#neekerbreekers

[warrioreowynofrohan]

Quick note regarding the Lord of the Rings newsletter.

The Fellowship of the Ring lasts until late February.

In sharp contrast to this pace, we’ll then be reading over half of LOTR (all of The Two Towers and the first two-thirds or so of The Return of the King) over about a month, from February 26th to March 25th.

#tolkien #the lord of the rings #lotr newsletter #also (un)happy neekerbreeker day! #i love that name

[poetry-draws]

Bill Mossfoot is living up to his name

#lotro #dunedain rangers #lord of the rings online #Bill Mossfoot #tfw a neekerbreeker tries to eat you alive #it's been a long hard month folks #but we are back to rangers once again #sans hood and mask and all but. eventually.

[theexistentiallyqueer]

18 + Gundam: The Witch from Mercury!

it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

So!!! I haven't really read any gwitch fic. But going just based off fandom commentary and discussion, Shaddiq deserves more love and I will fight everyone who disagrees

#asks #neekerbreeker

[onekisstotakewithme]

Behind the scenes: 1, 8, 15, 18?

Neeks!!! 💜🥰

What was the first fandom and/or pairing that you wrote fic for?

It was for Lost, for a rare pair that had like maybe two fics on ff.net (and it's absolutely terrible, I wrote it when I was thirteen!). Fun fact, it's actually still on my ff.net profile. I'm too nostalgic to delete it.

8. Do you listen to music while you write? If so, share a song that’s been inspiring you lately.

I either listen to music constantly when I write or I need to write in absolute silence, it doesn't logic to me either. But a song that's been inspiring me lately is probably "White Hot" by Tom Cochrane.

15. A Hollywood producer tells you that they want to film just one of your fics. Which fic would you want it to be?

Aaaaaas if the answer could really be anything but "ye who are weary, come home". I mean is anyone really telling me that they don't want to watch a MASH reunion? (Just kidding, but I want to watch it.)

18. What is a line/scene you’re really proud of? Give us the DVD commentary for that scene.

Oh boy. This is a tricky one... but a good question nonetheless. (Brain... shutting... down...)

I think I'll put this under a 'read more' so I don't bombard people with analysis ;)

I guess a scene I'm particularly proud of is I guess the confession/triad getting-together scene, so spoilers for 'ye who are weary come home":

Peg and BJ exchange a look.

“Hawkeye,” Peggy says gently, “We wanted to talk to you about us.”

Hawkeye swallows hard, not sure if he’s heard correctly. “About… us?”

“About you and me and Peggy,” BJ says. “And… what we all mean to each other.”

This is the first bit, I really liked having Peg taking the lead (because she's been nudging BJ here the whole time, she's the one who said they could do this!).

“Hawkeye,” BJ says softly, his expression tender. “Hawk. I love you.”

Hawkeye blinks, and it takes a second to sink in. The affection in BJ’s voice sends fissures through him that threaten to crack open at the slightest pressure. “What?”

“God,” BJ laughs a little, tinged with hysteria, shaking his head, and the world is upside down and backwards because BJ- BJ can’t, not with Peggy right here- “I’ve wanted to say that for so long. I love you, Hawkeye Pierce.”

“But… but Peggy,” Hawkeye says, a little helplessly, turning to her, not expecting the tenderness on BJ’s face to be mirrored on hers. It stuns him.

“That’s the funny thing, darling,” she says, and smiles, though she looks close to tears. “I’m in love with you too.”

Here it is!!! The moment of truth!!! And Hawk's reverence for the Hunnicutt marriage means he can't quite believe that they want him - he turns to Peg because he doesn't want BJ throwing her over for him.

“I- I don’t-” Hawkeye stammers, afraid of what he's done. “Y-You two love each other.”

“Yes,” Peggy says patiently, “And you, darling. You’ve seen Singin’ in the Rain, haven’t you? Did Don love Cosmo less for loving Kathy?”

This was in my notes from Day 1. I always wanted there to be a SITR reference in this fic, and this was just. the perfect spot for it.

