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[flufftober]

I've combined a prompt from here to a different one, but they're on different days - so what do I do? Flufftober is later, so should I just repost it with differents tags/other appropriate stuff??

Hey there 😊

that's not a problem at all! Simply post on the day you want to and make sure to add which day it is for flufftober - then we'll schedule it to be reblogged on our blog on that day. Sure, part of the challenge is to post in the correct order and on the correct day but we're not all that strict about that 😉

Happy creating!!

[howling-medic]

Tag Game: Author Ask Game

@wisheduponastar tagged me in this. The fact that she recommends me literally ever blows my mind. My dear, you flatter me. Endlessly.

Let’s go over some backstory: I’m going to use my Aragorn x Fem!OC Sairiniel piece that is supremely vague and nebulous thus far. I gave a quick summary of it in the last ask game I did, but I’ll give the gist again. Sairiniel is a Dúnedan woman who met Aragorn when they were both in the early/mid twenties (exact age is still TBD). Sairiniel was at a camp with Elladan and Elrohir . Aragorn met up with them after some (insert vague hand gesturing of a tired and frustrated author who can’t figure out what they want yet) journey. He finds Sairiniel sparring with Elrohir. He is stunned and fairly instantly enamored, but picture more stunned by skill than just beauty. The rest of the story splits between the two of them as they go through their own independent journeys, trials, and tribulations until they are reunited when the Gray Company joins Aragorn et al on their way to Dunharrow. After that we get tragedy, minor medical miracles, court intrigue, some espionage, and two sovereigns who have ruled over a splintered peoples and now must heal a war torn realm. We follow these two until I figure out an ending, which I have thus far failed to do. 

On to questions!

What is the main lesson of your story? Why did you choose to do it?

I think the lesson of the story is to trust yourself and stand up for yourself above all else, to embrace yourself and your strength. And to simply have fun

I meant to write a reader insert one shot similar to the Boromir one I am finishing up - reader love interest gets seriously injured in battle type - because it’s one of my favorite tropes. I find that scenario to be such an interesting character study, and it allows me to use my knowledge base as a paramedic - always a fun little bonus for me. I kept incorporating more and more defining characteristics, and suddenly I had built an OC that was never supposed to exist. I had to backtrack and change out every ‘you’ in the document (I still, after several passes, find them) to Sairiniel or a nickname. I didn’t pick this fic. This fic picked me, and now I’m a hostage.

What did you use as inspiration for your worldbuilding? Tolkien. Entirely Tolkien. But I am fleshing out the interior of the citadel and Arnor substantially, which has been so much fun. There’s just so much unsaid about those areas of the world. It leaves a ton of room to play with new ideas. I have not yet made it to the UK, which I desperately want to change, so I am using a bit of what I have gathered about the Scottish Highlands merged with a bit of what’s familiar from back home and pulling inspiration from the woods in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region. Is this correct? Probably not. But it’s what I am going with because I don’t know anything else.

What is your MC trying to achieve, and what as you, the writer, trying to achieve with them? Do you want to inspire others, teach forgiveness, or help the reader grow as a person?

Sairiniel: Sair is trying to achieve peace and a chance to survive. She’s a child of war, war veteran, and military leader, and my girl is tired. She wants rest and a chance to know happiness. Along the way, she’s trying to find her voice and how to win the respect of the men she is tasked with leading and the people she is tasked with protecting. Aragorn: Much like in the original works, Aragorn is trying to survive, to take his birthright, and to heal his people. But he wants to rest, and he wants a chance to love the woman he has fought beside for decades without the backdrop of war and death. He was to live and not just survive. 

I want to explore my own soul and the process of healing. That’s what a lot of my writing is - my desperate attempts to find the pieces of myself that need reflection and need processing. I write the same scenarios with different characters to explore the different characters, but also to explore facets of myself. I also want to share a journey I think everyone has to go on in their lives; it’s not quite coming of age, but it’s self realization. It’s knowing who you are and then finding the way to become it. It’s the phase after the coming of age narrative. That’s what I want to write and cast a light on because I think we leave that one out.

