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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀clove | they / them | twenty. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀lesbian | autistic | student. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀middle earth + prompt writer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀masterlist | request guidelines.

he's not oblivious ── quite the opposite actually, he notices the little things ( the dark circles beneath your eyes, the tightness of your brow, the scrunching of your shoulders, the deep, drawn-out sighs ) and it brings a frown to his lips. you hide it well, he supposes, enough that a stranger wouldn't think twice, but he's hardly a stranger. he'll say nothing for a few days; maybe he's overthinking, overreacting ( overprotective ) until he finds you too weak to get out of bed, which confirms his suspicions.

i think my body is falling to pieces, it's the first time you've ever admitted to him that you're struggling, and the moment is bittersweet ── he's glad that you're starting to open up about struggling ( trusting him ) but reality settles in soon after, and he's left with the hollow realisation of knowing that you're in pain, but not being able to do anything about it.

he'll go to elrond, confide in him as much as you're comfortable sharing, and learn all that he can to help you ( he'll spend his time hunched over books and scrolls in the library; medical texts, botanical ── anything that he thinks might help him find a way to make you feel better ). he'll learn to brew herbal teas, make you cooling pads, and bring you your favourite meals when you're bedridden, he's incredibly attentive.

on particularly hard days, where your vision blurs, stomach churns and head pounds, he'll sit by your side, holding your hand ── honey, look at me, he'll whisper as you struggle to breathe through the pain, soft hands caressing your forehead; he knows that there's nothing he can do to take the pain away, but he hopes that knowing that you're not alone will bring you a small amount of peace.

pretty much all of tolkien's work - the hobbit, lord of the rings and the silmarillion ( though its rare that i write for the latter ). if you're wanting to make a request - feel free! i do have quite a few requests at the moment, so it may take me a little while to get to it <3

⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

⠀⠀⠀hello lovelies! i've been a little inactive ⠀⠀⠀this past week or so ( i've once again ⠀⠀⠀left my uni assignment until last minute ) ⠀⠀⠀but - i've just hit one hundred followers! ⠀⠀⠀i'm aware that it's not the biggest ⠀⠀⠀milestone by any means, but it's a little ⠀⠀⠀strange to physically see it?

⠀⠀⠀i was thinking of doing a kind of ⠀⠀⠀celebration! if anyone would be ⠀⠀⠀interested, i'd like to do matchups: ⠀⠀⠀send me an ask with what fandom ⠀⠀⠀you'd like a matchup for, a description ⠀⠀⠀of yourself and i'll make you a ship!

⠀⠀⠀it's not a massive event, but i thought ⠀⠀⠀it might be fun! i just want to say thank ⠀⠀⠀you all so much <3

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵃʳᵈ, ᵇᶦˡᵇᵒ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᶠʳᵒᵈᵒ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍᶦᵐˡᶦ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵐᵉʳʳʸ, ᵖᶦᵖᵖᶦⁿ, ˢᵃᵐ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ YOUR SMILE ] it's infectious ── the laughter that spills from your lips and the sweet, carefree smile that follows; they can't stop themselves from smiling too. a smile, to them, symbolises that you're safe, that you're happy, and they could wish for no more than that.

arwen, boromir, elladan, eomer, erestor, lindir, sam tauriel, thranduil

[ YOUR HEART ] sweet and doting, your generosity is charming ── they've seen you give others extra portions of food when you think nobody is watching, given up your blankets despite shivering yourself: it makes them a little flustered to see how much you care for others ( if only you'd dote on them too ).

aragorn, bard, bilbo, elrond, eowyn, faramir, frodo, galadriel, haldir, legolas, thorin

[ YOUR HUMOUR ] your unyielding ability to find humour in even the bleakest moments is charming ── where there is laughter, there is hope, and they've come to find your ability to make them laugh a great comfort.

dwalin, elrohir, gimli, glorfindel, kili, merry, pippin

005. townie

'nothing seems enough'

'i want a love that falls as fast as a body from the balcony'

'i want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground'

'i don't know what i'm waiting for'

'i am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be'

'i think i've had enough'

'we're not going back'

'i've tried caring'

006. francis forever

'i don't know what to do without you'

'i don't know where to put my hands'

'i don't think I could stand to be where you don't see me'

'i miss you more than anything'

'i've been the best I can be'

007. your best american girl

'i have nothing ahead of me'

'you're the sun'

'i'm not the moon, I'm not even a star'

'don't wait for me, I can't come'

'you're the one - You're all I ever wanted'

'i think I'll regret this'

008. nobody

'my god, i'm so lonely'

'i don't want your pity'

'guess i'm a coward'

'i just want to feel alright'

'i know no one will save me'

001. brand new city

'i think my heart is ready to die'

'i think my body is falling in pieces'

'honey, look at me'

'i think my fate is losing its patience'

'i think the ground is pulling me down'

'i think my life is losing momentum'

'i think my ways are wearing me down'

'if I gave up on being pretty i wouldn't know how to be alive'

002. bag of bones

'i'm all undone'

'i'm carrying my bag of bones'

'mercy on me'

'would you please spare me tonight?'

