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starliights-shining · 3 months
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Transformers Masterlists :)
Random
"Matching Halloween Costume"(NSFW)
"Back shots from your fav" (NSFW)
Transformers Prime -
Wheeljack - "Possessive Over Reader bc Ultra Magnus keeps warning them to stay away from wheeljack" (NSFW)
Bumble Bee - "Special Person" (Fluff)
Starscream - "Falling for Predacon reader who becomes very affectionate and cuddle towards him" (Fluff)
PredaKing - "Reacting to cybertronian crush giving them shiny gems"(Fluff)
Ratchet - "Reader going through Medical school and it struggling a bit" (Fluff)
Shockwave and Soundwave - "Fighting over reader" (Fluff)
Shockwave - "With a cybertronian reader who's a neutral/autobot and sneaks into the nemesis to vist him" (Fluff)
Shockwave - "With a Cybertronian reader that's also an extremely good scientist who impresses him with somethig they're working on" (Fluff)
Arcee, Starcream, and Bumblebee - "Reader is within an arms reach of safety and don't make it to saftey" (Angst)
Breakdown and Knockout - "Threesome with Shy Decpticon Reader"(NSFW)
Megatron, Knockout, Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave - "WIth femReader who has big boobs and likes to pull out random shit from her bra" (SFW)
Shockwave - "With a scientist cybertronian s/o that got critically injured in battle" (SFW)
Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, and Knockout - "With a reader who is desperately horny but also stressed about 4th year exams" (NSFW)
Soundwave, Shockwave, and Dreadwing - "With a human reader who likes to draw and paint on the walls" (Fluff)
Starscream - "With a female predacon reader" (NSFW)
Soundwave - "Headcannons with a gn human reader they took as a pet but the reader likes to hgide in the vents" (SFW)
Arcee - "headcannons with fem s/o" (SFW/NSFW)
Airachnid - " With her fem human s/o" (SFW)
G1 -
Soundwave - "Trying to get some alone time together" (NSFW)
Jazz - "Party Goer" (NSFW)
Starscream - "Starscream attempts to Capture reader and fails" (Fluff)
Hound - "Buidling you a little house" (Fluff)
Seekers + Megatron - "With Cybertonian crush striagh up telling them 'You're talking a lot of shit for someone within kissing distance'" (SFW/Fluff)
Sky Fire - "With short ass cybertronian s/o who has a size kind" (NSFW)
Starscream - "Gn!Piolt reader who finds him(jet form) in their hanger, and take him out to fly" (SFW)
Unicron Trilogy -
Red Alert - "Jealous"(Fluff)
Red Alert - "Possessive over reader hanging out with Hot Shot"(NSFW)
Jolt - "Extreme Jealous after reader spends more time with humans and Mini-cons" (NSFW)
Starscream - "With a Cybertronian reader who has a love for shiny/glittery things" (Fluff)
Optimus Prime, Hot Shot, Jetfire, and Red Alert (Separate) - "Reader bringing in something that never seen before since they've arrive on earth" (Fluff)
Optimus Prime - "SFW and NSFW headcannons" (SFW/NSFW)
Wing Saber - "SFW headcannons" (SFW)
Scattershot - "SFW Headcannons" (SFW)
Bayverse -
Hotrod - "Flirts with reader in French" (Fluff)
Drift, Crosshairs, Sideswipe, hound - "Who called them nicknames in other langues" (Fluff)
Drift, Optimus Prime, and Lockdown - "With a Cybertronian reader who is shorter and smaller than them, just easily carrying them" (Fluff)
Megatron and Optimus(Sperate) - "Someone asks them if they are Reader's Conjux" (Fluff)
Hotrod - "Pining over some random graoundskeeper at Sir Burton's manor" (Fluff)
SideSwipe - "HeadCannons" (SFW)
IDW -
Drift - "A Kiss From Him" (Fluff)
Prowl - "Cybertronian Crush who's stern and poker faced having a dorky laugh" (Fluff)
Swerve - "With a curious and chatty reader who has traveled a lot on Earth" (Fluff)
Prowl - "Making a fool out of himself trying to find out if reader is single or not without directly asking" (fluff)
Jazz - "Stars Last Forever, Don't They?" (NSFW)
Prowl/Jazz "Rich husband" (Fluff/NSFW)
Jazz - "Fat Spike Jazz" (NSFW)
Prowl - "God/Goddess from another planet" (Fluff)
Prowl - "Dating Headcannons" (SFW and NSFW)
Tarn, Helex, and Kaon - "Reacting to a reader consersation about ho w they'd tortured someone" (SFW)
Pharma and Sunder (Separate) - "Relastionship headcannons with a human S/o" (SFW)
Overlord and Trepan (Separate) - "Relationship headcannons with a human s/o" (SFW)
Rewind, Tailgate, Swerve, and Rung - "Their reactions to being lifted up in a big bear hug by their affections by an affectionate cybertronian friend" (SFW/Fluff)
NOTHING BUT PROWL + a sprinkle of Jazz
!!These are small three to like five paragraph post that are only about Prowl.!!
Prowl - "Little Lover from Outer Space" (Fluff)
Prowl - "What Would I Do Without You?" (Fluff)
Prowl - "Cuddling" (Fluff)
Prowl - "Mutual Masterbation" (NSFW)
Prowl - "Kisses"(Fluff)
Prowl - "Prowl standing right behind you and not being a nice guy"(NSFW)
Prowl - "Taking care of you after a Nightmare" (Fluff)
Prowl - "Hate sex" (NSFW)
Prowl - "Trying his best when it comes to your period" (Fluff)
Prowl - "He'll recall those moments" (Angst)
Prowl - "Prowl + Spanking" (NSFW)
Prowl - "Phone Sex" (NSFW)
Prowl - "Using reader like a Fleshlight" (NSFW)
Prowl - "Late night drives" (Fluff)
Prowl - "House Husband" pt. 2 (Fluff)
Prowl/Jazz - "Wine drunk bots" (NSFW)
Jazz - "Famous Actor Jazz" (Fluff)
Jazz/Prowl - "Watching reader come undone on their digits" (NSFW)
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outofangband · 5 months
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Birds of Dorthonion
Flora, fauna, geography and environment of Arda Masterlist
Dorthonion was a region north of greater Beleriand. It was a cool region covered in steep slopes, conifer forests and Heath covered highlands. The mountain range Ered Gorgoroth bordered it on the south and above it was the fields of Ard Galen. It was inhabited by the Arafinwëan host following Aegnor and Angrod and later, the human host following Bëor. Nomadic and semi nomadic groups of the northern Sindar and Avari also possibly lived there
As always I included world building notes at the end so it’s not just a list of species
In the conifer forests: black grouse, willow tit, goldcrest, mistle thrush, pine grossbeak, common tree creeper, common redstart, black woodpecker, chiffchaff, coal tit, common raven, crested tit, wood grouse, goshawk, spruce grouse, black throated thrush, pine bunting, boreal owl
The highlands and around Tarn Aeulin: graylag goose, common nightjar, common kestrel, snow crane, hen harrier, tundra swan, horned grebe, common crane, blue duck, water rail, black francolin, northern pintail, velvet scooter, great bittern, pallid harrier, rough legged hawk, little egret, wood lark, corn crane, black necked grebe (migratory), garganey, Merlin
The cliffs and slopes: see see partridge, rock dove, great bustard, long legged buzzard, common quail, black headed bunting, booted eagle, chukard, barred warbler, northern wren, little owl, white throated dipper (near Rivil’s well), black winged kite, steppe eagle, roller
The mountain border: bearded vulture, red fronted serin, black stork, snowcock, horned lark, rock bunting, wallcreeper, blue rock thrush, red kite, peregrine falcon, golden eagle (rare), white wagtail
World building notes:
-The vague images of pine grossbeaks were embroidered on the blankets of Bëorian children using a diluted version of the dyes created from blood madder and coal. The name in Bëorian Taliska translates to pine song bird.