I don’t know if I can dictate what people do with my story. I would obviously love to do any and all of that, but I can’t choose it. All I can do is put the information out there, put the narrative before people and let it evoke what it will within them. Art ceases to be yours the moment you publish it. I sincerely hope people may learn and grow and find inspiration in the story I tell about Sairiniel and Aragorn. I do. But I can do nothing other than present it.

How many chapters is your story going to be? AHAHAHAHA this is a fabulous question. I am currently well over 100 pages in - 40,257 words to be exact - and I have it broken down into about 4 chapters, but I know I need to cut a bunch, break it down into more cohesive chapters, and then write god only knows how many more pages. One of those chapters is 62 pages long, and it has so many different parts. It is absolutely not one chapter. It needs so much paring back and then reworking. The chapter may be longer than 62 pages, but it sure as shit isn’t that 62 pages. I am pretty fucking sure this will end up being a full novel length piece of writing. Maybe, if I finish this piece, I’ll add a novel to the old bucket list. 

What authors do I recommend: Oh boy, I don’t know. I’ve got to send it straight back to @WishedUponAStar (find her writing at @rivendell-poet). Truly. An amazing friend, and a gifted author with such a keen eye for characterization. Everything she writes is magic. Fics, head canons, you name it. It's gorgeous. @balrogballs is an icon. Truly just incredible on every level. The shitposting is impeccable (even I still require brain bleach for the reminder of my last shift that was then just exponentiated by the implications of her original post. You’ll find the exchange down below. She was quite proud of tormenting me), and her writing is beautiful. Few authors make me cry regularly, and she does. @earthlybeam is spectacular. Their headcanons and one shots are amazing. Their whole blog is a fabulous escape from reality at the moment. There are more. Many more. But I am drawing a blank when I need to remember most of all. 

I am forgetting people, and I am not saying enough. I could ramble about each of these lovely people and their writing for days before I could say all that I should.

You'll find teaser snippets of this fic in my last ask game as well as some snippets from other WIPs! Take a look if you want!!

[howling-medic]

Gods, I adore your Aralas! So sweet, so fluffy! And I need the fluff after today on my side of the pond

What a wonderful little except. I cannot wait to read the whole piece ❤️

🌈 for the ask game?

🌈 Share something soft/fluffy from your WIP.

There’s no water in reach, and Aragorn’s mouth is beginning to become uncomfortable, so he begins to try and shift out of the bed to fetch some. Almost immediately a hand shoots out to grab his waist, although Legolas does a remarkable job of pretending to be asleep after. The fact the prince still has his eyes closed is enough to make Aragorn laugh, and he leans in slightly closer so he only has to whisper to Legolas (the elf’s hearing sometimes makes it painful after drinking), “Please let me go, my love.”

Legolas mumbles something that Aragorn can’t quite understand into the pillow, mainly because his mouth is pressed against the sheets but also because Legolas mutters in nonsensical elvish. The words are Sindarian but, as Aragorn puts it together in his mind, the grammatical structure is Westron. Keeping the volume, Aragorn asks again, “What was that?”

“I don’t want you to go.” Legolas’ voice is deeper and raspy with sleep, but to enunciate he’s shuffled slightly so that he’s facing Aragorn. His eyes open, sleepy but full of love, and the elf moves again to fully cuddle up to Aragorn, “Stay with me, please.”

“My mouth is dry,” Aragorn protests, but there isn’t much heat to it.

“We didn’t drink that much, did we?” Legolas’ confusion comes mostly from being barely awake, although he’s just confused enough to make Aragorn slightly worried. Arms envelop him to hug him properly, “We can stay here, anyway.”

Every muscle in Aragorn’s body wants to melt into the elven embrace, but if he does he won’t come out. Stretching, he tries to free himself from the grip and this time groans as his muscles begin to protest. They only feel slightly sore, with some areas protesting more than others. He doesn’t have it in him to try and pull away a second time, so he stays in Legolas’ arms. 

Here you go, my friend! Enjoy fluff about two characters you know very little about, with a ship I have no idea if you care for <3 (original ask game)

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 2, Wave 2, Poll 11

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave and prior here.

Hermann Gottlieb-Pacific Rim

Qualifications/Propaganda:

He uses a cane and is commonly shipped with Newt Gieszler. One of the better parts of Pacific Rim. If drift compatible why not gay.

