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Chapter 35 of the Ties that bind sequel is now available to read on my AO3 account ^-^

[Read it HERE]

Remember to leave a comment! I do need feedback ^-^

(it’s going to be alright, I swear!)

There were nods all around; with this issue finally taken care of, Akihiro could leave. He had done all he could, and now he had to take care of himself. He had seen justice done, but the journey would now begin. Treat himself kindly, give himself time; try to heal.

Chapters: 35/37 Fandom: Marvel (Comics), Marvel 616, X-Men (Comicverse) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Daken Akihiro/Johnny Storm Characters: Daken Akihiro, Johnny Storm, Laura Kinney, Gabrielle Kinney, Logan (X-Men), Bellona Kinney, Itsu (X-Men), Romulus (Marvel), Remus (Marvel), Lorna Dane, Carl Valentino, Susan Storm (Fantastic Four)

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Finno :3

#silmarillion #fingon

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day four - kiss

#wlw

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Donovan Carrillo: SexyBack / 4 Minutes » 2024 World Championships

#figure skating

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Chapter 35 of the Ties that bind sequel is now available to read on my AO3 account ^-^

[Read it HERE]

Remember to leave a comment! I do need feedback ^-^

(it’s going to be alright, I swear!)

There were nods all around; with this issue finally taken care of, Akihiro could leave. He had done all he could, and now he had to take care of himself. He had seen justice done, but the journey would now begin. Treat himself kindly, give himself time; try to heal.

Chapters: 35/37 Fandom: Marvel (Comics), Marvel 616, X-Men (Comicverse) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Daken Akihiro/Johnny Storm Characters: Daken Akihiro, Johnny Storm, Laura Kinney, Gabrielle Kinney, Logan (X-Men), Bellona Kinney, Itsu (X-Men), Romulus (Marvel), Remus (Marvel), Lorna Dane, Carl Valentino, Susan Storm (Fantastic Four)

#daken #akihiro #daken akihiro #johnny storm #johnnydaken #fangtorch #gealach writes #string of fate #ties that bind #otp: I was delighted when I heard you were going to join us here

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WHERE NOW THE HORSE AND THE RIDER-Aka how I just had a Tolkien related freak out on the train

I can't believe what just happened to me. As in, it's such a weird chain of events that it has left me a little dizzy.

I was reading "Les Nourritures Terrestres" by Gide, and I got to a point he cites parts of a poem which I liked very much. The notes informed me that it's a French translation of "an 8th century saxon elegy called 'The Wanderer' "

That intrigued me, and, being on a train with a lot of time to pass (plus being a little tired of reading in French), I took out my phone and searched for the poem.

I found it here. It's the lament of a warrior in exile who has lost his lord and mourns the joy and glory of a world that has now disappeared. I was enjoying it a lot.

And then I got to this point:

And my mouth actually dropped open, because what?

Are you telling me that the Lament for the Rohirrim, one of my favourite poems in LOTR, which I learnt by heart at 13 and later took care to learn in the original English, which I sing when I do the dishes and which routinely makes me cry, is Tolkien's translation of an 8th century Saxon elegy?

Well, the notes at the end of the page confirmed it:

"Tolkien's rendition is hard to resist" I bet it is. I love that professional philologists add notes to their work saying "yeah, by the way, this bit here? It's in your favourite fantasy novel, and I am kinda jealous of how well it was translated, but it's Tolkien, the man spoke Old English, what can you do? Carry on, xoxo"

I mean, I had gathered that the Tolkien poem played on themes used in medieval literature, but I had no idea it was based on an actual, specific text. That makes it a hundred times cooler!

Maybe it's common knowledge, but it was a delicious tidbit of good news to me. Especially since I wasn't expecting it in the least, so I was blindsided by it.

Cherry on top? I had ignored the Old English text, since I don't understand it, but at the end I gave it a cursory read , and the line "Alas for the splendor of the prince"? "Eala þeodnes þrym!"

Now, I have never studied Old English, but I know roughly how to pronounce it (what kind of Silmarillion fan would I be if I didn’t recognize the thorn?). þeodnes has to be where "Theoden" comes from, right?

Apparently yes. I googled the "Lament for the Rohirrim", and Tolkien Gathaway has a nice little parapraph in which they explain all this. I don't know why I had never read it before, but it was a lot more fun learning it as an unexpected detour from my French practice, not gonna lie.

Bottom line: Tolkien was a both a nerd and a genius and continues to make my life brighter, and this is one of those moments in which I am very happy I have spent years of my life learning languages.

Thanks for coming to my impromptu TedTalk.

#the lord of the rings #tolkien studies

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@nopekaat 's DTIYS !

#wlw #mermaids

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Andrew Torgashev: L'enfer » 2024 Four Continents

#figure skating

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Eu realmente sou muito fã de xmen, até me inseri em uma equipe

Obs: eu acho que seria uma boa equipe já que a Tempestade seria a líder (ela é uma deusa). O Daken é o alivio cômico kkkkkkkkkk

#daken #akihiro #ororo munroe #rogue

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haleth and caranthir

#silmarillion #haleth #caranthir

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#wlw #so cute op!!

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HAEIN LEE ♡ SEIRENES at WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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“You alright, Laura?”

He loves her sm. It’s the offering of hands for me.

Her taking his hands is so symbolic because in Madripoor he offered his hand and she said no. I’m 1,000% sure this was not intended for that kind of symbolism but I make my own rules up in here and I’m declaring it intentional.

#daken #akihiro #laura kinney

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Galadriel inspired by that one Joan of Arc painting

#galadriel #the rings of power

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13thC Venetian noblewomen in love 🧡

#wlw

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Yuma Kagiyama (JPN): Rain, In Your Black Eyes | 2024 World Championships

#figure skating

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Don't leave this in the tags, it's so sweet 😭

Reunion WIP

#daken #akihiro #jeanne marie beaubier #auraki