-The Arafinwëan host of Dorthonion as well as some of the Avarin groups hunt with birds of prey which are also used by some of the scouts. Kestrels and Harriers are the most commonly used species. The practice is less common than among the Noldor of Eastern Beleriand however.
-Feathers (usually of peregrine falcons or common kestrels) were also used as a method of communication among Arafinwëan scouts during the times of year where weather would allow for this, left in strategic locations, lodged into the earth or tucked into trees to indicate presence or dangers.
-Eggs of various ground species were eaten by the Bëorian population and there was a practice of burying the eggshells. This was learned from the elves of Ossiriand prior to their settling in Dorthonion.
-Birds eggs appear in Northern Sindar art, in or separate from nests. Though the eggs of certain species have different meanings, they are commonly associated more generally with fragility and defense. Their images may be created through pigments made from certain actual eggshells as well as minerals and plant based dyes. One common motif involves a nest of eggs upon a steep slope or cliff.
-Birds appear throughout Bëorian songs and poems. Most commonly mentioned are the general name for the “fisher birds” (wading and diving birds) seen on and around Tarn Aeulin, as well as several of the smaller songbirds found in the pine forests such as pine grosbeak, tree creepers, and thrushes. After the Bragollach the names for some species became lost or translated differently.
-Also it’s been a headcanon of mine for awhile that Baragund would take Morwen when she was a young child out to the cliffs to watch the birds. He would teach her to identify them by their call. She remembers a lot of them, even as an adult though they are called different names and their habits are often unfamiliar.
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transingthoseformers · 5 months
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Propagate Anon: It's not wrong.
Part of why Rodimus's emotional compromised behind thought banging Tarn was a good idea is he is in denial about the whole being in love with Drift Thing because Drift was pretty firm that they should be Amica and friends only and Rodimus had been the one who'd wanted to be Conjunx. Something that he admits to Tarn, who is very understanding about unrequited love and acts very smug and hissy around Drift's return until Rodimus and he work out that "hey yeah babe I am firmly choosing you like if Drift and Ratchet invited me right now I'd say no babe it's you".
Tarn is actually beneficial in helping Rodimus move on and really go friend only with Drift. They both, at first, think that this is an affectionate friend with benefits turn co-parents situation and are pretty up front about this because Rodimus is not going through thinking he is pre-Conjunx with someone again. But they both catch feels, and Rodimus starts taking Tarn on dates after the babies, formal ones to feel him out. He isn't head over heels like with Drift, so he didn’t recognize it as a potentially different feeling and mostly felt surprisingly comfortable and unjudged.
Tarn though has gone full poetry pining because he is always 0 to 100. He's super possessive but also has some issues convinced Rodimus won't be interested in him and lingering insecurities. He also has to be talked down several times from arranging an accident when Drift's on ship.
Rodimus once he's sure, post talking to Drift and Rung, sits Tarn down for a serious talk because his feelings changed. Tarn experiences a half second in between Rodimus finishing fully plotting to murder Drift and Hatchet Rodimus only for Rodimus to ask if he'd consider him for a Conjunxing Courtship.
So I did remember correctly, yes so unrequited love on Rodimus's part, Drift who honestly wants to be just friends, and Tarn being jealous and murderous more
Tarn actually helping Rodimus is such a trip like yes, it helped him choose amicaship with Drift and let go of that unrequited crush but also to want to tie the knot with Mc Murderman Tarn. Yes.
Tarn does not do things in halfs does he lol
That poetry has to be pretty fucking cool though because you can make so much cool poetry about Rodimus
Oh Tarn, murder and "accidents" are so very much banned. Very banned. Take some therapy instead.
Ssdfggh on Tarn flipping so fast, Roddie truly is prepared to treat him right
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cmofirstaid · 27 days
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big pharma for the character ask meme >:)
omg blight, alright you asked for it 😭
First impression: 👎 i didn’t care for him at all honestly i thought he was just okay as an antagonist but honestly didn’t bother with him at all, especially since First Aid was there like he just faded into the background for me while I stared at First Aid
Impression now: i like him infinitely more than i used to and i actually think his character in both delphi and luna 1 specifically was probably the best and most complex they had for an antagonist in mtmte and honestly idw and he deserved a much better conclusion to his character in the adaptus arc
Favorite moment:
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there’s not any deep meaning behind this one, i know the chainsaw hands are dumb and so is his joke but he just looks so cool here, the drama of it all seeing him again in front of ratchet was just so good honestly 😚👌
Idea for a story: I want to see his one-sided pining for Ratchet at Deltaran and how their relationship actually was in terms of working together as well as competitiveness.
Unpopular opinion: oh boy. i think pharmas responsible for his own actions, barring tarn threatening him and him harvesting tcogs, he purposefully refuses to tell anyone for his own reputation and kills tens if not hundreds of colleagues for his own ego it’s not ratchet or prowl or anyone else’s responsibility to look after him for making those choices. also i don’t think ratchet taking his hands is actually all that bad like it’s fucked up yeah but ratchet didn’t cut them off, drift did to defend pharma from killing ratchet when ratchet left him to die after everything pharma had already done to him and everyone else and nobody expected pharma to live or had the opportunity to go looking for him in a canyon when they had to cure and heal themselves and take care of patients after pharma shot the generator back AND transport them back to the lost light before it left without them. so really it just feels like it’s not a big deal moralistically and more like a personal grudge which is fair.
Favorite relationship: he doesn’t actually have that many does he? I think whatever Ambulon and Pharma could’ve had would’ve been interesting given both their backgrounds. Also I would like to actually see him and First Aid have some kind of relationship given both their backgrounds as medics and that Pharma ended up as his boss and that FA killed him, like I wish we actually saw them interact in a way that wasn’t hostile to know what kind of relationship they had.
Favorite headcanon: im honestly not too sure on this one? maybe that he and Ambulon and First Aid sometimes would cut loose and just relax together to bond because working at Delphi was just so rough for them.
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tarnishedspark · 8 months
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Finished the last chapter of my Skystar week fic! And actually before 11pm, amazing. I Will write the rest of the series someday.
