#thanks for the tag ⭐

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@aspecardaweek day 1; caranthir+asexual

Anasexual person does not experience sexual attraction – they are not drawn to people sexually and do not desire to act upon attraction to others in a sexual way

[ID: An edit for Caranthir consisting of nine images. as it is a contribution for aspecardaweek, it focuses on the headcanon of him being asexual and the images are comoured in purple, white, and black, colours from the ace flag. Here’s what the images show:

1. Two golden cups in front of a white wall
2. A black man with a white flower on his shoulder
3. A white gem
4. A thunderstorm
5. A meadow, with mountains in the distance
6. A black person wearing a purple and golden robe
   
7. A chessboard
8. A ligh-skinned hand holding a black snake
9. A mountain by night

On each image, there is text reading “Caranthir Feanorion”. End ID]

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@aspecardaweek day 2; lalwen+aromantic

The word aromantic commonly describes someone who experiences little to no romantic attraction, abbreviated to aro. It also describes someone whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, due to feeling repulsed by romance, or being uninterested in romantic relationships.

[ID: An edit for Lalwen, headcanoning her as aromantic. it consists of four images and is mainly coloured in green and a green-ish yellow.

1. The pakistani actress Sajal Aly, a brown woman with dark brown hair, wearing a green gown with floral patterns. It contains text reading “Lalwende sought no partner, loving rather to dance and fight”
2. Horses on a meadow. The text on this image reads “Irime Lalwen” and “as daughter of Finwe and Indis she was brave and strong in body and in mind”
3. The Sea. There’s text on this image too, reading “Irime Lalwen” again and “Through much loss and grief she never gave her heart to despair but lived ever on”.
4. Sajal Aly again, in the same outfit as in image one but at a different angle. The text on this image reads “she found connection in her family and in her friendship with Cirdan instead”

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balins:

FINDUILAS ☆
the daughter of orodreth and the princess of nargothrond.

for@arwenindomiel

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@aspecardaweek day 3; miriel+aroflux

The word aroflux is commonly used to describe a romantic orientation that fluctuates on the aromantic spectrum or between the aromantic spectrum and alloromantic

[ID: An edit for Miriel, headcanoning her as aroflux. It’s mainly coloured in pinks and greens with a hint of yellow, since these are the colours of a common aroflux pride flag.

1. A bamboo forest in mist
2. A cropped image of Zhang Xue Ying, a chinese actress, in a period drama. She’s an east asian woman with a long black ponytail wearing yellow hanfu and a coat with floral embroidery
3. Text on a pink background reading “Miriel” and “Queen of the Noldor, first wife of Finwe, mother of Feanor”
4. The roof of an old east asian building with a floral pattern painted on it
5. Two hands, a light- and a darkerskinned one, reaching for each other
6. Details of floral embroidery
7. Pink crystals
8. Black hair streaked with white
9. Zhang Xue Ying in the drama “Princess Silver”, with white hair and wearing yellow hanfu
10. Painted paper umbrellas in pink and green
11. Rolls of yarn
12. Text on a pink background reading “Therinde” and “the broidress, genius fibreworker and handmaiden of Vaire

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NAMOMANDOS⭐requested by @melkors-4th-silmaril

Námo the elder dwells in Mandos, which is westward in Valinor. He is the keeper of the Houses of the Dead, and the summoner of the spirits of the slain. He forgets nothing; and he knows all things that shall be, save only those that lie still in the freedom of Ilúvatar. HeistheDoomsmanoftheValar; but he pronounces his dooms and his Judgements only at the bidding of Manwë.

- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Valar”

[ID: A 3x3 moodboard for Namo Mandos. Here’s what the images (which are mainly in orange and black) show:

1. Someone wearing a robe made from light fabric with a geometrical pattern walking, the fabric fluttering about their legs
2. White text reading “lethal justice” on black background
3. A veiled woman with a halo-like circle behind her head and an eye motif on her forehead
4. A snapping thread
5. A black man wearing a stylized black crown, a black net veil and a leather coat. There’s text on this image reading “Namo Mandos”
6. A person cloaked in black holing the chin of another person, from whose face a swirl of dust is rising in the direction of the black-dressed person.
7. A mosaic ceiling
   
8. Skulls
9. A black woman styled as Justitia, holding a scale with her eyes tied

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lyndeth-halfelven:

Arwen Undómiel, Evenstar of her people, Queen of Elves and Men

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@aspecardaweek day 6; friendship:

LALWEN&CIRDAN

[ID: An edit for Lalwen and Cirdan consisting of 12 images in shades of blue, black and brown.

