marble arch — erin lecount
lyrics ↝ "'cause I am hard to love
not what you thought, am I?"
— KAIDA BANE KNOWS SHE DOESN'T BELONG. of that, she's been acutely aware for as long as she can remember. as a child of inexplicable power in another world where magic is dead, long forgotten and dismissed. as a stranger brought to walk middle-earth, who knows how these stories end but not how to change them yet. she's been a child, a prisoner, a weapon, a witch, a huntress, a monster. but she's never just... been. and she's not so sure anymore that she would know what to do with peace even if it were handed to her on a silver platter. the chaos, the anger the fight; they have become an addiction she craves without end.
— WHEN AN OLD FRIEND, a scheming grey wizard calls on her for aid on the most dangerous quest middle-earth has seen in her time there, how could she refuse? but his ploy isn't what she believes it to be; he isn't beckoning her back into the fire, but making one final push to show her that she already knows how to climb out. kaida doesn't know how to change her ways, but the journey of thirteen dwarves and an unexpected hobbit will change her heart more than she knew was possible. and just maybe, by the end of it, she'll learn to want more than the fire, the burning.
F A C E :
N A M E : kaida bane — the huntress, the witch, beast-walker
B I R T H D A Y & A G E : june 13th, 25 y/o
I D E N T I T Y : female, she/her, bisexual
S / O : THE EXILED KING — thorin oakenshield
↝ strangers to lovers, mutual pining & denial, power couple
P L A T O N I C S O U L M A T E : bilbo baggins
P O W E R : shapeshifter witch
↝ shapeshifting & partial shapeshifting (claws, fangs, changing hair colour, etc.), enhanced physical capabilities & senses, obscure prophetic dreams, some elemental spellcasting ability
L O V E S : art, adventure, wilderness, stars, bears, old stories, dark chocolate, knives, water, music, dancing, dragons
H A T E S : cruelty, bigotry, centipedes, itchy clothes, saruman the white
T R I V I A :
Kaida has both a terrible and an incredible poker face; she can't keep a straight face, but she's almost always got this smirking look of relaxed amusement, so unless she's pissed off, you can't really tell what she's thinking
Her ability to appear in the right place at the right time is almost eerie to those who pay attention
She clocks every exit, every time she enters a room without fail and without drawing attention to the fact that she does it either
Kaida dashes her sevens but draws her ones as lines without bases or tails — it gets on Thorin’s nerves to the point that anytime she needs to write down numbers for him, she just uses roman numerals now
Kaida rolls in her sleep — not even from restlessness or nightmares, she just moves bc she can
🤍 & 💍 for the dr s/o ask game!! also your account looks so cute and aesthetic!!
ꪆৎ tysm that means the world to me and ty for the ask <333
game: dr s/o ask game
answering for: the hobbit
🤍 ⁀➴ what are your love languages vs. your s/o’s? how do you show theirs and how do they show yours?
my love languages are acts of service and words of affirmation. kíli's are physical touch, acts of service, and quality time. i show my love by finishing tasks that may be bothering him or helping out whenever i can to make him less stressed (as a prince, i imagine he can get very stressed). i also try to hold his hand whenever he's anxious about something, because he will rarely admit to being nervous, and i always make time to just be with him — no work, no stress, just us. how he shows mine is by cleaning up my workspace (because i often forget) and doing anything to lighten the load of my work. in regards to words of affirmation, he is always quick to tell me how proud he is, how he appreciates my dedication to my work, and he always reminds me that he loves me.
💍 ⁀➴ what are some songs that makes you think of them?
some songs that make me think of him are: sons of durin by howard shore, sunlight by hozier, saturn by sleeping at last, and i see fire by ed sheeran.
BACKSTORY . . .
kathryn was raised without any knowledge of her parentage. all she knew was that she was a half-elf and one person was there for her, elrond peredhel.
she devoted all her time to learning elvish and every other language she could. she wanted to be important to have value, so she became a translator. it was her passion, she couldn't imagine doing anything else.
as a half-elf, she has the choice between living a life of immortality or a mortal one. she has not yet made her decision, for she doesn't feel like she has lived enough to make such a choice. elrond assures her there is no pressure, but he would prefer if she chooses immortality, since he chose that as well.
the company comes to rivendell in june of 2941. the dwarves are hesitant to accept the help of elves, especially thorin. elrond asks her to help the dwarves and has her translate their map. he warns the company that their journey will be dangerous, but thorin refuses to listen and stubbornly leaves.
elrond has kathryn follow the company to ensure they are kept safe. he also knows they will need an elf to vouch for them when they travel through other elven forests. she goes willingly and the company dislikes her presence (except for balin and gandalf).
kathryn finds herself drawn to the young dwarven prince, kíli. he is the least animus toward the young half-elf but he is still wary based off of his uncle thorin's past with elves.
