I hate you liminal topic in my thesis that I nevertheless have to elaborate on even though literature has no clear answer beyond "who knows" but I have to know, don't I

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Fingolfin

tbh I find the fandom's idealisation of master-servant dynamics quite disconcerting. True that tolkien doesnt frame these relationships as abusive and even presents eg Sauron's (temporary) obedience as his only redeeming quality.

couldve used this afternoon to actually make some progress on my thesis or Idk frolic but no I wasted hours rewriting the same intro bc it kept getting flagged.And you might wonder why do you care IDK! Perhaps I'm already on the verge of burn out and for what? Nah you didn't actually write it. THE F

been fighting against ai detectors all day my head is aching I'll dig a hole in the ground in a sec

anyone on this webbed site into morwen or #thesilmarillion #silmart (sorry i have really boring captions here i am much funnier on tumblr)

good morning, ringfuckers. enjoy finrod. #thesilmarillion #silmart

For all my grievances&moaning&bitching about centrists I know they don't mean badly and tbh that's exactly what hurts the most

Tilion the literal man on the moon #Tilion #silmarillion #tolkien #tolkienfanart #silmfanart #digitalart #moon

...I believe the pattern behind me making these kinds of posts is pretty clear by now. but anyway

tbh canon non-compliance barely registers as a grievance to me. Yeah I might bitch and moan from time to time, ask myself who is this lil guy do I know them, act a little hypocritical because I sure as hell write canon-divergent stuff too and then move on.

on a happier note: I’m being blessed with various intellectual orgasms. We can take over the world. Thesis. Whatever.

cw: eating disorders now thats 1 of those topics on which far too many people hold strong opinions and lack the proper tools to discuss it appropriately.Very few conditions are publicly discussed in terms that reinforce the kind of stigma that keeps those affected in a state of shame and isolation

Celegorm

“Eönwë [is] the banner-bearer and herald of Manwë, whose might in arms is surpassed by none in Arda.” The leader of the host that saved the Middle-earth from Morgoth himself was not an easy task to depict but I stuck with Tolkien’s non-Silmarillion association of Eönwë with the hues of sapphire +

my question regarding the maiar is: is it possible to "rebel" and still "be good"? That calls into question what being good actually means within the canon and the straightforward answer is no, because divine order is part of what makes good good

Aaaaah I'm feeling like the most incompetent being in human history + I don't even want to cook + I'm not even hungry to begin with but I don't want to fail at humaning one more time today yk

People have extremely vague ideas about what is canon and what isn't and then they go around beating other fans with that ephemeral stick. It's all so ridiculous, really. Anyway. Mirindis is canon.

and manwë forbid that I don't question myself and my beliefs constantly but where exactly does tolkien challenge centralized power? Like even under a charitable reading. And that's not sarcasm but genuine curiosity

in the year of our manwe 2026 the tolkien-was-an-anarchist discourse + the joke of all jokes tolkien-stood-against-centralized-power was once again inflicted upon me.

Fingon <3

The best fish besides the Oarfish is apparently called the rose fish in English, much cuter than just red fish, although I feel like both fit Mae😉 Inspired, and for @peasant-player.bsky.social Maglor #tolkien #silmarillion #maedhros #tolkienart #silmart #mermay #reversemermaid

Varda Elentári blowing new stars into existence for @peasant-player.bsky.social #varda #silmarillion

man I'm tired

any-f-way. The woods are burning, my phone is shit and I can't make the emergency call. Happy fucking Monday.

relatedly, you know how we're all moaning and whining about authors spelling things out for readers and. you know. They might have a point.

geez I get annoyed at people in fandom reminding everyone that "murder is bad!!" on a regular basis but these have been ah very interesting days and I can't believe I'm about to say this but. Do you. Do you know murder is bad #murderisbad

multishipping a character is a sign of my respect. i’m bestowing upon them the greatest honour i know: slut

good morning fellow twinks. my monthly ‘dropping art and leaving‘ post features Ulfang, who in my fic is a very hot 5’5 male manipulator who is fucking Maedhros, whom he despises, because unfortunately he has a height and horrible-person kink 🥰 #silmarillion #lotr #silmart

can I offer you a scantily clad Curufin in this trying time ? #curufin #silmarillion #elf

anyway. my supervisor caught me literally vagueposting in my own thesis. I explained it was fine it was deliberate really

unfortunately for john tolkien the only two explanations for that many aristocratic male characters with no mentioned offspring are homosexuality or wall to wall bastards. it’s either other men or illegitimacy as far as the eye can see

gov is taking Marx and Gramsci out of philosophy programs lmaooo I genuinely dont think they could get any more caricatural than that no actually no I can. Evola replacing them instead (lmaoo) #onemuststaysillyinthesetryingtimes

infuriating thing about the whole pope vs trump situation is that it let Meloni distance herself from an alliance that was hurting her image and made her seem more level-headed to the Italian public while the parliament was approving her very not-so-level-headed liberticidal decree

intercostal pain&hypochondriasis we're in for a very good time

Approaching fandom wank using the old technique of distinctiones let's go

every day I'm struck by how people on the hellsite treat gender as a neutral state that doesn't affect how they're accepted or rejected in the world and certainly doesn't shape how they navigate it whether by accepting or resisting gender expectations even in subtle ways

Sick dynamics in my parents’ friend group where in the year of our manwe 2026 a bunch of women are out under the southern Italian 1 pm sun making panzerotti while their husbands sit comfortably in the shade whining like children for food and expecting to be served first

The Himlads #Curufin #Celegorm #Silmarillion #digitalart #humanart #lotr #elves

for all their yapping and whining and bitching about the romantsy audience's lack of media literacy, litfic booktubers will deliver their specialist analysis through (no joke no joke) a series of vaguely human noises

Proof you’re best buddies with grandma is that you caught covid together <333

Just realised I cannot in fact read outside my comfort zone and gothic doesn’t really do it for me :( sad I really wanted to like that Rebecca book uh

“In light is [Varda’s] power and joy… [Melkor], she knew from before the making of the Music and [she] rejected him, and he hated her, and feared her more than all others whom Eru made.” Elbereth Lady of the Stars

actually I need a full compensation no shit no shit

Affirmation of the day: whatever your job is, charge family members extra.

Campaign to normalise journalists saying "As if, ya melt!" when politicians try to bullshit them.

there'll never come a time when I'm not madly drawn to minstrels. Look, just the chance to look at history and memory through their pens, how power and factions and then personal interests shape what they choose to pass on and and. There'll never come a time when I'm not madly drawn to minstrels