Lead Them Or Fall

Multi-fandom fantasy fanatic who games, writes and reads, while drawing on the side.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

starting to hear more and more people say they "wouldn't know what to do without chatgpt", and in my head I tell them without chatgpt, they would probably be using their own brains as god intended

[griffinsandpeacocks]

Hot take but am I one of the few people that cannot stand how utterly horrid a person Sebastian Swallow is? Like I just want to find cute fluff of Ominus getting a better friend in the mystery 5th year and all I keep finding are stories for Swallows worst family member. Ugh. Seriously why is he so popular? He isnt a redemable person so the fit him point eludes me..... This boy doesnt care he keeps lying to Ominus flat out does not care he crusios YOU. Kills his uncle and goes the most sadistic way to 'save' his sister. Then you tell him btw man Anne was cursed by Rookwopd not goblins; bro gets ANGRIER at dark wizards and goblins. My guy you are a dark wizard you keep lamenting Dark Magic is so misunderstood yet use it at every chance and think your some sort of hero? No Sebastian you are little more than a hypocrit a racist and a terrible friend. Sorry all but this bugs me. A lot. Sebastian is a child sure but one old enough his bs tendancy to fly off handle and do as he likes SHOULD be both more severly punished(wont happen Ominus just is too wrapped around his fingers) and actively checked against. I get so angry you cant be more blunt and call him out more nooooooooo its the 'I think you should stop' and no follow up on it until bro KILLS his uncle. Then and only then he apologizes but more as a way so he can run away from 5th year. This boy has zero self disaplin zero empathy and is an utter ahole. He used Anne constantly as an excuse and that sits so so so wrong with me. Like if I had been the 5th year Sebatian would have been transfigured into a newt and then used as potion ingredients. Then at least he would be of some use.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog to give writers the power to write 10k words of porn without plot

[griffinsandpeacocks]

Last Line Tag Game — Part II

Because I am being yelled at.... My last bit from my mermaid AU where I have my named Rook(Name from game tho) Grier as a Siren (Mermaid style). I finally hit the point of the story where they finally get physical. So Smut warning. @anyone who sees this?

“I would worship you for the rest of our days if you let me.” Grier hums back solemnly and fondly as he slips down, tugging Lucanis out of his pants carefully. He is slow and careful, keeping a gentle pace that takes every care to work at a level Lucanis isn't overwhelmed with. He suckles along the side lapping along the length careful to keep his teeth away as he keeps those hips pinned to the bed. Lucanis is whining practically and straining into Grier's palms but he keeps his hands up and Grier hums a pleased groan as he takes the head of the twitching cock into his mouth. Lucanis cursed and shuddered, his calves rubbing against Grier's back and Grier hums happily as he sinks lower and starts bobbing his head, enjoying the man breaking apart to bable and twitching his hands exactly how Grier left them. 

[oldolonde]

Been thinking about this one a lot lately.

[griffinsandpeacocks]

I am sure there are other posts. But I will not be silent. Please if you care for the rights of people.

Just. Sign. It.

We all as a nation should not be silent when power hungry corrupt men and women are allowed to galavant and trample lives and rights of the people they are meant to SERVE AND PROTECT.

[dxactivatxdusxr]

A group of rough looking boys walked past me today and all I heard of their conversation was “he’s got that anxiety disorder bro so I went with him so he’d be more comfortable” and it made me realise the world isn’t all that bad

[fitzefitcher]

#this is team skull

[its-just-a-phage]

The pet store I worked at had a pen with rabbits near the front door. On every side of the pen were huge signs saying “You can pet me, but don’t pick me up!” One day two absolutely huge guys came in and one immediately reaches into the pen to grab a rabbit. Before i could say anything his friend grabbed his arm and asked him “did you see the sign?” He said “yeah! it says that you can pick them up but don’t pet them!” Then he went quiet for a moment and softly said “I didn’t read it right did I?” And his friend just puts his arm on his shoulder and said “its ok, i know you’ve got that thing where words get mixed up. Let just pet these cute lil shits” And I still haven’t gotten over that interaction.

