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[growingingreenwood]

Its taken me like 3 years but I think I've finally found the perfect song to daydream about Ferdan to

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[growingingreenwood]

Hii!! I was reading your stories and the thought came to me: did thranduil, ferdan, galion and oropher took part in the war of wrath in your stories? if they did, I would love to hear what part each of them took in it!

Hello!! Thank you for reading and for reaching out!   Tolkien never tells us if any of the surviving Sindar from Doriath take part in the War of Wrath (at least not that I could find) but in my little headcanons they absolutely 100000% took part in the War of Wrath, I just have never written anything about it tbh. (Although, Galion would not have ‘fought’ in the War of Wrath at all. He’s adamant that he is not, and will never be a soldier. But I’m sure he found a plethora of other helpful duties to keep himself occupied with.)

Thingol dies and Melian flee’s to Valinor in F.A 503, the Second Kinslaying and Fall of Menegroth happens in F.A 506, the bulk of the survivors escaped to Sirion. Which is the site of the Third Kinslaying in 538. By the time the War of Wrath is ready to start in F.A 545, Oropher and his boys had just gone through such relentless loss that: 

Revenge in any capacity probably seemed mighty attractive. 

What else did they have to lose at this point?  

If they survived thus far, they might as well die trying to actually make some sort of difference. And if by some miracle they happened to survive the War of Wrath too, well, then that was the world's problem. 

I also think that Oropher & thus Thranduil, Ferdan, and Galion would have felt compelled to join the fight among Círdan’s host out of remaining love, friendship, and loyalty to him. As Círdan was one of the awakened elves alongside Thingol (Elwe) and in my personal headcanons, Oropher. Even though Círdan developed a fairly close relationship with the Noldor, he remained loyal to Thingol until his death in F.A 503, even going so far as to warn Thingol about the dishonesty surrounding the reason why the Noldor had arrived back to Middle Earth. It’s likely that especially Oropher and Thranduil (but perhaps to a lesser extent those that followed them) would have seen supporting Círdan in the War of Wrath as one final way to serve and honor King Thingol. 

Lastly, all of those reasons aside, sitting by in leisure and letting everybody else try and do something about the evil threatening to destroy the entire world simply is not their style.

I hope this answered your question! :)

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[growingingreenwood]

Btw, did ferdam and galion ever get married to someone in your fics? 'cause I was rereading Loyalty, and in chapter 5 there is an elleth that seems to get Galion's attention, but we never hear (as far as I can remember) what happened (or if anything) between them.

And also we never hear about anyone that Ferdan might be interested, is he asexual/aromantic or smth? It seems to fit him ngl

Nope, they haven't! I’m genuinely not sure if I’ve ever posted anything about what happens with her, I know I’ve outlined it somewhere in my journals and stuff but it's getting so hard to remember exactly what details have made it into my writing. (Especially with Snippets)  But basically, nothing ends up happening between them. Galion becomes way too focused on looking after Thranduil/Legolas/Everyone else to pursue anything romantic after the fall of Amon Lanc, so she ends up kind of being a fleeting crush more or less. I will probably never write it but I think it's likely that Galion would get married in Valinor after everybody is all reunited and on their way to healing.  

Good guess!! Ferdan is indeed Asexual and Aromantic. His romantic and sexual preference is literally “No thanks, I’m good.” Instead he’s found a platonic life partner in Thranduil and through extension, Galion and Mereneth. Plus, he’s got all of his ‘kids’ to look after for the rest of eternity.

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[growingingreenwood]

I'm sorry if there's too many asks, all of them are soo funny I can't be silent😶😅

4, 16, 27 for 💘Ferdan💘

2, 20, 43 for 💖Eloissa💖

60, 66/67, 95 for both of them😙

Hahah no its okay, I appreciate the enthusiasm

Eloissa - 

#2 - What is their voice like? 

Eloissa usually sounds very ‘matter-of-fact’ or sarcastic about everything and it's extremely hard for most people to tell when she's joking around or not. Her voice is also a bit flatter than most, with not many inflections and pitch changes in her tones. Not in an unpleasant and monotone way but more so in a carefully controlled type of way. Its not that Eloissa herself has no emotions or enthusiasm, it's just that she hides it from most people because it's easier for her that way.

#20 - What are her fears? 

One of her all time biggest fears is her being misunderstood or her actions being misconstrued by those she cares about the most, partially because she's convinced if that were to happen that she isn’t good enough with words and persuasion to ever change their minds. 

Her other huge fear is to be ‘left behind’ or be excluded by her loved one’s, which feeds off of her fear of being misunderstood. Its a vicious circle. 

#43 - Why Might Someone Dislike Them? 

To be honest, there’s probably a lot of reasons why people might dislike her. She’s hard to get to know, not very conversational, she’s got some very strict ideas of how things should go and isn’t afraid to correct you if she feels you're doing something wrong. She’s kinda bossy and appears to be disinterested or ‘above’ most of the world around her. 

#60 - What is something they are sure to laugh at? 

There's a few funny stories that make her laugh no matter how many times she hears them, but she also usually laughs when something unexpected happens. 

#66 - How do they feel about sex? 

Eloissa is a pretty sex positive individual, and is the most likely one to initiate things between her and her partner because she likes the closeness it creates between them. As a person who often feels they cant express themselves well, and especially not their emotions, Eloissa views having sex or other intimate relations as an opportunity to show her love and affection in a more ‘concrete’ type of way that she can’t mess up. 

#67 - What is their sexuality? 

Eloissa is GAY AS HEEELLLLLLLLLLLL 

#95 - What is something that is sure to make them sad or depressed? 

People not responding to her actions (especially if they were carefully planned out) the way that she anticipated them to. Eloissa’s main love language is acts of service, and so when her gestures don’t seem to have the desired effects it makes her sad. 

