#joetamy

Because to elves, humans must be such weird fleshy blobs. I can imagine Felagund to be all excited and then stop a moment to silently go “ew…” before finding some ‘ugly dog’ cuteness in them and start singing and playing for them.

But what about the humans when they wake up, and then they see some actual legitimate wood monster singing and playing a harp with creepy branch hands? (If we ignore that some of them had known the dark elves- koff koff. Speaking of- what are the dark elves like? What sets them apart from the other elves?)

Lmaooo, this AU is living rent free in my head. I’m so glad to have witnessed its start and now growth <3

Ohohh I hadn't thought about the first meeting yet! I think Finrod definitely would pause for a bit, kinda seeing a naked cat for the first time when all you've known are the floofy ones XD But I feel like he'd also find a sort of beauty to the Edain; I remember mentioning years ago how Elves consider their true faces ugly, which is why they wear their masks, and they now find humans' faces beautiful in comparison XD

Of course, when the Edain wake up, you can bet there's going to be running and screaming 😂 But Beor gets them under control! I imagine he's pretty darn scared, but he approaches Finrod (mainly because Finrod isn't really attacking while everyone's freaking out; his mask has a worried expression, and he's kinda behaving like a lost child amidst all the chaos, so Beor's thrown off by that XD)

First contact, success! XD

As for the Dark Elves, I'd guess they're pretty similar to Thingol's Sindar, with a slimmer silhouette, less layers, and more dark foresty colours. Maybe their masks don't have fully formed faces? I really ought to draw all the different Elves at some point, like with my height chart lmaoo

Angbang week is not over yet! There is still time, and so to kick off with- I bring Valinor era ✨

Valinor melkor doesn't have a design yet but this will do-

You can find my piece, along with everyone else's amazing contributions right here; The Fëanorian Zine