#but for rn it’s sad Boromir hours :

[kindlythevoid]

I have read Fellowship of the Ring more times than I have cared to keep count and every time I read Boromir’s, well, possession for lack of a better word, I have read it in fear, in discomfort, in horror, indifferently.

This was, I think, the first time I read it in pity. I looked at all the plans Boromir was making, how he would save his beloved city, how obstinate he was in his belief that the men of Minas Tirith would not be corrupted when wielding the Ring against Sauron —and I felt sad. He’s waving his hands and hollering and part of him is desperate just for the Ring, of course he is, he’s been traveling beside it with no hope for months, but he’s also desperate for hope. He’s desperate for a chance to save his people, save his brother, save his city.

Moreover, every time he calls out the Elves or the Wizards, you have to remember that he doesn’t know them. All he knows is that he traveled almost a full year to get their advice and they send him on, in his eyes, a hopeless venture. The one hope they give him is Aragorn, who promises to return and help save Minas Tirith with him, but even that all changes once Gandalf dies. They come to Lothlorien and of course it’s a welcome break, but they cannot, or maybe in Boromir’s eyes will not, help his people. And once they leave, Aragorn assumes his role as leader of the Fellowship in Gandalf’s stead more permanently and suddenly even that one, brief, uncertain hope of his is gone. Aragorn will follow Frodo. And it’s almost certain that Frodo will not go to Minas Tirith.

So is it any wonder, really, that tired, desperate, hopeless Boromir, out of his realm, out of his depth, already hanging by a thread when he joins the Fellowship and having been gnawed on by the Ring for months upon months afterwards, finally snaps once it’s clear that he will have to return home empty-handed and almost certain that somewhere far away Sauron is capturing the Ring and killing the companions that he had bonded with? Of course part of the Ring is making him lust for power, but it’s also his only “reliable” (in his mind) source of hope left to save his city.

And so I read Boromir’s (intelligent and thought out, mind you) raving and I don’t feel scared for Frodo, not after reading it so many times and knowing what ultimately happens, but sorrow for Boromir.

#hey yeah sorry if I keep repeating myself in this #I can just never seem to find the right words to properly express what I want to say #So I ramble on until I think I’ve thoroughly covered it #So sorry about that #but also friendly reminder that Boromir is an intelligent military leader #Whose fatal flaw was deeply loving his city a bit too much #And an inability to accept hope after so long being denied it #I’ll probably make a separate post after I read his death on his relationship with hope and how Aragorn “Estel” Ranger factors into that #but for rn it’s sad Boromir hours :/ #the lord of the rings #kiki re-re-re-reads the lord of the rings #just yelling into the void #boromir #the fellowship of the ring #minas tirith #aragorn #gandalf #frodo baggins #elves #the ring

[treetreader]

its being sad about boromir hours rn

#boromir

[exid-though]

Random questions tag

 What’s this? Me actually doing a tag thing on time. The day I was tagged. Like a productive person? Unheard of I can’t believe it. Growth. I’m confused. 

So I was tagged by @sozoehmi thank you 

rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 20 blogs ( or however many you please ) you would like to get to know better

Nickname : I don’t have one? I want a nickname. 

Star sign : Gemini 

Time rn : 1 am

Last thing googled : “Friends spinoff”

Favorite music artists : EXID, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Kesha, SNSD, Chance the Rapper, J.Cole, Beyonce, Twice, Blackpink, Minzy, 2NE1, Little Mix, Jessi, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Lee Hi, Lim Kim, The Weeknd, Twenty One Pilots, KARD, Halsey, Nirvana, Amine, Logic, etc. There are more but I can’t think of them. 

Song stuck in my head : Baba by Amine and idk why I haven’t heard it in forever.

Last movie watched : I have no idea like Boss Baby or something. 

Last TV show watched : Bob’s Burgers

What are you wearing right now : t-shirt and shorts. 

When did you create your blog : The fact that I don’t even have the general idea of when I made this is sad. Like… a year or two ago? Somewhere around there.

what kind of stuff do you post: EXID lol and I’ll reblog some other stuff occasionally. LOTR stuff sometimes. 


do you have any other blogs: nope


do you get asks regularly: not really but like any of you feel free to change that 


why did you choose your URL: because sometimes I think “yeah this is great but… EXID though.” like early in my stanning of them especially I was just like that. “Wow grocery shopping reminds of how EXID buy food.”


gender: I’m a girl


hogwarts house: Ravenclaw


pokemon team: idk sorry I’ll take a quiz later. I feel like I have already but I have a bad memory so idk.


favorite color: I love all colors but yellow or orange or something pastel.


average hours of sleep: 4-14 depending on the day.


lucky number: 7, 24, or 5. Sometimes 11, too. 


favorite character(s): Every LOTR character (that isn’t evil obviously), especially Boromir, Faramir, Gimli, and the hobbits. Edward from Edward Scissorhands. Anna Kushina and all of Homra actually. Mello from Death Note. Shizuo from Durarara. Every RFA member especially 707 I love him and I want a real one. 


favorite book(s): I am terrible and hardly read sorry.


dream job: spy? hacker? any form of celebrity because I’m self-centered apparently lmao. Entrepreneur? Talk show host? Scientist? All of these things. 


following: a little over 500 rn but I’m gonna unfollow a bunch probably soon. Just to de-clutter and I know for sure I don’t actually pay attention to most. 

Okay I’m tagging  @mahogany-floors @bambithehut @itsbladerunner ignore this if you don’t like tag things and I tagged you or if you just don’t wanna do it I just need people to tag and if you wanna do it then say I tagged you it’s fine.