[yallmightt]

I was walking my dog through Boston bc he likes the likes car rides. He’s a little thing tbh we call him short and long. So this huge scary man with a full beard approaches me like “hey can my buddy and I pet your dog? He gets nervous around dogs but your’s is so small I think it’s a good place to start.” Ofc I was like “yes he’s very friendly!” So this guy brings his equally big friend over and they sit on the floor while this man looks terrified of my tiny dog so big man number one asks “can I pick him up?” And i say yes so he picks him up and puts him on man number two’s lap and man number two is abt to freak out and his friend straight up just goes “hey man, it’s okay just relax I’d never let anything hurt you. He’s a good boy.” I’ll never forget it ever bc I know that man looked at me (5'3 , glasses, probably wearing a sweater vest) and my dog (kinda goofy looking little thing) and was like ‘ah yes the two least intimidating living things I’ve seen in Boston all day he’ll feel relaxed around them’ and went out of his way to help his friend. It makes me so happy

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

My husband had this Dungeons and Dragons group ages ago, and one of the guys was TERRIFIED of cats.  The moment he sees one he freezes up and can barely breathe.  Said guy is almost seven feet tall and solid wall of muscle.  Whenever he came over I’d put the cats in the bedroom and chill out with a book because my cats don’t like being shut away without one of us. 

One of my cats was pawing at the door and meowing loudly, an indication she REALLY needs to use the litter box.  I let her out and decide, hey, I’m hungry, and decide to the kitchen.  I forgot to shut the bedroom door. 

Next thing I hear is the group going completely silent.  My husband very calmly asks me to come over and help him gather our two cats up.  I go over to where the group is and my black cat, Cacoa, is rubbing up against the guy’s leg, purring, and doing her “let me on your lap” meow.  The other cat, Jasper, is sitting at the window, chilling out.  I go over and pick up Cacoa and tell the big dude she’s harmless, loves laps, and would be thrilled if he pet her.  Very slowly he touches my cat’s face, and she leans right into his hand.  He then pets her back and sighs because she’s really soft and purring like mad.  After a few minutes he asks how to pick her up and if it’s okay if she sits on his lap.

He spent the next six hours spoiling my cat.  The next week he showed up with cat treats and toys because he fell in love with the cats.  He told me he was doing some research on house cats, and even talked to a vet about them.  A couple months later he adopted two cats and was as thrilled and excited as a new parent. 

[ruffboi-mags]

Oh no a new one!!!

[jack-the-lion]

Blessed post.

[anaalihelmisimpukka]

I used to work at this stable for icelandic horses and every now and then this man would turn up by the field to just watch the horses. One time I walked by him as I was going to get the horses inside, and he went ”I always wanted to learn how to ride but I’m afraid of horses because they’re so huge. If I could ride ponies like this, maybe I’d dare but now I’m too big and heavy for them.” You should have seen his face when I told them that actually they’re not ponies, just small horses and they could totally carry him. His face just lit up. Next thing I’m helping him to get on back. Today he knows how to ride.

[toujours-fidele-deactivated2018]

omg this is so pure <3

[cell113]

This is my favorite post.

[highcheesewhiz]

I love this post

[griffinsandpeacocks]

My addition to W.I.P Wednesday:

Nix was staring at Jay and sure he was being obvious but the man wore a fucking crop top tank into work. Now not only were those arms on show but so were those abs. Nix is daydreaming all the things that cool pool up inbetween that definition. He blinks as those hands pat the bar in front of him.

"Anything catch your eye than me this evening, pretty boy?" Jay asks and Nix chuckles eyeing the man more openly now. He hadn't really been very interested since he saw Jay that night at PRIDE. Sure there were plenty of people but Jay was both built and yet soft and it was interesting in ways no one else had managed to match.

"Like anything could with as much skin as your showing. I wanna touch... But I know the rules no hands past the bar." Nix sighs holding up his hands and pouting as he looks over the man's midrif.

[i-am-a-fish]

drink water you crouton

[middle-earth-mythopoeia]

Happy anniversary of Éowyn stabbing the Witch-king in the face

It happened on March 15!

[griffinsandpeacocks]

Happy stab-versery.

[silver-grasp]

Silmarillion Elves vs LotR Elves

I actually really like how there’s such a difference between the view of elves we get in the Lord of the Rings and that which we see in the Silmarillion. Like it’s such a meme, but at the same time I think it says something really interesting about the elves themselves.

Basically, they changed. And for immortal, mostly changeless beings, that says a lot. And the way I read it, they realized their mistakes from the First Age and made an active attempt to do better.

