#trop headcanon

[gauntletgirlie]

Another one of my personal headcanons is that Mairon’s need for control extended to his personal belongings. He liked his robes hung up in colour order. His weapons were displayed by type. His smithing tools were all placed neatly on his workbench in order of usefulness.

Adar well knew this, and took every opportunity to move things around.

One time, after Mairon had been especially c***y, Adar rearranged Mairon’s entire workbench, the next night his wardrobe, and the night after that his weapons room, and sat back to enjoy Mairon tearing his hair out, and flitting about like a flaming bat putting everything back in it’s rightful place while screeching “I must have order!”

Oh and, of course, Adar never got caught. He and his Uruk children told Mairon Angband was haunted by the spirits of all those Mairon had murdered.

[grrrlsubrosa]

Headcanon: They use palantíri. 🔮

The Elves of Tol Eressëa gave palantíri not only to the Númenóreans but also to some of the Elven lords of Middle-earth. One was given to Gil-galad, which Elrond inherited after his passing.

After his time in the Halls of Mandos, Gil-galad was re-embodied in Valinor. As the former High King, the Elves of Aman believed he should have one of Fëanor’s original palantíri to watch over the world he once protected.

In time, Elrond sensed Gil-galad through dreams and visions. These eventually led them to reconnect through the palantíri, and allowed Gil-galad to offer his guidance to Elrond in the Third Age.

I understand that elves don't just travel back and forth between Middle Earth and Valinor like they're taking a vacation, but I think it would be nice if some communication between the realms was possible. Maybe by carrier albatross (or other pelagic bird) or just occassional messages via ships. Because I like to think of Gil-galad and Elrond writing letters to each other after Gil-galad dies.

Depending on the frequency at which it's possible to send letters, I can imagine Elrond asking him for advice in managing Rivendell. Because, yes, Elrond led it before Gil-galad's death. But now, Elrond's the closest thing the elves have to a high king without actually being a high king. Even men and dwarves are turning to Elrond for advice, and Elrond has no one to turn to for advice.

Of course, in all likelihood, any message exchanges in the book universe would be sporadic because the separation between the two places is a main theme. So in that case, the messages are more likely to be on less pressing matters.

But I just think Elrond being able to have contact with Gil-galad (and I guess in this case, many of the people he lost) would be nice because it would he a good thing in a pretty tragic life.

[thesummerestsolstice]

How Silm characters would react to meeting their Rings of Power counterparts:

Gil-Galad:

Oh they do not like each other

"I'm sorry, you said what to Elrond?"

RoP!Gil thinks Silm!Gil isn't detached and regal enough

Silm!Gil is trying to figure out the political consequences of decking him

"I'm sorry, you sent Galadriel where??"

At some point RoP!Gil, who can't believe this is another version of him, asks Silm!Gil what his royal lineage is

Silm!Gil gets real quiet after that lmao

If they ended up physically fighting Silm!Gil would win RoP!Gil fights like a normal elf and Silm!Gil bites

I think the Elronds have to pull them apart eventually

Elrond:

The Elronds get along very well I think

Silm!Elrond teaches RoP!Elrond some eldritchry

RoP!Elrond tells Silm!Elrond all about his speech craft

I think Silm!Elrond would be very into animal-carcass-related metaphors, he's a weird little guy

I feel like Silm!Elrond would feel bad for RoP!Elrond, who clearly deals with a lot of disrespect in Lindon, and would try to teach him how to be a bit more assertive

They bond over having to deal with everyone else's bullshit

Galadriel:

See this is bad for Middle-Earth

Silm!Galadriel is less openly angry but just as much of a force of nature as RoP!Galadriel

And Silm!Galadriel is also a lot better at the more subtle conniving stuff so between them they do, in fact, possess all the skills needed to take over Middle-Earth

They're busy scheming up plans to wipe Sauron off the face of the planet and frankly good for them

Celebrimbor:

They also get along very well

They talk for 15 straight hours about forge stuff

Silm!Cel talks about Annatar and RoP!Cel is like "lovely! no red flags here!"