Wylan Van Eck-Six of Crows

Qualifications:

Wylan has dyslexia (heavily implied, but not outright said bc setting) and is gay,

Dyslexic and gay!

They are in a adorable m/m relationship, and also have severe dyslexia to the point that (when eight) he could not read or write despite formal education

Wylan is gay and dyslexic!

Propaganda:

Wylan and Jesper have the absolute cutest relationship. Also, Wylan has dyslexia. I don't think it was outright said, but that was heavily implied. It just couldn't be set out loud for the sake of maintaining the fantasy setting. He's such a good character, and is primarily known for his skill with explosives, not his struggles with reading and writing. The other protagonists also never judge him for it, and the only character who does is the kind of person 90% of readers want to kill by the end of the series.

His boyfriend Jesper helped him fake being able to read so they could beat Wylan's shitty dad.

- He's incredibly sweet - But can also be ok with murder sometimes, like when killing unconscious people wasn't good - so just wake them up. - He was thrown out of the house and his father tried to kill him, because of said dyslexia, but managed to survive. Then rebelled against his father and with the help of friends took down his empire - He is very talented at the flute. And can draw very well, along with being a great chemist and demolition experts (hired for making flash bombs and other cool shit-) - Helps break into a world-class prison, then blushes the entire time because the person he's pared with keeps flirting with him - Asks his (eventual boyfriend) if he's into guys. Then immediately gets flustered when Jesper picks it up - Is very rich heir (due to shenanigans) and there's a one-off line about this sweet bean kind of being a sugar daddy- (just gives his boyfriend money to do stocks with, to stop him from gambling) - Supports his boyfriend throughout his gambling addiction and tries to help him overcome it

Wylan is dyslexic and because of this written off as stupid by his father. However, he is actually a genius, especially with chemicals, and he uses his genius and his new band of misfit friends to take his father down and read him for filth in front of a whole bunch of important people. He is good at making things explode. He also nabs himself a hot boyfriend in the process so good for him!

The qualifications and propaganda paragraphs correspond, @wisheduponastar is the third submitter.

[rivendell-poet]

Would you be willing to do a holiday gift of a rainy day with Aragorn?

Of course I would, anon! Also afraid I've gone slightly off-prompt, so if you want another gift that sticks truer to this prompt please don't be afraid to ask again.

*･༓˚✧ ❝𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫❞ ‧͙⁺˚༓˚✧ « holiday gifts »

GN!Reader | Wordcount : 166 words | TWs : None

With the rain lashing against the windows, you aren’t expecting any patrons to best the weather and take the walk to your shop. But you still stay in it, a warm glow by the window showing you’re open. You don’t keep this place open for the prospect of making money, but the hope that he’ll come again. After all, if anyone can ignore the harsh weather it will be a ranger. Most of the day drags on with nothing, and then there is the chime of a bell as Strider appears.

He looks half-drowned, and gives you a slightly sheepish grin as he steps inside the shop before instantly gravitating towards the fire.

“I almost thought you weren’t coming.” It’s a small admission, and you try to say it with a smile. To disguise the ask at the core of it, but when he looks at you and smiles you realise he sees exactly what your real question is.

“I will always come back to you.”

A/N : This as a longer one-shot anyone?

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[wordbunch]

Their love song (Taylor Swift edition) > The Hobbit characters

a/n: welcome to my little self-indulgent celebration of 700 followers! 🥳 EVEN IF you're not a fan/don't know the songs, I hope you can still like and support this fic - a lot of time and love went into it! and by all means come talk to me about it or suggest your own songs! love you all so much and thank you for reading my stories and being a WONDERFUL community 💕💕💕 i've never written for many of these characters so i'm excited!

BILBO ♡ sweet nothing

Undoubtedly, the world can be really difficult and overwhelming at times, and it is then that the two of you find comfort and safety with each other. You don't even need to be doing anything special, it's enough to just be existing together and enjoying the simple pleasures of life in your own little world, it is the love that feels like home.

BARD ♡ mary's song (oh my my my)

Most certainly a family man who loves his town and his people, and he deserves this lovely underrated song. He would always choose to pursue a committed, lifelong relationship, have a family with you and be a part of the community. Eventually it would be so nice to reflect on decades of love and support, still by each other's side and still in love.

