Am I The Only Person Who Thought This Was Really Fucking Funny

the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.

if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.

Talking about Sam Gamgee just reminded me that if we’re going to look at LotR/Hobbit parallels that Bilbo is actually Sam, with Thorin as Frodo. 

Bilbo/Sam parallels:

- Both were brought along as an afterthought because Gandalf had a nagging feeling that the Quest would fail without him.

- It’s not “their” quest, they’re mostly observers of someone else’s nobility and drive, but when disaster strikes they take charge and are ultimately responsible for the quest succeeding at all. 

- Both see themselves as “just” hobbits, somewhat pastoral and “average” compared to the epic heroism they’re witnessing. 

- Both bear a great deal of affection for a certain dark haired, blue-eyed person who is the focus of the quest, sob at the thought of losing them, and are generally in awe of their nobility (yeah of course I included Bagginshield and we are absoLUTELY treading into movie canon now because book Bilbo has no awe for Thorin at all, lol, not to mention the Thorin/Frodo parallels are visually striking only in the movie)

- Both are incredibly resilient against the Ring, able to take bear it and cast it off with barely any resistance (Frodo couldn’t even throw the ring into his own fireplace before the quest even began). 

- Both followed their companion across the world, with only mild complaining ;)

dorfs

accidentally bought a copy of sir gawain and the green knight marked up by a middle schooler

those are so cuties <3

Long day on the road, long night off the road 🍁

What’s with all the archers in trees?

Shooting arrows from up a tree is all fun and games until you need to retrieve them!

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how to write a plot twist:

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surprise yourself because you have no idea what’s going to happen next either.

sorry sorry. but the fact that. sansûkh. is free??? to read???? online????? HALF A MILLION WORDS of the best writing i have ever read??? characters that each have depth and MEANING? the retrograding of the hobbit movies so that the dwarves are more fleshed out?? the mix of both the movies and the books (especially for gimlis lackluster personality in the films). i’m rereading it even though i first read it maybe 4 months ago and im still in awe that someone can write something so beautiful. so spectacular. like this is the bible for depressed gay middle earth fans. and this isn’t even considering the sheer amount of RESEARCH PUT INTO THIS?? christ almighty. i need everyone to pause right the fuck now and read this fic regardless of whether you ship bagginshield/gimleaf at all or not. i promise you, you will come out of this a changed man 😭