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types
Relationship: Jetfire | Skyfire/Starscream (Transformers)
Characters: Jetfire | Skyfire (Transformers), Starscream (Transformers), Thundercracker (Transformers), Skywarp (Transformers), Tarn (Transformers)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Decepticons Won, Survivor Guilt, the Autobots are in jail, Domestic Fluff, Seeker Trines (Transformers), suburban dystopia, Sleeping in a Pile, questionable energon cookery, Mutual Pining, evil HOA
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ao3feed-skystar · 6 months
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wrapped up in (my devotion to) you
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/QhG8poN by thevosboss (nebulousdream) Lord Megatron of the Kingdom of Tarn is hereby cordially invited to a banquet celebrating the esteemed marriage of Starscream, Winglord of Vos, to his Skyfire of Altihex. A plus one is required, and it must be the invitee's betrothed. Megatron is convinced this is a plot to make a fool of him for being unwed himself, so he hatches a plan—he'll bring along Soundwave, his most loyal retainer, to act as his beloved for the banquet. Now Soundwave faces a dilemma: he must hide his true feelings by pretending they're false, and he's not sure how long he can blur the lines. Words: 2339, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Megatron (Transformers), Soundwave (Transformers), Starscream (Transformers), Jetfire | Skyfire (Transformers), Cyclonus (Transformers), Tailgate (Transformers), Drift | Deadlock, Skywarp (Transformers), Thundercracker (Transformers), Ratchet (Transformers), Background & Cameo Characters Relationships: Megatron/Soundwave (Transformers), Jetfire | Skyfire/Starscream (Transformers) Additional Tags: Minor Cyclonus/Tailgate (Transformers), Minor Drift/Ratchet (Transformers), Minor Skywarp/Thundercracker, Background Relationships, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Fake Marriage, Conjunx Endurae (Transformers), Pining, Eventual Smut, Alcohol, Valve Fingering (Transformers), Tribadism, Frottage, Button Play, Sticky Sexual Interfacing (Transformers), Weddings, Alternate Universe - Fantasy read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/QhG8poN
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natpashdesign · 9 months
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Pencil Pines at Tarn Shelf in winter, Mt Field National Park.
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general-illyrin · 11 months
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Random Headcanon(ish)
I was reading Beren and Luthien recently, and I came across a fascinating detail about Barahir's dwelling while at Tarn Aeluin.
When Barahir and his band of outlaws retreat to the lake, their home is described in the following way:
"for where the highland brown and bare above the darkling pines arose of steep Dorthonion to the snows and barren mountain-winds, there lay a tarn of water, blue by day, by night a mirror of dark glass for stars of Elbereth that pass above the world into the West. Once hallowed, still that place was blest: no shadow of Morgoth, and no evil thing yet thither came; a whispering ring of slender birches silver-grey stooped on its margin, round it lay a lonely moor, and the bare bones of ancient Earth like standing stones thrust through the heather and the whin; and there by houseless Aeluin the hunted lord and faithful men under the grey stones made their den." (emphasis added)
What caught my attention about this passage is that the stones Barahir and his men lived under are said to resemble standing stones, which are prehistoric monuments specifically placed in the ground by humans. Standing stones don't occur naturally, which is an interesting thing to say about a stone, even if it's just a simile.
However, this description has noticeable parallels to a passage in the Unfinished Tales, when Turin and his band of outlaws encounter Mîm:
"Soon after, it chanced that as the grey light of a day of rain was failing Turin and his men were sheltering in a holly-thicket; and beyond it was a treeless space, in which there were many great stones, leaning or tumbled together. All was still, save for the drip of rain from the leaves. Suddenly a watchman gave a call, and leaping up they saw three hooded shapes, grey-clad, going stealthily among the stones. They were burdened each with a great sack, but they went swiftly for all that." (emphasis added)
And the note on this passage states
"The mystery of the other things in Mim's sack is not explained. The only other statement on the subject is in a hastily scribbled note, which suggests that there were ingots of gold disguised as roots, and refers to Mim seeking 'for old treasures of a dwarf-house near the "flat stones" \ These were no doubt those referred to in the text (p. 96) as 'great stones, leaning or tumbled together', at the place where Mim was captured." (emphasis added)
This passage was what made me start wondering whether the stones at Tarn Aeluin were also the ruins of a dwarf house. The descriptions were just too similar, and the idea kept nagging at me. But they are still just similarities, so I had to do more research. And this was when I found that dwarves, specifically petty-dwarves, had indeed been at Tarn Aeluin! In The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf, Mîm says
"If only I could forgive, then I might be able still to create a leaf, a drop of dew on a flower, as it once glittered at Tarn Aeluin, when I was young and first sensed how nimble my fingers were."
I found this fascinating; it implies that petty-dwarves lived there or at the very least visited! And this is supported by more general information in the History of Middle-earth:
"The Dwarves were in a special position. They claimed to have known Beleriand before even the Eldar first came there; and there do appear to have been small groups dwelling furtively in the highlands west of Sirion from a very early date"
When one puts all this information together, it seems not unlikely that Barahir sheltered in abandoned dwarf homes. Any buildings the dwarves had built while living there would very likely still be around by the time Barahir showed up, even though Tarn Aeluin is explicitly said to have been uninhabited during the Long Peace (F.A. 260-455). And as long as they are sturdy enough, why would one build new homes instead of using those already available?
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pale-fairytales · 2 years
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More domestic au headcanons: MegOp fluff edition
Of the two, I like to think they balance each other out in a lot of senses, and I think this is what makes them clash while simultaneously making them work; Optimus is the gentle voice of reason behind Megatron's brash personality. I headcanon that they are extremely different in their day to day domestic life than out on the field and this is how
I genuinely think Megatron's primary love languages are gift giving and quality time while Optimus is more acts-of-service and words of affirmation
to expand on this and state my reasoning; I imagine that throughout Megatron’s life, he has barely been making ends meet, and to him, it’s comforting to be able to have the freedom to spend time with and spoil his partner with nice things every now and again since that wasn’t an option before
Optimus, meanwhile, has a lot on his plate; being a prime isn’t easy and he is always concerned that he has failed at maintaining his responsibilities. To be a Prime requires one to be an unwavering force, to be some level of “perfect.” Thus, I think that he loves both being praised, and he loves to praise to let other people feel good. 
If hypothetically they had to cook their own food, of the two, I think that Optimus would cook more and it would taste decent because he knows various recipes by heart, being a former archivist and knowing a lot about a lot of things.
out of pocket hc on my part; Megatron weirdly has somewhat chaotic housewife vibes to me and I feel like in a domestic au he would be really good at baking
Megatron will never ever admit that he is better at baking than cooking, though. Never ever. He would die before he let anyone know that he, Lord Megatron, a hardened energon miner, a former gladiatorial champion with hands that have destroyed many, many bots, is really good at making delicious confections with cute molding chocolate designs on them and that it is sometimes therapeutic (especially if he’s making something that needs to be kneaded; he just beats the shit out of it) and alongside poetry writing becomes something of an outlet.
