TheMalhamBird

26. She/Her/They/Them.   Elizabeth is not my name but I like it better.  Asexual and kinda confused about gender. Shakespeare, medieval history. Jane Austen & the regency. A mishmash of other stuff- a quick succession of busy nothings... icon courtesy of the wonderful @skeleton-richard!

[malkaleh]

In Gold Cages (any variants), why does Sauron forbid everyone from wearing blue?

Me *vibrating with way too much lore background glee*

The short version is that blue represents a lot of people that make him run away screaming and sobbing in terror (real). The slightly longer version is that one of them (Elronds great grandma whom Elrond canonically an absolute carbon copy of looks wise) famously wears blue and gold.

(It’s also to do with one of Elronds dads (who Sauron held captive for thirteen years and fanon/theory is that Sauron had a Thing For Him (Gold Cages Sauron definitely does)) was rescued by a guy who likes blue)

(And Galadriels brother Finrod in Gold Cages verse loves Elronds great grandparents so it’s also a very unpleasant reminder there)

(Also stars and birds and the sea/water are essentially Power and Goodness in Tolkien (the most powerful of the Valar (godly powers of Arda) is Varda who made the stars) so it is a reminder of That)

(Curumo!Sauron also especially hates blue on any of them because it reminds him of the way the rest of the Ainur love Mairon)

@themalhambird @kenobiwaned @plotdesigner

[magicalmanhattanproject]

the thing is that the quest for the silmaril was clearly intended to be celegorm and curufin's shot at redemption and it's not anyone's fault but their own that they continually beef it. the quest cannot succeed without the hound of celegorm and the knife of curufin. there are clearly celegorm and curufin shaped holes in the questing party to retrieve the sacred objects to which celegorm and curufin are oathbound. it is the fault of no one except celegorm and curufin that they aren't there for the main event. i wonder if that's why angrist snapped is because beren and luthien only needed the one but it would have held for all three if celegorm and curufin had been where they had every chance to be. shame they'll never know

[easterneuropeangirliedotcom]

#top 10 things that made Maedhros jump into that volcano

[verecunda]

For your consideration: Celebrimbor and Narvi drunk-dueting Diggy Diggy Hole.

[emily-e-draws]

a tasty hoard for a tiny beast!🍓🐉✨

[metautske]

@draconym - in memory of your recent strawberry haul

[mellie5ever]

mouse artist who doesnt feel the need to explain the meaning behind their art: I think it squeaks for itself

[6pmtea]

[three-rats]

It most certainly does, you talented artist you!

[themalhambird]

You know what i love is when neither the pharmacy nor the GP tell me my prescription os about to lapse because i need a med review.

[macguffinandco]

All ready to go at UK Games Expo, table 3A-165 this weekend!

[ahermitforhire-deactivated20230]

Michael Palin as the Green Man in the new Worzel Gummidge was an unexpected treat in an already amazing show.

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

thinking about a celebrían who absolutely does find healing and renewal of joy in valinor and goes with a thrill in her heart and a grin on her face to kiss her babies and jump into her parents' arms and climb her husband like a tree welcome her dearly-missed spouse only to find no children and no father and a tired mother whom the light practically shines through and a husband who cries when they get in bed together... thinking about a celebrían who digs in her heels like she did once before and puts her fists up at sorrow and does for elrond with all her heart what he did for her with all of his because if she could make the long long journey back to herself then her husband is damn well coming too

[thisish20]

Scribe loses control of his papers, Sterling memorial library, Yale

[apolladay]

No nuance: ido you think your mom is proud of you?

* yes

* no

* no mom button

No nuance: ido you think your mom is proud of you?

yes

no

no mom button

Remaining time: 1 day 1 hour

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[fabulous-feanorians]

Yk what cracks me up is that the Council of Elrond isn’t even an organized event planned years in advance or anything. It’s just like…the messengers of a bunch of world leaders with a bunch of different problems coming to Elrond for advice but coincidentally they all get there at the same time,,,,

It’s hilarious. Elrond sitting them down like schoolchildren at a history lesson to explain how all their problems are connected. The random forming of the fellowship bc it’s a bunch of strangers prepared to go take a message back home but instead they get sent on a quest to save the world,,,,

Just the chaos of it all. The way literally everyone’s initial response to their problems was “let’s go ask Elrond.”

“Let’s go as Elrond” is the middle earth equivalent of “google it” and I think that’s great.

[dogletantte]

Today, the UK government accepted guidance which excludes trans people from single sex spaces.

This is a change to the interpretation and implementation of the equalities act which legally prevents any trans person from using the correct changing rooms, toilets, or even attending gym classes.

It’s more than a bathroom ban. It’s something that will prevent us living our lives.

And, as it stands, the guidance is markedly worse for trans men than it is for trans women.

Taken from page 268 of the pdf linked above:

This guidance sets out, in a legally binding code, that trans men can be barred from both men’s and women’s facilities.

While it does go on to say that preventing us from accessing any services might be grounds for a discrimination claim, that’s in direct contradiction to the paragraphs shown above, and right now is purely hypothetical until tested in a court of law.

As the news of the government’s decision to enforce this guidance spreads, a lot is going to be said about the impact on trans women. That’s good, a lot needs to be said.

I doubt, though, that as much will be said about the impact on trans men. I doubt it because when this guidance was first released as a draft I saw dozens of not hundreds of comments talking about how the only impact was to trans women, joking that trans men should use the women’s toilets to make transphobes uncomfortable.

Please don’t fall into that pattern this time, not now this is really happening.

Protect trans women, please, but I am begging you, protect trans men, too.

This guidance systematically erases us from public life. It is deliberate. We are not collateral damage, we are the target.

Think of us in your anger.

[writing-prompt-s]

You are a villain famous for “killing” heroes. In reality, heroes come to you to fake their deaths.

[caffeinewitchcraft]

Sometimes they try to pay you.

You are posted out by the Hollywood sign tonight, sitting under the frame where the W used to be. It got burnt to a crisp during last week’s big superhero fight. A hero died right where you’re sitting. The whole area’s been closed down until Hero Force can coordinate a recovery effort. Usually it’d be done by now but no one’s willing to touch it until the ash has been completely blown away.

It’s a rule that the world must stand still when a hero dies.

“How much?”

The voice comes from behind you. The lights that illuminate the Hollywood sign are down to hide as much of the scorch marks as possible. You wouldn’t be able to see anything even if you did turn around, so you don’t.

You put some chapstick on, the glide of the balm against your wind chapped lips grounding.

“I said,” the Hero says, voice tightening, “How. Much.”

There’s the sound of gravel crunching now. They’re wearing heavy boots and the scent of fresh blood grows stronger the closer they get. Their breathing is smooth and even which means it’s not their blood.

You put the cap back on your chapstick and tuck it into your leather jacket’s inner pocket. “I don’t take money.”

“Then what do you take?” The Hero rounds the Y and comes into your line of sight. The dark hides most of their features, but you can make out a glittering gold mask and the dull shine of drying blood on their chest plate. Their breathing may be even, but their stance isn’t. They sway in place, back and forth, back and forth. Their arms wrap around their stomach. “I’ve got land. A house. You can have it.”

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