note: this is NOT a commentary about the movies themselves, just the songs!!

XxByImm's Works in Progress - 2023

Since Tumblr is a bitch and won't allow me to find or edit my old post (a bug I reported ages ago, twice ffs.), here's a new "Works in Progress" ❤❤❤😊

+ (Anti-)Hero - Joel Miller x OC - Chapter 2 Joel and Jess got me by the balls, UNGGHH. I'm working on chapter 2 now and their dynamic has me FERAL! Follow my sideblog @sluttyforpascal for the filthy updates. 😈😭

+ Roles - Pedro Pascal x reader oneshot Why is Pedro Pascal so handsome? And why is he distracting me from my writing projects? Fuck that man!! 😭🙈🥵 This oneshot I'm working on is to get him out of my system. Follow my sideblog @sluttyforpascal for the post! 🤗

+ A Tale as Old as Time - Bard the Bowman x OC - Chapter 7 The angsty ride is not ever yet... Let's goo.... 🙊

+ Enya’s Unexpected Journey - Thorin Oakenshield x OC - Revision of all chapters Yes, I am insane. Rewriting this fic is a disaster, but it must be done. Currently, I'm working on chapter 15, 14/30 chapters are done and waiting to be published.

Spoiler: Enya always gets what she wants... 😈🍑🍆

+ The Bet Series - Thorin Oakenshield x OC - Phase IV Orgasm Ooff I still have to finish this series. I truly intend to. 🥰

In the meantime.. Have some Joel with me. 🥵😈

Last.fm Q&A with AURORA

Article excerpt written by Chloe Catajan for Last.fm (August 14th, 2019).

Last.fm Q&A: What does being “a different kind of human" mean to you?

That's a very nice way of asking. You're kind of the first person who has asked that question the right way. What it means to be a different human—it has nothing to do with me so much, personally. It has to do with a belief that all people can be a different kind of human. It's kind of a choice I hope people will make. It's a choice I see many people already making to be the kind of human who fights for something bigger than yourself—to fight for peace for everyone else. I think people have so much potential to do really big things and it's amazing how often the most quiet people, the most unexpected people are the ones who really have so much to offer the world.

How do you prepare to bring your music to life at your shows?

It's the opposite of looking at myself in the mirror. I think when you want to tell something in a true way, you have to find it within you first. It helps that I write all of my own songs, so I know where they come and where I was when I wrote them. I see the people in front of me and I enjoy the pureness of being in room with strangers that are tied together by this experience. A show is kind of a journey, and I see people go through their own journeys one-by-one.

What have you been listening to lately?

It's strange because I almost never listen to music. I find I stay creative almost all the time; I think about melodies, lyrics, emotions, and how to translate life into music all the time, so I can't really listen to music because it comes in the way. But when I'm in a really noisy place, like at the airport or in a plane, I like to listen to music. I like to listen to Enya and heavy metal bands like Gojira. I like those extremes. I love The Chemical Brothers, music you can go rave dancing to. Oh, and my friend Iris, who has a new EP out called a sensitive being. It's very raw, like out of a diary.

lord of the rings filming locations in new zealand

On the North Island the Hobbits cavort and the gardens of Isengard are also to be found there. Matamata was taken as the Shire and Hobbingen was built here. It was rebuilt for the Hobbit Trilogy and has been used as a permanent tourist attraction ever since. Although the video game contains many sequences from the Lord of the Rings movies, it was released at the start of the Hobbit movies. The Hobbits Merry and Pippin are more strongly presented as troublemakers and good-for-nothings than Tolkien was, especially in the Shire scenes. Jackson explained in his commentary on the DVD that he used the characters to add more comedy to the story. Shore attached great importance to the use of choirs that support the mystical atmosphere of the film. May It Be, sung by the Irish singer Enya, was chosen as the title song for the film The Companions. One last place you should not miss is Tawhai Falls. The gardens are picturesquely planted with colourful flowers and the caves themselves are lovingly decorated. The tour through Hobbiton is not quite cheap with 90 NZ$ depending on the provider, but it is definitely worth it. The beautiful landscapes from "Lord of the Rings" are exclusively from the dreamlike New Zealand. Divided into North and South Island, this country offers an incredible variety of environments. In order to secure the support of the Army of the Dead, Aragorn must find access to the paths of the dead in "Lord of the Rings". The creators around Peter Jackson found the right location for their part with the creepy looking Putangirua Pinnacles in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. Germany, Ireland, Canada or New Zealand - where are the locations of "The Lord of the Rings" actually located? Eriol, a human being, had managed to reach the Lone Island and the first two volumes tell about him and the stories he is told. However, in the last few years a sea formed between Australia, New Zealand and the Antarctic, so that New Zealand and Australia drifted north, the Antarctic drifted south. In December 2012 the MOBA role-playing game Guardians of Middle-earth was released for the platforms Xbox 360 (December 5) and Playstation 3 (December 7).