And the truth spills out, a truth Hawk has carried wound around his heart for five years. “Beej, it’s- it’s always been you. And I’m sorry, I-”

“Don’t be,” BJ cuts him off. “God, don’t you know? You saved me that first day, Hawk. I- I always thought Peg was the one who got me through but- but you did too.”

This makes Hawk flinch, and he turns to Peggy, afraid of what her reaction will be.

“I never meant...” he says, tears welling up anew, “Peggy, I swear-”

“Shh, darling,” she says, brushing a tear from his cheek. “I know.”

“Nothing happened-”

“I know.”

As much as i know "BJ and Hawk getting together in Korea with Peg's permission" is an old standard, I very much wanted Hawkeye to assure her that no, nothing happened between them, because again, he reveres their marriage so much!

“I can’t…” he trails off, looking between them, because to love them is the best thing he’s ever done- but it’s also the most dangerous. “ We can’t.”

“Who says?”

“The law. I- I can’t ask you to do this,” Hawkeye says, horrified. “You can’t risk your whole lives for me.”

“Hawkeye,” Peggy says patiently. “We know the risks.”

“Then you know what loving me means.”

“We do,” BJ says. “And this is worth it, if you’ll have us.”

“I-If I’ll have you,” he repeats. “If I’ll have you?”

“Hawkeye.” Peggy takes his hand. “Darling, BJ and I already decided that this is worth it, that every… every risk is worth it. But it’s up to you to take it.”

“And what about Erin?”

“We’ll talk to Erin,” BJ says.

“But-”

“Hawkeye, we could hash out every single detail right now,” Peggy says. “Or we could figure it all out later. We have time.”

Hawkeye looks between them, feels his heart crack open, and all he can do is stammer, “You stand to lose a lot by loving me.”

“Maybe,” Peg says.

“But the way we see it,” BJ says, taking his other hand, “we stand to gain a lot more.”

This. This right here is my triad manifesto. It isn't always going to be safe - it's a hell of a risk - but it's worth it and they CAN be happy. It's not going to be easy, but it will be love.

And Hawkeye feels the last piece of himself that he’s been missing since Korea – the last piece of home – fall perfectly into place.

I mean c'mon. Home is his dad and home is the Hunnicutts and I think the best answer for him is having people who knew him before AND during the war.

Thank you, this commentary is probably a bit silly.

#asks #neekerbreeker #neeks my beloved

[rptv-tolkien]

Neekerbreekers (evil crickets)

From the book “A Bestiary of Tolkien: A coloring book”.  illustrations by Mauro Mazzara and Andrea Piparo.

#tolkien #JRR Tolkien #lord of the rings #LOTR #neekerbreeker #samwise gamgee #samwise #hobbit #middle earth

[junemermaid]

Writing patterns

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

1. "He won't be coming back. You know that, don't you?" Xia Dong spoke behind Mu Nihuang. (Flowers in Dreamland Weather, Nirvana in Fire, Mu Nihuang x Xiao Jingyan x Mei Changsu, ot3 porn that grew a backstory)

2. This is the story: in the holy heart of the world, a heretic kneels down, and entreats the exalted dead for power. (Servant of the Spiral, Shadowhunters, Alec x Magnus, SH/Final Fantasy X fusion)

3. On the day that is going to define the rest of his life, Alec jerks awake to the gentle chiming of his phone and proceeds to fall off the couch. (Talking With Strangers, Shadowhunters, Alec x Magnus, university AU w/ fake marriage)

4. Magnus stepped off the coach onto the grizzled asphalt of the tiny bus station and thought, not for the first time, You're out of your head, Bane. And the next bus service out of this place is the day after tomorrow. (The Stair Into the Sea, Shadowhunters, Alec x Magnus (& Maia), The Novel about ghosts and lighthouses and second chances)

5. Magnus stepped out of the bathroom, clad only in a towel, anticipation prickling his throat. (the black honey of summer, Shadowhunters, Alec x Magnus, porn with a tender D/s vibe)

6. Far across the ocean, in a kingdom whose name is lost to time, there lived a young prince. (The Underwater Heart, SH, Alec x Magnus, fairytale AU)

7. Isabelle has a problem. Like a not insignificant number of her problems, it starts with a kiss. (Bramble, SH, Clary x Isabelle, canon divergent first kiss w/ complications)

