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[felixpretzel]

Long Are the Waves for @tolkienrsb 2020

written by @foxleycrow // art by @mallornblossom

ao3 link // art link

Rating: General Audience Warnings: No Archive Warnings Characters: Elrond, Maglor, Elros, Maedhros Word Count: 23146

Elrond has his own, strange quest to embark upon before leaving Middle-earth. He has not seen his foster father in thousands of years. Though Maglor is said to wander by the sea, no one has heard any news of him in an Age.

Elrond does not seek to find or destroy any object, powerful or otherwise. What he wants is both more simple and more complex: to take his father with him, or wish him farewell. He does not know if Maglor can be found, but that will not stop him from making the attempt. The lonely shores call to him, and so does a song in the distance...

[arofili]

(For @mallornblossom, who deserves the best things, and for @fingons-rad-harp, who helped me think of some soft Russingon situations...and for me, because I need it right now.)

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He lay across his husband's chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. Every thump, thump was another reminder, another reassurance that this was real, that Russandol was really here with him, that there was no losing him again. Russo's arms were tight about him, his grip firm yet gentle, clinging to him with the same desperate relief Finno felt in his own heart, in his own fëa.

Their bond was still frayed at the edges, its threads tangling in their eagerness to reacquaint themselves with one another's spirit, not weaving together with the ease they once had known. It would take time to braid that light and song that made up their souls into the harmony that would bring them the most joy -- not again, for their first lives had been full of such pain and grief and creeping horror that the respite they found in their hidden places and passionate moments was not strong enough to balance the weight of their inevitable doom -- but for the very first time, with all the wonder and unknown fulfilment it could bring. But though the strings were stitched clumsily, as if picked apart by an anxious child and pulled back into place with trembling hands, they had every tool available with which to work, every note in the scale to sing. They would get it right, eventually; until then, Findekáno marveled that there was more to be discovered in this reforged connection, that the happiness filling his entire being paled in comparison to what lay ahead.

Russandol's heartbeat slowed steadily, his breathing growing deeper as he drifted into sleep. Findekáno knew he would follow his husband soon to Irmo's domain, but for now he basked in the warm glow of love that Russo radiated even unconsciously. His embrace loosened, and Finno snuggled even closer to his beloved, beyond grateful for Russo's trust and comfort around him. It had been hard won, and he was determined to treasure every moment his husband let it show.

Thump...thump... Findekáno smiled sleepily, wrapping his limbs around his husband's ridiculously long torso. He never wanted to let Russandol go -- and it was only with the reassurance that he never had to, if only in spirit, that he allowed himself to slip into a dream.

~

He woke to a slight tugging at his scalp, not insistent enough to forebode physical excitement, but rhythmic and repetitive. The right side of his head was a frizzy mess; the left was tightly braided, with steady hands (hands!) working to finish the job.

The feeling was soft, soothing, sensual -- not arousing, exactly, but so comforting and grounding that Findekáno thought he might burst from all the love within him.

"Love you," he mumbled, his eyes half-opening to see the concentrated frown on his husband's lips turn upward into a smile. Russandol leaned forward to kiss him, as gentle as the movement of his hands, and Findekáno memorized the feel of his husband's lips against his own.

"Love you," Russo echoed. "I dreamed of you. I didn't want it to end, at first -- so many of my dreams, they were of you, and coming back to reality broke me every time. But this time I opened my eyes to see you, feel your weight on my chest, your limbs sprawled all around me...it was the best feeling. I need it always. I need you always."

"You have me," Findekáno promised, and as his husband finished one braid and moved to the next he reached out a thread of gold to Russandol's copper, strands of their fëar mingling and melding in their minds. He felt his own fingers at work in his hair, felt his own weight on his chest; he felt the relaxation reverberating through him with every gentle pull at his scalp, felt his own body move up and down with each of his breaths. They were one in that moment, united in heart and soul, melting into one another's bodies as much as they did their spirits.

It wasn't perfect; it wasn't forever. After a moment the sensation faded and Findekáno fell back into himself... but the pattern stayed, in both his hair and his fëa, and he knew with a certainty born of sacrifice, of peace, that it would always remain.

[annaquenta]

[Image description: A digital drawing of Maedhros and Fingon from the Silmarillion, which has been printed out and colored in with colored pencil. Maedhros has his arms around Fingon, who is leaning back against him; they are both looking over their shoulders with small smiles. Fingon is a short elf man with dark brown skin, black hair braided with gold ribbons, and bright blue eyes; he is wearing purple and blue robes accented with gold and red. Maedhros is a tall elf man with pale skin, long red-orange hair, and grey-blue eyes; he is wearing maroon and green robes patterned accented with gold and several earrings in his pointed ear. End image description.]

August 14, 2020

I colored in @mallornblossom’s Russingon coloring page! This was a lot of fun, thank you Felix <3

[absynthe--minded]

Huan + brown pitbull please?

look at this boy!!! what a good dog

[adanedhel]

Would drawing that sweet boy Finrod make you feel better? Maybe dressed up or doing a favourite activity? Alternative question: do you have any songs that you associate with him?

of course the boy always cheers me up 🙏🏻🙏🏻

i dont have any specific songs for him but i do likento think about him dancing. (feat. invisible partner bc im just Like That)

[avantegarda]

Positivity: your writing is excellent!! and I love seeing memes about unshakeable. They add a fun layer of depth. Distraction: the other day you tagged a post that you could infodump about 19th century fashion. What're your top three fun/interesting 19th century fashion facts?

