Screams rang out in the courtyard as the panicked elves rushed about, desperate to go to the safety of their homes. Fear had taken a hold of Noldoriel’s heart as she glanced at the flaming spheres launched by the orcs slowly streaking towards Eregion. Her mind raced as she thought of all the times she’d spent here, the moments she’d shared with friends, with Erestor, Mirdania, Malendol, amongst others.
A hand landed gently on her shoulder. It was Annatar, returning to her side after issuing orders. Noldoriel whirled around to face him, a question burning in her eyes. “What if Mirdania was right?”
“About what?” Annatar’s head tilted sideways, his eyebrow raised.
“A few days ago, she told me,” Noldoriel began. “She told me she was resizing a Ring of Power, accidentally put it on. She saw a being of flame and darkness, reeking of death. That it had been here among us all along.”
After a moment of silence between them, Noldoriel spoke again. “What if she was right? The Deceiver had been among us all along?”
“What brings you to that conclusion?” Annatar questioned. Noldoriel didn’t miss the way his lip curled at the query.
“Things have been going wrong in Eregion of late,” Noldoriel responded. “Celebrimbor has become…more irritable. Consumed by making the Rings. This has never happened to him before. And I feel…I feel a strange malevolence in the air, even now. Something that has been there since, since…”
She looked at him, their eyes meeting. “Since you arrived.”
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Comment your thoughts guys!
This bit where Gil-Galad asks him if he knows the work of Celebrimbor and he's like "pfft of course why did you need to ask" (inside he's going: no, don't infodump.)
THIS ELF IS NOT OK HE IS NERDING OUT LOOK AT HIS FACE
Lord Celebrimbor is here. I am going to work with him. I am literally freaking out. Gil-Galad had no business making me freak out like this.
I've just watched Ep 8, and wow, wasn't it a rollercoaster of a ride?
I've got a lot of inspiration for stories, hopefully will release them in the next few days. Seriously, the events of this episode left me in need of comfort fics and since I've been binge-reading them, time to contribute.
Comment below your thoughts on today's episode! I also wanna discuss this!
That's so sweet
Pronouns are they/them and she/her, the High King he/him. You might have to click the picture to read it!
His hotness level just reached 10,000+ Brutal Badass Achievement Unlocked. I'm sorry. I don't make the rules. I just follow them.
work of art
HES SO FUCKING PRETTY LITERALLY JUST LOOK AT HIM
Have an Elrond smiling appreciation post because this elf has the most kind smile and we don't see it enough.
Literally all the above are from s1. S2 Elrond deserves his smiles, please let him have some next Thursday.
Bonus: Galadriel smiling
We don't see it enough
FINAL BONUS
Is that a Camnir loose in the wild, I see? Nice to see him smiling too, let us hope he comes to no harm in ep8.
wowwwww
Wow ❤️
Illustration by @uzuriartonline
True but I suppose a lot of people were just shocked at that moment when they saw it
The fact that everyone is talking about the kiss just shows how effective it truly is as a distraction.
It means nothing, romantically speaking. It's a means to an end, nothing more, and yet it manages to raise such an outcry that a lot of people overlook that fact completely even though there are so many clues that it is merely for show. There is Elrond reaching for his brooch and removing it's pin. There is his, "Forgive me," said in such a peculiar way that it simply cannot be about his promise to Galadriel in 2x04. There is the chaste nature of the kiss - a mere press of lips against lips, almost like a child kissing their parent goodbye (though, admittedly, more drawn out). And there is the subtle moment when he presses the pin into Galadriel's hand, and the surprise on her face that follows it.
Nothing about that kiss is romantic. It is a strategic move meant to distract, and boy does it do it well. If half the fandom is talking about it online, then it's not surprise the Uruks didn't catch on either. And that's why Elrond does it. Because it catches everyone off-guard, and as long as everyone is focused on the kiss, no one will notice what is really going on. It's brilliant on so many levels and Robert Aramayo and Morfydd Clark acted the hell out of that moment.
hoooooot..?
"After receiving a tip about a family of Burrowing Owls on the eastern edge of Cheyenne, a photographer rushed to the location in late June. The owlets seemed nearly ready to leave their burrows. Over the years, the photographer has perfected a method using a GoPro on a small tripod, set to take a photo every 5 seconds. They leave the camera behind, allowing the owls to feel comfortable. The challenge lies in the long wait to see if the effort pays off. This shot was taken on June 28th."
📷 Peter Arnold
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