@general-illyrin @tar-thelien @who-needs-words I think you all mentioned being interested in the reverse gondolin au - is anyone interested in helping with wrangling the timelines, especially the second age stuff? Here's the current outline:
(Edit: anyone feel free to help out if you're interested!)
YT 14365 - Birth of Lomion
YT 14373/FA 1 - Death of Argon
FA
2 - Aredhel adopts Lomion
300 - Birth of Idril
316 - Turgon & Idril kidnapped by Eol
400 - Turgon & Idril rescued. Death of Eol
465 - Finrod more-peacefully passes throne to orodreth while on Quest. Everyone except beren still dies
472 - Nirnaeth. Turgon named High King of the Noldor.
476 - Turgon abdicates official title. Aredhel named High King of the Noldor.
496 - Tuor comes to Gondolin
502 - Wedding of Idril and Tuor
503 - Births of Earendil and Elwing. Idril begins to have foresight dreams about the Fall.
506 - Second Kinslaying. C^3 dead, celebrimbor stays in gondolin. Aredhel denounces the oath/kinslaying and disowns C^3
Elwing survives & is found by Oropher & Thranduil // Galadriel & Celeborn. oropher, thranduil, oropher's wife, and thranduil's then-gf // galadriel & celeborn take Elwing to Gondolin as refugees. The Silmaril is left hidden in the woods of melian's domain.
507 - Elwing comes to Gondolin.
509 - Idril captured by Morgoth. Idril reveals the location of Gondolin in exchange for an Oath to not harm her family (Turgon, Tuor, and Earendil). Idril rescued.
510 - Gondolin prepares for war with Morgoth.
513-522 - Siege of Gondolin. Deaths of Duilin and Rog. Gothmog slain by Aredhel the Huntress. First use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor in defense of Gondolin. House of the Hammer of Wrath destroyed.
523 - Maedhros believes a Silmaril is with Elwing at Gondolin.
525 - Earendil weds Elwing. Lomion weds ???. Adoption of Gil-Galad
532 - Births of Elrond and Elros.
538 - Third Kinslaying at Gondolin. Death of Amras. Elrond and Elros kidnapped by Maglor. Deaths of Elwing and Turgon. Second use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor. Deaths of Maedhros and Aredhel. Lomion named King of Gondolin and High King of the Noldor. Deaths of Salgant, Penlod, and Tuor. Earendil named Lord of the House of the Wing.
540-549 - War declared between Gondolin and the Feanorians of Himring over the Third Kinslaying and kidnapping of Princes Elrond and Elros.
549 - Elrond and Elros recovered. Feanorians and Gondolin severely weakened. Celebrimbor // Gil-Galad declared heir to the High Kingship.
552-554 - Second Siege & Fall of Gondolin. Third use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor. Deaths of Ecthelion, Glorfindel, Egalmoth, and Turgon. Idril and Celebrimbor lead survivors through the Secret Way.
555 - Gondolithlim refugees arrive at Sirion.
556 - Idril departs for Valinor.
558 - Earendil searches for Valinor.
560 - Havens of Sirion destroyed by Morgoth. Gondolithlim/Doriathrim survivors scattered. Elrond and Elros rescued (as adults) by Maglor.
572 - Morgoth controls Beleriand. Earendil and reembodied Elwing come to Valinor and rally the Host.
575-617 - War of Wrath
618 - Maglor claims the Silmaril from Eonwe's camp and casts himself into the Sea. Death of Maglor.
620 - End of the First Age.
SA
1 - Founding of the Grey Havens and Lindon under High King Lomion
2 - Elros becomes the first King of Numenor
c. 500 - Sauron returns to Middle-Earth in the East.
650 - Eregion is founded
1000 - Galadriel is given Vilya; Lomion wields Nenya
1170 - Annatar comes to Lindon and Lomion turns him away. Lomion warns Celebrimbor of Eregion of his suspicions.
1200 - Annatar comes to Eregion. Celebrimbor takes him in to monitor.
1250 - Celebrimbor creates the Seven; Lomion creates the Nine.
1410 - Annatar is kicked out of Eregion.
1600 - The One Ring is forged. Sauron remains in hiding.
