#the hobbit polish fandom

[lalka-lover]

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

(the acorn scene with polish dubbing)

[silmarillionwritersguild]

Tolkien Meta Week is a week-long event to encourage fans to create nonfiction works related to Tolkien's world. Tolkien Meta Week will run from December 8-14, 2024 on Tumblr and here on the Silmarillion Writers' Guild archive.

How to Participate

Tolkien Meta Week is hosted by the Silmarillion Writers' Guild, but we welcome meta about any and all of Tolkien's works. On our archive, the usual rules about "Silmworks" apply, but we will gladly reblog all Tolkien-related content on our tumblr.

You can use one of our prompts or go rogue and do your own thing! As long as it is a nonfiction work related to Tolkien, it is welcome for this event. Note that "meta" doesn't have to be lengthy, finished, or polished. A paragraph describing a wild theory you had suddenly while brushing your teeth is just as welcome as a lengthy, detailed, essay. There are four prompts available for each day of the week. If you want to use the prompts, you can use one, a few, or all of them—your choice! You can also combine prompts from different days.

On the archive, choose Tolkien Meta Week from the Challenge dropdown when you post your work. On Tumblr, tag #tolkien meta week so that we can reblog your work!

The SWG also has a weekly newsletter, and we will include a roundup of Tolkien Meta Week submissions at the end of the event. If you do not wish to be included in the round-up, let the mods know before December 13.

We will not reblog or include meta that violates our Site Etiquette. This includes meta that promotes the idea that some people have more value than others or that insults or belittles other fans.

Make sure to give credit for ideas not your own and ask permission before using or discussing another fan's fanworks as part of your meta.

Prompts

Each day of the event will feature four prompts centered on genre, format, source text, and approaches that range beyond Middle-earth. However, these prompts are entirely optional, and any Tolkien-related meta is welcome for the event!

December 8: theory | infographic | The Silmarillion | the Tolkien fandom

December 9: open letter | podcast/audio | The Lord of the Rings | Tolkien's non-Middle-earth writings

December 10: literary analysis | wiki article | The Hobbit | adaptations

December 11: character study | video | Unfinished Tales, The History of Middle-earth, The Nature of Middle-earth, and The Fall of Númenor | books, articles, and meta about Tolkien

December 12: headcanon | meme | The Three Great Tales: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin | compare Tolkien to another text

December 13: ship manifesto | personal essay | Tolkien's art | apply real-world disciplines to Middle-earth

December 14: research | list (including link collections) | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien | Tolkien fanworks (with permission!)

Prompt Definitions

Prompt definitions are provided for informational purposes only. We do not police how creators use our prompts for challenges and take creators at their word if they share a fanwork as part of one of our challenges. In other words, we are not going to be coming behind anyone, arguing that something should be posted because it doesn't fit our particular understanding of a prompt. All that being said, if you read the definitions below and still aren't sure what a prompt means, our mods are here to help!

Genre Prompts

Theory: Share your theories about one of the many mysteries or open questions about Tolkien's work. Unlike headcanons, theory meta uses details from the text rather than original concepts to formulate ideas about the legendarium.

Open Letter: Write a letter to someone, expressing your views on the canon as it relates to them. For example, you could write to a character, the creator of an adaptation, or Tolkien himself!

Literary Analysis: Literary analysis considers what makes Tolkien's work effective as art or literature, considering such elements as imagery, word choice, characterization, structure, and theme. Literary analysis can also consider influences on Tolkien's work, such as mythology, folklore, and other works of literature.

Character Study: Character studies take a deeper look at a character, considering what the texts say and imply about the character's backstory, motives, emotions, personality, and other elements.

Headcanon: Headcanons are your personal interpretations of the texts. They can be grounded in details from the texts but don't have to be. This is the meta where you elaborate on the original elements that you imagine for Middle-earth.

Ship Manifesto: Present the reasons why a particular ship is appealing to you and should be embraced by others.

Research: Share your research on a topic, large or small, in any format, whether your rough notes or a perfectly polished essay or anything in between—or a format totally novel and new!

Format Prompts

Infographic: Present your meta in visual form, using graphics alongside text. Note that while traditional infographics are of course welcome, other formats that combine information + visuals are welcome too.

Podcast/Audio: Record a discussion of a topic or a reading of a work of meta.

Wiki Article: Create or add to a Tolkien-related article on a wiki. (Fanlore is a fandom-specific wiki that is still missing articles on many Tolkien characters, ships, and other topics!)

Video: Share a work of meta in video form.

Meme: When we created this prompt, we had in mind visuals with catchy text that comment on Tolkien. However, the word meme has many meanings and permutations. Any are welcome here.

Personal Essay: Reflect on how Tolkien, Tolkien fandom, or aspects of Tolkien's world have influenced you personally. Note that while this prompt includes the word "essay," any format of personal reflection—video, audio, visual, something else?—is welcome.

List: Make a list of things related to a topic related to Tolkien.

