DID SOMEBODY SAY SUNBUNNY?

llololololol I make Joke.
As much as I’d love to have a matching pair of celestial bunnies, I actually owe most of my Arien headcanons to @othombauko, who I don’t even know if they have a tumblr anymore? ;____; They put it into my head that Arien was actually once a legit Maia of Melkor, and in fact Gothmog’s sister, but defected AWAY from his service– because hey, that shit goes both ways. She’s sort of a purified balrog, hallowed by her new employers. I liked the idea so much back in the day that I haven’t quite solidified my own unique headcanons about Arien yet… I’m not sure that the ex-balrog concept would even work with the HCs I’ve got now, but it does fit with the premise I’m working with that Melkor’s original place in the pantheon was similar to the lightbringer, so having fire-related powers as his Maia would be a logical connection. (This is DEFINITELY not a Tolkien-approved headcanon, but hey I’ve got a lot of those, and who’s counting).
Anyway, whatever I decide on, she probably won’t be a bunny. Probably. Except in my heart :’) And Tillybun’s.