How old is the Hobbit?

New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world where there are no terrestrial snakes (but there are three types of sea snakes in the surrounding sea). In 1907 three pairs of chamois came to New Zealand as a gift from the Austrian Emperor at the request of New Zealand's Prime Minister Seddon.

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Only a few texts give information about events from this time.

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Who made Lord of the Rings film?

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (in the original The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) is a New Zealand fantasy film by Peter Jackson and the first part of a three-part adaptation of the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien from 1937. The following part The Hobbit: Smuggs Einöde was released in 2013.

21 Questions

Tagged by  @brannonlasgalen (thank you (^_^)☺️💕)

Rules: answer 21 questions and then tag 21 people who you want to get to know better.

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Nickname: Noramey

Zodiac: Scorpio 

Height: 1,61 ( 5′3″ ?)

Last movie I saw:  The Hobbit, “An unexpected journey”.

Last thing I googled: Opalite properties 

Favourite musician: I have so many... I can’t choose only one (^_^;). It depends of the day and the mood... (Now I’m in Enya mood).

Song stuck in my head: "Centuries”- Fall out boy

Other blogs: Only this one.

Do I get asks: Nop.

Following: 281... (Wow..., more than I expected😯...).

Amount of sleep: 6-7h (9 when I get lucky).

Lucky number: Maybe 4? I’m not sure but it’s my favorite number so... (^^)

What I’m wearing:  Grey hoodie sweatshirt and  pajama pants.

Dream job: In a library or in a dental clinic.

Dream trip: I’m looking forward to go to New Zealand with my beloved cousin/sister @nepsury

Favourite food: If chocolate and cookies doesn’t count, I will say spanish and japanese food.

Play any instruments: I taked a few guitar lessons, but I quit in the first month (-_-;).

Languages: Spanish, Japanese, and English.

Favourite songs: This is a very big task lol, so I will do the same as @brannonlasgalen did, and randomly pick 5:

-”Dice”- Hide

-”Bound”- Karliene

-“Nocturne op.9 NO.2″- Chopin 

-”Europa”- Monica Naranjo

-”A quien le importa”- Alaska

Random fact: I’m from Spain but I currently living in Japan (for almost 8 years).

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: Books, woods, snow, cats, foxes, tea/hot chocolate, sparkling things...

I’m tagging  @nepsury @rowan-solas @bellevox @thranduilthings @thrandurins @voiceofnature @witches--crows @shegatsby @theincaprincess @mortomary @laird-brochtuarach @ijustreallylikeelves @floranocturna @iamjaynaemarie @luna-xial @partyatmirkwood @raven-lullaby @taurnil-son-of-the-nature @floralwaterwitch @elvensoul 

Get to Know: Karliene

Find her on YouTube, Twitter, SoundCloud, iTunes, Facebook, @karliene-reynolds & karliene.com (free music here) !

Karliene about herself:

Creating beautiful celtic/historical infused music. I'm inspired my many popular movies and TV shows such as Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, etc. So come and check out my tunes and let me know what you think. (YouTube)

I’m passionate about music and love to explore new ways of telling stories through sounds. All my life i’ve found myself gazing off into other realms where knights charge into battles with dragons and maidens sing from arched windows. I’m a hopeless romantic and a true geek through and through which will probably be evident in my song choices. (website)

How I found her:

During the first stages of my Lord of the Rings/Hobbit obsession! I loved her style, and I've been following her for quite some time now. She got me into Game of Thrones and Outlander.

