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thepringlesofblood · 7 months

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don't make me tap the sign

[image id: screenshot of the simpsons "don't make me tap the sign" meme, where the sign is edited to read "“Hastur was a Duke of Hell. Crowley wasn’t even a local councilor” - Good Omens (1990)" /end id]

update: re-read the book lately and realized they spell it "counsellor" bc they're british. this makes sense but it also means my american ass can't help but read "counsellor" as the american "counselor" which is like a therapist or mental health consultant (the way i spelled it originally is like. someone who sits on a council. which is what i'm sure they meant). just wanted to share the fun image of crowley as a therapist ("I see I see. have you tried yelling at plants?"), or even funnier, that "Duke" as a title is like. a level above therapist. grand therapist. high throne of therapy. tier 1 therapist hastur la vista.

#it's very important to me personally that crowley is truly just some guy #like yes he's the serpent of eden and technically invented human sin #which basically just got him a pat on the back and then put to work for the next 6000 years #while the ceo (satan) largely gets the credit for the whole apple thing #bc good omens is a critique of bureaucracy and capitalism #crowley's not special bc of his status with hell or even who he used to be in heaven #he's special bc he's *crowley*#he's special bc he's imaginative and creative and optimistic and clever #he's lived and loved and worked on earth for so long that its had the same profound effect on him that it does on aziraphale #that gives them the perspective that heaven and hell lack #idk its just. a lot of feelings for me #good omens #original post #image id

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camellcat · 9 months

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dunno if it really fits them but the thought won't leave my brain so here's a doodle

#guess what I've been watching recently lol #the bentley!! theo's truck!! the fact both of them are living in their cars JDVNDSVSJN #this is the first time I have ever drawn theo and my second attempt at liam #absolutely no idea how I feel about these guys but it's alright enough that I'll post it I suppose #anyways I just think that if thiam is ineffable spouses then sciles is ineffable bureaucracy #like should sciles be the main pair? maybe. but scott is NOT azira and you fuckin know it.#he'd go along with demon!stiles so fast it's not even funny #he already does with normal stiles! can you IMAGINE the mischief demon!stiles would cause? how could scott resist??#scott “are we seriously doing this” mccall vs stiles “you're the one who's always bitching that nothing's ever happening” stilinski #at least liam TRIES to act like he doesn't wanna do whatever theo is planning #I can imagine the 6000 year long slow-burn with thiam. sciles would last approximately 1 hour (if even)#this is just clicking in my brain so nicely I am sure I am utterly and completely wrong but I do not care lalalala #thiam #theo raeken #liam dunbar #teen wolf #teen wolf fanart #good omens #my art: oil paint pawsteps 🐾

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cometrose · 1 year

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You ever be like, dang, Zhongli is a Trickster God archetype, even more so than the one people would probably point at first of being a trickster (Venti, who isn’t much of a trickster, but he is a troll).

He lies pretty often, shape shifts and gender shifts, he makes deals that he must always uphold but he can find/make loopholes to do what he wants, he is usually doing tricks harmlessly or for ‘the greater good’ but someone usually loses out in the end and is really bitter about it.

Also most irl trickster gods are craftsman and teachers, and usually give humanity the knowledge to make some super important thing (nets, writing, fire, musical instruments, etc), usually have some sort of protection/home/family side to them, and are usually more directly involved with humanity than other gods.

Like? It’s right there, he just hides it by being polite.

ooh that's so cool I have never thought about it before. While you can argue his intentions are "good" for the most part in the sense he loves liyue more than anything the morality of his methods are debatable.

Like faking his death as a test and the fact that entire liyue archon quest was orchestrated by him. Or his first story quest with those archeologists where he knew they were fake the entire time but still lead them through this long journey and both of them were pretty miserable by the end of it.

But I do agree while venti is playful he has not done anything as mischievous as zhongli does in his free time.

For Zhongli I think he always is trying to teach humanity a lesson or push them forward but he doesn't like doing it directly-he just wants to give them a nudge so they can figure it out themselves. He would rather change into a human and use that as a vessel for change. The thing about tricksters is that they challenge the social norm and often forge a new one and if that doesn't describe the liyue story then what does.