RoP!Cel talks about how the idea for the rings came from some random, very suspicious "human" and Silm!Cel is like "haha yeah inspiration comes from the strangest places sometimes'

They're a little bit stupid but they're also beefy and kind so we can forgive them

Sauron:

Halbrand and Annatar immediatly start viciously insulting each other

They both accuse each other of having terrible taste (in Finweans and incarnate forms)

"Useless sparkly twink!" "Filthy mortal!" "I can't believe you tried to seduce Celebrimbor!" "At least I didn't try and fail to seduce Galadriel!"

Annatar finds out about the situation with Adar and the orcs and bullys Halbrand relentlessly about it

Sauron's ego can't take there being more than one version of him

Hopefully they keep each other busy until the Galadriels smite them

[thatguyfromforest]

Mammon runs into your bathroom (from which you JUST said that you are naked and that he should wait, but this is Mammon we are talking about), instantly overheats and blushes, covers his face with his hands and turns around so abruptly that he crashes into the door jamb and falls unconscious

All this happens in 0.001 seconds and you're still naked

Levi laughs at this so hard that he starts wheezing

[galstelperion]

SAURONDRIEL AU: Papa Sauron sneaks back home to visit his favorite girls...

[sirioniel]

Haudh-en-Bronwyn

When Bronwyn's pyre cools, the Pelargians gather up the remains and raise a barrow over them, as the Haladin once did for the Lady Haleth, who also led her people from their beleaguered home to safer lands. Bronwyn's barrow stands on a rise overlooking the city, in a fair green place where the herbs of her trade flourish.

Before leaving Pelargir, Arondir scattered the rest of the alfirin seeds upon the barrow, and there they grow still, a white beacon above the walls.

[furiousdinosaurdestiny]

The face Elorond makes when you tell him all the things you’d like to do to him.

[cyanorhis]

Sauron's action of forcefully binding Galadriel to him by stabbing her with the crown has opened a huge can of worms in my head. The episode ends saying some things are lost forever and it got me thinking about how insane it is that he was willing to give up a part of her light in a sense just so he can Keep her, because he is Greedy, because he might lose her otherwise (well, he probably thought he was cooking by taking the "touch the darkness" to another level but that is beyond the point right now).

He marks her because he is desperate. He would rather risk have her completely corrupted than not have her at all, despite her absolute light being one of the factors that drew him in from the beginning.

Also worthy of mention how he literally lost his mind with Celebrimbor. He was pretty intent on going full "I will keep you alive through torture" but as soon as Celebrimbor pulled at his strings (masterfully must I say), Sauron lost his shit. He cried. He was terribly impulsive at that moment and I personally think it shaped their interaction afterwards. Not to add how he simply appeared and killed Adar with theatrics instead of... I don't know? Emotionally manipulating them further? Playing with Galadriel? In any case, it makes sense that he got a perfect payback but then again, he literally came out of nowhere and ruined her date (exchanging armies is kind of Galadriel's love language at this point).

All of this to say... Somewhere in the Future, it is not impossible for me to imagine that Celeborn returns, Galadriel and he have some emotional moment or whatever thinking "Oh let us have a nice life for a little while. Let us forget about your ongoing divorce with the Dark Lord to indulge in married couple affairs" and Sauron is out there watching through his live service wound-webcam feeling repulsed. He says (again) "Touch the darkness once more" so he makes an apparition Rosemary's baby style but worse because he'll be there to weaken her resolve and make her admit she's longing for him instead just for a little moment and then boom! Celebrian. 100 years of delicious denial/hurt/comfort/longing/hating/etc. After the season 2 finale, I wouldn't put it above him tbh. I saw someone say the last ep was for the dead dove enjoyers and I couldn't agree more...

[lassieposting]

Things I'm thinking about today: mairon, after eons of having to be constantly on guard and watching for danger, drowsing with his head in galadriel's lap on a sunny riverbank while she lazily winds little braids into his hair and teases him because he's so relaxed he's practically melted

[sauronshairbow]

What would you ask Adar if you were in Galadriels place?🤔 (And a war wasn’t on the horizon)

[mistandshcdow]

trop characters & their pride flags pt. 1

[partfae]

funniest thing about saurondriel is that sauron probably fucking hates dogs after huan and galadriel seems like she would have about 10

[fili-urzudel]

Engagement and Marriage Headcanons - Elrond x Reader

Just something to tide you over until I'm active again :) I wrote this a while ago so don't judge me

