#and then suddenly all the mandos will be bros

[merrysithmas]

starting to think the whole "din trains with the darksaber" thing was purely a fan-driven idea and instead he's just gonna randomly do smth "worthy" and suddenly be good with it lol 😴

[araloththerandom]

FANFIC IDEA: Fingolfin pulls a Gandalf-level disappearing act after Mandos to avoid being High King. Everyone really wants him to be. But does he want to be High King? Nope. He's like, "Nah, I'm good. High King? More like High Pass. Peace out!" People on the streets are all about "Hail the High King," and Fingolfin's like, "Nope, just looking for my wife's place, thanks."

But unfortunately for him, the other elves don't get the memo. People hit the streets singing praises to the High King, and poor Fingolfin's like, "Um, excuse me, have you met my awesome brother Finarfin? He's the king you're looking for!"

But nah, they're not having it. Even Finarfin's like, "Bro, just take the crown, I need a break." But Fingolfin's busy perfecting the art of hide-and-seek in his wife's house and enjoying his freedom. Random folks are camping outside his house, singing anthems, and he's just trying to binge-watch some Elven Netflix.

Suddenly, all the important people are randomly visiting Fingolfin, just to talk of course but what does he think of this new law *wink wink* turning his chill retreat into an accidental kingdom HQ. Before he knows it, he's High King undercover, and the whole realm's like, "Well played, Finarfin."

[licorishh]

Apparently this is an unpopular opinion but I really enjoyed the Mando s3 finale (spoilers under the cut).

The one thing that annoyed me (at first) was how Gideon just suddenly randomly destroyed the frickin Darksaber. Like. Bro. Bo's literally been after this thing for twenty frickin years, it's been the plot point of the entire season, she FINALLY has it and you're really gonna just squash it. But it occurred to me that that could actually have a symbolic purpose; the Mandalorians united not because Bo had the Darksaber, but because they had a common goal: to retake Mandalore. Now that they've done that, I think they've realized that they can continue to be a united people under her leadership because she is, objectively, the best leader they could have, and not because of some antique sword. I think it symbolizes the start of a new era for Mandalorians, one not bound by tradition, but by their desire to be a united people again. And honestly, that's actually some beautiful story-telling. Yes, the Darksaber has immense importance to the people of Mandalore, but now that they've moved past their hatred for each other in an effort to rebuild their home, a sword that was used solely to prevent the people from killing each other out of anger is no longer necessary, and frankly would only be holding them back. You could compare it to the old samurai of Japan way back in ye olden days (obviously they weren't having internal feuding but they were trapped in their old ways by tradition much like the Mandalorians).

I was very pleased that Pedro's acting went back to being great, and that the episode was more Mando + Baby Yoda-centric, and I'm very happy that we're going back to it being about just them next season. With everything they talked about in the finale, I feel like it gave the seemingly odd decisions they made in the rest of the season context and closure, and it honestly massively improved my opinion of the season. Apparently that's a vastly unpopular opinion, but I'm used to being in the minority when it comes to preferences in Star Wars.

A couple of the popular negative opinions people have had that I did not agree with were that the way Bo got the Darksaber back made no sense, and that because she got it back Mando had zero reason to stick around with Bo. They clearly explained why it made sense for her to get the Darksaber in episode 6, and while it was on a technicality, what other way would she have gotten it? It didn't make any sense for Mando to keep it, and Bo really needed it, and they never would have fought each other for it. If they had, it would have been very unbelievable and very out-of-character for both of them. Bo may have been ambitious and desperate to get it back, but she's not heartless and Mando is her friend. She wouldn't fight the guy to the death just for the sword. And in reality, it makes perfect sense that she got the saber from the creature who got it from Din. It all checks out. Other than that, yeah, there might be no "literary reason" for Mando to have stayed with her, but as he himself explained, she saved his neck TWICE and is his friend, so he stayed out of loyalty. Helping her simply because he wants to do what he can makes perfect sense. Sometimes, believe it or not, people can do things out of the goodness of their heart simply because they want to help. That and the fact that he wanted Mandalore to be retaken just as much as she did made it make perfect sense.

