Just a couple of keepsakes

Genderbent Nori RP Blog - watch your pockets.

[theotherdurinson]

(justacoupleofkeepsakes - let us angst) "You gave it to me! You said I should keep it for when you came back! Except you never came back!"

“What do you want me to say?” Frerin shook, unable to look at the darrowdame or the ring she held. “I don’t remember you. I don’t remember it! I don’t remember anything! All I can see, all I can hear, all that I remember is death. I’ve known nothing, been nothing ever since I awoke to the sounds of people gasping for air or gagging on their own blood! I’m sorry that I don’t remember you! I’m sorry I don’t know who you are or what we’ve been through, but I don’t…and I can’t. Face the facts, whoever I was, whoever gave you that ring…He’s dead…and he isn’t coming back.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori let her tears fall, her heart was breaking as she looked at the face of the dwarf she most loved and he told her that he was dead, at least to her. She gasped and pulled the chain from her neck, taking the chain and ring into her hand and holding it tight. 

She closed her eyes for a moment, when she opened them they were filled with rage. “What good are you then?” She said quietly, “You may as well go, just leave! GO!” She chucked the ring at him and turned on her heel, leaving him alone.

[theotherdurinson]

Frerin gave a gruff growl before ripping his arm away and turning on his heel. “Why?! Why should I listen to you?! I don’t know you! Why won’t yeh get that through your head?” Frerin glared down at her, he never had these problems before. No random dwarf ever knew his name by a mere chance look at him. “I don’t care what yeh have to say! I don’t want to know why you know me! All you’ve done is harass me!”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori took a step back from him, for the first time in her life actually thinking Frerin might hit her.

The next moment a big hand grabbed Frerin by the collar and pulled him up short. Dwalin glowered down at Frerin. "I don't know who you are, or why you look the spitting image of a dwarf long dead, but ghost or no, you do not speak to a dwarrowdam like that!" Dwalin was speaking softly, which was usually a precursor to someone's bones getting broken.

Nori looked between the two dwarfs, wanting to step in, but realizing that this moment was between them she stayed silent.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Closed for theotherdurinson

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori almost missed her footing at his statement, he didn’t know where Erebor was? She gave a quick look over her shoulder at the dwarf, her dwarf… something was very wrong. 

She took a deep breath to steady herself, not used to feeling this off kilter, “Aye, though not as far east as the Iron Hills.” As they drew near the camp Nori stopped and turned, “Maybe you should wait here a moment, allow me to let the others know about you so there’s no… misunderstanding.”

[theotherdurinson]

“Iron Hills…right…I was there a few months ago…Didn’t last long..” He shrugged as they walked, not really noting  her unsteadiness, perhaps she was just an unsteady person. The darrowdame hadn’t exactly presented any sense of normalcy in their first moments of meeting. Frowning he gave a small grunt. “You drag me through the woods to some little camp site in the middle of no where to leave me here while you talk to your cohorts. I don’t think so. I ain’t gettin’ robbed that easy.” With that he brushed passed Nori and stepped into the campsite, looking around to see what it was he had gotten himself into.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

The other dwarfs had been sharing some stew and regaling their hobbit companion with tales of their vast adventures when Frerin stepped into the circle of firelight.

The first reaction was that of grabbing weapons and preparing to protect against the intruder. A second after, most of the dwarfs stopped, staring aghast at Frerin as Nori stepped slowly just behind him.

Dwalin nearly dropped his axe in shock, “Frerin?!” 

[theotherdurinson]

Frerin froze as the dwarves first moved to attack him, then just stared at him. He fixed his gaze on the burly dwarf that spoke up first, nothing about about him was familiar. Now how did he know Frerin’s name?! That was just impossible! First, Nori and now a whole crowd of dwarves? No. This was just inconceivable.

Maybe it was just dream. Nori had given him an eerie sense of familiarity that he had known in a few of his dreams before…Yes! That had to be it! Frerin was just in a dream and none of this was real. And if it was a dream, Frerin wanted to no part of it.