THORIN ♡ gold rush

pun mildly intended This dwarf can be a little intimidating, despite his height, and he is a very captivating presence, who can also be a little arrogant at times. You weren't sure how you felt about him at first, but after getting to know each other, you realized there was a heart of gold hiding in his chest, just waiting for someone to unlock it and be fiercely loved by him.

FÍLI ♡ invisible string

He is a romantic soul who believes in destiny, and finding the love of his life who is meant just for him. He is thankful for all the things in both of your lives that brought you together, even if they seemed bad at the time - but they resulted in a beautiful love story in the end, and he will be devoted to you forever.

KÍLI ♡ paper rings

Although he is a bit more playful and fervent, he is the person who falls absolutely head over heels, and nobody saw it coming at all, which makes it an even sweeter story to tell. He doesn't care about any circumstances, he just cares about being close to you, no matter when, where or how.

TAURIEL ♡ mastermind

She thought she was being very smooth when you caught her eye, and she was convinced that you couldn't tell that she was absolutely melting inside whenever you were near, but to her absolute astonishment, you noticed fairly quickly. Still, you let her play her little game and "win" you over, though you had been won for longer than she was aware.

THRANDUIL ♡ don't blame me

His love is intense, passionate and even a little bit possessive, but he disregards everybody's comments and opinions on it. Why should he care? It only matters that he found the perfect person who loves him with all his flaws and virtues, and he likes to make it known that he would do basically anything for them.

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[just-a-little-cellist]

~ Legolas X Reader, they're stargazing together and Legolas can see all the stars clearly, but reader is human and is struggling. He helps them out and gives cute astrology lessons/stares at them while they're trying to see stars ~ for @wisheduponastar

(I'm so here for wholesome stargazing in any context so here's some wholesome headcanons and a drabble :D enjoy!)

(Legolas x gender neutral!human!reader)

Legolas knows he has much more enhanced senses than you, but sometimes he never quite realizes the extent of it.

You were both laying next to each other on the grass, hands intertwined while you stared up at the sky, and you had asked him to teach you some of the constellations.

And when you face him with that hopeful curiosity in your eyes, how could he ever resist?

He shows you a few of his favorites, pointing out where they sit in the sky and telling you the stories behind each of them.

Normally you're buzzing with questions or comments when he tells you about his culture, so it's only when you fall silent that he notices there is something wrong.

He looks over at you to find you squinting awkwardly at the sky, your head tilted.

Once you tell him that you can't see all the stars he's describing, he smiles and squeezes your hand, promising to draw them out for you the next morning.

With you he learns not to take the bright, glittering sky he can see for granted, and he feels honored that he can show you the things you can't see.

"And just over there, do you see that cluster of stars? That's my favorite-"

"I'm beginning to think you're making some of these up."

"You will just have to take my word for it, meleth nin. I'll draw these all out for you tomorrow. I'm afraid they won't be as impressive as seeing them in the sky, but I would hate for you to miss out."

"Just hearing you talk about them is enough to make them feel real to me. Even if I am a little jealous."

[doodle-pops]

Beleg With An Affectionate Reader Would Include...

𑁍 The both of you are a match made in heaven because he’s also a very affectionate person and is quick to show you in all the forms of touch.

𑁍 He’s not someone who has a problem with PDA, so his hands are always around your waist or shoulders. A kiss planted firmly to your cheek or lips in front of anyone minus the King and Queen.

𑁍 He’s the type when you are in public to stand behind you and cuddle you, no shame. He’ll rest his face in the crook of your neck and litter tons of kisses and whispers of his love you.

𑁍 Beleg isn’t a jealous person, but if he sees someone attempting to steal you away or making advances towards you, he’ll become a bit aggressive in his affections by kissing you with more passion or giving your butt a little pinch or squeeze for individual to get the hint. Don't worry, he's not gonna sit outside the person's house with his bow and arrow.

𑁍 Shamelessly making out with you in the barracks, knowing fully well him soldiers can and will walk in any minute and see their march warden in a heated make our session.

𑁍 He’ll sneak his hands to wander to your butt and give you little taps or squeezes to hear you gasp or giggle. He loves to pass and smack your butt in public.