Thank you babe and here is some fashion shit you need to know.

1. Women didn’t wear drawers/undershorts/etc commonly until the 1830s or so when skirts got wider. Reasoning beforehand: if you’re a lady, what the hell are you doing that would possibly show your nether regions anyway? Reasoning afterward: skirts are big now and wardrobe malfunctions are significantly more likely

2. The bustle went through three basic iterations: The almost-hoopskirt (early 1870s), the Supertight Mermaid Booty (early 1880s) and the Shelf (mid-late 1880s) All of them were awesome.

3.For a while in the very early 1800s it was cool (especially in France) for women to have short hair. It was a reviolutionary-hipster thing.

[princess-faelivrin]

I absolutely love all of your silm character designs! Something about them is so sweet, like I can tell that they're friends and I want to hangout with them? I would 100% watch a cartoon of them.

oh my gosh thank you that means a lot, especially from you! I love ur designs too, they’re rly good and soft and have such nice vibes :’) 

[natemichaelsart]

Music, comics, movies and art! Can you say, “one stop shop?” Louisville, I just dropped off more at the store, so head on over to the @thegreatescapelouisville and get them while you can ✌️❤️🤘 ____________________ Posted @withregram • @thegreatescapelouisville Did you know we carry works by local artists? Come check out some pieces by @mallornblossom @nate_michaels and @robertschnieders . #thegreatescapelouisville #localart #mallornblossom #natemichaels #robertschnieders #louisville (at The Great Escape: Louisville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zATTYFy5i/?igshid=5v5ps6cnrdky

[bluedancingkittykat]

Elven Relations are complicated

or, “Elves being Angy babies”

you’ll have to zoom in to read the labels but please do

@docandlespitymoths​ @mallornblossom​

[felixpretzel]

just a couple of mairons for you

[arofili]

i think about this turleg art by @mallornblossom every goddamn day (nsfw)

[ibrithir-was-here]

I drew this back when I brainstorming of the concept of the Five Fathers of Gil-Galad, forgot about it, found it again, and decided to post it for @mallornblossom cuz I love their art and they deserve to get some art for all they give.

Just a nice little private family outing in the woods while Russingon has custody of Ereinion

[absynthe--minded]

#2 and the Paolini versions of Maedhros, Lúthien, and Fingolfin

Núro you are cruel and wonderful and I think you’re amazing

2. fist fight, get drunk with, share a flat with

uhhhhh okay

I’d share a flat with Paolini Fingolfin, who’s essentially your generic Good Guy Rebel Leader but with a surprising amount of political savvy. He’s a warm-hearted dude who loves his kids (Turgon and Aredhel) and loves his people, probably lost Anairë years ago to some kind of spy mission. Basically your average “almost certainly gonna die” distinguished warrior type.

I’d get drunk with Paolini Maedhros, who doesn’t have the same levels of angst as his original flavor counterpart but who can do badass YA Fantasy Magic when his inhibitions are lowered. He might do some cool parlor trick magic if he felt up to it. Maybe I’d get to see him wax poetic about something. He’s not very much like real Maedhros but at least it’s not Paolini Curufin.

I’d fist fight Paolini Lúthien. She’s a definite action girl type who could kick my ass fifteen different ways, and so I’d definitely lose, but I’d get to fight a hot girl, and I’d maybe learn a few pointers on how to throw a punch. Both of those things are a major plus.

[adanedhel]

your character designs??? always fantastic. your celegorm is my favourite

😭😭😭 thank u !!! it makes me so glad to hear that ;;

[littlemisscactus]

I used @mallornblossom 's Russingon colouring page for shading practice. It was really fun, thank you for posting it!!

[haleths]

Yikes I can’t believe I’ve never done one of these before!! Honestly it’s about time. I follow such a wonderful, inspiring bunch of people who genuinely make it a pleasure to log in to this site everyday. You’re all so creative and talented, and I’m so blessed to have met you. Thank you ♡ ♡ ♡

(mutuals in bold) 

 @allenginsbergkinnie, @aowyn, @aragornarwen, @arofili,  @bardings, @concerning-hobbits, @durinfolk, @elfwines, @ellrond, @et-earello, @evilnerdproductions, @filmstreams, @frodobaggins, @frodo-baggins, @frodosam, @frodo-sam, @glorfindels, @going-there-and-back-again, @himrings, @ijustreallylikeelves, @klngfili, @lily-potter, @mallornblossom, @middleearthmusings, @mirkwood, @nillendil, @oreliel-from-valinor, @southfarthing, @swordwieldingeowyn, @that-pissed-off-tolkien-blogger, @thearkenstone-ck, @thelordsoftherings, @theteleritimes, @thorinds, @thranduils, @thrnduils

I’m very aware that this is a pitifully short list, but I only follow around 200 blogs and I had to pick my absolute favourites or it wouldn’t be very special!

And YES, I’ve reached 4k!! To say thank you, I’m leaving my inbox OPEN FOR REQUESTS! Keep an eye on the shiremaidens4kc tag for completed edits/updates

Lots of love to you all ♡ ♡ ♡