I am conflicted about the baking headcanon because I feel like it could work in a few different ways but I also feel it doesn't work??? Idk it's like 3 AM and I'm very tired
The baking headcanon was totally not inspired by some really cute fan art of Megs and Poptimus in cute pink aprons
I imagine that treats were very very rare, especially because of his life in Tarn, and I imagine that (if cooking were a regular thing that needed to be done) many ingredients weren't that affordable or in as much supply so when he finally learned how to do it and he was in a stable environment (financially, emotionally, not imprisoned etc) he kept it as a hobby for himself. I feel like he wouldn't eat them himself (I can’t help thinking he doesn’t like sweets too much unless it’s tasted through Optimus’ lips lmao)
Megatron’s version of flirting/pseudo dates(pining edition); love poems (that he never sends and Optimus finds one day), longingly watching Optimus with the slightest gleam of admiration in his eyes as he’s working on something, covertly learning about Optimus’ interests (simply because he’s curious, he reasons with himself) so he can get to watch his eyes light up, arena training (I feel like he either goes easy on Optimus, or he goes extra hard).
lowkey develops an obsession but nothing too severe
Optimus’ version of flirting/pseudo dates (pining edition): it does not exist at first. the boy knows how others flirt but he does not, at first, because his oblivious ass doesn’t recognize Megatron’s crush and Megatron’s too stubborn to admit his crush. However, as time wares on, he tries to flirt, too. As an archivist, Optimus learns Megatron’s favorite subjects/poets/things to read and learn about and always has suggestions/recommendations on hand for him. I imagine the arenas are also a favored pseudo date bc he trusts Megatron in this au. Idk I feel like there's a lot of corruption kink/bad boy vibes in this ship but that's for another post. It becomes much harder as a Prime to pine/flirt/go on dates-but-not-official-dates, but he’s doing his best okay—As a prime, his flirting is more or less the same, but I feel as though he starts to get creative, even if becoming a prime has made him a tad bit more reserved and private in his affections.
Megatron’s version of flirting while they’re actually dating/sparkbonded?? (Note: I don’t know if flirting is the right word! Just cute things they do I guess?) It’s subtle but I imagine it’s not so subtle that Optimus does not notice. Some of the actions include but are not limited to: Doing the princess hand kiss every now and again. subtle looks as if Optimus is the entire universe before him, only to look away before his sparkmate can notice. (Rare) Hugs that last a little longer than usual. 
On that note; I feel like Megatron's hugs go one of two ways depending; bone-crushingly tight and somewhat uncomfortable, or very gentle and delicate, like he might break Optimus. This is especially true if the domestic au is one in which the war happened BUT the characters experienced different fates.
Optimus’ version of flirting/The cute things Optimus does while dating/sparkbonded include but are not limited to; gently kissing/tracing old scars (reserved for intimate, private moments), reciting lines of old love poems Megatron wrote (always gets him flustered), interlacing their fingers when they hold hands.   
Of the two, Optimus is better at damage control in comforting his partner. Megatron does his best but sometimes he may be a bit too harsh without meaning to be. I imagine they’re both closed off about how they feel, so their methods of comforting each other would be different than, say, if Optimus were comforting Bumblebee. 
self indulgent scenario; 
It’s been a long night. Prime’s work has kept him away from home for ages. Every now and again, filling his field is a profound slew of feelings, feelings Optimus is more than familiar with. His spark aches with longing. He vents softly as he stares at the screen before him, the words no longer making sense, like gibberish, as if it isn’t even cybertronian before. He can almost feel the old guilt of crimes long past and long forgiven, the dull ache of a life consistently patterned with mistake after bloody, violent mistake. Above all, his fuel tank squeezes tightly, so tight he can feel it in his chasis, so tight he almost can’t vent for the briefest of moments. A frown tugs his dermas behind his battle-mask. He sends a feeling of inquiery through the bond. He does not receive anything back. He opens his private comms. 
“Megatron,” he quietly greets, voice reverberating off the walls of the empty room. “You’re still awake?” 
He receives only a soft grunt in response. 
“Are you alright?” he asks, aware that he may very well not receive an answer. He is correct. The anxiety that had filled his field, that had prompted his tanks to tighten, dissipates just slightly. 
‘Optimus?’ Megatron’s voice is raspy. Like he had just slipped out of recharge. Optimus can hear the strain of his voice, quiet, crackling just slightly. ‘I...I must have fallen asleep.’
"Was it a nightmare?” he asks quietly, boldly, knowing it was better to simply ask as opposed to beating around the bush, casting a wayward glance over the city through the window, at the pretty lights, the weight of responsibility resting harshly on him once again. “I’m sorry, my love. I have received a last minute assignment that I must complete. I will be done soon.” 
The feelings in the field dissipate, slightly, though it quickly became clear why— He could already feel the metaphorical walls rising through the bond. 
‘Hurry up.’ comes Megatron’s groggy, brash order, something Optimus had gotten quite used to in the many vorns they had been together, and the comms click off. He can still feel a twinge of desperation. As if entrapped by phantom pain, Optimus can feel his mesh tingle, and he is almost overwhelmed by the desire, the instinct to abandon his post and rush home to his lover. But he knows he cannot do so, yet. 
Through the bond, after several kliks of silence, several kliks of non-movement, several kliks of never-ending paperwork and feeling the ebb and flow of feelings Megatron tries to hide behind the wall, Optimus sends the sensation of touch. On the other end, Megatron can feel the sensation of a digit ghosting over an old scar about his arm, from the arena days. He covers his eyes, fighting the urge to scope out his hidden stash of engex. 
Their shared field is filled with concern. Optimus turns off the screen. 
“My love,” Optimus begins into his end of the comm. “Light of my life.” He can feel the hesitation on the other end, and the field is filled with a sense of familiarity. Megatron can’t help but recall all of the old days, when he had regularly called his beloved the light of his life. “Your past does not define you. You are not your mistakes.” 
‘Darling,’ Megatron’s voice is a tad more understandable by then. Optimus knows he would never admit it, but he can hear the pain in his voice. The field is filled with the ghostlike sensation of digits intertwining with Megatron’s, servos wrapped around one another. ‘I ran into Starscream and Skyfire today.' Optimus must pause upon hearing that, his spark flickering just slightly. 'He looked at me with so much hatred.' It is a simple statement. Optimus can feel the field fillbonce again with dread. 'I have committed many wrong-doings, Prime.'
"I know, Old Friend." Optimus does not deny or defend. "It never gets easier."
'Yet you forgave me.'
"I did."
'How could you possibly forgive someone whose hands have caused so much destruction?’ Megatron asks, quietly, uncharacteristically. It is so unexpected that Optimus must reel for a moment, in a freefall of thought, knowing that his unmovable force of a sparkmate must feel truly tortured, if he is showing vulnerability such as this.
“The same hands that have caused destruction have also paved the way to rebuilding,” Optimus answers, stepping away from the computer, and collecting what few things he would need for his return home. “Your hands are hands of death and rebirth—and they have learned to love.” Through the bond, he sends old, vague memories. The soft, quiet moments, mostly. He can hear his lover exvent quietly. “You have made the attempt to rebuild from your mistakes. You need not suffer from them alone, anymore.” 