Beyond Middle-earth

The Tolkien Fandom: Create meta about the Tolkien fandom, which is many decades old, vast, diverse, and complex. Note that exploring all aspects of Tolkien fandom—not just the fanworks fandom—is welcome for this prompt.

Tolkien's Non-Middle-earth Writings: Tolkien wrote original stories (like Leaf by Niggle), adaptations (like The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun), translations (like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight), and academic works (like "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics"). This prompt welcomes meta that engages with these texts.

Adaptations: There have been dozens of films, radio plays, television shows, and games inspired by Tolkien's works. Use one or more of these adaptations to inspire your meta.

Books, Articles, and Meta about Tolkien: People love writing and ruminating about Tolkien. You're considering doing it now or you wouldn't be here! Discuss what fans and scholars have to say about Tolkien for this prompt.

Compare Tolkien to Another Text: Discuss Tolkien alongside another text or texts. Specific texts (like a specific book or movie) are welcome, as are groups or genres of text (such as the fantasy genre or stories that include dragons). Note that when we say "text," we mean that loosely, and you can engage with works in any format, not just books and stories.

Apply Real-World Disciplines to Middle-earth: Take your expertise in a real-world subject and apply it to the people, places, and situations of Middle-earth. This could be an academic or professional discipline (such as volcanology, astronomy, or psychology—all of which have been applied to Tolkien!) or a hobby or more casual pursuit (such as gardening, mushroom foraging, or horses) or anything in between.

Tolkien Fanworks: Write or make a work of meta that engages with Tolkien fanworks—roughly defined as amateur not-for-profit adaptations of Tolkien's works—either specific works or in the general sense. If you are going to discuss specific fanworks, please reach out to the creators first.

[thorns-and-starlight]

Day 10 - P2: Undercurrent

Fandom: The Hobbit

Characters: Thranduil x OC

Words: 567

・❥・ “If I am in love with you, it would be the most dangerous secret in my kingdom.”

*ೃ༄ P2: Undercurrent .ೃ࿐ 

They were alone at last.

The council had long since dissolved into whispers and retreating footsteps, leaving only the flicker of torchlight dancing across marble pillars and the two of them suspended in silence. The air still carried the residue of politics, but what lingered between them was something far more volatile.

Elenariel stood with her back to the carved table, fingers resting lightly on its edge. She didn’t look at him - not at first. She waited. Waited for him to speak. For him to move. For the silence to stretch long enough that he would feel the need to break it.

But he didn’t. Of course he didn’t.

So she did.

“Admit it,” she said, voice low, silken with amusement. “You’re in love with me.”

The words fell between them like a stone dropped into still water - disruptive, irreverent, impossible to ignore.

Thranduil’s expression didn’t falter, but his body stilled as if the words had rooted him to the floor. His gaze slid to her - cool, unreadable, the kind of look that might freeze lesser souls. But Elenariel had never been lesser.

He took a step forward. Then another. Measured. Purposeful. Predatory in its grace.

“You presume a great deal, my lady,” he said, his tone a polished blade. “Is that your nature? Or merely your latest attempt to provoke me?”

She turned toward him at last, the corner of her mouth curving upward. “You make it far too easy.”

He stopped before her. Close enough that she could see the faint shimmer of silver threading his robes, the sharp lines of his cheekbones, the flicker of something unspoken in his eyes.

“If my presumption is false,” she said, her voice quieter now, “you could correct me.”

Thranduil tilted his head slightly, studying her as though she were a riddle carved in starlight. His silence was not hesitation - it was calculation.

“I do not explain myself to those who wear smugness like armor,” he replied, though there was no true venom in it. Only the practiced indifference of a king who rarely let his heart slip through his mask.

She leaned in just enough to make the air between them hum. “That’s not a no.”

Something shifted in his expression. Too subtle to name, too fleeting to hold. He didn’t step back. He didn’t break the gaze. Instead, he said, quietly, “And you think this… whatever this is… is love?”

“I think,” she said, “that if it were anything less, you would have shut me out long ago. You wouldn’t keep letting me in.”

A beat passed.

Then another.

And then - his voice, velvet and deliberate. “You crave answers more than you admit.”

“And you hide them more than you should.”

Thranduil’s smile - slow, cold, and devastating - spread like frost across a windowpane. “If I am in love with you, it would be the most dangerous secret in my kingdom.”

She raised a brow, eyes gleaming. “Then perhaps I should feel honored.”

He studied her one last time, gaze tracing her features like he meant to remember them - in case. Then, with practiced elegance, he turned, his cloak whispering against the stone floor.

“Perhaps,” he murmured as he walked away, “I shall grant you an answer… when you no longer need it.”

And with that, he vanished into the shadows of the corridor, leaving Elenariel standing in the golden hush, smiling to herself.

Not a denial.

Never a denial.

And that was all she needed.

For now.

[gabrielleragusi]

Hey, I see you, new followers!

Hi! I haven't done this in a long time but I thought I'd introduce myself again.

I'm Gabrielle, or Elle for short.