I just reread the "Tales Behind the Fan" it's the quest that comes after the chasm quest with Xiao & Co and in the quest the storyteller wants zhongli's archaic stone that azhdaha gave him and zhongli says in the quest that he would give it to him but ends up convincing him or rather the storyteller convinces himself to give zhongli two hand-painted fans without paying a dime or losing his stone.

Zhongli definitely does whatever he wants and is pretty shameless about using other people to do it. He probably not the most conventional trickster due his polite and gentle-natured personality and so i forgive him! I support his wrongs and rights!

#zhongli #genshin impact #i did some light reading #zhongli is diplomatic and full of charisma #is it his nature as the god of contracts? perhaps #and he lives his life telling half truths and lies!#what a man #interesting i think he fits this archetype #venti is kind of clown and he's playful he is a troll but his actions are not on the same scale as zhongli who goes above and beyond #in the archon quest the traveler asks zhongli where he is spending all this money and he's like 'it's just fatui money its okay'#he does whatever he wants sometimes it’s to help humanity other times himself maybe both #if i was 6000 years old and worshipped most of my existence id do the same thing

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cloudstarcats · 1 year

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Sometimes I think about Zhongli and Childe and the former of the two shapeshifting to look more androgynous or fem-

And I think about Childe helping Zhongli braid their hair in the mornings-

And Zhongli using whatever pronouns because they’re too old to care about pronouns-

And Childe just buying them hair pins and hanfus and decorative combs and jewelry-

And Zhongli getting dolled up with Achilles help for night out

And just living.

#zhongli #Childe #genshin impact #zhongchi #zhongli x childe #just them being non-binary or gender fluid or whatever #they’ve spent so long living they don’t really care if other people care #they just like looking pretty #and Childe doesn’t care he just loves to spoil them #and maybe take a dip in gender neutral fashion cause I mean if you’re gonna think about gender #think about gender with your partner who has 6000 years of gender experience #or lack of gender experience.#both #both is good

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iobata · 24 days

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i went to my first one off dnd campaign tonight :-)

#i had a lot of fun!!! i met new ppl!! i wasnt expecting it at all but another trans person joined in and she taught us abt some basics :-)#its always such a pleasant surprise to run into other queer people out in the wild bcs i live in texas… but also i live in a big city LMAO #.txt #anyway we accquired a ‘scroll of go fuck yourself’ and met an underpaid imp and a 6000 year old necromancer who was conscious about her age

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wigmonster · 2 years

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colonialism and imperialism aren't things exclusive to white peoples or the abstract idea of The West. tankies are lying to you

#txt #tankies when u tell them china is a settler colonial state #tankies when you tell them that taiwan's indigenous population has lived in taiwan for 6000 years #xinjiang means vaguely 'new frontier' like idk what to tell you #also irt nepal:#the nepali government before china colonized them Was Bad #but china using the excuse of 'ending the slave trade' in nepal is the fucking exact same #as how the european powers justified the carving up of africa #the kmt in taiwan were fucking horrible too but taiwan has over 5000 yeard of history before the kmt #the idea that people who believe in taiwanese sovereignty actuallt believe that taiwan is the real china #is a fallacy #thats it #like a fraction of a percentage of taiwanese ppl may believe that whereas 80+% of taiwanese ppl believe in their nations sovereignty

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brydde · 4 months

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physically, bry.de is an amalgamation of fintan mac bóchra and ronan's loved ones. he has adam's eyes (shape, not color. the color is fintan's), brows, and cheeks. his nose is distinctly niall's and his hair looks like gansey's does in the sun. the way he carries himself is very gansey-like and he has many of declan's mannerisms. bry.de has fintan's mouth, but when he's sad, his lips will curve just like matthew's. when he's happy, his smile looks just like ronan's.

