#Martanis

[galstelperion]

"May you not rest as long as I am living! You said I killed you—haunt me, then! The murdered do haunt their murderers, I believe. I know that ghosts have wandered on earth. Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!”

― Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

[tindu]

Mairon/Artanis Fanart for "Pick a star, and follow it home" by CloudlySkies124

[wildwren]

ring4ring

part of a larger wip but i'm really pleased with how these sections are coming together if you like the vibe consider checking out my fic

[anardilyas]

Mairon and Artanis, inspired by Chapter 14 of 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 by CloudlySkies124

[hazelmaines]

Post-LOTR-canon WIP snippet. It's tentatively called "won't you take me where you're going this time"

[skelethereals]

not dealing well with the breakup, I’m destroying the world now

[myfavouritelunatic]

Penumbra - Chapter Five

“How is it that you have the power to give me the one thing I seek… above all else? I doubt very much that Artanis and I would have this chance if not for you specifically, Mairon.” There it was again, creeping in, buzzing about his head like a pest. Jealousy. If there was one thing Mairon did not have in his endless existence, it was someone to share it with. Someone to ignite the spark within his own heart, to give him meaning, to grant him more than what he’d already accomplished. And he had accomplished much, being a part of the Music, and serving Aulë like no one else. He knew it was why Melkor had seduced him so easily. That vala was the first one to show him true appreciation. If Mairon had mistaken it for love, it was not his fault. It was the one thing he yearned for most. He was so willing to see it where it did not exist. But during his time here, with Fëanor, with Artanis… he had glimpsed different kinds of love. The all consuming and possessive kind the elf lord holds for his niece, and the sweet idolatry of a young elf with innocence begging to be exploited. And oh had he exploited it.

Word Count: 4.9k

Warnings: Not really any smut this chapter, lots of passionate kissing however hehe. 😘

Massive thanks as always for @klynnvakarian 's incredible artwork here!! 🥰

I really like this chapter and I hope you all do too! 🖤

[ophidion]

i know what the lore says but ROP.... I have some questions

now I KNOW that there is no way Sauron and Galadriel ever met in Valinor as kids. I know the lore. But... the visuals of the opening scene of the show keep bugging me, especially after there were whispers of young!Mairon potentially being seen in S2.

“Nothing is evil in the beginning” is directly overlaid on a scene of a blindfolded boy who is being guided by a tapping sound from one of the children. (metaphor?)

“And there was a time when the world was so young, there had not yet been a sunrise” the camera remains focused on this boy. With reddish brown hair and light colored eyes that… well… having this boy and the young Galadriel be the first focused frames of the show is a certain introduction.

*Pause* I want to appreciate how the first thing this kid sees when taking off the blindfold is Galadriel and he gets… this expression. Like I’ve seen that expression before. 

“Even then there was light,” is the voiceover when the boy looks at Galadriel and we and this boy are seeing her for the first time.

Notice how he is the ONLY one looking at her in this shot. As if he is the only one who can see her light.

As she is folding the origami boat, a young male voice is heard offscreen asking what is that. This is the second voice we hear in the entire show.

That’s alone is not what’s interesting. As the children approach Galadriel, the camera waits for the formerly blindfolded boy to peer his head around at her before switching to show Galadriel again.

(the boy just has a bit of a wry mischevious look to his face and VERY ambiguously shaped ears... like we know Halbrand has big ears and so are this little boy's but I've not found ONE shot where they look clearly POINTED.)

But he doesn’t talk to her though, that’s reserved for the rude boy. 

*Also* the blindfolded-boy is wearing the simplest clothing out of ALL of the children. The two other boys have gold adornments on their tunics but the reddish-brunette has nothing. It's obvious even from behind how his clothing is the plainest of all of theirs... almost like a servant.

The episode don’t show who threw the first stone (👀). Nor they don’t show which of the kids’ throws finally sinks the boat. But… the formerly-blindfolded kid is running behind the pack for the majority of the time. Meaning he may have thrown it or did he stay out of the conflict, just remaining at the fringes.

But this boy in the simple clothing loiters in the back of the pack for the ENTIRE exchange of watching her ship. Like he wants to say something to her but isn’t. 

This might be nothing... but if the show-runners truly had the main idea of basing the whole show around that line in the Mirror of Galadriel...

"blinded by the darkness, her light turned away from him, but nevertheless he gropes ever to see her. But still the door is closed.”