At the end of the day, Star Wars fans are some of the pickiest people on Earth and all seem incapable of just enjoying a show because it's fun. It's Star Wars. It's meant to be a good time with fun characters and cool fight scenes; it doesn't need to be a timeless cinematic masterpiece with writing so captivating it's used as a cornerstone of literature for hundreds of years to come.

All in all, after watching the finale, I've changed my mind and decided that I did really enjoy this season. Episode 6 was a train wreck, yes, but the rest of the season was fun and I think necessary so that Mandalore and its people could finally get the closure and happy ending they desperately, DESPERATELY needed.

And, of course, I nearly frickin cried when Mando said he wanted to formally adopt Baby Yoda. My boys are legally a family now and I may cry.

Great season, better than everyone said it was, and y'all gotta take your expectations down a notch. It had a few bumps, but explained and worked through them a HECK of a lot better than a lot of things have. I enjoyed it, and I can like what I wanna like.

I may have forgotten something here but this is all I got for now lol

Peace out.

[supernaturalgirl20]

hi baby! if you’re taking requests might i indulge you in the scenario of Din where he captures you, the bounty, and you try to persuade him to let you be his “mechanic” instead, but like y’all wind up fucking 🙈🙈

You can choose how everything goes and add anything else you’d like love 💜💜

Thank you my dear for this delicious ask 🥰 I had loads of fun writing this 😏

Mechanic

Pairings: Din Djarin x reader

Warnings: Smut 18+, p in v smut, blowjob, Lil bit of dark!Din, cursing.

A/N: this is pure filth and I’m not sorry 😏 blame @anaaaispunk for fuelling the fire 😉

Sitting in the cantina, you scan your surroundings for immediate threats. Realising your ok, for now at least, you let out a sigh of relief. You’d lost count of the number of weeks you’ve been on the run, and for what, killing some ex empire general or something. You did them a favour really, pity no one else saw it that way. So here you are on another planet hiding. God I hope this isn’t going to be my life. It’s exhausting. You make your way to the bar and order another spotcha, the door to the cantina opens, nothing note worthy except the whole place goes dead quiet. Intrigued, you look to see what’s grabbed everyone’s attention. It’s like you’ve seen a ghost, except it’s not a ghost, it’s a man covered in a silver armour. Fuck! They sent a fucking mandalorian, they must be desperate now. You try to act normal, grab your drink and sit back at your table. Shivers run down your spine as he walks past. Closing your eyes, you wait, wait for him to point a blaster at your head, but it doesn’t come. Opening your eyes slowly, you see he walked right past you to another booth. He doesn’t even look in your direction. Maybe he’s not here for me after all. I’m just being paranoid.

***

It’s late when you finally leave the cantina, walking slowly back to the inn. There’s a tiredness in your bones and you can’t wait to lie in bed and finally get some sleep. Entering your room you switch on the light. When the room becomes illuminated you let outa scream.

“Jesus, what the fuck Mando, you scared the shit out of me. How did you know this was my room? Actually how did you get here before me, when I left you were still there sitting, stiff as a board.” You snigger at that.

“Are you done?”

“Oh lighten up, Tin can.”

You both just stare at each other, daring the other to make the first move. He’s on his feet and has you pinned to the door quicker than lightning.

“Not so smart now, are you?”

“Hhmm, I like where this is going, Mando, how did you know I like it rough?” You have a sly smirk and you quit laughing your eyebrow at him. You can hear him let out a sigh.

“We’ve been doing this for too long, you’ve had your fun, enough is enough. Time to bring you in.”

He lets go of you and stands back slightly.

“Get your things, your coming with me.”

He can see your shoulders drop a little, “fine you win.”

He’s stunned. Eyes wide in shock that you haven’t resisted harder. He’d expected you to. Silently hoped you would. Not that you could see, his face hidden behind the helmet.

“Do I have to cuff you? Or will you behave?”

“I promise I won’t run.” Pushing you in front of him, “walk.”

***

Walking towards the crest you ask Mando if you can freshen up. Pointing you in the direction of the fresher, he makes his way to the cockpit setting the coordinates. He doesn’t feel right about this, bringing you in. As far as he’s concerned you did the galaxy a favour. One less imp to deal with. Your worth a lot of credits though and bounties have been slow lately, the ship needs some repairs. He’s lost in his own head when you make your way towards him.

