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Is Saruman still around in the 4th Age in your “Rapunzel, Rapunzel” story? Because if Sauron is being redeemed and the Nazgul are running around Valinor, that also suggests that Saruman is being, or has already been, redeemed by the Valar.

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Cat Gandalf loves to frequent the Shire and is a playful menace for them. Including, by the Third Age, one Bilbo Baggins.

Gandalf's many names follow him from one life into the next. While Annatar lounges in the forges and follows Celebrimbor wherever he may go (and never earns any names other than Annatar, for Sauron was a blip forgotten to time), Gandalf wanders and roams throughout the world.

"Mithrandir," Galadriel calls to him fondly when he meanders into her woods, only to leave again as quickly as he came. She does not mind her wandering pet, and does not fret into what mischief he gets into when he is gone.

"Tharkûn," Thorin Oakenshield curses, chasing him halfway across a realm with a party of dwarves because he knows not of his companion's other 'owners', does not share Galadriel's views of ownership even if he did know of her, and the pesky cat seemed to enjoy being chased all the way to the land of the hobbits, key and map clutched between his teeth.

"Gandalf!" Bilbo Baggins cries when he finds the grey beast rolling around in his pipe weed like it is catnip even though they both very well know it is not, and even if it was he's never heard of any sort of cat enjoying it. He isn't sure how Gandalf came to be inside of his house, but he drags him over to the door to let him chase after field mice like proper cats are meant to, only to find a bewildered looking dwarf on his front step.

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I have a strong need for Nyannatar to play with tiny evil as FUCK ring Sauron, like with a mouse. Eat that little shit, cat boy!

Come on Nyannatar, play nice with the other AUs...

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WOW!! I’ve never gotten fancrochet before! This is incredible and I’m so honored my AU inspired you like this. Crocheted Nyannatar looks super cute! Thank you!

Sooo I've been practicing crocheting with my nemesis (Aka velvet yarn) and made some sauron plushies

The first one is from an au that belongs to @minubell

(I am in love with their nyannatar au- I might make eonwe later if I have time)

And the second one is just sauron's eye.

I'm also working on a mairon plush that I might post once I finish it-

(Also the pattern i used from nyannatar is a slightly modified version of diy fluffies lily the cat pattern on YouTube)

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HEHEHE oh my gosh thank you so much your art always makes me scream!!

At the very least no one can accuse him of using too little salt, you know? Nobody can say that it’s NOT enough!

I laughed way too hard at these scenes in @minubell 's Fic "One Week Later: Enough Salt" from their AU series "It Takes Two Steps".

He's trying to cook some steak for Celebrimbor but cooking isn't going very well.

Mairon designs are from here, he looks so cute and innocent in the blue. Of course he's not shady, he's in blue, not the brutal red of Sauron.

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Imagine Gandalf and co showing up in the Nyannatar AU, everyone but Radagast slightly annoyed that the fact that all maia must take cat form in Middle Earth was NOT in the briefing. Gandalf spent years learning beard care! What a waste! (Sauron could tell them. He doesn't. Galadriel *deserves* Gandalf's cat hairs on all her clothes.)

Absolutely cursed idea that the Valar collectively decide and decree that anyone who returns to Middle Earth MUST do so in the form of a cat. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! No alternatives!!! Put that filthy beard away, Olorin!!

(Much like with 'Annatar', all of the names the Wizards acquire in Middle Earth are just crazy coincidences to their canon ones since they can't very well tell them their actual names.)

"Ah, Annatar!" Celebrimbor cries when Galadriel visits his kingdom for the first time in many moons. He has barely had the chance to speak to her before Annatar had suddenly launched himself from a high cabinet, landing nimbly on Celebrimbor's head and shoulders. The force of the unexpected attack makes Celebrimbor's entire upper body bow forward, and but he maintains the slumped posture as not to dislodge his friend from his new perch.

He can feel sharp, knife-like claws resting amongst his hair. It is not as if Annatar would allow himself to be moved anyway.

"My, my," Galadriel comments, and when Celebrimbor tilts his head ever so slightly he can see a faint, mischievous smile at the corner of her mouth, a knowing look in her eyes. That unusual, grey, furred scarf of her shifts unnaturally, then lifts its head and opens eyes so dark they almost appear entirely black, and it is only at that moment Celebrimbor realizes it is not a scarf at all comfortably draped over her shoulders. "It seems your pet is excited to play."

The claws digging against Celebrimbor's scalp seem to tell a different story.

"Go ahead, Mithrandir," Galadriel says, unfastening a blue collar from layers upon layers of grey fur that make her cat look far, far bigger than Annatar's sleek, tiny body. Her cat stretches its large paws, and turns its gaze towards that space just above Celebrimbor's head with an almost lethargic sort of ease. "Go make friends."

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Funniest possible ending to the Nyannatar AU is that Valinor finds out (because Eonwe has 0 of Sauron’s subtleties) and they’re like, “Shame on you, you should have apologized properly.” And Sauron is very chastised and Eonwe has to go home because everyone misses him and all the Valar and Eonwe say goodbye and return home and it’s a job well done, everyone we fixed it!