8. Magnus weaves through the crowd, a tin mug held high in each hand. Alec watches his progress as he ducks around a server with a flourish of apology, a quick, glittering smile. (From the Green Shadows, SH, Alec x Magnus, SH/The Witcher fusion)

9. Magnus collapses into the pillows with sticky, boneless satisfaction, limbs going every which way. Alec presses a damp kiss on his brow. "Be right back." (is it bright where you are, SH, Alec x Magnus, tough pillow talk)

10. On his thirtieth day as a lightkeeper, Alec woke to find a girl in the parking lot. (The Birthday of the Sea, SH, Alec & Maia, side story to The Novel)

God, I really haven't written much in the last few years. The oldest of these was posted four years ago! (The counterpoint is that I have several long-running longfics right now, which means a smaller number of stories.)

I think these show I tend to start in medias res, or else with a distinct image or line—the hook, as it were. I am also amused that two of these have Alec waking up, and a whopping four start with Magnus and some kind of movement. The two fantasy/fairytale stories pull back a bit to establish worldbuilding and backstory first.

Overall, this is a reminder to finally rewatch Shadowhunters and get serious about finishing at least some of my WIPs in that fandom. Had I but world enough and time.

Tags for: @electricshoebox, @lynne-monstr, @faejilly, @neekerbreeker, @pikkugen, @sleepsonclouds, @lightwormsiblings, @frudence, @vaynglories, @circumference-pie

#shadowhunters #nirvana in fire #june fic #fic by j #I need to re-establish my fanfic tag #fic snippet #june does a meme #june rambles

[stardustasincocaine]

I’m posting it again out of spite and will absolutely do it as many times as needed. I hope you step on a Lego and then fall and bang your elbow on the nearest solid surface. May your left sock always be mysteriously damp and ride down your foot. Suck it.

ANYWAY:

Finally banged out the final linework and color for a fanart based off How To Defeat The Ghost of Bambi by @neekerbreeker. Go read it.

#matoh sanami #sanami matoh #sanami matoh fake #fake manga #fake #fake second #dee laytner #ryo Maclean #Randy Ryo Maclean #dee x ryo #manga fanart #fanfic fanart

[welcome-to-my-bullshitery]

Things that i've noticed that no one ever talks about in LoTR

This is a huge post by the way so im putting it under a cut

you have been warned

TFotR - Book 1

'A day or two later a rumor (probably started by the knowledgeable SAM) YES. SAMWISE GAMGEE. OUR LITTLE CINNAMON ROLL STARTED A RUMOR. idk it's so funny to me

The entire paragraph about hobbits and gift giving is too ADORABLE.

Bilbo put INSTRUMENTS in PARTY CRACKERS. AND LIKE NEW ONES.

Bilbo calling Gandalf 'an interfering old busybody'

Bilbo: "You'll keep an eye on Frodo, won't you?" Gandalf: "Two eyes as often as I can spare them."

All the gifts Bilbo gave out and they all had meaning AND ITS ADORABLE

Lobelia, to Frodo: "...you're no Baggins - you - you're a Brandybuck!" Frodo: "Did you hear that Merry? That was an insult if you like." Meriadoc (Merry) BRANDYBUCK: "It was a compliment, and so, of course, not true."

Gandalf, shoving his head through Frodo's WINDOW: "If you don't let me in, Frodo, I SHALL BLOW YOUR DOOR RIGHT DOWN YOUR HOLE AND OUT THROUGH THE HILL."

That one Hobbit who had seen Ents IN CHAPTER TWO. HAL. HAL SAW ENTS AND IT WAS MENTIONED IN CHAPTER TWO. TWO.

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them?" GANDALF. WHAT THE FUCK.

Sam, freaking tf out about just being caught 'dropping eaves' by Gandalf: "DON'T LET HIM HURT ME MR. FRODO!" Frodo, hardly able to keep from laughing: "He won't hurt you."

Sam being all excited about being able to go on the adventure and then he just. bursts into tears. like.

Gildor (AN ELF) calling Frodo ELF FRIEND. ITS TOO CUTE.