Warnings: none

- Elrond knew from the time he decided to ask you out that he wanted to marry you - he just... Has a different perception of time - so when one day you offhandedly mention that you've been dating/courting for 4 years it hits him that he might like to just take his time in this phase, but oh my GOD you don't HAVE that much time - so even though he tries to spend at LEAST 2 hours a day with you, you notice a complete absence for a few days - you start to worry that you scared him away or he finally realized that four years was enough time to waste on a human - but then one of the servants that assists the king's court comes and informs you that your presence has been requested by him in the courtyard - "And he would like you to wear this," she says, holding up a garment bag - when you take the dress out, you can't help an overdramatic gasp, because it's seriously gorgeous - It's the softest silk you've ever laid eyes on, a color that compliments your skin and a drape that compliments your figure with almost barely-there gemstones stitched in strategic places - The note in the garment bag reads: This dress can hardly sparkle as brightly as your eyes. However, I hope it will be a sufficient container of your beauty. - It's more than sufficient. - For Christ's sake, he's the one that picked the dress and he's still struck speechless at the sight of you - He decided to keep the proposal simple and more suited to human customs--the elven custom could stand a bit of rearranging. - He dropped to one knee in front of you, holding both of your hands gently in his. "Melethrilen, from the time I met you, I knew that you were special. In all my years in this land, no one has made me feel as you have. Your eyes are more radiant than the Evenstar, your hair is like the shining sea, and your heart," he said, voice only a little tight. "Your heart is a treasure chest of ever-increasing value. I am honored to be the object of your affections, and should you accept this ring," he withdrew his hand from yours to produce a golden band of twisting vines, "I would be all too proud to boast that I was chosen by you for marriage." - You're crying - Like, bad - But you manage to squeak out, "Of course" and the rest is history - He can't really be any more gentlemanly during your engagement when he was already a peak gentleman before, but he does show a lot of interest in getting the venue and catering (old world version of catering?) set up and studies human wedding tradition - You definitely lost count of how many dresses you wore to various dinners and congratulatory parties during your engagement and even your wedding (there were at least 3 dress changes) - It was a honking big deal - Partially because even by elf standards, Elrond should've been married a long time ago, so everyone is either very happy for him or a bit confused by his logic but sticking around for the spectacle of it all - You're convinced that Elrond set up some kind of elite guard because you didn't even have anyone making passive-aggressive comments toward you at all, when that was usually the case (something along the lines of a "pampered pet of Elrond's" or "he'll outgrow her before he outlives her") - During your engagement, he was also heavily involved in the design of your new home together - He lived pretty close to the city center at the time, but he decided to move closer to the outskirts away from the front gates when you two got married. - You were noticing little details that you loved about the house for months - And every time you pointed one out, he would just beam proudly - It's positively lovely

[spacebaby1]

My Pirate Husband (Ace x Reader) Part 1

(Arranged Marriage trop)

No amount of protest against your father stood a chance to cancel this wedding. Your grip tightening on the small bouquet you held with on hand as you held your fathers arm with the other one; you hated him so much for giving you away to a man you barley knew. Why you? You were so young and had your whole life ahead of you, and you wanted to find love in your own terms but now you were to marry a man you didn't know. An arranged marriage with an former pirate.

The wedding was held in a small town hall, a small flower crown fit perfectly on your hair as you wore the simple wedding dress; it didn't mater because you were almost at the verge of throwing up at the thought of marrying a pirate. To have a alliance with the whitebeard pirate your father had agreed to marry you to one of the white beard crew member.

Your father walked particularly dragging you because your feet felt heavy as you walked looking down trying hard to hold your tears back, terrified to look at the man that you were about to marry who is a pirate. You both stopped and you saw him reach his hadn for you, your father took your hand and placed it on his. He gently helped you to the small two stairs standing next to you as you continued looking down." Are you okay?" He whispered softly to you and that's when you nodded still not looking at him until it was time for you both to exchange rings; from under the vail you shockingly raised your head to look at him as he spoke his vows holding the ring near your fingers as he gently held your hands in his; he seemed charming.

"I do" he spoke sliding the ring in your finger and now it was your turn to speak the vows. With low voice you spoke the vows, "you may kiss the bride." Your eyes widened at the thought of having your veru first kiss, he removed your vail as you looked at him, and shut your eyes immediately. His face got closer however his lips never met yours as he kissed the corner of your lips far from your lips leaving you dumbfounded.