#˚ ⚚ . BEFORE MAGIC MADE THE WORLD ‹ HEADCANONS ›#don't remember if it was explicitly said in the books but #fintan is the hawk from the hawk story in... you wouldn't have guessed it... call down the haw.k!#anyway in my canon fintan is a dreamer who lived like 6000 years ago #when he left his body behind he went into the dreamscape / became part of a leyline #lindenmere took whatever was left of him (his memories & the wiseman/leader archetype) and put it in bry.de #so that's why he has a bit of fintan physically too

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rivilu · 7 months

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Wait. Hold on a moment

#id put this in the talk tag but no im being insufferable sorry #The information on fey is sparse on the wiki and i still dont understand what the difference between eladrin and a fey like say Thaniel is.#but.. reincarnation. opens up so many more angst possibilites #Given Alfhart's backstory. Like. He's meant to replace his adoptive father right #who is batshit old but still just an elven guy. One that got feytouched and looks off because it sure #but the only reason he lived around 6000 years is because he's got the lvl 18 druid thing going for him #Alfhart being sent to the prime as a baby with the intent to succeed him.. he's meant to hold the role forever #again and again and again and again and again #locked away from his home realm #HMMMMMMMM #Gale learn to cast wish faster/j #edit: WAIT #NOONE ANALYSE WHAT IM ABOUT TO SAY IN REGARDS TO MY OWN MENTAL HEALTH #but what if. what if he already died once before #He's 300yo in total. but what if. he had a chance to escape the curse when he was still young.#His father did send him away the moment he saw the curse manifesting- but what if. something terrible happened #and he returned. seeking the only source of comfort he's ever known. sealing his fate forevermore as a result #and then when he did reach about 100 years.. out of desperation tried to . get out of it in a different way #only to find out that death wishes are not granted #and he was still cursed when he came back #im. HM

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inconveniently-discorporated · 9 months

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I think I have a potentially controversial opinion on Aziraphale and the ending.

So one of the things that made me smile so, SO much, was THIS:

That PURE ABSOLUTE UTTER JOY.

We have not seen ANYTHING like that from demon Crowley. We've seen him be drunk and silly, we've seen him be amused, but we've not seen this.

Now, let's consider what we know about Heaven:

It's never fully populated. ALL of the shots are completely devoid of angels, except for a few, who are almost always just getting somewhere and never really talking to each other.

Where I thought the archangels were a tight clan, it really looks like they're super catty and prone to jealousy. No doubt they would stab each other in the back happily if it came down to it. How much of Heaven is like that, if even the archangels all hate each other?

Aziraphale already has a nervous disposition when he meets Crowley. Is he perhaps an angel that NEVER fit in? Is he familiar with being ostracized by his peers? Just how lonely IS Heaven? Crowley seems to be a pretty powerful angel, and HE doesn't even know that it's all getting shut down in 6000 years -- it's like no one talks to anyone.

Aziraphale, during their whole meeting, looks absolutely smitten. At one point, Crowley goes, "Look at you! You're gorgeous!" and Aziraphale looks over with happy surprise, just before realizing he's not looking at him but rather at what he's created. And then, when Crowley starts going on about making suggestions and asking questions, Aziraphale is IMMEDIATELY concerned and doesn't want him to get into trouble.

Aziraphale is hooked on this angel, and I cannot help but think that this is perhaps the first angel who has ever WELCOMED Aziraphale into his company.

He is hooked on this angel, and the way Crowley smiles is with the light of all the stars he's just created, and it's infectious and it brings a smile to Aziraphale's face as well. And then this angel shields him from the oncoming falling stars.

He is hooked on this angel, and then this angel goes and joins the Great Rebellion, and becomes fallen himself.

"You were an angel once," Aziraphale said, softly, at the bandstand. He remembers.

I think it's reasonable to guess that Heaven has never felt so warm as it did in the presence of millions of exploding stars, next to the (arch?)angel that may perhaps be one of the few (only?) to pay him any positive attention.

I think it's reasonable to assume that Heaven was not the same after Crowley fell. I wouldn't be surprised to find out Aziraphale had wondered about the angel, wondered if he was okay. I would imagine that Aziraphale keeps that picture of pure, angelic, unbridled joy somewhere inside of him.

So, really, is it any surprise that threaded throughout EVERY interaction, Aziraphale has this deep-down feeling that Crowley is good? Would it be any surprise that Aziraphale, an angel who goes along with Heaven as far as he can (which isn't always), feels that if HE is still an angel, then what was done to Crowley was a great injustice?