1610 - Sauron begins to gather and prepare armies in the East.
1673 - War of the Elves and Sauron begins.
1675 - Sauron invades Eriador.
1677 - Fall of Ost-in-Edhil. Celebrimbor and Lomion remain at the House of the Mirdain. Death of Celebrimbor in battle // Fourth use of the Three in battle. Sauron does not learn of the Seven. Founding of Imladris.
1678 - Sauron defeated by the Numenoreans and the Elves of Lindon.
1679 - Sauron flees to Mordor. First White Council held.
3147 - Civil war in Numenor.
3225 - Ar-Pharazon seizes the Sceptre.
3228 - Elrond claims the Sceptre. Ar-Pharazon disowned. Tar-Miriel named Ruling Queen.
3232 - Sauron taken to Numenor as a prisoner.
3274 - Elrond kicks Sauron out of Numenor and outlaws the morgoth cult.
3310 - Morgoth cult publicly reappears.
3319 - Downfall of Numenor. Tar-Miriel leads a greater force of the Faithful away.
(green // blue means two main options, red means i need to think about it more)
The main details I'm figuring out right now are
does Celebrimbor still die at Eregion - I don't think he's getting captured/tortured, but he could still die in the battle. On the other hand, he could probably survive by using Narya & Lomion using Nenya, but that would definitely have repercussions further down the line
how does Idril's deal work - I'm currently thinking of Idril exchanging the location of Gondolin for her family's guaranteed safety, because it seems in character for Reverse Idril? But on the other hand, even if I limit it to immediate family at the time of the oath (tuor, turgon, earendil) then idk where turgon dies? Maybe Maglor can kill him but that seems kind of random
where and how does Turgon die
how does Prince Elrond's character even work
how does Numenor still fall when factoring in Prince Elrond - I'm thinking that the morgoth death cult gained enough traction during the time sauron was there that even after Elrond kicks him out, the cult still sticks around and reemerges later? The Fall still happens, but they never go to attack valinor and there's a good deal more Faithful (maybe 40-60%?)
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How do racers deal with feather damage?
ft. Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda famously returned after his accident in 1976 with red synthetic feathers replacing the majority of his flight feathers, as well as some of his median and lesser coverts. His refusal to hide the extent of the feather damage he sustained did a lot to champion openness around feather issues in F1 and to bring imping to the FIA's attention as an area of racer's lives that needed to be regulated.
Similar in medical magnitude to an orthodontic aid, imping is a relatively painless practice that allows for a comparatively quick solution to feather breakage. Affixing the replacement feather to the existing feather shaft allows for the replacement to be lost in the next molt, identical to a natural feather. There are three primary options for replacement feathers used in imping:
Mass-produced synthetic: These synthetic feathers are produces based on age and wing type specifications, working well enough for the vast majority of people. However, they are often rather obvious, even when painted to resemble natural plumage.
Donor: Often more expensive, especially for those with rare wings, donor feather implantation relies on finding a perfect match wing-type, feather number, and development-stage wise. These feathers perform much like the original(barring the added weight of the joining agent) and blend seamlessly into the recipient's plumage.
Custom-made synthetic: These are often used by racers, in concert with donor feathers. These feathers are created based off a highly detailed model of the recipients undamaged feathers, serving as either a perfect copy of the lost feather, or an idealized version. They can be customized to minimize weight and improve aerodynamics, even when compared to natural plumage. In an attempt to avoid abuse, the FIA has decided that synthetic replacement feathers used by racers may not weigh more than 5 grams less than the natural feather they are replacing. Starting in the 80s racers often used feathers in unnatural colors. Some prefer to have them hand painted in attempt to conceal their injury, but this practice is becoming more noticeable for its rarity.
A necessary addition to the discussion of imping are so called long term prosthetic feathers. These are used in the case of extensive damage to the quill and attachment site of the feather. Unlike replacements used in imping, these are only ever synthetic, and are not meant to be lost in the molt. Prosthetics are attached through a two step process. First, a quill-shaped anchor point is surgically implanted into the cleared attachment site of the lost feather. Second, when the implant has healed, a synthetic feather is attached where the anchor point protrudes from the skin. This two-part construction allows the feather to be changed out when it becomes worn. These prosthetic feathers are common among burn survivors and those whose feathers didn't develop fully.