The other end is quiet, but the comlink has not been disconnected. Through the bond he can feel the hypothetical walls collapse some, behind them a mix of feelings.
“The time has come to rebuild, Megatron," It is a simple statement. He can feel the slightest twinge of hope. "Allow me to rebuild with you."
There is the slightest sigh on the other end.
'Thank you, Little Prime.' Prime is sure he can imagine the slightest smile cross the gunmetal grey faceplates. 'Come home soon.'
The comms click off. Optimus sends through the bond the sensation of a soft kiss to the knuckle. They would be okay, he means to say through the sensation. He would make sure of it. He receives the sensation back.
They fall asleep again, peacefully this time, when Prime returns.
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Had Enough
For most of his life Dipper got pushed and pushed by others, but even a soul as gentle as him has his limits.
As they say "There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
Dipper Pines was no exception, other kids of his age experienced being the target of bullying and no one likes it, his birthmark was simply nothing more but an excuse for other kids to bully him, his younger self would have accepted his fate, wouldn't resist, wouldn't stand up and wouldn't fall to the edge.
Until that fateful Summer.
Through that life-changing trip with his sister Mabel, the things they did, the wonders and horrors they saw, the friends and enemies they made in that nexus of anomalies where normalcy has lost its meaning, it has changed them irrevocably, for better and worse.
Where Mabel was rowdy she became reserved, where Dipper was reserved he became rowdy, sometimes they have nightmares about the monsters they faced or most commonly a certain triangle which unfortunately they couldn't share with anyone but their friends from Gravity Falls or their Grunkles in messages, even then they still desired to return to that little town from Oregon. which made it even harder for them to adjust to their life in piedmont, for what the point of chasing after conspiracies if you know that all of them are true to one degree to another but can't even tell anyone?whats the point in chasing an unattainable fantasy of romance when you found the hard way that life is nothing like what your romance novels told you? what is the so-called "normal life" compared to a life of adventure?
They both become outsiders, even the overly socialized Mabel. their parents recognized it,  so as their friends,teachers and classmates in school, and rumours began in school about what happened to the Pines twins' vacation in Gravity Falls, some even say they joined a cult; nevertheless, they never realized how deep the Pines twins have truly changed until that fateful day where Dipper had finally had enough.
It was a normal day in school, with the dreadful Trigonometry from the math class, it took every ounce of their being to not freak out from the flashbacks it gave them, but it did not stop them from breathing heavily and sweating which unfortunately some in the class had noticed, including Dipper's tormentor Tarn and his cronies.
Tarn is a stereotypical bully, tall, having brains in his brawns only, bullies anyone who was weaker than him just to sate his deep-rooted insecurities and acting tough but deep down a coward.
No one was safe from being bullied by him, yet he took a particular interest in Dipper, he took every chance in making him miserable for every conceivable excuse, today he saw Dipper being anxious so he decided to wait for the break time to ridicule him like as he did just like the old days, how late he realized how wrong he was.
Dipper was in the corridor, putting his stuffs in the locker while secretly breathing deeply to calm his nerves inside of his locker, only for his tries to become undone when his tormentor came.
"Hey, Pines" from hearing that Dipper sigh, he decided to ignore him and his cronies but they keep nearing him, not that he was intimidated by him any longer, facing a literal apocalypse and real monsters would make a person too jaded to be scared of a mere bully "what? no hi from best pal? oh wait, you don't even have friends" his smugness would have been even more unbearable if it was true, except that was untrue, he made friends in his trip in Gravity Falls and thought he wasn't exactly "close" to his fellows in the book club, they at least were friendly enough to play D&D& more D with him"thought, I shouldn't surprise, who is even desperate enough to be your friend other than your own sister?"
that was it, he immediately regret paying attention to him but he did respond anyway "like you are one to talk about 'friendship'", Tarn in a moment of confusion asked, "what's that supposed to mean?"
Dipper used his arms to gesture to him "you Mr cliché only see value in others as long as they are useful to you, but you are too dumb to realize that", after that he pointed at his two friends the only reason those two so-called" friends" of yours even follow you is that you couldn't even be a bigger cliché even if you used your brain" .
arn's cronies for a second were startled by Dipper's sharp comment so as Tarn, he wasn't used to Dipper actually putting an effort; however, that quickly got replaced by a scowl and responding "what?" In a calm yet threatening tone.
Dipper replied"what? what what? are deaf? I'm calling you an outdated stereotype!" By that point everyone in the corridor was putting their attention to this, Dipper gestured to him with his finger"brawns for a brain, bully others for his low-self esteem and two minions who only follow you either because you bullied them into doing so or because they are too stupid to doing anything worthwhile!" as he pointed at his companions, then he processed to show him a paper filled with signatures which he got when last summer ended "see this? this how much so many were 'desperate' to give this to me" and then gestured to his trapper hat "see this? this was given to me by the coolest I ever met and she is like 2 years older than me! oh, you hear me, a girl thought I was cool! so let that sink into your non-existent brain of yours that a nerd has more friends than a jock like you and got closer to a girl more than you ever will be!" to emphasise his point, Dipper shut the door of his locker with a bang and walked away as he said, "honesty, I pity you".
Everyone was surprised, the normally shy boy actually stand up to himself without even the need of his twin sister, on that moment The Two douches carefully looked at Tarn whose expression conjured into shock but then suddenly into anger who decided he wasn't done yet "HEY! I'm not done with" angrily walking towards Dipper, but he ignores him and keeps walking away which only serves to get Tarn angrier "HEY!" getting close to him, and then "I am talking to you!" He pushed Dipper toward him "I said I'm talking Dip_" but he could be finished he was cut off by a sudden outburst from Dipper of all people "AND I'M NOT LISTENING!" Dipper's face changed into an expression of anger, but not of a firely one, a cold and calculated one, the one you see from a war veteran which put everyone even Tarn in shock "You think you are hot stuff because simply you are taller?! news flash! I have seen things which will turn any Robbie-wannabe like you into a gibberish mess!" As he keep pointing his fingers at Tarn's chest, Tarn's thoughts wherein a million miles an hour, he didn't know who or what is Robbie; nonetheless, he knew Dipper meant it as an insult so he pushed Dipper away and punched him in the stomach, he fell and Tarn start gloating "Big words for a little man! no wonder a co-dependent dweeb like you needs his sister to babysit him! I wonder...how Mabel would like it when I show her a real man_"
That was it, mentioning his sister was the final nail in the coffin, in a furious cry Dipper attacked him before he even finishes his sentence or much less reacts, everyone was in shock by Dipper's suddenly velocity and assault, Dipper kept punching Tarn non-stop, not leaving him even a second for him to defend himself, despite his noodle arms he shown surprising strength as blood keep getting spilt on his hands from Tarn's face and his hands starting to get injured from the sheer force of their collide to Tarn's face, yet he kept punching with extreme prejudice, all he was seeing was red, everything around him was a blur and the only thing ringing in his ears wasn't the shouts and exclaims of everyone around him but years of suppressed emotional turmoil finally let out and the laughter of mockings he received from everyone 'Yeesh! How am I related to that?' , 'who wants to bet he doesn't make it?' , 'Come on, leave him alone. He's just a little kid.', 'Look at who you're talking to, boy. I'm hosting a party for the most powerful people in the world. Do you think they'd come here if they had to rub elbows with your kind?' , 'Status update: trapped in-store with insane 9-year old',' Face it, kid, you're nothing without that journal. How are you gonna fight then? No muscles. No brains. What are you gonna do, huh? What are you gonna do!', 'Little Dipper!', I!UM!I!DO IT KID!DO SOME BRILLIANT THING THAT TAKES ME DOWN RIGHT NOW! WHATTDYA GOT PINE TREE? EVERYONE'S WAITING, DO IT!!!".
