#after that

[emyn-arnens]

No need to do this because I already got one, but if it inspires, any character(s) + Angband (and area) + 'shadows of madness and despair'. (You did say darker ones...)

An age later, here this is! An AU with Finrod and Sauron in Angband, ~700 words | AO3.

Finrod stood in the dark of his cell, searching. A hushed song fell from his cracked lips. Its notes buried themselves deep within the stones and mortar of his cell, probing for fissures and points of weakness.

In whispered words, he sang of loosening, of breaking, of splitting, of falling free, of light piercing the shadows. The stones trembled at his voice, and his chains shivered against his skin. Dust trickled over his fingertips, pressed against the stone wall behind him. He scratched at a line of mortar with his fingernail as he sang, and a spray of dust fell upon his hands.

He sang of the lashing rain throwing down great rocks in mountain passes, of the flash of lightning cleaving mighty trees in two, of the thunder of cavalry rattling the mountainsides, of the howling of wind splitting strong walls asunder. The stones of his cell danced and quivered in response, and dust and shards of stone fell like rain, biting into his bare skin.

Finrod sang louder, until the stones shook with both the power of his song and the ringing of his voice.

And then, in an instant, the stones fell silent and still, and his voice died in his throat.

Shadows, darker than those he already stood in, gathered in a corner of his cell, and from them came a voice: “Thou hast great power in thy voice, but it will not avail thee.” The shadows twisted and coiled, and from them stepped his captor.

Finrod bore Sauron’s mocking appraisal in silence. 

Sauron circled him, the shadows following him like the swish of a cloak. He tipped a clawed finger beneath Finrod’s chin and looked deep into his eyes, searching. His own eyes burned like the hearts of embers.

Shadows and whispers pressed upon Finrod’s mind, probing, prying. He held his mind silent and still.

Sauron tilted his head. He lifted his hand to Finrod’s face, studying it with appreciation, and the slow stroke of his fingers down the side of Finrod’s face was like a caress, even as the tips of his claws drew beads of blood from Finrod’s skin. “Wast thou a king? Thou hast a kingly bearing.”

Finrod did not speak.

Sauron gripped his chin and leaned closer until his breath stirred Finrod’s hair, lying lank against his neck and shoulders. “Thy tongue is better suited to song than silence,” he murmured. His words skittered over Finrod’s skin like the grazing of claws. He released Finrod and stepped back, a smile playing upon his lips. “Sing for me, little king.”

Finrod did not speak.

Sauron’s smile spread. “If thou dost not wish to sing of thy own doing, I can aid thee in loosening thy tongue.” 

The shadows that clung to him peeled away, and in an instant, they seized Finrod’s throat and forced open his jaw, and a cry tore from his lips.

“Sing.” The command filled the cell until the stones trembled.

Finrod’s voice tore from his throat despite himself, and he sang. He sang until his tongue was thick with dust, until his lips cracked and bled, and until his voice was no more. He sang until his limbs shook and trembled, and he sagged in his chains, utterly spent.

Only then did the shadows about his throat relent and slink back to their master.

Sauron cupped Finrod’s face in his hand, and his eyes burned into Finrod’s. “I will learn thy true name in time, and thou wilt come to do my bidding of thine own will.”

Finrod’s tongue was too heavy to respond.

Sauron brushed his fingers over Finrod’s lips and then smiled, sudden and sharp. “Dost thou thirst?” The sound of falling water filled the cell, and a rivulet of water trickled from a crack in the wall mere feet away from Finrod.

Sauron vanished as quickly as he had appeared, and Finrod stood alone in his cell once more. He strained at his chains, but though he strained until his limbs burned, the trickle of water evaded his reach, and he collapsed against the wall more weary and parched than he had been.

The rivulet of water disappeared. Lilting laughter echoed about the stone walls of his cell. How foolish thou art, little king.

And all through the night came the sound of gently falling rain, though not a single drop fell upon Finrod's skin.

#the silmarillion #finrod #sauron #asks #polutrope #my fic #posting this is only *checks notes* seven months after receiving this #iirc i wasn't able to finish this one before i had to pivot to working on tolkiengenweek pieces and then i had writing burnout for a while #after that #but it's written now and my inbox is all cleared out for the new year wooo! #this was a lot of fun to write thanks for the ask!

[eidolons-stuff]

Yoko: "Thing, I don't think Wednesday is ok"

Thing: *pissed* "WEDNESDAY SNAP OUT OF IT! WE NEED TO SAVE ENID BEFORE SHE KISSES AJAX!"