I think it would make sense that we are shown "before the beginning" not just because it is fun, but because THIS is the foundational context for everything Aziraphale thinks Crowley is, everything Crowley enjoys. I think he remembers this moment and wishes he could live there forever. With Crowley. The two of them with this happiness, forever.

But nothing lasts forever, as much as he wishes it did.

I'm not saying Aziraphale was right with what he did to Crowley at the end of s2. There is a lot I think he did wrong. I think he held onto this picture so tightly, he didn't realize that Crowley had long since let it go, and painted a new one with Aziraphale with all the shades of grey he picked up as he sauntered (or plummeted) vaguely downward (into a pool of boiling sulfur).

I don't think he was right, but I do think he is understandable. I think there was a lot of selfishness, but also some misguided selflessness too. I watched that first scene with angelic Crowley and my heart actually broke a little, because I thought, "What a shame this joy was taken away from him."

I think Aziraphale is trying to right the injustice he feels has been done. But I also think Aziraphale doesn't realize that Crowley can never go back. The concept of falling never crossed Crowley's mind when he suggested that he ask a few questions, and he will NEVER get that kind of innocence back. And Aziraphale doesn't understand, because Heaven has clearly always just been that way for him (he is already aware of the danger of asking questions).

Crowley does not want to go back because he can never go back. He can never be the same angel he was when he thought he could build a universal machine that would crank out stars for eons and eons. He can never be the same angel he was when he thought he could make some suggestions and ask some questions and co-create with THE Creator.

Crowley understands that, and Aziraphale doesn't. But I can understand why Aziraphale would want to try. And I think it's all because of this:

#good omens #gos2 spoilers #good omens meta #aziraphale analysis

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zhongrin · 7 days

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honey, can you.… commit a crime for me?

✼ characters ┈ zhongli, childe, kaeya, diluc, al haitham, tighnari, wriothesley, neuvillette

✼ tags ┈ gn!reader, crack, fluff

✼ a/n ┈ what even are these hsdlkfjlskjdf kinda wanna create a yandere version of this /is bonked

ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇɴᴜ (ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ) ✼ ᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴍᴇɴᴜ (ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ) ✼ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ (ᴛᴀɢʟɪꜱᴛ)

zhongli immediately tries to find the core of the problem. “what is it that troubles you, dearest? perhaps we can find a more peaceful solution? violence is not always the answer. this, i know from all the 6000 years i’ve lived—” aaaand there he goes on his lecture. if your goal was to get him to give you a preaching of a lifetime, well, congratulations, you’ve done it. sit back and relax, brew some tea, maybe get some snacks, because you’ll be here for a while.

al haitham, surprisingly, actually humors you. only because he knows you were teasing him and this is his way of teasing you back, but you’ll probably end up staring at him in confusion because he looks dead serious while doing so. “what an interesting offer. i’ll have to ask you to submit a formal proposal through your special submission channel. make sure you have several backup plans in case of emergencies. have it on my desk by tomorrow afternoon, the latest.”

wriothesley straight up denies you with a roll of his eyes. he knows you’re joking, and honestly speaking he would stain his hands with blood for you, but as much as he loves you, he really didn’t want you to end up at the fortress while under a sentence. although theoretically he could pull some strings to make sure you spent your sentence peacefully if that scenario ever happened, the fact was that such records will follow you for the rest of your life, and he wants you to stay in the sunlight. “what did i always tell you? don’t break the law... but if you really want to, how about you try to steal my breath away with a kiss?”

neuvillette stops writing his reports immediately, eyes wide and mouth slightly open. “my dear, come sit, let us converse.” he holds your hand and proceeds to rope you into a heart-to-heart talk. are you being harassed by someone? are you being threatened? the cup of water rippled erratically as he waited for you to answer those particular questions. is there something he could do to help that wouldn’t make either of you getting dragged into a court trial? can he— …. yeah, someone save him, he totally thinks that you’re serious.

childe agrees immediately. is that even a question? “sure! who do you need me to kill?” he asks, with his signature wide boyish grin plastered onto his face and his hand twitching to reach for his hydro blade. look. it’s your ajax. your (man)childe. your tartaglia. i bet you liked his murderous tendencies anyway. are you even surprised?