“…I am not doing this.” Frerin finally huffed, turning on his heel. “I don’t know why you or anyone else knows my name, and, frankly, I do not want to know!” He said, gruffly brushing past Nori and back towards the woods.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori made a noise of frustration and motioned to the other, very confused, dwarfs to stay where they were before chasing after Frerin, "Wait! Frerin!" She reached out and grabbed his arm, "please listen!"

[queenthorinoferebor]

Ѡ (yourehomesickiunderstand)

Send an “Ѡ” for my muse’s reaction to being sent accidental nudes.

[Text: Pied Piper] I’m guessing someone was a bit too drunk last night?

[Text: Pied Piper] Not complaining.

yourehomesickiunderstand

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

[Text: Queeny Weeny] Would you believe me if I said that it wasn’t my idea?

[Text: Queeny Weeny] I just went along with the others 

[Text: Queeny Weeny] Honest

[Text: Queeny Weeny] You believe me right

[Text: Queeny Weeny] I really only took the picture

[Text: Queeny Weeny] He was fine when I left him

[Text: Queeny Weeny] Please say I’m not fired

[queenthorinoferebor]

[Text: This Asshole] I reserve the right to fire you later, but you’re safe for the time being.

[Text: This Asshole] Where is he? I need to save my stupid boyfriend.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

[Text: Queeny Weeny] Um... would you believe me if I told you I’m not 100% sure?

[Text: Queeny Weeny] I mean... I sort of remember where we ended up, but... there are a number of places that look similar... 

[Text: Queeny Weeny] Like

[Text: Queeny Weeny] I know which room number it is

[Text: Queeny Weeny] But there are about 5 Marriotts in town

[Text: Queeny Weeny] and all their rooms look the same.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

The Charade

[hobbitonanadventure-blog]

“Of course I will go to this expense.” Malva blushed at the mention of her mysterious man. “I-I don’t go on about him…I just happen to mention him when he shows up. Who knows maybe he will appear tonight. And well it doesn’t hurt to try. Then you could spend more time lazing about like me instead of working.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori laughed heartily, “You do go on about him, and one doesn’t move up the social ladder in leaps and bounds, but small steps. I would be better to wed a lawyer or doctor, someone middle classed, than try my hand at someone at a soiree like this.”

[hobbitonanadventure-blog]

“Well it never hurts to try!” Malva rolled her eyes, ignoring Nori’s first comment. As they walked arm in arm, Malva directed them towards a dress shop in the more upscale area of town. “Now then pick out anything you like. Papa said I should spare no expense if you found a gown you fell in love with!”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori sighed, “I know you think you have this all planned out, but I’m honestly a hopeless case, you’ve heard Dori! I wouldn’t know where to start with these fancy dresses you wear, I’d be much better suited to just let you dress me up as you would your favourite doll, I’ll probably look just as ridiculous either way.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Dwalin knew he was in trouble, she was barely started speaking and he already felt his resolve crumbling.

Keeping a grip on Nori so that the blasted dwarf didn’t run off, he looked up at Kori and sighed. “All right Kori, you know as well as your Adad I can’t be mad at you, so come on down and we’ll discuss this in a way that doesn’t give me a crick in my neck.”

He shot a glance back at Nori, catching the thief giving an encouraging sign to his daughter to keep up her act. He grumbled to himself and gave Nori a shake as they waited for Kori to join them.

As much as Dwalin hated to admit it, he and Nori both knew that this would end however Kori wanted.

[queenthorinoferebor]

It was only once she was safely out of view of her uncle and father that Kori allowed herself a brief celebratory grin. Maybe she wouldn’t always be able to get this much sympathy from Dwalin but while it worked, she was going to default to that strategy. Clearly, it worked for the time being.

