#But we don’t know :(

[erynalasse]

I think the reason that Russingon works so well as a pairing is that their personal tragedy is a perfect microcosm of the wider tragedy of the Silmarillion.

There’s their respective positions, for one. Fingon and Maedhros are the heirs of Fingolfin and Fëanor, and as such they inherit the family feud from beginning to end. It’s very easy to make this the beginning of their story in Valinor—two young princes forced together, and then growing closer together.

And from there, Fingon and Maedhros are right at the heart of the conflict between the Noldor. It’s easy to imagine a breach—“the lies of Morgoth came between them”—in the time around Fëanor’s exile to Formenos. And as all the shippers love to point out, there is also a lovely symmetry between Fingon rushing in to Alqualondë to defend his kin and Maedhros asking to send the ships back for Fingon at Losgar. The canonical breach between them makes these exchanges more poignant. Neither has many reasons or motives to think of the other, just like the factions of Fingolfin and Fëanor. But they do anyway.

Then, of course, there is Thangorodrim.

Like the exchanges at Losgar and Alqualondë, this is a scene of unparalleled grace on Fingon’s part. Canon specifies that Fingon does not know Maedhros stood aside at Losgar, but he went looking for him anyway. And Maedhros, in thanks, gives up the mantle of Noldóran to Fingon’s family. Their actions are the way the breach between their respective factions healed. When Maedhros and Fingon start a new chapter, so does their people’s history.

And then the new, hopeful chapter comes to a close with the Bragollach. Personally, I don’t think this battle and the 17 years between it and the Nirnaeth get enough attention. If the Nirnaeth is utter disaster, then the Bragollach is the uncertain balancing point before that. It was a terrible blow to the Noldor, and it upset the comfortable balance of the Long Peace. The period after the Bragollach is similarly a time of immense change for both Maedhros and Fingon. Fingolfin dies, leaving Fingon as High King. Maedhros puts together the Union and plans for a frontal assault against Angband. In the background, the Silmaril Quest and Finrod’s death shake up everything the Siege of Angband made them assume. There is hope and urgency and action.

And then the Nirnaeth comes, and utter despair with it. There is an inescapable symmetry in the fact that the Noldor’s most crushing defeat was also the one where Maedhros lost Fingon. It’s also inescapable that precisely when Fingon dies is when Maedhros loses all honor and moral fiber. There are two more Kinslayings, kidnapped children, and slaughtered guards. Even in a non-romantic reading of canon, it’s impossible to argue that Fingon’s loss and all its implications didn’t contribute to this. There is no one to reign in Maedhros and his Oath, either personally or politically.

And then the Oath is fulfilled, and Maedhros kills himself as soon as he is free. I think that speaks for itself neatly enough.

#my post #tolkien #silmarillion #russingon #maedhros #fingon #there is an inevitable urge to say something to give Maedhros and fingon a kinder epilogue #either in the halls or in Valinor after rebirth #but we don’t know #not at least where canon is concerned #and that too is a distilled version of the silmarillion’s tragedy #there are ways to make the heaviness of all canon’s losses a little lighter #some kind of closure #but we do not know if or how that could come to pass #and the only thing we can have are our imagined endings

[bitacrytic]

I don't know if I should say this. It is more of a confession. But after I found out what Build has said- his misogyny and homophobia- I am really struggling with the VP ship because I want to like it. I want to re blog all the pretty gifs but every time I am like: why is he even involved in a project like this if that's the opinion he holds.

It's been a while since I spoke about Build.

Anon, I'm going to sound a bit harsh, but I say all this with love, okay?

I would avoid any man who holds the opinions that Build expressed in those posts. But you see, he apologised. He could have grown. He could be the next Saint of our generation. He could be the holiest man on earth.

He could also be lying.

I wouldn't know. All I will know is that, right now, he's claiming to be different.

Maybe I'm crazy, but his apology never meant anything to me. He is a human being and will likely fuck up in the future. So his apology now, any apology of anyone's, is just another apology to me.

But do you know what I find funny?

The fact that people want to cancel a single human being, when they are actively supporting and watching bls that perpetuate sexism, colorism, racism, homphobia, and transphobia. You want to crucify every actor or idol who fucks up, while actively supporting the system that created him and put him up there.