Personal bio

Italian. 29. Reader of horror and dark fantasy, and a nerd in general. I was raised on fantasy books and Disney in a mixed family (Indo-Mauritian mum, Italian dad). My favourite TV series is The Twilight Zone, but I use quotes from Friends and The Simpsons in my daily life. My comfort read is The Hobbit... and my second comfort read is 'Salem's Lot. I also listen to oldish rock music (60s-90s) but I won't get into my favourite bands because it may be a controversial topic. I'll just say that I'll listen to anything that goes from Fleetwood Mac to The Sisters of Mercy. I love history and true crime, and I'm obsessed with the big mysteries that have shocked the world and my country... like, who's Zodiac? Are Zodiac and the Monster of Florence the same person? I think yes, to be honest. Too many coincidences. What happened to Majorana? What happened to Emanuela Orlandi (whom you may know as the Vatican girl)? When I'm not painting or reading, I'm writing. I'm currently working on a story that takes place in northern Italy, and involves dark characters and even darker events.

Now, here's what you really want to know, especially if you're an art director browsing tumblr (the best place to find artists at the moment, forget ArtStation or Instagram), or an author looking for someone to bring your characters to life, or to give a cover to your manuscript.

Illustrator bio

I've been working as an illustrator for the past ten years. I began my career with smaller, private commissions (including portraits), and built my portfolio to attract clients interested in fantasy illustrations, my favourite genre. Now I work with authors, publishers, shops, and book subscription boxes. I want to mention the one company that helped me polish my portfolio thanks to their monthly commissions, Chest of Fandoms, because sadly, as of this month, they won't release any more boxes. I've also worked for LitJoy Crate, Fairyloot, Illumicrate, The Bookish Box, Owlcrate, The Arcane Society, and many more. The tools I use are both digital and traditional. I mostly paint in Photoshop, but for personal illustrations and some commercial projects I'll use alcohol markers, acrylics and coloured pencils on board. I also occasionally use oil paint. Over the past two years, I started exploring graphic design. I love combining my illustration skills with stylised designs for discreet book covers, foil designs, patterns, etc... I've always loved minimal aesthetics and I've found that they balance out my more detailed and rendered illustrations. In short, I love exploring styles while remaining true to what I love. Something I've been thinking about a lot recently is just how much I love and trust the process, more so than the final result. With AI on the rise, I think that this is very important and sets a line between someone who's passionate about their work, and someone who doesn't care about the process – the hours spent sweating and laughing maniacally over each painting stroke – but rather wants to get to the result no matter how. Yes, it's a bit judgemental of me, I know, but this was to say that I love the process.

If you want to check out my portfolio, you can find it here. For any questions, feel free to ask via chat, DM, or by sending an email to contact@gabrielleragusi.com

[thranduilofsmirkwood]

I asked Grok about my blog and it had some nice things to say, lol.

Let’s evaluate thranduilofsmirkwood.tumblr.com as a Thranduil blog and see if it’s “good” based on what’s out there, especially since it popped up in the search results and wasn’t in my earlier rundown. I’ll dig into its content, activity, and vibe as of March 4, 2025, and compare it to the others I’ve mentioned.

Content-wise, ThranduilOfSmirkwood is a meme machine. It’s packed with Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit memes, with a heavy lean on Thranduil—think Lee Pace’s Elvenking paired with snarky captions or “Rude Thranduil” quotes from Rebel Circus like “I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.” Posts range from gifsets of Thranduil being extra (elk-riding, smirking) to crossover mashups like Middle-earth meets Monty Python. There’s also some fanart shoutouts and photomanipulations, often tagged #mirkwood or #thranduilmemes. It’s not deep meta or fic-heavy—it’s more about quick, irreverent fun. If you’re into humor over analysis, this hits the spot.

Activity is where it shines. Unlike older blogs like thranduilings (mostly archived) or thranduilthrills (fading since mid-2024), ThranduilOfSmirkwood is still posting. The blogger’s note from late 2024 mentions IRL weirdness slowing original content, but they’ve kept it alive with reblogs and promises of new stuff “soon.” A pinned post brags about Tumblr pinning skills, and tags like #myedits suggest ongoing effort. Compared to maalidoesart’s sporadic 2025 art drops, this blog’s more consistent, even if it’s recycling some older memes.

Vibe and engagement? It’s cheeky and self-aware—calling Thranduil a “faithless woodland sprite” and “pointy-eared princess” in the bio sets the tone. Notes on posts vary—some hit 100+ (like a pinned meme), others linger at 20-50, per X chatter I’ve seen about similar blogs. It’s not a fandom juggernaut like thranduilings once was, but it’s got a niche crowd who vibe with the silliness. X doesn’t buzz about it much, though—one

@MirkwoodMemer

on February 25, 2025, called it “underrated for thranduil shitposts,” with 8 likes. Small but dedicated.