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seven sentence sunday
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Maybe that’s why the next thing out of Eddie’s mouth is, “I’ll guess, then.”
Buck snorts. “There’s like—fuck, hold on.” He digs his phone out and googles it. “Okay, so, no one really knows, which I suppose makes sense, but the presumed number of songs in the world is in the hundred millions. You gonna start working through a list?”
“I mean, it’s not like all hundred million of them—”
“Hundreds of millions,” Buck corrects, and Eddie rolls his eyes.
“It’s not like they’re all candidates,” Eddie continues. “You’re gonna do something in English, first of all.”
“That only leaves, uh, most of them.”
“And I doubt you’re going to stand up on live television and sing the ABCs,” Eddie says. He keeps a straight face all the way through, somehow, but when Buck starts laughing he does too, and it builds and builds, and Buck shakes with it until he just about falls off the couch.
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Fun kind of cracky shellshocked/shellcrime idea here.
42 Miles and 42 Mikey (who is like more morally grey for this story's purpose) fall on accident likely caused by Mikey's mystics going haywire into the regular 1610 Miles' dimension.
It causes chaos.
Mainly, 42 Miles tries to restrain his Mikey from comitting too many war crimes as it custom for any Rise Turtle stranded in another universe to do.
So they cause a lot of confusion with an evil Mikey-double and a new (maybe mystic) Prowler running around and kind of killing criminals.
Poor 1610 Miles was not prepared to deal with an evil version of himself and his unhinged boyfriend today.
1610 Mikey on the other hand thinks that their alters are literally so cool (I mean look at their outfits, Miles!) and befriends himself imediatly.
I dunno, maybe we can put some sad shit in like 42 Miles getting to meet 1610 Jefferson Davis but I think it would be mostly a small fun story.
Ok, I slept a night over this and concluded that it would be even funnier/heartbreaking if shellcrime got transported to Gwen's universe.
And he heads to Gwen's school because is not missing out on more school and Gwen thinks he's her world's version of Miles Morales and tries to befriend him.
And 42 Miles is just like: Who tf are you
And of course, Gwen sees the signs of secret identity and eventually finds out he's the Prowler and it gets kinda heartbreaking with 42 Miles having to explain that he's from another universe and he is kinda fucked up and definitly not her Miles and has to go home and that yes, this is slightly unhinged boyfriend, no I don't know if your Miles gets a boyfriend too.
(Why is 42 Mikey not present at Gwen's school?
1. No cloaking broach.
2. He never went to school, why start now
3. He somehow still managed to get expelled the first day.)
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Idly thinking about Tangled Wisteria (while writing Heartless I am MULTITASKING SO HARD) and like.
I feel like people expect Heart to have fallen to hanahaki in Apathy. No. Heart only contracts hanahaki in Apathy. He held on to the idea that he might be loved, maybe, possibly, even though he knows that some part of him believes that they don't. Mind comes and pulls him out. Heart makes it out of Apathy.
But Mind doesn't do more than give him a cursory glance and lead him to Soul. Soul doesn't do more than wave them on with a comment about washing up. Mind leaves Heart alone in the bathroom to shower and make his way back to his room alone.
To Mind and Soul, this is their care. Soul is trying to figure out why wisterias are growing over the headspace, and whether it is a problem he needs to tackle. Mind knows that if he sticks around Heart too long he's going to start an argument, so he does the bare minimum and gets out of there quickly, making sure to leave Heart a change of clothes.
But to Heart? They don't care about him do they. They pulled him out of Apathy because its a task on a list, something that had to be done. Not because of him.
(The tragedy is that they show their love in different ways. And that none of them are what Heart recognizes as love. Its a lot of miscommunication.)
Heart had also been holding it together in Apathy, and this felt like a slap in the face. Like being told that he was lying to himself, and that they don't love him at all, unlike what he's been clinging to in Apathy.
It's grounds for an emotional spiral. And if you read my little ramble about how hanahaki works in this au....
Heart does not make it out of his room the next day. Mind and Soul don't check in on him until the second day in a row he remains in his room. By then its almost too late.
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