If you are watching a bl, and you are a fan of bls, that have consistently villanized female characters or treated them as less, or you have ever looked at a female character and complained about her getting in the way of your "ship", then you need to address your own biases before claiming that a man's posts are ruining your watching your experience.

Because guess what! Build is back.

If he said those things and only apologised because BOC made him do it, if he still holds those opinions, then that means that BOC is enabling him. THE WHOLE COMPANY IS ENABLING HIM.

And yet, you want to focus on just Build?

These people are strangers on the Internet. Everything we hear and see has been carefully prepared. I advise that you don't take everything to heart, or you would simply be duping yourself.

Because, who's to say that the next actor you end up falling in love with, doesn't turn out to be much worse that Build?

It could happen.

Why?

Because canceling or hating an actor does not destroy the system that allowed that actor to exist in the first place.

#kinnporsche #vegaspete #yeah #there angels among us #but we don’t know #we'll never know for sure

[neherandunasflor]

Imagine spending so much time of your life writing a story that you’re really proud of, even getting it published, and then seeing that the fandom wants to ship incest and sexualise children.

If that was me I would be so disgusted and disappointed in the world. Obviously the people sending these anonymous things know what Nevermoor is and I’d assume they enjoy it. Why would you do that to the author of an unproblematic book series you love.

I literally feel sick. Even if you’re gonna think these disgusting things you don’t have to share it with other people on the internet. There are children on here and children are easily manipulated and influenced, somebody could think this shit is ok and that could put them in SERIOUS danger from being groomed.

Nevermoor fandom, sort yourself out.

#Nevermoor #Morrijack #Morrijack shippers dni #If you don’t know the context #People are anonymously sending requests for ships like Morrigan x jack #Jupiter x jack #Shit like that #It’s really disgusting and disappointing #Theyre also requesting smut about random characters #I think (hope) it’s a joke #But we don’t know

[aceofstars16]

Reblog if you are okay with people giving you lots of boops!

#I just boop a lot in return for even one boop 😂 #april fool's day #boop war #what do we call it? #I don’t know lol #booping

[gatorinator]

“Walrus on your doorstop” this “fairy’s more unrealistic” that my professor just uttered the sentence “there was one day I found a real octopus in my backyard” this man hasn’t left Utah his entire life. How was there an octopus in his backyard in Utah. He then said “I do not have time to elaborate we need to cover a lot today in class” GIRL WHAT DO YOU MEEAN

#al speaks #we are fifteen minutes into class and still haven’t had any class cuz he was telling a story. wdym you don’t have time for the octopus story #stop class I want to know everything. I guess he would say he would be more surprised to see a fairy than a walrus #walrus or fairy

[noknowshame]

why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?

#instant conversation enders for my multiple youth pastor cousins #don’t say it (I’m gonna say it) #The Child is The Price #but i mean come on #as someone who isn't actually even christian the real-life historical version of this is still cursed as fuck #i mean we know that jesus was a person who existed. whatever circumstances he was born in #its terrifyingly ominous to imagine being so unaware of the affect your child will have on the future of humanity #time itself will one day be counted around your birth of him #and all because he will suffer an excruciatingly painful death that you will not be able to prevent #not only that. but regardless of his or your intentions #regardless of whether there is a god #for millenea unfathomable millions will have blood spilled and will spill blood in his name #atrocities will be committed that you cannot even conceive of #and all on his and your behalf #you love your child. its beautiful. but there's horror in what you've done. because everyone else will love him too #and what's more dangerous than that?

[counting-stars-gayly]

I’m actually LOVING how Rick Riordan, and the other writers of the show, took his initial concept of a Percabeth rivalry fueled by that of their parents and kind of turned it on its head?

Now, instead of Annabeth being wary of Percy because he’s a son of Poseidon, he’s wary of her because she made a callous impression on him. They get off to a rocky start even before finding out who Percy’s father is, and when they finally do, Annabeth doesn’t care. Instead of them fighting because of who their parents are, they’re fighting over their own opposed worldviews.

