i am once again thinking about the lúthien & galadriel relationship.... i love girlies that have simultaneously nothing and everything in common. galadriel is a politician, lúthien is pointedly and purposefully not a politician. galadriel wants power above all else, lúthien is one of the most powerful people alive and just wants to hang out in the woods. lúthien's parents are ever-present, galadriel might as well be an orphan. they're both dancing on a thin line between superiority and alienation vis a vis everyone else. galadriel might, at the beginning, easily think lúthien to be naive, lúthien might think galadriel deceitful or ruthless. do they understand each other or do they not understand each other at all? galadriel has a weird thing going on with lúthiens mom
#luthien's parents being such a big part of her story vs. galadriel choosing to walk away from hers#but that whole thing about galadriel desiring power while luthien is naturally the most powerful elf in the world#makes their relationship so spicy#I tend to think Galadriel does not really understand Luthien until MUCH later in life#most of all she doesn't understand what Luthien does for Beren#how she could walk away from power from prestige from glory and choose anonymity (via @imakemywings)










