#aspecardaweek

DAY SEVEN: Freeform
These prompts can only capture so much of what it means to be aspec in Arda. This day is to discuss and create about anything that was missed, or to go back and explore something again.
Secondary prompts: Love, Vulnerability, Identity

Theseprompts are optional, and we are open to any aspec content whether or not you stick to our suggestions!

Please tag your posts with #aspecardaweek AND @ mention this blog @aspecardaweek so they can be easily found, and indicate if it includes any of the topics mentioned in the “tagging guidelines” of the Code of Conduct.

If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider. If you are posting your submission to AO3, you can add it to the event collection here.

Mobile links are accessible here.

DAY SIX: Intersectionality
There is more to a person’s life than just their orientation. How does being aspec interact with a character’s other identities and experiences, such as race or disability or religion? What’s the impact of a character’s aspec identity on their gender or other orientation labels? Today is a day for exploring the intersections of the aspec experience with other aspects of identity.
Secondary prompts: Connection, Relief, Friendship

Theseprompts are optional, and we are open to any aspec content whether or not you stick to our suggestions!

Please tag your posts with #aspecardaweek AND @ mention this blog @aspecardaweek so they can be easily found, and indicate if it includes any of the topics mentioned in the “tagging guidelines” of the Code of Conduct.

If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider. If you are posting your submission to AO3, you can add it to the event collection here.

Mobile links are accessible here.

DAY FIVE: Relationships
Aspec people can have many different kinds of relationships, including romantic and sexual ones—but some kinds of relationships are more unique and common to the aspec communities, such as queerplatonic ones. Queerplatonic relationships are deeply personal and beautifully uninhibited by nature, yet are often overlooked in fanworks: this is an opportunity to remedy that! And of course, let’s not discount the other relationships that make up our lives; familial and platonic relationships are important too! Today is a day for exploring all these different kinds of relationships in the context of Arda.
Secondary prompts: Companionship, Intimacy, Queerplatonic

Theseprompts are optional, and we are open to any aspec content whether or not you stick to our suggestions!

Please tag your posts with #aspecardaweek AND @ mention this blog @aspecardaweek so they can be easily found, and indicate if it includes any of the topics mentioned in the “tagging guidelines” of the Code of Conduct.

If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider. If you are posting your submission to AO3, you can add it to the event collection here.

Mobile links are accessible here.

it’sAspec Arda week May 9-15, and as a confident aroace I am glad to provide content ❤️ @aspecardaweek

- aromantic aredhel (and maeglin!) for @wrathematics
- aro amrod for @electroniccollectiondonut
- asexual finrod for@paragosm
- demiromanticcurufin (and celebrimbor!) for @clown-champion
- grey-aro uinen-@remornia
- aro-ace filifor @arofili

this is part FOUR of the six-character challenge! see all nine (!) sets here

@aspecardaweek DAY TWO: LEGOLAS

The only child of ThranduilwasLEGOLAS. Legolas was known for his skill with a bow and for his great love of the forests of Middle Earth. Histories tell us most of Legolas’ time as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring and of his valiance in battle during the War that followed. 

The great love of Legolas’ life was not that of a spouse, as is told of AragornandArwen, but rather that of his friends; Tauriel, whom he had befriended in childhood, Aragorn, with whom he had braved many perils, and Gimlihis most stalwart and beloved friend. In his heart these loves were more than the equal of a spouse.

@aspecardaweek DAY ONE: GIL-GALAD 

Upon the death of Turgon in in year 510 of the First Age, EREINION GIL-GALAD ascended to the throne of the Noldor. Strangely, accounts of the former High King’s parentage vary within the histories. By some records, he is said to have been the son of Fingon, and by others the son of Orodreth. Records agree, however, that Gil-galad was a scion of the House of Finwë who reigned throughout the entirety of the Second Age until his death in combat at the hands of Sauron in SA 3441. 

Throughout this long reign, Gil-galad never wed. Several times this became a matter of political import, wherein councilors and advisors urged their lord to marry that he might produce an heir. The High King flatly refused them all. A king he could be for his people, he said, but the task of being a husband was beyond him. 

something small for @aspecardaweek day 1 ? 2:

being companions-in-arms is something that can be so … platonic.

Mablung & Beleg

aspecardaweek:

Aspec Arda Week is only a week away!