What she does:

1. The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit covers

May It Be (The Fellowship of the Ring, Enya)

Into the West (The Return of the King, Annie Lennox)

Song of the Lonely Mountain (An Unexpected Journey, Richard Armitage)

2. Musical covers

It's Quiet Uptown (Hamilton)

Defying Gravity (Wicked)

I Dreamed a Dream (Les Misérables)

3. Disney covers

Let It Go (Frozen)

Part Of Your World (The Little Mermaid)

How Far I'll Go (Moana)

4. Fan/tribute songs

Bound (Outlander)

Kings of the Sea (Vikings)

Dragon Queen/Mhysa (Game of Thrones)

5. Contemporary covers

Alive (Sia)

Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)

The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)

6. Collaborations

The Last Goodbye (with Juggernoud1)

You Win or You Die (with Celtic Borders)

7. Original music (links to a few album teasers)

Dreams of Fire, The Ballad of Anne Boleyn, Witcher

8. Follower specials, amazing music videos, occasional live covers, beautiful edits, ...

My favourite videos:

I've already linked most of my faves, but here are a few more:

Hands of Gold, Boudica, We Don't Need Another Hero, Let It End (this will make you cry), Pure Imagination

i wrote some solas/enya shit because

i am literally Awful who’s going to read this??? (tho tbh enya would do this with or without a romantic relationship with solas. lbr. she has no sense of personal space.)

Small, skittish fingers trace the length of a smooth neck, the corner of a jaw, a curved skull. Curiously hairless – a marvel, to a girl whose hair always seems to fall in her face, always weighted in a braid upon her shoulder. Her touch is light, barely there, almost as the exhale of a whisper upon his skin. He is motionless. He knows. He understands how quickly she is made to jump, how little it takes to send her leaping, rabbit-like, away from contact. He would not frighten her. To her, this is another lesson, another revenue of education. The body. Contact. It’s new.

Her pale eyes remain wide and fixed, absorbing all the information she’s gathering. Her hand continues across the expanse of his head, her fingers spread wide until they narrow when they stroke along his temple. Down his cheek. Her gaze follows her hand, studying the individual features of his face, but his eyes are entirely on her. Fixed upon her stare, watching the visible calculations turning within her mind. A man is new to her, he knows. She must first investigate for herself. How novel it is, it occurs to him, to so closely watch understanding spread in her face. He has nowhere to look but at her. When was the last time he could look into a face so open to learning, so willing to admit ignorance, so wise in her own innocence? (When will the time come to destroy her?)

His thoughts are forced from the grim path as her fingers finish at his cheek and move to his chin, lingering at the curious indent from a past careless mistake. Her lips twitch in a little smile at the detail. He watches her eyes lift to his forehead and he knows she’s drawing the parallel between the mark above his eye to the one on his chin. Whether they come from the same incident, he imagines she wonders. If she is curious, she doesn’t ask. Perhaps she’ll store the question for later. Perhaps she makes up a reason for herself. Whatever the solution, her journey continues past the edge of his chin, gentle fingers trailing down the underside of his jaw. She hesitates when she reaches his neck. Curious. He can see the pause in her eyes, the way her tongue presses against the back of her front teeth, as though trying to come to a decision. A twitch of impatience flutters in the back of his mind – he finds himself wishing her to continue, to touch him, his thoughts betrayed in the pound of his pulse only a moment’s touch away from her fingers. But he does nothing. This is her lesson. Not his satisfaction.

Whatever decision she pondered, it appears to be made. Slower, her fingers move down his neck, hovering a moment along the side, before shifting to the bump upon his throat with a hint of shyness. Ah. He understands. She has told him before. She has only met intimacy with other women. Not a wealth of it, she made it abundantly clear through averted eyes and a fair amount of stuttering. Nothing that would cause any Chantry sister to blush. But she was close to her sister once. Her mother. Young girls her age among her clan, when they allowed her. The body of a girl is familiar to her, but the body of a man? Utterly foreign. And this particular part of the body is more obvious on men than women. One such detail that makes her nervous. But new territory never fails to draw a determined curiosity from her and she tilts her head, gentle fingers feather light as she touches his neck. He can’t help but flicker a faint smile. He is tempted to tell her that it won’t hurt her, but he fears embarrassing her and accidentally urging her past it. She must explore for herself.

