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Hello all! Thank you for those of you who participated in Fantasy Friday! Below are the submissions for last Fantasy Friday! If you didn’t get a chance to partake this week, please consider doing so next Friday!

Dragon Tamer by Clouds  (Painting) 

Magic All Gone by Me (Poem)

A/N: I can’t get over the fact Della Duck has finally made an animated appearance after seventy years. It’s blowing my mind days later. 

Summary: They were both wild children in different ways.  

Donald climbed. He climbed fast and hard. Sweat piled to the edge of his bill as his breathless pursuit ensued. He heard her quick pants and equally loud rustling beneath him. Leaves scattered wildly around them. He was three branches above. It wasn’t that he could see but saw the end in sight where the sun shined brightest through the leaves.

His stinging hand readied to grip the second to last branch. It was then his fingers failed him. His fingers scraped the bark and fell flat. Exhaustion was a likely cause, but it being a mindless mishap, a careless miscalculation on his part was even likelier. As a consequence, he was suddenly thrust down by gravity’s hand.

He heard her shout his name in alarm, a frightened shock that shook his core. But as he fell, as his body broke a number of twigs, leaving the leaves scattered and homeless, he couldn’t help but think that she’d be impressed with his personal record, if only for a little bit.

A throbbing pain bit his wrist when he landed. Donald rolled onto his back, and his blurred vision saw a figure swinging down with envious precision. Her arms landed where she wanted them to land. Her hands gripped firmly with envious strength and held where she wanted them to hold. She was like a chipmunk minus the oversized cheeks. It might have felt an hour, but she arrived at his side in less than thirty seconds.

“C’mon Donnie, c’mon,” she put a hand on his shoulder, “tell me where it hurts.”

My attempt at a somewhat comprehensive genealogy for the royal house of Finwë. I’ve taken the liberty to include headcanons and had some fun making up mother-names for most of the non-Fëanorian lot. I’ve also given names to various wives because they existed and they SHOULD HAVE THEM (*glares at JRR*). Brief explanations on non-canonical relationships and naming from left to right:

1. Thalindel of the Sindar: “Steadfast Star-heart.” Maglor’s wife, a native of Hithlum, who befriended and comforted a lost poet suddenly thrust into the role of regent in the long bright dark before first dawn. Very fond of horses, basically fills the administrative duties of managing the heavy cavalry legions of The Gap.

2. Menelnárë Vairëmelda: “Heavenly Fire, Beloved of Vairë.” Curufin’s wife, who married him for his status and his charm, and then grew fond of him over time. Curufin liked the symmetry of marrying into the weaver’s guild and knew his father would approve of the choice. Stayed in Aman.

3. Haleth, daughter of Haldad: has no intention of being pressured into marriage to a man interested only in her position, which is all of them. Caranthir, who never thought of marrying and would not care about any position but his own anyway, star-struck by this diminutive woman who talks back at him and can keep up and doesn’t give a shit about his temper, proposes a solution. It is not uncommon for spouses to live apart among the Eldar, and he’d love to be stepped on once a decade or so.

4. Findis Araniel: “King’s Daughter.” Because a boring father-name deserves an equally uninspired mother-name.

5. Anaire Vorimissë: “Faithful Woman.” Name of insight, as she remains behind in Aman.

6. Findekano Indomirë: “Jewel-Heart.” As in, this man is a gem and his heart is a treasure. Maedhros agrees.

7. Turukano Olócimo: “One who heeds visions/dreams.” Name of insight, self-explanatory.

8. Elenwë Laurëlótë: “Golden Flower,” a reference to her Vanyarin origin as well as her hair.

9. Irisse Necelnis: “Spear Wife.” Meant in the sense of fierceness and prickly nature, but if the shoe fits and Eöl hurls it....(I’m so sorry).

10. Eöl Elmion: here son of Elmo, the unfortunately named brother of both Olwë and Elwë who is also Celeborn’s grandfather. This fits as Eöl is said to be of Elwë’s kin, and is given dispensation to live outside Doriath in his own realm.

11. Arakano Nolmendur: “Servant of Wisdom.”

12. Gil-Galad: here his parentage is owed to a brilliant fic I read but whose name I can’t remember. It may have been one in Spacewall’s big post 3rd age series, but I can’t be sure. It is, let me repeat, brilliant, because it remembers that Lalwen exists and provides a great explanation for Gil’s possible looks (light hair inherited from lalwen’s mother and/or Cirdan himself, which could make him look very like an Arafinwean), and accounts for the records naming him Fingon’s heir through adoption. All he had to swear to was that little Gil was indeed of the blood of Finwë, the blood of kings (Cirdan is also said to be of Elwë’s kin, and has a big independent realm, so I’m imagining him as the fourth brother of the bunch). The scribes make up a wife for Fingon to avoid rumours of bastardy.

13. Eärwen Uinendil: “Lover of/Friend of Uinen.” Self-explanatory, and apt for a princess of sea elves.

14. Amarië Telumessë: “Sky-Woman.” In reference to Varda, and her Vanyarin origin.

15. Findarato Ingalaurë: “Top Gold.” One of Tolkien’s proposed mother-names for Finarfin, rejected in favour of Ingoldo, which Eärwen then passes onto their son. I think ingalaure fits Finrod much more, given the symbolism of arafinwean hair and the trees, and the simile with the crown of golden flowers of his house.

16. Eldalótë Falmariel: “Daughter of the Wave.” Here I’m making her explicitly Telerin.

17. Angarato Alimacondo: “Fair Lord.” In reference to both his hair and his iron sense of justice- heh.

18. Artaher Hestorindo: “Noble Lord, Swift Captain.” Artaher is the latest quenya name Tolkien used for the character otherwise known as Orodreth before his death. The Sinda form of this name is Arothir. “Swift Captain” seemed a proper name for a lordling of Telerin Heritage on both sides.

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