#galadriel: perfect.

[the-doom-of-mandos]

Galadriel: If you get in trouble, I’m gonna be like a lawyer to you. Ok?

Amrod: Okay

*later*

Maedhros: Amrod! Sit down on the chair, you’re in trouble

Galadriel, whispering: Deny everything

Amrod, loudly: That isn’t a chair

#galadriel #amrod #maedhros #silmarillion #silm incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes #queue #galadriel: perfect.

[meteors-lotr]

Characters who really need therapy

The fellowship: All the shit they went through

The Company: All the shit they went through

Faramir: Childhood abuse and neglect

Éowyn: Childhood abuse and anger issues

Éomer: Childhood abuse, and working through his internalized misogyny and homophobia

Gandalf: He died for a minute or three

Galadriel: Anger and control issues

Every other person in middle earth: We almost got invaded and killed by orca

Characters who are actually fine

Elrond and his kids

#The Rivendell family is perfect #They have worked through all of their shit long ago #Now they’re just along for the ride #Also love any modern au where Elrond is a therapist #Because he is #lotr #lord of the rings #the hobbit #the fellowship of the ring #the company of thorin oakenshield #Faramir #Éowyn #Éomer #gandalf the gray #Galadriel #Lord Elrond #arwen evenstar #Elladan #Elrohir #lotr fandom #lotr memes

[ivy915]

I love this fanart!!🤩🤩🤩

Ladies and gents! Galadriel Higgins. I love her!! I am starting the third book- The golden enclaves!! I am really hoping Orion to be alive. I cried so hard when he died 🥺🥺🥺

#naomi novik #a deadly education #galadriel higgins #fanart #orion lake #the scholomance #el higgins #the golden enclaves #love them so much #this is perfect #i love her sm

[sesamenom]

no living man may hinder me: The Gilded Wraith of Numenor

from the Reverse Gondolin AU, based on @who-needs-words's idea for Ar-Pharazon's fate! (they also wrote a ficlet for it, check it out here!)

#silm #silmarillion #lotr #lord of the rings #witch king #witch king of numenor #ar pharazon #eowyn #reverse gondolin au #ooh i need to do this pose for fingolfin and morgoth #the parallels though! eowyn facing pretty much certain death #but being brought back by hope in the Halls #while fingolfin faced morgoth because he lost all hope #also: in the au sauron & pharazon took a bunch of numenorean tech with them before the Downfall #bc nobody attacked valinor so all the airships and engines and stuff were still on the island #so we get Steampunk Tech Numenor #(perfect symbolism w industrialization too!) #which means of course the witch king of numenor gets a Gun Sword #which is frankly terrifying #his face is still visible here bc the tiny bit of maia/peredhel ancestry (still like 20x more than aragorn tho) protects him from the rings #enough that his fea & hroa haven't faded; just been corrupted #also in the au bc of Prince Elrond's involvement in numenorean politics ar pharazon is way more aware of potential loopholes #in the 'no living man' thing #aka arwen and galadriel #and honestly he expected to be slain by arwen #so he still overlooked eowyn (and merry) #just for very different reasons #less hubris in a 'i am invincible' way #and more hubris in a 'you arent nearly important enough to bother paying attention to' way

[hikarielizabethbloom]

Look, I'm a hardcore fan of Galadriel and, as a woman and I tend to side-eyeing (does this verb exist? 🤷‍♀️) criticism (most of time unwanted) toward female characters so I'm probably biased...

But everytime I come across a post that calls Galadriel unlikeable and lists the reasons for that, I can't help feeling the problem is that she is a woman and the hero of the story.

She got a REVENGE plot, not a male revenge plot (like I didn't know revenge was gendered), she decide to follow her guts ignoring orders and yes, maybe she was a bit rude in ep3 but honestly she had a rough one hundred years so she had the right to be rude while in a hostile place.

How many male character have we seen act like this and be praised for it? Too many to count...

Also, it's incredible that in 2022 fighting is still seen as a male activity to the point that every time a woman is also a fighter people (mostly men) have tantrums and go around saying shits like 'a woman doesn't need to fight like a man to be strong'. 🤦‍♀️

#the rings of power #rings of power #rop #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #galadriel #You're perfect as you are

[silmotr]

Galadriel

So my second post is here! 😄 anyway I listened to perfect night by le sseraffim when I was working on this.

🔽🔽🔽🔽

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hLvWy2b857I&skip_registered_account_check=true

#silm #silmarillion #silm art #the silmarillion #the silm #galadriel #perfect night #le sserafim #lotr #tolkien

[diver5ion]

#the rings of power #galadriel #she's still perfecting her glare #but i love already #morfydd clark #lotr #// #another day another show

[pinkbeastie]

and those are the facts.