kaeya makes it a point to gasp and looking like a maiden who caught the sight of two lovers rendezvousing in the garden. when he notices you not buying his act, however, he laughs and switches gear into a teasing smile, “oh? was me stealing your heart not enough?”

diluc stares at you blankly, one eyebrow raised, his voice monotonous — if you hadn’t known how to read his minuscule reactions, you would have missed the spark of mirth dancing in his eyes; a trace of the young ‘luc buried deep inside the scarred heart of a charred phoenix, “…. hmph. did kaeya put you up to this?”

tighnari hums nonchalantly and gives you a knowing smirk, his tail swishing mischievously behind him, “perfect. i do have a rare specimen i’d like to plant. i’m sure it’ll benefit well from the nutrients it’ll absorb from your victim. so, where did you put the body?”

✼ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ (ᴛᴀɢʟɪꜱᴛ) ┈

@abyssmal-skies ! @hamdehlesmis ! @sunnshineflxwer ! @queen-belial ! @silentmoths

@dustofthedailylife ! @marina-and-the-memes ! @mixed-kester ! @lordbugs ! @anonymousficreader

@irethepotato ! @sassy-cat-in-town ! @syrenkitsune ! @smokipoki ! @cakeboxie

@crystalflygeo ! @ciexuvia ! @illaasya ! @celestewritestoomuch ! @pams-comfortzone

@spidermanluvr444 ! @ourstrawberryclouds ! @ryuryuryuyurboat ! @hrts4hanniehae ! @fiannee

@frosts-intuition ! @florapocalypses ! @genshin-impacts-me ! @scarasmood ! @hellcatinnc

@beloved-brynn ! @malachitemischief101 ! @average-yandere-enjoyer

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assiraphales · 9 months

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pour one out for the humans aziraphale and crowley have accidently fucked with over the centuries. little graverobber elspeth knew them for one week and her fresh corpse got turned to goo, her best friend got killed, she tried to kill herself, and the angry one turned into a giant before forcing the one w a superiority complex to give her all his money. who knows who else’s lives they’ve messed w in those 6000 years

#good omens #good omens spoilers

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magnetic-rose · 9 months

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i see “beelzebub and gabriel only cared about each other and that’s why they ran away” and i think that’s valid but also, beelzebub and gabriel had never been cared FOR in their 6000 year existence and i think that counts for a lot. they were created to do god’s will, and then were put into these leadership roles where they spent the next 6000 years waiting to command a war. they didn’t make friends (which makes sense when everyone around you is a work subordinate), they didn’t have families, they didn’t have people to check up on them, want to hang out with them, spend time with them, gift them things, comfort them etc. they existed solely for the cause.

so of course they ran away together. 6000 years of loneliness and they didn’t even realize that’s what it was until they met each other. “no one has ever given me anything before” gabriel says and it’s the most emotional and vulnerable we’ve ever seen him. beelzebub is hard and mean and cruel to everyone else because that’s been their eternal role, but with gabriel they’re soft, giving, caring.

so is it about selfishness? partly, yeah. gabriel and beelzebub did not really live lives that gave them the opportunity to care for anything but themselves and god’s/satan’s will. so any being who was raised that way and then stagnated for 6000 years in that mindset would naturally be selfish. but their love for each other? they fell for each other because they could be selfless around each other. gabriel made a jukebox play beelzebub’s favorite song without expecting anything in return. beelzebub gave gabriel the fly because they wanted to, not because they needed to. their meetings weren’t beneficial to them. it was literally to be in each other’s company.

i mean, gabriel was willing to fall to be with beelzebub and beelzebub was willing to give up being duke of hell if it meant gabriel was safe and with them. that’s very selfless of both of them.

#good omens #ineffable bureaucracy #beelzebub #archangel gabriel #sorry if this is incoherent i shoulda gone to bed two hours ago

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camille-lachenille · 2 months

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I was thinking about how, in fanfictions and in the fandom in general, Elrond is often depicted as a pure Noldorin lord, if not a die hard Fëanorian. And while I do enjoy Fëanorian!Elrond, the more I think about it the more I am convinced Elrond is not the fëanorian one of the twins. Elros is. Elros who adopted seven eight pointed stars as the heraldic device of his whole dynasty, a symbol still used 6000 years after his death. Elros who had Quenya be the official language of Númenor. Elros who decided to leave Arda for an unknown fate after his death; not Everlasting Darkness but not the rebirth in the bliss of Valinor either. He choose to go to a place Elves aren’t supposed to go, just like Fëanor and his sons went back to Beleriand. Elros, the mortal man, who decided to forge his own path in the world.

