up on melancholy hill

Thuringwethil: You need a hobby.

Morgoth: I have a hobby!

Very sketchy Luthien

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (2022 - ) Charlie Vickers as Halbrand / Sauron & Sam Hazeldine as Adar Season 2, Episode 1: Elven Kings Under the Sky

I was in your place once. In the eldest of the Elder Days. Thirteen of us were chosen to be blessed of Morgoth's hand, with the promise of power. A new birth. I was led up to a dark and nameless peak. Chained and left. And after what seemed endless thirst and hunger… I saw it. His servant's face. Sauron's face. And it was beautiful. He offered me wine, red as a blood moon. He offered me wine, and on that dark and nameless peak, I drank it. I drank it all.

Some things I learned during the last six months. I thought I would share this with you, maybe it could be of help to someone.

Chloé Zhao, who just won an Oscar for best director, writes fanfiction.

Morgoth receives Sauron with a simple look of pity saying to him: "Look how you've reduced yourself..."🤣

(Since the Valars chose their physical form (fana) based on their spiritual nature, I think Melkor retained a noble form, similar to that of his brothers (like Manwe), but distorted by a lack of empathy and a ghostly beauty absent in others.)