#the cutest boy and blob i've ever seen so far loll

[arlenianchronicles]

Day 3 for Diverse Tolkien Week: LGBTQA+

Elrond’s Diary: The Many Ways to Love

I will admit my dear delight

When Maedros spoke to me,

A-telling of his youthful days

And lands I wished to see.

He once was bright, and fair, and bold,

All robed in velvet drapes;

He’d sashay through the streets and buy

The sweetest, fruity crepes.

Oh, everybody loved him there,

From baker boy to king!

He did not say it clearly but

I heard each hidden thing.

“O dear Adar,” I said to him,

“That seems all good and well,

“But did you ever think to have

“A lady with to dwell?”

Adar looked so funny that

I thought I spoke too soon,

But then he bade me speak some more,

And so I took his boon.

“A family I thought you’d want

“Away from all the eyes;

“A tall, great house to live within

“With lots of space besides.”

“And with your lady you could rest

“In golden mornings bright,

“While on the carpet with the dolls

“Your child plays in sight.”

“Would you not have wished for one – 

“A fam’ly of your own?

“One to love without restraint

“Or fear of sadness sown?”

“My Elerondo,” Maedros said,

“I will admit to this:

“That once I thought of having such

“A fam’ly dear to kiss.”

“And yet I felt no need for one.

“P’rhaps ready I was not;

“I did not think to sire a child,

“Nor houses have I sought.”

“Not e’en a lady, tall and sweet?”

I asked with eyes all wide.

Surely there was one that might

Have taken Adar’s side!

But Adar chuckled then and said,

“Oh no, my little star.

“Not everyone will take a bride

“Or husband, here and far.”

“Nor did I have to take a bride;

“A lord I could have had!

“As long as love holds true for you

“And them, then that is glad!”

“I did not have a family then,

“Not one to call my own.

“But I no longer wonder what

“I could’ve happily sown.”

“I have you here to care for now,

“My Elerondo dear;

“Both you and Elerossë fair

“My own heart are kept near.”

“A father’s role I’ve long since held

“Since ‘Adar’ you called me.

“And thus I need not dream of what

“My family might be.”

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Sorry I’m super late for this Tolkien week! I’ve been busy with schoolwork, so I was planning to hold onto the prompts and give them a try another day ^^;; That being said, this piece has evolved quite a bit from my initial ideas; I didn’t think to use this painting for Diverse Tolkien Week until I got halfway through the poem and realized what I was trying to get across with it.

What ended up happening was me wanting to explore the idea of Maedros being aro or ace. Or maybe biromantic! However you read into this poem loll Personally, I’m leaning towards aro/ace (or both!), but that could just be because I’m far more interested in his relationship with the twins than any sort of romance with him ^^;; And I also thought it’d be nice for him to give Elrond a “talk” of sorts XDD

#loll me tryna find a good title for this painting: #blocky maemae and his smol star son #maedros and his blob son #a feanorian and his blobrond #art #my art #tolkien #silmarillion #fanart #elves #maedhros #elrond #diversetolkienweek #dvtw21 #family #platonic love #where did those odd titles in the tags come from you ask? #well i recently remembered an old wii game i used to play: #a boy and his blob #the cutest boy and blob i've ever seen so far loll #the boy throws the blob jellybeans and the blob transforms into different stuff!! #like a ladder or rocket or cannon #or a big mecha XDDD #so yah just search up a boy and his blob on google images #you'll likely find some pics (or several) of them hugging #so just imagine maedros and elrond in place of them! XDDD