You slipped into something more “revealing” , a dress you’d picked up on tattooine. You put your hand on his pauldron and he looks up at you through his visor.

“Mando, do you really have to bring me in? I mean I’m a nobody, you could pretend I got away?” He is scowling at you under the helmet. “Ok I know, I wouldn’t get away from you, not believable. You killed me then?”. If you could see his face you would see the awe in his eyes. It’s like you can read his mind. You slide into his lap and straddle him. He doesn’t move, doesn’t touch you. You adjust yourself so your right over his hardening member. You swear he lets out a growl. Leaning into him you whisper beside where you think his ears are.

“You know, you could keep me….here..with you. I work as your mechanic, you need one right?”

“Do you even know anything about ships?”

“Eh..well no, but I’m a fast learner.”

“No.”

You slowly grind your hips over his cock. He grips the seat a little tighter, smiling to yourself you let out a low moan. He’s completely hard now, you can feel him at your core. Then an idea strikes. Biting your lip you lean into him again.

“I’m sure you could think of something for me to do. You know…like you!” His hand grips you hard, stopping you in your movements. His voice is harsh now.

“Enough!”

You slowly lean back so your face is directly in front of his visor. You need to try something else!

Slowly, you lift up your dress, revealing your dripping cunt to him. You hear him take in a breath. Placing two fingers in your mouth you suck on them before moving them downward. Once you reach your aching core you slip them inside, moaning at the sensation.

“Oh god…yes…just that like that Mando…yes….fuck me so good.” Without warning he pulls your fingers out, brings them to his helmet, lifts the bottom revealing his mouth. That mouth, Jesus he has a moustache. He sucks them clean before placing the helmet back down fully. Suddenly he stands, gripping your ass tightly. You wrap your legs around his waist as his walks towards the ladder. Putting you down, “go down, put these on, and wait.” He hands you his magnetised cuffs. Unable to speak you just nod in understanding.

Once you secure the cuffs, your suddenly drenched in darkness. What the? A hand grips you around the neck, pushing you towards the wall of the ship. Your arms are placed over your head and secured to the wall. “Think you can tease me do you, that you can fuck your way free, is that it?”

His voice it’s so deep, even without the modulator. Then it finally dawns on you, he’s helmet-less. His stubble is rough against your skin, sending heat straight bro your core. You try moving your hips against him, but he grips your waist tight stopping you.

“Ah ah, you’ve been a bold girl, bold girls don’t get to come.”

“Do you think you deserve to stay here with me, for me to forgo my credits on you?”

“Yes, Mando please, I’ll do anything.”

“I’m going to release your hand now, your going to be a good girl and get on your knees.”

When he releases your hands you drop straight to the ground. He pulls his pants down, grips you at the back of your head and brings you toward his cock. “Your going to take my cock in your mouth aren’t you pretty girl? Show me how badly you want to stay with me!”

He tilts his head back and groans as he feels your hot, wet mouth take him in. You run your tongue up the length of him and tease around the tip. He’s desperate for release, having you tease him all night, so he shoves his cock further into your mouth and begins fucking your face.

“That’s it pretty girl, your doing…so well….taking my cock like that.”

He comes down the back of your throat and you swallow it all. He steps back, stripping completely before he lifts you to your feet. He moves you to his cot and rips your dress off you. You let out a slight squeal as the cool air hits your bare skin.

“Can you take off the cuffs please?”

“Only if you promise not to touch?”

“I promise.”

Once he removes them you go to rub the skin on your wrists. He stops you and brings them to his lips and gently kisses around them. “Did I hurt you?”

“No it’s ok, I’ve had worse.”

“I bet you have.”

“Hands over you head, remember no touching.”

He kisses around your neck, slowly kissing his way down, over your breasts, taking a nipple in his mouth and sucking hard. You moan at the sensation of his stubble on your bare breasts. He moves down again, begins kissing your inner thighs, your a writhing mess below him. He licks a strip over your folds before shoving his tongue inside. Your body is tingling all over. There’s a heat in your core threatening to combust. Hey sucks on your clit before pumping two fingers inside you. He takes you over the edge and…pulls away.