𑁍 You do reciprocate and he too enjoys the actions. Once Mablung saw and wanted to gouge his eyes out and wash them to forget what he saw.

𑁍 When you both are within the confinements of your home, his affections go up a notch. More touches and more risqué kisses.

𑁍 Cuddling is a whole lot easier now that he can wrap his entire body around yours and drag you off to the sofa or bed and entrap you forever. He doesn’t like to let you go once you’re in his arms.

𑁍 There are times when he’s cooking, you’ll spring onto his back and cling to him like a monkey, allowing him to carry you about the place without a care in the world. Your weight doesn’t bother him.

𑁍 Beleg loves to dance with you, with or without music, he twirls you around, give you dips and sway with you from side to side while looking into your eyes lovingly.

𑁍 As cheeky as he is, he’ll swoop in to steal a kiss or two, maybe more and then act all smug about the situation.

𑁍 Whenever you reciprocate all his affections, he’ll pretend that he isn’t affected by them at all, but when he disappears, he’s screaming into his pillows and blushing like a young ellon approaching maturity.

𑁍 Sometimes whenever you two are cuddling and you lean over to kiss him, you’ll catch a glimpse of his feet swaying in the air while you shower in your kisses. Beleg doesn’t care if he accidentally died while you were smothering him in kisses, it’s the best way to die: by your love.

𑁍 Did someone say flowers and perhaps an animal gifted to you as a pet? Yes, Beleg will gift you the cutest little bunny or maybe a little wolf cub as a gift and a ton of flowers whenever he returns from his shift at the boarders.

𑁍 At times, like 2 am, you’ll hear a light tap on your window and there you’ll see a silvery haired ellon hanging upside down telling you to come outside to show you the moon in it’s full glow. “Beleg, it’s 2 in the morning, I was sleeping.” “Yeah I know but look the moon!”

𑁍 He’s basically an affectionate puppy that’s in the form of a giant seven foot elf.

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[ao3feed-tolkien]

Making hot chocolate

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/n7ek4mR

by WishedUponAStar

The hobbits have just arrived in the Old Forest, and settling down for the night Sam decides to make some hot chocolate. If only they could all agree on which flavour...

Or~ Sam makes hot chocolate and the others argue about what the best chocolate type is.

Words: 540, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Sam Gamgee, Pippin Took, Merry Brandybuck, Frodo Baggins

Relationships: Frodo Baggins & Merry Brandybuck & Sam Gamgee & Pippin Took

Additional Tags: Hot Chocolate, Fluff, Ficlet, Samwise Gamgee Cooking, POV Third Person, Banter, Male Friendship

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/n7ek4mR

[howling-medic]

I know I already messaged you about this, but holy shit. I am still utterly flabbergasted this. I just. Wow. Thank you doesn't even come close to conveying how much your words mean to me.

I still think about how your scenarios broke my writer's block of literal years. So for you, my dear Star, of everyone on this site to write this about my work. I don't know if I know the words necessary to convey how deeply I moved I am.

I will cherish this for ages.

Thank you.

All that being said.... maybe, I could do a better job of fluff and chaos. Maybe.

And I know I could have made you cry. This was actually from a Hurtcember challenge. I chose to rein it in and lean into a bit of chaos. I have another angsty Aragorn piece in my WIPs and a slightly soul crushing Boromir piece. I have plenty of pieces to bring the tears.

However, I could, just maybe, lean further into the chaos of this piece and write about this squire losing his mind down at the practice field, maybe a little comedy would be a good change of pace. Give myself a slightly better defense.

Thank you again. So much. For everything.

Conduct Unbecoming

A/N: In which the chaotic High King of the Reunited Realm cannot be bothered to care about what is deemed proper because being King does not make him less of a soldier. I promised y'all something not angsty, so here's some chaos with a side of feels.

T/W: I honestly don't think there are any? For once? Maybe scars?

“Conduct truly unbecoming of a king!” Aragorn’s chief valet declared as he strode from the practice fields back to his chambers to wash and dress for the day. The height of summer had finally arrived in Minas Tirith and even dawn was sweltering. Somewhere between his daily ride on Roheryn and an impromptu sparring match with a few of the remaining Dúnedain in the city, which had turned into a chance for all the men to challenge their new king to spar, Aragorn did away with his shirt. It had long since ceased to provide any useful coverage, and it clung uncomfortably to his skin. Shedding the nuisance of a garment seemed only logical - and rather a non-issue.