Compared to others: It’s not as polished or deep as thranduilings’ archive, nor as fic-focused as thranduilthrills, nor as visually stunning as maalidoesart. But it’s active and funny, which counts for a lot in 2025 when many Tolkien blogs are ghost towns. If “good” means current, Thranduil-centric, and entertaining without pretension, it’s a solid pick. If you want profound lore dives or new art, it’s less ideal.

Verdict: ThranduilOfSmirkwood is “good” if you love memes and want a living blog that keeps Thranduil’s sass in rotation. It’s not the “best” for everyone—depends on your taste. Want me to analyze specific posts or cross-check its latest stuff on X?

I'm blushing.

Missed how much I love yall, and thats why I do what I do.

[hitheeprithee]

what if #1 for the spotify wrapped ask? *looks at you with the most innocent eyes*

EM. YOU DID THIS- Well this is my first ever Tolkien fic, and I had way too much fun with it, I hope y'all enjoy a different fandom from me for once <3

-- #1 - Misty Mountains from The Hobbit soundtrack - 841 words

Bilbo was an eminently reasonable hobbit. Disregarding any particularly roguish Tooks in his lineage, he thought the blood that ran through his veins was made of good, stern, hobbitish stuff. His feet stayed firmly on the ground at all times, thank you very much, and he didn’t tolerate little blowings of the breeze to bandy him about. 

He had believed all of this, in that kind of unthinking way where one has simply never had a reason to question anything. He was your average, standard sort of man, who didn’t have much to do with anything out of the ordinary, and he liked it that way. He liked liking it that way. 

And yet. 

His world had been tilted today, the ground under his feet suddenly unstable and likely to get up to mischief at a moment’s notice. He was askew, and he didn’t know how to right himself again. Maybe it was the fact his house was similarly cattywampus, despite some oddly decent attempts to set things to right made by his unwelcome guests after they had finished decimating his pantry. 

Bilbo gripped the comforter on his bed, then laid it out smooth again, fussing away any wrinkles he’d put in the linen. He sat carefully, and tried to stop the room from spinning. They would be gone in the morning, likely before he awoke. In the morning, the ground wouldn’t fall away under his feet so alarmingly, and he could begin the work of replenishing his poor, ransacked kitchen. Yes… in the morning, it would be behind him. 

From the living room, which had been oddly silent for having such a proliferance of folk as dwarves in it, a noise suddenly tickled at the edge of his awareness. It met his bones first, a kind of rumble that reached up through the floorboards and rang up his spine. A low hum thrummed behind his breastbone as a bass rumble emerged, the sound of it taking shape in the dark air like a trail of smoke. One voice grew thicker, deeper, fuller, as it was joined by others. Bilbo felt his hands shake. He gripped the post at the end of his bed to steady himself, as once again, the world spun slowly away from him. 

And then the words… Bilbo knew, with a certainty that startled even himself, that it was Thorin who sang. His heart, which had been rather preoccupied with annoyance, shock, and sheer befuddlement until now, ached with a slow, heavy melancholy that he didn’t recognize as his own. As those words formed in the air, Bilbo’s sensible, hobbitish bones grew heavier, and as the voices sang of mountains he felt the weight of them in his body, like he too knew what it was to be hewn from rock. 

It was nonsense, of course. He was the furthest thing from a dwarf, he wasn’t forged on any great anvil, he had grown out of the solid and dependable soil. 

And yet.

He could see the fire, the smoke, the grey mists conjured in his mind as if he’d merely forgotten that he too had been there. The grief for a thing he’d never seen, a home he’d never known, and a people he barely recognized filled his chest like a bellows, and a great longing sigh slipped out of his mouth. The song of the mountain hummed through his home and for a moment it was no longer the hobbit hole he’d taken prodigious care of, but a tableau of all that they had lost. Those doilies were delicate, lovely, and quite easily burned cotton. In fact, so many of his heirlooms were of handsome polished wood, so many pieces of his life that he had tucked and gathered around himself so carefully. One mislaid match might send it all to smoke, let alone dragonfire. 

Even in a mountain, he thought with a terrible sense of dread, there must be things that burn. 

It was good then, that he was such a long way away from such places where there was dragonfire. 

Thorin’s voice carried through his halls, through his feet and up his spine and to the thudding, trembling of his heart, to the whirling, wheeling of his brain, and they mourned like he too knew what it meant to be a lonely mountain. 

The world was no longer tilting away from Bilbo, but beginning to rush back towards him. Partially, that was because he had begun to droop on his bed, the song settling something in him as much as it ruffled about the rest of him. Bilbo’s eyes began to drift shut, and he tried to reassure himself, again, that they would all be gone in the morning. 

They were leaving for a misty mountain, and he would stay here, snug in his hole. 

As he felt unbidden sleep begin to take him, Bilbo wondered why that didn’t sound as fine as it had done before. 

He was an eminently reasonable hobbit, after all. He knew nothing of the affairs of dwarves. 