Somehow... this boy being the first to approach her, to almost be reaching out to see what the girl is doing... nothing is accidental in film and television. Particularly in the establishing shots of the show. It may be against lore. But nevertheless even in episode 2, Halbrand's introduction to the audience is a perfect mirror.

[buffyfan145]

Major Spoiler Warning!!!

Now with the spoilers confirming we're getting multiple versions of Sauron in season 2 of "Rings of Power" and the actor's name, I think we Haladriel shippers need to figure out what to call the new pairing as I'm sure some of us will ship Galadriel with Gavi's version of Sauron too and there will be others within the shippers that don't because it's not Halbrand (even though it is LOL). Reminds me a lot of "Doctor Who" and other fandoms where this happens. To me Haladriel is only with Charlie's Halbrand version of Sauron, Saurondriel is with every form of Sauron (but I also don't like using this as I know Sauron himself hated that name which is why lately I just refer to him as Halbrand or Mairon LOL), and then Martanis is Mairon and Galadriel/Artanis but it's highly unlikely the show can use that name even though Gavi's version is supposed to be this version. I've also written Mairon in all my fics looking like Charlie/Halbrand too so that's going to be confusing in the future. It's also likely Gavi's Sauron is also the Annatar version (Annadriel?), as they're doing a version of that storyline, but again we don't know if they can use that name and it could be a brand new name. So things are going to get complicated (and even more if there's more actors and animal forms LOL) and I guess we'll likely use different ship tags for each form and then use Saurondriel for a tag for all of them. But I've also already seen posts shipping Galadriel with both versions at the same time too. LOL 😏

ETA: Also want to point out that when I mean about Saurondriel I'm also talking about other formats the LOTR has been adapted to as well, as this to me also covers the book versions as well as Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch's versions from the films too (as I've actually seen fanart and fics now with their versions).

ETA 2: Adding on again that I also meant this post for myself incase I and others need to block the ship tag for this other version. I don't know how I'll feel about this till it airs and I'm open to shipping Galadriel with all of Sauron's forms but in case I don't I want to block the ship and not the actor's name as that's not fair to him.

[jhalya]

💍👑 Galadriel did not think that scaring off suitors with her made-up engagement to Mairon, now the Dark Lord of Mordor, would land her in any kind of trouble. [An Unfinished Tale]

🎁 For @spiderres

🔗 Read the rest on AO3

#haladriel #saurondriel #martanis

[galstelperion]

Bringing my thoughts over from Twitter again for my Haladriel's here who are despairing a bit:

Having an epiphany over him using Morgoth's crown specifically to pierce her heart right after the episode where he basically tells Celebrimbor that brutality and violence are the only forms of intimacy he ever knew at Morgoth's side for thousands of years. The doves are dead and this is his love language.

He also....

twists the crown when her eyes flicker away from his cause he wants her to look at him. I just find it so beautiful and twisted and so very sauronesque....

The power and Morgoth's crown are what stands between them always throughout this fight, so deeply ingrained this shared desire that they have. And he wants, above all else, to lay claim to her by leaving this mark as a reminder, one that will hopefully last for a very long time and have some sort of effect on her mental state and how she perceives things.

[shia-the-buff]

day 4 has come, and with it the return of the First Age AU :)

[coraleethroughthelookingglass]

A Vague Haunting - Haladriel Week Snippet

Fingers crossed I can finish the first chapter of this in time for @haladrielweek 🤞🤞🤞

[demonscantgothere]

Thanks for your brilliant stories, everytime i reread something I just get all happy. You brought me lots of joy last year and I hope you know that. Stay safe and wishing you the best this year!

I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for this sweet little note in my inbox! I write to get these ideas out of my head, but being able to share them with everyone else and passing on a little bit of that joy and happiness in the process is a bonus that is well worth it.

Thank you for putting the precious idea of Mairon and Artanis into my head! Once I am finished with Litost, I am half-tempted to revisit that universe and write a more in depth version of those two. It would likely be rated Teen and/or Mature and chock full of UST, but I'm kind of stuck on this idea of them in canonverse Pride and Prejudice style.

. . . I'm this-close to making a moodboard for it, and I haven't even started it yet.

[penelopeloveshere]

a song about first age mairon and artanis who were in love in valinor then everything went to shit with melkor

[demonscantgothere]

You mean, Mairon and Artanis?

. . . Martanis. MARTANIS.

Is there no ship name for mairon x galadriel??