#HandAss

[dialux]

Flings myself into the inbox to ask about your Queens of Numenor fic, which. Okay there's so much I /could/ inquire about, there's so much crunch to that story, but- can I get commentary/director's cut on how you decided who each Queen should be?

(Ohtacare is 100% my favorite, but they're all just. So, so real.)

-crownlessliestheking

The fic in question!

Ask for a director's cut on my fics!

Oh yes, the Most Tragedique TM story I've ever written for Silm fandom lol. I started writing the story for Nienna in the Innumerable Stars fic exchange, and I need to give a lot of inspiration to that request summary, which set me off on a tangent re: dreams and magic. But as I started writing- initially the fic was going to be solely about Elros' wife, and maybe talk a little about the effect that being mortal and marrying someone who was effectively only mortal because he chose to be that way would have on a person- I also started grappling with what I've termed as the Tolkien Foresight Issue.

The TFI is very much a me problem, because I don't personally believe in predestination; the idea that elven mothers can genuinely hold their newborn in their arms and give them a name that describes something of their future genuinely frightens me as, like, a concept. I'd been wrestling with that idea for quite some time in my own head, but as I began writing this story I realized that this was a) the best medium possible for that tension, when unnamed/forgotten women are the primary povs (and of course, the unwanted and intrusive parts of the canonical narrative) and b) I was going to write about it one way or another, so might as well embrace it. Which led me to wanting to describe different reactions to the TFI- and for that, I needed more POVs than just Elros' wife.

Enter 24 other queens.

When I thought about individual perspectives, I started out by sketching out the queens whose characters I firmly knew; Eressecuina, for instance, but also Rilma, Ancalime, Tinolime, Vanimelde, Elenniel, and Inzilbeth. Then I started elaborating around those fixed points. For instance: Rilma has an antagonistic relationship with Almarian, who in turn makes an effort to be closer to Erendis, who in turn values freedom more than safety (i.e. the opposite of Almarian's choices), which influences Ancalime's perspective.

Elenniel's storyline was inspired by me wanting to explore what could have inspired a sharp break from the Quenya to Adunaic between Ardamin and Adunakhor: I just think that having it be a product of this one woman's (unnamed, forgotten, erased) actions made a lot of sense. Elenniel herself is one of my favorites in the story, tbqh; she's so secure in her love for her husband (and, in turn, his love for her) that she can bear to be more rebellious than many of the other queens. But she's also seeing the degeneration of Numenor from its heights- which began with Herucalmo, who usurps the throne and lets his son/grandson grow up in Umbar instead of Numenor-proper (thereby letting more rebellious anti-Valar sentiment foster)- and she loves Numenor enough to want more than what it has. But I also wanted someone to have gone through what she went through before while making the opposite choice, which is why Ohtacare exists at all lol.

The rest of the story just flowed from those fixed queens I mention above- apart from that, I knew I wanted a warrior queen, and a scholarly queen, and that the majority of the legacies of the queens would be tapestries; I also wanted at least one queen from Umbar and another from Harad. I think it's fairly obvious which ones were central to the storyline- Meluviel, for instance, doesn't play that much of a role, and neither does Gimileth or Handasse- but they were valuable to portray other nuances re: the TFI.

And, really, even more than the character itself, I defined the queens by their reaction to the TFI (which, in-story, is the nightmare of the destruction of Numenor). I a) thought it was INCREDIBLY sexy to think of Numenor's drowning to be inevitable, bc what does that say about the Valar, that they could see the ending but still chose to put Numenor in sight of Valinor? Abt the ppl that follow the Valar even after the destruction of the entire island? Abt the idea that even if something is to die one day, there is something beautiful in it now? and b) to picture the queens fighting against it, accepting it, furthering it, ignoring it, etc etc. 25 POVs of different women having wildly different reactions. I have an excel sheet somewhere where I described some of that lmao. That and the dates. Of people's birth dates, death dates, ruling dates, age when ascending to the crown........ yeah. Idk if I've ever worked so much to make a fic canon compliant tbqh!

[clarione90]

Hi I'm not here to deny you the right to feel bitter and betrayed but please remember that our original goal in shipping is to have fun. The fun of theorizing and exploring potentials, the fun of analyzing characters of our dear grumpy captain and his gloomy brat. The fun of handassing antis and make their day miserable. The fun of having crappy days and then smile when we open this app and see lovely posts and arts blessed to us by our trusted rivamika authors and fanartists. Please remember all those times so you will only feel happiness when you think of rivamika. I'm not there yet myself but I'm getting better. Love you all and please drink a lot of water!

[catboybeebop]

William Afton looking handass

i want to die sooo bad because this is my exact skin tone😩

[handass-blog]

Пескоструйная очистка электродвигателя 380 вольт с последующей реставрацией во второй части. А так же изготовление сопла из старой автомобильной свечи для самодельного пескоструйного аппарата сделанного своими руками. Ссылка для помощи: https://www.donationalerts.ru/r/handass Дополнительная ссылка: https://www.donationalerts.ru/c/handass Моя группа и страничка: https://vk.com/hand__ass , https://www.instagram.com/hand__ass/ Подпишись https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuxfm-JEK359ViLlXM4-JQ?sub_confirmation=1 Tags: Пескоструйная обработка, Пескоструйная камера своими руками, Компрессор для пескоструя, Сопло для пескоструя своими руками, Сопло из свечи, Высокое давление, Яйцо, Зажигалка, CD диск, Перец, яйцо под высоким давлением, Пескоструй против, Пескоструй Vs, ArtZalt, HandAss Garage, Артем Зальт, Мото Мастерская, МотоРемонт, Удалить старую краску, Электромотор, Реставрация двигателя, Песок, Эксперементы, Опыты, Под высоким давлением, Работа с пескоструем, Удаляем ржавчину

[natsukihanae]

handass a réagi à votre billet : i lost a follower

kill him with fire

but if i kill him he is going to hate me

and i don't want it

[dialux]

Handassë the Unpromised - S.A. 215-442

3/25

A distant cousin of Prince Amandil, Handassë grew up in the court alongside him. Handassë did not ever meet either of her predecessors, but spent many years dreaming of them- including the room that Meneldimë built, which she found by accident. After deciphering the books, Handassë contributed her own revelations and dreams to the salt-cured diaries, going so far as to give a name to their ability: Olórëar, after the Quenya word for dreaming.

She had three children with Amandil, including the fourth King of Númenor, Elendil. However, Handassë sickened and passed away just weeks into her husband’s reign, and was therefore never crowned a true Queen of Númenor.

[anteikuuu]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TALA!! YOU'RE AWESOME! Seriously guys go follow her she's great

[kaezthetic]

✐

This is youuurs^^

[natsukihanae]

i like the fact that when i need to express my feeling about my inazuma eleven otp i can talk to someone

[shinxro]

ヽ(゜∇゜)ノヽ(゜∇゜)ノ

have a meerkat handa

[okudaira-fuuya-blog]

Cheer up Inês, you can do it!! GLORYYYY /pats

They are five works that I'm everything but happy about you know? They are terrible, I don't want to make them and I'm sick and tired of school already :/

Thanks Tala! *hugs*

[natsukihanae]

fubukitalakezfuiergtr(hhahahahah is an official tag i swear

[shinxro]

handassがあなたの画像に返信しました: i love this theme so much  i change my theme...

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS I WANT IT

HERE!!!!

[pqwp-blog]

I heard you ship munetaku HOW HARD DO YOU SHIP IT

it's still growing i just started shipping it i think 6 maybe 7 idk