The dwarfling took a moment to compose herself once more, to look somewhere between guilty and disheartened, before taking her grandmother’s bow and quiver and descending back down to the ground where her father and Dwalin waited. “I’m sorry, Uncle Dwalin,” she mumbled towards the ground once she was close enough.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Dwalin tried to keep a stern countenance, but it crumbled in seconds upon seeing how sad the dwarfling was. He closed his eyes and mentally swore before letting go of Nori, who very nearly did a happy jig at this turn of events, and knelt down on one knee in front of Kori.

Dwalin sighed, looking up at Kori’s face, “I know it wasn’t your fault Kori,” he said, “perhaps next time you want something from the armory your Adad will think to come ask me. Or you could, I do have the keys you know.” He stood up and shook his head, sending a glare to Nori, clearly stating this wasn’t over and would be discussed at a later time.

Nori, for all he was able, was putting on as innocent an air as possible to which Dwalin rolled his eyes before turning back to Kori. “You’d best run on home and wash your face, we don’t need your mother seeing you’ve been crying, nor catching you with her birthday gift out in the open now do we?”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Painted Faces on Parade - Con’t

[hobbitonanadventure-blog]

“I would detest to waste such a trip to this area, so yes a sampling would lovely, thank you.” Lady Sackville nodded her up turned nose scrunching at the thought of having to return to the area should the owner not return in a timely fashion. Overall, it gave her already pink face a more pig like resemblance. 

“…The lemon and custard treats are lovely I hear.” Malva added quickly, they were the Lady’s particular favorites.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori gave another nervous swallow, giving Malva a nod of thanks for the suggestion, “Yes of course! We have some of the finest in town, my brother is very particular about the quality of the lemons we use to ensure the best flavour.” She quickly grabbed a few from the counter and cut them into samples on a plate, passing them forward.

Just as the women were about to taste, the door burst open and Dori walked in, clearly in a foul mood, “Blimey if it isn’t the stand two streets over having a.....” he trailed off, realizing his shop was filled with women of a certain status. After a second to take in the scene, he put on his most gracious smile, “Why ladies! What a pleasure it is to see some new customers here!” He moved back behind the counter, putting his apron on as he went and nudging Nori aside landing her closer to Malva, “I assume my sister has been assisting you well, ah! I see you’re trying our lemon pastries, quite the delicacy from our shop. Do you need any further assistance?”

[driftinglightofthewoods]

!!MAGIC ANON!! *appears in a puff of smoke and sparkles and stuff, then turns you into a dwarf for 24 hours*

“Well fantastic as if this godforsaken day couldn’t get any worse.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

“Well at least you look halfway decent now.”

[lonelysailings-archive-blog]

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[asparklethatisblue]

for @inja-y-ddraig, who asked for this comic based on a post she saw. In which Nori never wears the same nametag twice and makes it hard for Dwalin to actually try and start a conversation. 

so yeah, the first thing I draw after surviving this semester is a coffee shop AU <3

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Closed for theotherdurinson

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori almost missed her footing at his statement, he didn’t know where Erebor was? She gave a quick look over her shoulder at the dwarf, her dwarf… something was very wrong. 

She took a deep breath to steady herself, not used to feeling this off kilter, “Aye, though not as far east as the Iron Hills.” As they drew near the camp Nori stopped and turned, “Maybe you should wait here a moment, allow me to let the others know about you so there’s no… misunderstanding.”

[theotherdurinson]

“Iron Hills…right…I was there a few months ago…Didn’t last long..” He shrugged as they walked, not really noting  her unsteadiness, perhaps she was just an unsteady person. The darrowdame hadn’t exactly presented any sense of normalcy in their first moments of meeting. Frowning he gave a small grunt. “You drag me through the woods to some little camp site in the middle of no where to leave me here while you talk to your cohorts. I don’t think so. I ain’t gettin’ robbed that easy.” With that he brushed passed Nori and stepped into the campsite, looking around to see what it was he had gotten himself into.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

The other dwarfs had been sharing some stew and regaling their hobbit companion with tales of their vast adventures when Frerin stepped into the circle of firelight.

