Tulisa and Daron
My ace babies 😊
I've been obsessed with them for the whole day. These two may have a pretend marriage (that's basically what it is at the beginning), but it actually might be the chillest couple in all of Gondor. They truly understand one another, they become besties, they share many interests and their relationship isn't based on sex/lust. They talk to one another about pretty much everything and Tulisa might be the only woman in Gondor not to have to worry about her husband cheating. Their dynamic will be very interesting to write. It's basically two best friends (with no benefits) getting married. Also, the way I characterized is based on what I read on the internet, so if I portray some aspects inaccurately you're very welcome to let me know!
Coming up with their names was kind of hard. I tried to translate the names of the actors/characters they potrayed in their respective shows into Sindarin and Quenya but none of the variants I found fully convinced. So I basically reverted to the most basic things I could think of. I do like their names though. I suppose their ship name is Dulisa? The other variant I came up with is Turon, but I don't like it as much. Oh, well...Tulisa it is then.
I originally wanted to make him either gay or bi, but then I thought that it had already been done before (and Renly is already gay in GOT so I wanted to try something different). I read on Reddit that ace guys are not that common, is it true? I honestly don't know that much about the topic and, as I mentioned earlier, my characterization of them is based of what I read online, so if anyone has tips to make such a relationship accurate and respectful, please let me know! She's aro/ace but he's just ace (I read that a person could not necessarily be both, hence the fact that he's just ace. He does feel romantic attraction and I think he might take up poetry to express his feelings. If he ever meets Erionwë, he definitely will).
Would you like to read a snippet about these two? Maybe their first meeting or something like that? I have plenty of ideas!
Please do let me know!