“No! Why did you stop. Please please I need you Mando. Fuck me.”

He hovers over you and kisses you gently on the lips.

“Din.”

“Hmm what?”

“My name….it’s Din. I want you to know what to call me when you come.”

“Din, it suits you. Now fuck me.”

He lines himself up and fills you completely with one thrust.

“Fuck….so tight….take me…so well.”

He grabs your leg and wraps it around his hip, giving him a better angle. His thrusts are hard and fast and you come screaming his name.

“Fuck, Din….yes.”

You move your hands down to gently hold his face and he freezes. You forgot yourself, caught up in the moment, forgetting he asked for you not to touch him. You reckon it’s something to do with his creed. Worried he will pull away from you, you go to pull your hands away.

“I’m sorry, no touching.”

He kisses you gently on the lips. Grabbing your hand in his own, he slowly brings it back to his face. He closes his eyes at the feeling of you there. Something he hasn’t felt since he was a child. “It’s ok.”

He kisses you again before thrusting into you again. He’s slower this time and you feel all of him now, every ridge, every vein, it’s so intimate even though you can’t see him. Your coming hard again in no time, cunt clenching him tight as he spills inside you. He rolls off you and pulls you into his side.

“So does this mean I can stay?!”

“I suppose. I might need more convincing.”

You laugh as you straddle him, “you better buckle up so, your in for a long night.”

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[greyias]

Whispers in the Force

Aw yeah, teeny tiny, itty bitty story drop in today’s patch! Always a fun and appreciated surprise! Let’s see what BWA has in store for us today! Obviously, some

Okay, not a whole lot here, but it was a nice fun little update nonetheless! Some quick thoughts, in no particular order:

Hylo says we’re all the important people--thanks vodka aunt! ♥ u!

Akaavi! Holy crap, it’s been long enough since the last update I kind of forgot we sent her on a mission! I love Akaavi bunches, and adore that BWA found a way to have her play a part in the story again. Now if they could just give her, Shae, and Torian a team up mission together my life would be complete. Mando Road Trip!!!

THERON!!!! -- look, its not much in the way of content, but he’s there, and I appreciate every appearance

I love how he sticks up for Gnost-Dural if you pick one of the immature dialogue options, nad is almost even diplomatic about it. Character growth! And him and Gnosty still being total bros!

Theron and Gnost-Dural is my other BroTP with Theron -- Underwear Bros 4 eva!

Okay, back to plot stuff for a second -- I know that they didn’t really reveal anything about the nature of the device that Darth Nul created other than it was a “containment” device. But that wording, along with the REALLY WEIRD FRICKING WRITING DECISIONS in the Dantooine Flashpoint make me wonder if that theory I had isn’t so far off.

What the hell was that artifact “containing” anyway? And why the fuck did we suddenly get enveloped in darkness?? I’m really hoping that what seemed like bad/infuriating writing decisions were actually clues to something more nuanced/subtle going on. Like back when Umbara originally dropped, I am all too happy to be tentatively optimistic if they’re doing something a little clever and unexpected, as long as at the end of the day they stay true to the characters.

I WANTED TO VISIT THE CREEPY PLANET TO LOOK FOR RELICS :( :( :( :(  [insert Veruca Salt tantrum here]

But sending Arcann works too I guess

I do like that they are finding some ways to keep the “bricked” characters involved in the storyline, and its clever to send Arcann to do a mission in Wild Space.

Darth Nul is a fun name for an old Sith of legend--I really hope that name is a hint to perhaps what was contained in his relic. HMMM. Let the speculation begin!