'would you let me let go?'

'i hope you leave right before the sun comes up'

'i can take a little bit more'

003. goodbye my danish sweetheart

'there's nobody better than you'

'would you spare me your voice if i call?'

'you waited and watered my heart 'til it grew'

'i don't blame you if you want to bury me in your memory'

'i'm not the girl i ought to be'

'there's some kind of burning inside me'

'would you just tell me what i'm meant to do?'

'i don't mean to make your heart blue'

'could we be what we're meant to be?'

'i'm just about to beg you, please'

004. i want you

'i want you'

'you're coming back'

'we're starting over'

'i love you, darling'

'i am done, dear'

👑To which High King of the Noldor do you owe your allegiance? Why would you offer them your fealty?

🍽 you are having a dinner party, you can invite 5 silm characters, who are you inviting?

🔮 you can reach into the beyond and ask the Professor to settle one debate for you. He won't even waffle on the answer, honest. What do you ask him?

💀You have a "get out of jail 'doomed by the narrative' free card" Who do you give it to?

👑: to which high king of the noldor do you owe your allegiance? why would you offer them your fealty?

i've answered this question, in this post!

🍽 : you are having a dinner party, you can invite 5 silm characters, who are you inviting?

there's no particular reason for my choices, other than that they're a selection of my favourite characters: idril, fëanor, beleg, melian and maglor.

🔮: you can reach into the beyond and ask the professor to settle one debate for you. he won't even waffle on the answer, honest. what do you ask him?

the age old question of, what is tom bombadil?

💀: you have a "get out of jail 'doomed by the narrative' free card" who do you give it to?

gwindor is perhaps the most tragic characters in the entire series: his brother was dismembered in front of him, his understandable reaction caused the battle of unnumbered tears ( and morgoth's control of the north in its aftermath ) he was captured, enslaved and tortured for fourteen years. upon his return, he was shunned for his 'weakness', and his disability, his betrothed, finduilas, fell in túrin, who would eventually cause his, and many others, death and his final act was to entrust túrin with finduilas' safety, which he then failed to do.

🌟: which of the valar do you feel the most affinity for and why?

in all honesty, this is possibly my favourite question on the list, so thank you for sending this one in! the creation of art ( specifically of poetry and music ) in periods where i've lacked a sense of control has always been a comfort of mine, and so i'm going say aulë. i found small glimmers of myself within him ── his desire to teach, to craft and create, and to share his love for the world with others. i also find his relationship with power an interesting aspect of him too; of all the valar, he was perhaps the closest to eru in terms of his ability to create life, through him was learnt the skills needed to create the silmarils and the two most powerful maiar ( mairon and saruman ) were followers of his before they were corrupted, despite the fact that he himself, was incredibly compassionate.

👑: to which high king of the noldor do you owe your allegiance? why would you offer them your fealty?

i'm quite torn on this one actually, as i like a couple of them ( particularly fëanor ) but i'm going to go with fingon. his life, to me at least, summarises the noldor as a people ── his bravery, his strength, his tragic end. his relationship with maedhros has always struck a chord within me too, the lengths he went to rescue him and the healing it brought.

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵃʳᵈ, ᵇᶦˡᵇᵒ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᶠʳᵒᵈᵒ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍᶦᵐˡᶦ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵐᵉʳʳʸ, ᵖᶦᵖᵖᶦⁿ, ˢᵃᵐ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ THE GARDENS ] the flowers are especially beautiful in the spring, especially after rainfall in the night ── they love to take you on strolls through the gardens ( fields, courtyards ) and gather you a single flower, pressing it between the pages of your favourite book to serve as a memento of the time you've spent together.

arwen, bilbo, elrond, erestor, fili, frodo, legolas, lindir, thranduil

[ A PICNIC ] small sandwiches, and fresh strawberries ── they'll compliment how pretty your hair looks as it shines in the morning sun. it's a simple, intimate affair, and though not particularly adventurous, they enjoy the closeness of it. they'll bring your favourite sweet treats ( cakes, tarts, sweet-breads, pastries ) in the hopes of seeing you smile.