#THE FACTS YOU HEAR ME #THE FAXXX #no one could’ve done it better #i repeat no one #Galadriel #halbrand #morfydd clark #charlie vickers #theyre perfect for their characters #lotr rop #rop #rings of power #lotr trop #trop #the rings of power #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #haladriel #saurondriel

[mimilind]

1. Raft

Summary: What could have been, if Galadriel chose differently on the raft with Halbrand, and what led up to his offer.

Part 1 of Perfect Balance of Darkness and Light. 

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Pairing: Galadriel x Halbrand

Rating: T

Chapter Word Count: 1080

Parts: [ Next Part > ] [ Masterlist ] 

Full story: [ AO3 ]

Contains spoilers for season 1 of Rings of Power.

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1. Raft

Galadriel found herself in another dream, or if it was a vision. She was standing on a tiny raft on a wide ocean, and next to her sat Halbrand, just like the first time they met. Everything felt real, even the gently rocking timber under her feet and the tangy smell of salt in her nostrils. The wind ruffled her golden curls.

It was him all along. All this time she had traveled side by side with her greatest enemy, the one she had sworn to kill, and instead she had helped him, even saved his life. The irony. 

Halbrand was Sauron, servant of the Dark Lord of Angband. 

“Look at me!” he begged.

She looked at him. The man who had been her friend, her ally through her recent hardships. They had fought side by side and it had been fantastic.

He still looked the same; that same open face with the intelligent eyes, the same scruffy chin and damp strands of hair. He looked so human. How could she have been so mistaken? So fooled? He had tricked her from the very beginning.

Halbrand sounded earnest as he began explaining. He had wanted to repent, sought forgiveness after what he did in the Dark Lord’s service, and then he had met her.

“I told you that I had done evil and you did not care,” he said seriously. “Because you knew that our past meant nothing weighed against our future.”

“There is no such future.”

His eyes gleamed. “Isn’t there?” he whispered. 

Something happened in the water below them; their reflection had changed. When the water stilled Galadriel saw two shapes in Halbrand’s and her stead; a tall, dark king with a high crown, and on his side a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn, tempestuous as the sea. 

She knew this could be their future – if she let it.

“All others look on you with doubt,” said Halbrand, his voice warm and silky like dragon skin. “I alone can see your greatness.” 

He touched her cheek and she felt currents of his power pass through to her. It was dark and different, yet hauntingly familiar. As if he represented another side of herself. The darkness within.

“I alone can see your light,” he whispered.

Galadriel tried to resist his tempting offer, knowing now that he was no ordinary human but a Maia, an entity that had existed since before the breaking of the first silence. 

“You would make me a tyrant.”

“I would make you a queen. Fair as the Sea and the Sun. Stronger than the foundations of the earth.”

His charisma was so strong, his words ringing so true. She felt her confidence waver. 

“And you. My king? The Dark Lord.”

“No! Not dark. Not with you at my side.” He was very close now, his face blocking the sun. His eyes drew her in. 

Could it really work? Could she be the light that balanced his shadows?

“You told me once that we were brought together for a purpose,” he continued, taking her hand and pressing her dagger into it. “This is it. You bind me to the Light. And I bind you to power. Together we can save this Middle-earth.”

“Save? Or rule?”

“I see no difference.”

Suddenly she did not either. As rulers, they could do everything. Save the elves from fading; restore respect for her kind in Númenor; heal the damage done to the people of the Southlands; mend the ruined, scarred lands… They could do so much good.

She met his gaze, allowing him to witness her inner conflict. “How can I trust you?”

He pressed her hand again. “How can you not? You know me, Galadriel. In your heart you always did.”

Time stopped; the sea was absolutely clear. No wind, no sounds, nothing moved. The whole world held its breath. 

“Yes. I know you,” she whispered. Then she let the dagger slide through their joined hands and drop to the raft floor with a clatter. “My fight is over.”

He drew in his breath, his eyes widening as in surprise. But then he smiled, a genuine, almost boyish grin that ignited something inside her. Her heart, for so long cold and set on revenge, began to beat faster.

Around them the vision slowly changed. The sea gave way to a river, surrounded by lush trees and grass littered with blue and yellow irises. Its surface rippled in a sweet scented breeze.

They were back in Eregion, and in her hands was the now useless scroll that proved Halbrand was not who she had thought. She tossed it into the water.

He wore elvish clothes again and his hair was neatly combed. When did he become so attractive? But perhaps he had always been; she had just not noticed it before.

”What happens now?” she asked. 

“We finish making the Ring. Then I put it on your finger. And then…” He took a step closer. “… we rule.” 

