#all my argon… argon

[kuronell]

You farm Argon crystals because you have a ton of Prime stuff in your foundry, I farm Argon crystals because my dumbass keeps forgetting they expire after 24 hours… We are not the same

[wanderer-clarisse]

"Mano po."

Pagmamano (Tagalog) - "honouring-gesture;" a sign of respect towards elders

A continuation of sorts, of this other drawing I made of the Feänorians, which was roughly inspired by Filipino culture. I originally planned on completing this for @nolofinweanweek, specifically the first prompt about how Fingolfin and Feänor's families got along, but life got in the way and I didn't finish it in time. More background/my long rambles under the cut:

Pagmamano - touching the back of an elder's hand on one's forehead - is not restricted to family, but it's usually done in the context of elder family members. I have many memories of attending family reunions and being told to follow the other kids to "mano po" a grandfather, aunt, or uncle. While Elves don't have elderly relatives, per se, I thought this image was too fun not to draw. Also, I love envisioning Feänor as that cool uncle who gives the most amazing gifts but like, the kids are intimidated by him, so they have to be told (and supervised) by their parents to line up and greet him properly. Fingolfin's just standing there making sure his kids all greet their uncle. (Maedhros, presumably having already finished his greetings, is sidetracking Fingon.)

All this to say, I think that these guys didn't have the perfect relationship. But. You can't convince me Finwë didn't get the whole family together from time to time on some sort of family reunion camping trip. And Feänor just has to begrudgingly tolerate it because he can't say no to his dad. While the kids, obviously, have a great time.

[fistfuloflightning]

Arakáno | the high chieftain

Day 2: Exile - Arrival to Beleriand | Fingon | Argon | Elenwë for @nolofinweanweek

[lendmyboyfriendahand]

I think Argon died at Alqualonde.

When the second host of the Noldor reaches Beleriand, they have a lot of grief. Those who died on the Grinding Ice are tragic, but easier to talk about. They died in pain and fear, but they were trying only to fulfill a promise and to seek a new home. Mourning Elenwe can be done in public, with no discussion of fault or her having deserved it.

Those who died fighting their own kin are harder though, especially as Fingolfin doesn't want to start diplomacy with new neighbors by mentioning such an evil deed. He's also too proud though to accept sympathy under false pretenses, even for the death of his son. Fingolfin couldn't stand listening to Cirdan say platitudes about the sea and Ulmo's mercy to drowned sailors, no matter how well meaning. So for a while, he simply doesn't mention his youngest son at all. Those who knew Argon know how he died; those who never met him think Fingolfin only has two sons.

("Two sons at least thous hast to honour thy words" - Fingolfin's own voice echoes bitterly in his head.)

Argon was bold, and headstrong. He saw a battle and charged into it, right alongside his big brother. So tall, he made an easy target. Maybe it was his own foolishness that got him killed, but not malice. He didn't even know why they was fighting.

Slowly, rumors begin to spread among the Sindar. They say the second host fought a battle before the rising of the Sun, nearly on the edge of the Sea. The host took losses, but did not let it deter them. Fingolfin's own son died, surrounded by enemies, a victim of his own bravery.

The battle was against orcs because who else would elves be fighting?

(Maglor is a storyteller first and foremost. A public gift to Fingolfin would be full of symbolism and double meaning between the two kings, but he can grant his uncle space to mourn.)

[whispering-woodlands]

You were a wanderer

Back when you were young

I remember your eyes were clear

Brighter than the sun

[tronlightcyclerun]

hi third time ive logged into here today im experiencing some cocomelon shit . in london again . why do big cities make me feel like im being hunted for sport

[descendantsoffinwe]

Fight or Flight: melkor ;););)

FLIGHT FLIGHT FLIGHT FLIGHT!!!!