…Except everyone forgets to tell Celebrimbor.

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So something I’ve been wondering about the Nyannatar AU is this: Does Eonwe show up before, during, or after the Numenor Incident? Because if it’s before, then Peak Comedy will ensue.

Because imagine you are Ar-Pharazon, the Golden King of Numenor. Your faction, The King’s Men, has actual and tangible legitimacy and proof in the face of the Faithful’s devotion. You have Celebrimbor working to create a new set of rings to give you and your people immortality. And it isn’t working, which is frustrating, but hey these things take time. And your elven smith/slave has this really weird cat that seems to hate you.

AND THEN A SECOND CAT APPEARS OUT OF NOWHERE!

Where did he come from? Why is he here when all other animals have fled or tried to flee? What is up with Celebrimbor’s pets? Why does it seem like nature has started freaking out ever since the second cat appears?

All I’m saying is that if Eonwe shows up while Sauron’s in Numenor, then things get a hell of a lot funnier.

I feel like as funny as it would be to have Eonwe show up in Numenor, we have to give Sauron a little break here. I mean he's already arranging for Ar-Pharazon to have an unfortunate accident in the background while exploding rings to keep the Men from benefiting from the gift he gave specifically to Celebrimbor, AND Aule is suddenly interested in Celebrimbor too! It's barely enough for him to manage without throwing up!

I think if Eonwe showed up at the same time he'd actually explode into pieces. Like Lithium battery style.

So no, as funny as it would be to torment Ar-Pharazon with two freak ass cats, my plan was to only have Eonwe show up after the Numenor saga. Especially since if Eonwe vanishes, Aule's peaceful musings over a very creative and innovative elf would vanish because Manwe would be making hurricanes with how much he'd be distraught and upset over the sudden disappearance of his favorite little guy.

Besides, Valinor is always late to the party. We have to give Men their moment in the spotlight.

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If you ever feel like drawing it, I would love a picture of Nyannatar threatening orcs/bandits OR staring at Aule from under Celebrimbor's bench in Numenor. he is the cutest little murder kitty, yes he is. <3

Celebrimbor sees out of the corner of his eye the exact moment Annatar falls utterly still. He turns in time to catch his little friend's fur stand on end, tail fluffed out and body tensed like an iron rod. Immediately Celebrimbor pivots, following those gold-orange eyes to the source of his little friend's distress, fully expecting some manner of monster for how terrified Annatar looks and-

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There is nothing there. Just the far corner of the workshop, where the two walls meet. Plain, unassuming, and perhaps a bit more dusty than it should be.

"...Annatar?" Celebrimbor asks softly, curiously, turning back to the cat to see his gaze still fixed towards some spot in the distance, clearly spooked. "What's wrong?"

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Yeah... he bites...

He does still have his powers, but since they're both Sauron they aren't effective against Nice Sauron. Which is annoying when his entire goal is to get that dense bitch to put the Ring on!! Nice Sauron is aware of him, but isn't really sure how to handle him because he's Nice so destroying him or locking him up seems mean :(

I think it'd be really funny if Super Evil Fucked Up Ring Sauron from Nice Sauron AU was like 2 inches tall, wore the Ring like a beauty pageant sash, and was always screaming.

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I think it'd be really funny if Super Evil Fucked Up Ring Sauron from Nice Sauron AU was like 2 inches tall, wore the Ring like a beauty pageant sash, and was always screaming.

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This does, of course, imply the presence of Super Evil Fucked Up Ring!Sauron, who has none of Nice Sauron’s inclinations towards wanting to help people and is immediately ready to make the world bend to his will and his will alone.

Who promptly finds himself in the dirt, screaming at Nice Sauron to get his ass back here.

AU where Sauron literally pours all of his cruelty and malice and will to dominate all life into the One Ring...

And then just fucking stares at at it for five seconds before dropping it on the ground and leaving because without all that stuff he's Nice now.

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AU where Sauron literally pours all of his cruelty and malice and will to dominate all life into the One Ring...

And then just fucking stares at at it for five seconds before dropping it on the ground and leaving because without all that stuff he's Nice now.

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I think the reason Sauron never really messed with dwarves or dwarven kingdoms on the same level as Men or Elves is because every time he looks at a dwarf he just thinks of Aule and that makes him crash out a little bit.

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It Takes Two Steps... has Celebrimbor been dusted recently?

Five Weeks Later: Separation Anxiety is now available to read on Ao3!

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Do you have any plans for an It Takes Two Steps fic update? I need to see Narvi & Mairon co-caretaking :D

Yes, I do have plans to update the It Takes Two Steps series, as well as the Nyannatar series and the Roleswap series! I have WIPs for the next installations for all of those (Along with the usual mixture of Tides of War oneshots).

I can't promise which one I'll be updating next since I'm still struggling through some writer's block, but I'm working through it!

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Oh wow I love that my tumblr has decided embeds don't work again right when I post another fic to AO3. Guess you guys just get the ugly link.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65932216