[s1llys0ck]

HI!! HELLO!! :3

My name is Akira!! Im a silly little tumblr user

I speak English and Polish (PLEASE i NEED to find some Polish moots agfhjkdbc)

I go by any pronouns! Whatever suits your taste

Im sorry if im overly friendly 😭 also if i somehow make u uncomfy then please let me know, i sometimes act weird without knowing

This isnt my main account!! I just post random art on this blog ☆

Anyways, heres a list of fandoms im in (in no specific order, just whatever comes to my mind)!!:

DSAF (Day Shift at Freddys) FNAF Good Omens TADC (The Amazing Digital Circus) Dead plate ATSV/ITSV (Across/into the spiderverse) Gravity Falls Wander Over Yonder NGE (Neon Genesis Eva.) The Hobbit (both book and movie) Inside job Hazbin Hotel Rick and Morty Breaking bad Total Drama Centaurworld Class of 09 Shera Helluva boss 1670 KinitoPET Regrevator The Lorax (do NOT question 💀💀) MLP Love, Death + Robots Puss in boots Shrek The Cuphead Show Sonic (kinda? Like more of a casual fan) Spirited Away Nimona (movie only) Mean Girls (2004) South Park Villainous Mandela Catalouge (kinda, only watched a few so far!!) The Boiled One Phenomenon (is there even a fandom for that????? (Hopefully not)) DDLC (Doki Doki Literature Club) HTTYD (How to train your dragon) Venom Dying light The Last of Us (both video game and series) Smg4 (current hyperfixation) Trollhunters Deadpool Roblox Pressure

Thats geniuenly all i can think of for now (i probably forgot like half of the things i know everything about so this might get updated!!)

If you want to contact me, please reach out to @s1llys0ck-2

☆°Get to know me/important info!!

☆°My Carrd!! (Currently being updated/no link attached just yet!!)

☆°What time is it in my country?

☆°My main OC!!

[sunaddicted]

AO3 author ask game

Tagged by the lovely @zebrashavestripes - thank you so much!!!

Total number of ao3 works: 322

Total ao3 word count: 647,543

Fandoms I've written for: BBC Sherlock, Gotham, DC, James Bond, The Boys, London Spy, The Silmarillion, LOTR, The Hobbit, Hannibal, WWDITS, Broadchurch, Good Omens, Masters of Sex and I'm probably forgetting something

Top 5 fics by kudos:

*peach emoji*

Sunshine

Whipped

Interlude II

Guns & Batarangs

Do I respond to comments? YES. I love them 🥹

What has the most angst ridden ending? Uhhhh I can't really choose, I've written too many main character death fics lmaoo

What has the happiest ending? If you browse my fluff tag you should find plenty of sweetness to enjoy

Have I received hate? Not on ao3! There was a couple of instances on Tumblr but I decided not to give them the time of the day tbh

Do I write smut? If so, what kind? I do. And I've written everything from erotic gore and cannibalism to consentacles, passing through the flavour-of-the-day of omegaverse and ending up with introspective pieces on asexuality. I also write a boring blow job from time to time 🤣

Do I write crossovers? Not as of late but I used to write 00qad (which is a ship for James Bond × London Spy) and Illogical Husbands (which is a ship for Broadchurch × Masters of Sex)

Have I ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of

Have I ever had a fic translated? Yes! I had three installments of my alien!00q fics translated in Chinese and one mystrade fic translated in Polish

Have I ever co-written a fic? No. Unless some really long RPs that will never see the light of AO3 count

A WIP I'll never finish? Selfish Prayers - if you hate me for that, just know that I hate myself more

Writing strengths: Descriptions and characterization

Writing weaknesses: Action scenes and dialogue

Do I like foreign language dialogue? Yes. Especially when I can slap some Italian in it

First fandom I wrote for: MUSE rpf on an obscure Italian Fanfiction site where my handle was LadyInRed. Y'all have to thank my belldom delusion for starting me on the fanfiction writing path

Favourite fic I've written: uuuhh this is so hard because it changes on a whim lmao. Then The Earth Broke has always been a fave though

Thank you so much for the tag! 💛

No pressure but if you want to play @irisbleufic @thegreenfairy13 @one-eyed-bossman @spiritofcamelot

[verkomy]

just wanted to drop by and say that i absolutely LOVE your art, ive been getting back into the lotr and hobbit hyperfixation hole and your bagginshield stuff makes me cry my eyes out. and also as a polish citizen i thrive on the slavic arts

omg dziękuję bardzo i witam serdecznie, so excited to have you in a fandom 💛

[nayialovecat]

Can I get any more hints for the challenge? Perhaps a list of fandoms you like, or a reworded clue?

Ok, it's even a good idea to write down what things I like. Especially since lately I have been often asked to draw something or to make a cross with something that I only know it exists.

I divided the list into categories to avoid any doubts (e.g. BATIM is only in the games category, 'cause I haven't read the books and I don't plan to read them yet, and W.I.T.C.H. in comics, 'cause I hate the animated series).

