin got up and gave him a faux smile "And when we're done with the structural measures I will be returning to Formenos as I should."

The workers thought that was fantastic idea.

Curufin tried to leave but Findaràto followed right behind him, steps echoing in the corridor, their workers staring from the open doors.

"Come back here, Curufinwë!" he screamed, every semblance of politeness gone "Stop being an obstinate ass! We are not done discussing this!"

"Ass, mule, any more animals to creatively call me?"

The workers were of the opinion that prince Findaràto was in the right, from the start of the project any could see that prince Curufinwë was resolute in his objective of obstructing any decision from the other prince. Findaràto wanted one type of stone? Curufinwë disagreed until it became a screaming match. Findaràto wanted one color? Curufinwë disagreed and everyone feared it would become a fist fight. And now the prince was fixated on the minor detail of the column design before storming off.

For a long time they had discussed what had motivated that particular rivalry, alas, their curiosity would not be sated as the two disappeared into the family side of the palace.

Findaràto sighed again once they were safely in Curufin's bedroom "I'm tired of fighting, Atarinkë."

Curufin didn't spare him a look "And you think I'm not?"

"If this is about Amarië again-"

This time Curufin did glare at him "You know exactly how I feel and still invited her."

Finrod groaned "I know that," he said gesticulating for emphasis "I. know. But Tyelkormo had already invited Irìsse and-"

"Oh, I thought you were just made of friends!"

Findaràto stared at him unimpressed "I tried, Atarinkë, I tried! Everyone already had plans, it's not like you are any different!"

"Ah, yes, because Astalalmë is the same thing." Curufin rolled his eyes.

"You used to have a crush on her, Amarië is just a friend, I think I should be the one throwing the tantrum here."

He sighed, it was something he did a lot lately, but trying to bring Curufin closer was like hugging a marble column, cold and stiff.

"Please, just give me a few hours, Atarinkë" Findaràto asked him "A few minutes of just us, no petty squabbles, please."

Curufin nodded but they still felt more distant than ever. He couldn't understand why Findaràto was so blind, from the moment of their introduction to now he had observed Amarië and it was clear it was not friendship she hoped to receive from the prince.

"They look very suitable, would you agree?" Astalalmë asked him.

As he had predicted, Amarië and Findaràto were the talk of the party, to everyone this invitation was the sign of future good news, after all, it was after one such party that Turukàno and Elenwë had finally announced their betrothal, so why would it not be so for his closest friend Findaràto?

"You look tired," Astalalmë commented.

Of course no one would say that of Amarië, there had been nothing but praise for the vanya and several approving comments on prince Findaràto choice of partner although the most used word had rather been bride. And how were they not to confuse the two when Findaràto would oh so gently twirl her around in dance, not one unhappy moment to be found.

"Curufinwë!"

Curufin finally looked at Astalalmë and felt guilty, he really had not planned on ignoring her for most of the party, but he'd spent the entire time before arriving being sick and seeing Findaràto and Amarië so perfect in every way was making the bile rise again, it was really taking everything in him not to puke.

"I'm sorry, please, have fun without me," he bowed and he heard her sigh in disappointment "I will fetch a drink, do you want anything?"

Astalalmë glared at him and just gave him a curt no before leaving, Curufin knew she would not return even if he asked her to. It would be better if he left as well.

He dodged elbows and stepped on some feet, finally making his way to the beverage table where the assortment of mostly alcohols stood beautifully decorated. Curufin groaned and went around in search of water.

"You know people are talking right? I thought that was why you insisted on secrecy?"

Curufin didn't answer, picking instead a pink liqueur in front of him.

Findaràto took a deep breath "Why can't you just dance with me, is any of this truly worth it for you?"

Nothing.

"Curufinwë, is any part of us worth it to you?"

"Oops."

Findaràto closed his eyes, forcing himself to find anything inside of him to calm down and not make a massive scene in front of everyone, even as he felt the cold of the drink Curufin had thrown at him, not even pretending it had been a mistake.

People closest to the table had stopped their dancing to stare at them, and talked, hushed voices trying to understand what happened, Curufin gave him a practiced bow and uncaring of the eyes on him, left the ballroom.

Curufin thought he could escape, if he could just get where none of the gossip court would deem worth following, if he could only be left alone, but he should've known Findaràto wouldn't just leave him be so easily.

"You are a coward, Curufinwë!" the blond screamed at him "Can't you just look at me as you keep throwing me away! Am I not worth more than your contempt?"