[vaguely-concerned]

The Mandalorian Chapter 12 rewatch thoughts

- I would like to thank them for keeping in din’s harried yet triumphant ‘hAH!!’ when he gets the explosives to stick to gideon’s ship in the ‘hey remember when this happened last season’ section, that was a nice gesture from the showrunners to me personally, I assume

- this episode actually helped me find more enjoyment in the last one, because it’s such a nice reassurance that even though they’re pulling in more stuff from other star wars media this show won’t suddenly stop being its own thing and mando won’t suddenly stop being himself and it’s very comforting to me somehow haha

- the small hesitation before din calls out “do you... do you have the wire?” lol lol lol he’s completely aware of the bizarreness of what he’s doing here but hey being alive is already so damn weird etc. 

the softness of his voice the whole way through and the fact that he never, never blames the baby for not being able to do what shouldn’t really be asked of him in the first place, tho... ;____;  

- the tiny exasperated head tilt din does when he realizes the hatch isn’t going to extend all the way fdslkfhasdlashfs  

- din is looking down at the baby the entire time while greef talks to the mechanics ❤️❤️❤️

(the baby seems pretty drawn to/excited to see greef again and mando seems to notice which is extremely cute. he’s becoming really good at tuning in with the kid) 

he also greets cara baby first in much the same way as he does peli, like he knows what the main attraction here is lol, they do a very sweet bro nod at each other. god I wish gina carano wasn’t so terrible imagine if we could just have this BrOTP without hesitations :( 

I think greef is actually a bit worried to begin with after seeing the ship, he sort of takes din in intently before he huffs a little laugh and grabs his arm. it must be a bit stressful to be his friend and not be able to see his expression right away when you worry something might be seriously wrong haha

- people are finally treating the baby like you would a real baby and it’s such a blessing, everyone talking and cooing at him and baby babbling back

(I wonder if greef has children of his own? he does have an undeniable air of experienced grandpa about him in this episode, it’s adorable)  

- din does so much talking -- unprompted, even! -- these days, it truly is an embarrassment of riches 

- capital E Emotional about this shot with IG-11 right behind din and cara inviting him into the school in front of him. some past carried with us into the future shit going on here  

IG-11′s legacy’s still got our back y’all :’) I swear to god if gideon blows up nevarro at some point I’m going to lose it 

the ‘oh yeah?/that so?’ way din leans his head back after she says “wait until you see inside” is also amazing

- baby reaching out his hand like ‘can have?’ is so polite ;______; he takes after his father (including in the ‘fool me twice, I’ll fuck you up’ department haha. listen you get one chance to be cool about it and then no more mr nice mando/baby)

-

go ahead, kid, make a fuss about it. who are you going to tell, huh? who’s going to believe you? you gonna tell them you got bested by a baby? a magic baby? no? that’s right. I took your dignity as easily as I took your macarons, there’s nothing you can do to change it, and now you gotta live with that. sweet dreams.

(this is a joke. the baby is not evil. I hate that I even have to specify this but I’ve seen some stupid shit in the tags in my time you guys haha) 

- I can’t work out what anything on greef’s desk is supposed to be, but if that’s a computer it’s got to be older than even the razor crest lol

- friends: din yes?

mando: din no, only repairs

friends: din yes please?

mando: ... [sigh] din yes 

he truly has next to no defense against people he actually likes asking him for something huh lol. well a self care co-op mission clearly did him a world of good in this one at least it’s all fine

- “I’m starting to dehydrate, Boss” is an excellent line and delivered perfectly, I cackle every time (”You park your gills right there until I say otherwise” is a good runner up too) 

- it’s so nice to see the small moments of communication between them in this one after mando was so out of sync with the team in the last one (and tbf those guys didn’t even try to give him any pointers at all, they really left him to flounder through the whole thing if you watch it carefully haha)

- the mythrol’s jacket still looks so comfy, I want one

- aaaaah the way din says “I don’t like this” is just so... hnnngh it’s perfect, there’s a vulnerability and openness to it for a moment. greef glances over at him like he hasn’t heard him sound like this before too, which just sells it even more

u ok bro?

you know shit’s fucked up when din djarin expresses an emotion without even being forced to by circumstance (I think what I mean is that it’s actually really rare for him to state how he feels about something just to do it, usually his communication is more practically oriented, more along ‘I think this is the best cause of action because of a and b’ lines, or like when he tells omera he’s grateful it’s... more to inform her of it and make sure she knows than to express himself? but he’s starting to do it more with people he trusts now and it gets me in the heart? man I’m finding this hard to articulate let’s move on lol)