And I am not saying Elrond didn’t, because Eru knows how much strength, patience and stubbornness Elrond must have to become who he is in LotR. But when I first re-read LotR after reading the Silm, he did not strike me as Fëanorian at all (except for the no oath swearing rule that seems to apply in Rvendell). In fact, Elrond, and all three of his children, are defined by being half-Elven. Elrond is so much at the same time they had to creat a whole new category for him. He is described as kind as summer in The Hobbit, but also old and wise, and his friendly banter with Bilbo in FotR show he is also merry and full of humour. Elrond is both Elf and Man despite his immortality, and this is made quite clear in the text.

But. If I had to link him to an Elven clan, I’d say Elrond is more Sinda than Noldor, and even that is up to debate. Rivendell, this enchanting valley hidden from evil thanks to his power, is like a kinder version of Doriath. Yet, the name of Last Homely House and Elrond’s boundless hospitality make me think of Sirion: Rivendell is a place where lost souls can find s home, where multiple cultures live along each other in friendship and peace.

In FotR, Elrond introduces himself as the son of Eärendil and Elwing, claiming both his lineages instead of giving only his father’s name as is tradition amongst the Elves. It may be a political move, or it may be a genuine wish to claim his duality, his otherness, or even both at the same time. But from what is shown of Elrond in LotR, he seems to lean heavily in the symbols and heritage from the Sindar side of his family, rather than the Noldor one. I already gave the comparison with Doriath, but it seems history repeats itself as Arwen, said to be Lúthien reborn, chooses a mortal life. Yet Elrond doesn’t make the same mistake as Thingol by locking his daughter in a tower and sending her suitor to a deathly quest. Yes, he asks Aragorn to first reclaim the throne of Gondor before marrying Arwen, but this isn’t a whim on his part or an impossible challenge. Aragorn becoming king means that Middle-Earth is free from the shadow if Sauron and Arwen will live in peace and happiness. Which sounds like a reasonable wish for a parent to me.

Anyways, I went on a tangent, what strikes me with Elrond is his multiple identity. Elrond certainly has habits or traits coming from his upbringing amongst the Fëanorians, and he loved Maglor despite everything. The fact he is a skilled Minstrel shows he did learn and cultivate skills taught by a Fëanorion, that he is not rejecting them. There is a passage at the end of RotK, in the Grey Havens chapter, where Elrond is described carrying a silver harp. Is this a last relic from Maglor? Possible.

But while Elros choose the path of mortality and showed clear Noldorin influences in the kingdom he built, Elrond is happy in his undefined zone he lives in. He is an Elf, he is a Man, he is Sinda and Noldo and heir to half a dozen lost cultures and two crowns. He is the warrior and the healer, the only one of his kind in Middle-Earth. And that is why I will never tire of this character and I love so much fanworks depicting him as nuanced and multiple yet always recognisable as Elrond.

#tolkien #the silmarillion #the lord of the rings #peredhil #half elves #elros #elrond and elros #elrond #elrond peredhel #one blorbo to blorb them all #half baked ramblings by a sleep deprived tolkien fan #tolkien meta

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thesummerestsolstice · 3 months

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People seemed interested in Library Orc Blorbo so I decided to write down my headcanons about him:

His name is Garthaglir (it’s Sindarin for “poem keeper”)

He renamed himself after discovering a love for library sciences, shortly after he moved to the valley

Rivendell’s head librarian

Used to be an extremely dangerous warrior, now considers himself retired

Extremely tall and buff, blue skin, salt-and-pepper hair and a well-trimmed beard

Very distinguished, very polite

Has a tiny pair of spectacles he uses to read because he's farsighted

He doesn’t look like an old man but he is one deep in his heart

He was one of the first reformed orcs to end up in Rivendell, so he helps other orcs adjust to living there