“Many of those men I have known for longer than you have been alive. A handful of them I have known for longer than your father has been alive.” Aragorn laughed darkly as he spoke. “A good portion of the men on those training fields are men with whom I marched on the Black Gates. I can guarantee you all of that group have seen me at least in that state of disrobement given that we did try to bathe while we marched, and often did so at the same time. The others have seen other men without shirts on - or missing more than just shirts. I assure you,” Aragorn explained half mockingly, half playfully with an exaggerated roll of his eyes. “Do you forget that before I was crowned King I was a Ranger? And rode with the Rohirrim? Served with this city’s army?”

“Well, I - no, my lord. I have not forgotten,” the young man answered, but he was not dissuaded from his course. “It is only, sire, that it is unbecoming of a leader to bear so much skin.”

Aragorn halted in the middle of a garden path, shirt in hand, with his torso visible to any who walked through the Royal Gardens. Several lords and ladies stopped and stared. “And, why, pray tell, is that?” Aragorn asked, arms outstretched. Long, snaking scars wove their way across his back with matching slash marks across his chest. Dots and dashes punctuated his body across his arms. After only two months since Aragorn rode back to his realm victorious, a number of scars still shone red against his pale flesh, some bruises had yet to fully fade - still an ugly shade of yellow starkly contrasting the pale skin of Aragorn’s torso. The marks created a road map of the battles he had fought and the wounds he had suffered for this land, for his people. The marks stayed hidden beneath layers of fabric in court, only hinted at by the scars upon his knuckles and calluses on his hands.   

“Well, because -” the young man began while he visibly fighting the urge to follow each line and trace the pattern of scars and bruises with his eyes. Time and time again Aragorn watched his valet’s eyes bounce between his scars and his face. Aragorn stepped closer to speak quietly enough that only the valet could hear. 

“Is it because a King should be unmarred? His skin should be pristine, or if it not be so, then he should remain covered?” The mirth had drained from his tone, and the King’s eyes did not waver from the young man’s.

“I never -” and he broke off with a sigh, “yes, my lord.” Aragorn nodded and strode away. He did not wait for his valet to catch up.

Back in his quarters, Aragorn waited. He stood just inside the door. His expression was entirely neutral. There was no heat in his gaze, no tension rested in his shoulders, his jaw was not clenched. He still wore no shirt. The valet opened the door, and Aragorn gestured him inside. “Tell me,” he said conversationally. “Do my scars make you uncomfortable?”

“Does it matter?” the valet asked stiffly.

“If you mean should you answer yes, could I change anything about them? No, nor would I.” While Aragorn spoke, the valet began to gather his king’s clothing for the day. Aragorn sat and watched, talking on with his fingers steepled, tapping them idly. “If you mean should you answer yes, will it change my behavior? Likely not. However, your answer matters because it helps me to understand, not just you, but the rest of my citizens.”

The valet pressed his lips into a thin line, took a breath and turned to face King Elessar, who was still sitting topless before the windows looking out on the gardens. “Yes. They make me uncomfortable. A ruler should not display his defeats, nor should he present himself in such a state of disarray as to parade about without his shirt.”

“Before we continue, answer this: did my soldiers seem uncomfortable with my lack of shirt or my scars?”

“I suppose not,” the valet answered flatly.

“Precisely, they were not because, whether visible or not based upon the amount of clothing they wore, nearly every single one of them has their own.”

“But they are not -” the valet was cut off by Aragorn raising a hand to silence him.

“I am no different than they are. I am Dúnedan, Ranger of the North, first and foremost. Before I am King Elessar, I am a soldier. I will march out with my troops until I can no longer do so. Therefore, I will bear my scars visibly when I train should the weather and my comfort dictate. All can look upon their King as a man and see how he came to sit upon the throne.” 

When Aragorn fell silent, he strode to his wardrobe and pulled from it the green leather jacket and battered old boots. Then he found a plain shirt and breeches - the oldest and most threadbare he had - and walked to his washroom to bathe and dress for the day. He wore no crown that day. Upon his brow rested the Star of Elendil, and he wore a simple gray cloak upon which the Star of the Dúnedain sat beside the Elfstone.