"DIPPER STOP!" He stopped, it wasn't one of the sounds in his head, but it came from his sister holding his shoulder from behind, he breathe heavily, next he looked at Tarn's demolished face which was hardly even recognizable as it turned into a bloody pulp as Tarn let out groans of pain, as he looked around he saw the shocked and scared faces of everyone and the worried look of his sister, once his gaze met with Tarn's cronies he couldn't help but reply in a threatening tone "anyone else wants to fill his shoes?" they immediately yelped and ran and the rest of the students pretended as if they have never seen the whole thing.
Shortly after, Dipper got his very first punishment from the Principal's office, although not as heavy as Tarn's since everyone knew he started it, he always bullied Dipper and went too far when he mentioned his sister and the Principal sympathize with Dipper, but, he couldn't let this go unpunished still, he gave Dipper some lectures about how to deal with bullies so that a repeat of this incident doesn't happen.
After school, his parents found out about this and reacted with a mix of hidden pride knowing that their son has finally stood up to himself and mostly worried knowing that their son needs help, so they give a pep-talk to him to make sure he deals with such events properly in future, told him if something is wrong they are here to help him and even suggest him to take self-defence classes.
When Dipper's fight reached Dipper and Mabel's chat group which consist of their friends from Gravity Falls and their Grunkles, the reactions were mixed. some like Grunkle Stan(predictably) were proud of Dipper(Grunkle Stan later got scolded by Great Uncle Ford but their bantering was in a friendly and family manner, a far cry from their heated fights in the past), whereas others found newfound respect like Wendy, even though Dipper was already worthy of being respected and loved by them and a bit of worry, the funniest reaction was Robbie who replied: "We are cool, right?".
Tomorrow, it was another boring and normal day in school, except unlike the other days, no one dared to bully him as students have seen him in a new light of fear and respect, he once stumble upon Tarn while he was busy nuzzling his broken face who upon seeing Dipper yelped and kept his distance away from him like the plague. Dipper couldn't help but smile as he processed his day, Grunkle Stan was right, being feared IS priceless.
Note:I'm sick of Dipper being a "Charlie Brown" archetype,there is a reason why there hasn't been any character with that outdated trope since GF because its dookie level of offensive,infuriating and stupid!
And it should be discouraged!
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fascinationex · 1 year
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I've been working on my November Comment Challenge this month! The rules I've made up for myself have been pretty simple, and are as follows:
1. One fic per comment per day
2. A total of 30 fics for November
3. I can fall behind but I should try to have 30 done by the 30th of November
4. I am posting in batches so I can say what the fic was and what I liked about it. The posts will be under #November Comment Challenge.
Week one:
01/11: "Quarter After One" by auri_mynonys
TF fandom, megop pairing, NSFW.
Rec it because: I love the weight of the history between Megatron and Optimus in this fic and I think it hits a lot great character beats.
02/11: "Kitty and the Stray" by Dark Star Of Chaos (DarkDecepticon)
TF fandom, SkyStar pairing, SFW.
Recommended to me on twitter recently. A peaceful, low stakes AU in which the characters are cats. Rec it because: just for the cute overload tbh.
03/11: "Personal Massager" by Neveralarch.
TF fandom, MegaStar & MegaTrine, NSFW. I read and commented on the first part of this funny and absurd porn much earlier, but this time I've read the second part.
Rec because: funny and ridiculous porn, but mind the tags.
04/11: "Cleaning Out the Rooms" by bitochondria.
Disco Elysium fandom, Kim/Harry.
Rec for: soft domestic fluffy stuff, but is really well executed. Amazing use of the game's skill voices mechanic to provide flavour for the narrative and characterisation depth.
05/11: "heart's still beating, guess I'm pretty lucky" by Sroloc_Elbisivni.
TF fandom, simpatico, SFW.
Rec for: I am a sucker for cute simpatico with dubious experiments. Cute simpatico make brain go vrrrm.
06/11: "Do What You Do 'Til Your Done" by Polyhexian.
TF fandom, CDRWBS, NSFW.
Rec for: it's kind of a relationship wish fulfilment vibe with a lot of pining and insecurity, and the story commits to that and does it well. I've been meaning to comment on it for a while.
07/11: "The Old Songs, Sung Again" by Helenadorf.
TF fandom, Tarnsaurus, SFW.
Rec for: highly creative blending of IDW DJD with G1/Victory shenanigans, which gives it an incredibly light tone more befitting that setting. ...Also rec for Tarn petting Tigerbreast, which is so cute it sniped me from the roofs.
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Death Battle What IFS and my Winners PART 2
I did another batch...
Azula VS Dabi (Avatar the Last Air Bender VS MHA) Winner: Azula Soundtrack Name: Fallen Family Stability 
Agent Jones VS Rick Schantez VS Standford Pines VS The Doctor (Fortnite VS Rick and Morty VS Gravity Falls VS Doctor Who) Winner: Rick Soundtrack: Multiversal Insanity
Kratos VS Doomguy VS Hellboy VS Spawn VS Dante (God of War VS DOOM VS Dark Horse VS Image Comics VS Devil May Cry) Winner: Doomguy Soundtrack Name: Those Who Face Demons
Tarn VS Savage Opress (Transformers VS Star Wars) Winner: Tarn Soundtrack Name: Inspired Cruelty
Necromorphs VS The Flood (Dead Space VS Halo) Winner: The Flood Soundtrack Name: In Comes the Dead
The Arkyeans VS The CIS Droid Army (Skylanders VS Star Wars) Winner: The Arkyeans Soundtrack Name: Colliding Invasions
Revivebur VS Wilford Warfstache (Wilbur Soot VS Markiplier) Winner: Revivebur Soundtrack Name: Madness Was Never Meant to Be
AntiSepticeye VS Darkiplier (Jacksepticeye VS Markiplier) Winner: Neither Soundtrack Name: Darkened Antagonists
Darth Maul VS Sinestro (Star Wars VS DC) Winner: Sinestro Soundtrack Name: Fearful and Enraged
Deku VS Tanjiro (MHA VS Demon Slayer) Winner: Deku Soundtrack Name: Next Generation
Denji VS Tanjiro (Chainsaw Man VS Demon Slayer) Winner: Tanjiro Soundtrack Name: Demon Blood and Blades
Garmadon VS Kai (NINJAGO VS Kung Fu Panda) Winner: Garmadon Soundtrack Name: Twisted Ninjitsu
Superior Iron Man VS Injustice Superman (MARVEL vs DC) Winner: Injustice Superman Soundtrack Name: Mirror Mirror on the Universe
Shockwave VS Ra’s Al Ghul (Transformers VS DC) Winner: Shockwave Soundtrack Name: Patience…
Oogway VS Master Splinter VS Sensei Wu VS Vivitrus (Kung Fu Panda VS TMNT VS NINJAGO VS The Lego Movie ) Winner: Sensei Wu Soundtrack Name: Wise Old Teachings
Sarumon VS Count Dooku (Lord of the Rings VS Star Wars) Winner: Sarumon Soundtrack Name: Same Voice, Same Evil
Grand Admiral Thrawn VS Captain Spock (Star Wars VS Star Trek) Winner: Thrawn Soundtrack Name: Cold and Calculative
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outofangband · 3 months
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“Beleriand is wide and houseless for exiles...”