Basically invented Middle Earth’s version of the Dewey Decimal system

Look, Rivendell’s library is like, unfathomably huge, there’s 6000+ years of books in there, someone had to organize it

He, Elrond, and Erestor are the only people who have keys to the part of the library where they keep the cursed books

The three of them also have a monthly book club

He holds a weekly story time for the kids

(Yes, he does do funny voices, no, you are not allowed to comment on it)

Has tracked people down at 3 AM before because “M’am? M’am you have an overdue book, here, I brought my library stamp would you mind just checking this out again? You can keep it out for another month that way. Just a moment, ah, yes thank you, I’ll be on my way now. Excellent choice in reading material.”

He has a fancy sunhat he wears outside during the day so the sun doesn’t burn him, it was a gift from small Arwen and he cherishes it

He has a library cat, her name is Mittens and he would die for her

Uses his free time to teach himself different languages; there are hundreds in Rivendell’s books

Enjoys recommending books to visitors, he’s gotten really good at getting a read on what people will like

Personally, when he’s in the mood for fiction, he prefers a good mystery

#silmarillion #elrond #elrond peredhel #erestor #arwen #rivendell #imladris #library orc #garthaglir

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hikarry · 4 months

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You know who loves casinos? Crowley. Because he has a lot of luck in the game. Luck of the devil and all that

Every time he is (lowkey) forced to go to America, even if he is just supposed to pop up into Mississippi, he eventually finds his way to Vegas and spends at least a week there. Not only is it an excuse to wear his best clothes and look his best, but hey, Vegas is a pool of sin. Greed. Lust. Envy. Easy ass temptations. It's his element

At some point in time, while in Vegas, he comes across the angel. It was unexpected, surely, but a nice surprise nonetheless. As an angel, Crowley would have thought Aziraphale would stay as far away from places like these as possible not to get tainted by all the sins, and yet, here he is.

"Angel." Crowley approaches him from behind, leaning on the bar next to him.

"Crowley." Aziraphale answers, not looking up from his wine glass.

"Never thought I would find you in the Bellagio. Or Vegas in general, for that matter."

"And why is that?"

"Oh, you know, all the sin. Everywhere you look. Must feel like an itch to your..." He wiggles his fingers. "...angelic senses. Popped around to bless some poor, corrupted soul?"

Aziraphale finally looks up, offering him a smile.

"If you must know, I'm on vacation."

Crowley lifts an eyebrow over his sunglasses.

"Vacation?"

"Indeed." Aziraphale turns around on his seat, so he is not facing the bar anymore, but the populace in general. "Wanted to know what all the fuss about this place was about."

Crowley mimics him, leaning both his elbows on the bar, watching the people around the hotel.

"And? What's the verdict?"

The angel sighs, looking up at him again, as Crowley looks down at him as well.

"I've mostly been watching the live shows, honestly. Some are good, most are mediocre. I've been waiting for the right time to try one of the casinos."

"And what, exactly, is the definition of 'right time'?" Aziraphale opens a slow bastardly smile in his direction, lifting an eyebrow. "Oh." Crowley smiles back, slightly leaning in his direction. "Angel, you been waiting for me. What a gentleman."

Aziraphale chuckles and gets up from his seat, running his hands down his clothes.

"I could feel your presence as soon as I stepped out of the airplane, my dear."

"And what best way to fall into sin than with the devil himself at your side, is it?" Crowley offers him his arm, but Aziraphale bats it away playfully.

"Don't say it like that. I'm merely curious as to why humans seem to enjoy the dangers of gambling so much." He gestures towards the entrance of the casino. "Shall I tempt you into keeping me company?"

The demon snorts, giving the angel a final once over, before offering him a cocky smile and setting his hand on the angel's lower back, guiding him to the casino.

"Aren't you a box full of surprises." He leans closer and whispers on Aziraphale's ear before straightening himself and looking for some avaliable space at a Russian Roulette.

Alas, Crowley is certainly lucky at the game, but so is Aziraphale, even though he wouldn't call it luck. He would say "it's simple strategy, dear boy!"

