#ace is done

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Fall of an Empire - my piece for Broken Chains, a Garlemald-themed fan zine.

You can check it out for free [clicky click]!

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*snicker* Thought: In the Tolkien/AtB ‘verse fusion, what if, instead of the Line of Finwe going to retrieve their reincarnated kin, said kin are instead involuntarily summoned to Arda? You have Nolo!Ardor just instinctively attacking post-summoning with All The Swords, Ara!Thanatos cheerfully backing him up with All The Magic, and Feanor!Ace lying on his back, groaning at this new fuckery. (Ace: Uncle is gonna be *so mad.*)

Ace knows the feeling of being dragged across great distances, he has felt it enough times while warping, but this time it’s different.

Ace isn’t warping. It feels like something has picked him up and has decided to draw him toward a great light and Ace doesn’t like it.

When it stops Ace finds himself blinking up at very familiar familiar scrollwork decorating the trim of the building he’s in.

Well, Ace thinks as he hears the sound of an armiger being summoned and Ardor hiss something that would make their uncle blush, This isn’t even the weirdest thing to happen.

Thanatos magic lingers in the air like the threat of a gentle sea - a wave willing to turn violent in a moment.

Ace stays where he is on the floor and wonders why this is his life. He doesn’t want to be in Tirion. He was happy with the life he was leading! So what if he was the greatest smith the Noldor ever produced! That was a lifetime ago!

Literally.

“Father?” Curufin says as he steps forward and peers down at Ace despite Thanatos’ smile turning a bit sharp and Ardor bristling.

“Hello,” Ace says and does not move from the floor, “It’s good to see you.”

Curufin looks the way Ace remembers, all pale skin and sharp features. His grey eyes gleam in the light of the sun and he looks confused as to why Ace has not moved.

Ace does not have the heart to tell his sons that he hasn’t moved because he does not want to deal with the bullshit being back in Tirion will bring. Ace is the prince to two other kings, he would much rather not add another title.

“Curufinwë,” Thanatos says and his voice is sharp, Curufin does not flinch from the knife in Thanatos’ voice but his eyes harden, “Leave your father be for a moment will you?”

“Be nice to your uncle,” Ace says and someone guffaws in the distance. He thinks it’s Turgon.

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A sudden desire... 🧡🔥

Lahazem (Lahabrea and Thanatos!) commission for @/illumancer 🫶

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Makoh'to having a lil drink with Gulool Ja Ja and enjoying the sights Tuliyollal has to offer 🙂

I left out GJJ's weapons because they were blocking said sights lol

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I wanted to mess with colors and colored lineart! These guys seemed like the perfect subjects 😊

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Happy Valentione's Day!

This isn't so much about Valentione's Day than it is about love in general... I think it still captures the spirit of the day, tho! The different ways we can show one another love are vast and plentiful.

Transcript under the readmore.

PAGE 1 [I admit that saying "I love you" does not come naturally to me.]

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Makoh'to: You want to toast the dried chilies until they develop a bit of a char, like this, then grind them into flakes.

Gaius: My eyes are starting to water...

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Makoh'to: Make sure to generously season the hamsa breast!

Gaius: (What is considered "generous" ...?)

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Gaius: Why not use a measuring cup for consistency?

Makoh'to: This bowl works!

Gaius: And if we no longer have that bowl?

Makoh'to: This one would work, too!

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Makoh'to: Then a handful of diced onions...

Gaius: My hands are larger than yours.

Makoh'to: Hm...

Makoh'to: Two-thirds of your handful will do!

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[I have told you before "I love you."]

[And you always reply "I love you, too."]

PAGE 2

[I want to tell you "I love you" every day, but it does not feel like enough.]

[Not after everything I have put you through. Asked of you.]

[But if learning new recipes with you...]

[...cooking your favorite foods...]

[... is a way I can say "I love you" then let his be one of the many dishes I will learn to make for you.]

Gaius, in Makoh'to's native tongue: Jao yak khao bor? (Are you hungry?)

Makoh'to, in his native tongue: Ah! Khoi yak khao haeng! (I'm starving!)

[Notes in Gaius's book]

Left Page:

...'to enjoys his food extra spicy

.. for padaek can take...

... out the container in...

Right Page:

One Makoh'to handful is roughly 125 ml

He uses a generous amount of seasoning

Note: He did not find a flat spoonful generous enough

The blue measuring bowl is in the cabinet below the spice rack.

... in lieu of bird's eye chilies

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You ever thinking about the parallels between Gaius and Alfonse and how Alfonse is probably one of the few people who was ever actually proud of Gaius in some way? Yeah, me too.

Alt text below the cut.

A one page comic about Gaius Baelsar titled "Like Father, Like Son."

The first panel shows children lined up in a row giving an authoritative figure, bathed in light, the imperial salute. Behind them is a building with a sign out front that reads "Orphanage" in a Garlean-inspired font. There is also a Latin motto on the sign that reads"Spectemur Agendo" that means "Let us be judged by our acts." The authoritative figure and all the children save Gaius are tinted red. A shadow of Legatus Gaius looms behind his child-self. The head's shadow is cast over the sign board. Red, handwritten text above Gaius reads "I will make you proud."

The second panel shows Legatus Gaius kneeling before the throne which appears to be occupied by the late Emperor Solus. Gaius is also doing the imperial salute. Red, handwritten text around Gaius reads, "Have my actions made you proud? Have *I* made you proud?" He is tinted red while Solus remains colorless and bathed in light.

The last panel is larger than the other two combined and shows a dying Diamond Weapon projecting the spirit of Alfonse Baelsar. Gaius is on his knees in despair, Heirsbane dropped lifelessly from his hand as he basks in the light of his deceased ward. There is blue handwritten text that is a quote from Alfonse in the Sorrow of Werlyt questline. It reads, "I am proud to call myself your son."

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Garlean-Inspired Font courtesy of Pudding

You can download the font here: https://puddraws.neocities.org/misc

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