After some time, the mystification of this physical difference fades and she appears to grow comfortable once more. Her lips, parted in interest, seal shut once more and her attention continues along the side of his neck. Her eyes squint slightly, as though her face hides a little smile, and her hand curves fully against the curve of his neck. It’s obvious she likes this part. Feels comfortable here. She quickly moves to where the neck meets the shoulder, obstructed by clothing. He is only in the woolen tunic beneath his armor, but its collar is high. Her hand cannot explore any more skin this way, but it does not stop her from briefly fiddling with the soft fabric. She only spends a moment here, pressing her palm abruptly to his chest. There is something she finds marvel in here – the pound of his heart beneath her hand. It appears to delight her, striking something living in her eyes. 

Her thoughts disconnect from her body at random, without cause. Perhaps she has not thought him truly real, and her hand upon him, so very much alive, seems to startle something in her. He is a real person. A real man, sitting before her. Pale green eyes meet his for the first time in the encounter and she appears to return, her fingers slowly pulling away from touching him. Moving of its own accord, his hand catches her, his forearm brushing against hers in his journey to touch her wrist. He does not want to startle her. His eyes are as open as he can manage. Inviting. She stares a moment and tilts her head. The skittishness seems to evaporate, the curiosity returning. Her hands fall into her lap, opening obediently as his hand seeks hers. She holds it gently between her palms as she stares into her eyes. For several moments – minutes? – she does nothing but stare. This is unexpected. He had only meant to encourage her, to say that she does not have to discontinue her investigation. But this is something new.

It disarms him.

She does not look away, breaking contact only to blink, and he grows uncomfortable. Not in the disconcerting stare, but the intimacy. With each second spent with her eyes searching his, a layer falls away. A skin sheds itself. She is coming too close. Just when he’s about to look away, to pull back, her fingers begin to move, massaging against his palm, and it is his turn to be startled. His attention caught once more, he notices she is smiling, her fingers still massaging him. Their minds hold no connection – they cannot, they are nowhere near the Fade – yet he manages to perceive a message. As though she tells him, it’s all right. As though to say, I can see that you want to run. It’s okay.

But how does she know? How can she tell? From the mere look in his eyes? How can she be so utterly comfortable to stare at him? How can she look at him, into him, without wishing to flee? For matters of normal discomfort, as well as whatever she might find within?

But she doesn’t. The contact remains, fearlessly, and the anxious knot in the seat of his stomach slowly dissipates. He marvels to watch her take a deep inhale, though not for herself, as though instructing him to do so. It’s such a childish action, one providing comfort to another by reminding them to breathe, and he mimics her. A simple breath, but his shoulders slouch more comfortably and he can stare back. He cannot seem to recall the original intent of this exercise, because now she is staring at him. No – into him. Far more intimate than any contact. When he watches her eyes, he finds love there. Understanding. Interest. Joy. The undivided attention of a child, wanting nothing more than to listen to a story. It’s heartbreaking.

She has beautiful eyes.

When the spell begins to fade, the sensation of the hypnotism, she lets her eyes fall away, yet he finds his own following them. When they look anywhere but at him, he misses them. (They should be looking at him.) And when she leaves, like the feeling of staring into the sun for too long before looking away, he can see the owlish circles of her eyes in every vision.

I was tagged by @joshua-ryans and @jobanana7 Thank you!

rules: answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you want to get to know better

nicknames:  At work they call me HIM (Her Imperial Majesty) or La Doña 

star sign: Scorpio

height: 1.68 m or 5′6″

time right now: 9:51pm

last thing you googled: Excel functions because I need to use them for some statistics

fave music artist: Madonna, U2, Bond, Stereophonics, Enya, Garbage, Jean-Michel Jarre, Noel Gallagher, Ofra Haza, Vanessa-Mae, Vangelis, X-Perience, Queen, Pet Shop Boys, Massive Attack, New Order, Florence And The Machine

song stuck in my head: # 1 Crush by Garbage

last movie i watched: The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey 

last tv show i watched: Strange Things

what i’m wearing right now: Yellow giraffe pajamas

when i created this blog: July 2009

the kind of stuff i post: I’m chaotic, I post what I find pretty or celebs I like or topics that get my interest or my beloved fandoms

why did i choose my url: I love space exploration and things like that and wanted to use a constellation or the name of a well known star but obviously those names were taken so I combined Vega (the brightest star in the Lyra constellation) and Sheliak (the second brightest star in that same constellation).