Morwen, The House of Bëor and the Trauma of Dagor Bragollach
updated post with more meta on the House of Bëor in general and links to other relevant posts.
Actually has been updated to read like a real post and not just rambling!
Related post on Morwen and Rían and the survival of traditions
My general tag for Bëorian cultural trauma is houseless for exiles  where I have a lot more rambling like this
So Morwen is obviously one of my very favorite characters in Tolkien’s world, in general  and she is in my opinion one of the most interesting figures in The Children of Húrin, though as she is separated from Túrin for so long there are long periods of her life we have only summaries on. I find these fascinating to speculate on and read/write about
I wrote this post while very tired so I hope this makes sense and is ok, I’ve definitely seen more eloquent meta on the subject, I just wanted to throw out some thoughts and I wanted to write more about the trauma her people went through during Dagor Bragollach
I want to make two posts on this, this one which is an introduction and some general thoughts then a second one that will go into more specific headcanons about how the trauma of the Bragollach manifests for Morwen.
The Battle of the Sudden Flame and the aftermath is such an important part of Morwen’s life that likely plays a significant part in shaping her character though it happens before the events of the book and is mentioned only briefly, much information needing to be found through inference and connecting details
The House of Bëor lived in Ladros in Eastern Dorthonion where Aegnor and Angrod, sons of Finarfin, lived and lead a defense of the Watchful Peace, maintaining a friendship with their Edain allies. Ladros was a cool land of pine forests and steep, craggily slopes that lay South of the great green fields of Ard-Galen and then of Angband and the regions of Morgoth.
On a cold winter night in the year 455 of the First Age, rivers of flames, many choked in poisonous fumes, were sent down from the Thangorodrim. These utterly devastated Ard-Galen turning it from the fertile, green lands to a desert made uninhabitable by the lingering clouds of toxic air. Next came a legion of balrogs with Glaurung leading them and a massive army of orcs that quickly invaded Dorthonion, killing countless elves and humans including Aegnor and Angrod, taking a large number captive and occupying and/or displacing the rest of the Bëorians. Barahir, the father of Beren led a group of outlaws including the fathers of Morwen and Rían. Their group was killed in a massacre by the lake Tarn Aeulin several years later after
(It’s likely Morwen knew nothing of this until she came to Doriath, if even then)
During the chaos of the invasion of Ladros, Emeldir, the mother of Beren fought to protect the children of the Bëorians, many if not most of whom had been orphaned. She managed to lead a group of refugees Southwest to Brethil where the Halidan took them in. Later, though there is not much said in the text about this, a small group of the surviving Bëorians would come to Dor-Lómin in Hithlum where the Hadorians lived. (Note: I have two posts speculating on their route, here and here)
Morwen was elven or twelve when Dagor Bragollach broke out, depending on when in the year her birthday is*. She was likely orphaned during the invasion though we know only that she was separated from her father who was later killed. She was among the Bëorian refugees who would come to Hithlum though her age at the time is unknown. There is so much that is unknown about her life before the events of the Narn.
I also spoke about this on a few different posts, but I’ve oft wondered if Morwen’s time in Brethil as a child was not a good one. Our glimpse into how some of the Haladin treat those who are mentally ill, neurodivergent or traumatized in The Wanderings of Húrin is a very bleak one and although this is certainly not representative of all the people of Brethil, this combined with parts of Morwen’s conversation with Húrin prior to the Nírnaeth leads me to believe she does not look at her time there with good feelings
Both the text of the Narn and Morwen herself describe her as an exile; one who has not only been forced to leave their home but who is forbidden from returning.
The word diaspora obviously comes to mind as well.
There is a bitter shame that bubbles beneath her cloak of pride, an unearned shame but one that has left its mark on her nonetheless (another thing I've mde way too many posts on tbh; her grief and pride are completley inextricable from each other, almost every line in the Narn mentioning her pride or her more severe qualities comes with the addendum that as much as it is directed at others, it is also directed at herself; "for Morwen was as stern with others as with herself", "she did not seek to comfort him any more than herself, etc")
That Morwen is a refugee in Dor-lómin is an important aspect of her character as is her likely trauma from Dagor Bragollach, how flames and armies drove her and her people from their home, killed so many of them, destroying their families and way of life.
It’s not difficult to speculate on the extent of violence that she witnessed and the horrific trauma she was barely old enough to understand. Eleven or twelve is such an age, just starting to understand your own identity and place in your family and community and culture and then to have that so brutally torn apart…
(I personally headcanon that she was injured in the Bragollach and had burn scars but that’s a different post)
I think her pride is very much tied to the fact that she is one of the only remaining members of the House of Bëor, a people who Morwen herself considers all but gone as she says to her husband in the first chapter.
I’m thinking about how this impacts her choice to remain in Dor-lómin after Nirnaeth, thinking that perhaps this time nothing short of another fiery inferno will drive her from her home. How she will not flee again (even as Rían, another of the few survivors, runs again and runs until she cannot get up).
And what’s on her mind when she speaks with Húrin before he leaves for Nirnaeth, how she believes her House to be fallen and fears Húrin’s following suit. The destruction of Hithlum would mean another home taken from her.
I’m also wondering about her significantly less optimistic view of the elves. While Húrin is heartened by the knowledge that the lords of the Noldor have known Valinor and the Valar themselves, Morwen thinks quietly of the exile of the Noldor from Valinor. Which also makes her being labeled elffriend (derogatory) and accused of power akin to theirs
“Húrin Thalion, this I judge truer to say: that you look high, but I fear to fall low.”
That Morwen lives in her own home under occupation for so long adds yet another painful irony to that quote.
