"I am Nothing; You are Everything" by @youwearfinethingswellwriter
Just the finale at this point. I might do the whole thing, but no promises. I love this poem so much, and to me, it's always been music. All I did was find the right chords. (And do a duet with myself, which was... something. I need a soprano.)
How certain are you? Can you be?
Trust you in fate to let it go?
You cannot know you will be free,
Until indeed you’ve stabbed your foe.
It will feel good, as those things should.
It will feel right, a righteous blow.
It will feel sweet, I know it will-
What are you- Stop! Let my wrist go.
No comfort will you find in there,
For vengeance I know well, you see,
I warn you now, it’s only fair,
To kill him will not set you free.
You cannot know, now cease your clasp.
You do not even know this foe!
You hurt me, please release your grasp.
Please stop it, Halbrand. Let me go.
I’m nothing if without your light,
Now bind to me, it is a sign.
Galadriel, you are so right.
Galadriel, now you’ll be mine.
Seriously, check the full poem out on AO3 or tumblr. It's a gorgeous dialogue that tells the story of Halbrand/Sauron and Galadriel in iambic tetrameter. Insane.
Hello!! I am glad you're back in Tumblr! I saw one of your post the other day and I remember the good time I had one year ago when I started reading The games we play. What good days those were! Also, I saw several weeks ago the second part of Our flag means death and I remembered you. Anyway, I hope you're doing great, I send you a hug :)
Argh all that means so much!! <3
I'm so glad you enjoyed tgwp, I also keep thinking about how everything was last year at the moment. It feels unreal that it was just/already one year ago!
What good days indeed!
It's so heartwarming to hear you remembered me while watching ofmd! What did you think of season 2? I liked it but it didn't give me the brainrot season 1 did, sadly.
This is happening 🍉TOMORROW🍉 we don’t have long to spread the word please reblog and take this photo and post it yourself on all your socials and follow @/wizard_bisan1 on Instagram!
Fandoms: Rings of Power; Pirates of the Caribbean; Our Flag Means Death.
Pairings: Galadriel/Halbrand; Mairon/Morgoth
Rating: E
Thanks to @nenyabusiness for the editing help! 🥰
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Guess who's back, back again. youwearfinethingswell's back, tell a friend. Yes that's right. After months of veeeeery slow editing, here's the next chapter! 😂
I'm not sure if I'm returning completely but I'm thinking about it. I'm less sure about it on twitter though. Either way, I made another twitter account for dumb shenanigans and sharing music. It's not necessarily Haladriel related, but I still wanted to be online (addicted much?) without having the pressure of being the professional fic writer that I am or spamming my writer account.
Either way, I've seen so much kindness and compassion over the last month and realized how much I missed interacting with people in fandom spaces. I've made so many friends in this space that I'm so thankful for and that's what I want to focus on. You guys are wonderful, and that's an understatement. You know who you people are.
So a huge thank you to everyone. And remember that kindness is contagious!
Hello everyone! Hope you’re all well! I’ll try to make this brief.
I’m leaving the Haladriel fandom, due to a vast array of reasons.
For one, my IRL responsibilities are taking up a lot of my time and energy, so I won’t be able to keep up. To add to that, (and this has been long overdue), I’ve realized how detrimental the fandom space has been to my mental health.
I’ve witnessed a lot of conversations that have made me quite uncomfortable and the more I find out, the less I want to be a part of all of this.
I’ve made amazing acquaintances and met some lovely people through the fandom, but sadly that doesn’t manage to outweigh the toll of the drama and fights on my mental health.
Outside of one fic I really want to finish (which I don’t know if I’ll even manage), I won’t be active on Ao3 anymore. Nor will I be active on twitter or tumblr. You can still reach me on discord, but I just won’t be a part of this space for the time being.
The realization hits him as he resurfaces from his illusion, piercing through his state of blind rage. She may have just turned down the greatest proposal that any Elf has ever received, absolutely humiliating him in the process, but that doesn’t mean that he has to respect her delusional wishes. People like him don’t brook denials—they take what is their due. His time in Ost-in-Edhil has clearly come to an end, but he doesn’t have to leave Eregion alone.
He looks down at the unconscious Elf in his arms. In her mind, she’s still drowning at the bottom of the Sundering Seas, but her face shows no sign of her mental torment. Her serene expression doesn’t change as he pulls her closer, her head slumping against his shoulder. She’s trapped in her own memory, leaving her body completely defenseless.
He could keep her.
His little Elf put up a good fight when he forced himself into her thoughts—a futile one, but impressive nonetheless. For several seconds, she stubbornly clung to her consciousness, refusing to back down from a battle that she must have known she couldn’t possibly win. When she finally fell, his victory should have been absolute, but she still managed to twist her defeat into a stalemate. She lost, but somehow, so did he.
He could take her with him. He could keep her. He could, but he would still lose. Against her will and her pride, he would always lose.
He gently lowers her down on the shallow riverbed of the Glanduin. When her kin casts her out, she’ll realize that every word he said was true. When the world turns against her, she’ll understand her purpose. When she’s got nowhere left to go, she’ll know where she belongs.
He can wait.
there was only one raft: a collection of ficlets and vignettes
Fan music for @youwearfinethingswellwriter's wonderful fic "Our Rings Mean Death". The backstory of Captain Mairon, told through a combination of Halbrand's, Sauron's, and Davy Jones' themes.