Frodo, in elvish: Thanks for the food :). The Elves: HERE IS A JEWEL AMONG HOBBITS

Pippin just flat out saying he didn't want to leave Frodo any food but Sam insisted.

Frodo, about who's taking a bath first: "Eldest or Quickest first? You'll be last either way PIPPIN." GEE

Pippin, talking about Sam: He would jump down a dragons throat to save you, if he did not trip over his own feet." GEE

The ridiculous bath song. And it's Bilbos favorite. Of course it's ridiculous if it was Bilbos favorite.

Gandalf, writing in a letter to Frodo: If he forgets, I shall roast him. Frodo, four seconds later: He deserves roasting.

Sam getting mad at Ferny or someone and throwing an apple at him. AND AFTER IT KNOCKS THE IDIOT FERNY SQUARE IN THE FACE AND HE FALLS DOWN CURSING SAM JUST GOES "Waste of a good apple." AND KEEPS WALKING.

Sam, an intellectual: "What do they live on when they can't get hobbit?" AND REFUSED TO CALL THEM THEIR ACTUAL NAME AND JUST CALLS THEM 'NEEKERBREEKERS' BECAUSE ITS THE SOUND THEY MAKE

They found the trolls from The Hobbit. About the middle of Chapter 12, Flight to the Ford. The whole group thought they were real until they saw they were actually stone.

Frodo, after discovering more about Sam: "He'll end up by becoming a wizard - or a warrior!" Sam: "I don't want to be neither." OF COURSE YOU DON'T YOU JUST WANNA LIVE IN THE SHIRE AND GARDEN ALL YOUR LIFE. OH SAM.

TFotR - Book 2

At the very beginning of chapter 1 - PF COURSE SAM WAS ALWAYS THERE AND OF COURSE HE HAD TO BE TOLD TO GO AWAY AND REST. YOU ADORABLE LITTLE SHIT.

Frodo calling the Big People 'Big and rather stupid' Accurate though.

Sam holding Frodo's hand and then blushing and thEN JUST SAYS 'It's warm! Meaning your hand, Mr. Frodo. It has felt so cold through the long nights!" SAM YOU GAY LITTLE SHIT I LOVE YOU.

Aragorn: Gollum is safely kept by the Elves of Mirkwood. Legolas: *sweats*

Elrond, to Sam: "It is hardly possible to separate you from him (Frodo) even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not!" Sam, blushing (ITS SAYS IT IN THE BOOK THE LAST SENTENCES OF COUNCIL OF ELROND): "A nice pickle we have ourselves in, Mr. Frodo!" Me: Does Samwise is gay? Does SamwISE IS GAY??

Pippin, hasn't even done anything remotely wrong yet: "There must be someone with intelligence in this party!" Gandalf: "Then you most certainly won't be chosen, Peregrin Took!" Pippin: D:

Gimli: "His (Sauruman's) arm has grown long indeed if he can draw snow down from the north to trouble us here three hundred leagues away." Gandalf, channeling his inner sassy bitch(bilbo): "His arm has grown long."

>TBC im not even close to being done yet< ^^

#lord of the rings #lotr #tfotr #the fellowship of the ring #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #bilbo baggins #gandalf #merry brandybuck #pippin took #aragorn #legolas #gimli #gimli son of gloin

[cornerful]

Often they floundered, stepping or falling hands-first into waters as noisome as a cesspool, till they were slimed and fouled almost up to their necks and stank in one another's nostrils.

Makes you long for the neekerbreekers, doesn't it? 🥲

#book 1 save me #save me book 1 #lotrn301 #lotr newsletter

[nimuetheseawitch]

Get to know you game! Answer the questions and tag 9 people you want to know better!

Thanks for the tag @massharp1971!

Last song listened to?

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by David Bowie

Currently reading?

Mostly TGM fanfic, with a little bit of catching up on SGA fanfic. Also in the middle of Defiant by Brandon Sanderson, System Collapse by Martha Wells, and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. I keep on switching back and forth and it is not a particularly successful method.

Currently watching?

Rewatching Killjoys and Archer. Occasionally managing to watch episodes of The X-Files, Doctor Who, Bob's Burgers, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Voyager.

Currently obsessed with?