Wednesday: "What?!"

#oml #wednesday #is gonna kill #thing #just for saying that #like #oof #thing is fr dead #after that #but thing is right #who knows what #ajax #might do #he probably will try to kiss enid #FIND ENID #HURRY #AHHHH #wednesday addams #yoko #yoko tanaka #wenclair #wenclair cult

[jamespottersmixtape]

apologies that I haven't been rosekiller-ing as much as I usually rosekiller. I took the plunge of watching a show for the first time in a while and cried for about two days straight

#i'm like #mentally damaged #do not feel the same #after that #basically sat on the couch for two days #then complained to my mom #and cried a lot #but! #nowww it's christmas fic time #send a lot of help my way

[chibi-scone]

Glad I basically dropped ofmd (for the most part) after the s2 finale because the renewal shit is just embarrassing

#like move on man #do y’all really think s3 would be ….good #after THAT #not to mention the hypocrisy coming from the fanbase lmao #tbd #ofmd critical #I say for the most part because yes I still rotate the characters in my brain #and anguish over their lost potential and whatnot #every time I see smtg new concerning the renewal I’m like Jesus Christ what now

[sequencefairy]

Nobody look at me, just weeping into my coffee over the new MK issue.

Rest in fuckin' pieces (quite literally), Marc Spector 💔

#things jess says #moon knight #jed mackay you are doing the fuckin' most #and alessandro cappuccio's art is a beautiful thing for Marc to die in #but how can i be expected to work today #after that #😭😭😭😭😭

[theemeraldforestafterdark]

Not a happy boar

#own photo #on hearing me around #she let out a general snort warning #then I took the photo #then she saw me and actually started moving towards me... #pretty sketchy #I went backwards #and kind of hid out of the way #once she had left #I continued on #and found another group #of boar #after that #countless deer #these woods have never been so active wildlife wise #boar #woods #wildlife #not the best photo #but it was taken quickly haha

[raccoon-smiles]

SIDE ORDER MY BELOVED

Took me quite awhile to regain my breath after the trailer! I am going to be SO NORMAL about this I swear. I would never be ruined emotionally and physically by how long I have to wait.

#splatoon has changed my life #the little drone??? my new favorite thing ever #I didnt have to physically hold back from screaming in my dorm #i am not mentally well #do i really still have to go to college today #AFTER THAT #splatoon #splatoon side order #splatoon dlc #splatoon 3

[no-phrogs-in-hats]

Fun fact, I have no fucking clue aside from brief online summaries of what happened in GOT season 1 because all I wanted to see was Brienne<3

#im one of those people #but I did actually start #getting into the show #after that #brienne of tarth #gwendoline christie #game of thrones

[cinnamon-notes]

i got evicted :')

#because my landlady let in my apartment some handymen while i was at work and they worsened the problems plus they got all my apt dirty and #messy and they ruined most of my clothes and some of my havings so when i complained to her she told me im insufferable and insatiable and #she shouldve been thanked because she let her handymen fix my apt which is her property which is unsafe which is something that should be #illegal so we can all agree shes insane for wanting to be thanked because she eventually listened to my complaints after months of living #unsafely #so i got evicted in a way that should be illegal but i cant prove it so yeah idk where im staying yay #kinda cried a lot and kinda cried in front of her too because i got too angry and when im angry i cry #and i hate that i cried in front of her #god there are so many things she did yet she couldn't do and so many things she tried to manipulate me about #she literally went all “clearly you dont wanna live here anymore since you're throwing such tantrums” and i got evicted a few sentences #after that #im-

[darth-memes]

#star wars #sw memes #Obi-Wan Kenobi #obi-wan kenobi series #obi-wan kenobi spoilers #obi-wan kenobi series spoilers #Bail Organa #Princess Leia #leia organa #i don't remember the name of the cousin #and I also don't care #he is more of a burnt piece of meat than anakin #after that

[technovillain]

oh man. i am so......... i will vent in the tags

#my dog was put to rest today. it was tough. but i got most of my sadness out of the way yesterday. #after that #a random ass dog came into our yard and starting being aggressive and growling and barking #and we have an outdoor cat and chickens #he was being nice for a bit but got mad again and i got so mad at him after he bit at my rooster. #he turned out to be okay but i am so pissed #animal control was called. we stood outside for a solid hour waiting on them. we saw them drive past our house #they did not stop to help us #this dog is harrassing everyone in the neighborhood and we are all so tired #we took our cat in the house. the chickens are in the coop now. #so theyre safe #but somebody has to come get this stupid dog #god i hate the government. emergency services are total ass and balls. nobody ever fucking shows up when you need them #weve had problems with animal control refusing to come out and help us when a big dog was harrassing our dog #and when they finally did show up after we begged them they were being assholes and acting like the stray was our pet we just wanted rid of #and this time they just dont show up at all #after calling us to tell us they were on their way. been hours now #i am so exhausted #and now i have to take a test for a class i really want to pass but i always do horrible on the tests. and i am just so so exhausted #feel awful right now. #aguuughghhh #delete later #.txt