TO BE CONTINUED

[wordbunch]

Elrond getting jealous

a/n: whoever requested something among the lines of “Elrond getting jealous over reader who spends time with Halbrand”... i’m sending you a thousand kisses. 💋 I hope you all enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it, and do let me know! 🥰 also please consider reblogging if you liked it, it means a lot 💖💖💖

(+ warning: if you squint, it gets the tiniest bit steamy at the very end!)

you were in Eregion with Elrond and very happy about the fact that you get to spend that extra time with your lover

sure, you were both busy, but just being able to see each other, fall asleep and wake up together daily was something you cherished amid the daily chaos

you settled into a nice routine, which got interrupted in a very surprising way: Galadriel came back, after having gone to the Undying Lands (or, well, not actually going), and she brought a strange man with her

he seemed to be badly injured, and it made you wonder how come a man had managed to endure a few days long journey with an injury like that, but you let it go 

however he did intrigue you a little bit, since you very rarely came in contact with humans, and there was a strange energy about him

Galadriel herself actually asked you to check up on him every now and then because she trusts you, so you fulfilled her request and gradually started talking a bit to Halbrand

purely out of curiosity, you wouldn’t dream of going behind Elrond’s back in any way

however, the elf misunderstood your interest for affection

one evening you just walked by the room that Halbrand was in and cast a quick glance to check whether he was alive (seemed like he was), and you were planning to join Elrond for a relaxing evening in bed, but you ran into an old friend of yours and ended up talking for a little longer than intended

all the while, Elrond was in your shared bedroom and his mind was swarming with concerns about why you still hadn’t joined him

he trusts you with all his heart, don’t ever doubt that, but he was certainly feeling iffy about the human newcomer and he wasn’t sure he particularly liked him, he just wasn’t able to pinpoint why

when you finally walked in, feeling extremely bad at losing track of time, your heart cracked a bit when you saw your beloved lying down, curled up  with his back turned towards you; he was debating whether to confront you about it because he HATED any type of conflict with you

you almost gasped when you heard a quiet, yet unmistakably bitter “your new human friend seems to be occupying an awful lot of your time lately”

you all but threw yourself on the bed next to Elrond and grabbed both his hands in yours, but you noticed instantaneously that he didn’t intertwine your fingers together, which he almost always did

“He is not my friend” you replied with determination, but Elrond remained silent

“and I am terribly sorry for making you wait tonight, my love. I ran into Nimel on my way to you and they got so carried away talking about how they journeyed to Lórien recently and I had not the heart to interrupt…”

you thought you saw a tiny smile curving on your lover’s lips: he knew you were too kind to rudely interrupt somebody who was just being sociable

“now wait just a moment… my evening star, are you jealous?” you held back a smile of your own

Elrond was rarely jealous, so you weren’t used to seeing that side of him

“I do not have the faintest idea why you might think so, darling”

okay, he tried to play it off but he absolutely failed

“you know i can see it in your eyes when you are being dishonest”

he sighed deeply, and eventually entwined his fingers with yours, pressed a kiss to your knuckles and finally held your gaze

“perhaps I was jealous… just very, very little” the elf admitted sheepishly, feeling the tips of his ears get warmer

now you were hovering over him, finding amusement in the situation, rather than getting upset

“whatever for?” you purred, leaning closer into his face and brushing your nose against his, his greyish-blue eyes almost fluttering closed at the sensation

“you are the most perfect partner and lover in all of Middle-earth, my beloved,” your voice dropped low as you brought your lips closer to his, almost to brush against them. almost.

“not even in my wildest dreams would I think of choosing another over you. especially not some odd little man,” you chuckled, the noise resonating within your chest which was now pressed flush against Elrond’s

his hands had found their way to your hips, holding onto you as if you were about to vanish (you most definitely were not) and he expertly maneuvered the two of you so that now he was the one hovering above you and your cheeks were heating up at an alarming rate as you looked up at him with sparkling eyes

and there was a glint of mischief in his

he kissed you hungrily and you instinctively entangled your fingers in his soft hair, your heart threatening to beat out of your chest; he had your arms pinned on the bed with one hand, and his other hand was trailing down your torso

when you, sadly, had to pull back for air, his lips traveled down to your neck, and between open-mouthed kisses he muttered “then let us make sure that i am the most perfect lover you could ask for, dearest

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