- I really, really wonder about pershing’s position in all of this. his plea for the child’s life did sound genuine -- he did try to guard him with his own noodly scientist body when he thought din was out to hurt him, remember -- but is that only because he knows he’s in deep shit himself without the blood the baby can give? is he maybe not quite cool with whatever gideon has him doing? (he does sound quite strained when he talks about the ‘body’ rejecting the transfusion and the ‘volunteer’ potentially suffering the same fate... hm.)

idk why I want there to be something redeemable in him so bad, maybe it’s just my weird yet enduring attachment to ladon radim in stargate atlantis messing with me they’re kind of similar in some ways (yeah don’t ask me I don’t know either sometimes the heart wants what it wants in ways reason can’t explain)

- tfw ur literally launching yourself across a pool of boiling lava because you’re Dad and your baby’s in danger T__________T he just does not stop running towards that kid for even a single second help

- there’s something so innocently pure and... old fashioned? about the scene with mythrol and greef screaming the entire time they drive off the cliff, it feels like something out of a movie from like three decades ago. that whole segment feels a bit like that, it’s just there to be fun and that’s okay sometimes

- every dog fight in every movie should have a baby nonchalantly snacking on a cookie in them, it elevates the experience immeasurably (he squishes his nose a little bit with the macaron when he misses his mouth at one point, which is more than anyone should be expected to bear honestly)

I love that even all fixed up again the razor crest groans and creaks like an old tired thing when din makes it flip to dive, he 100% did take out a bunch of ferraris in his stalwart morris minor of a spaceship and I treasure him     

- there’s so much life and emotion in din’s voice here I can’t!!!! I simply can’t!!!! imagine if we get to hear him openly laugh one day, would I even survive it??!!!!

 also the kid makes such pitch perfect ‘having my lil nose wiped and whining about it’ baby noises when din uses his cape to clean him up (din does turn the autopilot on before he turns around to deal with it, for those who, like me, worry about these things) 

- between carson showing up and the stuff the droid talks about in the lesson they’re doing quite a bit of outer rim vs. core worlds theme building in this one, I wonder if this is going to ramp up more or what

- god but gideon’s theme SLAPS tho 

he’s probably going to try to fuck up everything I love but you can’t fault him on the tunes he’s going to do it to 

[thatfeanorian]

Hi there! 😊 I was wondering if you have any Namo HC’s? ❤️

Oh boy you’ve opened a whole can of worms...

- Mandos is different for every visitor, depending on what they need to heal

- Avari killed by Sauron, Teleri from Alqualonde, Sindar who died waiting for Thingol, each of them experience a different version of reality while they exist within the halls

- Namo himself did not design any of this intentionally, just just sort of happened as the souls started to show up

- he is pretty sure he is the only one who sees the halls for exactly what they are

- before the kinslayings Mandos was fairly organized, there were a number of fëar there (Miriel was by no means the first elf to die), but there were few enough that the halls seemed spacious and he was able to keep track of names and mental states fairly easily, even without the help of his Maiar

- that ends fairly quickly with Alqualonde 

- suddenly there are crowds of fëar who all seem to be piled in on top of one another, yet none can see the others and all are suffering from the trauma of being stuck through with a pointy metal things they didn’t know could separate their fëa from its body

- there don’t seem to be enough resources to take care of everyone, but Namo doesn’t like asking his wife for things

- “get it yourself, I’m busy” 

- sometimes he wonders if she ever leaves the loom, but of course she doesn’t because then she would be missing history

- Irmo isn’t much better, constantly babbling about horses with wings and the effects of testosterone on chickens

- so Namo is just left alone with his Maiar who are suddenly too busy and there is no way to keep track of everyone, but the halls seem to have expanded so at least it’s not so crowded

- he has no idea that could happen; but maybe he no longer sees the halls for what they are either

- perhaps it is just as crowded as it was before, but he needed space so the illusion provided him with that comfort

- as more and more souls arrive one by one, slowly becoming more battered and broken, Namo becomes more and more depressed

- didn’t he warn them? Wasn’t this the fate he had hoped to help them avoid?