"Leave me be!" Curufin cried, looking around to see if there was anyone watching them.

"I'm not leaving!" Findaràto said, voice rough "What have I done now? What is not enough, Curufinwë?"

Nothing, he wanted to reply, You are the most perfect thing that has happened to me and I don't want to lose you.

"She is in love with you, you blind fool," he replied instead, tears falling on the grass "When will you realize?".

"But I'm not in love with her!" Findaràto screamed, finally reaching Curufin "I don't want Amarië, I want you, I want to be with you but you're making it so difficult to love you."

"Then maybe you shouldn't!"

Findaràto shook his head "You can't be serious."

Through the tears, red eyes glaring, Curufin, however, continued "I release you, Ingoldo"

"Curufinwë, please."

Curufin screamed and shook Findaràto's arms away from him "I release you, Ingoldo, and be glad that no deeper bond existed between us now."

"How can I be glad when you're leaving me?!"

Findaràto stood there, not knowing what to do or how to fix things, he just watched as Curufin ran away, all his dreams, all he thought they had, castles of fantasy falling as his lover was more and more a dark silhouette under Telperion's light, until there was nothing left and he could see Curufin no longer.

"Atarinkë?"

[gwaedhannen]

Some random author notes about Kill the flame

The whole fic was written in an afternoon and it shows.

I don't necessarily think this is how late-Third Age Galadriel always thinks of her family (especially the Feanorians), but when she allows herself to miss them, she really misses them.

I follow the "G&C fucked off to Eriador sometime in the 1st Age" canon, most likely shortly after Finrod's death. They showed up again a few years into the War of Wrath at a suitably dramatic moment to bail her father out. As juicy as the idea of her being present in Doriath and therefore on the losing side of all three Kinslayings is, I feel like she would've tried to confront the Feanorians in the Second Kinslaying instead of fleeing, and would've likely died there.

The names used are somewhat arbitrary, but the ones I imagine Galadriel using for her brothers/cousins by the late Third Age (having mostly heard their names in the context of history). Hence Arakáno instead of Argon since he died before they met any Sindar, but the rest are in Sindarin, and Finrod instead of Ingoldo since that's what he's known by in all the histories/songs/etc.

Ar-Feiniel instead of Aredhel is completely vibes though.

Am I doing "read more" breaks right

"I always tried to make Lothlórien a place you would love." probably made more sense when I was trying to contrast Lothlórien with Nan Elmoth as a "forest of light" vs "forest of darkness". But I couldn't get a good way to word the Nan Elmoth reference so it was cut. Honestly I don't really think this line is terribly accurate; Lothlórien feels like it's too "tame" for my impression of Aredhel's character.

Angrod isn't really an ass, he just has a tendency to laugh at other peoples' minor mishaps and doesn't know when to shut up. Except when explaining to the local king why you're here from Valinor, of course.

I really didn't want to make another candle/moth reference for Aegnnor, so instead I made up the part about him saving Galadriel on the Helcaraxë for this fic. Maybe one day I'll write it. Something about Galadriel's cold fury towards the Feanorians for their betrayal causing a spiritual positive feedback loop.

Galadriel doesn't know what to say to Finrod in part because I sure as hell don't know what she'd say to Finrod. The line about the Ring of Barahir at least manages to date the fic to between Aragorn's first trip to Lothlórien and the fall of Sauron.

If it wasn't obvious, "mountains" and "empty hill" refer to Tirion, and "sea" and "blooded sands" to Alqualondë. I figure the finarfinians and fingolfinians did a fair bit of back-and-forth'ing due to their families' close bond.

Why should Angrod Aegnor and Maedhros be the only ones who'd follow Fingon anywhere? I recall a post somewhere about how it's his death, even more than the slaughter of the Nirnaeth, which seals the Noldor's fate. Without him, the survivors lose all Estel. Turgon and Orodreth stop listening to Ulmo, and the Feanorians turn against other elves.

No I don't know why Galadriel blames Curufin for sending Finrod to die more than Celegorm. I already had Celegorm's line so instead Curufin gets to kill Galathil for the symmetry.

Ambarussa's lines took the longest to think of. Some inspiration from this Polutrope post, especially lightly-toasted Amrod, and them driving the Third Kinslaying.

The madness/truth Amras discovered? Moments after he kills Dior, the corpse hops back up, declares "I'm fucking done with this shitty-ass 'bittersweet' narrative, we're going to a romcom" (paraphrased), and walks through a wall. He grabs his sons on the way out of this pataphysical layer.

