#tyelpings

[simaethae]

SO about that ficlet - I feel that Celebrimbor would become more callous because his main method of sustenance directly involves the taking of lives, sometimes sentient ones. Over time he's learned to avoid going mad by thinking of it in terms of sacrifice, of his victims being not-really-people whose deaths do a better service than their lives because they can keep him alive, and he can do so much good in the world, right? (Ironically, this mirrors Annatar's own thinking attacking Eregion.)

Yeah, I can definitely see it going that way! He’s very isolated from people other than Annatar, he has strong motivation to come up with reasons why killing people is okay, some of Annatar’s reasoning has to start looking very appealing. He thinks of himself as a monster, and in a lot of ways it’s what he’s become, even though he still hasn’t stopped trying - I loved his friendship with Miriel as someone else trying to do the right thing in circumstances which limit their ability to do so, albeit obviously in very different ways and degrees.

(Tumblr is a terrible format for commenting substantively on fic, but I did love all the complicated layers of compromise and resistance and affection in his relationship with Sauron <3 )

[ataralisse]

(Click the photos for full size because I forgot to shrink them down, oops)

I finished my half of the Celebrimbor collaboration I'm doing with sithisit / tyelpings! It only took me about 2 months to do, but here it is (finally). He looks a little younger than I wanted, so perhaps this is more like Tyelpe when he was still in Valinor? Idk. 

The first pic is the "official" lineart that sithisit will be coloring for me.

The second pic is just for reference so you can tell what everything is. My linearts tend to be a little sketchy and it can be hard to tell what something is supposed to be. But by all means, this isn't what the final version will look like! It's all up to sithisit to color it now, to any color scheme/tone they want :)

[lucifers-cuvette]

Aw, thanks!

Huinarë - I'm an awful cartoonist, but sometimes I get lucky, and the right expression comes through. ;^)

fieldofheathers-stuff, sithisit, and Wesley (and your wonderful corresponding darksome alter-egos): thanks a million for the boosts, not only the recs (OMG, those are unexpected and fantastic gifts!), but for soothing these work-related wounds. "Fandom-mother." AH HAHAHAHA! That's great! Here, have some cupcakes, sweetie. :^D

I'm still a bit raw from what happened as I was leaving the office yesterday evening. The folks involved immediately realized that their oversight (however innocent) was inconsiderate and apologized to me. Although I appreciate the apology, the oversight is part of a pattern that began to develop a couple of weeks ago. I'm trying to figure out how to handle this: just let it go and move on, or engage in something more, um, political (Dark Muse: This! THIS! You must CRUSH them! *shoves the DM back into his gaol cell*). I think my approach will be a combination of both.

Part of the problem may be my new manager, who is leading our component of The Big Massive Scary Project (the shit will hit the fan in June) to which I, as well as the not-meaning-to-but-did-anyway-snubbing colleagues, will contribute. New Manager is very competent, has an even-keeled, unflappable personality, and I respect him tremendously, but...this is the first time he has ever had direct reports. Poor guy, because one of his direct reports, namely me, formerly wore a Ring of the Middle Management Nazgûl in her previous career life (had a significantly bigger group than he does, too), and thus sees every misstep, but also what he is doing right.

The misstep here is that he needs to make my role explicitly clear to my colleagues, and he has not yet done this. Soooo...there's the political component. I need to have a talk with him about making my role clear to the other colleagues, but not until I have cooled down (not quite there yet). I also may need to have a chat with my one-over manager (to whom he reports and who was my manager until last August). Not to "tattle" on him, but to comment on what I see happening in some larger departmental dynamics, i.e., one of my current manager's peers is more aggressively seeking out opportunities for her direct report, who is my peer and one of the snubbers. Oh, yes, grasshoppers, there is a strong competitive element in my milieu, even among us lowly orc-scribes.

At any rate, when I'm moping and licking these bruised-ego wounds, the DM is right there beside me, grousing, complaining, and reminding me why I couldn't deal with wearing that Middle Management Ring of Power.

Heather, I thoroughly empathize with Melkor's need for coffee! When half of one's circulating fluids consists of that marvelously bitter devil nectar, one must replenish frequently. :^D

OK, into the fray. Wish me luck. And thanks again! :^)

[ineffablynoldor]

omg someone made fanart to go with my finarfin swan headcanon and it's so perfect everyone go follow tyelpings they are amazing.

[obiwankenoodling]

sweet mother of fuck, reblogging to the wrong blog ABOUT ELF POOPING

but I stand by the hilarity of the poor elf on the potty staring in horror down at their bowels like, "what have I done, eru above WHAT DID I EAT?" as, you know, darkness is belched forth

also dragon stench