May 9-15, 2022

Hello and welcome to Aspec Arda Week!

This is a week-long event to celebrate the interaction of the asexual and aromantic-spectrums and Tolkien’s Legendarium of Arda. Though these experiences are not explicit within Tolkien’s work, many fans across the a-spectrum see themselves in Arda, and we are here to appreciate any and all interpretation of characters, relationships, and events through an aspec lens.

Any content about the a-spectrum in Arda is welcome! You can create edits, gifs, fanart, fanfic, fanmixes, and more! This event will run from May 9-15, 2022! Please tag your posts with #aspecardaweek AND @ mention this blog @aspecardaweek​ so they can be easily found. If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider.

Below are some prompts for each day of the week. They are not mandatory, but they are here to inspire you. This page will lead to an explanation for each one. The first prompt is the “main” prompt, but this year we are also providing more open-ended secondary prompts.

DAY ONE: Asexuality || Discovery, Confusion, Education
DAY TWO: Aromanticism || Acceptance, Loneliness, Pride
DAY THREE: Across the A-Spectrum || Hope, Complexity, Diversity
DAY FOUR: Worldbuilding || Community, Change, Family
DAY FIVE: Relationships || Companionship, Intimacy, Queerplatonic
DAY SIX: Intersectionality || Connection, Relief, Friendship
DAY SEVEN: Freeform || Love, Vulnerability, Identity

This event is being organized by @arofili​. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to message this blog or my main.

For further clarification, check out our about,FAQ,code of conduct, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!

Mobile links are accessible here.

@aspecardaweek day one | asexuality |ace andreth

Andreth was a woman of the House of Beor, the sister of Bregor father of Barahir (whose son was Beren One-hand the renowned). She was wise in thought, and learned in the lore of Men and their histories; for which reason the Eldar called her Saelind, ‘Wise-heart.’

—The History of Middle-earth: Volume X: Morgoth’s Ring, “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth”

[image description: a 3x3 moodboard. 1: gray text on a black background reading “forever until the end” 2: white lineart on a black background depicting the sun rising over a cloudy mountaintop. 3: raindrops falling on a gray puddle. 4: gray pencil sketch of a thin person from the chest up, their head tilted upward; the person’s face is blank and unfinished. 5: Andreth from the Silmarillion on the background of the asexual flag; she is depicted in a picrew as an aging human woman with short wavy gray hair, warm brown skin, and brown eyes; she is wearing a red and orange flower crown, gold hoop earrings, a pearl choker necklace, a white shirt with a pattern of small red flowers, and a black vest with a similar pattern. 6: speech bubbles, reading, from right to left: “Don’t say / such sweet things to me.” 7: an ace of clubs playing card where the central image is the black silhouette of a butterfly. 8: black lineart and text on a light purple background, depicting a skeletal hand reaching up toward a hesitating flesh hand, with the caption “Sometimes, sorry isn’t enough.” 9: dark purple flames. end image description.]

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aspecardaweek:

Aspec Arda Week: May 3-9, 2021

Hello and welcome to Aspec Arda Week!

This is a week-long event to celebrate the interaction of the asexual and aromantic-spectrums and Tolkien’s Legendarium of Arda. Though these experiences are not explicit within Tolkien’s work, many fans across the a-spectrum see themselves in Arda, and we are here to appreciate any and all interpretation of characters, relationships, and events through an aspec lens.

Any content about the a-spectrum in Arda is welcome! You can create edits, gifs, fanart, fanfic, fanmixes, and more! This event will run from May 3-9, 2021! Please tag your posts with #aspecardaweek AND @ mention this blog @aspecardaweek so they can be easily found. If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider.

Below are some prompts for each day of the week. They are not mandatory, but they are here to inspire you. This page will lead to an explanation for each one, and also includes a list of more open-ended creative prompts unconnected to the main themes of each day.

DAY ONE:Asexuality
DAY TWO:Aromanticism
DAY THREE: Across the A-Spectrum
DAY FOUR:Worldbuilding
DAY FIVE: Relationships
DAY SIX:Intersectionality
DAY SEVEN:Freeform

This event is being organized by @arofili. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to message this blog or my main.

For further clarification, check out our about,FAQ,code of conduct, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!

Mobile links are accessible here.

hey there friends, it’s me, Mod A! I’m running an aspec-focused event for the Tolkien fandom - check it out if that’s something you might be interested in!