#hopefullystillliving

[emeraldskulblaka]

Last fall I saw The Pirates of Penzance at my college, put on by the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. It was so incredibly good- the chief policeman was so incredibly tall but did some truly incredible prat falls and other slapstick (I learned afterwards that he had professional stunt training or something of that sort which definitely explained it- I was a little worried about his safety!) Mabel's voice was *amazing* (so many high notes held for so long without *any* struggle) and the Major-General was hilarious (at one point he came onstage in full 1800s nightdress and cap but then with Union Jack socks and Angry Birds Slippers. You could tell when people started noticing because there was a sudden surge of audience cackling)

The costumes were very good although not technically right for the time period, and I got major gender envy from the first mate- he had these incredible thin-striped puffy pants and yellow suede knee boots which sounds ugly but looked very good.

Their use of the limited set pieces to convey all the locations was great, and I was blown away at how well the comedy translated to the modern day- thanks in large part to the wonderful actors and the physical comedy they pulled off.

Oh that sounds fantastic, thanks so much for sharing!! Such a creative approach with the mix of costuming styles.

(Good to know that the actor had professional stunt training xD and the slippers, HELP)

[yellow-faerie]

Oo if you're still looking for ideas, maybe an edit for the triforce wielders?

HEY I MADE THIS LIKE THREE DAYS AGO AND STRAIGHT UP FORGOT TO POST IT lol

[mangomybeloved]

Trick or treat :)

for u, a treat of a him!!! (hes just a lil shy birdie)

[jazzhandsmcleg]

Trick or treat :)

you get a red balloon!

happy Halloween!

[miriel-therindes]

9 people you want to get to know better! Thanks for the tag @merilles <3<3<3

Three ships: Finduilas/Nienor, Merlin/Arthur, Jack Barnabas/Agnes Montague

First ship: Probably Elizabeth Bennet/Darcy, I had a Pride and Prejudice obsession at an early age

Last song: Nothing Matters by The Last Dinner Party

Last movie: Fiddler on the Roof

Currently reading: Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson

Currently watching: Nothing atm

Currently eating: Frozen raspberries

Currently craving: Sleep T-T

No pressure tags: @magnolia-hyrule, @accidentallylita, @flanneryculp, @lesbian-in-leather, @hopefullystillliving

[sauroff]

@hopefullystillliving requested Sauron and Thuringwenthil hanging out.

Imagine Mairon, who recently joined Melkor, deciding to go to his chambers, open some wine and have an overall relaxing time after a long day work, just to find that maia that he recently befriended sitting in his bed (in human form, thankfully), bombarding him with increasingly innapropiate questions about his new master. Needles to say, he is not happy. Thuri, on the other hand, just ran out of wine and is just trying to get some from the new guy by annoying him until he shuts her up with a full glass. And well, if she gets some hot gossip in the process, even better. Having big ears has its perks, tho. She does know things already 👀

In other news, I'm much better today. Got a few new commissions and solved some personal problems. Thank you everyone for your very kind words and good vibes ✨✨

[yellow-faerie]

Bright, for the wip game?

Ooh yes!

Bright:

Celebrían would feel mildly irritated at this hovering concern if not for the bright blue worry in Helwárë’s eyes. The girl was only young, doing this job for some extra money until she worked out craft she preferred; she reminded Celebrían a little of Lindis who had always been anxious before the seriousness of Sauron’s return began to weigh on their minds.

So this is from my fic where Celebrían, upon sailing, rebuilds Formenos and creates a Homely House across the sea for all those elves who just don't find healing in Valinor where they expected to/other people expected to.

[mangomybeloved]

For the ask game: 1, 4, and 11?

tyyy for the ask!!!

1: do you carry around a bag when you're out and about? if so, what's usually in it

I do carry a bag! I have this black bag i carry around everywhere, which normally has my phone, my wallet, extra pads in case my period starts, extra face masks, sunscreen, lip balm, face moisturizer, eyeliner, lipstick, gum, and hand sanitizer!!

4: which fictional character archetype do you think fits you best?

ooooh i think i've always felt i fit the quiet shy character cause i tend to be shy and socially anxious, but i also think i fit the mom friend archetype, cause i like to help and care for the people i love!