Killjoys (I just learned how to make gifs, and this is great) and Top Gun: Maverick. Low key always obsessed with Stargate and MASH.

no pressure tagging: @hero-in-waiting, @spurious, @sparrowsarus, @luredin, @marley-manson, @neekerbreeker, @onekisstotakewithme, @aberwolf, @dedkake

#tag game

[aurore-parle-de-ses-idees]

rani for the intro ask game 👀👀?

rani ‘i’m gonna cause problems on purpose’ sandyhill my beloved

probably a hobbit intro, but you could make it work for others if you wanted. you’re out for a walk or running errands or something and you run into rani, who is ostensibly on the job as part of the quickpost. she stops to chat and also to gossip, as one does, and in the middle of this you hear something coming down the road (with accompanying dread aura) and you get off the road

rani would love to go take a look at whatever’s coming down the road. you tell her this is a bad idea. she does not care. ‘here, take this [class appropriate weapon],’ she says. ‘where did you get this? where were you holding it?’ you say. ‘don’t worry about it,’ she says. (she bought it perfectly legitimately because she thought it looked cool) ‘take a few swings with it at that tree over there.’ (combat tutorial)

you turn around and she’s gone, already halfway up the hill to snoop. new objective: follow rani (quietly!). do not let yourself be seen

+dread

black riders on black horses come screaming down the road. +lots more dread. +fear effect sending you both running back down the hill

‘what was that???’ you want to ask. rani has no answers for you even if you do

rani: suddenly afflicted with a sense of responsibility that she’s been avoiding as long as hobbitly possible. ‘you should head home,’ she says, with terribly unconvincing calm. ‘maybe… maybe tell the bounders about this. yeah, tell the bounders. michel delving isn’t far.’

‘what about you?’ you say. ‘don’t worry about it,’ she says. (she’s gonna get back to delivering the mail. it’s fine! the riders went the other way. she definitely knows what she’s doing)

i don’t know that this one does a whole lot by way of typical introduction stuff- kinda just dumps you out in the world the way the mossward intro does. maybe you put a little run in with some neekerbreekers or one or two of the brigands who catch you in the normal hobbit instance before rani leaves. you just get dumped in the shire, really. you probably still get roped into talking to the sackville-bagginses, no matter how much you insist you weren’t anywhere near them, nor are you a bounder or a member of the quickpost, and you’re certainly not employed by the mayor’s office, and oops you’re fighting goblins and hanging out with this halros guy now. you keep meeting rani in the most ridiculous of places, and she keeps insisting she’s here on quickpost business (sometimes this is even true). she offers you a job with the quickpost. you maybe have already joined the quickpost (rani also 0% has the authority to hire people on the quickpost’s behalf, but that’s neither here nor there). you say goodbye to rani

you are in moria. there is a lynx-cat in the mines. rani is following it. ‘what are you doing here?’ you try to ask her again. ‘don’t worry about it :)’

#ask games #rani #she loves to cause problems <3 #she would be a godawful mentor and honestly that's the best part

[marietheran]

LotR reread - book 1, chapter 11 - A Knife in the Dark

Wait, doesn't one chapter from the Little House on the Prairie books have an identical title?? (Sorry, those books were my life, before the Legendarium became my life...)

Back to Buckland!

"Open, in the name of Mordor" -- well now you've certainly made yourself look trustworthy...

Probably the only moment in the book where we're given the POV of someone on Sauron's side for a moment??? Unless we're given the POV of Shelob later, even if she may not actually count as that?

The Bucklanders are really badass though. I love them. If I had to live somewhere in Middle Earth and it couldn't be Rivendell, Lothlorien or Gondor, I would choose Buckland.

Neekerbreekers xdd

And midges :/

Gandalf fighting the Nazgul!

How is it dangerous to talk of Gil-Galad with Sauron's servants at hand, but not of Lúthien, which was as great a defeat of Sauron's??

Only reason I can think of is that the Ringwraiths weren't there when Lulu dearest rescued Beren from Tol-in-Gaurhoth.