gender: female

hogwarts house: Ravenclaw

pokémon team: Mystic team

favorite color: currently violet and purple (I switched preferences often)

average hours of sleep: 6 or 5 and a half

lucky number: 7 and 13

favorite characters: Fox Mulder was my first love, strong but I wanted to comfort him. Michael Samuelle from La Femme Nikita, another strong intelligent man with a vulnerable interior. Spike from BTVS (my greatest love of all times) complex but gentle I love this character to death. Peeta Mellark because hes a cinnamon roll, too pure and he melts my heart and I want to protect him at all costs and he deserves the best after everything he has gone through. Logan Echolls from Veronica Mars too! I loved how fucked up he was.

dream job: A mix of the one I have because it’s cool and not many people do what I do but also one that has more free hours or home office because I have no life.

number of blankets i sleep with: two during winter, one thick and one thin and the thin on during summer.

Tagging everyone who wants to do this and hasn’t been tagged.

What Does The Word Reiki Mean Wondrous Diy Ideas

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What Is Reiki And How Does It Work In Hindi

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Reiki Japan

Reiki treatments for particular purposes such as characters, kanji, dots, hand movements, etc. In Reiki we not only flow from the same way as to what one could take the help of a close friend who has a Master by working with Reiki if they wish.Gemstones and aromatherapy can often accompany the treatments.More Distant Reiki to each individual client.I really am doing my best for each individual player is brilliant.After all, Reiki music like any other possible exhaustion curtailing the treatment.

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8 people I’d like to get to know better

Tagged by @softenglishspy

Favourite colour: Blue. Mountain lake blue. 😍

Last song I listened to: Pompeii - Bastille

Favourite musicians: The Beatles (also Paul McCartney as a separate entity), Enya, Blue Rodeo, Simon & Garfunkel, ABBA

Last film I watched: An Unexpected Journey

Last tv show I watched: I don’t know, I don’t watch a ton of tv. Probably She-Ra.

Favourite original character: someone that has yet to be released to the public 😏

Sweet, spicy or savoury: yes.

Sparkling water, tea or coffee: Coffee, all the way. I do love a good bubbly water though.

Pets: Cat (Jedi), dog (Tucker)

Tagging honestly whoever wants to do it cause I know exactly one person on this app 🤷🏼‍♀️

💍 😳 🎀 for the writer asks, please.

Hey love, thank you for asking me these!!! 🥰🥰

💍- your most underrated story In my humble opinion, it's my Bard the Bowman x OC story! I know why A Tale as Old as Time isn't gaining any attention, Bard's just a side character and he's probably not as interesting as our beloved dwarves or elves, but I just... I can't help myself, I love Bard. 🙈💖💖

Which is ultimately why it doesn't matter if it's underrated or not, I enjoy working on the story all the same. 🥰

😳- your scariest line Ohhh but I'm not the Queen of Angst, like you!!! 🤣 Hmm... Let's see what I can find... Okay so this is from my latest Bard chapter and technically the line isn't scary in itself, but it's a cliff hanger and when the next chapter hits, everybody will hate me even more for this foreboding sense of doom.. 🙈😭.

‘I need to discuss something with you. Will you join me in my study?’

🎀- favorite story That must be Enya's Unexpected Journey 2.0, which sadly hasn't been published yet! The plot and the characters have been with me for so long, they feel like a part of me. 🥰🥰 I cannot wait to finish it and finally show the world what has become of it 🤩❤

Thank you for asking me these questions, I enjoyed answering them! Also, justice for Bard, lol. 😂🥰🥰🥰🥰

Enya's unexpected journey

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2qXHwSn

by XxByImm

Enya, a girl from our world finds herself in middle earth. Will she end up in a company that is heading towards the lonely mountain, guided by a very stubborn (and very sexy) dwarf prince?

Words: 2146, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo Baggins, Balin, Dwalin (Tolkien), Bifur (Tolkien), Bofur (Tolkien), Bombur (Tolkien), Dori (Tolkien), Nori (Tolkien), Ori (Tolkien), Óin, Glóin (Tolkien), Fíli (Tolkien), Kíli (Tolkien), Gandalf | Mithrandir, Enya

Relationships: Thorin Oakenshield/Other(s)

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AURORA

Interview: AURORA for Notion by Cleo Webster (May 28th, 2019).