They play many games through the night, but they spend most of their time at the poker table. Crowley's poker face is good. It comes with the job description. And he's got some extra points because of the sunglasses. But, surprisingly so, so is Aziraphale's. He is so good, in fact, that they stop playing as adversaries and form a team. With 6000 years under their belt of being secretive, they read each other's subtle signs easily and clean the tables like a very efficient money vacuum. They work so good together they fall into suspicious of cheating and, before they are thrown out, they collect the money and leave of their own accord, right in the direction of the bar where they get absolutely plastered.

"Anyway, until when are you staying? If given two more days I'm sure we can clean the whole of Vegas!"

Aziraphale snorts into his whiskey.

"I don't know, my dear. I think I've had excitement enough for the next year."

"Aww no!" Crowley fully tuns towards Aziraphale, laying his hand on his shoulder. "Cmon, we killed it! We could leave this place multimillionaires!"

"You know we, technically, already are, dear boy. We can literally make money out of the aether."

Crowley rolls his eyes, giving Aziraphale's shoulder a little push.

"It's the principle of the thing. Money won, not made. It has a whole other thrill."

"Mmh." The angel stays in silence for a couple of moments, looking at his glass, until he looks up at the demon. "Where are you staying?"

"Here. You?"

"Four Seasons. Do you want to have breakfast with me tomorrow?"

"At the Four Seasons?" Aziraphale nods while Crowley takes a sip of his glass. "Meet you at 9?"

"At 9."

They did meet, indeed. And had breakfast together. And lunch. And dinner. And when Aziraphale was supposed to stay for only 2 more days, he expanded his stay to 4 more days to leave on the same day as Crowley.

I don't need to say they spent the rest of the days glued to each other. Crowley even changed his stay from the Bellagio to the Four Seasons to be more "efficient", or so he says.

They explored the whole Strip and cleaned every casino they set foot in. Aziraphale made a schedule with all the live shows he wanted to watch and he dragged Crowley up and down the Strip to watch all of them and then give a very detailed review to a very drunk Crowley in his hotel room at the end of the day (aka never before 6am).

After the Second Coming, already living together in the cottage, Crowley will randomly remember that week and ask Aziraphale if he wants to go on a quick vacation and give Vegas a second spin. Aziraphale packs his bags in 35 minutes.

#this was supposed to be a small thing again and yet here we are #crowley and aziraphale just get a life of their own idk #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #anthony j crowley

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Honestly I love the kiss so much, but I love it even MORE as a response to the constant debate that Neil Gaiman has kind of been made to be in the middle of. That only a kiss would make it canon, that it wasn't "real queer rep" otherwise.

To which Neil Gaiman said, fine! You get three queer couples this season.

Here are Nina and Maggie. They are both women, they are both explicitly gay. They will be something someday, probably, but not yet. They need time, but they know they like each other. They do not kiss.

Here are Beelzebub and Gabriel. They are genderless beings that come in He and They flavouring, and they are very explicitly (and DISGUSTINGLY) in love, and they hold hands and serenade each other and everything. They do not kiss.

Here are Aziraphale and Crowley. They are genderless beings that come in a variety of flavours but have most frequently been He-ing it up. They have known each other over 6000 years. They have loved each other almost the entire time. They know each other better than any other beings in existence. They have lived their entire existence pretending there's nothing between them, far too afraid to call attention to the love that dare not speak its name, for fear at first of retribution, but deeper than that there is a fear of driving away the only being in the universe who understands and accepts them fully. Of losing the only friend they have in the world.

They kiss, and it is NOT a happy kiss. It is the FURTHEST THING from a relationship confirming kiss. It is a goodbye kiss, a throwing-sand-over-the-fire kiss. It is a truly DESPERATE kiss (and I've seen Richard II I know damn well that David Tennant can do a longing and fearful kiss when he needs to), and it hurts more than anything else.

There, Neil Gaiman says. You got your kiss. Are you happy? Are they real now? More-so than before?

TLDR: newsflash asshole they've been in love and queer the entire goddamn time.

#i have big feelings about the kiss #i have big feelings about the cosmic terror that kept either aziraphale or crowley speaking for many millennia #the denial that held them tight even years after the failed armageddon #good omens #good omens season 2 #good omens spoilers #neil gaiman #good omens meta

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