Maglor is probably still alive somewhere so "[Finwë's] final heir in Middle-Earth" is an exaggeration. And of course there's Elrond and his kids, but shh.

[shiroandblack]

Silmarillion characters and if I could take them in a fight:

(note: this is absolutely unrealistic as if this was irl, average height-flabs for muscle-winded after one staircase-me would absolutely die fighting any of these people)

Fëanor: Yes. I can and will kick his ass.

Nerdanel: She can step on me and I would thank her.

Maedhros: I'd be dead in 0.1 second, thanks.

Maglor: No, but I would pull his hair so hard I'd rip a chunk off his scalp.

Celegorm: Yes. And I would pull his hair while I'm at it.

Caranthir: he wouldn't even need to get physical, he'd probably make me cry long before the fight even starts.

Curufin: yes, but I'm not walking away completely whole.

Amrod: I'll make him even crispier than his father did.

Amras: no, because he would kill me for Amrod.

Fingolfin: Absolutely not. I would be stepped on 7 times.

Anairë: she'd kill me without getting her hands dirty, so no I would die.

Fingon: No. He'd probably strangle me with his bow.

Turgon: Yes. I'd defeat him by throwing bricks at him.

Aredhel: I'd die.

Argon: who's Argon?

Finarfin: No, because he would talk me out of fighting him in the first place.

Eärwen: I would die via swans.

Finrod: No, because like his dad he would talk me out of it.

Angrod: No, I would get my head squished between his hands.

Aegnor: no, I'm not Andreth so I'm pretty sure I'd be dead.

Galadriel: I'd be dead in 0.1 seconds like Maedhros.

Celeborn: there is a reason Galadriel married him, so I'd probably die. No.

Elu Thingol: Yes, I'll bite his leg and never let go like a rabid dog.

Melian: bold of you to assume I'd fight her in the first place.

Lùthien: No, because I'd probably join her in dancing and singing in the woods away from civilisation.

Beren: Would rip off my head with his bare hands, so no.

Haleth: my head would be mounted on a pike after 5 minutes.

Elrond: no, because he would talk me out of it.

Elros: no, because he'd drown me.

Elwing: yes, because she would jump off a cliff before I even challenged her so I guess that would be a win for me.

Eärendil: no, he'd tie me up in his boat.

Dior: no, this is the guy who told the Fëanorians to fuck around and find out. I have chosen to NOT fuck around and find out.

Nimloth: no, I don't think I'd make it out alive.

Eluréd and Elurín: Celegorm's servants did the work for me.

Túrin: I'd probably be one of the many unfortunate souls he accidentally killed, so no.

Húrin: No. Just no.

Morwen: I'd be dead in 0.1 seconds.

Morgoth: yes. Just yes.

Sauron: no. I die like Celebrimbor.

Celebrimbor: no. But he would give me trinkets as a consolation prize.

Gil-galad: I'd become a shish kebab via Aeglos.

Finwë: yes.

Míriel: no, she'd stab me through the eye with her sewing needles.

Indis: RIP me.

[bluedancingkittykat]

SO tumblr deleted the Ask/Draft, but here you go anon! Hope you see this someday...

I am assuming this is for tolkien, because that IS most of my blog.

1. the character everyone gets wrong

Feänor is an easy one, so we're gonna go with Nolofinwë. 1) Fingolfin translates to Finwënolofinwë. Not addressed in the published Silmarillion, the Shibboleth of Feänor adds great context and character depth. 2) "High princes were Fëanor and Fingolfin, the elder sons of Finwë, honoured by all in Aman; but now they grew proud and jealous each of his rights and his possessions." THEY grew proud and jealous of EACH of his rights!!

Whatever his motivations are, (he thought he was a better choice, he wanted to prove to finwe he was better than feänor, whatever) nolo WANTED that crown, and he wanted it LOUDLY.

ALSO i was going to put this under 10, but figured it fit here better. This is a concept I think lots of people get wrong!

Arda Marred and Arda Healed.

it is NOT post Final Battle Arda un-marred, it doesnt *magically* go away! its Arda HEALED, ok? Arda un-marred is pre-Morgoth singing. Arda Healed is Arda *healed.* listen, I love those "what if post Final Battle, Arda Un-marred deletes people who are considered 'marred'" too, but some people consider Arda Un-Marred to Be Canon, and I'm here to tell you that's incorrect. I know in 10, I'm like "everyone's canon is valid" but a) that was written before this and b) you asked me what character concept i think people get wrong and this is it!!