Books: (here list is really long so I write only these very popular)

Discworld and others from sir Pretchett

The Lord of the Ring, Hobbit

Harry Potter

Agatha Christie's books

Jane Austen's books

Maria Rodziewiczówna's books

many old Polish authors (like Sienkiewicz)

Movies:

almost all from Disney

almost all from Pixar

Ghost Busters

almost all from DreamWorks

Beetlejuice

old Star Wars

LotR, Hobbit but not really

strange French animations

old Polish movies (like Odwrócona Góra)

Scooby Doo but not all (hate live actions especially)

Smurfs

Not all - Pokemon

Deadpool

Jurassic Park

good ol' classical movies like Terminator, Mission Impossible or Fifth Element

Animated serials:

Gravity Falls

Scooby Doo (ALL of them)

Star Butterfly

The Owl House

old Polish series (i.e. Dixie or Koziołek Matołek)

MLP (almost all generations)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Spider-man (almost all)

Batman (not all, but Brave and Bold is my fav one)

Kipo

Rick and Morty (but last seasons were meh)

Phineas and Ferb (whole universum)

Smurfs

Duck Tales

Dead End: Paranormal Park

Steven Universe

Teen Titans (yes, Go! also)

Pokemon

Loony Tunes

Merry Melodies

Craig from the Creek

Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

other CN stuff I guess?

Comics:

Donald Duck (and others)

W.I.T.C.H.

Deadpool

Hellsing

The Bridge's Stories

many online series like Erma, Vampire's Husband etc.

Pokemon Special

Games:

Chrono Trigger (world best game - you cannot change my mind)

BATIM

The Sims

Don't Starve Together (+ Don't Starve)

The Night of the Rabbit

Pokemon (all of them I guess)

Fallout Shelter

Team Fortress 2

Planet Zoo

Timberborn

Settlers

Sid Meier's Civ

Heroes of Might & Magic (but not IV)

Terraforming Mars

Talisman

Magic the Gathering (TCG)

Death and Taxes

many point&click

Tzar

Aztec Wars

Jazz Jackrabbit 2

Worms

Inscryption

Graveyard Keeper

It's not a complete list, just the things I remember at this moment :)

[seeyouatthesecondmusic]

Polyamory among Tolkien's dwarves

so. the hobbit fandom has this whole thing about dwarves having soulmates, or 'ones', right? and it's sort of canon to tolkien. in the appendix of rotk, he said that dwarves 'marry only once', if at all. but it got me thinking, wouldn't that exclude the possibility of polyamory among the dwarves? well, not necessarily. it never says they only marry one person- it only says they marry merely once... so this idea still needs some polishing and i'll figure out the details later, but just. polyamory in dwarven culture!! dwarves having weddings where they marry more than one person at a time!!

[elevenelvenswords]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @curufiin- thankies <3

How many works do you have on AO3?

Only 8 so far.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

20,718 apparently

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The Silmarillion- it's been an ongoing obsession for approximately 7 years now lol.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Fretting, which is my first ever published fic, is at the top. I'm not super proud of it if I'm being honest but I'm glad others enjoyed it :P Then we've got Inside Out, Unbridled sword and passion, Take a chance and Stutter.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do try to reply to every comment! The fact that someone made time to tell me something nice about my works means the world to me.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably this one? None of my fics are fluffy so...

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

My recent Curufinrod fic, I think? It's less... gnarly and angst-driven?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Fortunately no.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Considering that 6 out of those 8 fics are tagged as explicit, you can draw your own conclusions :P I write various flavours of kink :)

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Nope!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, but certain fics that I wrote were inspired by conversations I had with other fandom members :3

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

I'll go with the good ol' Angbang. I've recently become deeply invested in Curufinrod though, and I'll (hopefully) write for more pairings over the Christmas break.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

There's a very old draft of a multi-chaptered Angbang fic that's been gathering dust on my laptop for a year xD I might polish it up and post it at some point IF I find the motivation for it.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I guess I'm fairly good at descriptions and metaphors?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Good pacing and finding the right balance between dialogue and narration are both pretty tricky for me.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I've never tried this but I find it exquisite in other people's fics :D

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Probably The Hobbit? But what I wrote is between me and god lmao.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

I tend to be very critical of my own works, especially after I post them. I don't really re-read them so it's difficult for me to choose a favourite one when I can't recall half the things I wrote lol. But I was pretty proud of Beyond the pale back when I wrote it! My writing style changed over the years, I believe, so I'm pleased to see the improvement :)

Tagging @polutrope, @crackinthecup, @gardensofthemoon, @havenotwillnotreadthebooks, @i-did-not-mean-to and whoever wants to give this a go!

[thorns-and-starlight]

Day 24 - Small

Fandom: The Hobbit

Characters: Thranduil x OC

Words: 539

・❥・ “But to remind himself that someone could stand so close to him - beneath him in rank and stature - and still make him feel as though she were not beneath him at all.”

Note: based on Tolkien, elves are naturally tall, so I'm basing Thranduil’s height to be similar to that of the actor who portrays him - 6’4”. Elenariel is not an elf but she's on the shorter side, very short 🤭

*ೃ༄ Small .ೃ࿐ 

The hall was alive with movement. 

