#i'll try and finish up yesterdays later and theres a very small chance i will be able to do todays

[nhyhu]

@hot-scarian-summer-2024 - Day 4

The Countless Stars in Heaven's Field - Wishing on a Shooting Star - In Orbit

a kiss in the sky

[wkdwtchoftheest]

Picked up RotK yesterday, and I realized that so much happens in the span of what, three weeks? Four? It takes months to travel from the Shire to where the Fellowship broke, and then a month later the Ring is destroyed (technically I haven't got that far, I've only just started book six). Anyways,

I love Minas Tirith. It's so grand, but with war constantly on its doorstep, it has become so hollow

I love that LotR has such good men. Men that will do the right thing even though it it hard, strong men. Like, when I was reading The Way of Kings, I mentioned that Dalinar was a good man, and in him I can see the men of Gondor and Rohan inspired.

On that note, I can also see where so much of Fantasy, Science fiction, and Literature in general has been inspired by this story, and rightfully so. Lord of the Rings has rightfully earned its place as one of the greatest stories ever told

Its so full of hope and love in the face of darkness and evil, even as that darkness becomes wearisome and difficult

I knew that Denethor had a Palantir, it makes sense, and I understand him better having now read the book. He has great strength, but after losing one son, and then very likely about to lose another, and with Mordor so close and the threat of war always at hand, and Sauron whispering in his ear the true terrible things that are happening elsewhere, I understand Denethor's hopelessness and I pity him. I wish he could have found a new hope with the arrival of Gandalf, and Rohan, and Aragorn.

The Path of the Dead was quite spooky, and I know it's spooky because even Gimli is afraid to enter.

There is so much urgency in this book, and there are several time jumps of a few days where nothing happens but travel, and it helps the story move faster. In Fellowship, there were a lot more descriptions of the travel, and conversations about the distance, but from the time the Fellowship broke to now, everything has moved so quickly.

The seige of Gondor was scary. The host of Mordor sent the severed heads of the fallen Men over the wall. That is so evil.

Grond!!

The Lord of the Nazgûl was also so scary, but his death was so satisfying, I love Éowyn and Merry so much.

Théoden's death is so sad, but he'd rather die on his horse in battle for the good of Middle-earth than hiding away in his hall

Faramir's near death by burning is so tragic, but Denethor had no hope remaining and no faith in the return of the King of Gondor, I am sad that he almost killed his son because of his own fear while there was still a chance for his recovery.

Theres just so much that can be said of Denethor.

Theres a lot that can be said of all the characters, but that'll have to wait for a second read-through ;)

But then there is the Mouth of Sauron at the Black Gate

Look, this guy said "spy" as in one. He shows Aragorn and Gandalf et al a cloak of Lothlorien, a small sword wielded by Sam, and the Mithril mail Frodo wore. But he only talked about one spy and Sauron himself would have sauntered out if they had found the Ring. And Gandalf knows that, which is why he doesn't agree to the terms Sauron sets forth through the Mouth.

And I loved reading that whole exchange, because, while I know what happens next more or less, it was still satisfying to glean the truth only from what was said.

Im almost finished with Lord of the Rings, I think I can probably finish it today, or tomorrow morning at the latest. I just love this book so much, and I'm glad that I decided to kind of live post my reading, even though it felt pretty weird at first.

Edit: wanted to add that there are more than one name for many locations, and I'm trying to not be confused about where people are at any given time. I'll have to watch a video explaing those some time.

Started reading Lord of the Rings for the first time earlier today so here are some things I remember before I go into work:

The prologue reads kind of like a textbook of Hobbits and took a while to read, but it was interesting.

Bilbo still gets dwarves visiting! And Gandalf!

The party was huge and Bilbo's speech was funny and worth it with everyone's reactions to his disappearance lol

The power of the Ring over Bilbo is a little scary, but he resisted. :)

Bilbo left with three dwarves!! Who are they??

Most everything left to Frodo

A long time later, Gandalf tells Frodo the history of the ring, more or less, including the story of Gollum

Sam! Bag End has no eaves! He could not have been dropping eaves!

The riders on the road... actually terrifying.

[lillupon]

Hey! I'm the anon who sent in the ask on Friday or Saturday about losing AEV and going on a whole ordeal trying to find it again. I'm also the one who told you the name of Grind by abnegative. I didnt think that I'd be sending this many asks in but then I read chapter 11 of Aev and I had so many things I wanted to comment about. So here we go, this is gonna be a long one.

1. Let me know what you think of Grind when you finally get around to reading it. I love it a lot and I'm constantly re-reading it.

2. Mr. Jeon and Mingyu are so awkward together. It's so cuuuute!!! I wonder what's gonna happen to get them past that barrier. I dont want any spoilers but it's fun to imagine all the different scenarios that could happen.

3. I wonder what mingyus reaction would be if he found out that Wonwoo prepared himself in the shower and with the clothes he picked out hoping that ~things~ would happen. I like to think that he'd be sooo turned on at that tidbit of information. Also seeing wonwoo in casual clothes AND without the scent blockers! Mingyu is definitely wrecked. I'd love to see his pov for this scene.