Long was the way that fate them bore/ O'er stony mountains cold and grey/ Through halls of iron and darling door/ And woods of nightshade morrowless/ The Sundering Seas between them lay/ And yet at last they met once more/ And long ago they passed away/ In the forest singing sorrowless

I love the phrasing "Sundering Seas". Because that is what they are. They sunder - the Amanyar from the peoples of Middle-earth, the faithful from the Exiles, the living from the dead (as here. but they met once more!)

Wonder how "the great enemy, of whom Sauron of Mordor was but a servant" was received by people before the Silmarillion was out. On a first read, one skips over those things, but I wonder how rereads without having read the Silm would have went.

"The bride-price of Lúthien to Thingol" is an elegant way to put "Thingol trying to get Beren killed without bloodying his own hands together with a dose of 'when pigs fly'" haha

No mention of Finrod😡

"Her line shall never fail"... i.e. there will always be her descendants living in the world? But there must be millions by now, 60 generations from Elros (going through the long-lived royal line - going through "random Númenorean sailor who married a girl in Rhûn in S.A. 1200 to the outrage of his family" there'd be 160) That her descendants will always be good people? ❌❌❌ - Ar-Pharazon. That some of them will always be good people? Or that the eldest child to eldest child line of descent will never end?

"O Elbereth Gilthoniel!" Well done Frodo, you were brave, and even if that bravery might have amounted nothing, the cry worked in its stead.

#lotr reread #the professor's mythopoeia #lotr #original post

[frodo-with-glasses]

Audiobook Review: A Knife in the Dark

(I didn’t have enough things to say about the segments with Tom Bombadil, the Barrow-Wights, and the first night at the Prancing Point to justify more posts; except that Merry and Pippin’s “NO, DON’T!” when Frodo brought up Old Man Willow at Bombadil’s house just about made me jump out of my seat. 🤣)

(I guess it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that those chapters are less lustrous than some of the others. Bombadil, the Barrows, and Frodo’s song were cut out of the movie completely, so there’s not much movie music or ambiance to enhance the audio drama. Oh well; that will change very soon.)

We have a sound for the door opening. We have a sound for the gate opening, but not for it shutting. We have Fatty Bolger’s panicked breaths in the background, and the clack of the door lock. We have muffled hoof-falls, and the Ringwraiths’ breathing, and the rooster crowing in the distance, and the THUD against the door. All of this makes an already ominous part of the book into a DANG good suspense thriller, holy COW I love it.

“OPEN. IN THE NAME OF MORDOR.” OooooKAY yeah I know that audio was probably altered in post but it is still loud and terrifying.

BRO!! You hear the door break and the planks all clatter to the floor, and then the hissing breaths fade into the operatic chanting of the Nazgûl theme! THAT IS SO DOPE

And the horns!! The Bucklanders’ HORNS!

As the narration goes on, you can hear Fatty burst out the door, and also his panicked, breathless whimpers as he runs.

“NO, NO NO, NO! NO, NOT ME! I HAVEN’T GOT IT!” Hoooooo okay my boy sounds like he’s in deep distress, that is genuinely upsetting (and so COOL)

Fatty’s panicked babbling! The urgent conversations in the background! Then the sound of pony hooves, and horns blowing, and yelling! All the background noises are telling the story along with the narration and I hecking LOVE IT

(Okay but the horns really do get very loud LOL)

“Let the little people blow, Sauron will deal with them later.” Ooh the emphasis on that word was so GOOD—

YOU HEAR THEM BREAK DOWN THE GATE. And you hear the shouts of the hobbits turn from challenge to surprise and alarm! This is PHENOMENAL

THE DISTANT NAZGÛL SCREECHING. YESSSSSS

No sound for the shutters, sadly :-(

“Strider went to fetch Mr. Butterburr…” [Various Butterburr noises]

“…but very soon he came back in dismay.” [Butterburr’s lamenting “oh!”]

“Let’s get hold of Nob.” [Merry’s distant yell of “Nob! Hey!”]

“…they came eventually to the Down, in search of Fatty Lumpkin.” [Cue the Tom Bombadil noises]

Aww, dang, the Shire theme starting up again when they’re saying goodbye to Butterburr and saying how they’d like to come back someday when it’s all over. That’s just an unfair prick in the heart, man.

There is a noise for Bill Ferny spitting. Good. We needed that. (I say, only half-sarcastically.)