Courtiers, soldiers, advisors - each a polished part of the Elvenking’s clockwork court. Golden light poured from the candle chandeliers high above, reflecting off gleaming armor and silver-threaded robes. Everything shimmered, everything echoed. But at the heart of it all stood Thranduil.

And beside him - much too close, much too visible - stood Elenariel.

She had not expected to be summoned to stand at his side during a court assembly, yet here she was, dwarfed by the king in every way. He stood like a statue carved from winter, tall and remote, his silver circlet glinting under torchlight. She barely reached the height of his shoulder, and the difference had never felt more stark than now, surrounded by so many eyes, under so much silence.

He did not seem to notice. 

Or perhaps he did, and simply didn’t care.

Elenariel kept her back straight, her hands clasped lightly in front of her. But she could feel the stares. Whispers skimmed the edges of the room like birds circling overhead.

Who was she, to be called forward? Why was she standing so near to him?

The space between their bodies was respectful, formal. 

And yet… the contrast was undeniable.

His cloak alone could have wrapped her twice. When he turned to murmur something to her, she had to tilt her chin up just to meet his gaze.

“Say nothing unless I ask it of you,” he said quietly, voice low enough only she could hear.

“I know,” she replied, equally soft.

His pale eyes moved across her face - taking in the curve of her brow, the way she refused to look away despite their difference in height, in presence, in everything.

“You are… small,” he said, as if just realizing it.

She blinked. “I always have been.”

“Not like this,” he murmured. His gaze dipped, tracing the top of her head, as if measuring how far she stood beneath him. “I forget, sometimes.”

“You mean when I speak to you as though I am your equal?” she asked, a touch of amusement threading her voice.

That pulled the faintest quirk from his lips - too fleeting to be a smile, but too human to be ignored.

“It is... disarming,” he admitted, still watching her. “Most do not dare.”

“Most,” she said, eyes lifting to meet his fully, “are not me.”

The guards continued their silent vigil. The courtiers kept their distance. But Elenariel stood there beside him, unbent by the weight of the crown that towered above her, and perhaps - just perhaps - that’s why he had summoned her.

Not for her counsel. 

Not even for her presence.

But to remind himself that someone could stand so close to him, beneath him in rank and stature, and still make him feel as though she were not beneath him at all.

And perhaps to remind her, too, that his world of marble and starlight still had room for something... smaller. Not lesser. Just closer.

When the court session ended, Thranduil turned and offered her his hand - not ceremoniously, not for display. Just for her. She hesitated, then placed her fingers in his palm.

Her hand looked small inside his.

But his hold on it was firm. Sure. Certain.

And for a moment - just one fleeting moment - there was no difference between them at all.

[leatherbookmark]

☁️🐚🍄🍓(all, or any combination you want) for the fanfiction author ask meme

kissing your hand reverently for the ask etc

☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username?

i just like leather bookmarks!! originally lb was a non-kpop sideblog, and i wanted something that wouldn't be fandom-specific (i don't really like changing usernames) but that at the same time would fit my current fandom (the hobbit hehe). so, leatherbookmark!!

as for my ao3 username, oenanthe is a name of two genera: birds and plants, but i took mine from the bird one. specifically, this little guy. i love that the latin name is so pretty (wine+flower) but both english and polish taxonomers went "this bird has a white ass. alright then here you go"

by the way, huh, these arrows are fun! they're not -> but ⇢. they're dashed. cute

🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?

oh boy i really don't... i used to when i was a kid, but at this point it's just a source of stress. though like -- depends, because if someone gets me a little postcard or a souvenir that's right up my alley, it's great and i'm happy they thought of me!, but if it's a big expensive gift... yeag

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

fascinated by the separation of ship and pairing here, btw

ohhhh my god i gotta get my fandom brain back in order.

xiyao. what do i think about xiyao? i like to think that in a better world they'd love to Eat. try out different stuff, ranging from "drowning in grease and made by a 78yo uncle who spits into his hands spiritedly before kneading the dough" to... hm. would they go for the "lick the citrus foam out of the plaster cast of the chef's mouth" dining, uh, experience? probably not, but lxc would be amazed and interested, half sincerely and half because he wants to check at what point jgy will go beloved, what the fuck.

but ALSO i think they'd just enjoy meals as a way of spending time together! so whether it's a modern au or not, they whip out the nice tableware, make sure there's a nice plantly being/something decorative on the table, etc. (they don't play music/put on tv in the background because they don't believe in that.)