11: favorite myth?

i was hoping to get this question so ty for this!! my favorite myths would be the myth of icarus, and also the myth of orpheus and eurydice!!

feel free to send me asks!

[arofili]

prideboards ♡ t4t beren and lúthien ♡ art from this picrew ♡ for @hopefullystillliving​

Beren came stumbling into Doriath grey and bowed as with many years of woe, so great had been the torment of the road. But wandering in the summer in the woods of Neldoreth he came upon Lúthien, daughter of Thingol and Melian, at a time of evening under moonrise, as she danced upon the unfading grass in the glades beside Esgalduin. Then all memory of his pain departed from him, and he fell into an enchantment; for Lúthien was the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar.

[image description: a 3x3 moodboard. 1: abstract dark blue art with gold flecks. 2: leaves on a bush, tinted dark blue. 3: a speech bubble reading “Fall in love with me.” on a light pink background. 4: a swatch of light blue paint overwritten with black lineart of hearts and Xs. 5: Beren and Lúthien from the Silmarillion on the background of the transgender flag; they are depicted in a picrew, with Beren as a dark-skinned Man with brown eyes and light brown hair and Lúthien as a tall elf woman with pale skin, long black hair, and purple eyes; Lúthien is touching Beren’s chin with her hand as they smile at one another. 6: a pink diamond. 7: a monarch butterfly on the background of a sparkling pink cloudscape. 8: many pink roses dangling from the ceiling on strings. 9: silhouettes of a forest on a dark blue starscape. end image description.]

[miriel-therindes]

Rules: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favourite.

Tagged by @lemonduckisnowawake, thank you (and sorry this is so very late!) <3

Tagging @merilles, @starsuncounted, @snckt, @hopefullystillliving, @rainedonwithyou

[swanmaids]

12 for Tindawen?

YAYYY!!

12 what was the most calm this character has ever been?

When she convinced her parents to lend their ship for the war of wrath. Many MANY years of healing from the trauma of the first kinslaying and her own betrayal helped her to remain strong and made her speech that it would be the right thing to do very convincing to her parents and others who were present to hear it. A big moment of growth for a character who started out meek and immature <3

[emeraldskulblaka]

Thank you for tagging me, @hopefullystillliving! I decided to start a new "thread" in order not to annoy OP ~

Guess I'm marrying Thorin and Bilbo. Oh dear xD

Tagging @erdariel in case you feel like joining in this bit of silliness - you're the reason this photo is on my phone, after all 🌻

[iminye]

oooo all of your WIPs sound so interesting!! I'm restricting myself to only two, so can I ask about xanatos on crèche duty and how it (almost) saved the galaxy and sci-fi cuivienen elves?

Ohhh! These two are fun.

"xanatos on crèche duty and how it (almost) saved the galaxy" is as the title suggests an AU.

I always wondered how one could fix Xanatos without doing too much crazy stuff and all I could come up with after looking after my nieces and nephew for a day was: Babysitting!

Look he doesn't like children, he thinks himself above that, so when he takes advantage of kind strangers on a mission by letting himself be paid for helping them the council puts him on detention and crèche duty. He has, you might have guessed, to watch over a small group of Jedi Initiates and Younglings by the names of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Reeft, Garen Muln, Bant Eerin, Luminara Unduli and Quinlan Vos and help them with their assignments and duties until his Master comes back from a solo mission (which was supposed to be two weeks but it gets longer because we're talking about Qui-Gon here when do things ever go according to plan for him?)

Here are some of my favorite snippets:

1 -

"It will only result in my being stuck here longer, I know," Xanatos sighed. He didn't even possess the energy to get angry anymore, because it was late and the conversation with Master Bhiladan about the rough draft of his essay had completely worn him out. The result? 'A good approach, with many possibilities for improvement’.

The list with suggestions for improvement was almost as long as Xanatos' whole essay.