Ferdan 

#4 - What is their most embarrassing memory? 

Ferdan’s most embarrassing memory is probably the first time that he got into real trouble after coming to live with Thranduil, because it was the first time that he cried in a public place. Like full on Ugly Cried. In the ten minute time span it took for them to get caught, send word to Oropher, and wait for him to come and collect his little criminals Ferdan had basically convinced himself that he was about to get thrown out of his new ‘family.’ 

By the time Oropher got there, Ferdan was practically hysterical and nearly begging for forgiveness. 

#16 - What are they like after they’ve gotten too little sleep? 

When Ferdan doesn’t get enough sleep he’s basically a shell of a person. He only speaks when asked a direct question that cannot be answered with facial expressions or gestures, and sometimes not even then. He’s just a bump on a log. 

#27 - Hair Color? 

Black. 

#60 - What is something they’re sure to laugh at? 

To be honest other people getting hurt (not like in an attack or something, but like tripping or falling or running into something, ect) will ALWAYS make him laugh. 

#66/67 - What is their sexuality/how do they feel about sex?

Ferdan is Aromantic and Asexual, and so sex really isn’t appealing to him in the slightest. 

#95 - What kind of things make them sad/depressed? 

Any kind of situation that makes him feel helpless or like there’s only one solution to something whether he likes the solution or not. 

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[growingingreenwood]

Am I the only one still dying about the fact that Thranduil not ONLY taught Ferdan to read, but he only caved and conceded to learn how because they both were so sad from losing Orooher 😭😭😭😭 I wonder what Ferdans excuse was until that point lol

Probably something along the lines of: "I CAN READ MUSIC NOTES WHAT MORE DO YOU W A N T F R O M M E!"

And Thranduil's just sprinting behind Ferdan with an alphabet book like: LITERACY!

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[growingingreenwood]

Me: please mom I want a crush

Mom: but we already have a crush at home

The crush at home:

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH I JUST SAW THIS 😂😂😂😂 you're so precious omg

It took my brain longer than I would like to admit to figure out these were paragraphs from multiple stories and not one scene rheiwqkskeke

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[growingingreenwood]

Some of the nicknames used when referring to a large number of the Greenwood Orphans at once:

1) The Council Of Sticky Hands

2) The Horde

3) Bottomless Pits

4) Unsupervised Masses

5) Unwashed Masses

6) Creatures of The Night

7) The Pack Of Feral Creatures

8) Agents of Chaos

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[growingingreenwood]

Glorfindel: I became this good of a warrior through many long years of experience. Experience can be a brutal teacher, but by Eru, do you learn from it.

Ferdan: My warriors are so good because Experience takes brutality lessons from me.

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[growingingreenwood]

Ferdan's trains be like

No but this is literally exactly what it is like

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[growingingreenwood]

Do Ferdan and Thranduil in your headcon ever get their sight back?

Eventually after a very long time spent in Valinor the Yavanna does give them an offer on behalf of the Valar to restore their sight complelety, they eventaully decided not to take them up on the offer.

At first, Thranduil was going to get his vision fixed, until the thought of getting rid of the only physical thing that seemed to represent everything he and Ferdan had been through together. As much as he had hated the one sided blindess in Middle Earth, Thranduil found himself.... somewhat fond of it in Valinor.

Ferdan never really even considered the option as a possibility, he doesn't see the reason or have the need to erase his time or his life in Middle Earth. In fact, he's quite proud of it and everything he did and took part in.

He said nothing to sway Thranduils decision, but was secretly extremely pleased that his best friend kept their matching scars.

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[growingingreenwood]

I'm confused, is Ferdan your oc?

Yes he is!

When it comes to writing anything detailed or extensive in Greenwood, it soon becomes apparent that Tolkien tells us approximately 7 entire details abour the Kingdom as a whole and one of them is that they like to party.

So in order to write any cohesive story with well rounded characters, many OC's needed to be created.

So Ferdan is Thranduils best friend since they were both young in Menegroth.

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[growingingreenwood]

Do you think that any of the Noldor in Imladris (other than Celebrain, Elrond and MAYBE GLORFINDEL) would ever try to discipline / punish any of the greenwood orphans when they visited?

They've met Ferdan and thus would simply know better :)

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[growingingreenwood]

Hi! I was wondering if you had any character inspo when creating Ferdan? I love him! He's one of the best things about Greenwood

Hello!!

I actually have a few I beleive, I would have to see if I could find my mind map for him for specifics. But I know that one of the biggest inspirations for his character was Bra'tac from Stargate Sg1 tv series.

This BAMF

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[growingingreenwood]

Life's Ironic Sometimes

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[growingingreenwood]

Galion: Do you ever think that somehow we were all meant to find each other?

Ferdan: What? How?

Galion: I don't know.... fate or something?

Thranduil: More like misery loves company.

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[growingingreenwood]

Ferdan is one of the only elves in known history that Oropher hasn't shouted at. Or at least really really wanted to shout at

He'd heard nothing but awful things about Ferdans father since basically the day Thranduil met him. But the only thing he heard from Ferdan himself was: "He yells at me a lot."

And Oroher silently swore that he wouldn't ever yell at this child. Wouldn't even raise his voice, because he deserved that comfort from at least one person in the world.

Oropher would shout NEAR Ferdan. But never AT Ferdan.

Usually he'd get him to stand right next to Thranduil while he addressed his entire tirade at his son only, even though they had been equal accomplices.

No matter W H A T Ferdan did, Oropher never once shouted at him.

(Yall remeber that scene in Chamber of Secrets when Ron and the twins rescue Harry and Molly screams at all if them except for Harry whom she showers in affection?? Oropher is Molly & Ferdan is Harry.)

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