-of course, Namo has no idea what he is saying half the time when prophesy comes out of his mouth

- the other valar are like ““dude the heck does that mean?” And he’s just like, “bro I have no idea”

- unfortunately that means that for the most part he is ignored

- even when he offers sound advice like “y’all don’t go to try to stop the evil god dude and his boyfriend, you ain’t powerful enough my dudes”

- one of Namo’s biggest pleasures is being able to release a soul from his halls, to be able to know that they are fully healed and able to go back to the world he helped to create

- this does not happen nearly as frequently as he would hope, and after a while it begins to hurt him that so few feel able to leave again

- it is painful to see the beauty of eru’s creations tortured so fully they cannot return to the living world and remain fractured beyond compare

- Fëanor is the first elf to enter his halls who understands

- Namo often goes to him where he sits, torturing himself by watching the future unfold

- fëanor never welcomes him and Namo is often greater by rude remarks or subtle insults, but Namo always returns

- unlike the others, fëanor begins his stay in the halls full and firey

- but as time passes and he sees history writing itself upon Namos walls his fëa breaks, fracturing in two down the center so that the fire hidden within shines out dengerously bright

- even though the other dead cannot see him, they stay away from the corner which the spirit of fire has claimed as his own

- time passes and still fëanor does not get better, the cracks only deepen

- somewhere in another corner of the halls, his family arrives, one by one.

- none of them can see him

- fëanor rages constantly now, vowing to escape and to destroy Melkor himself

- his fëa burns even Namo if he gets too close

- but the Vala cannot stay away, his purpose is to heal the dead, and fëanor needs his help more even than Maedhros who sits huddled in a corner, by some miracle reunited with his beloved

- Namo thinks that perhaps Fingon needed Maedhros just as much as Maedhros needed Fingon

- perhaps fëanor needs a person and that is why he is so hurt

- Namo is seems as dark and moody by his fellow valar, often made fun of because he prefers time to himself rather than time spent in company 

- in truth, he cries for the dead he cannot heal, and sees each of his visitors personally at least once

- he wants nothing more than to gather them all into his arms and to pour his own life force into each one of them until they are better 

- fëanor leaves the halls eventually, the only fëa who Namo ever sends away unhealed

- but he knows for certain (he doesn’t know how) that the one who can heal Fëanor’s cracks is not within the halls

- ““have you gotten tired of me then?” Feanor asks sarcastically as Namo motions towards the door, and the Vala wonders what tired is

- he does not wish fëanor gone, but there is no more fëanor can fix within his halls

- his fellow valar are enraged that he has released the spirit of fire, and in return to their anger he says what fëanor had told him a thousand times when Namo would attempt to speak with him

- “piss off”

- he discovers on that day that he has two new favourite words

- they finally made manwë shut up

GOOD LORD... this turned into a whole story, but I hope you enjoyed??? Hopefully there’s some quality headcanons in there... I did warn you. 

If u want to talk more I’d love to dm?? 

[unpopularly-opinionated]

Aight HELLA spoilers for the newest episode of the Mandolorian cause you know I stayed up to watch my girl Ahsoka.

First off, gotta get this out there. Top tier, 10/10, best episode of the show thus far. Yes, it’s mostly cause of muh nostalgia but fuck it, it was that good.

Gotta say though...kinda seems like they changed Ahsoka ever so slightly with her weird shit about not training the kid, just as an excuse to not train him. Like the excuses she made and the alternative she gave him make zero sense.

First, she says she won’t train him because he’s “too attached” to the Mando and she’s seen what attachment can do to even the best (referring to Anakin) but what rubs me wrong about that is that THE WHOLE REASON SHE LEFT THE ORDER WAS BECAUSE OF THAT NO ATTACHMENT RULE.

The Order did her dirty and thought she committed a crime she didn’t commit, completely ignoring any and all history they had with her because they formed no attachment whatsoever to her and looked at the facts objectively as opposed to using reason when deciding “Hmm, you know, committing crimes isn’t exactly something Ahsoka would do. Look into this more, we should.”

And I refuse to believe that just because she ran into Anakin as Darth Vader, thereby seeing the fallout of what attachment can do to people, is the reason she has suddenly decided to pull a 180. If anything, Anakin falling to the Dark side is evidence that the Jedi Order’s “no attachments” rule was complete BS and is what led him down that path. She likely would’ve ended up in a similar boat as Anakin had she not decided to leave the Order when she did.