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

this was the only one I have saved, and yeah, I mention this a lot LOL

I had to track this one down and it is such a bad faith take:

and ops clarification which makes it worse, somehow

and Dior is a Nepo Baby. exactly as it sounds. Dior is a nepo baby because he got the throne when he was like 30 lol

10) worst part of fanon

I saw this one and said "we really are choosing violence" LOL a few things! The inability to see Grey. Elwing is either good or bad. the Valar are either good or evil. ut like, No one is all one or the other. This is also why people saying Nolofinwe was humble and didn't really want the crown bothers me lol like you can like a flawed character. Also, that's why I like the silmarillion; someone is good and righteous from one perspective, but from the other is a total ass. Thingol is a good king...but he not a good ally. [[[]]]. Like, theyre likable for their flaws, and seems lots of folks are like "i like character Y, so they're actually good. but I don't like character A, so they are actually a huge dick." ... which i HATE. especially when they use this to bash another character or make an...not inaccurate comparison, I'm not sure what the word I'm thinking of is, but let's say I've read enough fics where feanor is treated worse than morgoth because they didn't like feanor but liked morgoth

ALSO the attitude "my canon or you get cannoned, and by that I mean a canon ball to the face." Like, don't get me wrong, I think debates about canon are fun! but there is no One True Canon (OTC). The only ones I will agree with as Canon are the published novels and even they can contradict each other. Now that I have my circle of tumblrinas i dont see this as often, but I have seen quite a bit of "[opinion] is canon" but then get aggressive when people would say "no thats your headcanon..." or would ask for a source.

ALSO ALSO the "a TRUE tolkien scholar can back up their headcanon with at LEAST 54 references from HoME and a citation from Letter.s" WHAT the hell is that? Sometimes I just wanna give Green Elves lore, ok? Or I think Aredhel is Aro but not Ace and her favorite color is yellow, actually. I don't NEED a citation. *I* LIKE reading the Lore and making HCs according to that, but no one NEEDS it. And like I said, I think Lore Debates can be fun! Debating what HCs are "true," or which version of Canon is "true" can be fun! (fun fact felixwhetsel and I have a theory that everyones version is correct, because if the LOTR and Hobbit and Silm are all copies of the originals, passed down, things are bound be be changed by time, culture, and language!)

I should clarify that debates are fun, if everyones having fun. If not, then it's just mean. I'm sure I've been guilty of that, and I'm Sorry if we had a debate and I came across as a total Bitch.

19) you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

This is the question that I was stuck on for a WHILE. I try not to be horrified/ashamed of things I like and if it makes me mad, I just don't like it.

So I decided to ask it differently. first I asked, "is there anything I'm quiet about liking because other people will judge me?" and the answer is "yes, but i'm not worried about people judging me." (if you were wondering, the answers are "OC centric fics" and "I think Eöl could be an interesting character") so then I asked: "is there anything I'm like "I can't believe I like that!""

The answer is yes, but it does not make me feel mad, horrified, or ashamed, it makes me feel sad

It's the Orc Bank. I headcanon the Orc Bank. There's this one post that sums it up really well, but I can't find it, so I'll try to sum it up. The theory is that only Eru can create souls. Morgoth can only corrupt them. Given that Orcs exist well into the Third Age, there's a couple options.

1. Modern Orcs have no souls (doubtful)

2. Eru creates Orc souls (also doubtful)

3. Maia have the power to corrupt souls (more believable, but logistically how would that work? Sauron tortures *every* orc? When does an Orc stop being an Orc then?)

4. The Orc souls are Recycled into the Orc Bank.

It's exactly as it sounds. The souls corrupted by Morgoth are re-used throughout the Millenia. There is No End to their suffering. It makes me SAD every time I think about it. That post came across my dash and I went "Holy Shit. It makes so much SENSE. But it's TOO SAD to reblog." which is why I can't find it lol Just about every canon compliant fic i write that has all my lore compliant HCs is AU to me because i'm like "Yes, I HC the Orc Bank, but it's TOO SAD. thats is it's OWN fuckin universe"

ask me -> https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/bluedancingkittykat/722302678068248576

[welcomingdisaster]

here are some random headcanons about what third-gen finweans were like as children

maedhros: know-it-all, tendency to correct adults. not extremely popular but had a solid friend group. would imitate feanor's dry sarcastic manner but with none of the bite behind it.