Norwegian pop sensation Aurora wants the world to know that she is only human – though, perhaps, A Different Kind…

It’s both refreshing and unnerving to talk with someone who seems to know what you’re about to ask, before the question even passes your lips. But, given the mysterious, otherworldly aura surrounding alt-pop artist Aurora, it’s a talent that shouldn’t be entirely unexpected. Notion grabbed a few minutes with the Norwegian singer-songwriter to discuss her upcoming album, A Different Kind of Human, in between touring the globe, writing a fourth record, learning Japanese, and building an army of warriors for our world.

Most people will be familiar with Aurora’s mystical, ethereal vocal style – even if they don’t know it; her cover of Oasis’ “Half the World Away” was the soundtrack of Christmas 2015, having featured in that year’s John Lewis Christmas advert. While the gig could well be credited with propelling her career in its earliest stages, she isn’t hesitant in admitting that the Gallagher brothers aren’t really her cup of tea: “I didn’t know about the song before that! I don’t like them that much, I think they’re a really good band and they make really good music, but it’s just not what I usually listen to.

“I don’t really listen much to music, because there is so much music in my life, and in my head, so I do prefer just silence most of the time. But I do sometimes listen to Enya, which is quite calm, and I like listening to heavy metal like System Of A Down and Mastodon, bands like that, so it’s quite a contrast! There is something in heavy metal which soothes me, I often sleep to heavy metal songs.”

We catch her, coincidentally, half the world away on tour in Australia. It’s a long way from her home town of Bergen on the west coast of Norway, where her family still resides in a quiet fjord in the forest. “It’s really beautiful, and I think my favourite thing about my childhood home is that there are almost no people there. I like to be alone, and I loved being alone when I was a child. It was always an issue with my friends that I said no to hanging out, because I really enjoyed being with myself and I had so many things I wanted to do; I liked to draw, dance and make music. I think that’s the best gift from growing up in Norway and my family home; the imagination and creativity you get when you have to be your own best friend.”

This connection to nature, and the idea of escape and solitude, permeates her music: “I have nature where I grew up, and I know many people don’t have the same kind of scenery, so it’s nice to think that music can take you away to somewhere else. My music has many layers, and I think people really feel connected to nature and tribality in the world; I have big landscapes in my music, because I like energy and I like to dance and shout when I perform live. I’m quite explosive, or I’m feeling quite explosive at the moment. I think I need to be loud at the moment.”

Similarly, while the tribal emblems present throughout her music to date are still a clear influence, A Different Kind of Human goes further, inviting us on a journey through earthly and unearthly realms; opening with tribal rhythms from the belly of the Earth, we’re suddenly flung above the stars in a cloud of futuristic electropop, before being pulled back down by hypnotic and heavy drum beats:

“Every album I make is a bridge between the album that comes before, and the album I know will come after. I am moved by native music, ancient music, and I’m very inspired by Native American and African music, Norwegian folk music and quite a lot of Japanese folk music. I’ve had those quite close to my heart for a long time and, with every album I make, the perspective is becoming bigger.

“My first album was a lot about looking inwards and working with your own demons, becoming a warrior for yourself. All in all, it’s about becoming a warrior for the people that can’t be a warrior for themselves yet, so that’s why it’s important that this album felt like it was sent to a different kind of human. It has this mix of the ancient and futuristic because we are in a very interesting time now, as humans; we are trying to learn how to live with the world, the technology, with us, and trying to balance it all in harmony.”

The desire to be loud, to be a warrior, is fundamental when considering this latest musical offering; while her music may have once been intended to offer a retreat from reality, Aurora is determined now to bring her fans face to face with the very real crisis facing us today. “Music can be an escape for a little while to this other creative place, at the same time as it can be a tool to survive what you have to deal with in reality. I wanted people to feel like they could have a little break from whatever is hard to deal with in their lives, and to get some comfort. But, now, I’m obsessed with bringing people back to the planet through music, and opening people’s eyes about the world, about each other, to provoke compassion.