Then, instead of them arguing over which of the gods is cooler and who was right in the story of Medusa, they realize that, just like Medusa, Annabeth is a victim of her mother and that, unlike Medusa, she is a far kinder and stronger person, unwilling to repeat the cycle of hurt. They realize that, like his father, Percy often acts without considering potential consequences and that, unlike his father, he is a far kinder and stronger person, willing to step up for someone he wronged and whom he cares about.

Instead of Percy and Annabeth’s rivalry being focused on that of their parents, it’s focused on who they are, themselves. But the path to friendship is still the same: a realization that they have each other’s backs, no matter what, because they’re not their parents after all.

#i kind of typed this in my essay voice because I knew it would be long so ignore that #also I don’t actually know which of the other writers are playing big parts in percabeth’s story so threats why I put a focus on Riordan #that’s* #aaaaanyhoo if I’m being honest I definitely prefer this version of percabeth #AND I like that Medusa said ‘‘we are not our parents until we choose to be. you three have chosen’’ implying that she thinks they’ve chosen #to be their parents only for Percy to reveal in the next episode that he’s chosen to be better than his father. #that was a really nice touch 👌👌👌 #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjo disney+ #percy jackson disney+ #percy jackson #annabeth chase #Percabeth #rick riordan #Medusa #pjo tv show #pjo tv series #pjo tv spoilers

[alaraxia]

needless to say the vibes were in shambles

#felt like I got whiplash #yeah yeah it’s on me for shuffling a multi-hundred song playlist we literally call The Soup #the weird songs add the tecks ture to the soup #never know what you’ll get #anyway I don’t normally post this much so if y’all are expecting this forever then lol lmao even #mini me #digital art

[chloesimaginationthings]

NEVER ask FNAF Vanny about her past…

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf vanessa #fnaf vanny #mike schmidt #fnaf gregory #glitchtrap #fnaf #fnaf movie #security breach #fnaf help wanted #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #it’s so funny we all look over the fact Vanny has definitely killed people #like in canon and everything #and just has a ton of dead therapists #don’t be Vanny’s therapist!! you’ll never return 🙏🏾 #Gregory had no problem of being blunt BAHA #siblings moment 🩵 #and glitchtrap laughing too they gangin up on her #glitchtrap acting like he didn’t play a huge part in that smh #same with Gregory dudes just throwing her under the bus #we know what you did too Gregory

[bishy437]

he won

bonus:

#oi oi don’t steal my tags i see u 🫵 #svsss #mdzs #moshang #hualian #bingqiu #sqq u spoilt brat #binghe is def the best cook out of the three gongs i’m not saying this lightly #we know lwj can cook from the extras and i can only assume hc can cook bc the only thing he CANT do is write BUT: #xl enjoys cooking so ofc hc is gonna let him express himself culinarily #and wwx is a spice fanatic weirdo who wants to go live his m!lf dreams into the sunset #lwj will not get in the way of that #sqq however is perfectly content having bingmei cook his meals forever and never stepping into a kitchen #scum villian self saving system #scum villain #mo dao zu shi #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #wangxian #mine #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #wei wuxian #lan wangji #xie lian #hua cheng #shang qinghua #mobei jun

[not-rab]

this with jily BUT james ends up falling in love with the therapist (*cough* regulus)

#photo: #Looking for someone to take to couples therapy and see how long it takes the therapist to notice we don’t know each other #marauders #marauders era #the marauders #dead gay wizards #slytherin skittles #jegulus #regulus black #regulus arcturus black #regulus a black #trans regulus black #gay regulus black #regulus being a little shit #regulus being regulus #pansexual james potter #james potter #james f potter #james fleamont potter #james x regulus #regulus x james #james and regulus #regulus and james #jegulus fanfic #jegulus fic #jegulus fanfiction #starchaser #sunseeker #starchaser fic #marauders fic

[princerevelucide]

the BEST new pokémon in gen 9 btw are these two sanrio reject ass mice that count as one pokemon together

but they they silently evolve from level 25+ into the exact same two mice but now they have 1 or 2 kids with them. literally you open your party to discover that these two mice FUCKED in their pokeball and have now sprung their kid(s) on you