[wisheduponastar]

just letting people know i got a new profile pic.

that's it, that's the post. (just want to make sure my beloved mutuals can still recognise me)

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 3, Wave 2, Poll 9

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included. 

Check out the other polls in this wave and prior here.

Lan Wangji-The Untamed / Mo Dao Zu Shi

Qualifications:

Canonically gay, pretty heavily coded as autistic (esp in the show)

Additional qualifications by @lovewanxian : I would like to add that Lan Wangji also has extremely extensive scarring on his back from getting whipped 33 times and spent an extended amount of time bedridden because of it

Propaganda:

He's an absolute badass - in a series full of morally ambiguous or outright immoral characters, he's one of the only people around to consistently show he's reliable, honorable and strong. Some examples include Lan Wangji defending Wei Wuxian, his love interest and eventual husband, against his own clan and other clans because WWX went against their rules and tried to save innocent people, or LWJ raising WWX's adopted son for years and being a great father and mentor to him. While LWJ isn't *technically* canonically autistic, (not that this word would exist in the setting), he has flat affect, fixates on rules and his difficulty in understanding people's emotions is explicitly brought up and a minor plot point.

Wylan Van Eck-Six of Crows

Qualifications:

Wylan has dyslexia (heavily implied, but not outright said bc setting) and is gay,

Dyslexic and gay!

They are in a adorable m/m relationship, and also have severe dyslexia to the point that (when eight) he could not read or write despite formal education

Wylan is gay and dyslexic!

Propaganda:

Wylan and Jesper have the absolute cutest relationship. Also, Wylan has dyslexia. I don't think it was outright said, but that was heavily implied. It just couldn't be set out loud for the sake of maintaining the fantasy setting. He's such a good character, and is primarily known for his skill with explosives, not his struggles with reading and writing. The other protagonists also never judge him for it, and the only character who does is the kind of person 90% of readers want to kill by the end of the series.

His boyfriend Jesper helped him fake being able to read so they could beat Wylan's shitty dad.

- He's incredibly sweet - But can also be ok with murder sometimes, like when killing unconscious people wasn't good - so just wake them up. - He was thrown out of the house and his father tried to kill him, because of said dyslexia, but managed to survive. Then rebelled against his father and with the help of friends took down his empire - He is very talented at the flute. And can draw very well, along with being a great chemist and demolition experts (hired for making flash bombs and other cool shit-) - Helps break into a world-class prison, then blushes the entire time because the person he's pared with keeps flirting with him - Asks his (eventual boyfriend) if he's into guys. Then immediately gets flustered when Jesper picks it up - Is very rich heir (due to shenanigans) and there's a one-off line about this sweet bean kind of being a sugar daddy- (just gives his boyfriend money to do stocks with, to stop him from gambling) - Supports his boyfriend throughout his gambling addiction and tries to help him overcome it

Wylan is dyslexic and because of this written off as stupid by his father. However, he is actually a genius, especially with chemicals, and he uses his genius and his new band of misfit friends to take his father down and read him for filth in front of a whole bunch of important people. He is good at making things explode. He also nabs himself a hot boyfriend in the process so good for him!

The qualifications and propaganda paragraphs correspond, @wisheduponastar is the third submitter.

[rivendell-poet]

Trick-or-treat! Boromir having a PTSD attack fluff

Oh my god, I have no idea where this has been lost too - darling. I'm afraid I've only just seen it! I'm so, so sorry about this. Hopefully you enjoy this <3

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GN!Reader | Wordcount : 114 words | TWs : None graphic depictions of a panic attack

Through the beating of his heart, Boromir can hear something else coming through. Something that's so close to him, so familiar, but not quite touching him. Hovering over him. The voice, his mind briefly thinks, of a maiar. Telling him to, "Breathe. Can you breathe for me?"

As oxygen begins to come into his body, his heart-rate calming down enough for the name to be placed. It's not a maiar, but you. Although some days, as you're still here with a gentle smile, he wonders if you're not both. His voice is slightly shaky, "Thank you, my love."

"For you?" Moving closer, he can feel you gently plant a kiss on his forehead, "Always."

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