maglor: people pleaser. extrovert but actually fairly shy and socially anxious as a child/teen, something he eventually grew out of. combination of liking/wanting attention and being self conscious about it. very easily obsessed with books/plays/poems. always has some kinda media thing he's talking about.

celegorm: popular, extroverted, bit of a bully. easily blends into any social setting. definitely entitled/bratty about getting his way. refined manners from a young age. very good at doing something he should get in trouble for and not getting in trouble. a consequence would be good for him and he is Not getting one.

caranthir: very prone to get into fights, few friends, also a bit of a know-it-all. blunt. the opposite of celegorm; invariably would get in trouble for his bad behavior. kid who can't get away with anything.

fingon: easygoing, effortlessly popular, huge group of friends. kinda messy/inattentive at times. happy to get involved with anything you're up to. loud-ass laugh; bad at figuring out how loudly he's talking in general. happy to hype up whatever his friends are doing. definite daddy's boy. builds up so much good will from parents/teachers that when he gets in trouble people assume he had good reason to.

turgon: willful, introverted but popular nonetheless. the kid who is so set in his beliefs/ideas that other kids immediately assume he knows what he's talking about; leader from a very young age. kid who spends the whole recess making up the rules to his game.

aredhel: actually fairly quiet/understated but stubborn as fuck. temper activated rarely, but kinda a nuclear force when it is.

finrod: extroverted but also deep down a little bit anxious and eager to please. wants to get a good grade in social interactions. perfectionist; has a hard time letting go of mistakes. very very eager to help people. please let him carry that.

orodreth: wants to be exactly like finrod but doesn't have the same obsessive perfectionism and tends to fall short. quiet but very friendly. easily lets others (read: finrod) do things for him.

[blueflipflops]

I see your Feanorians squabbling over Scrabble and I raise you Feanorians playing Uno and Mario Kart.

[Just finished exams haha. I'll just add the mario kart part later]

[This is from feanorians and scrabble, part 2, part 3, (monopoly)]

Uno with Feanorians operate on the premise of the rules being whatever you can convince the whole table are the rules. They had a whole Established Rules for Uno around family but sometimes Meadhros invites Fingon to circumvent this rule. The presence of a cousin makes the rules free game to rehash.

Discussion (arguements) over the rules often lasts almost 12-15 hrs and no one is allowed to start the game while there no Absolute Clear rules. (Which is half the fun in these games for them. I do believe that Ñoldorins think that banter and arguing for the sake of arguing is a very enjoyable pasttime and somewhat a game to them(Damn i'd sqy that they would LOVE a game of Werewolf then I remembered Finrod))

(This is also the reason Celegorm invites Aredhel to these games. To establish his own Bullshit rules.)

Betrayal between brothers were expected but when Fingon dropped Mae's ass with a +4, (on top of the accumulating +26 cards that had already gone a full circle around them, making it +30 cards) his brothers could almost hear his heart breaking. Mae wasn't able to control his face fast enough and his brothers are like a school of piranhas that can smell blood in the water from a mile away. In that split minute of betrayal, Maglor has somehow acquired a harp and started playing a lament while Curufin and Caranthir provides commentary like they're a narrator of either a drama reading or a nature documentary. The Ambarussa are doing backup singing in harmony with the music and Celegorm is HOWLING in laughter. He's slapping the table, teary eyed and at some point hit his side on the pointy edge of the table (Maedhros did NOT push the table. What are you talking about—) and now he's curled up on the floor. No one knows if he's still laughing or crying in pain.

The jeering would come to the point where Nerdanel would peek inside the room to ask what is happening and why is your brother on the floor? And suddenly fingers fly around faster than any arrows Fingon has ever released.

For some reason Curufin almost always have the best luck in this game with the Ambarussa right behind to him. He's so smug about that especially when Maedhros has the worst luck. He hates it so much. Everytime they play, they know what's going to happen yet Maedhros almost always go through all 5 stages of grief as the cards keep pilling up in his hands. Mae is surprisingly ( or unsurprisingly, considering) a sore loser. He keeps denying this and just cannot accept losing in a game of chance no matter how much he plans and schemes.

The Ambarussa gets so smug whenever they win because no way would Caranthir or Curufin would just lose. Maedhros would try but they all know how that would go. It would almost always end up in a showdown between those three on who could lose as many cards as fast as possible.