"The point is for you to develop a sense of responsibility, my young padawan," his master replied. Qui-Gon looked over at him briefly, then glanced at the bag on their dining table in front of him, which so far contained nothing but a spare robe, a few datapads, and other odds and ends which might or might not be useful. Sometimes Xanatos wondered how his master always managed to live on nothing more than a proverbial grain of rice. "Besides, I also think some time with the younglings will do you good. They are like little supernovae in the Force, bright and pure. It's always gratifying to watch them discover the world around them."

"You made the suggestion that I assist Master Dolan, didn't you?"

Qui-Gon was silent, but the thin smile on his lips and the twinkle in his eyes said all Xanatos needed to know.

And he had been so naive, believing his master to be on his side. Urgh.

2 -

"Is it true that the council grounded you?" Reeft blurted out. [...]

"Yes, that's me," Xanatos admitted, not lifting his head from his hands. He had already embarrassed himself now anyway, so there was no point in trying to restore his dignity. "Just don't break any rules on your missions no matter how loose your own master is with them and you won't end up like me."

"But isn't it a master's job to be a role model? And as his Padawan, shouldn't you then do exactly what he sets for you?" asked Luminara, confused. Oh how naive? Had he ever been so in awe of Master Qui-Gon, too?

"Not if the master is Qui-Gon Jinn. Then it's best to just do the exact opposite of what he does," Xanatos replied dryly. That wasn't entirely true, but what were the chances that his master would choose one of these children as his next Padawan?

It only almost saves the galaxy because I have not yet figured out how Xanatos staying good could mess with Palpatine's plan and to be honest I quite like the idea of maybe writing a Fix-it that doesn't fix everything. Maybe some things are better but others stay the same you know?

"sci-fi cuivienen elves" is basically a retelling/reimagining of the awakening of the elf fathers and their wives in an alternative universe.

They (Imin, Iminyë, Tata, Tatië, Enel and Enelyë) were the leaders of a mission to a recently discovered planet that was assumed to be habitable. With them were the other elves aka members of their crew

After their not so smooth landing most of them fell into a deep sleep and when they weakened they basically had no memories and only over time can pierce things together by going through old mission logs.

A mix between fantasy, sci-fi and something like post apocalypse (think botw vibes) with a major focus on rediscovery and solving the secrets of one's own past.

Oromë is the leader of the search party who went looking for the crew once they go missing

The Valar are all probably Aliens of some sort and maybe have been working with the people of the original home planet if the elves? And now feel responsible for losing them? Also they're all pretty eldritch looking because why not

Melkor and his minions are the evils that lurk on this new planet ready to devour the newcomers or they are an intergalactic crime organisation that is staging a civil war im not sure yet… maybe both?

Hm Ungoliant could be that evil thing lurking in the shadows, I'll think about that.

And it will end like it did with Finwë, Ingwë and Elwë taking parts of the crew back home, while parts remain on the planet they discovered because they feel more at home there now.

I have no idea how Elwë and co go missing but idk it happens they chill on a forest moon somewhere. And Elwë gets an alien wife ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Not much in terms of plot it's mostly just vibes

Ask me about my wips!

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

So Vast was wonderful and sad and comforting. But I took exactly two things away from it. 1: "two palmfuls of his sisters" absolutely struck me dead and 2: Mother is a sappy eldritch romantic. "Tell me of the wedding" indeed.

alskdjalksdjkljasd matryoshka doll family is So Good

[finweanladiesweek]

hey! just a heads up, the last sentence of day 3's (Aredhel and Galadriel) prompt on the prompt list says "This day is for exploring the characters of Indis and Míriel and their relationships, not just with each other but with everyone in their lives."

*facepalm* Thanks for catching that! 

[teacupfulofstarshine]

What are your favorite parts of your stories so far? Do you have a favorite story?

hmmm . . . 

- virgil going apeshit in the crossroad of our destinies

- virgil and logan being somft in the morning in so this is love (what makes life divine)

- logan reuniting with his pod in lovely, dark, and deep

- my favorite part of ain’t it fun hasn’t happened yet, so i won’t say anything ;) 

my favorite story to work on at the moment is a tie between pattonella (it’s comfort fic and it makes me happy) and ain’t it fun (because we’re getting into the Good Plot Shit)