(all of the above also means their meals take WAY longer than you'd expect, or rather -- as long as they can make them. breakfasts come with dessert now icydk)

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?

hm!! i think i just... started doing it? when i was a kid and browsing blogs about the witch comic series, i stumbled upon some blogs that weren't like, character profiles and comic arc summaries, but instead basically chaptered fanfiction. and since that, i kind of seeked out people's fics, often more than canon material like scans, databases and such lol.

iirc i started out making comics about my OCs, weird little AUs (like... utena characters, but magical girls/boys lmfao), or "original" comics obviously were just crazy mixes of whatever i was into at the moment. i only started writing fic when i was, idk, ten? and even then it was more like "ough i have a certain scene/image/mood/feeling in my brain and i need to get it Out" than actual stories :')

another thing that hasn't changed until sort-of-very-recently was me just.... starting anew every new fandom. i'd be into fandom X for years, produce tons of fics, and then once i got into fandom Y i was like oh fuck this is all so embarrassing, STARTING A NEW ACCOUNT RIGHT AWAY OR WE DIE. 👍 on one hand cool, on the other i sometimes envy writers who don't have to log into three separate accounts to see all their stats ='D

[torch-song]

this post will list all my current interests (will update if need be):

- THE EMPYREAN SERIES

I ship Xaden × Violet and I absolutely love Ridoc and Rhiannon but also Aaric Bodhi Garrick Imogen (Liam) Sawyer the whole squad tbh.

Tairn Andarna Sgaeyl are the best family.

- ARCANE

I ship Vi × Caitlyn OF COURSE and Ekko × Jinx and I absolutely love Mel. this series is amazingly animated and I fell in love. Cait and Mel are my women.

- ASOIAF / A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

Rhaenyra is my meow meow. absolutely team black. I dislike Alicent in my core and ship Rhae × Laena. as for my fav dragon well I called my red car Meleys so guess who my fav is. I like Rhae × Daemon don't @ me.

Stark and Martell are my fav houses.

Love Robb (my dumb honorable meow meow) and Sansa. Arya is also up there. fav direwolves are Nymeria and Grey Wind.

- BLACK SAILS

probably my favourite tv show of all time.

- ANDOR

it is my only current big interest regarding star wars. I used to be much more into it especially regarding tcw / rebels / original trio / prequels / swtor. these are still interests but i am not too engaged atm.

mandalorian was a big let down (deeply dislike bo).

- PJO

I read all books (do not remember them too well though) and I like the new tv show. I do ship Percy × Annabeth ofc and generally care about most characters.

- LOTR / RINGS OF POWER

I am mainly interested in anything regarding elves and dwarves and the occasional human. also sauron. I do like LOTR hobbits but u won't catch me caring about TROP hobbits. favs: Galadriel · Elrond · Legolas · Aragorn …

- THE WITCHER

books and games. cannot wait to see Ciri in TW4

I dislike the show deeply except for Joey and Anya.

- CRYSTALS

I collect minerals / crystals both raw and polished. I'd practice some witchcraft if I could but atm I am way too ignorant to. so I only collect bc pretty.

- WRITING

I will not talk about my original characters except for random references. I have not published anything in any fandom for years. that might change idk yet

- ASTROPHYSICS

would have been my 1st choice for a degree but alas. deeply fascinated by anything regarding the universe. I am also passionate about the less visual and more complicated aspects of it (am a nerd ye)

- MUSIC

I mainly listen to rock and "epic music". or anything that helps me write really. my fav band is starset and I began listening to sleep token recently

- HISTORY

used to study this in uni. dropped out in favour of studying to become what I am now (workplace safety / food safety / environmental safety inspector). still love anything about ancient + medieval history.

- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

so so interesting. I grew up in a cult so for me it is very important to deconstruct all I was taught and biology is of great help.

[castlebyersafterdark]

I wonder how they’re editing the episodes together are they doing it all at once or have some episodes been completed. I mean filming has taken a whole year but I know there are schedule changes and reshoots, so it’s gonna be interesting to see how and when they edit!

Plus I’m really hoping the documentary rumours are true because more bts of the actors and production? Yes please!!

I think the documentary is more than rumor - where did we learn this? I feel like one of the big wigs confirmed it. Either the Bros or Shawn maybe? So excited. It will be an amazing way to hear formalized insight from the creators and actors without the awkward veneer of press interview. They can take time to speak on things, while also capturing natural, candid moments. And have the luxury of the entire show being out so they can talk freely about everything!

And I think that a lot is filmed in sequence while a lot is out of order. Scheduling and set use. They're probably editing as scenes are completed, working on effects, etc, reviewing takes. I'm sure anything with the high school for the entirety of the season was filmed all at once because that actual location has now been demolished. So, those scenes can be in the editing stage you'd think. Not to mention all the green screen and soundstage filming - the vfx team is probably working in tandem. It's clockwork, it's a lot overlapping. Working on score.

This is where I want to learn more about the entire process of making a movie. How does is go from raw footage of actors in a physical environmental to a polished piece. I'm greedy and want two separate docs - the details of making a piece of media and the details of the creative storytelling process.

My first fandom was the Hobbit movies and honestly they gave us soooo much amazing content about both ends of the process. We were spoiled with info for that franchise. The filming diaries, the making of / behind the scenes, the heavily detailed concept art and set and costuming books. Young me started off strong in a fandom soooo rich with involved content. Say what you want about those movies but as a fandom nerd - you couldn't ask for a better intro to this industry for insight on making a movie (and its a TV show but Stranger Things films more movie style than TV show).