4. Mr. Jeon telling Mingyu to call him wonwoo!!!! Yes please!!!! I've been waiting for that moment to happen! I thought it would happen the 1st time they had sex but this is better! They've finally crossed a line that was definitely there. Before it was obvious that they definitely were not just teacher and student but this has solidified that.

5. The way wonwoo smashes their lips together at the very end of the chapter! Yes!!!! I would loooove more of Wonwoo initiating things!!!! It does things to my heart ♡♡♡♡

6. I love how they're scenting each other and at 1st I was like that's fine cuz they dont go back to school for a few days but then I remembered that mingyus sister is in wonwoos class and could possibly recognize the smell. Theres definitely a chance of things going wrong there.

7. Also sims anon was so accurate! I love it. And sims anon updated their twitter!

8. The more I think about it the more I want to see a spinoff entirely in mingyus pov! That would be amazing.

9. I started drawing fanart of chapter 11... I don't know if I'll get around to finishing it. I hope I do, so you can see it. Right now the proportions between the boys and the car is all wrong

10. OMG I CANT BELIEVE I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THIS. The day after I 1st started reading aev I had a dream about it. Except wonwoo was a professor and mingyu was a college freshman. Wonwoo ended up going to an outside restaurant bar after school to get a drink. He thought he wouldnt see any of his students because none of them were of legal drinking age yet, but Mingyu showed up. Wonwoo sighed in disappointment that he wasnt able to get alone time but Mingyu turned to him and said "dont worry, I'm not here to bother you." Then he turned to the bartender and just said "the regular please." Wonwoo watched as Mingyu began pulling notebooks and textbooks out of his bag, along with a few worksheets. The bartender returned with a glass of ice water and Mingyu said "Thank you" with a smile to him. Minuets passed and Mingyu was working on homework while Wonwoo stole a few glances at him every now and then. After a while Wonwoo noticed that Mingyu was struggling with something, so he moved over to sit directly next to Mingyu and said "What are you stuck on?" Mingyu explained what he wasnt getting and Wonwoo was able to help him out. Eventually they both had to leave, Mingyu left 1st and then Wonwoo a little while later. But the following day, they found each other in the same position. This continued for weeks. The two of them would meet after school at the outdoor restaurant bar and wonwoo would help mingyu with his homework. Eventually the conversations would shift and become more personal. They got to know each other outside of a teacher student relationship. One day, Mingyu didnt have any homework, but he still showed up. Wonwoo bought him an alcoholic drink (the bartender let it slide becuase 1, he knew mingyu and 2, it's illegal for people underage to buy alcohol but it's not illegal for them to drink it). The two ended up having a bit too much, they let their gaurds down and one thing led to another. They ended getting a taxi back to wonwoos house.

And then I woke up... but it was very heavily implied that once they got to wonwoos house, they learned the intricate details of each others bodies.

Anyways... that's a lot... sorry. I guess if I'm gonna keep submitting things I might as well have a sign off sooo

Sincerely, 🦊anon (fox anon) (she/they)

Hi and welcome back, fox anon! 

1: Yes, I will let you know if I get around to reading Grind. I had someone recommend it to me again yesterday through twitter DMs! It must be very good, but I haven’t been in much of a mood to read or write lately. But I hope other folks will check it out if they have the time and are looking for something to read.

3: “I wonder what mingyus reaction would be if he found out that Wonwoo prepared himself in the shower and with the clothes he picked out hoping that ~things~ would happen” reminded me that I FORGOT TO POST THE BONUS FOR THIS CHAPTER! Ahh thank you. It’s a small crumb that I decided to remove from the final version; I’ll get it up shortly (´ ∀ ` *). But yes, haha, Mingyu would be extremely turned on at the thought of Wonwoo preparing and pampering himself for their carpark date.

6: Yes, Wonwoo’s pheromones will be on Mingyu after all that scenting and sexy times (it probably drives Mingyu crazy, being able to smell Wonwoo’s slick on him). However, no one actually knows what Wonwoo smells like! So they won’t be able to associate the omega pheromones on Mingyu with Wonwoo.

7: Yes, simsminwon is spoiling me with AEV content omg my eyes have been blessed... IT FITS AEV TO A T  (╥ω╥) (╥ω╥) (╥ω╥)

8: It would be pretty fun(ny) to see the contrast between Mingyu and Wonwoo’s point of view! The moment when he realises that he has a big fucking crush on Mr. Jeon would be so cute ;-; Like, he’s probably thinking about Mr. Jeon all the time, even when he’s with Momo! I’ve tried writing some major events in Mingyu’s POV, but I haven’t really done that lately; I haven’t been doing much reading or writing in general lately, haha.

9: GASP (♡°▽°♡) FANART?! I’m also really hoping you’ll finish it, fox anon >.<!!! I would love to see it.

10: I LOVE THIS! Lmao! What is Mingyu doing, working on assignments at a bar?! Dude, I wish I could have some minwon dreams. A pity you woke up before they banged  (; ω ; )ヾ(´∀`* )

See you around!