He held out his hand, palm up, and she placed her own in his. It was warm and hardened from work. A blacksmith’s hand. 

It struck her he had a blacksmith’s body too, broad and strong. Beautiful.

As if he had heard her thoughts, Halbrand pulled her very close. “You are so beautiful,” he breathed. “I need you.”

Her gaze landed on his slightly parted lips. “And I you.” 

The distance between them gradually diminished until it was non-existent. 

Their lips met. He tasted fresh like rain and his touch was soft. Allowing her to set the pace, to remain in control. Would he always be so pliant? Did she want him to be?

She felt his hands on her waist as he drew her closer, and their kiss deepened. 

Voices in the distance made her pull away, consciously smoothing down her dress. 

Halbrand chuckled. “Worried over your reputation?” 

“No,” she said, not entirely honest.

“Good. Don’t be.” He sat down on a stone bench, pulling her onto his lap. “I want everyone to know you are mine.” 

When he kissed her again the pliancy from before was gone. Now his lips were demanding. The lips of a man – or Maia, rather – who knew what he wanted and took it.

And she allowed it.

In a moment of foresight, she saw that this was how they would always be; sometimes with him in control, sometimes her. 

Darkness and light, balancing each other. A perfect match.

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A/N:

Just a little something I had very fun writing. :) Let me know what you think!

Parts: [ Next Part > ] [ Masterlist ]

Full story: [ AO3 ]

#galadriel #halbrand #sauron #galadriel x sauron #galadriel x halbrand #Rings of Power #rop #trop #the rings of power #tolkien #fanfiction #fanfic #lord of the rings #lotr fanfiction #lotr #haladriel #perfect balance of darkness and light

[sunderedseas]

Finrod Felagund

The Rings of Power (2022)

#finrod #will fletcher is the perfect finrod #finrod felagund #do not leave any trop finrod hate or i will hunt you down #i don’t care about your shallow hatred that only boils down to that you don’t like his hair #lotr #tolkien #lotr on prime #gifset #trop positivity #lotr: the rings of power #the rings of power #trop #lotr trop #lord of the rings: the rings of power #galadriel

[justacynicalromantic]

OH MY GOD THIS IS AN AUDIOVISUAL ORGASM!!!!

I KNEW THIS SONG WOULD SUIT TROP AND GALADRIEL IN PARTICULAR!!!!

AUTHOR OF THIS VIDEO, IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU SEE THIS - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️

#otp: bind yourself to me #trop #rings of power #galadriel #sauron #screaming into the void #breathing in a paper bag #I AM NOT OKAY #PERFECTION #haladriel #saurondriel

[the-doom-of-mandos]

Celegorm: Whats worse than a heartbreak?

Galadriel: Waking up in the morning and your phone wasn’t charging

Curufin: Waking up in the morning

Aredhel: Waking up

Caranthir: Waking up in the morning and seeing Maglor

Maglor: Rude

#celegorm #galadriel #curufin #caranthir #aredhel #maglor #silmarillion #incorrect quotes #silm incorrect quotes #queue #maglor: you know? i think i have the perfect song for mornings? it goes something like this *plays bagpipes loudly and out of tune*

[desperate-entwives]

look I respect why people don't like rings of power (unless they're just being racist and sexist, that I have no respect for), but. a character in this show said "orcs are people too" and that's all I've wanted from Tolkien's world for a very long time

#and he said it to a character who immediately put a knife to his throat #so of course i have to ship them in the kost problematic of ways #sauron who? galadriel your perfect enemies to lovers ship is right there #get you a hard working single dad #adar #rop #rings of power #daddy of orcs

[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

Fanart for @nenyabusiness's John Wick AU Haladriel fic, se vis pacem, para bellum!

Loved the concept and the story and couldn't not make this a thing!!! 🤩

Please be nice, this is the first digital art I've done with my new equipment! 🤣

#haladriel #galadriel x halbrand #fanart #ao3 fanfic #this au fits them so well #it's perfect

[marsconer]

is any of this interesting to you? if it is, the prologue of antiheroine is up on ao3!!! you can find me at theredquill.

#modern girl in middle earth #lotr oc #lord of the rings #legolas greenleaf #aragorn #tolkien #gaslight girlboss ringbear!!! #ring keep ?? #gandalf #elrond #sauron #lotr #froddo baggins #samwise gamgee #my beloved #the girls should get their perfect nail polished hands on lotr #galadriel

[urwendii]

I decided to treat myself tonight with rosé wine and rewatch of FotR(extended version) 😌🍷

#i genuinely thought we were friday night 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #still laughing at Saruman's perfect manucure #also #gandalf: and he [sauron] does not share power! #sauron: actually I was going to with Galadriel but she said no 🙄😒 #i need to read the books again