Iffffff it's a matter of distraction to let other people escape okay, fight, but otherwise BOOKING IT

[organchordsandlightning]

*looks into middle distance* i’ve been on permanent customer service voice for the past three days

[bufomancer]

tried and failed for 20 minutes to get Argon to take a coconut chip from my hand. i really need to spend more time hand taming the gerbils because they do Not trust me

[coconut530]

HOW TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM EVIL TECH CULT 101 💛📱📣😬🖤

[southfarthing]

so you're saying it's more of a chem-MYSTERY to you? [sorry for the bad pun, i couldn't help it lmao]

how dare you

[imfromthemiddlekingdom]

Okay I am going to completely re-write my maedhros/fingolfin fic. I realized the story would make more sense if it were a fem!maedhros au instead of a trans!maedhros au since I’ve made her craft fiber arts in that fic and it would make a perfect foil to Finwë/Míriel as Fingolfin was said to be most like his father in looks. I read a hc that fem!maedhros would’ve looked exactly like her grandmother but with red hair and I’m going to run with that concept. Imagine the angst that Finwë would feel seeing his first wife’s likeness marrying and having many children with his likeness. The angst that Feanor would feel seeing his eldest, the heir to the throne, marrying his half-brother, whom he was ambivalent towards (before melkor). The conflict he must feel towards supporting his only daughter in her marriage and his own conflicting feelings towards Indis’s children and how that might translate to his interactions with his grandchildren later on.

The og fic was real grimdark like warhammer 40k levels of grimdark and I don’t vibe with that anymore so I’m going to make a fix-it fic without all the kinslaying and betrayal but maybe keeping some elements of the start of the first age just so there’s angst in this fic. I don’t think I know how to write fluff fics anymore lmao. The last fluff fic I’ve written was 6 years ago and that still was angst with a happy ending. Maybe this re-write will turn into that too since I believe that without the first kinslaying the doom of the Noldor would not be proclaimed.

Thinking about how if Maitimo was born slightly before Nolofinwë and then went on to marry him and have kids, Feanor wouldn’t be so arson happy at Losgar. Maybe having grandchildren that shared blood with Indis may have made him less antagonistic towards them and made him more or less ignore them unless it was Nolofinwe who is the husband of his baby girl and must be glared at™️.

Thinking of maybe including some of my more “grimdark” plot lines into this new fic like maedhros still being held captive but it’s her son rescuing her instead of her cousin but make it more gut wrenching that her life was then traded for her youngest sons life or something. The og fic included the burning of the ships and Argons death when they set foot on Beleriland and she didn’t know that her baby died until she was recovered enough to ask for him only to find out that he died and breaking down from it like no torture from Angband ever managed to do. So many possibilities. I have so much time on my hands I’m going to write as much as possible just so I can read the fics I want to read lmao.

[thelegolashairappreciationclub]

I feel like because I'm so very biased towards Maedhros out of the finweans, people assume Fingon is my favourite Nolofinwion. They (my nonexistent jury of who is the coolest) are incorrect!

It's Argon.

Is there like any notable personality for him in the silm? No.

Does he survive until my favourite era? No.

Is he really tall and also dies in a batshit way? YES! and that is 80% of my judgement metric.

My version of Argon is mostly headcannon but I need y'all to know that in my mind this guy was straight up the most impulsive person in the whole family. Worse than Fingon. Worse than Feanor! He was considered the bad influence of the family because he has no brain to mouth filter and he is creatively insulting even when he doesn't mean to be. He's actually a pretty sweet person, he's just also got the worst case of ADHD this side of Cuiviénen and as a kid he was too cute to scold into good behaviour. So now he just says things recreationally and no one but him enjoys it. I often write Maedhros and Fingolfin as foils and i thoroughly believe Argon is Feanor's. They're too alike to get along but different enough in their approach that there's a level of respect there.

Also his mastery in Valinor was debate. Because cage match wrestling wasn't invented yet.

[plantenjoyer]

argon fanart has breached containment. #blessed

[robotpussy]

i love making my own oil mixes cause every time i buy these oils my scalp itches like crazy and becomes inflamed!

[argonphoenix]

don’t think it don’t say it don’t think it don’t say it don’t think it don’t say it don’t think it don’t say it don’t think it don’t say it