Ferny’s sneering, drawling way of talking is genuinely annoying. That is to say, well done, Mr. Dragash! You hit the nail bang on the head!

“And you, Ferny! Put your ugly face out of sight or it will get hurt!” [Sam’s “hup”, a comical whizz, a dull thump, Ferny’s “d’oogh!”, and a string of sharp noises that really do sound an awful lot like cursing] 🤣🤣🤣

“*sigh* Waste of a good apple.” That sounds EXACTLY like Sean Asten’s angry-whisper, get OUTTA here—

“Ha ha, but you had not got me with you then! My cuts, short or long, don’t go wrong, heh :-D” N’aww he sounds so happy ahaha

Honestly I was really hoping they’d use a recording of cicadas for the Neekerbreekers. It would fit well enough.

Frodo’s little chuckle in “Or I shall become a wraith”, and then Aragorn’s brusk “Do not speak of such things!” So good.

Sam’s song about Gil-Galad is actually not bad! The tune makes sense, and his voice strains a bit on the high notes, but that’s not out of character for Sam.

“Strider laid his hand on his shoulder.” [tup] “There is still hope.” [pat-pat] Aww he gave Frodo’s shoulder a little pat 🥺

“To the land of Mor—” [Aragorn barks “NO!”]

Okay so I skipped through the Beren and Luthien part because snooooore but I noticed that they added some of the musical motifs associated with elves in the movies so 👍

HECK YEAH WEATHERTOP SCORE LET’S GOOOOOOO

#lord of the rings #lotr #lotr audiobook #audiobook #phil dragash

[onekisstotakewithme]

If you could manifest a MASH fic into existence - not write it, just have it appear mysteriously on AO3 one day - what would it be like? :3c

oh that's tricky! the obvious answer would be a triad fic that like perfectly (or near perfectly) lines up with my headcanons and characterization but you've already given me something very similar to that 💜

I think I'd love to read something that follows the 4077 through the rest of their lives post-war. The weddings, the funerals, the reunions, all of it. To continue to see how they changed and grew after the war, how they recovered, how they bonded, how they drifted apart... yeah.

Thank you Neeks!! 💜💚

#m*a*s*h 50th asks #neekerbreeker #most of the other answers i could give are literally just 'i also would want to write these myself' lol #me: has been here since 2018. also me: could not name the perfect fic if i tried

[rohirric-hunter]

Lots to be excited about in tomorrow’s LotRO update, but lest it be overlooked:

You have no idea how many loose pieces of paper I can throw away off of my desk now

#lotro #im excited tho! new housing! the angle! elk stablemasters! a wide array of general fixes to longstanding issues! #also they got rid of the currency cap and purchasable barter wallet and can i just say good riddance #they probably werent making much money off of it anyway since they were both more than grindable #i remember when i started i bought out the currency cap before i even got to bree the first time #killin neekerbreekers in the marshes #also can i just say im delighted by the fact that in the book the hobbits called them neekerbreekers because of the noise they made #even though it was their first and only encounter with them and if aragorn knew a different name for them he didnt say #or maybe they didnt ask #but in lotro thats what everybody calls them #because its just so obvious #what else would you call them?

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wip title tag game

I stole this, unauthorised, from @sinni-ok-sessi in the hope that talking about my WIPs will actually make me write at least one of them this week.

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I am including active WIPs and a couple that are not being actively written but I know enough about to say something:

flowers in dreamland weather (Nirvana in Fire)

Servant of the Spiral (Shadowhunters)

the poem goes, soft as it began (Nirvana in Fire)

happened on the way to the pier (Nirvana in Fire)

The Shadow Harvest (Shadowhunters)

fake marriage coda gnawing on my brain (Shadowhunters)

The Strange and Splendid Life of Raphaël A. Costeau (Disco Elysium)

The Stair Into the Sea (Shadowhunters)

absolutely no-pressure tagging: @lynne-monstr, @electricshoebox, @lightwormsiblings, @faejilly, @kimboo-york, @thealmostrhetoricalquestion, @neekerbreeker, @la-muerta, and whoever else would like to play!

#meme me #june does a meme #the writing life