“I feel like we are meant to be compassionate creatures, we humans. We are compassionate with our friends, family, our closest ones, and it worries me that we don’t really have that much compassion with everything else of late. That’s kind of the whole point of what I’m into right now, bringing people back down to the Earth again and facing all of these uncomfortable things, while also seeing what is so beautiful, and that we have to preserve it before it’s too late.”

“The Seed” and “Apple Tree” are among the more overtly charged tracks on the album, reminiscent of the politically active musical movement championed by ‘70s punk artists. “I know there are problems that may seem very big – like how we look, or things we are unhappy about in ourselves – but if we just got a bigger perspective, it is easier to be happy. You learn that you have so much more to do on this planet, and all the small insignificant things that you are insecure or shy about, all of that stuff goes away; you realise ‘I’ve got power, and I have so much potential, I could actually help.’

“I think that music can make those things perhaps more fun to care about – like the planet, equality and gender equality, animal cruelty… there are many, many battles to take up. I’m kind of missing the anger that we used to have, especially in music. It makes me exhausted to think about how full of plastic the music industry has been for such a long time. Even with big shows, like the Met Gala for example, it’s so beautiful and expensive and sparkly, but if you just take one step back it looks so strange, you know? Like, if they were an animal, it wouldn’t make any sense. So why do we spend all this time and money focusing on this… We have so much potential, but I feel like it’s wasting away on matters that don’t really deserve us.”

If there’s one thing that nobody can accuse Aurora of, it’s being ‘plastic’; her standout theatrical style, both in her performances and dress sense, are a huge part of her appeal to fans across the globe. With her sense of self so clearly solidified, it is difficult to imagine that Aurora has ever felt that pressure to conform to homogenised pop standards. “It is a lot of pressure, all the time. People try to comment on what I should wear or want me to wear brands on every photo shoot. And you have to fight them off to just look like yourself. I think the biggest point I have tried to stay very true to is that, the way I dress, it has nothing to do with money, it’s nothing expensive. I mostly wear stuff me and my sister have made from old curtains or other clothes that we make into something else, and I do like really vintage stuff.

“I was determined from the beginning not to get any outfits from brands, because it’s not about getting stuff for free. With my fans, I want them to see me in things they can easily make themselves, because it has nothing to do with money, It just has to do with creativity and imagination – and then the possibilities are endless! It’s much more fun to just make things out of whatever you find in the dumpster.”

While Aurora may be resolute in remaining unchanged, there is no doubting that there have been staggering changes happening around her since the release of her first album in 2016 – so how does she feel about that? “It’s weird to even notice the change because it happens step by step; my family is bigger now, I have more warriors and weirdos by my side, and I think that’s the biggest difference. It’s nice, because I’ve always had the question in my head as to whether I really want to be an artist or not, as it’s such a strange thing. I just want to make music, that’s all I want to do. I want to be in the studio with my drummer, Magnus, and sometimes, in the beginning, I felt like being an artist and being on the stage was too distracting from that and kept me away from the studio.

“I think the biggest change from then to now is that I’ve learned how important it is to meet people, and to be in the same room with people… I think it’s important to see that someone they admire and love – because they do give me so much love – I’m just another human. Then I think it’s easier to have the same love for yourself, and so I do see the value in being an artist and performing; I’ve learned how much power my words can have.”

It’s interesting, that someone so assuredly content in solitude can, at the same time, feel so enticed by a crowd, and by notions of power and persuasion: “I do like having the power because I have a lot to say, and I have a lot that I want to change, and now I realise I can make change because of those people – I have no power without the people. I have really learned to love my fans and to love travelling around the world, and really getting my word out there. It’s very powerful.”

With A Different Kind of Human still a month from release at the time of writing, Aurora says that she has already started work on her fourth album with ‘an even bigger perspective’, whilst also on a worldwide tour. So, what’s next? “I want to make 8 albums, I think that’s the limit, and I want to have a show on the water. I want to make it a theatre performance with music… and I am a dancer too so, if possible, add even more dancing into the show. It’s very exciting, really, to have the time to really develop the most magical live show that you’ve ever seen.

“But I have a lot of plans! I also want to be a painter, and I’m trying to learn Japanese – I want to live in Japan for a few years. So, I have a lot of things that I want to do. And, luckily, I have a lot of time, because I’m not going to stop, not until I die.”