And then just the alternative suggestion she gives, for Mando to take the kid to some sacred Jedi location so he can “reach out into the Force” and “a Jedi might hear the call and come looking” like um am I the only one who thinks that’s incredibly stupid? Like it kills me to think Ahsoka, someone who clearly has been hiding away from the Empire and Darth Vader all throughout the OT, would tell this practically defenseless child to throw itself out into the universe on the admittedly slim chance that one of the ‘good’ guys is listening.

I knew obviously that Ahsoka wasn’t going to take the kid because LOL imagine Disney actually throwing away their show’s mascot like that, but I have to admit it did feel a bit contrived. Also I was kinda hoping she’d end up going with Mando, but I understand also why she didn’t because apparently SHE’S LOOKING FOR MOTHER FUCKING THRAWN BAY-BEE!!!

Bro you have no idea how hyped I am for live-action Thrawn. The showrunners have already teased it. Esposito has already teased it. Thrawn is out there and he’s not fucking around.

Complaints aside, the episode was great. I loved the standoff between Mando and the ex-military guard. The fight between Ahsoka and that woman (sorry I’m shit with names) was awesome. Overall, it was great. 10/10. Recommend for sure.

[thenoldorexile]

The Escape

Fëanor the cat shows up to help his namesake bust out of elf jail, because when you're a cat you can do whatever you want. Inspired by @first-son-of-finwe actually replying to my unsolicited fanmail and the mental image of my cat literally showing up and busting the former High King of the Noldor out of the Halls of Mandos.

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 It was late at night and Namó was displeased. He was often displeased, but currently he was dealing with one Fëanáro "Fëanor" Curufinwë, who was, for the countless millionth time, petitioning to be let out. 

 "You have the Internet." He said. "You can't leave until I say so." 

 Fëanor tried not to whine. "It's boring here. Your wifi sucks and besides, Tumblr thinks I'm a dick." 

 "You are a dick," Namó replied. "That's why you're here. Now settle down and go write fanfiction about yourself, or whatever you do. And go think about your poor life choices." 

 Fëanor returned to his quarters. 

There was a big orange cat sitting on his sofa, staring at him rather blankly and sitting in a really, really “classy” position. Suddenly it meowed at him, turned around an bunch of times, and meowed at the wall. 

 "You're the cat from my fan mail!" Fëanor was shocked - for one, he hadn't been gone very long, and secondly, how did it get there? 

 "Ahem." The cat cleared its throat. "Hey, I can talk. Nice." 

 The Noldo stared at the cat, who was wearing a black collar with three little rhinestones on it and a tag that said "Fëanor." 

 "Anyway, I heard it's boring here and it looks boring. Let's go on an adventure, bro." The cat licked his palm with a rough pink tongue. "My name is also Fëanor. Pretty sweet, huh." 

 "Um, yeah." Fëanor - the elf - blinked a few times. "Hey, I can't really go on an adventure. I'm stuck here until Namó says I can leave." 

 "Whatever. Come on. Let's go pull toilet paper off a roll or something." The cat leapt off the bed and purred obnoxiously loud, rubbing himself all over Fëanor's legs. Now there was orange cat hair on his trousers. He meowed a few times. "Come onnnn." 

 Fëanor followed the cat out into the hall and then down a corridor. Strangely, nobody came to tell him to go back to his quarters or ask what he was doing wandering around. Eventually, even though the cat kept stopping to meow loudly and knock things over, they came to the entrance to the Halls of Mandos, and Fëanor gave the cat a strange look. 

 "You're helping me escape?" 

 "Yeah." The cat rolled around on the ground, showing off his spotted orange stomach. "They don't care. I'm a cat, I do whatever I want." 

 Fëanor shrugged. "Fine, let's go." 

 They left. 

 Namó realized too late that the former High King of the Noldor was missing. He went and complained to Manwë. 

 "There's not much I can do," Manwë shrugged. "They're both called Fëanor. I can't just let you keep two Fëanors locked up. It's not right." 

Namó went home and killed a bottle of expensive whiskey, and wondered why he even bothered. 

 Nobody knows where Fëanor went. The cat, that is. Fëanor the elf? He's... well, you should ask him. When he wakes up from his drunken bender. It turns out a lot of people want to buy you a drink when you're infamous.