Whenever Celegorm invites Aredhel into these games, he always gets too into the high of circumventing the pre-Established Rules by inviting a cousin. Aredhel uses this against him. Whenever he gets uno, she uses all the plus (+2, +4), cancels, reverses or even flips just so he can't put down the last card. She'd peek at his card and change the color to something he doesn't have. It drives him crazy because in just a few minutes ago, she was targeting and taunting Maglor and Fingon with reckless abandon.

(He thought they were bonding!!!)

I played a game once where the uno reverse card would mean they could swap hands with their victim. So we would collect as much cards we can just so slam down a reverse card. We switch our hoard to two or three cards. It was so fun and so annoying. I hated those guys who suggested that. But imagine Caranthir suggesting this, fully intending to win. Except that he forgot one thing. That is Maedhros' luck. He was reminded of this when Mae suddenly dropped him 57 cards in a reverse card. And that was the one game where Mae won. Caranthir learnt his lesson and did not sit next to Mae next time he does this.

Maglor would claim that he doesnt care about winning but he is this close to punching Caranthir when he made that Rule. Celegorm is that little shit who swaps cards with him and he would put down a reverse to get them back. This would go on and on over the course of the game and it pisses Maglor off because he only does it to him!

Curufin wears a Crown of Bragging Rights every time he wins. They hate him so much for this.

(Feanor has similar luck in this game as Meadhros and Curufin had Nerdanel's so she doesn't play much unless Feanor does too. Because they have their own bets and deals between only the two of them. Feanor is just so deep into denial that he never learns no matter how many times he loses to her. He thinks he just keeps being distracted being so in love with her that he doesn't notice the cards piling up and no, she's not going against this theory of his. Their children know better tho.)

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[thelegolashairappreciationclub]

This week on Silm brainworms: the Feanorions and Fingolfions as their D&D classes (imo)

Fingon: Rogue. Does a lot of damage and does his best work at range. Literally pulled off the heist of the century by breaking into hell to steal his bff back from satan. Possibly has a level or 2 of bard.

Turgon: Cleric. Not really a fighting class, more concerned with protection but can pack a hell of a punch and is damn hard to kill. Also what is Gondolin but a massive shield of faith spell?

Aredhel: Ranger. More comfortable in the wilds than in civilization. Trusts animals more than people. Uncanny sense of direction that was only fooled by magic.

Argon: Barbarian. Look he died because he got too beserk in a fight and got surrounded. That's Barbarian behaviour. Also i choose to believe that the reason he was beheaded is because he just kept fighting when the orcs stuck swords in him.

Now Feanorions:

Maedhros: Paladin with a few unwilling levels of Warlock. He is a TANK. The near obsessive drive to complete his goals screams oath of vengeance. The warlock is inspired by Angband because he came back.. changed. He may be a little undead because of Sauron's experiments but that won't stop him from kicking ass.

Maglor: Bard. Does this even need an explanation? He's the bard! (Maybe a level of cavallry fighter because he was lord of the Gap)

Celegorm: Druid. This one might be controversial because a lot of ppl would think ranger. But i think he's too close to nature for that. Rangers are in tune with the wilderness, Celegorm is part of it. You Know he wildshapes into a wolf whenever he gets the chance.

Caranthir: psychic warrior fighter and a level of bard just for vicious mockery. He gets so mad that he can psychically lash out at his enemies. Per my headcannon I would actually put him as monk but based purely on canon I'd say fighter.

Curufin: Wizard. This guy is a nerd and would absolutely cast fireball in real life if he had the option. Also one of the first feanorions to die because he has no AC.

Amrod: Wild magic Sorcerer. This is again based mostly on headcannon but I feel like being named "Fated" fits someone who has a 1 in 20 chance of accidentally exploding when he casts spells.

Amras: Ranger. He and his twin became known as great hunters and i feel like ranger suits him. Especially because he also seems to have that reluctance for big cities.

[doodle-pops]

Luthien and Aredhel: how did you for him? Like, what did you see in him?!

Y/n: I have no idea, he came to like a whole ass peacock showing his beautiful feathers and boom now we're married and Huan as our kid

Aredhel: I'm so sorry for you

Luthien: at least you got a cute fluffy kid

Y/n: yeah, but Celegorm always get jealous because apparently "how is my dog more loyal to you than to me?"

Huan: woof (because he's an ass, I'm with the girls)

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I too would question anyone that marries Celegorm...like babes how? What did you see in that man child? 🤣🤣 he has brothers date them