When Galadriel is tempted by the Ring, I wonder if she’s thinking about the how the desire for power, vengeance, and the Silmarils screwed everyone over in the F.A. I wonder if she’s remembering that the ring was made by Sauron - who, if we remember, captured and killed her brother Finrod (and at least indirectly killed her other brothers as well. And I think it gives her comment, “I pass the test” a little more background when you think about it in terms of the Silmarillion.

Elrond yelling “No oaths!” at the Council (over Gimli’s somewhat understandable confusion) makes a lot of sense given the F.A. He saw, firsthand, that oaths get everyone killed and also destroy continents.

And I think it gives more context to the overall cautious nature of the Third Age elves. Frodo mentions an old saying, “go not to the elves for council, for they will say both no and yes,” which is not particularly flattering to them. But it makes a lot of sense if they’re still somewhat traumatized by the Nirnaeth, the Kinslayings, etc, that they would be hesitant to give definite answers or advice.

Look at how badly we messed up in the past, I wonder if they’re saying. Don’t take our word for this. We don’t really know what we’re doing either.

Basically I love the idea that the reason the elves seem so wise and peaceful and generally Good in LotR is because they actively tried to change the way they did things after learning from their prior mistakes. It’s a lot more nuanced than “Elves are just good because they’re elves and all elves are good because they’re magic and special and superior to everyone else.”

[griffinsandpeacocks]

Above is a beautiful way to explain the sheer changes we see in the story relating to how the elves are. And also... @villain89. This helps explain a lot for your story I advise on. And why I get mildly irritated at points.

[mairon-the-dark-lord-deactivate]

If this isn't what happened, idk.

Maedhros: GET BACK HERE YOU DUMB F*CK!

Maglor : LET ME RUN FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTIONS!

[nights-of-fear]

my experience with the game

[griffinsandpeacocks]

They follow you into your nightmares.

[ratsarecute4]

Things the Fellowship has argued about

What name to call Aragorn

What name to call Gandalf

What to call their meals. Boromir thinks, if it is eaten at dinnertime, regardless of whether it is the first meal of the day or not, then it is dinner. Sam thinks it isn't proper to call the first meal of the day dinner. Aragorn suggests they combine the two words but now everyone is fighting over whether it should be called breakfast-dinnner or dinner-breakfast. The fight nearly becomes physical

Whether Legolas or Gimli is winning their daily argument with eachother

If hobbits are regular sized and everyone else is really big, or if everyone else is regular sized and hobbits are small

The same as above except with horses and ponies

If Gimli's beard is real or not. This one started as a joke between Merry and Pippin but then Legolas saw how mad it made Gimli and so continues to bring it up

Inter-hobbit fighting about whether it is called pot-ae-toes, pot-ah-toes, or taters

"Can Legolas really talk to trees, or is he just fucking with us?" Aragorn and Gandalf refuse to weigh in on this

Whether the Ent-draught caused Merry and Pippin to grow or if they just did that on their own. This fight is Pippin vs. Everyone Else

Whether the non-hobbits of the Fellowship would be Tooks, Brandybucks, or Bagginses. This argument is unintelligible to most of them, although Gandalf has the knowledge to be offended when Pippin suggests he would be a Took.

"What would happen if someone ate the ring?"

Fights over whether the elves, the dwarves, or the hobbits tell the story of the reclaiming of Erebor most accurately. Even though Gandalf was there, he just shrugs when anyone asks him

Which variety of pipeweed is the best kind. Merry threatened Gimli to a duel over this one

Who gets next watch

[aragornsrockcollection]

The extremely Silmarillion fandom urge to consult a map, a timeline of the first age, and 3 different geneologies because you had a fic idea.

[the-quiet-fire-of-defiance]

Then elfdict, three different versions of the same story, and Christopher Tolkien’s notes before deciding to throw it all out and do whatever you wanted to in the first place

[effervescentdragon]

Also your Discord server to just check once again if you got the Quenya right with besties

[griffinsandpeacocks]

As a Tolkien nerd can confirm this is the sheer level of nerd panic we undergo when wanting to write.

[writing-prompt-s]

You are amortal, not immortal, most don’t know or care for the distinction but the two conditions could not be more different

[griffinsandpeacocks]

"Look Immortals? They have very, very, VERY specific ways to kill them. Most are basically torture until they give up said immortality so they can die and eacape. Me? I'd just need a really nasty sickness. Like eldritch footfungus or something. Amortal just means hard as hell to kill not nearly impossible! Honestly, you lot call yourselves adventures yet can't distinguish that?"

[omghotmemes]

Nug life