1. A brown-skinned person wearing a blue robe with golden embroidery
2. Seashells with pearls
3. The indian model Teesta Dalvi, a person with brown skin, dark hair, and dark eyes. In this image, she’s is wearing a white robe
4. Text reading “Lalwen, Lady of the Noldor”
5. The sea
6. The mast of a Ship
7. Two classical european statues in front of the sea, one of a woman and one of a man
8. Teesta Dalvi, their curls loose, laughing
9. Text reading “Cirdan, Lord of the Falas”
10. Pale blue banners
11. The model Tony Thornburg, an east asian man with long black hair and a beard
12. A tiled roof with a blooming tree in front

End ID]

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@aspecardaweek day 5; earwen,finarfin,anaire+queerplatonic

The term queerplatonicrelationship describes a committed non-romantic relationship that departs from what is the subjective cultural norm for a friendship. Levels of intimacy and/or behaviors between the partners involved often don’t fit the conventional standards set by society.

[ID: An edit for Earwen, Finarfin, and Anaire, headcanoning them as having a queerplatonic relationship. The 10 images about follow the colours of the queerplatonic flag (yellow, pink, white, grey, black), two for each colour.

1. A blonde person standing in front of yellow flowers
2. A mosaic of a sun
3. Shells and starfish
4. A pink dress with golden embroidery
5. A black woman with golden earrings and necklace in front of a white wall
6. A white butterfly sitting on a flower
   
7. The sea
8. Pillars with leaf-shaped carvings
9. The northeast indian model Andrea Kevichusa, a woman with dark eyes and straight dark hair, wearing a black turtleneck
10. A black swan

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@aspecardaweek day 7; aredhel+love

Their sister was Aredhel the White. She was younger in the years of the Eldar than her brothers; and when she was grown to full stature and beauty she was tall and strong, and loved much to ride and hunt in the forests. […] Tononewasherheart’slovegiven

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie”

[ID: A six-picture edit for Aredhel, focussing on her relationship with various figures in her life. The edit is mostly in shades of green, and on every second image there are five smaller images in the colours of the aromantic pride flag (two shades of green, white, grey, and black). Here’s what the images show (Top to bottom, left to right)

1. The first image focuses on Aredhel and her relationship with Anaire. The central image is the south-sudanese model Adut Akech, a woman with dark brown skin and black hair, here worn in braids, dressed in a green gown. There’s a text overlay, reading “Aredhel & Anaire”. The five smaller images show green gems, a green butterfly, a lacy white veil, a wooded hill with a sun rising behind it making the top gleam, A black woman holding a baby.
2. This image is about Aredhel’s relationship with Turgon. Text reading “Turgon” and “I am your sister and not your servant, and beyond your bounds I will go as seems good to me” is set over an image of a mountain range.
3. Image three is for Aredhel’s relationship to Maeglin. An image of a forest features text reading “Maeglin” and “Then Aredhel was glad, and looked with pride upon her son”.
4. The fourth image focuses on Aredhel and Idril, the central image showing Adut Akech, with short hair and in a green dress, holding a chlid. The text reads “Aredhel & Idril”, and the smaller images show a statue of a crying girl, a forested plain with mountains in the distance, a woman in a white dress running up steps, a fountain, a black woman braiding a little girl’s hair.
5. This image is about Arehdel and Galadriel. The center image is one of Adut Akech wearing a green coat with detailed embroidery and a hat with a tulle veil, the text over it reads “Aredhel & Galadriel”. The smaller images show water lilies, a green gown with golden detailing, three horses, slices of lemon with little blossoms around them, a black woman with golden makeup and a halo-like crown.
6. The last image is for the relationship between Aredhel and Celegorm. It shows text reading “Celegorm” and “She was often in the company of the sons of Feanor, her kin” over a picture of someone shooting an arrow while riding a horse.

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balins:

ÍRIMË LALWEN☆
the fourth child and second daughter of finwë.
princess of the noldor.

balins:

AMANYO ☆
a prince of the teleri and a grandson of high king, olwë. he is the son of prince ëarondo and his wife, itariel of the vanyar. he is the older brother of vayamíre and thus, the brother-in-law of maglor fëanorian.

amanyo is known as very humourous with a temperament similar to his father. he is outspoken and well-liked among his people and he is trusted as a great statesman who looks out for all. he died defending his kin during the first kinslaying - something that vayamíre was unaware of as she crossed the ice - but he was rebodied.