The first reaction was that of grabbing weapons and preparing to protect against the intruder. A second after, most of the dwarfs stopped, staring aghast at Frerin as Nori stepped slowly just behind him.

Dwalin nearly dropped his axe in shock, “Frerin?!” 

[queenthorinoferebor]

(justacoupleofkeepsakes - catching Thorin with a newborn) Nori had been quickly moving to her rooms to hide some of her haul before Dori caught her when she froze after passing an open doorway. She quickly took some steps back and leaned against the frame, raising a brow toward Thorin, "A child looks good on you, you should have a dozen!"

Your muse just walked in on mine holding a newborn baby. How does yours react?

“Ha ha ha,” Thorin intoned, glancing away from the babe in her arms to the dwarf that had magically appeared in her doorway. “Don’t you have anything better to do than bother me? I need to try and get the child to sleep.”

@justacoupleofkeepsakes

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

“Aye I can see your skill with that, natural motherhood if ever I saw it.” Nori canted her head slightly, “Is the babe supposed to be upside down?”

[queenthorinoferebor]

“He isn’t,” Thorin retorted firmly. However, a beat later, and she needed to glance down at her child to confirm her words. Right. He wasn’t upside down. Was there even a wrong way to rock a babe? Probably. And Thorin was going to find it sooner rather than later, surely…

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori laughed, “You have no idea what you’re doing do you?”

[queenthorinoferebor]

(justacoupleofkeepsakes - catching Thorin with a newborn) Nori had been quickly moving to her rooms to hide some of her haul before Dori caught her when she froze after passing an open doorway. She quickly took some steps back and leaned against the frame, raising a brow toward Thorin, "A child looks good on you, you should have a dozen!"

Your muse just walked in on mine holding a newborn baby. How does yours react?

“Ha ha ha,” Thorin intoned, glancing away from the babe in her arms to the dwarf that had magically appeared in her doorway. “Don’t you have anything better to do than bother me? I need to try and get the child to sleep.”

@justacoupleofkeepsakes

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

“Aye I can see your skill with that, natural motherhood if ever I saw it.” Nori canted her head slightly, “Is the babe supposed to be upside down?”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Bofur downed the end of her third pint for the evening, the buzz filling her head relaxing all the stress of the day. However when she looked from the bottom of her glass over to the doorway to find a less than pleased Nori was burning off her blissful state. "Why the scowl today? Haven't pissed of Dwalin enough today?"

“That far gone already are we? No hello, just a half veiled taunt over the fact that Dwalin somehow found out I may have possibly been in possession of certain missing trinkets and confronted me before I was able to offload them.” She leveled a look at Bofur, “Seeing as how there was only one person I told, I can imagine why you would be half in the keg before I arrived to join you.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Alcohol truly was liquid courage. Thorin wasn't sure she'd ever be able to ask this particular question if not for the ale sloshing in her stomach and slowly entering her veins. "Have you ever thought about a threesome with Bofur and I?" ((queenthorinofereor aka not so secret ThorinNoriBofur traaaaaaash))

queenthorinoferebor

Nori burst out laughing, then looked at Thorin, “Oh! You were serious!” She frowned, “Can’t say that I’ve ever considered it at length, but a good part of that would be more that I didn’t want to chance the pain of either of you misunderstanding any intentions that make come out of such thoughts.” She grinned, “Not that I would be opposed to such a thing, you both are quite comely dwarfs, and your reputations precede you.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Bofur considered for a moment before grinning, “Maybe not the best, but definitely fun.” Seconds later a ruckus began at the far side of the room and a small explosion followed.

Nori appeared near them from the crowd, grabbing Thorin’s arm and winking at Bofur, “I believe this is a cue to leave,” she said, hauling Thorin out of her chair and dragging her away through the distracted crowd with Bofur following close behind.