[donut-powers]

will you be the yee to my haw ?🤠

#hamefura #bakarina #my next life as a villainess #alan stuart #keith claes #nicol ascart #cowboys #my stuff #my art #I tried to make the Keith Alan one look dramatic af #and bonus nicol alan #but with less budget #and you guys might be wondering ‘why no Raphael ?’ #2 things #1 I voted Raphael just to see who was winning (didn’t expect him to be on a triple tied for 2 place at the time) #2 Raphael’s hairstyle kinda looks like MY hairstyle #I did a sketch of the Raphael Alan and it took me out of it #it felt self insert #and uhhh nope #after that #I changed my hairstyle for god’s sake

[ama-the-weeb]

for those who are interested in my hetaloid content, heres a lil update! later today or tomorrow, still not fully sure when yet, the next duo will be released: taiwan and seychelles! ((yes, the girlfriends!! (yeah i ship them let me enjoy my ship in peace thanks))) right now, i only have taiwan done, so have this sneak peak...

song is palette, ust by HaruVampire...

here is where id put her download link, but not yet, im not releasing her on her own, i like releasing hetaloids in lil groups (duos or trios\

#hetalia #hetaloid #aph taiwan #hws taiwan #after taiwan and seychelles the next duo will be switzerland and liechtenstein #after that #im not entirely sure #i have rerecorded vocals for korea #context for those who dont know #i lost nearly all my hetaloids due to my flashdrive just dying #idk if or when ill get them back #it is possible to recover them #just very fucking expensive bc the drive died in the most horrific way #also idk if i should release korea since his vb is my voice #ill probably have to put an extra disclaimer in his vb if i do release him

[pinkkittysaw]

new post this weekend hopefully!!! ^_^

#angel’s altar 💒 #more hormone induced madness 😋 #after that #it’ll probably be my “halloween posts” #starting in october!!! #not making a kinktober post because i don’t want to have to force myself to commit to anything 😭😭 #BUT AT LEAST TWO KINKTOBER/HALLOWEEN THEME FICS WILL BE POSTED!!!! #hopefully three but at the least two ^_^

[girlspecimen]

my mom is such a strong and amazing lady

#thoughts #her work is with affordable housing and increasing it in our area + helping families find homes #she helped a woman and her children recently get an apartment after being homeless #and rn she’s working as an advocate for a single mother w 3 kids who’s homeless to get her into a shelter for the winter and an apartment #after that #she just does so much good for so many people and has such a kind heart #and she does so much for strangers but also dies so much for me and is my 1 supporter #just thinking abt her this morning >_>

[v-t-holmes]

i finished all the big starting quests in totk

this game is so fucking pretty omg

#tears of the kingdom #totk #legend of zelda #loz #tears of the kingdom spoilers #totk spoilers #(in the tags) #where is everyone going? i think i'm gonna go check kakariko and then start that promising journalism career in rito village #maybe i'll head to the great plateau too i wanna see what's there #after that #who knows #the depths are fascinating #might go hunting for poes there #i also saw a rock fall in castle town ruins so i might go check where that leads me #maybe snoop around the parts of the castle that stayed on the ground #it's fascinating to see people where a lynel was just a little while ago #also really cool to see that purah didn't devolve into a baby and is now teenager-shaped #lolicons are in shambles; their 100+ yo 10 yo waifu is now too old for them #oh i need to go visit sidon #and i think a lady mentioned lurelin village has a pirate problem #ig that'd also be worth looking into #it's so weird there's no guardians #there are however most likely test of strenght shrines and i hate those #but the puzzle shrines are really cool! i went into one that was like one of those didactic baby puzzles #where you need to find the right shapes for holes #my fav great sky island shrine is probably the ascend one tho it was really cool #rauru is kinda babygirl 😳 #i knew he was a zonai #and that zonai were dragon people the same way the rito are bird people and the zora are fish people #now to wait for confirmation that zonai are their ancestors