#pokemon #pokemon sv spoilers // #sv spoilers // #tandemaus #maushold #THE SECOND EVO IS. A PUN ON HOUSEHOLD!!!! #but yes they’re my favourites from this gen so far #poyo.txt #ok to rb #like yeah sure the dex says the children only ‘’might’’ be related #but they still don’t know where eggs come from. we know what happened #also i named mine Nuclear because they’re a nuclear family

[astearisms]

but it ain’t called love without a little tragedy 🍁

#my art #a love letter to betty and simon #getting to explore simon’s journey post AT finale and the nuances of his relationship with Betty has been an experience #I don’t know what’s next but we can only hope closure for them #that betty maybe learns to put herself first after putting every ounce of herself in simon #or that simon learns to let go? or both of them do #assuming we do see Betty again #i am preparing to say farewell to the series once again after the finale #thank you adventure time crew #fionna and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #simon petrikov #betty grof #petrigrof #adventure time #I forgot to mention #this animation was inspired by ‘autumn leaves’ by yves montand #but a cover of it #I was listening to the song because I wanted to learn it on an instrument #it’s a melancholy song about autumn and lost love #and as I heard the lyrics of course I instantly thought of these guys #and then I started drawing #inspiration had a strong grip on me #thank you for reading #and your support #I hope you guys have had as much fun with this show as I have #I’m grateful for it

[ollies-moving-castle]

If this gets a two thousand notes I’ll ask my mom for a binder

GOAL REACHED no need to spam anymore

you have till may 1st (had to change it it was way to long of a time period I apologize)

go on tumblr

You can do it

I don’t believe in you

Just try not to spam reblog (keep it under 20 okay?) but tag comment to your hearts desire (but y’know….dont spam me over 50 times with comments by one person maybe? I have no doubt someone would do that)

#Wonder what mutual is gonna find this first #Maybe they won’t #And I get to stay in my little bubble of not having to be anxious about asking her #Okay I turned off reblogs it’s over we reached the goal #I don’t know how to turn off comments so I’m just gonna leave it and mute notifs for this post

[luyo-mi]

🐙❤️

#may my future riddle and azul book 6 battles be easy and not cause me mental pain #happy new years my children #we made it wooo #🥳🎉🎉🎉👏🎊 #time to spend my new years taking a nap #goodnight my loves ❤️ #kisses all around #twisted wonderland #riddle rosehearts #azul ashengrotto #azul has contacts in okay I don’t wanna hear it #ID ONT KNOW HOW TO DRAW GLASSESS #also don’t even question the tentacles bc even idk where they’re coming for #I meant from sad face #we’ll say it’s magic #why are the emojis so bi gtf

[proxycrit]

(I point. Gently, in the voice of somebody who’s mind touched by the outer gods, i whisper truth in your ears:

Your honor the horses are now lesbians

(Anyways here’s the designs)

#mlp #based off my mlp redesigns (no i will not be taking criticism) #mlp redesign #fluttershy is now a giant jacked carnivorous shire horse with anxiety #rarity is a trans queen and she’s carrying the plot on her back #applejack’s been bequeethed the oldest child syndrome after the traumatic death of her parents and learned to do taxes at the tender age of #13?? how do horses age #and rainbow dash is both loved and reviled by her pegasi foundry because she has ‘too much gryphon in her’ #(but she FAST AS FUC BOI.) #anyways pinky’s my favorite. we don’t know whats up with pinky but she smiles a lot and the world distorts around her at exactly 1014 am. #twilight is celestia’s favored pupil prophet and is trying her best to figure out what the hell is up with pinkie and failing spectacularly #twilight also hatched a dragon from an inert stone and people have opinions about that #mostly ‘what are you feeding her’ #(holds rarity and applejack) i think they’re neat together #they bond over growing up too quickly and have a vi-caitlynn thing goin on #(squints) didnt draw the cute mark crusaders but they’d be like. the batmen of the town. and it was fun and games until twilight heard #and gave them ACTUAL weapons #rarity #applejack #rainbow dash #twilight sparkle #fluttershy #pinkie pie #spike the dragon #I FORGOT SPIKE #spike’s a stone dragon that hatched from a stone egg. he is not meant to exist. he’s an elderitch horror and a baby boy and we love #and cherish his adorable little face #art #critdraws #Rest your Weary Hooves in our New Found Home