[queenthorinoferebor]

“You just think it’s so fun because you like when I get flustered,” Thorin scoffed, more to her tankard than to Bofur as she downed the remaining ale. She didn’t have time to do much more before Nori returned and tugged her away from the merriment. “What did you do?!” she remarked, staring at the direction the explosion had come from; though she doubted Nori would reveal her secrets. She rarely did.

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

“Just enough to ensure that we won’t be interrupted as we leave,” Nori skillfully directed Thorin through the gawking crowd and out into the halls, Bofur made sure to stay behind, eyeing Thorin with a smug look on his face.

“I believe Thorin mentioned that she was looking forward to being quite flustered.” He said to Nori.

“Oh I’m sure we can arrange for that.” The two grinned at each other over Thorin’s shoulder. There was plenty they would be doing tonight.

[queenthorinoferebor]

(Justacoupleofkeepsakes) ║

Put a “║” in my inbox for my muse being thrown into a jail-cell with yours.

“I’m not surprised to find you in here,” Thorin remarked, one corner of her mouth quirking into a smirk. She took a seat beside the other woman and did her best to get comfortable on the cold bench. “But I’m pleasantly surprised that we get the same cell, at least.”

justacoupleofkeepsakes

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Nori snorted, “Not one I’ve ever been interested in having,” She shrugged, “Perhaps that’s why we ended up in here, and why I’m not being tormented because someone has moral obligations to the ambiance of our location.”

[queenthorinoferebor]

“Morality has nothing to do with it,” Thorin retorted with a chuckle and a nonchalant wave of her hand. “It’s all to do with preference. I’m not one for public sex and I certainly wouldn’t want to try it in a jail cell, of all places.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

“Technically it’s not public if there’s no one else around to see it” Nori pointed out, “I will just have to tuck this IOU into my pocket to call up later though, since you’re willing to wait out the night in complete wretched boredom.”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Both dwarfs froze, their gaze moving toward the ledge above and the hidden entry way.  Nori made a face, he’d hope Kori would go for stealth this time and sneak away once Dwalin had taken him from the alley, he should have known she would default to her tried and true method.

Dwalin, for his part, closed his eyes in annoyance and gave a growl, “Do not think that this will change anything,” he muttered to the thief he was still holding.

Nori gave a smirk, “Oh no of course not! I should never assume that the captain of the royal guard would ever be swayed by the tears of a dwarfling.”

Dwalin gave Nori a withering glare before calling up to the opening, “All right Kori, come out of there and tell me what you feel you need to!”

[queenthorinoferebor]

Right, she had gotten Dwalin’s attention. Now, to make it look convincing. Some vigorous rubbing of her eyes helped achieve the bloodshot effect. A small handful of dust and dirt thrown in her face helped not long with looking more dirty and pitiful but aided in creating tears. Perfect. 

Thus prepared, Kori continued to sniffle all the way to the ledge, peeking out and glancing down at Dwalin and her father with a wobbling lower lip. “I…I just wanted to get Ah-Amad a…a present!” she wailed, rubbing at one of her eyes again. “Adad said…he said there was something she’d like in…in the armory so I found Grandamad’s bow and arrow and…and…Uncle Dwalin, please don’t be mad, I just wanted to get Amad a good birthday present!”

[justacoupleofkeepsakes]

Dwalin knew he was in trouble, she was barely started speaking and he already felt his resolve crumbling.

Keeping a grip on Nori so that the blasted dwarf didn't run off, he looked up at Kori and sighed. "All right Kori, you know as well as your Adad I can't be mad at you, so come on down and we'll discuss this in a way that doesn't give me a crick in my neck."

He shot a glance back at Nori, catching the thief giving an encouraging sign to his daughter to keep up her act. He grumbled to himself and gave Nori a shake as they waited for Kori to join them.

As much as Dwalin hated to admit it, he and Nori both knew that this would end however Kori wanted.