bard, elladan, eomer, faramir, galadriel, merry, pippin, sam

[ SPARRING ] it's not the most traditional of dates, but the rush of adrenaline creates a completely unique sense of intimacy ── it quenches their need for adventure, for activity, while still allowing them to spend time with you. they love the flush of your cheeks and the look of determination in your eyes as you swear you're going to beat them this time.

aragorn, boromir, dwalin, elrohir, eowyn, glorfindel, gimli, haldir, kili, tauriel, thorin

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵃʳᵈ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ WITH GIFTS ] flowers, jewellery, clothes, art: anything you take an interest in worms its way into your possession. words often fail to express how they truly feel for you: a soft, i love you, could never be enough in their eyes, and so they've taken to showering you with gifts. your wardrobe is consumed by the finest silks, your fingers adorned with rings and your walls are covered in portraits and tapestries.

eomer, erestor, glorfindel, haldir, thorin, thranduil

[ WITH WORDS ] pretty words, sweet pet names, flowery poetry: they love you, why not tell the world? their need for you to know you're completely adored is almost pathological, hardly an hour passes without a compliment, an i love you or a pet name ( darling, sweetling, dove, starlight── ) and it never fails to make your cheeks flush and your heart race.

aragorn, bard, elladan, elrond, eowyn, faramir, fili, galadriel, legolas

[ WITH AFFECTION ] hand holding, warm hugs, soft kisses: whether it be in public, or private, they love being close to you. they'll hold your hand during morning walks, place their hand on the small of your back as you walk through crowds, open you doors ( chivalry has never been so alive ) and it's charming.

arwen, boromir, dwalin, elrohir, kili, lindir, tauriel

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐍 ; how they hold you ── elves, men and dwarves!

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ TIGHTLY ] its as though they're trying to convince themselves that you're real; their arms wrap around you ( shoulders, chest, stomach ── they crave soft, gentle intimacy ) as they draw you closer, head resting against your shoulder, grounding themselves. they'd be content to spend the rest of their life here, with you.

arwen, boromir, dwalin, eomer, erestor, fili, glorfindel, haldir, kili, tauriel, thranduil

[ DELICATELY ] their touch is feather-like, as if they fear you're going to shatter in their arms; soft, gentle hands weave their way through your hair as they lay chest to chest with you. their voice nearly lulls you to sleep as they hum a song they only vaguely remember from childhood, and its hard to think of anything but how peaceful you feel in that moment.

aragorn, elladan, elrohir, elrond, eowyn, faramir, galadriel, legolas, lindir, thorin

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ A THING OF BEAUTY ] of noble natures / of the gloomy days / of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways

elrond, galadriel, thranduil

[ LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY] all things by a law devine / in one another's being mingle— / why not i with thine?

erestor, elladan, glorfindel, lindir, legolas

[ HOW DO I LOVE THEE? ] how do i love thee? / let me count the ways / i love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach

arwen, elrohir, haldir, tauriel

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ NOBODY. ] i'm just asking for a kiss ─ give me one good honest kiss and i'll be alright

arwen, boromir, elladan, faramir, fili, haldir, legolas, thorin

[ WORK SONG. ] when my time comes around, lay me gently in the cold dark earth, no grave can hold my body down, i'll crawl home to her

aragorn, dwalin, elrohir, eomer, erestor, glorfindel, lindir, thranduil

[ LULLABY. ] this kind of trouble won't just go away, darlin' now you're adrift in the deep, so just lay down your head and i'll sing you to sleep

elrond, eowyn, galadriel, tauriel

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ BELOVED. ] my beloved ; they’ll pepper kisses across your knuckles, the palm of your hand and wrist as they fawn over you, completely smitten. they thank their makers each and everyday that they’ve been lucky enough to meet you in this life, finally feeling complete with you by their side.

aragorn, dwalin, elrohir, elrond, eomer, erestor, fili, haldir, lindir, tauriel

[ SUNSHINE. ] sweetest sunshine ; their eyes crinkle with joy as they watch you, still laughing at your own, silly joke. you’ve brought such a lightness into their life, and they’ll be forever thankful for that. your presence feels like the first breath of spring after a long, dark winter, full of hope and new beginnings ── you shine like the sun amongst a sky of grey clouds.

arwen, elladan, elrond, eowyn, faramir, galadriel, kili, legolas

[ TREASURE. ] my greatest treasure ; they swipe their fingers against your cheek, feeling you flush warmly against their palm as they tilt you to face them. to them, you are their greatest treasure, worth more than any pile of gold, fine piece of jewellery or material possession ── and they’ll spend the rest of their lives telling you this.

boromir, haldir, glorfindel, thorin, thranduil