“Beleriand is wide and houseless for exiles” is also just one of my very favorite spoken lines by Morwen. I just always feel so strongly that Morwen is not just talking about her hypothetical future there but also her here and now. Even in the safety of her own home and room (I always pictured that conversation as in their bedroom?) she is acutely aware that she will never return to where she grew up, that the place of her and her people in the world has been irrevocably changed. She is contemplating this ordeal being repeated and likely becoming more convinced that it will be. The sheer exhaustion alone of having to reckon with that…
I don’t think the parallels between Morwen and Túrin with regard to fleeing and being hunted or trapped and the ways these and the fear of them shape their lives are discussed enough
A lot of Túrin’s story is about exile. He is forced to flee his home and spends most of the story away from it, deprived of news of his loved ones and people for years at a time. When he does return it is temporary and he finds it unrecognizable.
Even his memories of home, of any home he makes, are clouded.
But his home is not Morwen’s, at least not in the same way. What he loses in Dor-lómin, Morwen has lost more than a decade before the events of the Narn.
Morwen escapes Glaurung twice and ends up in Brethil both times afterwards. Like not to put too fine a point on it but she has always been running and trying to escape the horrors of the past and also she lives in fear, a very real fear, of being forced out, forced to run, or else trapped and imprisoned. When she fears Thingol means to keep her in Doriath against her will, she tells him this fear is part of what made her delay going and I don’t think she is exaggerating in the slightest.
I am just never not obsessed with the themes of diaspora, exile, and persecution in The Children of Húrin.
Anyways I hope this is coherent and all. Hopefully I’ll say something more meaningful on this later. I love Morwen very much.
*as the year of her birth is from The Shaping of Middle Earth it is not considered strictly canon however it does match up with other timelines and events.
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cuppajj · 2 years
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What do you think abt Tarn/Megatron? Was it love (before Megs' betrayal)?
In theory Tarn x Megatron pre-betrayal would be good, but the prospect of Tarn pining for Megatron and never being in a relationship is too good to pass up!
He feels like the kind of guy who is clearly in love, but never starts a relationship with the people he’s in love with because he either can’t due to continuous unfortunate circumstances (Megatron), or because he thinks he’s too good for them (Overlord lol).
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spiced-wine-fic · 2 years
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"...The sea heard him, and the three waves that go round Ireland--the wave of Thoth, the wave of Rury and the long slow white foaming wave of Cleena. The three waves came and lifted the ships to the shore. The Milesians landed. The Tuatha De Danaan came down to make trial of their battle-strength. Hard was the contest between them. The Milesians held their own against the gods. When they saw that the Milesians could hold their own, the Tuatha De Danaan drew themselves out of the fight. They laughed and cried to the Milesians: "Good heroes are ye, and worthy to win the earth: we put our blessing on you."
Nuada shook the bell-branch, and the glory that the Tuatha De Danaan had in Tir-na-Nóg before they ever set themselves to the shaping of the earth — that glory — came back to them. They had such splendour that the Milesians veiled their eyes before them.
"Do not veil your eyes!" said Nuada, "we will draw the Cloak of invisibility, the Faed Feea, about us. We give you Ireland: but, since our hands have fashioned it, we will not utterly leave the country. We will be in the white mist that clings to the mountains; we will be the quiet that broods on the lakes; we will be the joy-shout of the rivers; we will be the secret wisdom of the woods. Long after your descendants have forgotten us, they will hear our music on sunny raths and see our great white horses lift their heads from the mountain-tarns and shake the night-dew from their crested manes: in the end they will know that all the beauty in the world comes back to us, and their battles are only echoes of ours. Lift up your faces, Children of Milesius, Children of Beltu the Haughty Father, and greet the land that belongs to you!"
The Milesians lifted up their heads. No glory blinded them, for the Tuatha De Danaan had drawn the Faed Feea about themselves. They saw the sunlight on the grass like emerald fire; they saw the blueness of the sky and the solemn darkness of the pine trees; they heard the myriad sound of shaken branches and running water, and behind it echoed the laughter of Brigit."
-Celtic Wonder Tales; by Ella Young
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cleverthylacine · 2 years
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28. who is the most delightful character you’ve ever written? why?
oh man!
There are too many, I'll give you a few of my top faves.
Lyzack. Lyzack doesn't have a lot of personality in canon because we see very little of her in the Victory manga and then she shows up in Wings but that's a weird universe where Starscream flirts with girls. When she first appeared in "Every Day is a Winding Road" all I knew about her really was that she was Leozack's sister (a tiresome thing to be), and I had decided she would be Esmeral's amica and that she would fall in love with Nickel. Lyzack became the cutest disaster lesbian. Leozack and Lyzack are half feliformer and half Seeker and they're twins. So they're already a little weird, and the Warworlds have a lot of cultural traditions that Lyzack is not really good at, doesn't enjoy and is clumsy with. Unfortunately Tarn has this gross weeby orientalist Warworlder fetish and one of the ways to shut him up is to entertain him with "energon infusion ceremonies" (yes this is a robot tea ceremony) and traditional dances and the like. And Lyzack hates this but at the same time she knows it's really important for Esmeral and also for keeping Tarn off their empennage so she puts up with it, and she is just so goofy delighted with the fact that Nickel thinks it's all stupid. Also the height difference between Nickel and Lyzack is very cute and the way they banter is adorable and the first time they actually did the sex, Nickel was sitting on the edge of a deep solvent pool at a Warworlder shrine and Lyzack just, uh, noticed nobody was around watching and got into the hot spring and walked up to where Nickel was sitting and uh, totally ate her out. Somehow their personalities made that rather transgressive and exhibitionistic act super adorable. I don't know how to explain.
BUT ALSO
I have often enjoyed writing and playing Mabel Pines. She's so cute and creative and sweet.
Purrsilla is very delightful! (That is my Botbots OC who has only been seen in this RP that I need to get my ass back into.)
Oh! I can't forget LASERBEAK. So you know that Cyberverse LB is a cute little wild bird that Soundwave tamed in CV, and I play her cute in that game? IDW Laserbeak, like Ravage, is sapient. My Laserbeak likes to joke around, she likes to eat things she shouldn't--the delicious forbidden human snacks for instance! She steals shiny things that appeal to her whether or not they are valuable, so, you know, she might steal the packet your strawberry Sailor Moon candy came in...or she might steal Starscream's tiara. She "borrows" Ravage's jewellery frequently and there are stories told in hushed whispers of the time that Skywarp gave her a Bedazzler.
Silverwing the baby seeker! She is very cute and in another RP, during the winding down of the war, she captured a whole Autobot with Wildbreak (KOBD's kid). She smarted off to Frosty (Megatron's daughter Frostbyte) and wouldn't just let her go, because she knew it was probably her last chance to catch an autobot. The poor Autobot scout was very embarrassed because Silvermist and Wildbreak in that game were the robot equivalent of 5th graders. Also in the Nexus game she played soccer with Drillboy and Viridian.
I perversely enjoy Buzzsaw. He makes fun of Soundwave a lot but he loves him dearly. He just thinks Soundwave occasionally needs to be told to do things like, uh, come in out of the acid rain, tell people how he feels about them because they're not telepaths, and bang his girlfriend when she comes home after a long absence instead of like, admitting everything he's ever done wrong and asking for forgiveness even though Rav already knew about it.
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