AURORA freshly reveals her new single ‘The River’ and accompanying video from her highly anticipated third album ‘A Different Kind of Human’ today, set for an official release via Decca Records on 7th June. In line with this, AURORA also announces a 6 date tour in November, including her biggest headline show to date in the UK at London’s iconic Roundhouse, on 11th November. Following a full packed summer of festival appearances including Glastonbury and Latitude, as well as sold out headline tours across Australia and South America.

‘The River’ is the opening track on ‘A Different Kind of Human’ and finds AURORA at her best, juxtaposing huge pop melodies with more conceptually driven electronica. Thematically tackling the issues of increasing male suicide rates and expression of emotion, the darkness and thoughtfulness of her lyrics are perfectly balanced with her delicate vocal, layered to sound more like an instrument than vocal in parts. Aurora commenting on the track notes “It’s quite a happy song… it’s been a while since I’ve had a joyful song so it feels very nice. It was inspired by something quite sad as I looked at the suicide rates on this planet and apparently 73% of them were men and then I thought, why is that the case? Then I realised, obviously, it must be because of the feeling that you can’t talk about your emotions and show that you’re in pain because pain is often associated with weakness but you know, here in my world it’s not, so the song is inspired by something quite sad but it is also happy because crying can be such a positive experience, especially afterwards when you actually feel a bit lighter.”

Hi ! 🌟 When your OC loses all hope, who do they turn to first? What helps make them feel better? What calms them down and reassures them? Why? ( from the ༓･*.☽25 OC QUESTIONS☾.*･༓) :D

Aaahh thank you so much for asking! <3

🌟 When your OC loses all hope, who do they turn to first? What helps make them feel better? What calms them down and reassures them? Why?

Enya Blueheart always turns to her husband Thorin first. If something or someone is letting her down, she will needs his reassurance and support. Since a large part of their love language is physical touch, they’re often found hugging, kissing (among others things.. LOL). Within his arms, she feels safe and at home. Snuggling up with him in front of the fireplace is one of her favorite things in the world.

Secondly, Enya’s tiny pet dragon Dracarys never fails to make her laugh, because of he’s too stupid to be even alive to be honest. His cuteness has saved his tiny ass more than once... 

When Thorin or Dracarys aren’t available, I can see Enya seeking comfort with Dís. Because Enya is about the same age as her sister-in-law’s sons, Dís is very protective of her.

I am not crazy for rewriting this, you are. 😭😂

6 for the end of the year fic writers asks!💕

Thank you sooo much for asking me this, love! I’m sorry I didn’t answer this sooner!

What’s your favourite piece of dialogue you wrote this year?

Hmmm... I really enjoy writing dialogues, so this is a hard one. I can’t exactly pinpoint just one, but one of my favorites derives from chapter 23 of Enya’s unexpected journey. At this point, Enya is about to face Smaug and says goodbye to Thorin. It’s a moment where they both have to accept the dangers that come with the fire witch blood that roams through her veins. I love this little excerpt because it shows the love they have for each other, but also the growth of Enya’s character and the fact that she comes to terms with who she’s meant to be. Okay. Sorry. I’ll shut up now about my favourite story of all times.  

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ASKING!!! <3333

‘You have to go.’ ‘But what if…’ he began, but he then quickly swallowed his words as he couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud. ‘I don’t know.’ She replied truthfully, not daring to look up. Her eyes were glued to his chest, her fingers trailing the v-line of his tunic. The liquified gold on her palms still left its’ traces. ‘There is no choice…’ she murmured. ‘At least, not for me. My life means nothing compared to the lives of a whole town.’ His growl was hoarse. ‘Don’t.’ ‘It’s the truth, Thorin.’ Her eyes flashed up to his face. ‘Tell me, why would my life be worth more than hundreds of others? Just because I happen to have royal blood I wasn’t even aware of for most of my life?’ Thorin opened and closed his mouth. ‘Besides, I am one of few who actually have a fair chance against Smaug.’ Enya went on. ‘And if I have to bet between me and Bard’s black arrow…’ ‘What?!’ Thorin gulped. ‘The bowman has a black arrow?!’ ‘I’d choose me.’ she continued. ‘No. The bowman-’ ‘No Thorin.’ She insisted. ‘I trust that I’m strong enough. But then you have to trust me enough to let go.’