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TRSB25 IS COMING!

Are you ready for another hot Tolkien summer? The Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2025 is almost here, and we couldn't be more excited to announce that this event is going to be epic! 

What is the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang, you ask? It's a celebration of all things Tolkien, where artists and writers come together to craft something magical! In this event, artists create stunning artwork from all mediums (yes, unconventional mediums such as needlepoint, food, and even interpretive dance are welcome!), and writers bring the art to life through print! Writers will have the chance to inspire and be inspired by new art, opening the doors to fresh, creative collaborations and endless possibilities.

Whether you're an artist, writer, or simply an enthusiastic cheerleader, this is your chance to join the ultimate summer celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world through fan art and fan fiction. 

Here’s what you need to know:

🖋️ Writers: Watch our Tumblr page and Website for information regarding possible art/fic prompts.

🎨 Artists: Start thinking and creating!

🕒 Timeline: We’ll kick things off officially on March 22, 2025, with the opening of our prompt suggestion form. The official signups will open on April 12th. 

It’s time to reimagine Middle-earth with our creations, whether you’re wandering through the Shire, slaying your kin at Alqualondë, or just discovering forgotten realms of the Tolkien universe.

Ready to Join?

Keep your eyes peeled for the suggestion and signup forms coming soon, and don’t forget to tell your fellow Tolkien fans — we want to make this year’s event the biggest one yet!

Let’s create the next wave of Tolkien magic together, one brushstroke and one sentence at a time. 

See you in the Shire (or wherever your imagination takes you) TRSB Mod Team

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Your new Tolkien OTP

Spin twice to get your new OTP

Tell me about them <3

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I forgot to post this one!

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Watching LOTR yet again and while I lovelovelove the way Rivendell is designed, it's gorgeous and harmonious with nature and undeniably *Elvish*, one thing has always bothered me. There are no doors. Anywhere. At all.

What are you supposed to do if you need to have a pee? Or jerk it? Or hell, what if it's just hella windy outside? Or what about the wildlife? Is Elrond's dwelling just like infested with possums or what?

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People are always hating on Hugo Weaving's Elrond for not being atractive enough or looking too old for an elf but

He pulled off playing a younger, dashing, more physically active version of his character really well in the Hobbit while he was actually like 20 years older LMAO

People can hate on my man Hugo but he was the only one who genuinely looked younger and more handsome somehow, all the others looked visibly older, even Cate who is so beautiful and aged extremely will did look older than in LOTR but he didn't. I need some respect for him

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I'm sorely tempted to create an OC named Finëfindë. Everyone loves HairHair the Elf.

Quenya names sound so beautiful you almost forget what they mean: "hair" in every configuration they can think of.

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Glorfindel

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The Twelve Houses of Gondolin 小説はまだ途中なんですが、読んでるだけで息苦しい。にしても太ったエルフが居たとは驚きでした。 一紀から描いているのでかなり遅くなるとは思いますが執政家も描きますね。 セバスチャンへのメッセージもありがとう<3

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I am way too fond of the idea that Legolas's grasp of Westron is tenuous at best, and as a result he just spends all three movies wandering around and understanding about 20% of what's actually happening. He runs when the others run, shoots at stuff that looks dangerous, and is otherwise confused but along for the ride.

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Yet another AO3 bot situation - please spread the word!

Hi, it's me again, the person who wrote that viral post about fanfiction plagiarism! Today I'm here to warn you about abuse perpetrated by bots who have stolen AO3 usernames.

There's currently an epidemic of bots going around leaving (apparently random) horrible, hateful comments on people's fics. This isn't the first time bots have invaded AO3, but the big problem with this wave is that they're using real AO3 usernames to do it.

I learned about this when another writer contacted me after receiving the following comment on their story:

Now, while that is my username, I DEFINITELY did not leave this comment (and anyone who would leave something like that on a fic should be slapped! What an awful thing to post). This fic is in a completely unrelated fandom that I have never participated in, nor has that author participated in any of my fandoms, so the probability of it being some intentional fandom drama thing to make me look bad is also low.

The writer whose fic the comment was left on enlisted the aid of some friends and tracked down other guest comments with unrelated usernames attached, which is pretty strong evidence that they are being left by bots at random.

The TL;DR: If you receive a cruel comment from a (Guest) with an actual AO3 username attached, it's most likely from a bot. Please do not lash out at or dogpile the AO3 user who owns that name, and who in all likelihood has no idea that their name has been hijacked for evil.

If finding this kind of comment on a fic, even left by a bot, is likely to upset you, I would recommend changing your comment settings so that only users who are logged in can leave comments. To do this, edit your story settings, and under "Privacy," select the radio button that says "Only registered users can comment," as shown below.

Please spread the word to other AO3 users! And if you see mean guest comments on other fics, maybe let the author know that it's probably from a bot and not a real person who thinks their writing is bad.

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erestor in fanfic is like... old stuffy thousands of years old virgin who hates everyone and everything and has never experienced joy in his life and is mean to everyone and cranky and works 25/7 and needs a massage and is flooded with paperwork and bc of this depressed burnt out moody and he's pale as a vampire never goes outside throws inkpots at glorfindel and glorfindel is just a big dumb idiot who's never not smiling and laughing and annoying erestor

this isnt me hating on people who write them this way, this is me begging for some variety. i love a good grumpy/sunshine trope but this gets boooorrinnggggg

like, give us some cunty, slutty, party animal erestor?! let him be smiley and happy and pretty. let him wear makeup and jewelry and pretty colors and dance and put his hair up in cute styles?/;?")'? please i am begging

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happy pride month to EVERY tolkien character bc theyre ALL GAY AS FUCK but especially to:

sauron - raging homosexual. once he got seduced by melkor then seduced celebrimbor then seduced the king of numenor you start to recognize a pattern 🏳️‍🌈⁉️

glorfindel and erestor - tolkien basically confirmed they're a thing by having them ride to minas tirith together

the sons of feanor - extremely homosexual especially maedhros

fingon - bro he is so gay that even after his bf betrayed him and he had to cross the helcaraxe bc of it he STILL has to be even gayer and rescue him from thangorodrim

aredhel - idc she's a masc lesbian

galadriel and samwise gamgee - bisexual icons

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Spin this wheel first to get a Silmarillion character. Yes there are a lot of options.

You don’t get any other choices sorry. No nuance no nothing. Pick one or die (but feel free to elaborate on your choice)

Don’t know who they are? Find them on this list

(Assume there will be no canon consequences, you do not necessarily have to LaCE marry the elf you fuck, and there are no dubious circumstances regarding your choice. inspired by this poll <3)

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Before voting, spin the wheel and get a Lord of the Rings character.

Not sure who your character is? You can look them up on this Tolkien Gateway character list, or just vote based on vibes.

For the purposes of the game, assume your vote is not "LaCE compliant." (That is, fucking an elf does not instantly mean marriage or death for that elf.)

Poll concept from @pollsnatural.